Republic of the Philippines

Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)

Professional Regulatory BOARD of ARCHITECTURE (PRBoA)
Architecture Licensure Examinations (ALE)

SUBJECT: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND SITE PLANNING

DATE : December 20, 2007 (Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

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be conflicts between two (2.0) stated quantities, the higher figure shall prevail.

I. PROJECT TITLE (and General Description):

A Proposed PROTOTYPE FRANCHISE FOOD

STORE Project ON A SLOPING CORNER LOT
II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:

A newly established Franchise Food Firm (the “Client”) has

decided that its two thousand two hundred thirty seven point five square
meter (2,237.5 sqm) property located in Quezon City shall host its
Prototype Franchise Food Store (the “Project”). The lot frontages
measure 45.0 meters (m) wide along the wider street and the other
frontage is at 50.0 m along the narrower street (reference Figure 1).
There is a 5.0 m difference in elevation between the front and rear
portions of the lot.
The Client shall offer the following on-site facilities and/or generic
services to the public:

1) a general dining area;

2) a drive-through/take-out service;
3) function rooms for parties, conferences/meetings, etc.); and
4) a food and condiments store.
The Client wants to work with a young architect who shall inject
fresh ideas into the Project. Client projects that with the right
architectural solution for the prototype store, the business volume can
double in ten (10.0) years, so that there is definite need to plan for
flexibility / future need/s.

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III. DESIGN OBJECTIVES:

a. To design a building that shall be attractive to general patrons;

b. To plan/design a building that could be expanded to
accommodate a one hundred percent (100.0%) increase in
business volume in ten (10.0) years;
c. To design the building in a way that can entice franchise
investors and maximize profits for the Client;
d. The overall usable areas for the building shall be at
approximately seventy five (75.0)% of the Total Gross Floor
Area (TGFA); the rest are for support services and/or utilities;
e. To design a green (environmentally-designed and healthy)
as well as tropically-designed building that shall serve as a
landmark in the Project area and that can set a new standard
for franchise food stores.

IV. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:

a. Function and efficiency;

b. Vertical and horizontal circulation patterns;
c. Architectural character and form;
d. Aesthetics and landmark quality;
e. Solar, wind, noise, odor and view orientations;
f. Amenities, Facilities, Services and Utilities (AFSU) introduced;
g. Security and Safety Features;
h. Compliance with prevailing laws such as the National Building
Code of the Phils. (NBCP), the Fire Code and the Accessibility
Law;
i. Natural and artificial ventilation where applicable; and
j. Building’s exterior shall be along modern lines/styles;
k. Green Architecture elements (where applicable); and
l. Tropical Architecture elements (where applicable).

V. PROJECT SITE FEATURES:

The site of the 2,237.5 Sq.M. Total Lot Area/TLA (reference

Figure 1) is almost rectangular and is a sloping corner lot. It is sited at
the corner of a 15.0 m wide street and a 12.0 m wide RROW. The 45.0
m wide frontage faces the south while the other 50.0 m wide frontage
faces west. The site slopes towards the southern street [with two point
four (2.4) m wide sidewalks on either side]. The surface of the southern
sidewalk shall be considered as elevation 0.0 m.
Across the west of the Project site is a private office building. To its
east is another medium-rise commercial building and directly across the
street are two (2.0) videoke bars and a restaurant-bar with live band
performances. To the rear of the Project site are two point five (2.5)-
storey townhouse residences.

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VI. APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS:

The following development controls apply to the Project site:

a. zoning classification is C-3 (metropolitan commercial
development); basements are allowed.
b. based on the NBCP 2004 Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations (R-IRR), the Project site has the following
development limitations:
1. the prescribed minimum setbacks at ground floor are at five
(5.0) m at the front and two (2.0) m at the sides and rear;
and
2. minimum parking space requirement is at one (1.0) parking
slot for each GFA of 30.0 SqM.
VII. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS:
The stated Project requirements are as follows:
a. Ground Floor:
1. Counter Area with four (4.0) cash registers;
2. Queue Area
3. Enclosed Dining Area at a minimum of one hundred square
meters (100.0 SqM) GFA;
4. Outdoor Dining Area at a minimum of one hundred square
meters (100.0 SqM) GFA;
5. Two (2.0) Function Rooms (which could be combined);
6. Drive-through Counter/s;
7. Food Store at a minimum of thirty (30.0) SqM GFA;
8. Staff locker area;
9. Equipment storage;
10. General Kitchen with Cold/Dry Storage;
11. Administration Office;
12. Common Toilets (male and female);
13. Maintenance Room;
14. Utility rooms (electrical, etc.);
15. Fire Exits; and
16. Garbage room.
b. Second Floor:
1. Enclosed Dining Area at a minimum of fifty (50.0) SqM GFA;
2. Outdoor Dining Area at a minimum of fifty (50.0) SqM GFA;
3. Two (2.0) Function Rooms (which could be combined);
4. Equipment storage;
5. Common Toilets (male and female);
6. Maintenance Room;
7. Utility rooms (electrical, etc.);
8. Fire Exits; and
9. Garbage room.
c. Utilities
1. Generator room;
2. Domestic water cistern;
3. Overhead water tank;
4. Pump room; and
5. Solid Waste Storage.
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VIII. DRAWING REQUIREMENTS:
a. Site Development Plan at scale 1 : 200 Meters (M) and
showing the following key information:
1. outline of the building footprint; state the area of the building
footprint and its percentage with respect to the 2,237.5 SqM
TLA;
2. accessibility features (disabled);
3. site perimeter security features e.g. perimeter wall/ fence,
gate, pedestrian/ vehicular barriers, guard outpost (as
necessary), etc.;
4. pedestrian access systems;
5. open parking and driveway/s;
6. ground-mounted signage locations (if any);
7. call out / indicate areas to be landscaped (hardscape and
softscape);
8. the street, particularly the sidewalks; show street furniture to
be introduced;
9. the adjoining land uses; and
10.indicate the northing and the directions of the sunpath, the
major winds (habagat and amihan), sources of noise and
odors and available views (if any are clearly identifiable).
b. Ground-level (man’s eye view) Exterior Perspective at any
convenient scale;
c. Floor/Roof Plans at scale 1 : 200 M; provide furniture/
equipment layouts only as necessary; if rooms/areas are
typical, provide furniture layout only for a representative
room/area to save time; highlight all introduced accessibility
features and fire exits;
1. Ground Floor;
2. Second Floor: and
3. Deck Level and/or Roof.
d. Longitudinal and Cross Sections at scale 1 : 200 M
(referencing the 0.0 m sidewalk elevation);
e. Front and One (1.0) Side Elevation at scale 1 : 200 M
(referencing the 0.0 m sidewalk elevation);
f. Expanded Floor/Roof Plans at scale 1 : 200 M to show
expansion potential in ten (10.0) years assuming that the GFA
of the dining areas, function rooms and kitchen shall double;
highlight all introduced accessibility features and fire exits;
1. Expanded Ground Floor;
2. Expanded Second Floor: and
3. Expanded Deck Level and/or Expanded Roof or additional
floors (as applicable).
g. Aerial (bird’s eye view) Exterior Perspective at any convenient
scale to show the expanded building;
h. Ground-level (man’s eye view) Interior Perspective at any
convenient scale showing counter, queue and dining area;
i. Corporate Logo (to appear in both perspectives);
j. Area Computations/Breakdowns (for both plans):
1. Parking; and
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 2. Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA) covering all floors.
IX. BASES OF GRADING:
a. Functionality, space planning and inter-relationships of exterior
and interior activity areas (20.0%);
b. Conformity to instructions and completeness of the design
solution/s and drawing requirements (20.0%);
c. General compliance with accepted architectural, site
development planning and construction standards (10.0%);
d. Architectural character and aesthetics (10.0%);
e. Structural concept (10.0%); and
f. Compliances (for a total of 30.0%) with:
1. the 2004 R-IRR of the NBCP (otherwise known as PD 1096)
- (10.0%);
2. The Law to Enhance the Mobility of Disabled Persons
(otherwise known as BP 344) an its IRR - (10.0%); and
3. The Fire Code (otherwise known as PD 1185) and its IRR -
(10.0%).

Figure 1. Lot Plan

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