NCARB ARE 5.0 Project Planning & Design (PPD) : Project-Planning-Design valid dump

An architect has just received client approval of the Schematic Design documents for a three-story, outpatient medical clinic. The clinic is located within a mixed-use development governed by a City-approved Planned Development (PD) document. The medical clinic design utilizes standardized departmental layouts and includes outpatient clinics, as well as treatment spaces, administrative spaces and public/lobby spaces.
The site needs to accommodate four different vehicular traffic flows: patient traffic, staff traffic, service and delivery traffic, and emergency services traffic. In addition, a pedestrian plaza must connect to the mixed-use development sidewalks. The plaza must provide space for bicycle parking and will serve as the future bus stop.
The site design addresses several challenges related to building orientation. The southeast facade, with excellent visibility from the highway, is the location of all service equipment. The building entrance faces northwest, convenient to the parking but not visible from the highway.
The client believes future patient volumes will outgrow the clinic. The PD document allows for a planned Phase 2 development on the adjacent vacant site to the southwest. Phase 2 would include a second building (2 story, 80,000 BGSF) and/or a parking deck.
Other considerations for the project include:
* Protected tree requirements are defined in the PD document.
* Easy pedestrian access must be provided from Sycamore Boulevard.
* All required parking for the clinic must be accommodated on site.
* Programmed area includes 109,450 Departmental Gross Square Feet (DGSF) / 130,184 Building Gross Square Feet (BGSF).
* Exterior material percentages are dictated by the PD document and shall not exceed specific percentages for Primary and Secondary Finishes.
* All service equipment needs to be screened; see PD document for restrictions.
* Signage opportunities are important to the client.
* Acoustical privacy is a concern of the healthcare system.
The following resources are available for your reference:
* Drawings, including a perspective, plans, and exterior elevations
* Building Program, including client's departmental program and detailed program for Treatment 01 (Infusion)
* Exterior Material Cost Comparisons
* Planned Development Document
* IBC Excerpts, showing relevant code sections
* ADA Excerpts, showing relevant sections from the ADA Standards for Accessible Design Pink granite is specified as an exterior material for the outpatient medical clinic. The owner directs the architect to propose alternate, less expensive materials to be used in lieu of the pink granite.
Which of the following materials should be considered to reduce cost? Check the two that apply.

• A. Slate
• B. Ashlar veneer
• C. Metal panels
• D. Architectural precast
• E. Brick
• F. Black granite

An existing building containing the maximum allowable area may be extended horizontally provided the extension is separated from the existing building by which one of the following?

• A. A fire wall
• B. An outside space separation of at least 10 ft
• C. A fire-rated shutter
• D. A water curtain

When designing a three-story wood-frame home located in a high wind region, the addition of a green roof with a two-foot soil bed would do which one of the following?

• A. Increase the structure's resistance to overturning
• B. Require additional tie-downs
• C. Increase the structure's resistance to racking

Which of the following are characteristics of heavy-timber construction? Check the four that apply.

• A. Fire resistance
• B. Relatively rapid on-site erection times
• C. Presence of sapwood to prevent insect damage
• D. Susceptibility to differential shrinkage
• E. Susceptibility to rot
• F. Suitability to create unusual layouts or irregular forms

An architect is developing a master plan for a small area of a city located on a lake. The master plan has four open sites being considered for a proposed park. The city needs to avoid incoming noise pollution at the park and provide a variety of activities for the city.
Click on the open site that is appropriate for a city park with baseball fields and nature trails.