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WorksheetsAccessibility and Housing Standards Quiz
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 45mins
What is the minimum height of an accessible lavatory counter?
0.60 m
0.70 m
0.80 m
0.85 m
What is the minimum width of an accessible parking slot for PWD?
2.50 m
2.70 m
3.50 m
3.70 m
What is the minimum dimension of an accessible toilet cubicle?
1.60 m x 1.70 m
1.70 m x 1.70 m
1.70 m x 1.80 m
1.80 m x 1.80 m
What is the maximum height of the basin tip of the urinal bowl?
0.45 m
0.46 m
0.47 m
0.48 m
What is the minimum length of a PWD ramp level area?
1.20 m
1.50 m
1.80 m
2.10 m
What is the maximum gradient of a ramp to a dropped curb?
1:12
1:100
1:20
1:200
What is the maximum gradient of a dropped curb towards the street gutter?
1:12
1:100
1:20
1:200
What is the maximum distance of one rest stop to another on busy or lengthy walkways?
8 m
12 m
15 m
20 m
What is the minimum height clearance of walkways?
1.80 m
2.10 m
2.00 m
2.40 m
What is the minimum height of an area reachable by bending knees?
0.20 m
0.30 m
0.40 m
0.60 m
What is the maximum height of an area reachable by bending knees?
0.20 m
0.30 m
0.40 m
0.60 m
What is the height of door hardware handles & handrails?
0.85 m
1.20 m
1.10 m
0.90 m
What is the height of the center line of tactical signage?
0.85 m
1.50 m
1.60 m
0.90 m
What is the maximum travel distance from the main entrance to the elevator lobby?
10 m
20 m
30 m
40 m
What is the minimum dimension of an elevator?
1.20 m x 1.40 m
1.10 m x 1.40 m
1.20 m x 1.50 m
1.10 m x 1.50 m
What is the minimum clearance between the wall & handrail?
25 mm
30 mm
50 mm
100 mm
What is the minimum height of door thresholds?
25 mm
30 mm
50 mm
100 mm
What is the width range of easy-to-grasp handrails?
25 mm - 50 mm
30 mm - 50 mm
50 mm - 100 mm
75 mm - 100 mm
What is the clear width of a standing disabled person?
0.60 m
0.80 m
0.75 m
0.90 m
What is the clear width of a walking stick user?
0.60 m
0.80 m
0.75 m
0.90 m
What is the clear width of a disabled person in a wheelchair?
0.60 m
0.80 m
0.75 m
0.90 m
Bathrooms shall be provided with window/s with an area of not less than ____ of its floor area?
1/30
1/20
1/10
1/50
Mezzanine floors shall have a clear ceiling height of not less than 1.80 m above and below it; it shall not cover the floor area below it by:
50%
30%
20%
10%
What is the minimum clear width of stairs?
550 mm
600 mm
500 mm
700 mm
What is the maximum rise in stairs?
300 mm
200 mm
250 mm
280 mm
What is the maximum height between stairway landing?
3.0 m
2.8 m
2.0 m
3.6 m
Handrails shall not be less than ____ or more than ____ above the upper surface of the tread, measured vertically to the top of the rail from the leading edge of the tread.
0.80 m : 1.20 m
0.85 m : 1.0 m
0.90 m : 1.20 m
1.0 m : 1.20 m
What is the minimum headroom clearance for stairs?
2.00 m
2.50 m
3.0 m
2.25 m
What is the minimum clear height of doors?
2.10 m
2.0 m
2.5 m
2.7 m
Rooms for habitable use shall be provided with windows with a total free area of openings equal to at least _____ of the floor area of the room.
20%
10%
30%
50%
What is the minimum lot frontage for rowhouse units in economic housing as provided for in BP 220?
2.0 m
3.0 m
3.5 m
4.0 m
What is the minimum lot frontage in corner lots for single detached housing?
6.0 m
5.0 m
4.0 m
8.0 m
What is the minimum setback for dwelling units in both economic and socialized housing at the sides?
2.0 m
1.5 m
1.0 m
2.5 m
What is the minimum width of the road-right-of-way of major roads that will serve as interconnecting roads?
10 m
12 m
8 m
6 m
What is the minimum road-right-of-way for contiguous projects or projects developed in phases?
8 m
10 m
6 m
12 m
What is the alley width intended to break a block & serve both pedestrian and emergency purposes?
2.0 m
4.0 m
2.5 m
3.0 m
The distance between offset intersections from corner to corner should not be less than:
10 m
30 m
20 m
40 m
What is the minimum lot area for single-detached units in economic housing projects?
36 sqm
72 sqm
22 sqm
42 sqm
What is the minimum lot frontage for duplex/single-attached housing?
5.0 m
8.0 m
6.0 m
4.0 m
What is the minimum area for parks & playgrounds?
200 sqm
50 sqm
100 sqm
500 sqm
Saleable lots for single detached units must not exceed ___ the maximum selling price of house & lot packages.
60%
30%
40%
70%
What percentage of gross subdivision area is allocated for community facilities if the density is not more than 150 dwelling units per hectare in socialized housing?
1.5%
2.0%
1.0%
3%
What is the minimum distance between two buildings where the taller building has 3 or 4 storeys?
5.0 m
2.0 m
3.0 m
6.0 m
When both sides of a building facing each other are blank walls (with minimal openings), what is the minimum distance required?
1.0 m
3.0 m
5.0 m
2.0 m
What is the distance for provision of street lighting per pole?
25 m
30 m
50 m
60 m
What is the minimum distance between buildings with more than 4 storeys?
20 m
10 m
15 m
30 m
What is the suitable tree caliper diameter in millimeters or more for preservation?
300 mm
200 mm
400 mm
600 mm
If a ground reservoir is to be put up, it must be protected from pollution by providing a buffer of at least:
25 m
30 m
50 m
20 m
The elevated reservoir or water tank capacity must be of average daily demand plus fire reserve of:
20%
30%
10%
50%
Off-site parking may be allowed if the designated parking area is part of the project and is not more than:
300 m
400 m
200 m
100 m
What is the minimum lot frontage for duplex units in both socialized & economic housing projects?
5.0 m
6.0 m
4.0 m
8.0 m
What is the minimum lot frontage of a single-detached unit in an interior lot for both socialized and economic housing?
4.5 m
4.0 m
5.0 m
3.0 m
What is the minimum lot frontage for rowhouses in socialized housing projects?
3.0 m
2.0 m
3.5 m
4.0 m
What is the maximum block length in a subdivision under BP 220?
300 m
500 m
200 m
400 m
What is the minimum floor area for socialized housing projects?
18 sqm
22 sqm
32 sqm
30 sqm
What is the minimum horizontal dimension of courts under BP 220 with a minimum passageway width of ____ that leads to a street or yard?
3.0 m : 1.0 m
2.0 m : 1.2 m
1.2 m : 2.0 m
1.5 m : 2.40 m
What is the maximum height of separation walls in joining of courts?
3.0 m
2.0 m
4.0 m
2.5 m
Handrails are not required for stairs with less than _____ steps?
4
3
2
5
At least ____ millimeters of firewall is required whenever a dwelling abuts a property line.
200
100
150
110
What is the required distance between buildings and eaves taller than 4 storeys?
10 m : 6 m
8 m : 4 m
6 m : 2 m
12 m : 8 m
Housing units which are within the affordability level of the average and low-income earners, which is equal to 30% of the gross family income, as determined by MEDA, are classified as:
Multi-dwelling housing
Single-family dwelling
Socialized & Economic Housing
Rowhouses
State-owned architecture schools are exempted from being _____ by the government so it can offer the architecture degree.
listed
recognized
owned
non-listed
The BS Architecture Program is a ____ course.
three-year
four-year
five-year
six-year
The architect is selected for a project by ____ method.
direct
referral by another architect
design competition
all listed
An architect may acquire a project through:
invitation
newspaper advertisement
bidding
An architect's license may be suspended due to:
no projects done
non-payment of dues
non-renewal
fraudulent acts
What law regulates the practice of the profession of architecture in the Philippines?
RA 8266
RA 8256
RA 9246
RA 9266
The architect is selected for a project by:
bidding
advertisement
design competition
proposal
The client can select an architect through:
bidding
advertisement
referral by an architect
proposal
Participants in a design competition should be:
artists
civil engineers
students
registered architects
SPP 201 is:
Pre-design services
Regular Design Services
Construction Services
Post Construction Services
SPP 202 is:
Pre-design services
Regular Design Services
Construction Services
Post Construction Services
SPP 204 is:
Pre-design services
Regular Design Services
Construction Services
non-listed
SPP 205 is:
Pre-design services
Regular Design Services
Construction Services
Post-Construction Phase
SPP Documents replaced the:
1975 UAP Documents
1979 PIA Documents
1979 UAP Documents
IAPOA Documents
The _____ are studies involving secondary information as inputs to Architectural Design.
Architectural Programming
Matrix Analysis
Architectural Research
Pre-feasibility studies
Which is an unethical action concerning the Architect's responsibility to colleagues and subordinates?
Provides free professional service for a charitable project
Donates to obtain advantage in a religious project
Undertakes a commission from another Architect duly notified
Serves as professional adviser, accepts employment as Design Architect for a competition project
The act of conceiving, choosing, and developing the type, disposition, arrangement, and proportioning of the structural elements of an architectural work giving due consideration to safety, cost-effectiveness, functionality, and aesthetics is called:
structural designing
structural work
structural conceptualization
structural analysis
Within 15 days after the awards of Bids, the payment to the Architect shall be adjusted so that it will amount to a sum equivalent to what percentage of the Basic Fee, computed upon the winning Bid Price?
65%
75%
85%
95%
Arrange sequentially the following work according to the 16-division uniform construction index: i. Thermal and Moisture Protection ii. Specialties iii. Finishes iv. Doors and Windows
i, iii, iv, ii
ii, iii, iv, i
i, iv, iii, ii
ii, iv, iii, i
Which is an ethical action concerning the Architect's responsibility to manufacturers, dealers, and agents?
Accepts market discounts credited to client
Receives gifts or favors from agents
Receives commissions placing him in a reciprocal frame of mind
Avails of technical services by manufacturer accompanied by an obligation
Which is an unethical action concerning the Architect's responsibility to clients?
Undertakes construction for a fixed contract sum under design-build service
Does not offer preliminary sketches without an agreement
Advises client to forego unviable project
Guarantees any estimates or cost of the work
Not included in the scope of services for Interior Design of a music studio commissioned to an Architect is:
Prepares electronic equipment specifications
Prescribes interior finishes
Prepares furniture schedule
Assists negotiations with fabricators
The client will not have this as a basis for selecting the Architect using comparative selection:
Personal acquaintance
Ability to undertake the project
References from former clients
Number of technical staff members
An activity where the Architect may be paid on a per diem basis plus out-of-pocket expenses such as travel, accommodations, and subsistence, long-distance telephone calls, secretarial service is:
Confer with prospective investors
Data gathering
Feasibility study
Accounting
Which group classification belongs to projects involving extensive detail such as furniture design, built-in equipment, special fittings, screens, counters, interiors, and other detailed parts of buildings or structures and landscaping designs?
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
How are projects classified in determining the basis for the Architect's Basic Fee?
Material specifications
Total floor area
Degree of project complexity
Structural components
Which work item is chargeable to the Owner and not included in the regular scope of services?
Miniature models of design studies
Extra drafting of changes made by Owner
Structural analysis
Electrical load calculation
A method of compensation that is flexible, easy to apply, and related to the size and type of the project is:
Multiple of direct personnel expense
Percentage of construction cost
Professional fee plus expenses
Lump sum or fixed fee
When the Architect as Environmental Planner is commissioned to do town and regional planning or urban renewal projects, he performs the following except one:
Undertakes demographic analysis
Prepares concept development plans
Conducts planning studies
Studies client's accounting
