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The document is a 10 question quiz about mid-rise office building design. It asks questions about what constitutes a mid-rise building, typical floorplate sizes for different building types, the common location of building service areas, how core placement affects floorplate layout, the impact of natural lighting requirements on floorplates, typical lease spans and floor heights for office buildings, appropriate elevator quantities based on building size, and calculating total gross floor area from leasable area and number of floors.

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AR DES Pedro Quiz 5 Ofc Bldgs

The document is a 10 question quiz about mid-rise office building design. It asks questions about what constitutes a mid-rise building, typical floorplate sizes for different building types, the common location of building service areas, how core placement affects floorplate layout, the impact of natural lighting requirements on floorplates, typical lease spans and floor heights for office buildings, appropriate elevator quantities based on building size, and calculating total gross floor area from leasable area and number of floors.

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1 ARDES Quiz #5 by Ar. Pedro Santos Jr. JPT REVIEW CENTER INC.

Design Review: Quiz 05

1. Which of the following is a mid-rise office building, based on the National Building Code?
a. 5 floors
b. 10 floors
c. 17 floors
d. 35 floors
e. Both B and C
2. Which would most likely require the largest floor plate?
a. Trading hall
b. Research and development offices
c. Medical office building
d. BPO office building
e. Mixed office and hotel building
3. This is where most of the mechanical, electrical, elevator, and other service functions are located
in an office building
a. The core
b. The shell
c. The floorplate
d. The first several floors
e. The lease span
4. Which core location allows for the simplest area division of the floorplate?
a. Central location
b. Side location
c. Multiple location
d. No core at all
e. Either A or C
5. Which core location will likely result in long access corridors?
a. Central location
b. Side location
c. Multiple location
d. No core at all
e. Either A or C
6. If the developer requires that all office spaces be naturally lit, what will be the effect on the
floorplate?
a. It will become bigger
b. It will become smaller
c. The floor plate will stay the same size regardless
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
7. What is a common lease span in office buildings?
a. 3-5 meters
b. 5-8 meters
c. 10-14 meters
d. 16-24 meters
e. 25 or more meters
8. What is a common floor to floor height for office buildings?
2 ARDES Quiz #5 by Ar. Pedro Santos Jr. JPT REVIEW CENTER INC.

a. 2.4 meters
b. 3.2 meters
c. 5.0 meters
d. 6.0 meters
e. 7.5 meters
9. How many elevators would most likely be provided for an office building with 30,000 sqm. of
leasable area spread across 28 floors?
a. 2 passenger + 1 service
b. 3 passenger + 3 service
c. 7 passenger + 2 service
d. 12 passenger + 9 service
e. 20 passenger + 1 service
10. If the total leasable area of an office building is 30,000 sqm. and it has 28 floors, what is likely the
total gross floor area (includes non-leasable spaces)?
a. 35,000 sqm.
b. 45,000 sqm.
c. 50,000 sqm.
d. 55,000 sqm.
e. 60,000 sqm.

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