Question 1

Situation A (1-3): As an Architect you were commissioned by a former client to improve and renovate
their old two-storey residence made of combination of timber and concrete located in a mountain view
with 20% slope at Cainta, Rizal overlooking the City of Manila. With the site location above the
mountain, the site is cold at night which produces a moisture content and termite being present. The
current 2nd floor timber flooring that rest in a reinforced concrete beam needs to be replaced as it is
already unsound due to termite. With that condition the client wants you to improve the facade of their
house in a high end modern mountain house concept using much of timber cladding and avoid tearing
of walls due to cost implications and time of 3 months.

1. What would you use for facade cladding considering the problem of termite?

b. Composite timber

Question 2

2. Considering time and cost of the project, what would you do to replace the timber flooring with
homogeneous tiles at the 2nd floor?

C. Don't demolish the flooring, put steel deck on top of ii and pour concrete slab

Question 3

3. What would you use for kitchen cabinet?

b. MDF

Question 4

Situation B (4-6): You were commissioned by Client A to design a 2-Storey Residential project that is
located in Cebu City. The house will have a basement and a pool besides a bedroom. The 300.00 sqm
has a 15.00 m frontage based on a 2% slope. The site is fronted by a 3-storey residence whilst the right
side of the lot is a 3-storey apartment, and a 2-storey residence on the left side.

4. What would you intelligently use to protect the bedroom from water seepage?

b. Membrane water proofing

Question 5

5. Considering the pool at the basement, what type of flooring would you used?

b. Unglazed ceramic tiles

c. Granite

d. Marble

Question 6

6. What would you provide to structurally secure the pool and protect from eroding to bedroom?

a. Sheet piles

Question 7

Situation C (7-10): After passing the board examination, your long time friend has hired you to renovate
and beautify their existing 50-year old vacation house near the beach. The contract was ironed out and
eventually you started to render your services as an Architect. Before you undergo with the design, site
inspection were made with your staff and you have found out that GI roofing is rusted that seepage
happens at the living room. The bedroom masonry walls including its slab present several cracks. The
client wants you to solve these problems and have asked you several questions.

7. What building material component would you NOT use because it is harmful to people?

b. Asbestos

Question 8

8. Least reason why slab cracks?

b. Presence of termites

Question 9

9. What is the cause of a fence (wall) to have vertical cracks located in between columns?

a. No footing

Question 10

10. What type of paint is same as ducco finish?

a. Automotive

Question 11

11. For a building with a basement toilet, where would you locate the septic tank?

b. Ground floor

Question 12

12. A built-up frame of high quality construction was installed for a door frame. Upon installation, it was
noticed that there is a gap of about 10mm. How would you remedy this?

c. Use an astragal

Question 13

13. Why is steel more economical to use in spaces?

a. It has a high height to weight ratio

Question 14

14. What is the most suitable flooring material for children and elderly people which is low maintenance
and has a homey feeling?

a. Vinyl tiles

Question 15

15. The formation of chalk (fine, white powder) on the surface of a painted surface is primarily due to
weathering, which can give the appearance of the color fading. While some degree of chalking is normal
and can be desirable way for paint to wear, excessive paint film erosion may result in unsightly heavy
chalk. Excessive chalking is caused by the disintegration of the paint film during weathering. Some
common causes of heavy chalking include application to an unsealed surface, overspreading the paint,
or poor quality paint.

d. Chalking

Question 16
16. In the design of a column-free hospital structure and other similarly structured buildings, where
unobstructed space planning is desired, the floor structure shall be made of?

a. Pre-stressed beams and precast slabs

Question 17

Plaster or plywood ceiling on nailers or joists below a ventilated roof space may show pattern spacing
on the ceiling. This can be prevented by

c. Adequate insulation

Question 18

18. Select the grouping that best relates to green building hospital design

c. Grey water collector tanks, photovoltaic glazing, white sloping roofs

Question 19

19. Due to temperature effects in materials, concrete walls, slabs of long buildings, a new hospital
building extension adjoining an old existing building should be provided with

c. Expansion joints

Question 20

20. Narrow, high ceiling spaces where ceiling area is small compared to wall area will require acoustical
treatment of

b. Floor and ceiling

Question 21

21. A typical block or panel type insulating material used in a flat roofed building

a. Compression foam

Question 22

22. A very common paint problem caused either by moisture or poor adhesion. It is characterized by the
paint peeling and separating from an earlier paint layer (inter-coat peeling) or from the substrate leaving
some paint behind, Sometimes portions of earlier paint layers are visible under the curling, peeling paint
layer.

b. Peeling

Question 23

23. Occurs when the upper layer of paint loses adhesion and separates from older layers. Typically, this
happens after tha paint has dried completely, and there are no good guidelines for determining if or
when it will occur. The problem can crop up within a day, or not until a year later.

c. Blistering

Question 24

24. Select which type of partition finish used on nursing wards which will have the greatest sound
transmission loss

c. 4 Styrofoam core with cement plaster rendering at each face

Question 25

25. These factors affect the energy efficiency of tall buildings and used to determine suitable building
envelope design that enhances the interior living environment

a. Sun, wind and precipitation

Question 26

26. The chief structural materials use for tall building portions of a medical complex development are

c. Reinforced concrete and high grade steel

Question 27

27. These are materials excellent as vapor and thermal barrier in the roofing system of hospital
structures designed for tropical conditions

c. Aluminum foil sheets

Question 28

28. A 50sqm of toilet wall, what would be the most economical number of 300x300mm of ceramic tiles?

c. 556 pcs

Question 29

29. In the design of a 4 storey building, what is the ideal layout of data systems in consideration with the
electrical system?

b. Both are separated by conduit

Question 30

30. A 50sqm of toilet ceiling, what would be the most economical number of plywood?

d. 28 pcs

Question 31

31. Estimating the cost of a project or a portion of a project, which is not used as a basic process?

a. Not defining the project component to which cost can be applied

Question 32

32. Two ways to prepare a probable budget study, which is not used by architects?

b. By detailed costing which is based on actual estimates of detailed plan

Question 33

33. The factors that will affect costing or pricing of the estimates.

c. special working rules

Question 34

34. What roofing material is best suited for an industrial plant where hazardous/toxic fumes are
emitted?

c. Corrugated GI Roofing
Question 35

35. What type of Roofing material is oven baked and is waterproof?

d. Clay Roof Tiles

Question 36

36. Where do you conceal cables and transmission lines in an office building?

d. Raised floor

Question 37

37. What type of door gives the most amount of opening?

a. Pocket sliding door

Question 38

38. A wooden two-leafed louvered door is to be installed in the doorway of a utility room. However,
when the doors were measured in turned out that the doorway was bigger and that the leaves would
not meet in the middle. There is a problem in installing the lock, but the workmanship of the door was
above standard. What is the best possible solution for this?

a. Install a solid wood strip on the door frames equal to the gap

Question 39

39. To keep the interior of the house cool, what type of outdoor paving must be used?

c. Green slate in crazy cut

Question 40

40. For a residential project near the sea, what type of roofing should you consider?

c. Shingles

Question 41

41. What is the advantage of shingles over GI roofing in seaside projects?

a. Protection from rust

Question 42

42. When using I-beam, what would you consider?

a. Treat with rust protection

Question 43

43. What is the main purpose of using a sagrod?

a. To prevent the purlins from deflecting

Question 44

44. What is the purpose of putting a gap in polycarbonate installation?

b. Heat expansion

Question 45
45. If you are designing a basement parking space, what is usually considered?

d. Vertical clearance

Question 46

Situation D (46-50): A client awarded you to design a medium-end BPO that will office an existing
medium rise office condominium of 1500 sqm, it will be a renovation project. The client on his small
budget wants all cable to be hidden so that it could not be seen. In consideration of the cables.

46. What system will you use to conceal them?

a. Raised Floor Systems

Question 47

47. If data are needed to be shared with others, what system is appropriate?

a. LAN

Question 48

What communication system is used to link one office to another for a private dialogue?

b. PABX

Question 49

49. If data needed to be amplified from the main server, what system is needed?

a. Router

Question 50

50. Where would you locate its compactor?

a. At storage room

Question 51

Situation E.1: During the summer holidays, a couple decided to have their house repaired. They acquired
the services of the Architect "A" for this project. However they specifically asked Architect "A" to give
the roofing repairs to their father who happens to be a roof contractor. Everything went well until the
rains came. Now, the house is flooding and leaks coming everywhere. The couple asked Architect "A" to
repair the defects but the Architect refused.

51. Who is liable for the damages?

b. The Roofing Contractor, he was the one who repaired the roof.

Question 52

Situation E.2 (52-56): A home theatre is to be renovated:

52. What will you use on the walls to minimize sound transmission?

c. EBG

Question 53

53. What part of the wall will you cover?

b. Lower Panel
Question 54

54. What inexpensive yet effective wall treatment will you suggest?

b. Egg crate

Question 55

55. What flooring finish is the best to use?

a. Carpet Tiles

Question 56

56. What type of door will you use?

a. Flush with hollow core

Question 57

Situation F (57-72): Architect A was commissioned by Client A to design and build a 2-storey residential
project for him to be located in Mandaue City, Cebu. The house will have a basement and a pool. The
300.00 sqm has a 15.00 m frontage based on a 2% slope. The site is fronted by a 3-storey residence
whilst the right side of the lot is a 3-storey apartment, and a 2-storey residence on the left side. The rear
side is a vacant lot.

57. Where do you perform soil bearing test?

b. Anywhere within the area/site

Question 58

58. Where will you put batter boards?

b. Outside the gridlines

Question 59

59. What should be the minimum concrete cover of a slab?

a. 19 mm

Question 60

60. What is the most important determinant of concrete strength?

a. Water

Question 61

61. What should be the minimum concrete cover of a beam?

a. 38 mm

Question 62

62. For a column, what would you least use for interiors?

c. I - beam

Question 63

63. What is the effect of least concrete cover in a RC column?

 a. Rusting

Question 64

64. If the span of columns gets longer, what aspect of building is affected?

a. Headroom

Question 65

65. If the owner would want provision for future expansion, what type of wall should not be used?

a. Shear wall

Question 66

66. Where can we stop pouring ready mixed concrete on slab if the pouring cannot be done in one
setting?

c. At the middle third of the slab

Question 67

67. The minimum nominal thickness of CHB?

a. 100mm

Question 68

68. Water used for concrete mix

c. Potable water

Question 69

69. In a 5 x 5 x 3 m room with a door 1m width, window of 1.2 x 1.2, how much 4-liter paint is needed?

b. 2

Question 70

70. What material would best mimic lumber?

b. PVC with wood finish

Question 71

71. A kind of hinge that is used for a door between the main kitchen and the dining area.

b. Double acting gravity hinge

Question 72

72. Where will you locate the door of the bathroom if the bedroom and the bathroom is at the same
level, provided with threshold?

c. Top of threshold

Question 73

73. Which is not a hardware that supports a door?

b. Jamb
Question 74

74. A cabinet in kitchen was fabricated using marine plywood. What paint should you use inside the
cabinet?

c. Epoxy Enamel

Question 75

75. A type of mortise and tenon wood construction joint where the tongue and groove meets halfway
making the connection clean of joint traces.

d. blind and stub

Question 76

76. Upon coordination meeting, the client prefers to have jalousie windows for the house. What is the
main reason why jalousie is widely accepted by the general public?

a. Cost

Question 77

77. Aside from insects and thieves, to which you must also consider protection for your windows?

a. Dust

Question 78

78. Which could be used for exterior wall?

b. Hardboard

Question 79

79. The most economical factor in computing the number of CHB?

a. 12.5

Question 80

80. As the depth of a beam increases, its ability to resist bending

c. Increases

Question 81

81. The owner of a house wants to add a new room located at the basement, which is the same level as
the pool. What would you most consider?

a. Waterproofing

Question 82

82. What area DOES NOT require waterproofing?

c. Ground Floor toilet

Question 83

83. It is best for waterproofing balconies, roof decks and basement

c. 3/16" thk Membrane

Question 84

84. Where should the waterproofing be installed?

a. In between the slab and topping

Question 85

85. Used to hide the uneven surface?

c. Flat paint

Question 86

86. A paint defect by discoloration of a coat caused by soluble color in underlying surface.

d. bleeding

Question 87

87. Where is a gutter attached?

a. Fascia Board

Question 88

88. Gutter and roof Accessories are

a. Thicker than roof

Question 89

89. What is the better way of insulating the roof?

a. Roofing sheet, an air space or gap, then aluminum insulation

Question 90

90. What is used to support Purlins on a Wooden Roof frame?

a. Cleat

Question 91

91. What is the minimum slope for G.I roof?

b. 2

Question 92

92. To keep the interior of the house cool, what type of outdoor paving must be used?

c. Green slate in crazy cut

Question 93

93. What is the purpose of putting a gap in polycarbonate installation?

b. Heat expansion

Question 94

94. What structures were built where architecture and technology was combined?

a. Bridges
Question 95

95. What point in time was architecture and technology combined?

a. Industrial Revolution

Question 96

96. Street elements that is critical?

c. Curb

Question 97

97. What is the source of rust?

c. Sodium Chloride

Question 98

98. Given the spacing of the purlins, what type of roofing must be used?

a. Shingles

Question 99

99. In a 5 x 5 x 3 m room with a door 1m width, window of 1.2 x 1.2, how many 4-liter paint is needed?

b. 2

Question 100

100. What is the advantage of Polybutylene over PVC pipes?

b. Flexible