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Candidate Number : Seat Number : HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment 2016 Paper 7 Building Design 24 November 2016 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (6 hours)
Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) Kowloon Bay ONE COMPULSORY QUESTION 100 Marks General Notes: Format Examination paper, both A3 plain and A3 tracing, are provided.
Use as appropriate.
Presentation Black ink line drawings are preferred. You may use colour for clarity. Do NOT use RED.
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Table of Contents Page 3 1 PROBLEM STATEMENT
2 SITE DESCRIPTION
Page 4-5 3 DESIGN BRIEF
Page 6 4 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Attachment 1 LOCATION PLAN (1:1000)
Attachment 2 SITE PLAN (1:200)
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1 PROBLEM STATEMENT
A local vocational training institute is granted a site to operate a comprehensive Culinary Arts Academy, a new school set-up to offer full time programmes for quality cooking and related education.
You are commissioned to design the building to accommodate their academic facilities as well as restaurant facilities that open to public for practical training. Please prepare a schematic design for presentation to the Client’s representatives. It should satisfy generally all functional and statutory requirements. It should also show an integrated solution that incorporates preliminary provisions and requirements for building structure, building services, utilities etc.
2 SITE DESCRIPTION
Context The Site is a hypothetical site in an urban area. It is generally flat and served by public road A, road B and road C, all of them are more than 6m wide. Please see Location Plan (attachment 1) and Site Plan (attachment 2). Vehicular Access Vehicular access shall be between points X and Y through Z. Environmental Factor Traffic noise from all roads is considered insignificant.
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3 DESIGN BRIEF 3.1 Development Requirements Site Area 2,200 m² (approximate) Zoning GIC use Permissible GFA under lease
unrestricted
Permissible Plot Ratio (PR) and Site Coverage (SC)
Requirements under the Buildings Ordinance shall be and complied with.
Building Height Not higher than +170mPD (main roof) Site Vehicular Access Vehicular Access is required. Vehicular
access shall be between points X and Y through Z.
Carpark 6 nos. of private car parking shall be provided
for staffs only.
Loading and Unloading 1 no. of loading bay (3.5m x 7.5m x 3.5mH) shall be provided.
Refuse Collection Refuse Collection Parking shall not be required.
Barrier Free Access Statutory requirements shall be complied
with.
Lift(s) Statutory requirements shall be complied with. Passenger lift(s) shall be provided as appropriate (shaft size minimum 2200mm X 3000mm) 1 no. of service lift shall be provided (shaft size minimum 2600mm x 2600mm).
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3.2 Design Requirements
You are required to design a low-rise education complex which will fit the Accommodation Schedule in Section 3.3. Special attention should be paid to the following areas. - School staffs/students entrance should be segregated from public
entrance to the restaurant facilities. - Back of house logistic for daily operation of school and restaurants. - Farming field is required for on-site vegetable growing. - Restaurants should enjoy open view.
3.3 Accommodation Schedule Gross Floor
Area (m²)
Remarks
Entrance Lobby
For Students and Staffs As appropriate
For Public As appropriate
Teaching / Administration
Administration office 150 1 no.
Meeting rooms 30 each 2 nos.
Auditorium 300 1 no.
Classrooms 50 each 3 nos.
Restaurants (open to public)
Chinese Cuisine
Chinese teaching kitchen 200 1 no.
Chinese indoor formal dining 200 1 no. for 40 people
Western Cuisine
Western teaching kitchen 200 1 no.
Indoor casual dining 100 1 no. for 24 people
Outdoor dining 100 1 no. for 16 people
Farming Field 300 located either on grade or on roof
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Back of House facilities
Changing rooms 200 100m2 each for female and male
Cold food store 50 1 no.
General storage 50 1 no.
Laundry room 100 1 no.
Dish washing room 100 1 no.
Other facilities
As appropriate e.g. toilets, refuse recovery chamber, fire escape stairs, other M/E rooms, as appropriate
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4 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Site Plan (1:200)
Show site development including access point(s) for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic
Plan of Ground floor (1:200)
All required spaces according to Accommodation Schedule with labels
Major structural elements Overall and critical dimensions Appropriate annotation Site boundary, adjacent streets and structures Means of Access for Firefighting & Rescue
Plan of First floor Plan of Other floor(s) (1:200)
All required spaces according to Accommodation Schedule with labels
Major structural elements Overall and critical dimensions Appropriate annotation
Section (A minimum of 1 at 1:200)
Floor to floor and other critical dimension Appropriate annotation Relationship between elements of
construction (E.g. Interfaces and connections of building structure, building envelope, finishes, building services, and etc.)
3-dimensional Illustration
Not compulsory
Calculations All design is assumed to be in compliance with
relevant Buildings Ordinance and Regulations. No calculation is required.
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