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Arch 199.2 Guidelines

1. Class Sectioning and Thesis Facultys Class Management
The thesis class of SY 2014-15 aims to achieve a smooth transition from Arch 199.1 to Arch
199.2. Because of the results of the CRS and enlistment this semester, there are changes to the
enrollees per section. The students belonging to a new section have the responsibility of
submitting their previous arch 199.1 requirements and of consulting with their new faculty.
Students who are enrolled to this SYs Arch 199.2 class but from a previous batch must also do
the same.
The thesis faculty is united in its discussions of the different objectives, plans, activities and
requirements for 2nd sem. While being guided by the courses thrusts and in order to facilitate
efficient class management, each thesis faculty shall conduct classes, schedule consultation, and
evaluate students works according to his/her management and teaching styles.
2. Students Performance Evaluation
The students performance shall be graded according to the following:
60% -Thesis Facultys Evaluation (This will be overall evaluation of the thesis faculty of the
student based on Completeness of Submittals, Participation and Attitude,
Attendance, Design, and Presentation. Due importance is given to
completeness of work and on-time submittal. Failure to submit complete
works will incur low scores, and failure to submit on time any of the 3
major requirements will mean a failing mark in the subject.)
10%- Thesis Advisers Evaluation (The Thesis adviser shall evaluate the students Design
Aptitude and their preparedness (both in the amount of work they have
completed and their ability to present and defend their thesis. Thus it is
imperative that the student is able to consult with their thesis adviser for
several occasions during the second semester.)
30%- Deliberation (The final presentation and defense of the student is a composite score that
shall be graded by their deliberation panel. The criteria for this shall be
the design and the presentation. For the design part, the student shall be
graded based on the soundness of the thesis design topic, the creativity of
the concepts, design strategies and their effective translations, the value
of their generated designs as determined from substance and quality of
deliverables. The presentation criteria shall include the clarity, effectivity
of presentation style, confidence and competency in the articulation of
answers, and rapport with the defense panel.

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3. Consultations
The students have the responsibility of scheduling and meeting with their thesis faculty and
thesis advisers. Each thesis faculty has their own sets of guidelines and requirements that the
students should meet every consultation. These shall serve as basis for the facultys evaluation
of the students performance as well.
It is highly recommended that the student consult with thesis adviser at least for 3 meetings.
Because of the advisers teaching and professional work load, the student should be considerate
of their advisers time. He or she has to adjust his or her schedules and adapt to the
requirements of their advisers. Documentation of the advisers comments and instructions are
encouraged to be written in a log book.
4. Schematics and Design Development Stage
For the 1st half of the second semester, the designs of each student shall already have gone
through several improvements and developments. These may already be considered as design
development level, or the schematics have been thoroughly studied and threshed out in order
to proceed with design development. The designs should have been made final a week before
the submission of the MEPS. (March 17, 2015)
5. MEPS
The MEPS shall include complete engineering drawings for one significant building, or wing of
that building, and conceptual engineering diagrams for the whole development. The drawings
for the MEPS are: Structural Plans, Electrical Plans, Mechanical Plans (if building utilizes
mechanical systems,) Plumbing Plans, Fire Protection and Safety Plans, Solid Waste
Management Plans.) A separate guideline for the MEPS shall be provided.
6. Final Designs and Presentation Boards
In order to achieve a fair and viable production of presentation materials, the exact amount and
kind of presentation material are set. There shall be 2 30 x 40 boards in full color containing
your preferred presentation drawings, and a maximum of 20 20x30 black and white or
monochrome sheets containing all architectural drawings using at least 1:200m scale. You may
refer to guidelines on title block format used in Ar199.1 Final Plate. All final boards and sheets
shall be submitted on or before March 31 at 4pm. Failure to submit means the ineligibility to
proceed to the next phase of the thesis, or the deliberations.
7. Model
There shall be at least 1 required scaled model, depending on the size of your site. For small
sites, you should show a detailed building model together with the site model. If you have very
large sites, you shall be asked to create 2 scaled models: one, a site model and the second, a
larger and more detailed building scale model. The suggested scale of the site model shall be
1:250 for very small sites (1 ha and below); 1:500 for > 1 ha to 6 ha; 1:1000 from > 6ha to 60 ha;
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length no longer than 1200mm. For the building model, your scale may be from 1:100 to 1:300.
For high rise structures, use a smaller applicable scale. The building models height should be
from 300mm to 600mm. These models shall be brought to the college on the day of
deliberation.
8. Powerpoint
A 15-minute powerpoint presentation (approximately 25 slides) shall be prepared by the
student prior to the thesis defense. Try to plan and compose an effective presentation that will
enable you to say more about your design. This may be one way of lessening the inquiries from
the panel. An e-file of this should submitted on April 3, 2015.
9. Optional Presentation Materials
It is the choice of the student if they are able to create a walk-through and other video
presentations of their designs. E-file copies of these shall also be included in the April 3
submittal.
10. Oral Presentation and Deliberations
The oral presentation and deliberation shall be done in 2 separate venues simultaneously and
will run for 10 days, from April 6 to April 21. There will be no deliberation on April 9, Araw ng
Kagitingan Holiday. Each student shall be given 15 minutes to present, followed by the viewing
of the boards by the panel (5minutes); defense proper (25minutes); deliberation (10minutes),
for a total of 1 hour per student, including set-up. The student is expected to come 1 hour
before their schedule slot. For smooth transition and flow from one presenter to another, the
student should be able to manage and prepare well all the audio and visual presentation
materials. The parents, family members and theoretic clients/consultants of each presenter are
encouraged to attend. And the presenters of each session may discuss among themselves their
contributions in the preparation of food and refreshments, if any.
11. Book
A thesis book, documenting all researches and designs, starting from the thesis proposal until
the final designs and outcomes and recommendations of the deliberations, and with preliminary
sheets signed by the dean, thesis adviser, panelist and faculty, shall be the final requirement.
The formatting of texts and contents of the book shall follow the same as those of the thesis
proposal. (Please refer to the link showing the guidelines in writing Architectural Research:
http://upca.upd.edu.ph/blog-upca-research). The outline shall be as follows:
A. Preliminary Sheets
B. Abstract
C. Table of Contents
D. Background of the Study and Significance
E. Thesis Problem/ Statement and Objectives
F. Methodology
G. Review of Related Literature and Conceptual Framework Plan
H. Architectural Programming

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Site Analysis and Site Planning
Final Design
Conclusions and Recommendations
Bibliographies

12. Haraya
This years Haraya shall feature the Ar199.2s thesis designs. Each student is expected to prepare
quality presentation materials, help maintain and store these materials after deliberations, and
participate in the set-up of the boards the whole week before Haraya. The awarding of the best
thesis and other awards shall be slated on the opening of Haraya, thus attendance is mandatory.
The student will also be asked to stay and explain their designs if requested by the guests on this
day. He or she shall be responsible for the dismantling and final storage of presentation
materials.
13. Best Thesis
Each thesis faculty shall nominate three best thesis in his or her class. From the top 12 thesis
designs, the faculty will deliberate and choose the best 5 thesis. The results shall be announced
one week before Haraya.
14. Special Awards
A Special Award for Best Presenter/s will be decided based from the thesis deliberation
panelists, audience and faculty.
15. Design Discourse
Each year, the UPCA Design Studio compiles and publishes a book chronicling the designs of the
graduating batch. Each student is required to prepare and submit a write-up and layout of their
chosen presentation images for this book.
Arch 199.2 Grading Percentages
A. Faculty 60%
1. Design 40%
2. Completeness and Compliance with Requirements 20%
3. Presentation 30%
4. Participation, Attendance, Attitude and Growth 10%
B. Adviser 10%
C. Deliberation 30%
Arch 199.2 Requirements and Schedules
A. Lecture and Talks
1. Auditorium Design- Feb. 17, 2015 4pm
2. MEPS Conceptual Guidelines- Feb, 24, 2015 4pm
3. Presentation- March 3, 2015 4pm

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B. MEPS** (Submission: March 24, 2015, 4PM)

The contents of the MEPS may include but are not limited to the following:
S-1Foundation Plan
S-2 Footing Schedule, Column Schedule, Beam Schedule, Slab Schedule
S-3 Floor Framing Plan
S-4 Roof Framing Plan and Roof Details
E-1 Power Layout
E-2 Lighting Layout
E-3 Panel Board Diagram and Load Schedule
M-1 Elevator and Escalator Layout and Details
M-2 Ducting Layout and HVAC Details
M-3 Fire Protection and Safety Plan
M-4 Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Layout
M-5 Wet Stand Pipe/ Dry Standpipes/ Combination Standpipes Layout
M-6 Solid Waste Management Plan
P-1 Clean Water Line Layout (and optional Isometric)
P-2 Sanitary Sewage Line Layout (and optional Isometric)
P-3 Storm Drainage Line Layout (and optional Isometric)
P-4 Plumbing Details (Septic Tank, Water Cistern, Sewage Treatment Facility (if any))
Conceptual Diagrams of MEPS for the Site
** The labeling of the sheets and the contents of each sheet may be upon the discretion of the
student. The sheet numbering here are only guides.
C. Final Presentation Boards and Sheets** (Submission: March 31, 2015, 4PM)
Presentation Board 1
Presentation Board 2
A-1 Site Development Plan and Roof Plans
A-2 Floor Plans, Elevations and Sections
A-3 Reflected Ceiling Plans
A-4 Architectural Details (Bay Sections, Architectural Interiors, etc.)
A-5 Perspectives
**The student may layout the contents of each board and sheet according to the chosen
presentation style. All larger scaled plans showing only a portion of the entire building shall be
supplemented with a key plan on each sheet.
***Minimum of 10 sheets, Maximum of 20.
D. Power Point (Submission: April 3, 2015, 4PM)
and Model (Submission: Starting April 6, 2015, 8PM)
E. Book (Submission: March 5, 2015, 4PM)
F. E-file of all submittals (Submission: May 5, 2015, 4PM)
G. Short Write-up and Editable Page Layout for Design and Discourse (Submission: May 12, 2015,
4PM)