ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS

1. (Situation A 1-7) A privately owned company has decided to erect a Garment and Undergarment
FACTORY Project on a site having four percent (4.0%)slope on its property with a Total Lot Area
(TLA) of ten thousand square meters (10,000 sq.m.) located in an industrial zone. The structure to
be erected shall be an Industrial building. The Project Site is a rectangular inside (regular) lot with
an eighty meter (80.0m) wide frontage facing west. The project site uniformly slopes at four percent
(4.0%) towards a creek six meters (6.0m) at the east. The side facing west is a road for regular
access of Container Vans and Trucks, on a 24-hour basis. To the left of the site is a private office
building, to the right is a ceramics factory, across the site are two (2) videoke bars and a resto bar
with live-band performances and across the creek are 2-storey row houses. Considering a factory
that maximizes the profit thru good vertical/spatial relationships with good flows and space
planning, what lighting would you NOT use?
a) White lights
b) Day light c) Decorative light
d) Spot light
2. In Situation A, what type of flooring material would you used?
a)Rubberized paint b)Glazed tiles c)Granite d) Unglazed tiles

3. For the project above, what type of flooring material would not normally used?
a)Rubberized paint b)Glazed tiles c)Granite d) Unglazed tiles

4. In situation A, what paint color would you use for interiors to improve production?
a)Yellow
b)Blue
c)Red
d)Green

5. In situation A, what type of laminate would you use for its working table?
a)Matt white b)Glossy white c)Glossy Gray d)No, it should be paint

6. In situation A, what type of paint would you use for its steel component near the creek?
a)Enamel b)Latex c)Acrylic d)Paint with oil

7. In situation A, considering a rusted steel interior components like truss, what would you do to
take out the rust?
a)Paint with oil b)Paint w/acid c)Brush using steel brush d)Paint gray

8. (Situation B, 8-17) A Privately Owned Company has decided that its property with a Total Lot Area
(TLA) of five thousand square meters (5,000.00sq.m.) located in a urban area in Cebu to be
developed into a MEDIUM RISE RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM. The project development shall
consist of four (4.0) unit types: (1st) Twenty five (25.0) square meter GFA studio-type Units; (2nd)
thirty five (35.0) square meter GFA 1-Bedroom Units; (3rd) Sixty (60.0) square meter GFA Two-

bedroom Units; and (4th) Eighty five (85.0) square meter GFA of Three-bedroom Units. What would
you best consider in the interior layout?
a)Living should be facing a good view b)Bedroom should be big
c)Bedroom should not be facing sunset

d)Maximized number of units

9. What you should use for flooring at the elevator lobby?

a)Granite b)Ceramic tiles

c)Vinyl d)Marble

10. What would you NOT use for Air-con?

a)Centralized b)Split type c)Window type (WAC) d) Gazette

11. Considering WAC, where would you locate the air handling unit?
a)Near toilet b)Near storage c)Near balcony d)No need to have AHU

12. Using .30mx.30m ceramic tiles, what would be the best width of the common toilet?
a)1.20m
b)1.40m
c)1.30
d)1.22

13. Using .20mx.20m ceramic tiles, what would be the best width of the common toilet?
a)1.20m
b)1.40m
c)1.30
d)1.22

14. Using .15mx.15m ceramic tiles, what would be the best width of the common toilet?
a)1.20m
b)1.40m
c)1.30
d)1.22

15. What would be the minimum dimension of a kitchen?

a)2.00x3.00m b)1.50x2.00m c)1.50x1.50m d)2.00x2.00

16. What would be the minimum width of a kitchen counter considering a tight space?
a).60m
b).55m
c).56m
d).45m

17. What should NOT be the width of lavatory counter top from the finished wall?

a).55m

b).45m

c).40m

d).30m

18. What should be most considered in the layout of a bedroom?

a)Size of bed

b)height of bed c)client preference d)window location

19. For residential project, what is the preferred height of doorknob?

a) 0.82m
b) 0.90m
c) 1.00 m
d) 1.06 m

20. A client wants to open a Dance studio on the Ground Floor of a building. The existing room for
the studio is fronting the road and the floor above is an office area. What materials should be used
on the flooring?
a)Rubberized
b)Timber
c)Ceramic d)Granite

21. For item 20, What material should be used at the front facing the road?
a)Rubberized

b)Timber

c)Ceramic

d)Granite

22. Mr. Yu is watching Cartoons inside the Movie Room constructed with Drywall Partitions. Mr. Chu
is studying at the room adjacent the Movie Room. Will Mr. Chu hear what Mr. Yu is watching?
a) Yes
c) Definitely not
b) No

d) Mr. Chu will slightly hear the cartoons

22. A client awarded you to design a medium-end BPO office to be in an existing residential house
of 1000 sq.m, it will be a renovation project. In consideration of the cables, what system will you
use to conceal them?
a) Raised Floor Systems
c) Dry Walls
b) On the ceilings

d) High walls

23. A common term for a building which is outfitted with automatic fire suppression and alarm
system, inter-office communication lines, etc.
a) Intelligent building
c) Green building
b) Automated building

d) Smart building

24. For a proposed Medium-Rise Garment and Undergarment Factory Building which of the

following is a good lighting device for a general production area with the ceiling consisting of the
soffit of a suspended slab?
a) Pendant lighting (suspended incandescent lamps)
b) Industrial lighting (suspended fluorescent lamps with reflectors)
c) Pendant lighting (suspended CFLs with housing)
d) Troffer lighting (fluorescent lamps with soffit-mounted light boxes and diffusers)

25. (Situation C 25-27)Mr. Kulogo and Mr. Temaru decided to construct a light weight low cost
townhouse at a residential zoned property at Peace Valley Cebu City with a Total Lot Area (TLA) of
seven hundred eighty nine square meters (789 SqM). The Project Site is an inside lot, with a 10
meter wide frontage facing residences. The Project Site uniformly slopes at 5% towards the
frontage of lot into a road right-of-way (RROW) that is relatively flat which has 1 m wide sidewalks
at both sides. The surface of the sidewalk at the center of the Project Site frontage is considered as
elevation .1m. The 8.0 m wide RROW was recently declared as Green Street by city ordinance. The
proposed building is also fully covered by a separate Green Building ordinance. With this
development which material is not suitable as an exterior ceiling finish?
a)pre-formed sheet metal b)MDF c)marine plywood d)pvc

26. Which material is suitable as an exterior ceiling finish?

a)pre-formed sheet metal b)MDF c)marine plywood d)pvc

27. For its interior what will be the best wall for bedroom?
a) thick marine plywood

b) thick hardiflex

c) 1/8 thick marine plywood c)Open type no partition

28. In a condominium high rise design, most windows installed are fixed and minimal openings are
provided for safety purposes, what does this sacrifice?
a) Comfort, in line with proper ventilation
c) Cost

b) View

d) Penetrations

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

b)Drop hinge

c) Double acting gravity

d)Continuos hinge

30. When a surface is uneven and cannot be totally flattened, what is the best paint to use to hide
the uneven surface?
a) Semi-gloss
c) Flat Paint
b) Eggshell

d) Glossy

31. Minimum width of square meeting table for 8 persons for a high-end office
a) 1.40m
b) 1.45m
c) 1.30 m
d) 1.00 m

32. Minimum width of square meeting table for 8 persons for a low-end office
a) 1.40m

b) 1.45m

c) 1.30 m

d) 1.00 m

33. Area to avoid flat paint finish

a) At classroom
b) Crowded and busy kitchen

c) All of the above

d) At hotel lobby

34. What paint will you use for a Doctor's office?

a) Enamel
b) Flat

c) Glossy Epoxy
d) Flat Enamel

35. A type of light that should be avoided for residential

a) Halogen
b) Bulb

c) Incandescent
d) None of the above

36. A color that connotes happiness and cheerfulness that is often used for kindergarten
classroom.
a) Yellow

c) Red

b) Blue

d) Green

37. What is the space within 3ft and used in furniture design?
a)Intimate space b)Personal space c)Public space d)Social space

38. What color reflects more light?

a)White

b)Yellow

c)green

d)red

39. During daytime, reflections of the surrounding can be seen from outside of an all glass building.
At night when lights are open, what can you use so that people cannot see you from outside?
a) Day curtain b)Night curtain

c)Awning

d) Jalousie

40. What is the minimum area of bedside table with drawers closed?
a) .45 x.45m

b).60x.60m

c).35x35m

d) .50x75m

41. Which is not included in architectural design?

a) Furnishings

b) Floors

c) Walls

d) Cornice

42. Which of the following would you specify for kitchen counter?
a) Polyethylene b) Granite

c) Ceramic

d) Polyvinyl

43. Which is NOT part of furnishing?

a) Gas range b) Jar

c) Lamp

d) Table lamp

44. Which is part of furnishing?

a) Table lamp b)Jar

c) Lamp

d) All of the above

45. Which is part of equipment?

a) Gas range b) Jar

c) Lamp

d) Table lamp

46. Which is not part of equipment?

a) Table lamp b) Jar

c) Lamp

d) All of the above

47. What is the ideal height of a bed for child?

a) .45m b).40m

c) .55

d) .30m

48. What is the ideal height of a bed for adult?

a) .45m b) .40m

c) .55

d) .30m

49. For an interior with a very low ceiling, which is dominant?

a) Horizontal lines
c) Floor lines

b) Vertical lines
d) Ceiling lines

50. For a bedroom with a large window facing sunrise what would be the ideal treatment for interior
to trap excessive daylight?
a) Day curtain
c)Roller blinds

b) Day curtain with 50% block out

d) Night curtain and day curtain closed

51. Which will you not provide for staff workstation?

a. Phone
c. Visitors chair
b. Socket

d. Data point

52. Which would you most provide for managers workstation?

a. Phone
c. Visitors chair
b. Socket

d. Data point

53. What is the use of compactor for offices?

a. Storage of files
c.Server storage
b. Compact people space

d. Data point

54. Which will you not provide for a secretarial position?

a. Side table
c. File drawer
b. Desk

d. Executive chair

55. Why wouldnt you use mercury vapor lamp on the living room?
a. Because it will be very bright c. It is too big
b. It is too expensive

d. Looks cheap

56. Which of the following is not a good depth of a fixed countertop?

a. 0.30m
c. 0.45m
b. 0.40m

d. 0.50m

57. Which of the following is NOT an Architectural Interior?

a. Lobby Ceiling
c. Party Wall
b. Toilet Floor

d. Eaves

58. Which of the following is NOT an indoor equipment?

a. Split type AC
c. Exhaust Fan
b. Microwave Oven

d. AC window Type

59. Which is NOT included in the Architectural Interior?

a. Fittings
c. Furniture
b. Fixtures

d. Equipment

60. Which is NOT included in the Architectural Interior?

a. Furnishings
c. Wall

b. Floors

d. Ceiling

61. Which is NOT an the Architectural Interior (AI) element?

a. Eaves
c. Unit Party Wall
b. Elevated Lobby Ceiling

d. Bathroom Floor

61. Which is NOT an Interior Appliance?

a. Exhaust Fan
b. Electric Fan

c. Microwave Oven
d. ACU

62. For offices, what is usually used to provide an additional as movable storage of each
employee?
a. Mobile pedestal
c. Cabinet with caster
b.

Return

d. Back cabinet

63. For offices what type of air return is used that can accommodate the size of acoustic tile?
a. Damper
b. Linear
c. Window type
d. Diffuser

64. For offices, what is NOT usually used to provide an additional as movable storage of each
employee?
a. Mobile pedestal
c. Cabinet with caster
b.

Return

d. Back cabinet

65. What is the Occupant Load for a Conference Room?

a. 1.40
c. 22.30
b.

11.10

66. What is the maximum door leaf width?

a. 0.75
b.

0.90

d. 18.60

c. 1.10
d. 1.20

67. Which of the following is not an ideal height of a door knob?

a. 0.82m
c. 1.02m
b.

1.06m

d. 1.12m

68. What is the ideal room size, in square meters, for a Junior Executive Office with Side Return, 2

Client Chairs and a Filing Cabinet?

a. 2.20
b.

3.20

c. 4.50
d. 5

69. What is the ideal room size, in square meters, for a Junior Executive Office with 2 Client Chairs
and a Filing Cabinet?
a. 2.20
c. 4.50
b.

3.20

d. 5

70. What is the ideal room size, in square meters, for a Junior Executive Office with Side Return, 2
Client Chairs and a Filing Cabinet and a Personal Computer?
a. 2.20
c. 4.50
b.

3.20

d. 6

71. What is the NET Area of a Clerical Station without Side Register?
a. 1.44
c. 1.90
b.

1.50

d. 2.00

72. For condominium project, which of the following would you specify for the Lobby Flooring?
a. Granite
c. Vinyl
b. Ceramic Tiles

d. Timber

73. Which of the following would you specify for the units kitchen counter?
a. Polyethylene
c. Ceramic
b. Granite

d. Vinyl

74. Which of the following is not considered furniture?

a. sofa
c. curtain
b. table

d. lampshade

75. In a building, what do you call curtains, drapes, etc.?

a. furniture
c. fixtures
b. furnishing
76. What is the area of queen size bed?

d. fittings

a. 2.85sqm

c. 4 sqm

b. 3.0sqm

d. 3.61 sqm

77. What is the area of queen size bed?

a. 2.85sqm

c. 4 sqm

b. 3.0sqm

d. 3.61sqm

78. Which would you provide an accent colors?

a. At bed wall
b. At rooms foyers

c. At toilet walls

d. At Ceiling

79. During daytime, reflections of the surroundings can be seen from outside of an all-glass
building. At night, when the lights are open, what can you see from inside of the building?
a. the neighboring buildings
b.

yourself and furniture inside

c.

lights coming from cars passing by d. the sky

d. NOTA
80. What type of lighting is best used for factory?
a. Pendant
c. Fluorescent
b. Troffer

d. LED

81. For garment and undergarment factory, which of the following is a good lighting device for a
general production area with the ceiling consisting of the soffit of a suspended slab?
a. Pendant lighting (suspended incandescent lamps)
b. Industrial lighting (suspended fluorescent lamps with reflectors)
c. Pendant lighting (suspended CFLs with housing)
d. Troffer lighting (fluorescent lamps with soffit-mounted light boxes and diffusers)
82. In hot-dry climate, what solution is recommended to improve the comfort level of the interior?
a. Provide larger openings to introduce natural ventilation
b.

Provide smaller openings to prevent entry of heat

c.

Higher walls

d.

Lower ceiling

83. What would be the minimum size of an office for 8 persons with desk of 0.6m x 1.5m each.
Layout should be two (2) rows, 1.0m aisle and 1.0m setback from the door to the first table
a. 4.0 x 7.2
c. 4.0 x 7.0
b.

5.0 x 6.0

d. 6.0 x 6.8

84. In interiors, what color represents Royal and noble?

a. Gold
c. Yellow
b Brown

d. Pink

85. What is not Neutral Colors?

a. Blue
b. Yellow

c. Blue
d. Gray

86. Which is Earth Colors?

a. Brown
b. Yellow

c. Blue
d. Red

87. What color is Fun and Alive?

a. Brown
b. Yellow

c. Blue
d. Red

88. Which color has the tendency of mitigating aggressive behavior?

a. Violet
c. Pink
b. Brown

d. Red

89. Which color signifies purity and authority?

a. Yellow
c. White
b. Beige

d. Brown

90. In a hotel project, what would be the minimum bay length on its room?
a. 3 m
c. 4 m
b. 2.4 m

d. 2 m

91. For Five-Star hotel project, which would you provide for hallway flooring?
a. Carpet
c. Marble
b. Ceramic tiles

d. Timber

92. What would you not use for office flooring?

a. Granite
c. Marble
b. Ceramic tiles
93. What would you use for resort flooring?
a. Granite
b. Ceramic tiles
94. The ideal lighting for a restaurant?
a. Cool white
b. White
95. The ideal lighting for a retail store?
a. Cool white
b. White

d. All of the above

c. Glazed marble
d. Unglazed marble

c. Warm light
d. Red light

c. Warm light
d. Red light

96. Which of the following is NOT considered as an architectural interior (AI) element for the
project?
a. Eaves
c. Elevator lobby ceiling
b.

Unit party wall

d. Bathroom floor