2008 A.R.E. GRAPHICS SEMINAR SITE PLANNING gray dougherty, assoc. aia

AGENDA  INTRODUCTIONS0.25 HOURS  GRAPHICS OVERVIEW0.50 HOURS  NCARB SOFTWARE0.50 HOURS  SITE PLANNING OVERVIEW0.25 HOURS  SITE GRADING1.00 HOUR  LUNCH0.75 HOURS  SITE ZONING1.00 HOUR  SITE DESIGN2.00 HOURS  QUESTIONS0.75 HOURS 7.00 HOURS

INTRODUCTION  GRAY DOUGHERTY, ASSOC. AIA  ORIGINALLY FROM NEWPORT BEACH, CA  GRADUATED BERKELEY M.ARCH  COMPLETED A.R.E.: 2007  GRE TEACHER FOR KAPLAN NEW YORK  UC BERKELEY GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR  ED 4  ARCH 150  CURRENTLY WORKING FOR DOUGHERTY + DOUGHERTY ARCHITECTS  YOU?  NAME  HOMETOWN  CURRENT EMPLOYMENT  A.R.E. STATUS

GRAPHICS OVERVIEW  DIVISIONS  SITE PLANNING  3 VIGNETTES; 3.75 HOURS  BUILDING PLANNING  2 VIGNETTES; 5.5 HOURS  BUILDING TECHNOLOGY  6 VIGNETTES; 6 HOURS  VIGNETTES MAY BE COMPLETED IN ANY ORDER

GRAPHICS OVERVIEW  DIVISIONS  SCORING  BY COMPUTER  VIGNETTE BREAKDOWN  FEATURES, SUB-FEATURES, ETC.  GRADING  ACCEPTABLE, INDETERMINATE, UNACCEPTABLE

GRAPHICS OVERVIEW  DIVISIONS  SCORING  PREPARATION  SOFTWARE  STUDY GUIDES  PRACTICE VIGNETTES  GENERIC CODES  PRACTICE PROBLEMS  THIS CLASS!  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES   Norman Dorf, AIA: Understanding the Graphic Divisions of the Architect’s Exam.   AIAEB Library

GRAPHICS OVERVIEW  DIVISIONS  SCORING  PREPARATION  THE TESTING CENTER  DON’T BE LATE  WEAR LAYERS  BRING 2 FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION  NOTHING CAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE TESTING ROOM  THE 15 MINUTE BREAK IS MANDATORY

GRAPHICS OVERVIEW  DIVISIONS  SCORING  PREPARATION  THE TESTING CENTER

NCARB SOFTWARE  VIGNETTE NAVIGATION  REVIEW OF TOOLS  SKETCH ELEMENTS  PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!

SITE PLANNING OVERVIEW  SITE DESIGN90 MINUTES  BREAK15 MINUTES  SITE ZONING60 MINUTES  SITE GRADING30 MINUTES 3.75 HOURS

SITE GRADING  SUMMARY  INTERPRET AND MODIFY SITE TOPOGRAPHY TO CONFORM TO A GIVEN SET OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS  INFORMATION PROVIDED  EXISTING SITE ELEMENTS  CONTOURS  GRADING REQUIREMENTS  A QUICK LESSON ON CONTOURS  SWALE  CROWN  GRADES

SITE GRADING  STRATEGY  UNDERSTAND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS  NOTE CONTOUR INTERVALS  NOTE GRADE REQUIREMENTS  DETERMINE WHAT CONTOURS CANNOT BE CHANGED  TIPS  NOTE REQ’D MIN/MAX CONTOUR SPACING  USE THE SKETCH CIRCLE TO MEASURE BETWEEN CONTOURS  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

SITE GRADING

SITE ZONING  SUMMARY  UNDERSTAND ZONING AND SETBACK RESTRICTIONS IN BOTH PLAN AND SECTION  INFORMATION PROVIDED  A SITE PLAN AND SECTION AXES  SETBACKS (FROM PROPERTY LINES AND SITE FEATURES)  SITE IMPROVEMENTS  BUILDING  ALLOWABLE BUILDING HEIGHTS

SITE ZONING  STRATEGY  PLAN  NOTE STREET ORIENTATION (FRONT YARD)  DRAW SITE IMPROVEMENT AREA  DRAW BUILDING AREA  SECTION  DRAW GRADE LINE  DRAW BUILDING OUTLINE  TIPS  THERE IS ONE RIGHT SOLUTION  ON A CORNER LOT, THE REAR YARD IS OPPOSITE THE FRONT YARD  USE SKETCH CIRCLES IN PLAN FOR FEATURE SETBACKS  USE SKETCH LINES IN SECTION  USE THE GRID  FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS!!!!  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

SITE ZONING

SITE DESIGN  SUMMARY  SYNTHESIZE PROGRAM, CIRCULATION, ZONING, AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS INTO A COHESIVE AND COMPETENT SITE DESIGN.  INFORMATION PROVIDED  BUILDINGS  TYPE AND NUMBER  ORIENTATION, ACCESS, AND ADJACENCY REQ’S  CIRCULATION  CAR  SERVICE  PEDESTRIAN (INCLUDING PLAZA)  PARKING  NUMBER (STANDARD & HANDICAP)  DIMENSIONS

SITE DESIGN  A QUICK LESSON ON PARKING LAYOUTS  CIRCULATION  SIZING RULES OF THUMB  HANDICAP PARKING

SITE DESIGN  STRATEGY  PLACE ALL SITE ELEMENTS ON SITE TO ASSESS SCALE  LOCATE THE MOST RESTRICTIVE SITE BUILDING FIRST  PLAN PARKING AND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION  PLAN PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION & PLAZA  CHECK FOR TREE REMOVAL  TIPS  THERE IS MORE THAN ONE RIGHT SOLUTION  SERVICE ACCESS CANNOT BE THROUGH PARKING LOT  DRAW PLAZA AROUND ENTRANCES (KEEP SHAPE SIMPLE)  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

SITE DESIGN

SUMMARY & QUESTIONS

03|01| A.R.E. GRAPHICS SEMINAR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY gray dougherty, assoc. aia

AGENDA  BUILDING PLANNING OVERVIEW0.25 HOURS  BUILDING SECTION0.75 HOURS  STRUCTURAL LAYOUT1.00 HOURS  LUNCH0.75 HOURS  MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PLAN0.75 HOURS  ROOF PLAN0.75 HOURS  ACCESSIBILITY/RAMP1.00 HOURS  STAIR DESIGN1.50 HOURS  QUESTIONS0.25 HOURS 7.00 HOURS

BUILDING PLANNING OVERVIEW  BUILDING SECTION60 MINUTES  STRUCTURAL LAYOUT45 MINUTES  ACCESSIBILITY/RAMP45 MINUTES  BREAK15 MINUTES  MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PLAN60 MINUTES  STAIR DESIGN60 MINUTES  ROOF PLAN45 MINUTES 6 HOURS WHICH ONE DO I DO FIRST?  CALCULATION INTENSIVE PROBLEMS FIRST (MECH, STAIR)  SHORTER, MORE FINITE PROBLEMS FIRST (SECTION, STRUCTURAL)  DO THE PRACTICE PROBLEMS AND DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS.

BUILDING SECTION  SUMMARY  SYNTHESIZE A BUILDING PLAN AND VARIOUS VERTICAL CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS INTO A BUILDING SECTION  INFORMATION PROVIDED  FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR BACKGROUND FLOOR PLANS  ARCHITECTURAL, STRUCTURAL, AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS  A SECTION CUT LINE  CLEARANCE AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS  A QUICK LESSON ON FOOTINGS

BUILDING SECTION  STRATEGY  DRAW GRADE LINE  DRAW BEARING WALLS, FOOTINGS, AND SLAB ON GRADE  ADD FIRST FLOOR AND DOUBLE HEIGHT CEILINGS  PLACE JOISTS ACCORDING TO LARGEST DUCT COMBINED WITH LIGHT FIXTURE CLEARANCE (BE CAREFUL TO NOTE SIZE AND ORIENTATION)  ADD DUCTS AND PARTITIONS  REPEAT FOR SECOND FLOOR  EXTEND PARAPETS  TIPS  USE THE SKETCH CIRCLE TO MEASURE VERTICAL CLEARANCES  TURN ON THE GRID AND ORTHO  DRAW THE SECTION ON TOP OF THE FLOOR PLAN TO PREVENT SCROLLING  A SLAB ON GRADE MEANS THAT YOU SHOULD DRAW A GRADE LINE AND PUT THE SLAB ON TOP OF THAT LINE  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

BUILDING SECTION

STRUCTURAL LAYOUT  SUMMARY  DESIGN A BASIC STRUCTURAL SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A GIVEN SET OF FLOOR PLANS  DOES NOT TEST QUANTITATIVE KNOWLEDGE OR COMPUTATIONS  INFORMATION PROVIDED  A LOWER AND UPPER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN  CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS  GENERAL REQUIREMENTS  CLEARANCES  COLUMN FREE SPACES  A QUICK LESSON ON VERTICAL LOAD TRANSFER  DECKING, JOISTS, BEAMS, COLUMNS, AND BEARING WALLS

STRUCTURAL LAYOUT  STRATEGY  START AT THE UPPER FLOOR AND WORK YOUR WAY DOWN  NOTE THE MAXIMUM SPAN OF DECKING AND USE FOR JOIST SPACING  TIPS  READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS (THIS IS KEY TO ALL BUILDING TECHNOLOGY VIGNETTES)  DO NOT USE BEARING WALLS UNLESS IT IS REQUIRED  COMPUTER GRADING  ALL VERTICAL LOADS MUST BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GROUND  DO NOT SUPPORT COLUMNS, BEARING WALLS, OR BEAMS WITH BEAMS  SUPPORT ALL EDGES OF ROOF DECKING  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

STRUCTURAL LAYOUT

MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PLAN  SUMMARY  LAYOUT A REFLECTED CEILING PLAN BASED UPON HVAC AND LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS  INFORMATION PROVIDED  FLOOR PLAN WITH STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT  LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS  HVAC REQUIREMENTS  A QUICK LESSON ON LIGHTING  LIGHT DISTRIBUTION DIAGRAMS

MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PLAN  STRATEGY  PLACE CEILINGS IN ROOMS  CALCULATE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS  PLACE LIGHTING IN CEILINGS  ROUTE RIGID DUCTWORK AND PLACE FIRE DAMPERS  PLACE GRILLS AND DIFFUSERS BASED ON AIR DISTRIBUTION REQ’S  ROUTE FLEXIBLE DUCTWORK  TIPS  USE ONLY ONE TYPE OF LIGHTING FIXTURE PER ROOM  CEILING GRIDS CAN ROTATE  DON’T FORGET FIRE DAMPERS  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PLAN

ROOF PLAN  SUMMARY  CREATE A ROOF PLAN BASED UPON CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER PROGRAM  INFORMATION PROVIDED  ROOF OUTLINES  REQUIRED ROOF SLOPES AND STRUCTURE  CLERESTORY, HVAC, SKYLIGHT, FLASHING, AND OTHER REQ’S

ROOF PLAN  STRATEGY  DRAW CLERESTORY  DRAW ROOF RIDGES  INPUT SLOPES AND ELEVATIONS, ALLOWING FOR CEILING CLEARANCES  PLACE SKYLIGHTS, HVAC EQUIPMENT, PLUMBING STACKS AND VENTS  PLACE ROOF GUTTERS AND DOWN SPOUTS  ADD CRICKETS AND FLASHING (DON’T FORGET THE CHIMNEY)  TIPS  ONLY ADD SKYLIGHTS AND OTHER ELEMENTS WHERE REQUIRED  KEEP ROOFS SIMPLE, MINIMIZE NUMBER AND AVOID DIAGONAL RIDGES IF POSSIBLE  DON’T FORGET TO FLASH THE CHIMNEY AND ADD CRICKETS IF NECESSARY  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

ROOF PLAN

ACCESSIBILITY/RAMP  SUMMARY  CREATE A PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE A SLIGHT GRADE CHANGE USING A STAIR AND RAMP  INFORMATION PROVIDED  FLOOR PLAN  PROGRAM  GENERIC CODE  THIS MAY BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IN YOUR EXAM

ACCESSIBILITY/RAMP  STRATEGY  DETERMINE REQ’D RAMP LENGTH AND NUMBER OF RISERS  DRAW ROUGH RAMPS, STAIRS AND LANDINGS TO USE FOR LAYOUT  ADD SPOT ELEVATIONS TO LANDINGS  ADD HANDRAILS  DRAW IN WALL AND EXIT DOOR  TIPS  HANDRAILS EXTEND 12”  EXIT DOORS IN DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL  STAIRS AND RAMPS DO NOT REDUCE IN WIDTH IN DIRECTION OF EGRESS  HANDRAILS CAN REDUCE REQ’D WIDTH 4” (ALLOW SPACE TO HOLD)  MINIMIZE NUMBER OF RISERS  ENTRANCE TO RAMP SHOULD BE NEAR ENTRANCE TO STAIR  THERE IS MORE THAN ONE SOLUTION!  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

ACCESSIBILITY/RAMP

STAIR DESIGN  SUMMARY  CREATE A STAIR DESIGN THAT ACCOMMODATES TWO LEVEL CHANGES AND MEETS GENERIC CODE REQUIREMENTS  INFORMATION PROVIDED  TWO FLOOR PLANS  REFERENCE SECTION (SOMETIMES PROVIDED)  PROGRAM  OCCUPANT LOAD  NECESSARY CLEARANCES  GENERIC CODE

STAIR DESIGN  STRATEGY  CALCULATE MINIMUM EXITING WIDTHS  OCCUPANT LOAD  HANDRAIL PROJECTIONS  DETERMINE LENGTH OF STAIRS  DRAW STAIRS AND LANDINGS  ADD SPOT ELEVATIONS  DRAW HANDRAILS  TIPS  CHECK SECTION DOOR HEIGHTS FOR LANDING CLEARANCES  DON’T FORGET DOOR CLEARANCES  USE SKETCH RECTANGLES FOR AREA OF REFUGE  KEEP IT SIMPLE!  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

STAIR DESIGN

SUMMARY & QUESTIONS

03|02| A.R.E. GRAPHICS SEMINAR BUILDING PLANNING gray dougherty, assoc. aia

AGENDA  BUILDING PLANNING OVERVIEW0.25 HOURS  INTERIOR LAYOUT1.75 HOURS  LUNCH0.75 HOURS  SCHEMATIC DESIGN3.50 HOURS  QUESTIONS0.75 HOURS 7.00 HOURS

BUILDING PLANNING OVERVIEW  INTERIOR LAYOUT60 MINUTES  BREAK15 MINUTES  SCHEMATIC DESIGN240 MINUTES 3.75 HOURS YOU CANNOT MOVE BETWEEN SECTIONS!

INTERIOR LAYOUT  SUMMARY  DEVELOP AN INTERIOR PARTITION AND FURNITURE PLAN BASED UPON A GIVEN FLOOR PLAN AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS  INFORMATION PROVIDED  FLOOR PLAN  SPACE AND FURNITURE REQUIREMENTS  GENERIC CODE  RELATIVELY SIMPLE  5’ TURNAROUND AND 3’ PATHS OF TRAVEL  A QUICK LESSON ON FURNITURE PLANNING

INTERIOR LAYOUT  STRATEGY  SIZE THE CONFERENCE ROOM  LOCATE ROOMS BASED UPON REQUIRED ADJACENCIES  PLACE ALL REQUIRED FURNITURE NEAR ROOMS (DON’T FORGET ANY)  PLACE FURNITURE AND DOORS IN ROOMS AND ADJUST ACCORDINGLY  TIPS  TOOLS  USE SKETCH CIRCLES FOR CLEARANCES  THE ROTATE TOOL IS KEY  YOU DRAW ROOMS, NOT WALLS (DOORS DISAPPEAR)  ONLY PLACE DOORS WHERE REQUIRED  BE MINDFUL OF DOOR CLEARANCES  DO NOT SWING DOORS INTO RECEPTION  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

INTERIOR LAYOUT

SCHEMATIC DESIGN  SUMMARY  DEVELOP A TWO STORY FLOOR PLAN BASED UPON A GIVEN SITE AND PROGRAM  INFORMATION PROVIDED  SITE PLAN  BUILDING REQUIREMENTS  GENERIC CODE  STAIRS  CORRIDORS (DEAD END, WIDTH)  A QUICK LESSON ON VISUAL PROGRAM ORGANIZATION

SCHEMATIC DESIGN  STRATEGY  SUMMARIZE PROGRAM ON SCRATCH PAPER  ALLOCATE ROOMS TO FLOORS  NOTE ADJACENCIES AND VIEWS  PLACE MAJOR FIRST FLOOR ELEMENTS ON SITE TO ASSESS SCALE  BLOCK OUT FIRST FLOOR  BLOCK OUT SECOND FLOOR (MUST BE WITHIN OUTLINES OF FIRST FLOOR)  REVISIT TO FIRST FLOOR (USE THE LAYERS TOOL)  FINE TUNE WALLS TO ALIGN  VERIFY CORRIDORS ARE WITHIN REQUIRED SQUARE FOOTAGE  VERIFY ROOMS ARE WITHIN SQUARE FOOTAGE TOLERANCE  ONCE SPACE LAYOUT IS SET, ADD DOORS (THEY DISAPPEAR IF YOU MOVE A WALLS)  ADD WINDOWS

SCHEMATIC DESIGN  TIPS  DON’T FIGHT THE PROGRAM (THIS IS NOT A TEST OF CREATIVITY)  KEEP CORRIDORS TIGHT  KEEP ROOMS AS CLOSE TO SQUARE AS POSSIBLE  DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE ELEVATIONS  TOILETS & WALLS DO NOT NEED TO LINE UP BETWEEN FLOORS  AVOID L-SHAPED CORRIDORS IF POSSIBLE  DOUBLE LOAD CORRIDORS IF POSSIBLE  PLACE UTILITY SPACES BETWEEN DOUBLE HIGH SPACE AND CORRIDOR  READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!  SAMPLE VIGNETTE

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

SUMMARY & QUESTIONS