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Michael F
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Posted: Wed Oct 8th, 2008 02:11 am |
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I'm lost...
if the far is 2.0 and the owner builds to the setback lines how hight will the building be.
a. 2 story
b. 3 story
c. 4 story
d. 5 story
the answer is B but i dont know how they got that answer and book doesnt explain the answer well. HELP!
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ShudBDrwg
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Posted: Wed Oct 8th, 2008 03:36 am |
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Area of Site:
300 x 200 = 60,000 SF
FAR of 2
60,000 x 2 = 120,000 SF
Buildable area on site:
130 x 270 = 35,100 SF
Allowable SF = 120,000
120,000/35,100 = 3.41 stories.
Thus: B is the correct answer.
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Posted: Wed Oct 8th, 2008 03:38 am |
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| thanks, now i see what i did wrong. Last edited on Wed Oct 8th, 2008 03:39 am by Michael F
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ShudBDrwg
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Posted: Wed Oct 8th, 2008 02:19 pm |
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Glad to help! 
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Posted: Thu Oct 9th, 2008 06:37 pm |
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I believe the correct answer should be C.
Where does it say that the floors are all the same?
The only way to maximize both the floor plates and FAR is to go 4 stories.
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Posted: Thu Oct 9th, 2008 07:31 pm |
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i agree with Coach...
it would be 3 full stories and a partial 4th story... so the answer is actually c
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Posted: Fri Oct 10th, 2008 02:48 am |
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| I have been thinking about this for a while. Thank you Coach for the clarification. I am also studying Pre-design and please forgive my stupid question. Let say the calcualtion come out as 3.2 or 3.1... In the exam, should we still pick 4 stores?
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Posted: Fri Oct 10th, 2008 04:19 am |
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I think this is an example of a badly written question in a third party study guide. There are lots of those. Don't obsess too much over individual flawed questions that you run across.
I think that the writer of the question assumed that you'd understand that he intended to mean that the owner is building to the setback lines on each floor that he builds, in which case the answer is 3 stories.
On the real test the parameters are usually a little more explicity spelled out (though some find that the more parameters the question contains, the more confusing!)
Actually, on the real exam it's pretty unlikely you'll encounter anything about FAR that requires nearly this much calculation. Most questions on PD require only basic understanding of terms/definitions or the most rudimentary of calculations. This question requires multiple steps, which is unusual on this test.
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Posted: Fri Oct 10th, 2008 08:35 am |
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ASLA wrote: I have been thinking about this for a while. Thank you Coach for the clarification. I am also studying Pre-design and please forgive my stupid question. Let say the calcualtion come out as 3.2 or 3.1... In the exam, should we still pick 4 stores? Sure. You always round up unless there's a parameter as Spellcaster suggests.
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Posted: Fri Oct 10th, 2008 08:39 am |
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Spellcaster wrote: Actually, on the real exam it's pretty unlikely you'll encounter anything about FAR that requires nearly this much calculation. Most questions on PD require only basic understanding of terms/definitions or the most rudimentary of calculations. This question requires multiple steps, which is unusual on this test. Even though it was many moons ago, I distinctly remember an FAR question on my exam. But you have a point about the calc. I believe mine mentioned max allowable coverage rather than showing setbacks and needing to calc the max buildable area. Regardless, it's the concept that counts.
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