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NCARB Practice Vignettes 4.0 Evaluation Candidate Date

Passing Marginal

Joe Candidate 10/13/2009

Fail Key

Acceptable Intermediate Unacceptable Element Source Requirements

Evaluation Comments

Stair (ST) 800 s.f. ± 10% 2 Stairs per Floor code

Discharges Directly to the Exterior at Grade

code

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area at Each Floor

code

Minimum Width is 4'-0" Stairs are Stacked at Both Floors

Elevator Shaft (E) 200 s.f. ±10% 1 Elevator Shaft per floor Shaft is Stacked at Both Floors Minimum Dimension is 7ft. code

Connects Directly to Corridor or Circulation Area

Second floor elevator is inaccessible.

Elevator Equipment Room (EE) 100 s.f. ± 10% Adjacent to Elevator Shaft

Electrical/Mechanical Room (EM) 500 s.f. ±10% code

Connects Directly to Corridor or Circulation Area

Lobby (L) 700 s.f. ±10% Main Entrance to Building Faces West code

Lobby has west view but Lobby door faces north. Face the door west.

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

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Receptionist (R ) 400 s.f. ± 10% Exterior Window Visual Control of Lobby (L) Entry

View of Lobby door is limited.

Visual Control of Children's Room (CR) entry Visual Control of Game Room (GR) Entry code

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

Locker Rooms (LR) 2 @ 100 s.f. +/- 10% each Exterior Windows Prohibited Direct access to Multi-Purpose Room (MP) code

Must have a door between both LR's and MP.

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

Multi-purpose Room (MP) 2,600 s.f. ± 10% Exterior Window View to the south 2 Exits

MP has only one exit.

Exit doors swing out of Multi-Purpose Room (MP)

South door must swing into the corridor.

18 ft. Ceilings First Floor code

Exits are Separated by a Distance ≥ 1/2 the Max. Overall Diagonal Dimension of that Room

code

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

Toilet Rooms (TR) 800 s.f. ± 10% 2 Toilet Rooms per Floor 1st Floor = 2 at 200 s.f. Each 2nd Floor = 2 at 250 s.f. Each code

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

Game Room (GR) 1,350 s.f. ± 10% Exterior Window, view to the south code

Room has a window, but the window must face south.

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

Large Meeting Room (LM) 1000 s.f. ± 10% Exterior Window code

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

Small Meeting Room (SM) 750 s.f. ± 10% Exterior Window Required

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Near Large Meeting Room (LM) code

Moove doors to SM and LM closer together.

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

Children's Room (CR) 750 s.f. ± 10% Exterior Window Near Multi-purpose Room (MP) code

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

Director's Office (DO) 350 s.f. ±10% Exterior Window Direct Access to Secretarial Office (SO) Connects Directly to Circulation

Assistant Director's Office (AO) 200 s.f. ±10% Exterior Window Direct Access to Secretarial Office (SO) Connects Directly to Circulation

Table/Chair Storage (TS) 300 s.f. ± 10% Near Multi-Purpose Room (MP) Connects Directly to Circulation

Secretarial Office (SO) 500 s.f. ± 10% Exterior Window Near Large Meeting Room (LM) Second Floor code

Direct Access to Circulation

Social Worker (SW) 500 s.f. ± 10% Exterior Window code

Window is missing.

Connects Directly to a Corridor or Circulation Area

General Requirements Total Corridor Space Does Not Exceed 25% of Total Program Area

Second Floor Envelope is Congruent or Contained Within First Floor Envelope

Design Logic Spaces are Functionally Proportioned

Proportions of MR are poor. Try to avoid L shaped rooms.

Circulation System is Efficient and Direct Solution Fits Within Buildable Area

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Site Features are Undisturbed Exterior Spaces are Reasonably and Functionally Proportioned

Codes Exit Requirements Minimum 2 Exits from Each Floor Separated by â&#x2030;Ľ Max. Overall Diagonal Dimensions of Floor Served Required Exit Doors Swing in Direction of Travel Door Swings Shall Not Reduce the Min. Clear Exit Path to < 3 feet Corridors Discharges Directly to Exterior at Grade or thru stairs or lobby Not Interrupted by Intervening Rooms (Circulation Areas are not Considered to be Intervening Rooms) Maximum Length of Dead End is 20 ft.

Minimum Clear Width is 6 ft.

General Notes Read the program very carefully. Consider creating a Dorf Chart to make sure you have satisfied all of the program requirements. Be careful, a combination of several small errors can be enough to fail.

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