JANUARY 2024 ALE RECALLS

DAY 1 AM
● Fire code: dimensions ng fire exit stairs - width, tread, riser
● Fire Code (RA 9514)
○ Minimum clear width of a fire exit stair in between railings (occupant load not indicated) -
915 mm
○ fire exit stairs : riser, tread, railing (76 - 107), egress
● Recommended lot sizes sa rule 7 & 8
(301sqm - minimum for inside lot? Ung nakaDrawing sa NBC)
● Methods of Compensation
○ Amount chargeable for a Detailed and Engineering Design contract (exact words; they
did not use ‘Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design’) for a gymnasium below
PHP 50M
○ Amount chargeable for a Detailed and Engineering Design contract (exact words; they
did not use ‘Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design’) for a supermarket below
PHP 50M
● SPP Doc. 209
○ Filipino Professional Consulting Architect - A Filipino citizen, a natural person who
must be a Philippine-registered and licensed architect and must be a member in good
standing of the IAPoA
○ Professional Consulting Architect - Refers to any person, whether natural or juridical,
duly licensed, registered and/or duly accredited by the Commission
○ Consortium or association - A coalition of purely Filipino professional consultants or
consulting firm/s; or Filipino professional consultants or consulting firm/s in collaboration
with foreign professional consultant/s and/or foreign consulting firm/s authorized to render
consulting/consultancy services
○ Architectural company - A juridical entity synonymous with an Architectural Partnership
registered with the SEC
○ Architecture corporation - A group of professionals in architecture and allied
professions, incorporated with architects for the purpose of delivering professional
service in architecture and allied professions
○ Consulting firm

● Father of Pre-stressed concrete - Eugene Freyssinet

● Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto: Finnish architect who had works in architecture, furniture, textiles and
glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings
● Eliel Saarinen: Finnish architect known for his art nouveau style in the early 20th century
● Eero Saarinen: Finnish architect known for his works in architecture, textiles, furniture, and
glasswork
● “Father of Skyscrapers” - Louis H. Sullivan
● This architect is considered the most original, having designed more than 800 buildings, mostly
residential - Frank Lloyd Wright
● Who won the design competition Sydney Opera House - Jørn Utzon
● Dictums/terms coined
○ “Less is more.” - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
 ○ “Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the
light.” - Le Corbusier
○ “Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” - Frank
Gehry
○ This architect was the pioneer of the philosophy of “biorealism”, where he defined it as
“the inherent and inseparable relationship between man and nature”. - Richard Neutra

● Works

○ Walt Disney Concert Hall - Frank Gehry

○ Hiroshima Peace Memorial - Kenzo Tange
○ Paul Getty Center - Richard Meier - asked twice to tas richard meier lang yung na-repeat
na choice so instant 2 points HEHE
○ Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church, Italy - Renzo Piano
○ White House, Washington D.C. - James Hoban
○ Palm House, Kew Gardens - A post-renaissance building designed by Burton and
Turner in central London, primarily of steel and glass
○ Sagrada Familia - Antoni Gaudi

● ANCIENT
○ rome best temple something about dome - Pantheon
○ A prominent palace in West Asiatic architecture, spanning 200 miles/gates (unsure if the
question states that the palace spans 200 miles, or if it has a feature amounting to more
than 200). - Choices were: Palace of Nebuchadnezzar; Palace of Sargon, Khorsabad;
Palace of Xerxes, and 1 more. If anyone remembers, please note the correct answer in
bold text. Thank you.
○ Largest among the 3 pyramids of Giza - Cheops (Greek names were used for the
choices)
○ Among the choices which one is a Cult Egyptian Temple - Hatshepsut, Karnak, Khon,
Ramessium (ata, parang ramesis sya pero naiba yung term)
○ Palace in the Byzantine courtyard… (something, paki add on nlng po sa maka-alala) -
Palace of Porphyrogenitus, Great Palace, Palace of Xerxes (not sure) …
○ Burial mound ng egyptians na flat roofed and battered wall - Mastaba, Tumulus … (hnd
ko na malala)
○ Characteristic of Egyptian Architecture - Columnar and Trabeated
○ Tall tower with square base and tapered top - Obelisk
○ Principal decoration of walls and shaft of columns in Egyptian Architecture
-Hieroglyphics

● bp 344
○ ramp width
○ walkway width after parking
○ parking width
○ elevator size
○ toilet cubicle size for PWD
○ Distance between elevator to entrance (walang 30m sa choices)
● PH Architecture
○ The first National Artist for Architecture awardee - Juan Nakpil
○ A Filipino architect known for his affinity to brutalist design - Leandro Locsin
○ First Filipina registered architect - Mercedes Raffiñan
○ A Filipino government building designed by Antonio Toledo - Manila City Hall
○ oldest church structure - san agustin church (manila) [wala si sto nino cebu sa choices]

● Planning
○ landmark - point references
○ nodes - invisible boundaries in which a viewer can enter (non-verbatim), keyword:
strategic spots
○ C.A. Doxiadis - Greek architect-urban planner who was quoted saying, “The big mistake
most commonly made today is that when we speak of transportation we think only of
persons and goods. We forget the existence of water, clean or otherwise, moving in
pipes, of gas, oil, electricity, messages, the telephones etc. The result is that we waste a
lot of space and networks.”
○ Patrick Geddes - authored the book “Cities in Evolution”
○ Ebenezer Howard - an urban planner pioneering the Garden City movement

● Tropical
○ Questions regarding: Climate, Weather, Monsoon, Pressure (4 choices, 4-5 questions so
for sure naka designate talaga each dun sa kanila)
○ What climate… affects… tens to hundreds of yards (tenth of a yard) - Microclimate,
Mesoclimate, Macroclimate, Miniclimate

● Arch. styles
○ baroque - stone, with crimped shells
○ rococo - rich, bold, full, lavish
○ 2 separate gothic questions - long pointed arches
○ gothic - characteristic of gothic
■ a. pointed arches ; b. intricate details; c. both a and b ; d. something else
○ differences/most distinct features of each style
○ renaissance - greek and roman revival
○ Characteristic/Style ng Worms Cathedral - Romanesque

● NBC
○ max slope main road
○ max slope for access road
○ min. dim of lightcourt
○ min. vent area
○ min RROW 6 units
○ sidewalk width with trees
○ Pagitan ng sidewalks lamp posts - one every 100m or every 20 lots whichever is shorter,
two every 100m, etc.
○ Fire Restrictive Requirements
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● Byzantine palace na maraming porticoes, etc. - palace of lausus, palaces of antiochus, etc.
 ● What Section in. R.A 9266 states that an architect is automatically a member of the
UAP/IAPOA(?)…(help, nakalimutan ko na) - IAPOA (a. Sec. 40, no. V b. Sec. 41 no. VI, c. Sec
41 no. V d. Sec. 41 VI ganito po choices)
● Distance between to fire hydrant
● Rule 8 (NBC): Recommended Lot sizes for R1 corner lot, C1 corner lot.
● Distance between entrance and smoke detector. (Choices: 3.0 , 3.5, 6.0, 6.5)

DAY 1 PM

● Window hardware - may pics to

○ casement, hopper, sliding, awning, jalousie, bifold
● Manufacturer of Elastoseal - Pioneer Adhesives
● What type of waterproofing is “Xypex”? - Crystalline
● Types of lights and their uses (refer to mst refresher)

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○ A- Which one is required on buildings
○ B - may be cut along the selection
○ C- used for high ceiling, wide area (drop light)
○ D - Among the choices which one will you remove in office interior (choices are - A, B, D,
E)
○ E - used when lighting a wide area
● Puyat Steel Corporation is a leading manufacturer of what roofing material? - Longspan Color
Roofs
● wood + plastic composite
● slabs but no picture
● valves but no pictures, only descriptions: quarter turn valve
● Flush ng urinal (i think yung ilan liters ata)
● Purlins and sag rod: purlins spacing for easy correction (75, 100, 125)
● steel deck (ung type ng buhos na iniiwanan na daw ung pangporma para makatipid)
● Walkalator - horizontal device used to move people from one place to another
● Estimate
 ○ A 10200mm by 3300mm perimeter wall (including a 300mm beam on top) is supported
by 300mm x 300mm stiffener columns. Compute the total number of CHB needed with
5% allowance. (Same problem in JPT January 2024 mock exam)
● portland type 28 days curing
● most expensive ready mixed concrete (in days po yung choices)
● Compute the minimum spacing between lateral ties in a column. (Same problem in JPT January
2024 mock exam)
● Purpose ng steel reinforcement sa masonry
● 6mm (?) steel max length
● length of angle bar
● common length of bar (6 and 9, 9 and 12, 3 and 6, 12 and - basta partner partner sagot. D all of
the above)

● DRAINS picture (shower, gutter, rooftop, hard to reach areas, sidewalk)

- Use for gutter - A
- for parapet - B
- Which one is for driveway ata yun - D
- Which one is for shower
- (tapos yung isa parang alin yung hard to reach areas, hindi ko na maalala

● genset part on off

● most economical (ribbed,
● roof choices : concrete shingle, asphalt, ceramic, etc
○ expensive
○ easy to attach
● not recommended overhead tank material (concrete, fiberglass, steel etc)
● not a property of a pvc (?) tank (easy to maintain, expensive, light color to prevent algae... -)
● gypsum questions and choices
● pictures
○ load bearing and shell/exterior
○ thin shell
○ asc (acp)
● Pictures
○ miter saw, circular, router, belt sander, orbital sander
● pictures used in steel, concrete and wood
 ○ gang nail plate, gusset, expansion bolt, hook bolt (?)

● doors and windows

○ best view/vista (sliding)
○ multiple folds used in wardrobe (bifold, accordion, etc)
○ french window - with views?
● concrete cover permanently exposed to earth - 75mm
● Thickness of c-purlin if gamit daw GA26 metal sa roof?
● max size of G3/8 gravel - 40mm, 10mm, 20mm, 50mm
● Definition of bending moment
● Valves (diaphragm, pinch, needle, butterfly, gate valve, globe valve)
● Sidings like ACP, fiber cement, vinyl, pvc weatherboard
● Ano raw yung insulation na for thermal and pwede rin for acoustics (fiberglass, rockwool etc)
● Belden
● Load bearing wall thickness(150mm)
● How do you order Door Jamb(yung nasa JPT Refresher Notes)
● Camber of 4-meter beam -_- tama ako dito sa archive review center ko po nakuha balikan ko to
pag nakita ko source. (na-alala ko every 4.50m - answer ni mst ) - as per maam veron ata,
6mmØ ito
● Study Moving load, impact load, deadloads, liveloads & intrinsic (isa pa to nakng lalim ng english)
definitions
● Mixture of Mortar (naka limutan ko yung numbers) - may 1½:1:6 tsaka ½:1:4
● Slope of roof (GI ata yung sheeting hnd lng ako sure, basta naka decimal yung choices) -
0.216567, 0.239683, 0.157783, - parang ganun yung choices (sample lng po yan, basta dalawa
0.2 something tapos yung dalawa 0.1 something)
● Slope of water pipeline - (none )
● Types of Footing na gagamitin (isolated,mat,cantilever,)
● Diameter of DSB commonly used in chb laying - 10mm dia
● Term used for levelling a lot/land (something like that) - grading
● Retaining wall - (nakalimutan ko yung question)
● Purpose of steel rebars in chb masonry
● Paints - anong solvents yung gagamitin (What is the thinner for Latex Paint - wotah)
● Paint defect .. whitish / salt in the surface - Effloresence
● Steel joinery (I-beam /H-beam)
● Things about portland and pozzolan cement - (na tanong ata kung which one is stronger, not
totally sure)
● Best orientation of solar panels (not sure if sa PM to lumabas hehe) - choices: NW, SW, S (based
daw sa internet south yung answer)
● Degrees for Solar panels - 30 degrees, 45 degrees ….. (based sa internet 30 degrees daw
answer)
DAY 2

Important notes:
- Halos walang plotting needed, more on general questions
- Parking slots per sqm -eh remember tlaga yung sa motorcycle parking (merong tanong about
how much ang sq.m na ma accomodate for a specific number - nag bigay talga ng number of
slots)
- “Transient” di ko makakalimutan jusko ilan daw nakatira dun.(8 ata answer, based on rule 7&8
table 7.1 Div. A-1 under conditional - Boarding Houses with no more than (8) boarders).
- Design problems/lots:
a. 2-storey residential single detached (corner lot irregular)
b. 7-storey Residential (parang apartment type to ata)
c. Hotel (2 lots)
d. 4-storey commercial regular lot (nakalimutan ko na yung iba guys help) (lumabas yung
computation nya for area of rentable spaces and GFA)

e. Government building - sub-capitol ata, Set A questionnaire is “New PRC Bldg.”

f. Hotel Resort
San daw nakalocate yung septic tank.
- Maraming questions nasa rule 7 & 8 lang yung sagot e.g. BHL of 9m (?) kahit anong occupancy
kung maliit yung road
- Tama yung sinasabi ni sir Joe and rendell na it’s not always about the truth! It’s about the choices
- Basahin nang maigi yung situation and question; reading comprehension

Mga lumabas:
● Colors of the year 2024; isang buong situation siya - ironside, cracked pepper, limitless, renew
blue, persimmon
● Wattage ng AC, food blender, portable electric fan, shower heater, clothes dryer
○ Based from the internet: (yung choices parang ganito: a. 560 -700 , b 1,000- 1,500 …)
○ (please recheck nlng po if tama yung sa net hehe)
■ Clothes dryer - 1,500 - 5,000 watts
■ Water Heater - 1,125 watts
■ Household Models (eg. blender) - 500 -750 watts
■ Portable Electric Fan - 75 watts
■ Air conditioning unit
● centralized - 3,000 - 3,500 watts per hour
● Window units - 900 - 1440 watts per hour
● Overhead reach height of male and female (assuming na filipino)
● Estimates: how many pails of paint, 3 coats, 20sqm/gallon coverage
● Length of stairs; given yung beam depth, 18 steps, and additional depth (?) for utilities
● What necessary materials used for formworks: (scaffoldings, phenolic board)
● Lally Column definition
● What formwork is used na hindi na raw kinukuha after pouring ata? - phenolic board, steel
decking, … (basta walang plywood sa choices ata)
● Simplest way of curing concrete; a) covering with plastic, b) spraying with water
● Order of: locational clearance, zoning cert, building permit, barangay endorsement, etc.
● What’s needed for demolition: (request, intent)
● Minimum PSI of concrete for slab on grade - 3,000, 2500, 1500, 1000 (not sure sa two lowest
number, but yung highest psi was 3,000 sa choices)
● Vertical Reach for male & female in designing overhead cabinets (F: 152cm, M:162cm)
● Countertop dimensions, bar height and stool height (magbar kayo para magka idea haha)
● Order ng process for building permit: Barangay Endorsement, Locational Clearance, Zoning
Clearance, Building Permit
● Lumabas yung Live Loads ng - Hotel, Storage Room, meron pa isa hnd ko na maalala
● Size of a square table for 2 seater in inches (30” x 30”)
● Best location ng solar panels (south,north,west,east)
● How many degrees for solar ata yun na makaka sagap ng maayos na energy (30-North,
45-South, 30-South, 45-North)
● Anong material daw best gamitin sa storage room for wines; choices were: gypsum, concrete,
plywood (?), and another one nakalimutan ko construction material for the government project -
concrete, steel, hybrid, vernacular - considering it complies with the PGBC ganun ganun

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● Counter/ Bar Counter and Stool heights (5 points) - (yung na remember ko is lower - normal -
higher na height yung tanong nya dito)
○ What is the height of a normal bar counter
○ What is the height of a higher-than-normal bar counter (something like that yung question
hehe)
○ What is the dimension of a bar counter varying in the female height (parang ganun ata,
basta lower than the normal height)
○ What is the height of a normal stool
○ What is the height of a stool if the bar counter is higher than the normal height
○ Tapos yung choices parang ganito: a. 90-100 , b. 110 - 120 , c. 80 - 90 , d. 120 -130
● Comfortable height of a tv viewing from the bed in centimeter (50-70, 80-90)
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