I/AN Vignette Seminar

Site Planning & Design

Site Grading & Site Design Vignettes
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ARE 4.0 ARE 5.0

7 Sections 6 Sections Late 2016

Construction Documents & Services Practice Management

Programming, Planning & Practice Project Management
Site Planning & Design Programming & Analysis
Building Design & Construction Systems Project Planning & Design
Structural Systems Project Development & Documentation
Building Systems Construction & Evaluation
Schematic Design

Vignettes Eliminated and Replaced

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org/ARE/~/media/Files/PDF/Guidelines/ARE_G with “Drawing Solutions”
uidelines.pdf
Finish In Five
Focus on the three exams in 4.0 that will give you credit for four exams in 5.0

Construction Documents & Services FEB

Building Section Vignette

Programming Planning & Practice MAR

Site Zoning Vignette

Site Planning & Design APR

Site Grading Vignette
Site Design Vignette
ARE 5.0 Update
New Question Types and Case Studies ARE 5.0 Test Durations
Will replace vignettes with two new question
types: hot spots and drag-and-place, plus the
addition of case studies. The exam will continue to
use multiple choice, check-all-that-apply, and
quantitative fill-in-the-blank.

Videos

● Case Studies
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Test Specifications
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Proposed Calendar
January 12 July 12
General information session, Kick-off Meeting, introduce “Finish SS Vignette
in Five”
August 9
February 9 Building Systems
CDS Vignette
February 20 - Keith Shuley – CDS seminar September 13
BS Vignette
March 8
SPD Vignette
October 11
April 12 BDCS Vignette
PPP Vignette
November TBD
May 10 Convention - San Antonio (
Destination Architect , Gary Dunn How we Passed the ARE - Round Table

June 14 December 13
SD Vignette 2017 Planning
Structures With David Thaddius - TBD
Re-Evaluation (Mid Year Committee Meeting)
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PPI (Ballast) - ARE review manual - Additional Q&A books per division - Flash Cards
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Vignette Tips
● Approach as a graphical solution rather than a true architectural section.

● About reading the program and drawing it accurately, reading comprehension. No

extra credit for designed solutions.

● The vignette on the exam should be similar to the practice exam.

Read the Program - Site Grading
A steam engine Locomotive Display is to be 2. Regrade the site so that water will flow around
located within a fenced area in a city park. The and away from the Locomotive Display. u The
park is surrounded by private properties on all slope of the regraded portions of the site shall be at
sides. least 2 percent and no more than 20 percent. u
Contour lines between property lines and building
1. Place the Locomotive Display on the site within limit lines may be manipulated.
the building limit lines. u Regrade the site to create
a level area for the Locomotive Display. u Indicate 3. The existing smokestack, rocks, and trees shall
the finish floor elevation of the Locomotive not be disturbed.
Display. The finish floor elevation must be 6”
above the nearest contour line. 4. Changes in site topography not required for
proper drainage should be avoided.
 Passing Solution - Site Grading

From
NCARB _ SPD EXAM GUIDE
Live Vignette Walkthrough
Read the Program - Site Design
Program Design an environmentally responsive 3. The Pedestrian Plaza is to be 8,000 ft². u Locate
site plan that meets all of the client’s requirements the Pedestrian Plaza within the building limit lines
given below. A developer plans to build a 5-story, so that the main entrance to the Office Tower
60 ft high Office Tower; a 1-story, 20 ft high opens directly onto the Pedestrian Plaza.
Restaurant; a Pedestrian Plaza; and parking to
serve the new buildings. 4. The view of the service entrance on the
Restaurant shall be blocked from the Pedestrian
1. The Office Tower and the Pond shall be no more Plaza.
than 125 ft apart.
● The view of the service entrance shall be blocked by
● The main entrance shall be visible from Bentley buildings and/or trees, as appropriate.
Avenue.
5. The Restaurant shall have a view of the Pond.
2. The Restaurant and the Office Tower shall be at
least 210 ft apart. 6. The Pedestrian Plaza shall receive the noonday
summer sun. (Assume a 45° solar altitude angle.)
Read the Program - Site Design
7. The Pedestrian Plaza shall be blocked from the 9. Draw all traffic aisles and drives required to
prevailing winter winds. connect parking to the street.

● The wind shall be blocked by buildings and/or trees, ● Drive-through circulation is required.
as appropriate. ● Dead-end parking is prohibited.
● Parking along the service drive is prohibited.
8. Draw a total of 33 parking spaces. ● All drives and traffic aisles are automatically drawn
at a width of 24 ft.
● The intersection of the access drive with the street
● 30 standard (9 ft x 18 ft) parking spaces are required. must be perpendicular to the street for at least the
● 3 universally accessible (12 ft x 18 ft) parking spaces first 20 ft of the drive.
are required.
● Locate the universally accessible parking spaces
within 100 ft of the main entrance of the Office 10. Provide only one 24 ft wide curb cut located no
Tower. closer than 120 ft from the intersection of the
● All parking spaces shall be perpendicular to the centerlines of the two existing public streets.
traffic aisles.
● No parallel parking is permitted.
Read the Program - Site Design
11. Draw vehicular circulation to access the parking 13. Adhere to the following general conditions: u
and service entrance. Paving on the site shall be minimized.

● A service drive shall attach to the service entrance of ● Drives, traffic aisles, and parking spaces shall be no
the Restaurant. closer than 5 ft to a building.
● A turnaround or drive-through circulation is not ● Buildings must be separated by a minimum of 20 ft.
required for the service drive. u Provide a 30 ft setback from the Pond for all
construction or built improvements.
12. Connect the Pedestrian Plaza, the universally ● No more than 6 existing trees may be removed or
disturbed.
accessible parking spaces, and the main entrances ● No construction or built improvements of any kind
of the two buildings to each other and to the shall occur over any other existing site feature.
existing public walk with a continuous walkway ● No construction or built improvements of any kind
shall occur outside the building limit line except for
system. direct vehicular and pedestrian access.
● Buildings shall not overlap the Pedestrian Plaza or
● The Pedestrian Plaza may be considered part of the parking
walkway system.
Read the Program - Site Design
 Passing Solution - Site Design

From
NCARB _ SPD EXAM GUIDE
 The Site

Analyze the site first before reading the program. (less than a minute)

-Locate all objects (Pond, Easements, Monuments, Building Lines)

-Locate the main roads and public walks.
-Understand the orientation (North arrow, wind direction)

Once the site has been looked over, goto the program window and note down important information
(setbacks, views, parking spaces, sun requirements, tree counts, square footage, etc.)

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 Getting Started

Layout the setbacks with the circle sketch tool. (30’)

-The circle tool measures the radius
-For safety measures, going 1’ to 2’ beyond the minimum is always ok.

Use the rectangle tool to measure the minimum distance from the intersection for the driveway curb cut. (120’)

-This is measured from the center of the intersection.

Note: There might be other objects that require a setback. Each program will be different. Make sure you read and take
note of it.

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 Setting the Buildings

Place the largest building first.

-Provide the proper setbacks (distants from the pond, 125’ max. and other buildings 210’ min.)
-Know what the view relationships are (main entry must be visible from Bentlet Avenue.)

Consider a location that removes the least amount of trees. Save the trees for later when laying out the more complicated
drives.

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 Setting the Buildings

Place the last building

-Provide the proper setbacks (210’ min. from the office)

-Know what the view relationships are (view to the pond)

Consider a location that removes the least amount of trees. Save the trees for later when laying out the more complicated
drives.

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 Drive Layout

Consider:
-Simple layout is key. Keep things at 90 degrees.
-Drive must not have dead-ends. Continuous flow is required.
-How many curb cuts are allowed?
-Distance from the building (5’)
-Service drive does not need to touch the buidling.
-No parallel parking.

Practice how to layout the drives with the rectangle sketch tool. Drives are set at 24’.
Do this well enough to understand how to edit or adjust the drives.
If things get too complicated on the exam day, just delete the drive.

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 Parking Spaces

Start with the required ADA spaces (3 spaces @ 12’x18’)

-Maintain the required distances to the main entry.(100’)

Efficiently layout the remaining spaces.

-No gaps required for double-loaded parking spaces.

Adjust the drives as needed

-5’ space between the parking ends and the drive is recommended (4’ or 3’ is ok)

Cars does not block views.

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 Layout the SF Program

Ensure that the square footage has been met (8,000sf)

-10% more or less is acceptable.

This does not have to look pretty.

Consider:
-Sun needs to be blocked or allowed. How does the existing trees impact this?
-Wind requirements
-Views

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 Tree Placement

Know the difference between CONIFEROUS and DECIDUOUS trees.

-How I remember this, CON- short for CONTINUOUS, D- first letter for DIES.

Evaluate which parts of the program requires the wind to be blocked.

-Check if wind encroaches by using the line sketch tool.

Evaluate what views need to be blocked (Service entrence must be blocked from Pedestrian Plaza.)

Don’t go crazy.

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 Layout the Pedestrian Path

Determine if the “SF Program” is allowed to be used as part of the pedestrian path. (This case it is allowed)

Accessible spaces need to have a pathway from the parking space.

-Regular spaces do not need to be connected with a path.

This does not have to look pretty.

Consider:
-Efficiency is key
-Make sure that the path is continuous. This path much connect to all building main entries, but does not need to
touch the building.
-Connects to the existing walkway.

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 Check Your Work

Press the “Check” button to see how many tress were taken out. (6 trees max)
-Adjust the layout as needed.
-Madify the easy items first before the more difficult ones. (pathways, SF program, buildings, driveway)

Make sure nothing encroaches any setbacks

Ensure that views are maintained

-Tree placement might block views

Don’t over think it.

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