Built Environment Questions

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Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 1

A construction company has produced a range of graphics for the redevelopment of a community hub. One of the graphics is shown below.

A site plan drawing of the community hub was produced.

a. Describe, giving three examples, the information that a site plan could communicate about the redevelopment to the local community. (3 marks)The symbols shown below were featured on some of the graphics produced for the redevelopment of the community hub.

a. State the name of symbol A and B (2 marks)

Answers

It could show the proposed building in relation to the property boundaries
It would have road names
It would show access paths
It would show the site or the house number
It would show size and position of the building
It will have the position of drainage
It will have landscape elements
It would show gas, electrical and water supplies
There would be contours to show the slope of the land
It would have the position of trees (existing, proposed, to be removed)
The North Point symbol will show the direction the building is facing
It will have the size of the building and site to scale
It would show the parking or road layout on site

A = Insulation Board
B = Contours

Question 2

Changes, shown in the Proposed Plan and Final Plan, were made during the planning stage.

a. With reference to the graphics below, identify two reasons the camping areas marked with an X have been relocated. (2 marks)

b. State three features which should be shown on a British Standards location plan. (3 marks)The site plan for the VIP area is shown below.

Answers

North sign
Contours
Scale Roads/streets/street names
Boundary lines.
Geographical features, woodland, rivers. Buildings.
Location of buildings.

Contour lines close together, a hilly area is unsuitable for camping.
Too many people in one area.
Camping area closer to the entrance.
Easier access for the disabled.
Closer to entertainment.
Closer to amenities.

Question 3

The site plan for the VIP area is shown below.

Architects had to plan around the existing environment, to create two temporary buildings and an outdoor wooden decking area.

a. State how many existing trees are within the VIP boundary. (1 mark)b. The site plan shows that some existing trees had to be removed. State a reason why this was necessary. (1 mark)c. ) Describe how the architect has considered the environmental aspect of the site. (2 marks)d. State two factors that influence the choice of scale in a floor plan (2 marks)

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Access to build the site
Access in/out of the buildings.

Built around the existing natural environment.
Replaced the number of trees that they have removed.
Used reclaimed timber on the decked area.
The removed trees could have been used to build the cabins.

Size of building.
Size of paper.
Amount of detail being shown.

Question 4

A range of British Standard symbols are used in building and construction drawings. One of the symbols is shown below.

a. State the name of symbol A. (1 mark)To improve the environmental impact of the holiday park several trees were added

b. State the number of trees to be added around the log cabin. (1 mark)Site Plans can be shown at a scale of 1:250 or 1:500. c. Describe two factors that influence the choice of scale in this type of drawing. (2 mark)

Answers

Window sliding horizontally

The size of the paper
The size of the site boundary
The amount of detail to be displayed

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