Far Eastern University DECEMBER 2021

Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts

Formative Assessment 2

Assessment Title: Development Controls and Site Zoning (Group Activity)

Assessment Release Date: Week 4

Assessment Submission: Week 5
Assessment Duration: 1 Week

Assessment Instruction:

As a group, select a project site for your beach resort and nature park development. As stated in the general
design project, the basic site criteria are:

• Site should be in the Philippines.

• Selected site should have a coastline fronting a natural body of water.
• Site should have an area of not less than 15 hectares.
• Site should have topographic suggestion of natural vegetation.
• Consider site accessibility.
Students are encouraged to use online maps (ex. Google Earth) or other LIDAR resources in selecting their
proposed site.
1. Compute for the following development controls for the given project site in your major plate.

• Total Lot Area (5 points)

• Lot Type (5 points)
• Minimum Setbacks Required in the Lot (5 points)
• Building Occupancy (5 points)
• Site Zoning Classification (5 points)
• Most stringent Allowable Maximum Building Footprint with complete proper computations (15 points)
• Most stringent Minimum Total Open Space on the Lot in square meters (5 points)
• Maximum prescribed Impervious Surface Area in square meters (5 points)
• Most stringent Minimum Unpaved Surface Area in square meters (5 points)
• Most stringent Maximum Allowable Construction Area in square meters (5 points)

Total points for item 1: 50 points

2. Create a Zoning Plan reflected from the plotted site, showing the allocation for the following activities:

• Accommodations: Cottages, Villas, etc.

• Management: Cashier, Check-in Areas, Entry Lobby/Lounge, etc.
• Recreations and Entertainment: Swimming Pool, Souvenir Shops, Restaurant, Sports Facilities, etc.
• Site Services: Garbage Collection, Security Offices, and other necessary site services
• Site Utilities: Transformer Voltage Regulator, Sewage Treatment Plant, Water Supply Pump Stations,
Swimming Pool Pump, and other necessary site utilities.
• Other spaces required by the Design Problem.
 Far Eastern University DECEMBER 2021
Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts

Rubrics for Item 2:

Rubrics Exemplary Satisfactory Developing Beginning

Functionality (20 - 16 points) (15 - 11 points) (10 - 6 points) (5 - 1 points)
Student fully Student Student is able to Student needs
understands how understands the provide the improvement on
spaces function and basic functions of necessary spaces, his/her planning, as
allocates zones spaces and but some spaces the necessary
properly, considering allocates zones in a are incorrectly spaces are
the relationships of convenient manner, executed. Student incorrectly allocated
each activity within considering the needs to develop and/or lacking in the
the site. Student relationships of more on his/her design.
provides more than each activity within understanding of
what are needed for the site. the functions of
the project. each space.

Design (20 - 16 points) (15 - 11 points) (10 - 6 points) (5 - 1 points)

Concept and Student is able to Student is able to Student needs is Student is unable to
Analysis conduct critical consider the able to express the make use of the
thinking on how the existing site intent of the design existing site context
design is conditions and and make use of to formulate the
formulated/planned factor within the the existing site design. Student
by deeply design, and sticks conditions and needs to exercise
understanding the to the most basic design factors, but and improve his/her
user behavior and approaches to some approaches skills in the
context of the site satisfy the needs of still lack the application of
through climate the given project. understanding of different factors and
geography and other the possible effects considerations in
existing site of design to both the design solution.
conditions. users and site.

Quality of (10 - 9 points) (8 - 6 points) (5 - 4 points) (3 - 1 points)

Presentation Student illustrates Student is able to Student is able to Student provides
works in a show and clearly explain the design images that are
professional manner explain the intent intent legibly, but somewhat illegible
through excellent through drafting, needs improvement or unclear, and
drafting and showing what are on how the needs to improve
rendering skills and required for this illustrations are his/her visual
presents the work in particular activity. presented. communication
a much more detailed skills.
manner.

Total 50 points

Submission Format:

File Format: PDF

Paper Size: A4 for development controls; for drafting, please refer to the General Course
Requirements or the instruction of the course facilitator
Margins: 1 inch all sides
Font: Arial Narrow (for development controls)
Font Size: 11 (for development controls)