HKIA/ARB PA Paper 5 case studies
HKIA/ARB PA Paper 5 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment is the professional assessment pathway administered under the Architects Registration Ordinance (Cap. The HKIA website lists its components as eligibility, assessment components and registration, and provides preparation resources including a Case Study, Examiners' Report, Lecture & Seminar Series, Study Guide and Sample Questions, and a list of Professional Assessment Advisors. The HKIA/ARB PA Paper 5 case studies are 5 cases and about 5,174 words.
1The Obstruction Under the Basement
The redevelopment of a 1978 composite building in Cheung Sha Wan comprises a 28-storey residential tower over a three-level podium and a two-level basement on a site of 1,850 m². The contract is lump sum with quantities on the HKIA/HKIS Standard Form, value HK 612 million, 30 months.
1,103 words, about 6 min2The Restaurant That Would Not Fit
A 1962 six-storey composite building in Mong Kok has one 1,050 mm wide staircase serving all floors, no sprinkler system, and a cockloft and an unauthorised mezzanine that have existed since the 1980s. Your client, the new owner of the ground floor and mezzanine, wants a 140-seat restaurant: 120 m² at ground level and 60 m² on the mezzanine, with an open kitchen at the rear.
1,011 words, about 5 min3Novation and the Employer's Requirements
A Hong Kong developer procures a 22-storey Grade A office building through design-and-build. Your firm prepared the concept design under a separate appointment and was then novated to the main contractor.
1,037 words, about 5 min4The Green Premium
An office redevelopment in Quarry Bay comprises a 26-storey office tower over a three-level retail podium, with 42,000 m² of gross floor area on a 3,100 m² site. The curtain wall has a shading coefficient of 0.35 and a window-to-wall ratio of 55%.
1,050 words, about 5 min5Cracks at the Party Wall
A 1930s Grade 3 shophouse in Sham Shui Po is being converted: the rear extension is being demolished, a new lift shaft and steel frame inserted. The party wall is shared with a four-storey 1950s building.
973 words, about 5 min