ARCON PPCE case studies
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The ARCON Professional Practice Competency Examination (PPCE) is a professional competency assessment for architects and architectural candidates who want to demonstrate that they can carry a project from briefing through contract administration. It tests the practical judgement an architect uses in practice, not just design ability. The ARCON PPCE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,059 words.
1Extension of Time and Liquidated Damages on an Abuja Office Refurbishment
An architect is administering a JCT-style contract, Nigerian adaptation, for a 12-storey office refurbishment in Abuja. The contract sum is ₦1.8 billion, completion date 15 March, and liquidated damages ₦2.5 million per day.
678 words, about 3 min2Differential Settlement on Reclaimed Land in Lekki, Lagos
During a routine site visit to a three-storey mixed-use building in Lekki, Lagos, the architect observes 3–5 mm diagonal cracks above ground-floor window openings on the north elevation, two internal doors that no longer close, and a 25 mm fall across the ground-floor slab toward the rear. The building sits on reclaimed sand fill.
594 words, about 3 min3Overheating and Generator Sizing in a Kano Secondary School
A 600-student secondary school in Kano is undergoing post-occupancy evaluation. Classrooms are 8 m × 7 m × 3.2 m, with 50 students each, 150 mm sandcrete walls, an uninsulated metal roof, and single-glazed windows at 40% window-to-wall ratio on the long façades.
631 words, about 3 min4Fire-Rated Door Substitution in a Lagos Hotel
A 90-room hotel in Lagos is at finishes stage. The specification requires 60-minute fire-rated timber doorsets to guest rooms and 120-minute doorsets to stair cores, with test evidence to EN 1634-1 or BS 476: Part 22 and third-party certification of the door, frame, ironmongery, and intumescent seals as a system.
605 words, about 3 min5Tender Evaluation and a Spouse's Board Appointment in Enugu
An architect serves on a five-member tender evaluation panel for a ₦4.2 billion public hospital in Enugu. Three contractors submitted bids; the technical envelopes are opened before the financial envelopes.
551 words, about 3 min