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T Level Technical Qualification in

Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning

Core Knowledge and Understanding

Topic test 3: Construction design and drawing techniques

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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1 A developer is building an estate for a housing association to relieve a shortage of houses in a deprived area.

The housing association has specified that they would like the houses to be innovative in design and stand out from other local properties.

Describe one approach that could be taken to produce innovative designs for the houses.

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Total marks for Question 1: 3 marks


2 A company has appointed a contractor to produce designs for a new office block. To complete the work the contractor has assembled a design team that includes specialists in structural engineering and building services design.

(a) The design team will produce a range of drawings that uses symbols and conventions to communicate details of the designs.

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(i) Identify the plumbing standard symbol shown below.

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(ii) Identify the electrical standard symbol shown below.

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(iii) Identify the building services design symbol shown below.

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(iv) Identify the civil engineering symbol shown below.

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(b) Draw in the boxes below the graphic conventions or standard symbol used to represent the construction materials.

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(i) Zinc.

(ii) Reinforced concrete.

(iii) Rough sawn timber.

(iv) Glass (in an elevation).


Some drawings have already been produced for parts of the new office building.

(c) Figure 1 shows a cross-section through the solid ground floor of a store room.

Label the drawing in Figure 1 with the names of the materials.

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Figure 1

(d) Figure 2 shows part of the installation diagram for the ventilation system in the new office building.

Figure 2

Complete the diagram to show the correct symbols for the:

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i) damper

ii) valve


The new office building has been designed to be sympathetic to the local architecture.

(e) Describe one approach that could be taken to design buildings that are sympathetic to the local architecture.

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3 A health authority has appointed a contractor to produce designs for a new health centre. When working on the designs for the health centre, the CAD technicians will use layers.

(a) Explain two benefits of using layers when producing CAD drawings for contractors.

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The health centre will be used by the whole community.

(b) Explain one way that the designer could ensure that wheelchair users have full accessibility to the health centre in line with the requirements of the Equality Act.

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4 A college has commissioned a construction contractor to design and build a new workshop. The college has specified that the new building must be designed to be future proofed to take into account the changing needs of educational providers. Explain two benefits of using a portal frame structure for the new college building.

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5 A leisure complex at a holiday resort will include a number of restaurants. Figure 3 shows a design proposal for one of the restaurants.

Figure 3

Discuss how aesthetic features could be used to enhance the exterior design of the restaurant to make it more attractive to people staying at the holiday resort.

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6 An extension to a museum will be designed by a number of professionals who will

collaborate on the project. It is important that the construction phase of the project is completed on time and to schedule in order to allow the museum to open on the agreed date in the contract. To ensure that the construction phase is on schedule, the design team want to ensure good buildability for the extension to the museum. The interior of the extension will have three floors with staircases and lifts at each end. There will also be glazed roof panels to allow natural light to enter. Discuss approaches that could be followed by the design team to ensure good buildability of the extension to the museum.

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7 A design and build contractor has been awarded a contract by a university to build a technology park on a greenfield site. The technology park will include a number of office blocks of a standardised design.

The university has a policy of promoting sustainability. The university requires that life cycle assessments are carried out on materials used in construction projects on its campuses.

(a) Explain one benefit of carrying out a life cycle assessment when considering the materials used in the university’s construction project.

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(b) Figure 4 shows a two-point perspective drawing of the proposed office block design.

Figure 4

Draw an orthographic sketch of the front elevation of the office block shown in Figure 4 in the space provided on the next page. Your drawing should be clear and in proportion.

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8 A client has commissioned a contractor to design a new sustainable house.

Before starting construction of the house, the contractor has commissioned a bore-hole report of the site. The results from the bore-hole report are shown in Table 1.

Table 1

(a) Explain one way that the information in the report in Table 1 will affect the design of the foundations of the new house.

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Figure 5 shows an orthographic drawing of the front and end elevations of the sustainable house.

Figure 5

(b) Draw an isometric sketch of the house shown in Figure 5 in the space/grid provided on the next page.

You have been provided with the position of corner A to start your sketch.

Use your knowledge of standard building feature sizes to draw to a suitable scale.

Your drawing should be clear and accurate.

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9 Figure 6 shows scaled details of the front and end elevations of a new bridge.

Figure 6

Draw an isometric sketch of the new bridge shown in Figure 6 in the space/grid provided on the next page.

You have been provided with the position of corner A to start your sketch.

Use your knowledge of standard building feature sizes to draw to a suitable scale.

Your drawing should be clear and accurate.

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Total mark for paper: 66 marks

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