GATE 2025 AR — Architecture – Question 39

Urban Design and Conservation · Development controls - FAR, densities and building byelaws · 2 marks · Numerical answer

A 20×15 m plot uses FAR 3.0 and 50% ground coverage fully. All floors have equal area. Find maximum number of floors, as an integer.

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Correct answer: 6 to 6

Explanation

Plot area is 300 m²; permitted total floor area is 3×300=900 m². Each full-coverage floor occupies 0.5×300=150 m². Therefore 900/150=6 floors. FAR counts total floor area across storeys rather than only the footprint.

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