GATE 2023 AR — Architecture – Question 49

Urban Land Use and Transportation · Design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking areas · 2 marks · Numerical answer

A residential project uses a 1 hectare plot and FAR 2.0. Parking is exempt from FAR. Provide one car per 100 m² of FAR-counted built-up area. Parking area is equally split between ground and basement; each ground space takes 15 m² and each basement space 25 m². How many cars fit in the basement? Give an integer.

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Correct answer: 75 to 75

Explanation

FAR-counted area is 10000×2=20000 m², requiring 200 cars. Let G and B be car counts. Equal parking areas mean 15G=25B, so G=5B/3. With G+B=200, (8/3)B=200, hence B=75. Equal area does not mean equal numbers of cars.

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