The block allocation plan is based on which report?

• A. Equipment list
• B. Space requirement report
• C. Energy audit
• D. Risk assessment

Answer: (B)

Space planning relies on data that describes how much area each function needs, and that data drives how the building is divided into blocks. A block allocation plan takes the space needs of departments or activities and assigns specific blocks of floor area to them, ensuring appropriate size, adjacency, and flow.

The space requirement report contains the quantified space needs, including how many occupants or work areas each function requires and how these needs relate to one another. This makes it the primary source for determining how to allocate space into blocks that satisfy those requirements.

Other reports serve different purposes: an equipment list inventories assets and informs maintenance and space for machinery, not the layout of functional blocks; an energy audit focuses on how energy is used and where savings can be made, which can influence future renovations but doesn’t define block boundaries; a risk assessment identifies hazards and mitigations, affecting safety and design considerations rather than the macro division of space into blocks.