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Low Rise Walk Up Apartment
Low Rise Walk Up Apartment
Arising Questions:
1. Who are the possible users of the proposed low rise (walk-up) apartment?
2. What are the possible needs of every user?
3. What are the general guidelines on apartment development that would be
followed?
Objectives (Given)
1. To design a low rise (walk-up) residential apartment building that is
marketable and attractive to middle-income tenants/renters.
2. To maximize the profit of the developer/landlord.
3. To design an apartment that will serve as a landmark in the project area.
Additional objectives
4. To design a sustainable, accessible, and functional residential apartment.
5. To design a facility that will follow the implementing guidelines/laws set by
the government (like the NBCP, BP 344, and PD 1185)
Geography:
The city lies on the Guadalupe plateau which is a relatively high plateau on
the northeast corner of the metropolis between the lowlands of Manila to
the southwest and the Marikina River valley to the east. The southern portion
is drained by the very narrow San Juan River and its tributaries to Pasig River,
while running in the northern portions of the city is the equally narrow
Tullahan River.
Climate:
Quezon City features a tropical monsoon climate, with warm weather and dry
and wet seasons.
Adjacent Buildings/Landmarks
1. Private high school building (left side)
2. Residential condo building (right side)
3. 2 videoke bars and restaurant bar (across the street)
4. 2 storey single-detached residences (rear part of the site)
Light and View and to the provisions of this part of the Code, every building
shall be designed, constructed, and equipped to provide adequate light and
ventilation.
c. No building shall be altered nor arranged so as to reduce the size of any
room or the relative area of windows to less than that provided for buildings
under this Code, or to create an additional room, unless such additional room
conforms to the requirements of this Code.
Section 806. Size and Dimensions of Rooms.
a. Minimum sizes of rooms and their least horizontal dimensions shall be as
follows:
1. Rooms for Human Habitations. 6.00 square meters with at
least dimensions of 2.00 m
2. Kitchens. 3.00 square meters with at least dimension of 1.50
meters;
3. Bath and toilet. 1.20 square meters with at least dimension of
0.90 meters.
Section 807. Air Space Requirements in Determining the Size of Rooms.
a. Minimum space shall be provided as follows:
2. Workshops, Factories, and Offices. 12.00 cubic meters of space
per person;
3. Habitable rooms. 14.00 cubic meters of space per person.
Section 808. Window Openings.
a. Every room intended for any use, not provided with artificial ventilation
system as herein specified in this Code, shall be provided with a window or
windows with a total free area of openings equal to at least ten percent of
the floor area of room, and such window shall open directly to a court,
yard, public street or alley, or open water courses.
CHAPTER X: BUILDING PROJECTION OVER PUBLIC STREETS
Section 1001. General Requirements.
a . No part of any building or structure or any of its appendages shall project
beyond the property line of the building site, except as provided in this Code.
Section 1002. Projection into Alleys or Streets.
a. No part of any structure or its appendage shall project into any alley or
street, national road or public highway except as provided in this Code.
2. Curb Cut-outs
Slip-resistant material.
Whenever and wherever possible, walkways should have a gradient no
more than 1:20 or 5%.
Walkways should have a maximum cross gradient of 1:100.
Walkways should have a minimum width of 1.20 meters.
If possible, gratings should never be located along walkways. When
occurring along walkways, grating openings should have
Maximum dimension of 13 mm x 13 mm and shall not project more
than 6.5 mm above the level of the walkway.
Walkways should have a continuing surface without abrupt pitches in
angle or interruptions by cracks or breaks creating edges above 6.50
mm.
In lengthy or busy walkways, spaces should be provided at some point
along the route so that a wheelchair may pass another or turn around.
These spaces should have a minimum dimension of 1.50 m and should
be spaced at a maximum distance of 12:00 m between stops.
To guide the blind, walkways should as much as possible follow
straightforward routes with right angle turns.
Where planting is provided adjacent to the walkway, regular
maintenance is essential to ensure branches of trees or shrubs do not
overhang walkways or paths, as not only do these present a particular
danger to the blind, but they also reduce the effective footways width
available to pedestrians generally.
Walkway headroom should not be less than 2.0 m and preferably
higher.
Passageways for the disabled should not be obstructed by street
furniture, bollards, sign posts or columns along the defined route, as
they can be hazardous.
4. Handrails
5. Open Spaces
Where open spaces are provided, the blind can become particularly
6. Signages
B. PARKING
Parking spaces for the disabled should allow enough space for a person
to transfer to a wheelchair from a vehicle;
Accessible parking spaces should be located as close as possible to
building entrances or to accessible entrances;
Whenever and wherever possible, accessible parking spaces should be
perpendicular or to an angle to the road or circulation aisles;
Accessible parking slots should have a minimum width of 3.70 m.;
A walkway from accessible spaces of 1.20 m. clear width shall be
provided between the front ends of parked cars;
Provide dropped curbs or curb cut-outs to the parking level where
access walkways are raised;
Pavement markings, signs or other means shall be provided to
delineate parking spaces for the handicapped;
Parking spaces for the disabled should never be located at ramped or
sloping areas;
C. INSIDE BUILDINGS
1. Entrances
Entrances should be accessible from arrival and departure points to the
interior lobby;
One (1) entrance level should be provided where elevators are
accessible;
In case entrances are not on the same level of the site arrival grade,
ramps should be provided as access to the entrance level;
Entrances with vestibules shall be provided a level area with at least a
1.80 m. depth and a 1.50 m. width;
2. Ramps
3. Doors
4. Thresholds
5. Switches
6. Corridors
Corridors shall have minimum clear width of 1.20 m.; waiting areas
and other facilities or spaces shall not obstruct the minimum clearance
requirement;
Recesses or turnabout spaces should be provided for wheelchairs to
turn around or to enable another wheelchair to pass; these spaces
shall have a minimum area of 1.50 m x 1.50 m. and shall be spaced
at a maximum of 12.00 m.;
Turnabout spaces should also be provided at or within 3.50 m. of
every dead end;
As in walkways, corridors should be maintained level and provided with
a slip resistant surface;
8. Stairs
Identification of Users