SPACE REQUIREMENTS /

MODULE / DESIGN
AREA/S FUNCTIONS LOCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND REMARKS/ REFERENCES
CONSTRAINTS
PUBLIC
1. Reception / lobby For receiving visitors Located upon main With adequate furniture
entry and fixtures for visitors
and staffs
2. Living/ Designated for leisure Must be strategically -Must have adequate
Communal Areas and social activities for located where furniture and fixtures
children bedrooms could have - lighting must be
access rather than sufficient
opening to a long -must be well designed
corridor. to avoid the feeling of
an institutional or
industrial environment
3. Study area For learning and Must be located near -Must me conducive to “DSWD Revised
enhancing children’s libraries, and staff learning Standards on Residential
abilities offices -well ventilated with Care”
proper lighting and
study equipment National Building Code
4. (mini) Library For learning and Located near study area -well ventilated with of the Philippines (Rule
enhancing children’s proper lighting and VII)
abilities study equipment
5. Infirmary/ Clinic For residents that needs Must be strategically Equipped with beds for
medical consultations located for easy access isolation for isolation
and equipment
necessary for medical
consultation
6. Courtyard/ open For reflection and social Must have an access to -Child friendly
spaces interaction among common areas -many options as
children possible for interaction
among children and
nature
7. Playground For playing and social Near courtyard -Child friendly
interactions among -many options as
children possible for interaction
 among children and
nature

8. Multipurpose/ For gatherings and Varies Must be spacious

function hall events enough to
accommodate large
number of people
PRIVATE
1. Bedrooms For sleeping and resting Must avoid corridor as -Room dimensions and
an access to eliminate lay out options have
an institutional space space of about ½ meter
feeling on either side to provide
access for caregiver or
any equipment
-no basement shall be
used as sleeping
accommodation
- no resident shall DSWD Revised
occupy a room with the Standards on Residential
member of opposite sex Care”
2. Office spaces/ For administrative staffs Must be separated from -must have an
administrative perform their jobs areas of interaction and adequate space for the National Building Code
rooms programmed activities day-to-day office of the Philippines (Rule
with the residents operation, at least 4sqm VII)
per staff
3. Interview/ -For residents that needs Adjacent to office -child friendly
Counseling/ counseling spaces for easy access
Therapy room
4. Staff quarters -sleeping/resting varies Separate sleeping
quarters for staffs quarters for male and
female staffs
5. Control/ For residents manifesting Located to permit visual -all switches for lights
observation room violent behavior observation to residents and ventilation must be
outside the room
-no electrical outlets
inside the room
-properly ventilated with
windows that is secured
 to prevent harm to the
resident
SERVICE

1. Kitchen For storing, preparing Near dining hall -Must be equipped

and cooking food (and with basic kitchen
to complete related furnishings, tools and
tasks such as utensils.
dishwashing).
-Must have easy
access to food
storage
2. Dining Hall A room that would cater Adjacent to the -equipped with
the residents for kitchen for adequate dining
consuming food convenience in wares one set per DSWD Revised
serving resident Standards on Residential
3. Bathrooms, for washing, bathing Adjacent to bedrooms -one functional Care”
toilets and and body cleaning bathroom and toilet
National Building Code
washrooms with at least two
of the Philippines (Rule
lavatories for every 10 VII)
male or female
residents
-children-sized
facilities/amenities
-one functional
bathroom and toilet
each for male and
female staffs
4. Laundry Area Area for washing and Located in an area -may include storage
drying clothes. where it cannot cabinets, countertops
obstruct in the day-to- for folding clothes and
day activities of Staffs equipment necessary for
the activity
and residents.
5. Parking Area An area intended for Varies One (1) off street
parking vehicles parking slot for every 12
beds; and one (1) off-
RROW passenger
loading space that can
accommodate two (2)
queued jeepney/shuttle
slots.