SPECIAL LECTURE 01

DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS COMPUTATION

AR. MARIAN JOYCE B. CORPUZ

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 AUTHORSHIP
This work is the property of
Ar. Marian Joyce B. Corpuz.
For queries, contact the author at
corpuzmarianjoyce@gmail.com

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 DISCLAIMER
This sample computation only applies to
the given project which is the EXPOSITION
CENTER. This shall not apply to other
building classifications as it varies
depending on the National Building
Code/PD 1096 requirements. This shall be
use as a class reference only.
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IMPORTANT TERMS TO REMEMBER
AMBF= Allowable Maximum Building Footprint (this is
an AREA-check your units)

PSO= Percentage of Site Occupancy (%)

TLA= Total Lot Area (with or without firewall)

TOSL= Total Open Space within Lot (%)

ISA= Impervious Surface Area (%)

USA=Unpaved Surface Area (%)

MACA= Maximum Allowable Construction Area

IMPORTANT TERMS TO REMEMBER
GFA= Gross Floor Area

FLAR= Floor-Lot Area Ratio

BHL= Building Height Limit

TGFA= Total Gross Floor Area

Building Bulk = Volume of the Building

AMVB = Allowable Maximum Volume of Building

OFB = Outermost Faces of Building

RULE 7 AND 8 TABLES FOR REFERENCE:
Table VIII.1 Max. Allowable PSO, Max. Allowable ISA, MACA, the
min. USA, TOSL by type of land use zoning per lot

Table VIII.2 Min. Setbacks for Residential Bldgs./Structures

Table VIII.3 Setbacks for Commercial, Industrial, Institutional &

Residential...

Table VIII.G.6 Min. TOSL Requirements. by lot/location

Table VII.1 Allowable Max. TGFA based on the Allowable PSO of TLA
EXPOSITION
CENTER
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PROJECT SITE FEATURES
- CORNER LOT
- RECTANGULAR SHAPE
- 70M TOWARDS EAST

TLA = 75,094.57 SQ.M

AMBF
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AMBF
AMBF(1) = PSO X TLA
= 60% X 75,094.57 SQ.M
= 45,056.742 SQ.M

AMBF(2) = *SETBACKS
= (Minus TLA by required setbacks)
= 69,085.40 SQ.M

THEREFORE, AMBF(1) SHALL PREVAIL (45,056.742 SQ.M)

SINCE ITS MORE STRINGENT THAN AMBF(2).
 ACTUAL
BUILDING
FOOTPRINT
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ACTUAL BUILDING FOOTPRINT
ACTUAL BUILDING FOOTPRINT WILL DEPEND
ON YOUR ACTUAL PLAN BUT IT SHALL NOT
EXCEED THE COMPUTED ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM
BUILDING FOOTPRINT.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
PERCENTAGE SITE
OCCUPANCY (PSO)
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MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PSO
DULY APPROVED MAX. ALLOWABLE
ZONING PSO (% OF TLA)

CULTURAL WITHOUT 60%

SPRINKLER AND OF TLA
FIREWALLS

CULTURAL WITH 70%

SPRINKLER AND OF TLA
FIREWALLS
MAX. ALLOWABLE PSO
- 60% (without sprinklers and firewall)
(CHECK VIA RULE VIII OF PD 1096/NATIONAL
BUILDING CODE)
 ACTUAL
PERCENTAGE (%)
SITE OCCUPANCY
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ACTUAL PERCENTAGE SITE OCCUPANCY (PSO)

AMBF
100
TLA

45,056.742
75,094.57
100

60 % (ACTUAL PSO)
 MAXIMUM ISA
(IMPERVIOUS
SURFACE AREA)
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MAXIMUM ISA (maxISA)
- 20%
(AS PER PD 1096/NATIONAL BUILDING CODE)
- MEANING YOU CANNOT EXCEED WITH THIS
PROVIDED PERCENTAGE FOR PAVED OPEN SPACES AS
STATED BY THE LAW
 MINIMUM USA
(UNPAVED SURFACE
AREA)
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MINIMUM USA (minUSA)
- 20%
(AS PER PD 1096/NATIONAL BUILDING CODE)
- MEANING YOU CAN EXCEED WITH THE GIVEN
PERCENTAGE FOR UNPAVED OPEN SPACES AS STATED
BY THE LAW.
 MINIMUM TOTAL
OPEN SPACE
WITHIN LOT (TOSL)
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MINIMUM TOSL
= ISA(max) + USA(min)
= 20% + 20%

= 40% (THIS IS YOUR TOSL)

 ACTUAL ISA
(IMPERVIOUS
SURFACE AREA)
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ACTUAL ISA
= ISA(max) x TLA
= 20% x 75,094.57 SQ. M

= 15,018.94 SQ.M (THIS IS YOUR ACTUAL ISA)

 ACTUAL USA
(UNPAVED
SURFACE AREA)
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ACTUAL USA
= USA(min) x TLA
= 20% x 75,094.57 SQ. M

= 15,018.94 SQ.M (THIS IS YOUR ACTUAL USA)

 ACTUAL TOTAL
OPEN SPACE
WITHIN LOT (TOSL)
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ACTUAL TOSL
= ISA(max) + USA(min)
= 15,018.94 + 15,018.94 SQ.M

= 30,037.88 SQ.M (THIS IS YOUR ACTUAL TOSL)

 MAXIMUM
ALLOWABLE
CONSTRUCTION
AREA (MACA)
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MACA
= PSO + ISA(max)
= 60% + 20%
= 80%

= 80% X TLA
= 80% X 75,094.57 SQ.M
= 60,075,656 SQ.M (THIS IS YOUR MACA)