ARCHITECTURE LICENSURE

EXAMINATION REVIEW
BASIC ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN

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 INTRODUCTION OF RULE 7 &
8
RULE VII - CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
OF ALL BUILDINGS BY USE OR OCCUPANCY

RULE VIII - LIGHT AND VENTILATION

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IMPORTANT PAGES TO TAB (RULE 7)
PAGES LABEL CONTENT
48 ZONING-OCCUPANCY Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and
Conditional Use/Occupancy of Building/Structure
81 FIREWALL Firewall Provisions

84 7.1 TGFA Table VII.1. Allowable Maximum Total Gross Floor Area
(TGFA) Based on the Allowed Percentage of Site
Occupancy (PSO) of the Total Lot Area (TLA)
89 7.2 BHL Table VII.2. Building Height Limit (BHL) by Type of Use
or Occupancy
100 PARKING Table VII.4. Minimum Required Off-Street (Off-RROW)
cum On-Site Parking Slot, Parking Area and
Loading/Unloading Space Requirements by Allowed
Use or
Occupancy
119 FLAR Table VII.G.1. Reference Table of Floor to Lot Area
Ratio (FLAR) Designations/Rights

Note: Highlighted green color are tabs that usually used in Design.

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IMPORTANT PAGES TO TAB (RULE 8)
PAGES LABEL CONTENT
131 8.1 PSO / ISA / USA / Reference Table of Maximum Allowable PSO, Maximum
TOSL Allowable ISA, the MACA,
the Minimum USA and the TOSL by Type of Land Use
Zoning per Lot
137 8.2 SETBACK Table VIII.2. Minimum Setbacks for Residential
Buildings/Structures
137 8.3 SETBACK Table VIII.3. Setbacks for Commercial*, Industrial,
Institutional and Recreational Buildings
147 EASEMENT Table VIII.G.1. Easement* Along Water Bodies/Way by
Location
152 RROW Road Right of Way (RROW)

166 8.G.6 TOSL OCC Table VIII.G.6. Minimum TOSL Requirements by Lot
Type/Location
170 8.G.7 LOT SIZE Table VIII.G.7. Suggested Minimum Lot Sizes, Lot
Dimensions and Types
by Use or Occupancy

Note: Highlighted green color are tabs that usually used in Design.

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CORRECTIONS IN RULE 7 PAGE 84 (Table VII.1.):

CORRECT TABLE:

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CLASSIFICATIONS OF BUILDINGS:

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CLASSIFICATIONS OF BUILDINGS:

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CLASSIFICATIONS OF BUILDINGS:

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 FIREWALL PROVISIONS:

✔Why are firewalls important?

o Because when they are built, the building or part of
the building extends into the setbacks. It is a
fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire
between or through buildings.

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FIREWALL PROVISIONS:

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FIREWALL PROVISIONS:

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FIREWALL PROVISIONS:

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FIREWALL PROVISIONS:

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FIREWALL PROVISIONS:

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ALLOWABLE FIREWALLS:
▪ Commercial, institutional, and industrial:
Firewalls allowed on the ff. conditions:
✔Provide sprinkler system
✔Install fire-retardant or fire-suppression devices
✔Maximum 70% of lot perimeter
✔RROW setbacks are complied with

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BASIC DEVELOPMENT
CONTROLS

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TABLE REFERENCES FOR COMPUTATION USE (2D
REGUALATION):
Table Content Usage

8.1 for Max PSO, Max ISA, Min USA, Frequently

TOSL by Zoning
8.2 / 8.3 for Setbacks
7.1 for Allowable Max TGFA, PSO & BHL
8.G.6 for Min TOSL Requirements by Lot Rarely
type / Location

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A. Table 8.1 page 131

e – without firewall
f – with firewall

You should know these given by

using this table:

Zoning of project
TLA
Firewall

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B. Table 8.2 & 8.3 page 137 & 138

You should know these

given by using this table:

Zoning of project
Lot dimension
RROW width
RROW orientation
Firewall

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 C. Table 7.1 page 84

LOT TYPE

BHLnF PSO VALUE You should know these

given by using this table:

Zoning of project
Lot type
TLA
Firewall

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C. Table 8.G.6 page 166

You should know these given by Note: Using this table is also
using this table: equivalent from the Table 7.1

Occupancy & Zoning of project

Lot type
TLA
Firewall

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PSO and AMBF

PSO = Percentage of Site

Occupancy (expressed as %)

AMBF = Allowable Maximum

Building Footprint (expressed as
area – sq.m)

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USA, ISA and TOSL

USA = Unpaved Surface Area

(unpaved open spaces, exposed
soil and planted, softscaped)

ISA = Impervious Surface Area

(paved open spaces, paved or tile,
hardscape areas)

TOSL – Total Open Space within Lot

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MACA MACA

MACA = Maximum Allowable

Construction Area

MACA = AMBF + ISA

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FORMULAS
: Reference AMBF ISA USA TOSL MACA

AMBF = TLA ISA = TLA X ISA USA = TLA X TOSL = TLA X

8.1
X PSO % % USA % TOSL %

MACA = AMBF +
8.2 / 8.3 AMBF = TLA - ISA = side + ISA / MACA = TLA
USA = Afront TOSL = ISA + USA
(setbacks) Asetbacks rear setbacks - USA

NBCP TOSL = TLA -

AMBF

7.1
AMBF = TLA TOSL = TLA X
X PSO % TOSL %
7.G.6

AMBF = TLA - ISA = side + USA = front MACA = AMBF +

TOSL = ISA + USA
setbacks rear setbacks setback ISA

given AMBF = total

problem Area of ISA = total Area
GIVEN
statement / possible of driveways, USA = total Area
site layout TOSL = TLA - MACA = TLA -
spaces within parking, of landscape,
AMBF USA
or attached hardscapes, softscape, etc.
to building / etc.
structure

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STRINGENT LOCAL REGULATIONS:
“STRIGENT” Local Regulations
Lower PSO / Lower AMBF
Lower ISA + Higher USA
Wider setback + Larger yard /
Court requirements
Lower FLAR + Lower GFA +
Lower TGFA
Lower BHL + Lower AMVB
Local Regulations “RELAXING”
the NBCP / “ILLEGAL”
Higher PSO / Higher AMBF
Higher ISA + Lower USA
Narrower setback + smaller
yard / court requirements
Higher FLAR + Higher GFA +
Higher TGFA
Higher BHL + Higher AMVB
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Table 7.2 BHL page 89

BHLnF BHLm
BHLnF is used in calculating for the TGFA: Note: Minimum FLAR values are
TGFA = BHLnF x AMBF designed to prevent
“UNDERDEVELOPMENT “ while
BHLm is used in calculating for the AMVB: maximum FLAR values are designed to
AMVB = BHLm x AMBF prevent “OVERDEVELOPMENT”.

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▪ GROSS FLOOR AREA:
GFA = TLA X FLAR (table VII.G.1 FLAR Designation /
Rights page 119)

GFAactual = Floor Area included in GFA X No. of

Floors

Total floor space within the perimeter of the

permanent external building walls.

▪TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA:

TGFA = BHLnF X AMBF

TGFAactual = GFA X MULTIPLIER (table VII.G.2

Conversion Table GFA to TGFA page 121)

Important reminder:

maxGFA > GFAactual > minGFA

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Table 7.G.2 CONVERSION TABLE OF GROSS FLOOR AREA
(GFA) TO TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA (TGFA) page 120 - 121

MULTIPLIER

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FORMULAS
: Reference GFA NON-GFA TGFA

minGFA = TLA X
7.G.1 FLAR minFLAR / maxGFA =
TLA X maxFLAR

nonGFA = TGFA X
nonGFA% minTGFA = minGFA X
7.G.2 MULTIPLIER Multipier / maxTGFA =
maxGFA X Multiplier
NBCP nonGFA = TGFA - GFA

TGFA = BHL X (PSO% X

7.1 AMTGFA
TLA)

maxGFA > GFAg > maxTGFA > TGFAg >

minGFA minTGFA

nonGFAg = TGFAg - GFAg TGFAg = GFAg + nonGFAg

GFAg = Total Area of

given problem floor within the
GIVEN statement / site perimeter of the
layout permanent external nonGFAactual = Total
building walls Area of floors excluded TGFAg = BHLg X AMBFg
in GFAactual

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REQUIREMENTS IN TABLE:

AMBF PSO ISA USA TOSL MACA

Table 8.1
(fig. VIII.1)

Table 8.2

Table 7.1 - na - - na - - na -

Table 8.G.6 - na - - na - - na -

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SAMPLE PROBLEM:

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REQUIREMENTS IN TABLE:

AMBF PSO ISA USA TOSL MACA

Table 8.1
150 sqm. 50% 90 sqm. 60 sqm. 150 sqm. 240 sqm.
(fig. VIII.1)

Table 8.2 148.5 sqm. 49.5% 84 sqm. 67.5 sqm. 151.5 sqm. 232.5 sqm.

Table 7.1 150 sqm. 50% - na - - na - 150 sqm. - na -

Table 8.G.6 150 sqm. 50% - na - - na - 150 sqm. - na -

Note:

148.5 sqm. is the most stringent value.

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ACRONYMS TO REMEMBER:

TLA = TOTAL LOT AREA

BHL = BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT
FLAR = FLOOR TO LOT AREA RATIO
GFA = GROSS FLOOR AREA
TGFA = TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA
PSO = PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY
MACA = MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION AREA
USA = UNPAVED SURFACE AREA
ISA = IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA
OSL = OPEN SPACE WITHIN LOT
TOSL = TOTAL OPEN SPACE WITHIN LOT
AMBF = ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT
AMVB = ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM VOLUME OF BUILDING
RROW = ROAD RIGHT OF WAY

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GOD BLESS FUTURE

ARCHITECTS!!!

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