LAWS AFFECTING THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE SUL LNs OF THE PHILIPPINESBUILDING LAWS OF THE PHILIPPINES TABLE OF CONVERTS Cover Page 1 Table of Contents 2 BP344 Accessibility Law 3 RA 9514 The Fire Code of the Philippines 6 PD 957 Subdivision and Condominium Buyer's Protective Decree 8 BP 220 Economic and Socialized Housing Projects 10 2|PBPSQg ACCESSIBILITY LAW “An Act to Enhance the Mobility of Disabled Persons by Requiring Certain Buildings, Institutions, Establishments, and Other Public Utilities To Install Facilitios and Other Devices.” MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS WHEELCHAIR Length Width Turning space Reach Clear space under table PARKINGSLOTS width 50 t0 100 slots oto 130m 060 10 075m som (0.700120 mabove floor 075m 3.70 mwith120m wallaway PWD parking slot, ‘SEATING CAPACITY FOR DISABLED IN PLACES OF ASSEMBLY 4 50 seats 51300 501-500 Increase of 100 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION regular buses fest class/ aircon passenger airplane passenger train jeepney 2 PWO seating 4 PWD seating GPWD seating N+1PWO seating S PWD seats 4 PWD seats 4 PWD seats GPWD seats 2 PWD seats B|PageDROPPED CURB width Gradient Crossgradient Lowest portion ‘CURB CUT-OUTS width Gradient WALKWAYS, width Gradient Crossgradient Lengthy walkways 080m (minimum) 2m (maximum) 120m (maximum) to avoid water (0.025m (maximum) 090m (minimum) 112 (maximum) 120m (minimum) 120 or 5% (maximum) w300 width of 150 «190m rest stop max dist 1200m between stops HANDRAIL IN STAIRS, RAMPS & DROPPED CURBS RAMPS Height Extension of railing Clear width Gradient Length Landings Level area top & bottom Refuge (0.70- 090m above steps or ramps 1100 to 106m at great heights 030m 120m me 600(maximum) 10 (minimum) 1180 (rninimur) when carriage exceeds 10.00m 180-200 4|Page‘SIGNS ON DOORS & WALLS Height Emboss Doors Width Clear level space Door knobs ‘CORRIDORS ‘SWITCHES From edge of door Height WASHROOMS & STORAGE Stall Turning space No of water closets for disabled Height of water closet Flush Max height of lavatories knee recess Height Depth Handrail Urinal height Turnabouts 140-160 lomm 080 (minimum) 150 0r120m 082-106m 090 preferred 120 min 020m 120-130m v7ox180m 150m 120 +1 f greater than 20stalls. 048 mm 120m 080m 060-070m 050m 080m 048m 150x150m 5|PageAs s1g THE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS Doors Minimnurn height Minirmur wich Maxirmum width CEILING HEIGHTS Ground Floor Second Floor Succeeding Floors Mezzanine STAIRS Riser Thread Minirmur wich Minimum headroom Vertical distance bet. Landings Handrail height [AREA PER PERSON Place of Assembly Standing Room Concentrated Use Less Concentrated Use 200m comm 22m 270m 240m 210m veom 205 mam 230mm 915 mm 2000 ren 3660 mm (maximum) ‘Tecmtoassem (028 sqmn o6ssqm 140s 6|Pexits: Educational Classrooms shop, Laboratories, Vocational Dry Nurseries Conference Rooms, Exhibits, Gyms Healtheare Sleeping Departments Invpatient Treatment Residential Mercantile street Floor / Basement Used for Sale Upper Floors Used for Sale Floors not for Sale (Office, Storage, Etc} Drinking Establishments Minimum width of exits Minimum width of exit door Minimum height of exit door Change in Floor Level at doors MAXIMUM LENGTH OF DEAD ENDS Places of Assembly Educational Healtheare Detention/Coreectional Residential (Hotel/Dormitories) Business Industral 330sqmn 120sqm 460sqm 330sam 120sqm 460sqm 230sqm 230sqm we.60sqm 2.80 sqen S60sqm 930sqm_ 140s aisem Tem 200m 1goem 610m 600m 600m 600m 600mD937 SUBDIVISION AND CONDOMINIUM BUYER'S PROTECTIVE DECREE MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS PARAMETERS “OPEN MARKET HOUSING MEDIUM COST ROUSING 7 Tand Allocation for Projects) hectare and above) Saleable Ares Norrsaleable area bi Area allocated for parks and playgrounds for projects 2.70% maximum) 306 (minimum) Density Percentage of Gross Area Allocated for {No.of Lots or Dwelling Unit per Nectar) parks and playgrounds 0Bbelow 35% 2-25 40% 26-35 50% 36-50 60% 51-65 70% Above 65 9.05 Parks and Playgrounds shal be alice. ‘Shavoanot fess than 100 sqrnand shall be srategicaly located within the subaivsion EZ Road RgneoPWay ‘OPEN MARKETHOUSING | MEDIUM COST HOUSING Road Rightat-Way fnmeters) Project Sae(Heciares) | Wajor —colector__winor | Major Colector Minor 258 belowho.| 10m om tom om 25-5he] 2m tom om tom om She | Bm tom 2m 2m om 8m To=ishe} 2m tom om am tom 8m is=s0ne | 1m am tom am tom 8m Hewes | 15m tam tom 1m am 10m Tnierior Subalvision Projects must secure a ightohwray with a minimum width a71@ meters. E53 Panine Supe ‘OPEN WARKETHOUSING [MEDIUM COST HOUSING Road Wiath (Meters) ranting Strip im) Sidewalk Sm 730m Tao Tam nom ram om 80m 120m 3m o4om 60m Sra eniceRoodh extional extional 8|PagePARAMETERS "OPEN MARKET HOUSING MEDIUM COST HOUSING B34 Road Pavement Pavement Thickness Imm) Conerete: 150 mm (minimum) Asphalt: 50 mm {minimum} B56 Road GradelSlope Crowns of Road: Not ess than 15% Curbs / Gutters: Not less than 7.9% 2._Lot Requirements ‘OPEN MARKET HOUSING MEDIUM COST HOUSING Minimum Lot Area Types of Housing Minimum Lot Area (in sam) ‘Single Detached TOsqmn TOO sqm Duplex/Single Attached 96 sqm 80 sqm, Rowhouse 60sqm S0sqm ‘Types of Housing/Lot Minimum Lot Frontage (in m) ‘Single Detached Comer Lot im b. Regular Lot tom c. Iregular Lot 6m d._Interior Lot 3m DuplexiSingle Attached am Rowhouse am 3._Length of Block “200 m (maximum ‘4 Shelter Component ’@. Minimum Floor Area (insamn) 42sqm 30sqm 9|PageBPZZ0 ECONOMIC AND SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECTS MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. PARAMETERS ECONOMIC HOUSING SOCIALIZED HOUSING 2. Land Allocation ‘hactareand sbove a. Saleablearea b. Non-saleable ‘See open space requirement as pet Mandatory allocation for parks and play bibzandbs rounds par tabulation below: 6 of Gross area Densty __%6 of Gross Aves for Parks& Playground | No.of Lots for Parks & Playground 35% 150 &helow 35% 40% 151-160 40% 50% 61-175, 50% 60% 176-200 60% 70% 201-225 70% 9.0% Above 225 3.0% An addition of 1% increment for every 10 or fraction thereof above 225 a. Variable area b b1 Area for parks ond Density playgrounds for projects? | No.of Lots ‘ha.and above 150 &below 51-160 151-175 96-200 201- 225 Above 225 b2Areafor ‘community facilities lots or DaellingUnits Per Hectare) 150 &below 131-225 Above 225 Density [No.of % of Gross Ares ‘or Community Facilities 10% 15% 20% Dersity 9 of Gross Ares for (No of lots Community or Facilities bwalingunit ser Hectarel 150 & below 10% 51-225, 13% Above 225 20% Wo|PagePARAMETERS: ECONOMIC HOUSING ‘SOCIALIZED HOUSING 3. Minimum Lot Ares ‘angle Detached Tesam 4sam Dupiewsingle- attached 45am, 4am "ROW house 36sqm, 23am Saleable ots desanated as duclex/snale De provided with housing components. Price of saleable lots intended for single-detactied units shall not exceed co%e ofthe axirnum selling price for house and lot packoce attached and/or row house lots shall 4, Minimum Lot Frontage 41 Siote a. comer lt bo Reguleriot agua. d.inererioe 4.2 Singe aticvea! Busi: 4.9 pon nouse am. am. 4m. 3m, cm. am. em, am, 4m, 3m, Gm, 35m, 5. Length of Block Maximum laneth of block is 200 meters However, blacks exceeding 250 mele's shell be provided with a 2-rete alley spproximately at ridienath, 6 Road Rightof- way 25has & Below above 25-$has ‘Above 5~10 has cove 10-18has Above 15-30 has ‘Aoove 30 has ‘Motor court Alley Pathwalk Major Collector Minar (en) (rn (rn) 8 - 65 v0 - eS %0 a 65 10 @ es 2 8 65 1s 0 cS Row carisgeway ° 2 Majer Collector Minar ”) (en) tn) 65 0 65 0 - 65 10 e 6s 0 8 65 w 0 6s Row carrageway . 5 5 TI|PagePARAMETERS ECONOMIC HOUSING ‘SOCIALIZED HOUSING 8. Roads seers sow 7 ow Bom en tee 700m. som 10m som 04m DBM pom optional 050m, 1h sheer ont 1 hn co 1 eee — _ = ae nen _— cage shall this be more than 100 Mmetarsin The number of row houses shall net exceed 20 units per block/cluster but in no enath. 14.2 Minimum Level of ‘Completion Single Cataches b. Dupe single Complete house (Based on the Submitted specications) (th doors and windows ro enclose the unit) Shell house iteched came same ©, Row houses came same 15 Setback/vard 1. Front setback 1sm b.Sideyard 151m [rem the builaingline) 20m «Rear yard eee ee | Mabesllowed per requrament ofthe Nations Bulking Coda ofthe Pipes 2|Page