METROPOLIS CENTER

THE DEMONSTRATION AREA FAÇADE EXTRACTS THE ESSENCE OF CULTURAL

ARTISTIC ARCHES AND COMBINES IT WITH THE MODERN LIFESTYLE,
CREATING A MODERN, DISTINGUISHED, ELEGANT AND LUXURIOUS URBAN
EXPERIENCE.

FACADE IDEAS
PARK WITH BENCH

COMFORTABLE AND BEAUTIFUL

AREA IN THE PUBLIC SPACE

INNOVATIVE AMENITIES
PLANNING GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
IN DESIGNING A MUNICIPAL HALL

DESIGNING A MUNICIPAL HALL INVOLVES CAREFUL

PLANNING AND CONSIDERATION OF VARIOUS
GUIDELIONES AND CRITERIA TO ENSURE THAT THE
BUILDING MEETS THE FUNCTIONAL AESTHETIC AND
REGULATORY OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE
COMMUNITY IT SERVES.

ACCORDING TO DESIGN GUIDELINES: PUBLIC BUILDINGS

(2008). HERE ARE SOME KEY PLANNING GUIDELINES AND
CRITERIA FOR DESIGNING A MUNICIPAL HALL.

CITY HALLS/CIVIC CENTERS

- APPRECIATION OF ALL LAWS AND PROVISIONS ON
DESIGNING AND CONSIDERATION
- HEAVY, PUBLIC - ORIENTED / TRANSACTIONAL AREAS
MUST BE AT THE GROUND FLOOR
- PRESENCE OF GOVERNMENT LINE AGENCIES.
- FLAGPOLE AND ASSEMBLY AREAS
- PROVIDE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
 Table VII.1. Schedule of Principal, Accessory and Conditional
Use/Occupancy of Building/Structure

General
Classification of
Use/Character of PRINCIPAL ACCESSORY Zoning Classification
Occupancy of
Building/
Structure

Division E-1
9. All other types 1. Office building C-1 (Commercial One or
(Business and
of large Light
Mercantile, where
complexes for Commercial) - a
no
public services neighborhood or community
work is done except
level of commercial use or
change of parts and
occupancy, characterized
maintenance
mainly as a lowrise
requiring
building/structure for low
no open flames,
intensity commercial/trade,
welding, or use of
service and business
highly
activities, e.g., one to three
flammable liquids)
(1 to 3) storey shopping
centers, small offices or
mixed use/occupancy
buildings and the like.

Table VII.2. Building Height Limit (BHL) by Type of Use or Occupancy

Character Use or Type of Building/ Number of allowable Meters above highest

Occupancy Structure storeys/floors above grade
established grade

2. Commercial Commercial 1 (C-1) 3-5 10.00 -15.00

 Table VIII.3. Setbacks for Commercial*, Industrial, Institutional
and Recreational Buildings

Road Right-of-Way Front Side Rear

(RROW) Width (meters) (meters) (meters)
(meters)

10.00 to 19.00 5.00 2.00 2.00

Table XII. General Requirements for Occupant Loads and Exits*

2. Exits
a. Number of Exits.
Every storey or portion thereof, having an occupant
load of 500 to 999 shall have at least three (3) exits. The number of
exits required from any storey of a building shall be determined by using the occupant loads
of floors which exit through the level under consideration as follows: 50% of the occupant
load in the first adjacent storey above (and the first adjacent storey below, when a storey
below exits through the level under consideration) and 25% of the occupant load in the storey
immediately beyond the first adjacent storey.

c. Arrangement of Exits.
Where three (3) or more exits are required, they shall be
arranged a reasonable distance apart so that if one becomes blocked, the others will be
available.

5. Stairways

a. Width. Stairways serving an occupant load of more than fifty (50) shall not be less than
1.10 meters. Stairways serving an occupant load of fifty (50) or less may be 900
millimeters wide.

b. Rise and Run. The rise of every step in a stairway shall not exceed 200 millimeters and
the run shall not be less than 250 millimeters. The maximum variations in the height of
risers and the width of treads in any one flight shall be 5 millimeters:

e. Landings. Every landing shall have a dimension measured in the direction of travel equal to the
width of the stairway. Such dimension need not exceed 1.20 meters when the stairs has a
straight run. Landings when provided shall not be reduced in width by more than 100 millimeters
by a door when fully open.
BUILDING CODE STANDARDS FOR
MUNICIPAL HALL FAC. BUILDING
CODE STANDARDS FOR MUNICIPAL
HALL FACILITIES AND AMENITIES.
CILITIES AND AMENITIES.

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

Minimum Required Parking

Specific Uses or of Occupancy (refer Slot, Parking Area and
to Section 701 of this Rule) Loading Space Requirements

5.1. Division E-1 One (1) car slot for every 500.00 sq. meters of gross
floor area or for a fraction thereof; and one (1) off
RROW (or off-street) passenger loading space that
can accommodate two (2) queued jeepney/shuttle
slots or two

iv. For R-2, R-3, GI, C, C-2 and C-3 uses or occupancies, front yards abutting RROW are not to
be used for long-term off-street parking. Due to the very public nature of these uses (high
vehicular and pedestrian concentrations), the front yard (a transition space between the
RROW and the building/structure) shall be used exclusively for driveways, off-RROW loading
spaces, short-term off-RROW parking and landscaping (hardscape and softscape) treatment.
Temporary or short-term off-street parking, particularly on driveways, shall preferably be only
for visitors to these buildings/structures.
FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

• AT LEAST TWO EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN EVERY FLOOR AND BASEMENT OF

EVERY WORKPLACE CAPABLE OF CLEARING THE WORK AREA IN (5 MINUTES).

• ALL PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING THOSE WHERE AUTOMATIC-SPRINKLER

PROTECTION SYSTEM IS INSTALLED, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH PORTABLE FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST INCIPIENT FIRES.

• STAIRS PLATORMS, STAIRWAYS AND LANDINGS IN BUILDINGS OF ANY TYPE OF

CONSTRUCTION OVER THREE (3) STORIES IN HEIGHT USED AS FIRE EXITS SHALL BE
CONSTRUCTED OF INCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. PLUMBING CODE OF THE
PHILIPPINES • WATER CLOSETS: MALE 1 PER 10, FEMALE 1 PER 8, ADD 1 FIXTURE FOR
EACH ADDITIONAL 25 MALES AND 1 FIXTURE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 20 FEMALES.

• URINALS:
1 PER 25 MALES, OVER 150, ADD 1 FIXTURE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 50 MALES.

• LAVATORIES:
MALE 1 PER 12, FEMALE 1 PER 12, ADD 1 FIXTURE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 20 MALES
AND 1 FIXTURE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FEMALES.

• DRINKING FOUNTAINS/ FACILITIES:

1 PER 150 PERSON.
DEFINITION OF TERMINOLOGIES
RELATED TO THE RESEARCH
PROBLEM

GOVERNMENT
A government is responsible for creating and enforcing the rules of a society,
defense, foreign affairs, the economy, and public services.

MUNICIPAL
A single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-
government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is
subordinate.

CITY
Relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or
importance than a town or village.

BUILDING
A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory, or public structures

AMENITIES
Something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment. hotels with
modern amenities. providing residents with the basic amenities

INSTITUTION
A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social or similar
purpose.

HALL
A building or large room used for events involving a lot of people

OFFICES
a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with
computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or other organization

FACADE
the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or
open space

WORKER
a person who does a specified type of work or who works in a specified way.