REPUBLIC ACT NO.

9266
THE ARCHITECTURE ACT OF 2004
THE ARCHITECTURE ACT OF 2004
AN ACT TO REGULATE PRACTICE
ARCHITECTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES
ARCHITECTUR
E
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT

PROFESSIONALL
QUALIFIED
ACADEMICALLY
REGISTERED
Y
LICENSED
P.R.B.o.A.
P.R.C.
PROFESSIONAL
REGULATION
REGULATORY
COMMISSION
BOARD
of
ARCHITECTURE
Non-Registered Person Shall Not Claim Equivalent Service
 Non-Registered Person Shall Not Claim Equivalent
Service
Persons not registered as an architect shall not
claim nor represent either services or work as
equivalent to those of a duly qualified registered
architect, or that they are qualified for any branch or
function of architectural practice, even though no form
of the title "Architect" is used.
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1096
THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF
THE PHILIPPINES
COURTS
COURTS

2.00 METERS
COURTS
COURTS

1.20 METERS

2.00 METERS
COURTS

EASEMENTS
SETBACK
SETBACK
INCREMENTAL S
YARD
EASEMENT
S
 2.00 METERS 2.00 METERS

2.00 METERS
4.50 METERS

SETBACK
INCREMENTA
L SETBACK
INCREMENTA
L SETBACK
YARD
CEILING
CEILING

HABITABLE
MEZZANINE
 CEILING
HABITABLE

2.70
METERS
2.40
METERS
 CEILING
HABITABLE

1.80
METERS
ROOMS
ROOMS

HABITABLE
KITCHEN
TOILET &
BATH
ROOMS

HABITABLE

6.00 SQUARE
METERS

2.00
METERS
3.00
METERS
ROOMS

KITCHEN

3.00 SQUARE 1.50

METERS METERS

2.00
METERS
ROOMS

TOILET &
BATH
ROOMS

TOILET &
BATH
1.20 SQUARE
METERS

0.90
METERS
1.40
METERS
AIR SPACE
AIR SPACE

HABITABLE
SCHOOL
WORKSHOPS,
FACTORIES, &
OFFICES
AIR SPACE

HABITABLE

14.00 CUBIC
METERS
AIR SPACE

SCHOOL

3.00 CUBIC METERS

WITH
1.00 SQUARE METER
FLOORAREA
AIR SPACE

WORKSHOPS,
FACTORIES, &
OFFICES
AIR SPACE

WORKSHOPS, 14.00 CUBIC METERS

FACTORIES, & AIR SPACE PER PERSON

OFFICES