DESIGN STANDARDS

IN REFERENCE TO NATIONAL
BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE AND
BP344
AR-202- DESIGN 4 –SPACE PLANNING1

FERNANDEZ, TREXIA ARRIANE JOY

ARCH22S8
AR. JOSUA CRUZ
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Subject PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
Institutional Reqts. General Institutional Healthcare Occupancies Category III - Educational and
Industrial
Corner Lot 813.00 sq. meters N/A N/A
25.00 meters (w) x 32.50 meters (d)
*suggested minimum lot size
Inside Lot Not Allowed N/A N/A

Foundation Foundations may be permitted to N/A N/A

encroach into public sidewalk areas to a
width not exceeding
500 millimeters
Occupant Load The occupant load for which means of egress shall be provided for any floor shall be the N/A
maximum number of persons intended to occupy that floor but not less than one (1)
person for each eleven and one tenth square meters (11.1 m2 ) gross floor area in health
care sleeping departments and not less than one (1) person for every twenty-two and three
tenths square meters (22.3 m2 ) of gross floor area of inpatient health care treatment
departments

Live Loads shall be 500 kilograms per square meter N/A N/A
of horizontal projection for the structure
as a whole
Stair width/riser/tread -rise of treads shall not exceed 200 N/A N/A
millimeters; minimum width of the run
shall be 280 millimeters
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Subject
Institutional Reqts.
Entrance and Exit
Light and Ventilation
Min. dimension of court
Passage from Inner court
Min. Ht. Clearance from Firewall
Headroom Clearance
PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
General Institutional Healthcare Occupancies Category III - Educational and Industrial
At least 1 entrance & exit Exits shall be restricted to the following permissible One (1) entrance level should be provided where
types: elevators are accessible;
a. Doors leading directly outside the building
b. b. Stairs and smoke-proof enclosures
c. c. Ramps
d. d. Horizontal exits
e. e. Exit passageways
At least two (2) exits of the above types, remote from
each other, shall be provided for each floor or fire
section of the building.
minimum horizontal dimension of court shall be not less N/A N/A
than
2.00 meters
minimum width of 1.20 meters N/A N/A
Firewall with a minimum of two-hour fire-resistive N/A N/A
rating constructed with a minimum height clearance of
400 millimeters above the roof
unobstructed typical head-room clearance of not less N/A Walkway headroom should not be less than 2.0 m and
than 2.10 meters above the finished floor preferably higher.
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Subject
Light and Ventilation
Min. ceiling ht. for habitable rooms
Min. ceiling ht. for buildings
Sum of areas of openings in any storey
Window openings
Eaves over required windows
PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
General Institutional Healthcare Occupancies Category III - Educational and Industrial
not less than 2.40 meters measured from N/A N/A
the floor to the ceiling
* with artificial ventilation
minimum ceiling height of 2.70 meters; N/A N/A
for the second storey 2.40 meters and
succeeding storeys
shall not exceed 50% of the total area of N/A N/A
the wall in that storey.
at least 10% of the floor maximum allowable sill height shall not N/A
area of the room, provided that such exceed nine hundred ten millimeters (910
opening shall be not less than 1.00 sq. mm) above the floor; in special nursing
meter care areas -one thousand five hundred
millimeters (1,500 mm) above the floor.
not less than 750 millimeters from the side N/A N/A
and rear property lines.
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Subject PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
Size/Dimension of Rooms General Institutional Healthcare Occupancies Category III - Educational and Industrial

Rooms for Human Habitation minimum of 6.00 square meters N/A N/A
with a least dimension of 2.00
meters
Kitchens minimum of 3.0 square meters with N/A N/A
a least dimension of 1.50 meters
Toilet & Bath minimum of 1.20 square meters N/A Accessible water closet stalls shall
with a least dimension of 0.90 have a minimum area of 1.70 x 1.80
meter mts; a turning space of 2.25 sq.m.
with a minimum dimension of 1.50
m
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Subject PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
Exits General Institutional Healthcare Occupancies Category III - Educational and Industrial

Occupant Load of less than 10 at least one (1) exit N/A N/A

Occupant Load of 10-499 not less than two (2) exits N/A N/A

Occupant Load of 500-999 at least three (3) exits N/A N/A

Occupant Load of 1000- above at least four (4) exits N/A N/A

Distance to exits without Sprinkle more than 45.00 meters from an N/A N/A
System exterior exit door, a horizontal exit,
exit passageway, or an
enclosed stairway
Distance to exits with Sprinkle may be increased N/A N/A
System to 60.00 meters.
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Subject PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
Exits General Institutional Healthcare Occupancies Category III - Educational and Industrial

Min. exit door width not less than 900 millimeters in width shall be at least one and twelve hundredths All doors shall have a minimum clear width
meters (1.12 m). of 0.80 m
Min. exit door height not less than 2.00 meters in height N/A N/A

Min. corridor width not less than 1.10 meters in width shall be at least two and forty-four hundredths
meters (2.44 m)
Max. slope of passageway shall not exceed 1 in 8. N/A
Dead ends not more than 6.00 meters in length. Means of egress shall be so arranged that
there are no dead-end pockets, hallways,
corridors, passage ways or courts, whose
depth exceeds six meters (6 m) unless
otherwise specified in individual occupancies
by Divisions 8 through 20 of this Chapter
Corridors shall have minimum clear width of
1.20 m.
Dropped curbs shall be sloped towards the
road with a maximum cross gradient of 1:20
to prevent water from collecting at the
walkway
Turnabout spaces should also be provided at
or within 3.50 m. of every dead end
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Subject PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
Stairways for Buildings General Institutional

Min. Stair width: Occupant load of may be 750 millimeters N/A N/A
10-below
Min. Stair width: Occupant load of may be 900 millimeters wide shall be nine hundred fifteen millimeters N/A
10-50 (915 mm).
Min. Stair width: Occupant load of Not less than 1.10 meters Occupant Load that is > 2,000 persons N/A
50-above shall be 1,420 mm
Riser Maximum of 200 millimeters Max height 180mm N/A

Tread Maximum of 250 millimeters Max depth 280 mm N/A

Min. width Stairs shall be at least 750 N/A
millimeters in clear width,
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Subject PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
Stairways for Buildings General Institutional Healthcare Occupancies Category III - Educational and Industrial

Distance between landings not more than 3.60 meters vertical distance N/A N/A

Dimension of landings in the direction of need not to exceed 1.20 meters when the stairs N/A N/A
travel has a
straight run
Height of handrails not less than 800 millimeters nor more than 900 N/A Handrails shall be installed at 0.90 m and
millimeters above the nosing of treads 0.70 m above steps or ramps
Sidewalks and Arcades
Min. of width of sidewalk N/A Walkways should have a minimum width
of 1.20 meters.

Plan strip N/A N/A

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Subject PD1096, Building Code PD1185, Fire Code BP344, Accessibility Law
Driveways, Entrance & Exits General Institutional Healthcare Occupancies Category III - Educational and Industrial

Slope of entryway sidewalk surface shall have a slope N/A N/A

ranging from 1/3 to 1/4.
Max. slope of ramps not more than 1/8. Maximum slope is 1:12 Dropped curbs shall be ramped towards
adjoining curbs with a gradient not more
than 1:12

Open Space Requirements

Interior Lots 10% Open Space N/A N/A

Inside Lots 20% Open Space N/A N/A

Corner/Through Lot 50% Open Space N/A N/A

Lot bounded by streets on 3 sides 5% Open Space N/A N/A

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Subject PD1096, Building Code PD1185, BP344, Accessibility
Fire Code Law
Setbacks General Institutional Healthcare Category III - Educational and
Occupancies Industrial

Institutional N/A N/A

Parking
Size of parking slot Division D-1: One (1) off-street cum on-site car parking slot for every twenty five (25) N/A accessible parking slots
beds; and one (1) off-RROW (or offstreet) passenger loading space that should have a minimum
can accommodate two (2) queued jeepney/shuttle slots width of 3.70 m
Division D-2: One (1) off-street cum on-site car parking slot for every twenty five (25)
beds; and one (1) off-RROW (or offstreet) passenger loading space that
can accommodate two (2) queued jeepney/shuttle slots; provide at least one (1) loading slot for articulated
truck or vehicle (a 12.00-meter-long container van plus 6.00 meter length for a long/hooded prime mover) and
one (1) loading slot for a standard truck for every 5,000.00 sq. meters of
gross floor area (GFA); and provide truck maneuvering area outside of the
RROW (within property or lot lines only)

Division D-3: One (1) off-street cum on-site

car parking slot for every twelve (12) beds; and one (1) offRROW (or off-street) passenger loading space that
can accommodate two (2)
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CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS REFERENCE on the National Building Code of the Philippines
CHAPTER 7 Classifications and General Requirements of all Buildings by Use or Occupancy (Maximum Height,
Allowable Floor Areas)

CHAPTER 8 General Requirements of Light and Ventilation

Percentage of Site Occupancy
Ceiling Heights
Size and Dimension of Rooms
Air Space Requirements and Determining Size of Rooms

CHAPTER 12 General Design and Construction Requirements

Stairs, Exit and Occupant Loads
Skylights