Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• "Urban Planning"
• Kilometre zero- also known as Zero mile marker, control
stations or control points.
• Water Closet
• Male- 1:1-100pax; 2: 101-200pax;3: 201- 400pax
• Female-3:1-50pax; 4:51-100pax; 8:101-200pax; 11:201-400pax
*Over 400 add 1 fixtures for each add. 500 males and 2 for each 300 females
• Urinals: 1:1-100pax; 2:101-200pax; 3:201-400pax; 4:401-600pax
*Over 600 add. 1 fixture for each add, 50 males
• Lavatories: 1:1-200pax Both Male & Female; 2:201-400pax; 3:401-750pax
*Over 750 add 1 fixture for each add. 500 pax both
• "Professional Practice & Design Rule 7 & 8"
LANDERS (Supermarket) Otis, Manila
• Professional Practice: Architect Minimum Basic Fee
• Moderate/ Group 2
• OLD SPP- 7% MBF- 60% ARCHITECT, 40% Engineer
• NEW SPP-6% MBF- 60% ARCHITECT, 40% Engineer
• Group 6 (Repetitive)
• - Re-Used Design and Contract document for similar buildings without amending the drawing and specification.
• OLD SPP
• 1st Structure- 100% of MBF
• 2nd Structure- 80% of MBF
• 3rd Structure- 60% of MBF
• Suceeding Structure- 40% of MBF
• NEW SPP
• 1st Structure- 100% of MBF
• 2nd Structure- 50% of MBF
• 3rd Structure- 40% of MBF
• Suceeding Structure- 30% of MBF
LANDERS (Supermarket) Otis, Manila
• Design Rule 7 & 8
• Occupancy Classification: Division E-2
• Zoning Classification: C-1
• Supermarket- is a market distinct from a wet and dry market and larger than grocery in which
shoppers serve themselves by using baskets or pushcarts in selecting commodities from
shelves or cold display storage and pay their purchase at the exit.
• Store Size and Area Allocation:
• Free Standing supermarkets usually have an average area: 2,000 to 3,000sqm.
• Store Area: 75% to 80% allocated
• Service Area: 20% to 25% allocated
• 50% for total equipment and fixtures investment: meat section, dairy produce, frozen food,
delicacies and storage coolers
• 50% for- Grocery Items and Mini Stores like Food chain, Pharmacy, Glassware etc.
• Space Requirements:
• Sufficient floor space: 1sqm per customer
LANDERS (Supermarket) Otis, Manila
• Ceiling Height:
• Min. 3 meters
• over 400sqm- 3.3 metes Min.
• above 1,500- 3.5 meters Min.
• Required Lighting Intersity: 215.2 Lux
• Aisle & Shelving
• Aisle Min Width: 1.5 meters
• Back to back shelves: 1.2 meters
• Displayed good should not exceed: 1.8 meters
• and lower than .30 meter from the floor.
• Cashier Counter:
• up to 400sqm- 2-3 counter
• 500-799 sqm-3-4 counter
• 800-899 sqm- 4-5 counter
• 1000-1499sqm- 6-7 counter
• Parking Requirements:
• 1 parking slot/ 100sqm of supermarket area
LANDERS (Supermarket) Otis, Manila
Professional Practice Sample problem:
Problem # 1.
Compute the Architect Basic Minimum Fee of Landers supermarket. The total Construction Cost is 10,500,000.00?
For OLD SPP computation:
10,500,000.00 x 7%= 735,000.00
-for Architect: 60% x 735,000.00=441,000.00
-for Engineers: 40% x 735,000.00= 294,000.00
For NEW SPP:
10,500,000.00 x 6%= 630,000.00 MBF
-for Architect: 60% x 630,000.00= 378,000.00
-for Engineers: 40% x 630,000.00= 252,000.00
Problem #2
The Owner of Landers Supermarket decided to build another branch with the same Design, Contract Documents
and Specification somewhere in Mandaluyong City, Quezon City, Pasig City and Makati City. Compute the MBF each
project use the New SPP computation?
1. Mandaluyong City (1st Project): 630,000.00 x 100% of Basic fee= 630,000.00
2. Quezon City (2nd Project): 630,000.00 x 50% of Basic fee = 315,000.00
3. Pasig City (3rd Project): 630,000.00 x 40% of Basic fee= 252,000.00
4. Makati City (4th Project): 630,000.00 x 30% of Basic fee= 189,000.00
* For succeeding project same computation in 4th project
• "Professional Practice (Architect Minimum Basic Fee) & Design (DOH
Guidelines)"
• Corridor:
• Minimum 2.44 For Patient & Equipment Access.
• Minimum of 1.83 for Admins Use
• Distance:
• Mortuary should be at least 25 meters away to Dietary
(Canteen)
• Space Requirments:
• 5.02sqm/Staff
• 7.43sqm/ Bed
• 0.65sqm/ Person Occupying the space at one time
• 1.08/ Stretcher
• 1.67/ Toilet
"Building Laws" (PD1067) Water Code of the
Philippines, Architect Minimum Basic Fee & Design Rule
7&8
• 4)Apron-Terminal Relationship=
Linear Concept — at NAIA Terminal 4.
• "History of Architecture, Professional Practice, Building
Laws, Design Rule 7 & 8"
• The Gramercy Residences
• History of Architecture:
• Architectural Style: Skyscraper
• Architects:
Foreign Architectural Firm: California-based
architectural group Jerde Partnership
International,
• Philippine Architectural firm: Roger Villarosa Architects &
Associates.
• Professional Practice:
• Moderate/ Group 2- Residential Condominium
• OLD SPP: 7% MBF ARCHITECT 60%, EngineerS 40%
• NEW SPP: 6% MBF ARCHITECT 60%, EngineerS 40%
• The Gramercy Residences
• Design Rule 7 & 8
• Brief History: The Gramercy Residences at Century City, is
a residential high-rise condominium in Makati,
Philippines. As of 2016, it is the second tallest building in
the Philippines.
• *Tallest Residential Building in the Country (Philippines)
• Floor Count: 73 floors
• Occupancy Classification: Group B
• Zoning Classification: R-5
• High Rise Building: 16 to more levels
• Minimum Setback:
• Front: 6 meters
• Side and Rear: 3 meters
• *Mixed Use Building/Structures in R-5 lots shall be
considered a commercial use or occupancy if a
substantial percentage,i.e., 55% of the Gross Floor Area
(GFA) is commercial.
• The Gramercy Residences
• Firewall Provisions:
• For 2 Sides Fire Wall- Side shall not exceed 75% of side
property line: Total shall not exceed 50% of perimeter
• For One side & Rear- Side shall not exceed 65% of side
property line; rear side shall not exceed 50% of rear
property line; Total shall not exceed 60% of Perimeter.
• Unit Area per occupant (Dwellings): 28 sqm/ Occupant
• Number of Exits:
• Every storey with an occupant load of 500-999 must have
3 Exits Min.
• 1000 or More Occupant load at least 4 Exits (Min)
• Parking Requirements:
• Multi- Family Living Units up to 50sqm:
• 1 Slot/ 8 Units
• Multi- Family Living Units 50m2 to 100m2:
• 1 Slot/ 4 Units
• Multi- Family Living Units regardless of No. stories average
more than 100m2:
• 1 Slot/ 1 Unit
• "History of Architecture, Professional Practice, Building
Laws, Design Rule 7&8"
Two E-com Prism Plaza, SM Mall of Asia
• History of Architecture:
• Architect/ Designed:
• Foreign Architect: Arquitectonica
• Local Architect: FS Lim & Associates
• Water Closet
• Male: 1: 1-100pax
2: 101-200pax
3: 201-400pax
• Female: 1:1-200pax
2:201-400pax
3: 401-750pax
• Lavatories:
• Male/Female 1:1-200pax
2:201-400pax
3: 401-750pax
• Urinals:
• 1:1-100pax
• 2:101-200pax
• 3:201-400pax
• "History of Architecture"
• Shangri-La at the Fort, BGC, Taguig
• Architectural Style: Skyscapers
• Architect: Handel Architects
• Brief History:
• Shangri-La at the Fort is a 5-star luxury hotel and mixed-
used building in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro
Manila, Philippines. It opened on March 1, 2016 and one
of the three hotels managed by Shangri-La Hotels and
Resorts located in Metro Manila, Philippines. The hotel
has 576 rooms and suites, Shangri-La Hotel and
Residences; Horizon Homes with 97 residential units, 7
restaurants, an entertainment club, and a café.
• It is one of the top four tallest skyscrapers in the
Philippines. as of March 2016
• "History of Architecture"
• Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan
• Architect: Populous (Global mega-
architecture firm)
• Construction Management:
Korean firm, Hanwha Engineering and
Construction.
• The Philippine Arena is the world’s largest
mixed-use indoor theatre.
• Building Details:
• Concept:
• The initial design concept of the Philippine arena is inspired by Narra tree, The
roof was inspired by that of a Nipa Hut.
• The arena has 4 floors or levels.
• Maximum capacity of 55,000 people,
• Shangri-La at the Fort, BGC, Taguig
• Engineers 40%
• Occupancy Clasiffication
• Zoning Classification
• Parking Requirements:
• Radio masts and towers- Are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television.
• Reinforced Concrete Towers-(PLDT Tower) Are relatively expensive to build but provide a high degree of mechanical rigidity in strong winds. This can be important when antennas with narrow beamwidths are used, such as those used for microwave
point-to-point links, and when the structure is to be occupied by people.
• "History of Architecture & Building Technology"
• Building Technology:
• Meralco building is a well-known elegant architectural piece that masterfully used the 1960s brise soleil, having the most prominent feature of tapering mullions that defined
the facade.
• Brise soleil-Is an architectural feature of a building that reduces heat gain within that building by deflecting sunlight.
• Brise-soleils can comprise a variety of permanent sun-shading structures, ranging from the simple patterned concrete walls popularized by Le Corbusier
• 375
• Building Technology:
• Meralco building is a well-known elegant architectural piece that masterfully used the 1960s brise soleil, having the most prominent feature of tapering mullions that defined
the facade.
• Brise soleil-Is an architectural feature of a building that reduces heat gain within that building by deflecting sunlight.
• Brise-soleils can comprise a variety of permanent sun-shading structures, ranging from the simple patterned concrete walls popularized by Le Corbusier
• "History of Architecture"
• Araneta Coliseum
• Architect: Dominador Lacson Lugtu
• the Coliseum received international
recognition and was recognized as the
largest covered coliseum in the world from
(1960 to 1963).
• "History of Architecture"
• San Miguel Corporation Headquarters,
Mandaluyong
• The Building was also Called "The Battlestar
Galactica"
• Architect: Mañosa Brothers (Manuel, Francisco,
and Jose)
• Francisco Mañosa is an architect renowned for
using native and indigenous materials like nipa and
bamboo in contemporary architecture design.
• Landscape:
• *Ar. Ildefonso P. Santos, Jr.- 4th National Artist for
Architecture.(Landscape)
• "History of Architecture & Building Technology"
• Ramon Magsaysay Center
• (Roxas Boulevard,Manila)
• Designed By:
• Structure was designed by Alfredo J. Luz
• Consultation with:
• Italian-American designer Pietro Belluchi of Boston and Alfred
Yee associates of Honolulu, a pioneer in forecast and pre-
stressed concrete structures.
• Architectural Style: Minimalist style
• Structural Design:
• There were twelve travertine-clad that reinforced concrete
columns like tree trunks which flare out to support the
massive block of multi-story office spaces.
• The main support of the building is the cast-in-place concrete
shear wall sore over deeply embedded concrete piles.
• Interior Function & Design:
• Introduced the column-free concept and the use of movable
• "History of Architecture"
• PBCom Tower, Makati
• Architectural Style: Skyscaper
• Architect:
• International Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,(OSM)
• Local Architecture firm: GF & Partners Architects
• * Tallest Building in the Philippines since 2000.
• Floor count: 52 aboveground, 7 belowground
• Height:
• Antenna spire:259 m (849.7 ft)
• Roof: 241 m (790.7 ft)
• "History of Architecture"
• BDO Corporate Center, Ortigas
• Architectural Style: Skyscaper
• Architect
Design Arquitectonica
Architect of Record: FSL & Associates, Co.
• LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design:
• BDO Corporate Center classified as LEED Gold
• "History of Architecture"
• Rufino Pacific Tower
• Architectural Style: Skyscaper
• Architect: Adrian Wilson (Rufino Tower)
• Architect: Juan Felipe De Jesus Nakpil (Rufino Building)
• *Rufino Pacific Tower is the tallest Steel-Frame building in the
Philippines
• Floor Count: 41
• Height
• Antenna spire: 200 m (656.17 ft)
• Roof: 161 m (528.22 ft)
• "History Of Architecture"
• G.T International Tower, Makati (2002)
• Architectural Style: Skyscraper
• Architects:
• Local Architectural firms: GF & Partners Architects and Gozar
Planners Philippines
• International Architectural firm: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Associates
• The building has 47 floors above ground, and 5 basement
levels for parking.
• "History Of Architecture"
• RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower, Makati (2001)
• Architectural Style: Skyscraper
• Architects:
• International Architectural firm: Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill, LLP.
• Local Architectural firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates.
• Floors:
• Tower 1: 46 aboveground, 7 belowground
• Tower 2: 41 aboveground, 7 belowground
• "History of Architecture"
• Discovery Primea, Makati
• Architectural style: Skyscaper
• Architect:
• International Firm: Kenzo Tange
• Local Architect: Jorge Y. Ramos
• *2nd tallest building in the philippines same as the The Gramercy Residences
& Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila
• Discovery Primea is a 68-storey residential tower and one of the tallest
buildings in the Philippines located in Makati along Ayala Avenue.
• It stands on the former Gilarmi Apartments, one of the earliest urban
residential condominiums built in the Makati Central Business District.
• Brief History:
• The Discovery Primea was built on the land where the Gilarmi Apartments
used to stand with the later built in the 1960s. The Gillarmi Apartments was
the first serviced apartment building to be built in the Makati Central Business
District.
• In 2013, construction of the top floor was topped out signaling the completion
of the construction of Discovery Primea Tower, effectively making it one of the
tallest buildings of the Philippines.
• "History of Architecture"
• F & C tower (Formerly Picache Building), Quiapo
Manila
• Architectural Style: International Style
• Architect: Angel Nakpil
• * 1st Highrise Building in the Philippines
• Angel Nakpil: Is Havard trained Filipino Architect
• "History of Architecture"
• One Shangrila Place, Ortigas, Mandaluyong
• Architectural Style: Skyscaper
• Architect:
• International Architectural Film: Palmer & Turner Hong Kong
• Local Architectural Firm: Casas + Architects
• *Tallest twin tower in the Philippines
• *5th Tallest building in the Philippines
• One Shangrila Place Ortigas is a luxury twin-tower
residential development that will stand atop a six-level mall
on the podium levels featuring exclusive retail
establishments. The six-level mall is envisioned to add
additional leasable retail space to Shangri-La Plaza Mall.
• Technical Details:
• Height: 227m (745 FT)
• Floors: 64
• "History of Architecture"
• 1322 Golden Empire Tower, Roxas Blvd, Manila
• Architectural Style: Skyscaper
• Architects:
• International Architectural firm: Architecture
International
• Local Architects: GF & Partners Architects
• *Tallest Building in the City of Manila
• 1322 Golden Empire Tower (formerly known as
1322 Roxas Boulevard) is a 57-storey residential
skyscraper in Manila, Philippines.
• It is owned by Moldex Land, Inc., part of the
Moldex Group of Companies. Standing at 203
meters (666 feet)
• "History of Architecture & Sustainable Design"
• The Net Lima Tower, BGC Taguig, Philippines
• Architect: Oppenheim Architecture + Design- Chad
Oppenheim
• This Iconic structure is situated in the prime center of The
Philippines’ business district, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
• The development will come to life as a 1,550,000-square-
foot mixed-use, office/retail complex beginning with the
completion of The Net Lima in 2011. (Final completion of
entire development set for 2014.)
• Oppenheim’s masterplan concept for The Net Metropolis,
5th Ave. is composed of three towers that span a 3-acre
block and range from 24 to 40 stories resting on six levels of
above-grade parking.
• The project has a clear environmental (and economical)
purpose and will further balance nature and architecture by
integrating two recreational parks that serve as both
amenity spaces and soothing, intricately landscaped focal
points.
• Recognition and Awards:
• "History of Architecture"
• Zuellig Building, Makati
• Architectural Style: Skyscraper
• Architect:
• International Architectural Firm Skidmore, Owings and
Merrill.
• Local Architectural Firm: W.V. Coscolluela & Associates.
• The Zuellig Building is an office skyscraper located in the
Makati Central Business District in Metro Manila,
Philippines and is one of buildings taller than 150 m in the
area.
• The first Platinum level LEED Core and Shell building in the
Philippines upon its completion in 2013.
• Technical Details:
• Floor Count: 33 aboveground, 5 underground
• Height: 155 m (508.53 ft)
• "History of Architecture"
• Pacific Plaza Towers, BGC, Taguig
• Architectural Style: Skyscrapers
• Architect:
• International Architectural Firm: Arquitectonica
• Local Architectural Firm: Recio + Casas Architects
• The Pacific Plaza Towers are high-end residential
condominium skyscrapers located in Bonifacio Global City,
Philippines
• The twin 53-storey buildings, the North Tower and South
Tower, were completed in 2001 and rises to 179 metres
(587 feet) from the ground to its architectural top.
• "History of Architecture"
• The Peninsula Manila, Makati city
• Architect: Gabriel Formoso
• Brief History:
• The Peninsula Manila is a 5-star hotel in the Philippines. It is located
on the corner of Ayala Avenue and Makati Avenue in the Makati
Central Business District. It is located also in Barangay Urdaneta. This
hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels chain based in Hong Kong and is
the first hotel of that chain outside of the Chinese territory.
• "History of Architecture"
• Museum of Natural History (Manila)
• Architectural Style: Neoclassical
• Design & Construction
• Architect: Antonio Toledo
• Renovating Firm:
• Dominic Galicia Architects
• Brief History:
• Former Names:
• Agriculture and Commerce Building (1940)
• Department of Tourism Building
• Conversion to the Museum of Natural History:
• The National Museum of the Philippines invited five architects to submit proposals for the retrofiting and
chose design of the team from Dominic Galicia Architects and interior designer Tina Periquet. Galicia's
• design involved the maintenance of the building's facade except for the addition of a glass domed supported
by a double helix structure which was inspired from DNA. The dome and supporting structure was dubbed as
the "Tree of Life" and will cover the courtyard of the six-storey building
• "History of Architecture"
• Tower One & Exchange Plaza
• Architectural Style: Skyscraper
• Architect:
• International Architectural Firm: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill,
LLP
• Architect on Record: Leandro V. Locsin & Partners
• "History of Architecture"
• NBI Nat’l. Bureau of Investigation , Taft Ave.
• Architect: Otillo Arellano
• *Otilio Arellano is the son of Arcadio Arellano and the nephew of Juan Arellano
• "History of Architecture"
• Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid:
• Also known as the Grand Mosque of Cotobato
• Architectural type: Mosque
• Architect:
• Designed by: A Christian Architects
• *the Largest mosque in the Philippines.
• Specification:
• Capacity 15,000
• Minaret height 43 m (141 ft)
• Minaret- is a distinctive architectural structure akin to a tower and typically found adjacent to
mosques. Generally a tall spire with a conical or onion-shaped crown, usually either free-
standing or taller than associated support structure. The basic form of a minaret includes a base,
shaft, and gallery.
• "History of Architecutre"
• Quiapo Church, Manila
• Architectural Style: Baraque Architecture
• Architect: Juan Nakpil- Rebuild the Church
• Expansion and Recognition as Minor Basilica
• Architect: José Ma. Zaragoza
• Brief History:
• The Franciscan missionaries built the first
church of Quiapo with Bamboo and Nipa
materials but it was burned in 1639 and was
rebuilt with a stronger edifice.
• "History of Architecture"
• 22 Hectare Tutuban Station, Divisoria
• Architect: William Vargas Coscolluela
• "History of Architecture"
• Jose P. Laurel Ancestral House (Manila)
• The Jose P. Laurel Ancestral House
• (Filipino: Tahanan ni Jose P. Laurel) is a historic house
in Manila, Philippines. It is one of the three
houses owned by the President of the Second
Philippine Republic, José P. Laurel.
• Declaration as a Historic Building:
• the ancestral house was designated as a Historic Building (House Type) by the National Historical
Commission of the Philippines, in March 1998.
• Architecture:
• This residential structure reflects the architectural style common around that time known as
Bahay-na-Bato ("House-of-Stone"). Masonry materials constitute the lower level or the ground
floor of the house while wooden materials and capiz-shell windows dominate the upper floor. The
roofing of the house is made of corrugated galvanized iron while its vented eave ceilings are
decorated with simple cut-out floral design. Ornate grill works also adorn the windows in the
ground floor
• and the ventanillas (small shuttered openings below the windows) of the upper floor. Adjoining the
northwest portion of the house is the garage area with an azotea or rooftop.
• "History of Architecture"
• Rockwell Center, Makati
• Architect:
• International Architectural Firm Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill (SOM)
• Local Architect: Felino Palafox Jr. (Master Plan)
• Rockwell Center is a high-end mixed-use area in Makati City,
Philippines. It is a project of Rockwell Land Corporation
which is in turn owned by the Lopez Holdings Corporation.
Rockwell Center was first developed in 1998 and is being
expanded since 2012.
• The SOM carried out the design under the direction of former design partner Larry Oltmanns.
• Its centerpiece, the Power Plant Mall, opened on December 26, 2000. The Rockwell Center
includes office buildings, condominium towers, a law and business school and a shopping
mall.
• "History of Architecture"
• Rizal Memorial Stadium & Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
• Location : Rizal Memorial Sports Complex,Manila
• Architectural Style: Art Deco
• Architects:
• Juan Arellano
• Brief History:
• The Rizal Memorial Stadium is considered to be an art deco
architectural design that incorporated streamlines and simpler lines,
flat surfaces and rounded edges. The design represented stability and modernity. It has a seating
capacity of 10,000.
• The Rizal Memorial Coliseum is one of two indoor sporting arenas located inside the Rizal
Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, The capacity of the coliseum is 8,000
• "History of Architecture"
• Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Roxas Blvd.
• Architect:
• Main Building: Gabriel Formoso
• Exhibition hall & Vault for the BSP Gold Collection:
Ar. Lor Calma
• Brief History:
• The Metropolitan Museum of Manila (nicknamed the Met) is a museum located within the
complex of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) along Roxas Boulevard in Malate, Manila, the
Philippines.
• The building was designed by the late architect Gabriel Formoso to blend with the now nearly
forgotten historic Fort San Antonio Abad, hidden in the shadows of the taller structures of the
BSP complex.
• In a bid to impress creditors during the IMF Convention in the late 1970s, Imelda Marcos
commandeered the building to display her collection of European art. It became the
Metropolitan Museum of Manila
• Lor Calma designed the Met’s main
• exhibition hall was the elegant Tall Gallery, with a distinctive spiral staircase at the center.
(Decades later, Calma also designed the Vault for the BSP Gold Collection, during the
• "History of Architecture"
National Planetarium, Manila
• Architect: Federico Ilustre
• The National Planetarium, also known as
• the National Museum Planetarium (shortened as NM Planetarium), is a
planetarium owned and operated by the National Museum of the
Philippines in Manila.
• It is a 16-metre (52 ft) dome located in Rizal Park between the Japanese
Garden and Chinese Garden on Padre Burgos Avenue in the central
district of Ermita. (1975)
• "Building Laws" PD 1096, RA 9514 & NFPA
( National Fire Protection Association)
• Fire Sprinkler System:
• Distance to Exits
• PD1096(NBC)
• Without Fire sprinkler- Max. 45 meters
• With Fire sprinkler- Max. 60 meters
• RA 9514(FireCode)
• Without Fire sprinkler- Max. 46 meters
• With Fire sprinkler- Max. 61 meters
• Max. Spacing between sprinklers
• NFPA
• By Occupancy Hazard
• Light Hazard- 15ft/ 4.5 meters
• Medium Hazard- 15ft/ 4.5 meters
• Extra Hazard- 12ft/ 3.6 merers
• "Building Laws"PD 1096
• Minimum Parking Slot Dimension
• Perpendicular Parking- 2.50m X 5.00m
• Advantage- Best parking layout to
maximize the lot parking space.
• Diagonal Parking-2.50m X 5.00m
• Advantage- Best layout in easy entry and
to exit from parking slot.
• Disadvantage- Requires larger space.
• Parallel Parking- 2.15m X 6.00m
• Advantage- Best layout to narrow spaces
and it reduces driveway.
• "Building Laws" RA 9514 Fire Code
• Portable and Wheeled Fire Extinguishers
• -Is an active fire protection devised used to extinguish or
control small fires, often in emergency situations.
• Types:
• Stored Pressure Units- Common Type
• Use- Residential, Commecial, Institutional and Etc.
• Cartridge Operated- Not Common Type
• Use- Industrial Facilities, Higher average use.
• Classes of Fire:
• Class A- Fires involving Ordinary combustible solid
materials.
• Class B-Fires involving flammable and combustible liquid
and gas.
• Class C- Fires involving energized electrical equipment.
• Class D- Fires involving combustible materials.
• Class K- Fires in cooking appliances that involve
• "Building Technology & Building Laws (PD1096)
Sky Lights- Are light transmitting fenestration
(elements filling building envelope openings)
forming all, or a portion of, the roof of a building’s
space for daylighting purposes.
• PD1096 Rules:
• 1. All Skylights shall be constructed with Metal Frames Except for Group A & J Occupanies.
• 2. All SkyLights The Glass of which set at an Angle of Less than 45 deg. from Horizontal.
• 3.Spacing between supports in one direction not exceed 625mm.
• 4. Corrugated wired Glass may have supports 1.50meters apart forn in the direction of the
corrugation.
• 5, All glass in Skylight be Wired Glass.
• "Building Laws" PD1096
• Cul-De-Sac
• A street or passage closed at one end. A
dead-end street, especially one ending in
circular turnaround.
• Min.Clear width of Road= 3.35m
• Min Radius = 9.15m
• Max. Run= 50.00m
• "Building Laws" BP344
• Central Refuge (Crossing)
• Central refuges have atleast 1.50
meters depth and preferably 2 meters,
provided as a mid-crossing shelter.
• Carriageway width to be crossed
exceeds 10 meters.
• Slower person negotiating a crossing a
walking speed of 0.90 meter/ second.
rather that 1.20meter/ second should
be considered a minimum crossing
period of 6.0 seconds.
• "Building Laws" BP344
• Walkways
• Minimum Width: 1.20 meters
• Maximum Gradient: 1:20 or 5%
• Maximum Cross Gradient of 1:100
• Rest top or Turning Space(Wheelchair): 1.5 meters
• Maximum distance between stops: 12 meters
• Walkway Headroom (Clear): 2 meters
• To Guide the Blind:
• 1.Planting shrubs ensure branches not overhang in walkways/ paths.
• 2. Walkways should as much as possible follow straight forward
routes with right angles (90deg.)
• "Building Technology & Building Laws (RA9514)"
Turnstile- Also called a baffle gate or turnstyle.
• Function: Is a form of gate which allows one person to
• pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way
• traffic of people, and in additionIt can restrict passage only
• to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar.
• Application: Turnstiles are used at a wide variety of settings, including stadiums, amusement
parks, mass transit stations, office lobbies, airports, ski resorts, and casinos.
• RA9514- Fire Code of the Philippines
• 1. Approved Turnstiles not over 91cm may be used in any occupancy where revolving doors
are permitted.
• 2. Over 91 cm shall be subject to the requirements for revolving doors.
• 3. Immediately adjacent or within 6.1m of a swinging door or gate opening freely in the
direction of exit travels.
• This example taken at Fitness First at TwoE-com Prism Plaza