Building Code philippines

THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE (CONDO) DE GUZMAN, SUSHMITA SEN C. GUERRIN, GLADYS ANNE MEJIA, ELAND JETHRO PUZON, DANE STEFI MARIE P. SANTOS, KITT TEMPLO, CHARMAINE Y.

CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF ALL BUILDINGS BY USE OR OCCUPANCY USE OR OCCUPANCY

UNIT AREA PER OCCUPANT

Minimum of Two Exits other

(Sq. m.)

than elevators are required where number of occupant is over

28

10

18.6

10

Apartments

18.6

10

Dormitories

18.6

10

A. Dwellings B. Hotels

OCCUPANCY TYPE

Section 701

•

GROUP A RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS

GROUP B RESIDENTIAL , HOTEL, AND  APARTMENTS

 Section 702

•

No change shall be made in the character of occupancy of any  building.  Section 703

•

One-storey building with more than one occupancy each portion shall conform to the requirement requirement of of each.

TYPES OF OCCUPANCY SEPARATION 1.) One  Hour Fire Resistive Operation –

2.) Two  Hour Fire resistive Operation –

3.) Three  Hour Fire Resistive Operation –

4.) Four  Hour Fire Resistive Operation –

LOCATION ON PROPERTY No buildings shall be constructed unless it adjoins a street

LOCATION ON PROPERTY

LOCATION ON PROPERTY

LOCATION ON PROPERTY

MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS

MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS

MEASUREMENT AND PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY

MEASUREMENT AND PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY

MEASUREMENT AND PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY

SETBACK REQUIREMENT

Type of Residential Use / Occupancy YARD

R-1

R-2

R-3

(meters)

Basic

Maximum

Basic

(meters)

(meters)

(meters)

R-4

R-5

Maximum

(individual

(meters)

(meters)

lot / unit meters)

Front

4.50

3.00

8.00*

3.00

8.00*

4.50

6.00

Side

2.00

2.00**

2.00**

***

2.00

2.00

3.00

(optional)

(optional)

2.00

2.00

Rear

2.00

2.00

2.00

***

3.00

PARKING REQUIREMENT

•

3.60m * 12.00m  bus/tracks –

PARKING REQUIREMENT

PARKING REQUIREMENT

1.20 M 3.70 M

ELEVATOR 10.1 ACCESSIBLE ELEVATOR SHOULD BE LOCATED NOT MORE THAN 30.00 M FROM THE ENTRANCEAND SHOULD BE EASY TO LOCATE WITH THE AID OF SIGNS

10.2 ACCESSIBLE ELEVATORS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 1.10 M. x 1.4 M.

CEILING HEIGHTS

Min. 2.10 m

Min. 2.40 m

Min. 2.70m

Min. 2.40 m

CEILING HEIGHTS 1st Floor w/ Natural  Ventilation Min. 2.70 m

MEZZANINE FLOORS Min. 1.80 m.

Stairways 1

SIZE AND DIMENSIONS OF ROOMS

Min. Area = 1.20 sq. m

0.90 m

PWD BATHROOM

30 M

KITCHEN

 WINDOW OPENING

10 % FLOOR AREA

 ARCADE

 ARCADE    M    0    0  .    3  .    N    I    M

BUILDING PROJECTION OVER PUBLIC STREETS

CORRIDORS 3.4 A MINIMUM CLEAR LEVEL SPACE OF 1.50 M X 1.50 M SHALL BE PROVIDED BEFORE EXTENDING BEYOND A DOOR; EXCEPTION: WHERE A DOOR SHALL OPEN ONTO BUT NOT INTO A CORRIDOR, THE REQUIRED CLEAR, LEVEL SPACE ON THE CORRIDOR SIDE OF THE DOOR MAY BE A MINIMUM OF 1.20M CORRIDOR WIDTH 3.5) PROTECTION SHOULD BE PROVIDED FROM DOORS THAT SWING INTO CORRIDORS

RAMPS

1:12 RATIO

STAIRWAYS

C

 A

B

STAIR LANDING

max. 3.60 m Min. 2.00 m

Max. 1.20 m

HAND RAIL

3m

3m

0.80 m < x > 0.90 m

EXITS Total Width of Exits > total occupant load served / 165 OCCUPANT LOAD

NO. OF EXITS

 Above first storey More than 10

2

500-999

3

1000 or more

4

Occupant load of more than 10

EXIT 1

EXIT 2

Exit 2

Exit 1

500 – 999 Occupant Load

EXIT DISTANCES EXIT

< 1/5 EXIT

EXIT

10.7 lux

MIN OF 1.10 M

   M    2    F    O    N    I    M

Hazardous Areas/ 50 or more load

DOOR EXIT

NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (Mall) DE GUZMAN, SUSHMITA SEN C. GUERRIN, GLADYS ANNE MEJIA, ELAND JETHRO PUZON, DANE STEFI MARIE P. SANTOS, KEITH L. TEMPLO, CHARMAINE Y.

Building Occupancy •

Group E: ▫

Business & Mercantile

PARKING REQUIREMENTS Building Type

Number of parking slot

Markets

1 slot/150 sq.m. of shopping floor area

Restaurants, Fast-food centers,  bars and beerhouses

1 slot/30 sq.m. of customer area

Office buildings

1 slot/125 sq.m. of gross floor area

Other buildings in business/ commercial zones

1 slot/125 sq.m. of gross floor area

Public assembly buildings (theaters, cinemas, auditorium, stadium, etc.)

1 slot/50 sq.m. of spectators area

Building Type (Recreational Facilities)

Number of parking slot

Bowling Alleys

1 slot/4 alleys

 Amusement center

1 slot/50 sq.m. of gross floor area

PERPENDICULAR PARKING

5.00m 

2.40m 

PARALLEL PARKING

2.00m  6.00m 

12.00m 

5.00m  2.40m  3.60m 

Truck and Bus

Diagonal Parking

PARKING FOR PWD 



1 accessible parking slot for the handicapped per 50 parking lots up to 150 slots and an additional slot for every 100 slots Maximum distance of accessible parking area from facility served. Parking areas for the physically handicapped shall be within 60.00m of the facility  being served.

FACILITY SERVED

 WALKWAY

PARKING

PARKING

PARKING

PARKING

PARKING

SLOT

SLOT

SLOT

SLOT

SLOT

ONE WAY

3.00m 

TWO WAY 7.20m 

13.50m 

5.70m 

2.55m to 2.70m 

90 DEG. PARKING BAY ONE SIDE

Planning and Designers Handbook (Second Edition)

ONE WAY

19.00m to 19.50m

TWO WAY

3.00m  7.20m 

5.70m 

2.55m to 2.70m 

90 DEG. PARKING BAY TWO SIDES

Planning and Designers Handbook (Second Edition)

D

A

B

C

X

Y

Z

90

18.60

5.70

7.20

18.60

5.70

7.20

60

18.00

6.30

5.40

16.65

5.65

5.40

45

15.80

5.80

3.90

13.85

4.97

3.90 Planning and Designers Handbook (Second Edition)

R = 17.00m to 21.00m 

UP

4.00m to

DN

4.50m 

4.00m to 4.50m 

Planning and Designers Handbook (Second Edition)

Bus

17.60m 

2.10m  2.70m 

7.60m  3.00m 

Planning and Designers Handbook (Second Edition)

Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads C  1: Exit Door shall swing in the direction of travel. Double Acting Doors shall not be used as exits. –

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads •

C-3: Exit doorway shall be of a size as to permit the installation of a door not less than 900mm and not less than 2.00m in height

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads •

C-5: Revolving, sliding, and overhead doors shall not be used as required exits.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads •

D-1: Every corridor or exit balcony shall not be less than 1.10 meters in width

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads •

D-3: When more than one exit is required, they shall  be arranged to allow going to either direction from any point in the corridor.

Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads •

Corridors and exterior exit balconies with dead ends are permitted when the dead end does not exceed 6.00 meters in length

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads • •

E-1: Stairway widths Occupant Load (X) = Minimum Width X > 50 = 1100MM X < 50 = 900MM X < 10 = 750MM

Trim and handrails shall not reduce the required width by more than 100MM

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads •

E-3: Winding stairways may be used if the required  width of the run is provided at a point not more than 300MM from the side where the treads are narrower.

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Section 1207. Stairs, Exits, and Occupant Loads •

E-5: Every landing shall be a dimension measured in the direction of travel equal to the width of the stairway. Such dimension need not exceed 1.20m when the stairs has a straight run.

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