Design Guidelines- Government and Public

Design Guidelines: Public & Government Buildings School, Research Laboratories, Library, Museums, City Halls, Civic Centers, Hospitals, Fire Stations, Police Stations, Parks, Embassies, Penitentiaries, Sports Center, Churches, Seminary, Memorial Parks, Cemeteries, Public Markets School - Identify primary users classification – pre-school, elementary, secondary and tertiary. - Consider the three major components of the academe – instruction, reasearch and extention. - Lecture room size as per DECS/CHED requirements shall be 8.00 mts. x 9.00 mts. for 40 students. Laboratories/studios vary according to nature of activity and equipments involved. - All doors must swing out towards the corridor side. - Provide ample movement facilities like hallways, emergency exits, etc. - Safety and security measures. - Provide ancilliary facilities.

Research Laboratories - Holding area for specimens. - Provisions of work stations and technical library. - Records vault must be provided. - Safety and security, surveillance system. - Databank facilities. Library - Determine book holdings. - Use of ICT features. - Provide book repairs and work area. - Ample storage facilities. - Dumbwaiter must be provided for multi floor libraries - Ample light and ventilation.

Museums - Careful study of circulation system / flow of viewers. - Provide vault for priceless collections - Provide vault for priceless collections - Adequate curatorial spaces. - Flexible service entrance for large exhibit materials. - Safety and security. City Halls / Civic Centers - Application of all laws and provisions on design and construction. - 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. Hospital - Strict zoning of areas as to sterile/non-sterile; private/public; quite/noisy etc. - Relationships of major divisions – OPD, Emergency, Clinical, Surgical, Wards, Administrative, Ancilliary, facilities. - Create a healing environment. Fire Stations - Sanctity of the apparatus floor - Provide hose tower for hose drying and training. - Study equipment/apparatus equipment/apparatus flow. - Quarters and living areas. - Administration and nightwatch must be public oriented. - Equipment storage and facilities like oxygen refill, etc. - Ancilliary facilities. Police Stations

- Provide an authoritative booking counter. - Armory must be near office of station commander. - Safety and security features. - Cell separation. - Quarters and lounge. - Other ancilliary facilities. Parks - Consider specific use like children’s botanical etc. - Landscaping features are important considerations. - Harmonious zoning of spaces and facilities - User friendly, safety and security features. - Color, texture and forms are salient design factors that must be carefully considered - Openness quality, free-flowing movement - Segregation of areas of different activities and features. - Create harmonizing features/elements - Provide ancilliary facilities.

Embassies - Delineation of consular affairs, attaches portfolio office; and ambassadorial office. - Security safety and evacuation features. - Quarters for staff and residential units - Public / social spaces considerations. - Country image. Penitentiaries - Classification of areas by concentric arrangement like maximum security-inner space; medium security-middle space; and light securityouter precincts. - Security/surveillance features - Recreational/occupational areas. - Humane environment. - Ancilliary facilities. Sports Center - Provision of facilities accordingly to sport to be accommodated - Areas for multi purpose activities. - Provide ample toilet, shower, locker dressing facilities. - Main floor shall be convertible for other functions. - Public spaces like bleachers and stadium galleries must be adequately provided with ambulatory features and amenities. - Underfloors shall be promoted for other uses like rentable spaces or storage facilities. - Use of resilient materials - Ancilliary facilities

Churches (Catholic) - Follow Design standards for Catholic churches set forth by the episcopal commission as implemented by the office of the Arzobispado de Manila and the CBCP - Know the placement of the nave side altars, sanctuary/altar, perpetual adoration chapel of the sacrament, baptistry, sacristy, choir, rectory, bell tower, etc. and their features. - Must be conscious of heritage, practices, rituals, and traditions. - Must be user friendly. - Must exude piety and serenity. Seminary - Strict zoning of areas according to basic funtions like private, semiprivate and public. - Provide spaces that are conducive for vocation formation. - Optional provision of Chastity alley if required. - Provide adequate spaces for spiritual, academic, recreational, social, and cultural. - Provide ancilliary facilities

Memorial Parks / Cemeteries - Consider Zoning of areas according to classification like, ground plots, garden types, mausoleums, Crypt, Cineraria, Angelorio etc. - Provide amenities for users - Provide ample parking spaces and convertible spaces especially during all Saint’s Days. - Create visual focus, terminal, anchorage. - Critical consideration for landscaping elements. - Serene and spiritually motivating ambiance. - Provide ancilliaries. Public Markets - Consider the three basic areas – wet, semi-wet and dry markets - Ventilation and exhaust system must be adequate. - Fire protection/Suppression system and features. - Stall size must be in the module 3.00 x 3.00 mts for flexibility of lessee requirements. - Waste disposal system. - Provide market master office, storage facilities, and other ancilliary spaces. - Regional form and image m ust be incorporated. - Parking facilities for delivery and the public must be amply provided. - MRF facilities needed SLAUGHTERHOUSE - Sanitation features - Loading and unloading docks must be carefully planned. - Poultry and cattle holding stations must be provided - Waste disposal system. - Carcass hanger system must be provided. - Quarters for staff. - Ancilliary facilities