NEW ERA UNIVERSITY

#9 CENTRAL AVENUE, NEW ERA, 1107 QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1:
LAW AFFECTING ARCHITECTURE

CHAPTER/RULE 4-10 OF NATIONAL

BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINE
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 AND PARKING

STUDENT NAME SUBJECT - SECTION TITLE

ARCILLA, KENNETH I. PROFESIONAL PRACTICE 1 – 2AR-1 COMPILATION OF NBCP AND BP 344

SCHOOL SCHEDULE PROFESSOR
NEW ERA UNIVERSITY – BS ARCH 2AR-1 / 7:00 – 9:00 PM (TUESDAY) AR. BERNADETTE C. NAYLE
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 4-10 OF NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHIIPPINE

I. CHAPTER 4. TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION

a. SECTION 401. TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS …………………………………………..……….2
b. SECTION 402. CHANGES IN TYPES ………………………………………………............……..2
c. SECTION 403. REQUIREMENTS ON TYPE OF CONSTRUCTIONS……………............…….2

II. CHAPTER 7. CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

OF ALL BUILDINGS BY USE OR OCCUPANCY
a. SECTION 701. OCCUPANCY CLASSIFIED………………………………………………………..3
b. SECTION 702. CHANGE IN USE…………………………………………………………………….3
c. SECTION 703. MIXED OCCUPANCY ………………………………………………………………3
d. SECTION 704. LOCATION ON PROPERTY………………………………………………………..4
e. SECTION 705. ALLOWABLE FLOOR PLANS……………………………………………………..5
f. SECTION 706. ALLOWABLE FLOOR AREA INCREASES……………………………………...5
g. SECTION 707. MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS………………………………………………5
h. SECTION 708. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP A DWELLINGS……………………5
i. SECTION 709. REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER GROUP OCCUPANCIES……………………..6

I. CHAPTER 8. LIGHT AND VENTILATION

a. SECTION 801. GENERAL REQUIREMENT OF LIGHT AND VENTILATION…………………6
b. SECTION 802. MEASUREMENT OF SITE OCCUPANCY……………………………………….6
c. SECTION 803. PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY…………………………………………6
d. SECTION 804. SIZE AND DIMENSIONS OF COURTS…………………………………………..6
e. SECTION 805. CEILING HEIGHTS………………………………………………………………….8
f. SECTION 806. SIZE AND DIMENSIONS OF ROOMS……………………………………………8
g. SECTION 807. AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN DETERMINING
THE SIZE OF ROOMS…………………………………………………………………………….….8
h. SECTION 808. WINDOW OPENINGS………………………………………………………………8
i. SECTION 809. VENT SHAFTS………………………………………………………………………9
j. SECTION 810. VENTILATION SKYLIGHTS……………………………………………………….9
k. SECTION 811. ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION………………………………………………………..9

II. CHAPTER 10. BUILDING PRODUCTION OVER PUBLIC STREETS

a. SECTION 1001. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS……………………………………………………9
b. SECTION 1002. PROJECTION INTO ALLEY OR STREETS…………………………..……...10
c. SECTION 1003. PROJECTION OF BALCONIES AND
APPENDAGES OVER STREETS…………………………………………………………………..10
d. SECTION 1004. ARCADES………………………………………………………………………….10
e. SECTION 1005. CANOPIES (MARQUEES)………………………………………………………11
f. SECTION 1006. MOVABLE AWNIGS OR HOODS………………………………………………11
g. SECTION 1007. DOORS, WINDOWS AND THE LIKE…………………………………………..12
h. SECTION 1008. CORNERS BUILDING WITH CHAFLANS…………………………………….12

III. BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 AND PARKINGS

a. SECTION 1-6 …………………………………………………………………………………………13

IV. ILLUSTRATIONS FOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

A. OUTSIDE AND AROUND BUILDINGS…………………………………………………………………..14
a. DROPPED CURBS…………………………………………………………………………………..14
b. CURB CUT-OUTS……………………………………………………………………………………14
c. WALKWAYS AND PASSAGEWAY………………………………………………………………..14
d. HANDRAILS…………………………………………………………………………………………..15

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 e. OPEN SPACE……………………………………………………………………………………….15
f. SIGNAGES…………………………………………………………………………………………..15
g. CROSSING…………………………………………………………………………………………..15

B. PARKING
a. PARKING AREAS…………………………………………………………………………………..16

C. INSIDE BUILDING AND STRUCTURES

a. ENTRANCES…………………………………………………………………….………………….16
b. RAMPS……………………………………………………………………………………….………16
c. DOORS……………………………………………………………………………………………….16
d. THRESHOLDS………………………………………………………………………………………17
e. SWITCHES…………………………………………………………………………………………..17
f. CORRIDORS………………………………………………………………………………………...17
g. WASHROOM & TOILETS………………………………………………………………………….17
h. STAIRS……………………………………………………………………………………………….17
i. ELEVATORS…………………………………………………………………………………………18
j. WATER FOUNTAINS……………………………………………………………………………….18
k. PUBLIC TELEPHONES…………………………………………………………………………….18
l. PLACES OF ASSEMBLY…………………………………………………………………………..18

D. SAFETY
a. FENCING FOR ROADWORKS AND FOOTWORKS……………………………………………18
b. COVERS FOR EXCAVATIONS…………………………………………………………………….18
c. SIGNAGES FOR ROADWORKS ON THE CARRIAGEWAY…………………………………..18
d. LOCATION OF EMERGENCY EXIT……………………………………………………………….19
e. AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE ALARM SYSTEM…………………………

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 CHAPTER 4
TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 401: TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION

ALL PLANNED BUILDINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION MUST BE CATEGORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CODE AND ITS IRR:

TYPE I CONSTRUCTION MUST BE MADE OF WOOD. ANY OF THE APPROVED

MATERIALS MAY BE USED FOR THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS.
UNDER THE CODE.

TYPE II - MUST BE MADE OF WOOD AND HAVE PROTECTIVE FIRE-

RESISTANT MATERIALS THAT ARE ALL ONE-HOUR FIRE-RESISTANT, WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF PERMANENT NON-BEARING PARTITIONS, WHICH MAY
BE MADE OF FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED WOOD. WOOD HAVING AN HOUR
RESISTIVITY THAT IS PART OF THE FRAMING ASSEMBLY.

TYPE III - MUST BE MADE OF WOOD AND MASONRY. ANY OF THE

MATERIALS LISTED IN THE CODE MAY BE USED FOR STRUCTURAL
COMPONENTS, BUT ONLY IF THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE IS ONE-HOUR FIRE
RESISTANT.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS MUST BE INCOMBUSTIBLE AND
FIRE RESISTANT.

TYPE IV CONSTRUCTION MUST BE MADE OF STEEL, IRON, CONCRETE, OR

MASONRY, AND ALL WALLS, CEILINGS, AND PERMANENT PARTITIONS
MUST BE FIRE-RESISTIVE AND INCOMBUSTIBLE. HOWEVER, PERMANENT
NON-BEARING PARTITIONS OF ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE MAY USE
FIRE-RETARDANT TREATED WOOD IN THE FRAMING ASSEMBLY.

TYPE V - MUST BE COMPLETELY FOUR-HOUR FIRE-RESISTANT, AND THE

STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS MUST BE MADE OF STEEL, IRON, OR
MASONRY OR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION.

TABLE IV-1: 401 – CONSTRUCTION TYPE

SECTION 402: CHANGES IN TYPES

A BUILDING OFFICIAL MUST APPROVED ANY CHANGE IN A BUILDING’S TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION IF

IT IS LESS HAZARDOUS THAN THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION BASED ON LIFE AND FIRE RISK.

SECTION 403: REQUIREMENTS ON TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION

THE SECRETARY SHALL PRESCRIBE STANDARDS FOR EACH TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION AND
PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK, EXTERIOR WALLS,
INTERIOR WALLS, FLOORS, ETC.

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 CHAPTER 7
CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENT OF ALL BUILDINGS BY USE
OR OCCUPANCY

SECTION 701: Occupancy Classified

THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAILS IN THIS TEXT ARE THE 10 GROUPS OF OCCUPANCIES SUB-DIVIDED INTO
25 DIVISIONS, AND THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION.

THESE GROUPS INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, RESIDENTIALS, HOTELS AND

APARTMENTS, EDUCATION AND RECREATION, MENTAL HOSPITALS, MENTAL
SANITARIOS, JAILS, PRISONS, REFORMATORIES, NURSERIES FOR FULL-TIME
GROUP A – D CARE OF CHILDREN UNDER KINDERGARTEN AGE, HOSPITALS, SANITARIA,
NURSING HOMES WITH NON-AMBULATORY PATIENTS, AND SIMILAR BUILDINGS
EACH ACCOMMODATING MORE THAN FIVE PERSONS. THE MOST IMPORTANT
DETAILS ARE THAT DIVISION 3 INCLUDES NURSING HOMES

GROUP E INCLUDES BUSINESS AND MERCANTILE, GROUP F INCLUDES

INDUSTRIAL, AND GROUP G INCLUDES STORAGE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
DIVISION 3 INCLUDES NURSING HOMES, GROUP E INCLUDES BUSINESS AND
MERCANTILE, GROUP F INCLUDES INDUSTRIAL, AND GROUP G INCLUDES
GROUP E – H STORAGE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAILS IN THIS
TEXT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, WOOD WORKING
ESTABLISHMENTS, REPAIR GARAGES, AND AIRCRAFT REPAIR HANGARS. GROUP
H – ASSEMBLY OTHER THAN GROUP I INCLUDES ANY ASSEMBLY BUILDING WITH
A STAGE AND AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 1000 OR MORE,
GROUP I – ASSEMBLY OCCUPANT LOAD 1000 OR MORE INCLUDES ANY ASSEMBLY
BUILDING WITH A STAGE AND AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 1000 OR MORE, AND
GROUP J – ACCESSORY INCLUDES AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES, PRIVATE
GROUP I – J GARAGES, CARPORTS, TANKS, SWIMMINGPOOLS AND TOWERS, STAGES,
PLATFORMS, PELOTA, TENNIS, BADMINTON OR BASKETBALL COURTS, TOMBS,
MAUSOLEUMS, NICHES, AVIARIES, AQUARIUMS, ZOO STRUCTURES, BANKS AND
RECORD VAULTS.

TABLE VII - 2: 701 – GROUP A-J OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS

SECTION 702: CHANGE IN USE

EXISTING BUILDINGS MAY BE OCCUPIED FOR THE PURPOSES OUTLINED IN OTHER GROUPS,
PROVIDED THE NEW OR PROPOSED USE IS LESS HAZARDOUS. NO CHANGE IN THE CHARACTER OF
OCCUPANCY OR USE OF A BUILDING MAY BE MADE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

SECTION 703: MIXED OCCUPANCY

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION IS THAT WHEN A BUILDING HAS MIXED OCCUPANCY OR IS
USED FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES, THE ENTIRE BUILDING IS SUBJECT TO THE STRICTEST REQUIREMENTS.
THE SECRETARY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR APPROPRIATE OCCUPANCY
SEPARATIONS IN MIXED OCCUPANCY BUILDINGS, WITH THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT BEING A "ONE-HOUR
FIRE-RESISTANT OCCUPANCY SEPARATION" AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS
FORMING SUCH A SEPARATION BE PROTECTED BY A FIRE ASSEMBLY HAVING A THREE-HOUR FIRE-
RESISTANT RATING.

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 SECTION 704: LOCATION ON PROPERTY

1. GENERAL

BUILDINGS MUST HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO A PUBLIC SPACE, YARD, OR STREET ON AT LEAST
ONE OF THEIR SIDES (FIG. VII - 1), AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EAVES OVER REQUIRED
WINDOWS AND THE SIDE AND REAR PROPERTY LINES CANNOT BE LESS THAN 750 MILLIMETERS (FIG.VII
- 2). EXTERIOR WALLS MUST HAVE FIRE RESISTANCE AND OPENING PROTECTION, AND BUILDINGS ON
THE SAME PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS CONTAINING COURTS MUST HAVE A PROPERTY LINE BETWEEN
THEM (FIG. VII - 3). PROJECTIONS BEYOND THE EXTERIOR WALL SHALL NOT EXCEED BEYOND A POINT
ONE-THIRD THE DISTANCE FROM AN ASSUMED VERTICAL PLANE LOCATED WHERE THE FIRE-RESISTIVE
PROTECTION OF OPENINGS IS FIRST REQUIRED TO THE LOCATION ON PROPERTY WHICHEVER IS THE
LEAST RESTRICTIVE (FIG. VII - 4).

FIGURE VII - 1 FIGURE VII - 2

FIGURE VII - 3 FIGURE VII - 4

(1) FIREWALL PROVISIONS

a) FIREWALLS ARE PROHIBITED FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) USES, BUT AN ABUTMENT OF
UP TO 3.20 METERS FROM GRADE LEVEL CAN BE USED FOR CARPORT ROOFS. (FIG. VII - 5).
b) A FIREWALL MAY BE BUILT ON A MAXIMUM OF 80% OF A SIDE PROPERTY LINE FOR MEDIUM
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-2) USES OR OCCUPANCIES, PROVIDED THAT ONLY ONE (1) SIDE
PROPERTY LINE IS USED FOR A FIREWALL IN THE CASE OF AN R-2 STRUCTURE. (FIG VII - 6).
c) FOR A R-3 USE OR OCCUPANCY WITH A FIREWALL ON TWO SIDES, FIREWALLS CAN BE ERECTED
ON 85% OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF EACH SIDE PROPERTY LINE, AND UP TO 100% IF THE REAR
PROPERTY LINE IS 4.00 METERS WIDE. FIREWALLS.
d) IN R-4 USES OR OCCUPANCIES CAN BE ERECTED ON THE TWO SIDES OF EACH UNIT, 85% OF THE
TOTAL LENGTH OF EACH SIDE PROPERTY LINE, AND FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE STOREY
STRUCTURES. (FIG. VII - 7)
e) FOR A R-5 USE OR OCCUPANCY WITH A FIREWALL ON TWO SIDES, A FIREWALL CAN BE ERECTED
ON A MAXIMUM OF 75% OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF EACH SIDE PROPERTY LINE. FOR A R-5 USE OR
OCCUPANCY WITH A FIREWALL ON ONE SIDE AND AT THE REAR PROPERTY LINE, A FIREWALL CAN
BE ERECTED ON A MAXIMUM OF 65% OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE SIDE PROPERTY LINE AND
ON A MAXIMUM OF 50% OF THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE REAR PROPERTY LINE. (FIG VII - 8)

FIGURE VII - 5 FIGURE VII - 6 FIGURE VII - 7 FIGURE VII - 8

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SECTION 705: ALLOWABLE FLOOR AREAS

FOR ONE-STORY AND HIGHER BUILDINGS, THE PERMITTED FLOOR AREAS MUST NOT EXCEED THE
LIMITS SET BY THE SECRETARY FOR EACH OCCUPANCY GROUP AND/OR TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.

SECTION 706: ALLOWABLE FLOOR AREA INCREASES

THE FLOOR AREAS OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE CAN BE INCREASED IF THERE IS PUBLIC

SPACE, STREETS OR YARDS ADJACENT TO TWO OR MORE SIDES, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BUILDING
OFFICIAL.

SECTION 707: MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS

THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND NUMBER OF STOREYS OF PROPOSED BUILDINGS MUST BE

DETERMINED BASED ON END-USER POPULATION DENSITY, LIGHT AND VENTILATION, RROW/STREETS,
BUILDING BULK, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.

ESTABLISHING GRADE:

a) THE HIGHEST ADJACENT NATURAL GRADE OR FINISHED GRADE MUST BE ESTABLISHED WHEN
SLOPE ELEVATION IS LESS THAN 3.00 METERS. (FIG VII – 9).
b) THE BUILDING/STRUCTURE HEIGHT MUST BE MEASURED FROM THE HIGHEST ADJOINING
SURFACE AND NOT EXCEED 3.00 METERS, EXCEPT FOR TOWERS, SPIRES AND STEEPLES. (FIG VII
– 10).
c) THE AVERAGE GRADE LEVEL OF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT IS THE ESTABLISHED GRADE
ELEVATION IN SLOPING GRADE RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE RROW HAVE A VARIATION IN
ELEVATION OF MORE THAN 3.00 METERS. (FIG VII – 11)

FIGURE VII – 9 FIGURE VII – 10 FIGURE VII - 11

SECTION 708: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP A DWELLINGS

THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAILS IN THIS TEXT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DWELLING LOCATION AND
LOT OCCUPANCY, LIGHT AND VENTILATION, SANITATION, FOUNDATION FOOTINGS, WOODEN POSTS,
FLOOR LIVE LOAD, ROOF WIND LOAD, STAIRS, ENTRANCE AND EXIT, ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS,
MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND/OR EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION.
DWELLINGS MUST BE CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT AND VENTILATION,
SANITATION, FOUNDATION FOOTINGS, WOODEN POSTS, FLOOR LIVE LOAD, ROOF WIND LOAD, STAIRS,
ENTRANCE AND EXIT, ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND/OR EQUIPMENT
INSTALLATION, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND/OR EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION.

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 SECTION 709: REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER GROUP OCCUPANCIES
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THE SECRETARY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OTHER GROUP OCCUPANCIES,
INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, HEIGHT, AREA, LOCATION, EXIT FACILITIES, LIGHT, VENTILATION, SANITATION,
ENCLOSURES, FIREEXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS, AND SPECIAL HAZARDS.

CHAPTER 8
LIGHT AND VENTILATION SECTION

SECTION 801: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF LIGHT AND VENTILATION

SECTION 801 INCLUDE ALL THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHT AND VENTILATIONS. ALL
STRUCTURES MUST PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING AND VENTILATION, ACCORDING TO THE CIVIL CODE OF
THE PHILIPPINES ON EASEMENTS OF LIGHT AND VIEW. ALL STRUCTURES MUST FACE A STREET, PUBLIC
ALLEY, OR APPROVED PRIVATE STREETS. NO BUILDING MAY BE MODIFIED OR ARRANGED TO REDUCE THE
SIZE OF ANY ROOM OR THE AREA OF WINDOWS NEARBY, OR TO ADD A ROOM, UNLESS THE NEW ROOM
COMPLIES WITH THE CODE'S CRITERIA. NO BUILDING MAY BE INCREASED IN SIZE TO THE POINT THAT THE
REQUISITE COURT OR YARD MEASUREMENTS ARE SMALLER THAN THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR THAT
BUILDING.

SECTION 802: MEASUREMENT OF SITE OCCUPANCY

SECTION 802. INCLUDED THE MEASUREMENT FOR SITE OCCUPANCY. COURTS, YARDS, AND LIGHT
WELLS SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE MEASUREMENT OF SITE OR LOT OCCUPANCY, WHICH MUST BE
DONE AT GROUND LEVEL. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STEEL FIRE ESCAPES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 1.20
METERS, ROOF LEADERS, WALL COPINGS, SILLS, AND LIGHT WELLS, ALL PROJECTS FROM THE WALLS
MUST BE MEASURED CLEAR OF THE GROUND.

SECTION 803: PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY

MINIMUM SITE OCCUPANCY IS GOVERNED BY THE USE, TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, AND HEIGHT OF THE
BUILDING AND THE USE, AREA, NATURE, AND LOCATION OF THE SITE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL
ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND SECRETARY'S RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SECTION 804: SIZE AND DIMENSIONS OF COURTS

1. COURTS AND YARDS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM HORIZONTAL DIMENSION OF 2.00 METERS AND BE
CONNECTED TO A STREET OR YARD BY A PASSAGEWAY OR DOOR. (FIG.VIII – 16 THROUGH FIG. 17)
2. THE REQUIRED OPEN SPACE SHALL BE LOCATED TOTALLY OR DISTRIBUTED ANYWHERE WITHIN
THE LOT IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM LIGHT AND VENTILATION INTO THE
BUILDING. (FIG VIII - 12. THROUGH VIII -15.)
3. YARD IS REQUIRED OPEN SPACE BETWEEN BUILDING/STRUCTURE AND PROPERTY LINES. (TABLE
VIII – 4)

TABLE VIII - 3
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TABLE VIII – 4: SETBACKS FOR COMMERCIALS, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND RECREATIONAL

REQUIRED OPEN SPACE LOT

FIGURE VIII – 12 FIGURE VIII – 13 FIGURE VIII – 14 FIGURE VIII – 15

OPEN COURT AND YARD

FIGURE VIII – 16 FIGURE VIII – 17

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SECTION 805: CEILING HEIGHTS

CEILING HEIGHTS IN HABITABLE ROOMS WITH ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION MUST BE AT LEAST 2.40
METERS. FOR STRUCTURES WITH MORE THAN ONE STORY, THE FIRST FLOOR'S CEILING MUST BE AT
LEAST 2.70 METERS HIGH, AND THE SECOND STORY MUST HAVE A MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF 2.10 METERS
FOR UNOBSTRUCTED AVERAGE HEADROOM. CEILING HEIGHTS MUST BE AT LEAST 2.70 METERS FOR
NATURAL VENTILATION. A CLEAR CEILING HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 1.80 METERS MUST BE PRESENT ABOVE
AND BELOW MEZZANINE FLOORS. (FIG. VIII – 18)

HABITABLE ROOM GROUND FLOOR

FIGURE VIII – 18: CEILING HEIGHT

SECTION 806: SIZE AND DIMENSION OF ROOMS

SECTION 806. SIZE AND DIMENSIONS OF ROOMS PROVIDE AND STATES THE MINIMUM SIZES OF
ROOM AND THEIR LEAST HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING: (1) ROOM FOR HUMAN
HABITATION MUST HAVE AT LEAST 6.00 METERS WITH LEAST 2.00 METERS: (2) KITCHEN MUST HAVE 3.0
SQUARE METERS WITH A LEAST DIMENSION OF 1.50 METERS AND LASTLY (3) BATH AND TOILET MUST
HAVE 1.20 SQUARE METERS WITH A LEAST DIMENSION OF 0.90 METERS. (FIG. VIII – 19)

FIGURE VIII – 19 DIMENSION OF ROOMS

SECTION 807: AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF ROOMS

SECTION 807. AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF ROOM INCLUDED THE
MINIMUM AIR SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR (1) SCHOOL ROOM WITH AT LEAST 3.00 CUBIC METERS
WITH 1.00 SQUARE METER OF FLOOR AREA PER PERSON; (2) WORKSHOPS, FACTORIES, AND OFFICES
WITH 12.CUBIC METERS OF AIR SPACE PER PERSON, AND LASTLY (3) HABITABLE ROOM WITH 14.00 CUBIC
METERS OF AIR SPACE PER PERSON.

SECTION 808: WINDOW OPENINGS

SECTION 808. WINDOW OPENINGS. ROOMS WITHOUT ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION MUST HAVE A WINDOW OR
WINDOWS THAT OPEN DIRECTLY TO A COURT, YARD, PUBLIC STREET OR LANE, OR OPEN WATER
COURSES, AND HAVE A TOTAL FREE AREA OF OPENINGS THAT IS AT LEAST 10% OF THE FLOOR AREA.
(FIG. VIII – 20)

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FIGURE VIII – 20: WINDOW OPENINGS

SECTION 809: VENT SHAFTS

SECTION 809. VENT SHAFTS. FOR EVERY METER OF HEIGHT, VENTILATION OR VENT SHAFTS MUST
HAVE A HORIZONTAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF AT LEAST 0.10 SQUARE METERS, BUT IN NO
CIRCUMSTANCE LESS THAN 1.00 SQUARE METERS. THE MAXIMUM REQUIRED SHAFT AREA MUST BE
COVERED BY A NET FREE AREA OR FIXED LOUVER APERTURES ON SKYLIGHTS. AIR DUCTS MUST HAVE A
MINIMUM UNOBSTRUCTED CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 0.30 SQUARE METERS AND A
MINIMUM SIZE OF 300 MILLIMETERS, AND THEY MUST OPEN TO A STREET OR COURT BY A HORIZONTAL
DUCT OR INTAKE AT A LOCATION BELOW THE LOWEST WINDOW OPENING. OPENINGS TO THE DUCT OR
INTAKE MUST BE NOT LESS THAN 300 MILLIMETERS ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT AND THE STREET
SURFACE OR LEVEL OF COURT, AT THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE DUCT OR INTAKE.

SECTION 810: VENTILATION SKYLIGHTS

SKYLIGHTS SHALL HAVE A GLASS AREA NOT LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED FOR THE WINDOWS
THAT ARE REPLACED. THEY SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH MOVABLE SASHES OR LOUVERS WITH AN
AGGREGATE NET FREE AREA NOT LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED FOR OPENABLE PARTS IN THE WINDOW
THAT ARE REPLACED OR PROVIDED WITH APPROVED ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION OF EQUIVALENT
EFFECTIVENESS.

SECTION 811: ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION

THE PHILIPPINE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CODE REQUIRES THAT ROOMS OR SPACES HOUSING
INDUSTRIAL OR HEATING EQUIPMENT BE PROVIDED WITH VENTILATION TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE
ACCUMULATION OF HOT AND/OR POLLUTED AIR. THE EQUIPMENT MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS IN AIR CHANGES: THREE CHANGES OF AIR PER HOUR FOR OFFICE, CLERICAL, OR
ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, TEN CHANGES OF AIR PER HOUR FOR BAKERIES, HOTEL OR RESTAURANT
KITCHENS, LAUNDRIES, AND BOILER ROOMS, 0.30 CUBIC METER OF AIR PER MINUTE FOR AUDITORIUM
AND OTHER ROOMS USED FOR ASSEMBLY PURPOSES, AND 0.45 CUBIC METER OF AIR PER MINUTE FOR
WARDS AND DORMITORIES OF INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS.

CHAPTER 10
BUILDING PROJECTION OVER PUBLIC STREETS

SECTION 1001: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED IN THIS CODE, THE HORIZONTAL MEASUREMENT OF ANY STRUCTURE OR
APPENDAGE OVER A PUBLIC PROPERTY SHALL BE TAKEN FROM THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE
PROJECTION'S FARTHEST POINT.

SECTION 1002: PROJECTION INTO ALLEYS OR STREETS

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THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION IN THIS TEXT IS THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS
CODE, NO PART OF ANY STRUCTURE OR ITS APPENDAGE SHALL PROTRUDE ONTO ANY ALLEY OR STREET,
NATIONAL ROAD, OR PUBLIC HIGHWAY. FOOTINGS ALONG PUBLIC OR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS THAT ARE AT
LEAST 2.40 METERS BELOW GRADE MAY EXTEND NO FARTHER THAN 300 MILLIMETERS FROM THE
PROPERTY BORDER. IF THE TOP OF THE FOUNDATIONS IS AT LEAST 600 MILLIMETERS BELOW THE
ESTABLISHED GRADE AND THE PROJECTION DOES NOT OBSTRUCT ANY EXISTING UTILITIES, SUCH AS
POWER, COMMUNICATION, GAS, WATER, OR SEWER LINES, FOUNDATIONS MAY ENCROACH INTO PUBLIC
SIDEWALK AREAS UP TO A WIDTH OF 500 MILLIMETER.

SECTION 1003: PROJECTION OF BALCONIES AND APPENDAGES OVER STREETS

THE LOWEST UNDERSURFACE OF ANY PART OF THE BALCONY CANNOT BE LOWER THAN 3.00
METERS FROM THE SPECIFIED GRADE OF THE STREET AND/OR SIDEWALK AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
RESTRICTIONS LISTED IN TABLE X – 5, PROJECTION OF BALCONIES AND APPENDAGES, AND SHALL BE
CONSISTENT IN SIZE.

TABLE X – 5

SECTION 1004: ARCADES

ARCADES MUST BE BUILT ON STREET SIDEWALKS WITH A UNIFORM WIDTH AND HEIGHT THAT IS AT LEAST
THREE METERS ABOVE THE PRESCRIBED SIDEWALK GRADE. ARCADED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS SHALL
HAVE A CLEAR HEIGHT OF 3.00 METERS. (FIGUE X – 21) DRIVEWAYS CROSSING ARCADED PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAYS SHALL BE AT THE SAME LEVEL WITH THAT OF THE ARCADES FOR THE SAFETY OF THE
PEDESTRIANS. (FIG. X-22).

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FIGURE X – 22: DRIVEWAY

SECTION 1005: CANOPIES (MARQUEES)

A CANOPY OR MARQUEE MUST HAVE A HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE OF 300 MILLIMETERS AND A

VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF 3.00 METERS. IT IS A PERMANENT ROOFED STRUCTURE ABOVE A DOOR
ATTACHED TO AND SUPPORTED BY THE BUILDING AND PROJECTING OVER A WALL OR SIDEWALK. IT MUST
ALSO BE LOCATED SO AS NOT TO INTERRUPTE ANY EXTERIOR STANDPIPE CONNECTION OR OBSTRUCT
THE CLEAR PASSAGE FROM STAIRWAY EXITS FROM THE BUILDING OR THE INSTALLATION OR
MAINTENANCE OF ELECTROLIERS. IT MUST BE CONSTRUCTED OF INCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL OR TWO-
HOUR FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION.

FIGURE X -23: CANOPIES

SECTION 1006. MOVABLE AWNINGS OR HOODS

AN AWNING IS A MOVABLE SHELTER SUPPORTED BY AN EXTERIOR WALL AND CAN BE RETRACTED,

FOLDED, OR COLLAPSED. CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AWNING AND THE CURB LINE MUST NOT BE LESS
THAN 300 MILLIMETERS AND 2.40 METERS. COLLAPSIBLE AWNINGS MUST NOT BLOCK A REQUIRED EXIT
WHEN COLLAPSED OR FOLDED.

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SECTION 1007. DOORS, WINDOWS, AND THE LIKE

CHAPTER 4 – 10 OF NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
DOORS, WINDOWS, AND OTHER OBJECTS MUST NOT PROJECT BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE, EXCEPT
FIRE EXIT DOORS.

SECTION 1008. CORNER BUILDINGS WITH CHAFLANS

ON A PUBLIC STREET OR ALLEY THAT IS LESS THAN 3.60 METERS WIDE, EVERY CORNER BUILDING OR
SOLID FENCE MUST BE CUT OFF AT THE CORNER. THE TRIANGLE'S FACE MUST BE CREATED AT A RIGHT
ANGLE TO THE BISECTOR OF THE

1. ANGLE AT WHICH THE STREET LINES CONNECT, PROVIDED THAT THE LENGTH OF THE CHAFLAN
SHALL NEVER BE LESS THAN 4 METERS. (FIG. X.25.)

2. TO ALLOW FOR A CLEAR VIEW, CORNER STRUCTURES OR SOLID WALL FENCES THAT ARE PLACED
NEXT TO PROPERTY BORDERS AT PUBLIC STREET OR ALLEY JUNCTIONS MUST HAVE CHAFLANS.

3. EVEN THOUGH THE PUBLIC ROADWAY OR ALLEY IS NARROWER THAN 3.60 METERS, NO CHAFLAN
IS NECESSARY IF THE STRUCTURE IS ARCADED. (FIG. X.26.)

FIGURE X – 25

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CHAPTER 4 – 10 OF NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 AND PARKING

THE LAW TO ENHANCE MOBILITY OF DISABLED PERSONS

AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE MOBILITY OF DISABLED PERSONS BY REQUIRING CERTAIN BUILDINGS;

INSTITUTIONS, ESTABLISHMENTS, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES TO INSTALL FACILITIES AND OTHER DEVICES.

SECTION 1. NO LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR OR RENOVATION OF PUBLIC

AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC USE, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AIRPORTS,
SPORTS AND RECREATION CENTERS, SHOPPING CENTERS, PUBLIC PARKING SPACES,
WORKPLACES, PUBLIC UTILITIES, SHALL BE GRANTED UNLESS THE OWNER OR
OPERATOR INSTALLS AND INCORPORATES ARCHITECTURAL FACILITIES OR STRUCTURAL
FEATURES TO ENHANCE THE MOBILITY OF DISABLED PERSONS.

SECTION 2. IN CASE OF PUBLIC CONVEYANCE, DEVICES SUCH AS THE PROMINENT DISPLAY OF

POSTERS OR STICKERS SHALL BE USED TO GENERATE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE
RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED AND FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS.
SPECIAL BUS STOPS SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR DISABLED PERSONS. DISCRIMINATING
AGAINST DISABLED PERSONS IN THE CARRIAGE OR TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS
IS HEREBY DECLARED UNLAWFUL.

SECTION 3. THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS AND THE MINISTER OF
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, IN COORDINATION WITH THE NATIONAL
COMMISSION CONCERNING DISABLED PERSONS, SHALL PREPARE THE NECESSARY
RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.

SECTION 4. ANY PERSON WHO DISREGARDS ANY RULE OF THIS ACT OR THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED UPON BEING FOUND GUILTY UNDER THIS
SECTION IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, BE PUNISHED WITH NOT LESS THAN
ONE MONTH, NOR MORE THAN ONE A YEAR, A P2,000–P5,000 FINE, OR BOTH, AT THE THE
COURT'S DISCRETION: PROVIDED, THAT IN THE CASE OF COMPANIES, JOINT VENTURES,
COOPERATIVES, OR PRESIDENT, MANAGER, OR ADMINISTRATOR OF ASSOCIATIONS, OR
THE CONSTRUCTION'S IN CHARGE INDIVIDUAL, BUILDING, AREA, OR UTILITY
MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR SHALL CONSTITUTE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE IF THIS IS VIOLATED.
ACT AND/OR REGULATIONS AND RULES MADE IN ACCORDANCE THERETO.

SECTION 5. ALL LAW, EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS, RULES AND REGULATIONS
INCONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS ARE HEREBY REPEALED OR
AMENDED ACCORDINGLY.

SECTION 6. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON ITS APPROVAL.

RULE I - SCOPE AND APPLICATION

RULE 1 INCLUDES THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN PROVIDE FOR MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS TO MAKE BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND UTILITIES FOR PUBLIC USE
ACCESSIBLE TO DISABLED PERSONS, PURSUANT TO BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 344. THE PROVISIONS OF
THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL APPLY TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS AND RELATED
STRUCTURES, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES, PUBLIC TELEPHONES, AND
PUBLIC TRANSPORT TERMINALS. NO PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR OR RENOVATION OF
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS AND RELATED STRUCTURES SHALL BE GRANTED OR ISSUED UNLESS

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 THE OWNER HAS PROVIDED BARRIER-FREE FACILITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES. THE MOST
IMPORTANT DETAILS OF

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 AND PARKING

ILLUSTRATIONS FOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

A. OUTSIDE AND AROUND BUILDINGS

1. DROPPED CURBS
a. WALKWAYS THAT CHANGE IN LEVEL
SHOULD HAVE LOWERED CURBS. AT
PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND THE END
OF WALKWAYS ON A PRIVATE STREET
OR ACCESS ROAD, DROPPED CURBS OTHER
BATAS VARIATIONS
PAMBANSA BLG. 344 OF DROPPED
AND PARKING CURB AT
MUST BE PRESENT. THE WIDTH OF CORNER
DROPPED CURBS AT CROSSINGS MUST
MATCH THE WIDTH OF THE CROSSING;
IF NOT, THE MINIMUM WIDTH IS 0.90 M.
DROPPED CURBS MUST RAMP UP TO
NEIGHBORING CURBS AT A GRADIENT
OF NO GREATER THAN 1:12. (FIG. 1)

FIGURE 2: CURB CUT-OUTS

3. WALKWAYS AND PASSAGEWAYS

a. WALKWAYS SHOULD HAVE A
MINIMUM GRADIENT OF 1:20 OR 5%,
A MINIMUM CROSS GRADIENT OF
1:100, A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 1.20
METERS, NO GRATINGS, A
CONTINUOUS SURFACE, SPACES
FOR WHEELCHAIRS, AND STRAIGHT
ROUTES WITH RIGHT ANGLE TURNS
TO GUIDE THE BLIND. (FIGURE 3)

FIGURE 1. DROPPED CURB

2. CURB CUT-OUTS
a. ONLY WHEN CURB CUT-OUTS WON'T
HINDER A PATHWAY OR OTHERWISE
REDUCE THE WIDTH OF A SIDEWALK
CAN THEY BE PERMITTED. A CURB CUT-
OUT MUST BE AT LEAST 0.90 M WIDE.
THERE SHOULD BE A GRADIENT IN
CURB CUTOUTS IN EXCESS OF 1:12.
(FIG. 2)

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 FIGURE 5. OPEN SPACES

6. SIGNAGES
d. SIGNS SHOULD BE KEPT SIMPLE AND
EASY TO UNDERSTAND,
CONTRASTING COLORS AND GRAY
MATTER, INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL
FOR ACCESS, MINIMUM HEADROOM,
MAXIMUM HEIGHT, RAISED
SYMBOLS, LETTERS OR NUMBERS,
AND BRAILLE SYMBOLS. (FIGURE 6.)
FIGURE 3. WALKWAYS AND PASSAGEWAYS

4. HANDRAILS
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 AND PARKING
b. HANDRAILS SHOULD BE
INSTALLED AT BOTH SIDES OF
RAMPS AND STAIRS AND AT THE
OUTER EDGES OF DROPPED
CURBS, WITH A 0.30 M LONG
EXTENSION PROVIDED AT THE
START AND END. (FIG. 4)

FIGURE 4. HANDRAILS
FIGURE 6. SIGNAGES

5. OPEN SPACES
c. THE BLIND ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE 7. CROSSING
TO BECOMING LOST IN OPEN AREAS. e. GRADE CROSSINGS SHOULD BE
THE ABILITY TO DEFINE THE PERPENDICULAR TO THE
MARGINS OF ANY SIDEWALK OR CARRIAGEWAY, LOCATED AT THE
PATH, WHETHER THROUGH THE USE NARROWEST PART OF THE
OF PLANTERS WITH DWARF WALLS, CARRIAGEWAY, HAVE CENTRAL
A GRASS FRINGE, OR SOMETHING REFUGES OF AT LEAST 1.5 M IN
SIMILAR THAT OFFERS A TEXTURE DEPTH AND PREFERABLY 2 M,
DIFFERENT FROM THE PATH, IS PROVIDE TACTILE BLOCKS IN THE
THEREFORE QUITE IMPORTANT. (FIG. IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF CROSSINGS,
5) AND HAVE AUDIBLE SIGNALS THAT
ARE EASILY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM
OTHER SOUNDS IN THE
ENVIRONMENT. THE FLASHING
GREEN PERIOD FOR THE DISABLED
SHOULD BE DETERMINED ON THE
BASIS OF A WALKING SPEED OF 0.90
M/SEC. OR THE CROSSING DISTANCE
TIMES 0.90 M/SEC., WHICHEVER IS
GREATER. (FIG. 7)

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 FIGURE 7. CROSSINGS FIGURE 9. ENTRANCES

B. PARKING 2. RAMPS
1. PARKING AREAS BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 MUST
h. RAMPS AND PARKING
HAVE A MINIMUM
f. PARKING SPACES FOR THE CLEAR WIDTH OF 1.20M, A MAXIMUM
DISABLED SHOULD PROVIDE GRADIENT OF 1:12, A LEVEL AREA AT
ENOUGH SPACE FOR A PERSON TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM, HANDRAILS,
TRANSFER TO A WHEELCHAIR, BE CURBS WITH A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF
PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD OR 0.10M, AND A RAILING ACROSS THE
CIRCULATION AISLES, HAVE A FULL WIDTH OF ITS LOWER END.
MINIMUM WIDTH OF 3.70 M, PROVIDE (FIGURE 10)
A WALKWAY OF 1.20 M, AND PROVIDE
SIGNAGE TO DELINEATE THEM.
(FIGURE 8)

FIGURE 10. RAMPS

FIGURE 8. PARKINGS 3. DOORS

i. DOORS SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM
CLEAR WIDTH OF 0.80 M, CLEAR
C. INSIDE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OPENINGS MEASURED BETWEEN
1. ENTRANCES THE HINGE AND DOOR JAMB,
g. ENTRANCES SHOULD BE OPERABLE BY 4.0 KG OR 1 KG, AND A
ACCESSIBLE FROM ARRIVAL AND MINIMUM CLEAR LEVEL SPACE OF
DEPARTURE POINTS, HAVE 1.50 M X 1.50 M. (FIGURE 11)
ELEVATOR ACCESS, AND HAVE A
LEVEL AREA WITH VESTIBULES.
(FIGURE 9)

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 DOORS SWINGING INTO CORRIDORS,
AND TURNABOUT SPACES AT OR
WITHIN 3.50 M. OF EVERY DEAD END.
(FIG. 14)

FIGURE 11. DOORS

FIGURE 14, CORRIDORS

4. THRESHOLDS
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 AND PARKING
j. THRESHOLDS SHALL BE KEPT TO A 7. WASHROOMS & TOILETS
MINIMUM; WHENEVER NECESSARY, m. ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC WASHROOMS
THRESHOLDS AND SLIDING DOOR AND TOILETS MUST ALLOW EASY
TRACKS SHALL HAVE A MAXIMUM PASSAGE OF A WHEELCHAIR, HAVE
HEIGHT OF 25 MM AND PREFERABLY A MINIMUM AREA OF 1.70 X 1.80 MTS,
RAMPED; (FIG. 12) HAVE A TURNING SPACE OF 2.25
SQ.M., AND HAVE ACCESSORIES
SUCH AS MIRRORS, PAPER
DISPENSERS, TOWEL RACKS, AND
FAUCETS. (FIG. 15)

FIGURE 12. THRESHOLDS

5. SWITCHES
k. MANUAL SWITCHES SHALL BE
POSITIONED WITHIN 1.20 M TO 1.30 M
ABOVE THE FLOOR; MANUAL
SWITCHES SHOULD BE LOCATED NO
FURTHER THAN 0.20 FROM THE
LATCH SIDE OF THE DOOR. (FIG. 13)

FIGURE 13. SWITCHES

6. CORRIDORS
l. CORRIDORS SHOULD HAVE A
MINIMUM CLEARWIDTH OF 1.20 M,
RECESSES OR TURNABOUT SPACES
SHOULD BE ON THE CORRIDOR SIDE
OF THE DOOR, PROTECTION FROM

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 FIGURE 16. WASHROOM & TOILETS p. FOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PROVIDED
FOR EVERY 2,000 SQ.M. OF FLOOR
AREA, WITH WATER SPOUTS AT THE
FRONT AND PUSH-BUTTON
8. STAIRS
CONTROLLED.
n. TREAD SURFACES SHOULD BE SLIP-
RESISTANT AND NOSINGS SHOULD
11. PUBLIC TELEPHONES
BE PROVIDED WITH SLIP-RESISTANT
q. PROVIDE A CLEAR SPACE OF 1.50 M
STRIPS. SLANTED NOSINGS ARE
X 1.50 M FOR MALLMOUNTED AND
PREFERRED TO PROJECTING
FREE-STANDING UNITS AND
NOSINGS, AND OPEN STRINGERS
TELEPHONES.
SHOULD BE AVOIDED. MARKINGS
SHOULD BE IN HIGH CONTRAST TO
THE REST OF THE STAIRS, AND
12. . PLACES OF ASSEMBLY
TACTILE STRIPS SHOULD BE r. NUMBER OF SEATING
INSTALLED BEFORE HAZARDOUS ACCOMMODATIONS RESERVED FOR
AREAS. (FIG 17) WHEELCHAIR USERS SHALL BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF
THE RULE III.
D. PAMBANSA
BATAS SAFETY BLG. 344 AND PARKING
1. FENCING FOR ROADWORKS AND
FOOTWORKS
s. RAILINGS SHOULD BE AT LEAST 1.00
M. ABOVE ADJACENT SURFACE AND
HAVE A TAPPING RAIL AT 0.35 M.
(FIG. 19)

FIGURE 17. STAIRS

9. ELEVATORS
o. ACCESSIBLE ELEVATORS SHOULD
BE EASY TO LOCATE WITH SIGNS,
HAVE A MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 1.10
M. X 1.40 M., HAVE CONTROL PANELS FIGURE 19. RAILINGS
AND EMERGENCY SYSTEM WITHIN
REACH, AND HAVE BRAILLE SIGNS 2. COVERS FOR EXCAVATIONS
TO INDICATE FLOOR LEVEL. (FIG. 18) t. EXCAVATIONS IN THE FOOTWAY OR
CARRIAGEWAY WHERE
PEDESTRIANS MAY WALK ARE
COVERED OVER TEMPORARILY
WITHPROPERLY CONSTRUCTED AND
SUPPORTED BOARDS TO PROVIDE A
TEMPORARY PATH FOR
PEDESTRIANS. IF THE FOOTWAY
WIDTH WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN 1.20 BECAUSE OF THE
EXCAVATION, THE TEMPORARY
COVERING SHOULD EXTEND
ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE
FOOTWAY. (FIG. 20)

FIGURE 18. ELEVATORS

10. WATER FOUNTAINS

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UNDER SECTION 3.503 OF THE SAME.
FIGURE 20. COVERS FOR BUILDINGS OF RESIDENTIAL
OCCUPANCIES, I.E. GROUPS A AND
B, AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 701,
3. SIGNAGE FOR ROADWORKS ON THE OF CHAPTER 7 OF P.D. NO. 1096
CARRIAGEWAY OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "THE
u. SIGNS SHOULD NOT REDUCE THE
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE
AVAILABLE FOOTWAY WIDTH TO
PHILIPPINES", THE PROVISION OF
LESS THAN 1.20 M. TEMPORARY
"VIBRA-ALARMS" FOR ALL
SIGNS USED TO WARN OF
OCCUPANTS WHO ARE EITHER DEAF
ROADWORKS SHOULD BE
OR HEARING-IMPAIRED SHALL BE
CAREFULLY LOCATED AND SHOULD
COMPULSORY. NOTHING FOLLOWS.
NOT CAUSE ANY INCONVENIENCES
TO PEDESTRIANS, PARTICULARLY
THE DISABLED. (FIG 21.)

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 AND PARKING

FIGURE 21. SIGNAGE FOR ROADWAY

4. LOCATION OF EMERGENCY EXIT

v. WALL MOUNTED OR FREE STANDING
TABLETS WITH AN EMBOSSED PLAN
CONFIGURATION OF THE BUILDING
WHICH ALSO SHOWS THE LOCATION OF
THE LOBBY, WASHROOMS AND
EMERGENCY EXITS OF THE BUILDING

5. AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE ALARM SYSTEM

w. AUDIO-VISUAL ALARM SYSTEMS
SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ALL FIRE
SECTIONS, AS DEFINED UNDER P.D.
NO. 1185 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
OF BUILDINGS IN ACCORDANCE

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