DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARIÑAS

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

T- ARCH221
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 4

Ar. Don G. De Vera, uap, pia

BUILDING LAW
 AMBF expressed in sq.m
Allowable Maximum Building
Footprint
PSO expressed in percentage
Percentage of Site Occupancy

TOSL – Total Open Space within Lot

ISA – Impervious Surface Area

USA – Unpaved Surface
Area
 2.00

2.00
2.00
4.50
Determine the Maximum Development Potential of the project site:

TLA: Total Lot Area – (11x15) 165 Sq.meters

AMBF (Allowable Maximum Building Footprint):
(Refer to Table VIII.2)
Ex:
=(11-2-2)x (15-2-4.5) * Side Minus Setbacks
= 7x8.50 Sq.mtrs
= 59.50 sq.mtrs
Aesthetic and Physical Considerations
SITE CONTEXT
• Setback
Requirements
• RROW – Road Right-of-
way
• Front, Sides, Rear
Aesthetic and Physical Considerations
SITE CONTEXT
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
6. What is the minimum requirements for the parking slots of the project?

GFA = Gross Floor Area

= 45,000/500
= 90 parking slots
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

(LOT TYPES)
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Aesthetic and Physical Considerations
SITE
CONTEXT
Lot
Consideration
s
– AMBF –
Allowable
Maximum
Building
Footprint
Aesthetic and Physical Considerations
SITE CONTEXT – – GROUP D – Institutional
GROUP E – Business and
Mercantile
Lot Considerations – GROUP F – Industrial
– PSO – Percentage of Site – GROUP G – Storage and
Occupancy Hazardous
– GROUP H – Assembly Other than
– Occupancy
Group I
Classifications – GROUP I – Assembly Occupant
– GROUP A – Residential Load 1000 or more
Dwellings – GROUP J – Accessory
– GROUP B – Hotels,
Apartments
– GROUP C – Education & (refer to NBC table for Building
Recreation Occupancy)
Aesthetic and Physical Considerations
SITE
CONTEXT
Lot
Considerations
– ISA – Impervious
Surface Area
Aesthetic and Physical Considerations
SITE CONTEXT
Lot Considerations
– BHL – Building Height Limit
– BUILDING HEIGHTS IN THE PH
1) LOW-RISE from 1 - 5 storeys i.e. 4.0 m to 16.0 m,
2) MEDIUM-RISE from 6 - 15 storeys i.e. 19.0 m to
46.0 m
3) HIGH-RISE from 16 - 60 storeys i.e. 49.0 m to
181.0 m
4) VERY TALL BUILDING taller than 60 storeys or
taller than 181.0 m
– (Counter check with Civil Aviation Authority of the
Philippines - CAAP).
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