COLEGIO DE MUNTINLUPA

Mayor J.Posadas Ave, Sucat, Muntinlupa,

1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP

ARCHITECTURAL
INTERIOR
STANDARDS
SUBMITTED BY:
BACOLOR, LYANNA AVRIL M.
CALDITO, BERNADETH B.
CAYABYAB, JEZRAEL S.
LIPAE, PAULINE O.
SADIA, DANIELLE THERESE A.

SUBMITTED TO:
AR. GABRIELLE LOIS M. BENEDICTOS, UAP

DATE:
JANUARY 29, 2024

REFERENCES:
P.D. 1096, BP 344, RA 9514
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Mayor J.Posadas Ave, Sucat, Muntinlupa,
1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP

References:

 National Building Code of The Philippines - PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1096

 The Law to Enhance Mobility of Disabled Persons - BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344
 The Fire Code of the Philippines - RA 9514
 Green, S. (2023, April 24). Standard Window Heights (From Floor and Ceiling) with 2 Drawings -
Homenish. Homenish. https://www.homenish.com/standard-window-heights/
 Emma. (2020, March 3). Metric Data 01 Average dimensions of person standing. First In
 Architecture. https://www.firstinarchitecture.co.uk/metric-data-01-average-dimensions-of-person-
standing
 Emma. (2020b, March 3). Metric Data 02 Average dimensions of person sitting. First In Architecture.
https://www.firstinarchitecture.co.uk/metric-data-02-average-dimensions-of-person-sitting/
 Emma. (2020c, March 3). Metric Data 03 Average dimensions of wheelchair user. First In
Architecture.
 https://www.firstinarchitecture.co.uk/metric-data-03-average-dimensions-of-wheelchair-user
 Dy-Metilla, A. G. (n.d.). A Complete List of Philippine Laws Related to Architecture, Construction,
and Cultural Heritage. Filipina Architect.https://filipinaarchitect.com/a-complete-list-of-philippine-
laws-related-to-architecture-constr uction-and-cultural-heritage/

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Building Code (PD)
Section 707- Maximum Height
- more than 3.00 meters
Section 708- Stairs
- at least 750 millimeters in
clear width, with a rise of 200
millimeters and a minimum
run of 200 millimeters.
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Accessibility/Mobility Law (BP)
Slip Resistant Materials
- Flooring must be slip-
resistant
a. Walkways/ Passageways
b. Corridors: turnabouts
c. Stairs: thread surfaces,
nosing
- COF (coefficient of friction)
for level surfaces: 0.6
- COF (coefficient of friction)
for sloping surfaces: 0.8
Section 03, appx. A – Walkways
and Passageways
- 3.4 Minimum width of
walkways: 1.20 m
Fire Code
Section 10.2.5.2, para-F & N -
Means of Egress
- [F.] Minimum width: 915
mm
- [N.] Minimum
headroom:
Section 10.2.5.4, para-B, G –
Stairs
- [G.2] Load capacity: 488
kg/m2 / 136 kg
- [G.3] Maximum width of
treads and height of
risers: 5 mm (except as
allowed for monumental
stairs)
- [G.4] Treads less than
250 mm must have a
nosing or project about
25 mm over the level
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1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP
- 3.6 Walkways are required
to have a continuous surface
absent of sharp angles or
fractures that produce edges
longer than 6.50 mm.
- 3.10 Minimum clearance
height for walkways: 2.0
meters <
- 9.4 A 0.30 meter tactile
strip. width should be
installed before dangerous
areas such as unexpected
changes in floor levels and
at the top and bottom of
stairs
below.
[B.1] New Stairs:
- Height of risers: 100m-
180 mm
- Minimum tread depth:
280 mm
- Minimum headroom:
2,000 mm
- Maximum height
between landings 3,660
mm
Width: 1,120 mm (<
2,000 persons), 1,420
mm (> 2,000 persons)
[B.2] Existing Stairs:
- Minimum width clear of
all obstructions, except
projections not more than
114 mm at or below
handrail height on each
side: 915 mm
- Maximum height of
risers: 205 mm
- Minimum tread depth
230 mm
- Minimum headroom
2,000 mm
- Maximum height
between landings 3,660
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Section 805- Ceiling Heights
- Rooms with artificial
ventilation:
a. First storey: 2.70 meters
b. Second storey: 2.40
meters
c. Succeeding storeys: not
less than 2.10 meters
- Rooms with natural
ventilation: 2.70 meters
- Mezzanine floors:
not less than 1.80 meters
above and below it.
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Section 04, appx. A – Handrails
- Handrail height: 0.90 m or
0.70 m above steps or
ramps
- Installation of handrails for
protection at greater
heights: 1.0 m to 1.06 m.
- Handrail extensions at
stair/ramp beginnings and
ends: 30 cm
a. diameters between 30 mm
and 50 mm for a secure
grasp,
- Clearance: 50 mm from
walls and 40 mm from
ledges.
Section 02, appx. C – Ramps
- Minimum clear width: 1.20
m
Section 10.2.5.4, para-H –
Handrails
- [H.4.a] Height: between
760 mm and 865 mm
(measured vertically
from a point 25 mm back
from the leading edge of
the tread)
- [H.4.b] Minimum
clearance: 38 mm from
the wall
- [H.4.b] Load capacity: at
least 91 kg
Section 10.2.5.7, para-B –
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Section 806- Size and Dimension of
Rooms:
- Rooms for Human
Habitation: – 6.00 square
meters with a least dimension
of 2.00 meters
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- Maximum gradient ratio:
1:12
- Maximum length of a ramp:
6:00 m
- Landing length of ramps
with gradient of 1:12: not
less than 1.50 m
- Level area at the top and
bottom of ramp: not less
than 1.80 m
- Handrail height: 0.90 m or
0.70 m
- Minimum ramp curb
height: 0.10 m
Section 03, appx. C – Doors
- Minimum clear width of
each door: 900 mm
a. the clear openings should
be measured from the fully
open door, positioned at a
right angle (90°) to the door
jamb.
- Minimum level area before
and beyond a door: 1.50 m
× 1.50 m
a. EXCEPTION: If a door
opens into but does not
enter a corridor, the
- The minimum clear
width, free of
obstructions except for
projections under 114
mm at or below handrail
height on each side:
1,120 mm
- Maximum slope: 1:12
- Maximum cross slope:
1:48
- Maximum rise for a
single ramp run: 760
mm.
- Live load: not less than
488 kg/m²
Section 10.2.5.3, para-E & F –
Doors
- (E.1) Minimum door
openings in clear width:
710 mm
- (E.2) Maximum doorway
width: 1.22 m
- (E.3) Maximum height of
thresholds at doorways:
13 mm
- (E.3) Floor surfaces on
both sides of a door must
not differ by more than
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Mayor J.Posadas Ave, Sucat, Muntinlupa,
1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP

necessary clear, level 13 mm in elevation.

space on the corridor - (F.2) Panic Hardware
side of the entrance may height: 760 mm – 1,120
be a minimum of 1.20 mm above the floor
m.
- Minimum height of kick
plates: 0.30 m. to 0.4 m
- Doorknobs and other
hardware: 0.82 m to 1.06m.
above the floor; 0.90 is
- Kitchens: 3.0 square meters preferred.
with a least dimension of 1.50
meters

- Bath and toilet: 1.20 square

meters with a least dimension
of 0.90 meter

Section 807- Air Space Requirements Section 04, appx. C – Thresholds Section 10.2.5.10, para-A.3 &
in Determining the Size of Rooms: - Maximum height of A.6.B – Fire Escape Stairs
- School Rooms: 3.00 cubic threshold and sliding door
meters with 1.00 square meter tracks: 25 mm, preferably - [A. 3] Minimum widths:
of floor area per person 600 mm clear between
ramped.
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Offices: 12.00 cubic meters
of air space per person
- Habitable rooms: 14.00 cubic
meters of air space per person
Section 1204- Enclosure of Vertical
Openings:
- Elevator enclosures: from the
ceiling downward at least 300
millimeters on all sides
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dimension any landing of
platform: 600 mm
- Maximum rise: 230 mm
- Minimum tread,
exclusive of nosing: 230
mm
- Tread construction:
Solid, 13.00 mm
diameter perforation
permitted
- Maximum height
between landings: 3.66 m
- Minimum headroom:
2.00 m
- Capacity number of
persons 45 per unit
access by door; 20 if
access by climbing over
window rail
- [A.6.b] Load Capacity:
488 kg/m² / 136 kg
Section 05, appx. C – Switches
- Manual switch position:
1.20 m to 1.30 m above the
floor
- Manual switch position:
Within 0.20 meters of the
door latch
Section 07, appx. C – Corridors
- Minimum clear width: 1.20 m
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1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP

with no obstruction
- Minimum area of
recesses/turnabout spaces:
1.50 m x 1.50 m

- Maximum area of
recesses/turnabout spaces:
12.00 m
- Turnabout spaces: within 3.50
m. of every dead end
- Maximum height of
lavatories: 0.80
a. with a knee recess of 0.60
- 0.70m vertical clearance
b. 0.50 m. depth.

Section 08, appx. C – Washroom

and Toilets
- Water closet stalls: at least
1.70 x 1.80 meters

a. equipped with grab bar

turning space of 2.25
sq.m.
b. Minimum Turning space
width: 1.50m
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Mayor J.Posadas Ave, Sucat, Muntinlupa,
1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP

- Maximum water closet height:

0.45 m
- Flush control distance from
arm: 1.20 m
- while lavatories lean in
invitingly at mid-thigh height
(0.80 meters), offering a
haven for knees beneath (0.60-
0.70 meters clearance, 0.50
meters depth

Section 10, appx. C – Elevators

- Maximum accessible elevators
location: 30.00 m. from the
entrance
- Minimum dimension: 1.10 m.
x 1.40 m
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Mayor J.Posadas Ave, Sucat, Muntinlupa,
1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP

- Centerline heights for the

topmost buttons from the
floor: between 0.90 m to
1.20m

HUMAN ANTHROPOMETRICS

Female Male
Standing

- Top of head height: 1650mm

- Top of head height: 1740mm
- Eye level: 1545mm
- Eye level: 1035mm
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Mayor J.Posadas Ave, Sucat, Muntinlupa,
1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP

- Shoulder height:1355mm
- Shoulder height:1430mm
- Shoulder width: 405mm
- Shoulder width: 460mm
- Upward reach: 1970mm
- Upward reach dimension: 2120mm
- Side reach: 820mm
- Side reach: 885mm
- Full reach finger to finger: 1650mm
- Full reach finger to finger: 1790mm
- Forward reach: 705mm
- Forward reach: 780mm
- Knuckle height: 740mm
- Knuckle height: 770mm
- Hip width: 400mm
- Hip width: 370mm
- Sitting Down

- Top of head height: 1280mm - Top of head height: 1340mm

- Shoulder height: 985mm - Shoulder height:1040mm

- Top of thigh: 590mm - Top of thigh: 590mm

- Average seat height: 440mm - Average seat height: 440mm

- Forward reach: 780mm - Forward reach: 850mm

- Buttock to back of calf: 470mm - Buttock to back of calf: 480mm

- Buttock to knee: 570mm - Buttock to knee: 615mm

In Wheelchairs

- High reach: 1575mm - High reach: 1715mm

- Forward reach (over table): 510mm - Forward reach (over table): 580mm

- Head height: 1255mm - Head height: 1330mm

- Eye level: 1155mm - Eye level: 1220mm

- Shoulder height: 990mm - Shoulder height: 1035mm

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Mayor J.Posadas Ave, Sucat, Muntinlupa,
1770 Metro Manila
Department of Architecture
Architectural Interiors
Instructor:
Ar. Gabrielle Lois M. Benedictos, UAP

- Elbow height: 690mm - Elbow height: 690mm

- Thigh height: 605mm - Thigh height: 605mm

- Seat height: 475mm - Seat height: 485mm

- Knuckle height: 420mm - Knuckle height: 380mm

- Foot height: 165mm - Foot height: 145mm