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CA3629-Building Fire Safety Control B (P) R - 4
CA3629-Building Fire Safety Control B (P) R - 4
Prescribed Windows
Building (Planning) Regulation 29: Every storey of
every building used or intended to be used for the
purpose of an office or for habitation shall be
provided with effectual means of lighting and
ventilation.
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Habitable rooms in
domestic usage require
Office usage requires ‘prescribed windows’
‘prescribed windows’
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
– refer to B(P)R 31
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Facing a Prescribed
street Window of a
domestic
habitable
room
Rectangular unobstructed
plane > 21 sq.m.
Habitable Room
Remarks: Refer to PNAP APP-130 Para.4 for allowance for tilting 15° of
rectangular plane.
Open Air
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering