UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
Building Code, Fire Code, Accessibility Law
Code Sheet
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IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
ARC1119 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1
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JOSE EMILIO ALARIOS
2AR-1
SUBMITTED TO:
AR. JANE GÑILO
PD 1096 RA 9514 BP344
Egress Every building or When the occupant Ingress/egress from the
usable portion thereof load for any storey or street to the building or
shall have at least one portion thereof is more structure shall be made
(1) exit. Floors above than five hundred (500) accessible.
the first storey having but not more than one
an occupant load of thousand (1000), the
more than ten (10) means of egress shall
shall not have <(2) exits not be less than three
Every storey or portion (3); in excess thereof,
thereof, having an the means of egress
occupant load of 500 shall not be less than
to 999 shall have at four (4).
least three (3) exits.
Every storey or portion When two (2) exits or
thereof having an exit access doors are
occupant load of one required, they shall be
thousand (1000) or located at a distance
more shall have at least from one another not
four (4) exits less than one-half (1/2)
of the length of the
maximum over-all
diagonal dimension of
the building or area to
be served, measured in
a straight line between
the nearest edge of the
exit doors or exit
access doors
Travel distance to exit
w sprinkler 61m
Travel distance to exit
w/o sprinkler 46m
Doors Exit door shall swing in Doors required to be of .80m width all doors
the direction of exit the side-hinged or
travel when serving pivoted-swinging type 1.50x1.50m clear space
any hazardous areas or shall swing in the before every door
when serving an direction of egress
occupant load of fifty travel where serving a - Doorknobs, 0.82m to
(50) or more. Double room or area with an 1.06m, 0.90m optimal
acting doors shall not occupant load of fifty heigh
be used as exits serving (50) or more persons.
a tributary occupant Kickplate = .30-.40m
load of more than one width
hundred (100); nor A latch or other
shall they be used as a fastening device on a
part of fire assembly, door shall be provided
nor equipped with with a knob, handle,
panic hardware. A panic bar, or other
double acting door simple type releasing
shall be provided with device
a view panel of not less
than 1,300 sq. Door openings in
centimeters. means of egress shall
not be less than
Not less than 900mm seventy-one
width centimeters (71 cm) in
Not less than 2.00m in clear width. When a
height pair of doors is
provided, not less than
one of the doors shall
provide at least
seventy-one
centimeters (71 cm)
clear width opening
Ramps The slope of a ramp Clear width of 1.12m Ramps in every change
shall not exceed 1 in 8. of level
Ramps shall be Max slope 1:12
roughened or shall be 1.20 clear width (min)
of approved non-slip Max rise for a single Max 6.00m length, if
material >6.00m length, provide
ramp run = 760 landing
Exit ramp =1.80m Max 1:12 slope
gradient
Stairs The maximum rise of Each stair, platform, Tread min of 280mm
treads shall not exceed landing, balcony, and
200 millimeters and stair hallways floor Riser min of 1.00
the minimum width of shall be designed to Max of .180
the run shall be 280 carry a load of four
millimeters. hundred eighty-eight Headroom min 2.00m
(488) kilos per square
Width meter or a 3.66m height between
Occupant load >50 = concentrated load of landings
1.10 meters one hundred thirty-six
Occupant load<50 = (136) kilos
900mm
There shall be no
3.60m vertical distance variation exceeding five
between landings millimeters (5mm), in
the width of treads or
in height of risers in
any flight, except as
permitted by
paragraph H of this
Section for
monumental stairs
Treads < (25 cm) shall
have a nosing or an
effective projection of
approximately twenty-
five millimeters
(25mm) over the level
immediately below.
Elevators Hoistway for elevators Elevators shall be min dimension of
shall be substantially subject to periodic 1.10m x 1.40m
enclosed throughout inspections and tests
their height, with no by building control panels should
openings allowed management, without be at 0.90m to 1.20m
except for necessary prejudice to the power (vertical height)
doors, windows or or authority of the BFP
skylights to conduct inspections buttons equipped with
braille
(4) or more elevators
serve same portion of a located not more than
building, they shall be 30m from the entrance
located in not <(2)
hoistways and in no
case shall > (4)
elevators be located in
any one hoistway.
Handrails, Guardrails Handrails should be on Required length of Installed at .90 and .70
each side of stairways. guard and handrails m above steps or
shall continue for the ramps
1 intermediate handrail full length of each flight
per 3m if stair width is of stairs .30 m extension should
to exceed 3m and shall be provided at the start
be placed 76cm min and end of ramps and
approximately equal 86.5 cm max stairs
within the width of the
stairway 38mm clearance 30mm-50mm full grip
between handrail and
handrails should not be wall 50mm clearance from
less than 800mm or walls (min)
more than 900mm Guard rail
above tread nosing
106cm height min
Signages Every exit shall have Min headroom of 2m
the EXIT word written should a sign protrude
legibly. into a walkway
15cm high signs on walls and
doors located at 1.60m
19mm wide strokes (max) and 1.40m (min)
SMOKING SIGNAGES Braille symbols should
-readable and be included
recognizable
Labeling public rooms
-min distance of and places should have
15.25m raised symbols with
min height of 1 mm
-10cm high with white-
colored letters upon
red background
Alarms Fire alarm systems or Audio-visual alarm
devices shall be systems shall
provided in every be provided in all fire
building or structure of sections
such size, arrangement,
or occupancy, to
provide adequate
warning to occupants
Parking Cars Every floor of parking Accessible parking slots
2.50mx5.00m for structures shall have should have a
perpendicular and access to at least 2 minimum width of 3.70
diagonal parking separate exits m
2.15mx6.00m parallel Exit in parking Accessible parking
parking structures shall be spaces should be
arranged that no point located as close as
Truck in the area will be possible to building
3.60mx12.00m more then 45m from entrances or to
the nearest exit accessible entrances;
Jeepneys and buses
3.00mx9.00m
Types of Occupancies and Building Height Limit
Building Height Limit (Meters
Occupancy Building Structure above highest grade)
Residential R-1 Bungalow 10 meters
R-2 Basic Duplex 10 meters
R-2 Max Duplex 15 meters
R-3 Basic Rowhouse 10 meters
R-3 Max Rowhouse 36 meters
R-4 Townhouse 10 meters
R-5 Condo 36-54 meters
Commercial C-1 Mixed use 10-15 meters
C-2 City level commercial 18 meters
C-3 metropolitan commercial 48.00-180.00 meters
Industrial I-1 15 meters
I-2 Medium Rise manufacturing 21 meters
I-3 High rise manufacturing 27 meters
Institutional 15 meters
Cultural 30 meters
Utility/ Transportation/ RROW 15 meters
Parks and Open Recreational
and Ent Spaces 15 meters
Agricultural/tourism 15 meters
PUD at Reclamation close to
Planned Unit Development airport 10.00-45.00 meters
PUD at Reclamation close to
airport 10.00-30.00 meters
PUD at Coastal 48-135 meters
PUD at inland close to airport 10.00-75.00 meters
PUD at inland close to airport 36-180 meters
