Standards List bp220
Standards List bp220
Standards List bp220
Circulation System
• Land circulations system shall comply with the pertinent requirements of
BP 344 otherwise kwon as the Accessibility law.
Road Intersection
Roads should intersect at right angles as much as practicable. Multiple intersections along major roads shall be minimized.
Distance between offset intersections should not be less than 20 meters from corner to corner.
Building Design Standards (Applicable for both Economic and Socialized Housing)
Openings
1) Doors
a) A minimum of one entrance/exit shall be provided where the number of occupants is not more than 10 and 2 entrances/exits where
the number of occupants is greater than 10.
b) Doors shall have a minimum clear height of 2.0 meters. Except for bathroom and mezzanine doors which shall have a minimum clear
height of 1.80 meters.
c) Minimum clear widths of doors shall be as follows:
Main Door 0.80 m.
Service/Bedroom Doors 0.70 m.
Bathroom Door 0.60 m.
3) Interior Stairs
a) Width. Stairways shall have a minimum clear width of 0.60 meter.
b) Riser and Run. Stairs shall have a maximum riser height of 0.25 meter and a minimum tread width of 0.20 meter. Stair treads shall be
exclusive of nosing and/or other projections.
c) Headroom Clearance. Stairs shall have a minimum headroom clearance of 2.0 meters. Such clearance shall be established by
measuring vertically from a place parallel and tangent to the stairway tread moving to the soffit above all points.
e) Handrails. Stairways shall have at least one handrail on one side provided there is a guard or wall on the other side. However,
stairways with less than 4 risers need not have handrails, and stairs with either a guard or wall on one end need not be provided with a
handrail on that end.
Roofing Roofing material that is impervious to water shall be provided.
Firewall
Whenever a dwelling abuts on a property line, a firewall shall be required. The firewall shall be of masonry construction, at least
150 millimeters or 6 inches thick and extend vertically from the lowest portion of the wall adjoining the living units up to a minimum
height of 0.30 meter above the highest point of the roof attached to it. The firewall shall also extend horizontally up to a minimum
distance of 0.30 meter beyond the outermost edge of the abutting living units.
A firewall shall be provided for duplex/single-attached units and at every unit for row houses. No openings whatsoever shall be
allowed except when the two abutting spaces of 2 adjacent living units are unenclosed or partially open, e.g. carports, terraces, patios,
etc.; instead, a separation wall shall be required.