DESIGN STANDARDS

NATIONAL BUILDING CODE

RULE VII- CLASIFICATION AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF ALL BUILDING BY

USE OCCUPANCY

SECTION 701: OCCUPANCY CLASSIFIED

GROUP D- INSTITUTIONAL

GROUP D- PRINCIPLE ACCESSORY ZONING

INSTITUTIONAL CLASIFICATION
( GOVERNMENT
AND HEALTH
SERVICE)
Group D 1. Hospitals, sanitaria,
occupancies shall and homes for the aged
include;
  2. Nurseries for children
Division D-2 of kindergarten age or
(institutional, non ambulatory patients
buildings for health accommodating more
care) than five (5) persons

TABLE 1 . SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPLE, ACCESSORY AND CONDITIONAL

USE/OCCUPANCY OF BUILDING STRUCTURE

SECTION 705: ALOWABLE FLOOR AREAS

Character of Type of Allowable maximum total gross floor area (TGFA)* by type/
use/ building/ location of lot *note: building height limit (BHL) multiplied by the
occupancy structure allowable maximum building footprint (AMBF) expressed as a
percentage (%) of the total lot area or TLA (with or without
firewall). Figure subject to reduction to comply with the floor area
component of the allowable maximum volume of building (AMVB).
Refer to table vii.1. To arrive at the percentage (%) of TLA.
 

    Interior Inside Corner Through Corner Corner lot

(or rear) (or lot lot through abutting 3 or
regular)
lot and lot more streets,
lot
end lot etc. Rivers,
etc.
Institutional Without BHL x BHL x BHL x BHL x BHL x BHL x 60% of
Group D sprinkler 50% of 50% 60% of 60% of 60% of TLA
system & TLA of TLA TLA TLA TLA  
firewalls

TABLE 2 . Allowable Maximum Total Gross Floor Area (TGFA) Based on allowed
Percentage of site Occupancy (PSO) of the Total lot Area

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SECTION 707: MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDING

Character of use or Type of Building/Structure Building Height Limit

occupancy (BHL)
Number of Meters
Allowable above
Storeys/Floors highest
above Grade
established
grade
4. Institutional 15.00 meters(or must follow
the duly- approved BHL In
the major zone it is part of)

Table 3. Building height Limit (BHL) by type of Use or Occupancy

GROUP D
HOSPITAL One (1) off-street cum on-site car
parking slot for every twenty-five (25)
beds; and one (1) off-RROW (or off-
street) passenger loading space that
can accommodate two (2) queued
jeepneys/shuttle slots; provide at least
one (1) loading slot for articulated
truck or vehicle (a 12.00-meter long
container van plus 6.00-meter length
for a long/hooded prime mover) and
Note: * The parking slot requirements buildings/structures and any parking slot one (1) loading slot for a standard
building/structure will be quantified only truck for every 5,000.00 sq. meters of
**The following prohibitions on parking slots
gross floor area (GFA), and provide
1.Conversion/change of use/occupancy.
truck maneuvering area outside of the
2. Reduction of parking spaces.
3. Encroachment on RROW.
RROW (within property or lot lines
4. Public utility and bulky vehicles. Public hospital all be an integral part of the lot only)
provided outside the buffer parking

RULE VIlI - LIGHT AND VENTILATION SECTION 806. SIZES AND DIMESIONS OF
ROOMS

SECTION 806. SIZES AND DIMESIONS OF ROOMS

1. Minimum sizes of rooms and their least horizontal dimensions shall be as follows:
a. Rooms for Human Habitations-6.00 sq, meters witha least dimension of 2.00 meters;
b. Kitchen-3.00 sq. meters with a least dimension of 1.50 meters; and
c. Bath and toilet 1.20 sq. meters with a least dimension of 900 mllimeters.

SECTION 807.AIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS IN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF

ROOMS

1. Minimum air space shall be provided as follows:

a. Rooms- 3.00 cu. meters with 1.00 sq. meter of floor area per person;
b. Workshop, Factories, and Offices-12.00 cu. meters of air space per person; and
c. Habitable Rooms -14.00 cu. meters of air space per person.

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 BP 344 IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (IRR) AMANDMENTS
MINIMUM

REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY GENERAL PROVISIONS

Accessible Ramps

• Changes in level shall require a ramp except when served by a dropped

sidewalk, curb ramp, an elevator, or other mechanical device.
• Accessible ramps shall have the following facilities and features:
• Minimum clear width of 1.20 m.
• Gradient not steeper than 1:12.
• For accessible ramps 3m or more in width, provide intermediate handrails at
the center.
• Use of double- Jll type handrail supports are recommended
• Maximum length of 6.00m.: Accessible ramps with a total length longer than
6.00 m shall be provided with intermediate landings with a minimum length
of 1.50 m.
• Level area not less than 1.80 m at the top and bottom of any ramp.
• Handrails on both sides of the ramp at 700 mm and 900 mm from the floor
of the ramp.
• 300 mm long extension of the handrail shall be provided at the top and
bottom ramps.
• Curbs on both sides of the ramp with a minimum height of 100mm.
PARKING
• Parking for PWD‟s should also be considered in the proposed project such as the
ratio of PWD parking vs. Regular Parking, sizes of PWD parking to provide enough
clearance for the wheelchair.

PD 1185 (FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES) SECTION

EXIT DETAILS
a. Capacity of Exits
Capacity of means of egress shall be in accordance with Section 10.2.5.2 para "C" of this
IRR.

b. Minimum Number of Exits

Every room or space with a capacity of fifty (50) or more persons or over ninety-three square
meters (93 m2) in area shall have at least two (2) doorways as remote from each other as
practicable. Such doorways shall provide access to separate exits, but, where egress is through
corridors, shall open upon a common coridor leading to separate exits in opposite directions.

2. Not less than two separate exits shall be provided on every storey and accessible from
every part of every storey and mezzanine

c. Travel Distance to Exits

Travel distance to an exit from any point in a building without an approved, supervised
automatic sprinkler system shall not exceed forty-six meters (46 m), and shall not exceed
sixty-one meters (61 m) in any building protected throughout by an approved, supervised
automatic sprinkler system.

1.Drinking Fountains or the other Equipment, Fixed or movable shall not be so placed as to
obstruct the required minimum 1.83 meters corridor width.

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d. Access to Exits

1.Every aisle, corridor, balcony, other means of access to exits, and discharge from exit shall be
in accordance with Section 10.2.5.2 of this IRR.

2.Any corridor shall be not less than one and eighty-three tenths meters (1.83 m) wide in the
clear.

3.Doors which swing into an exit access corridor shall be recessed to prevent interference with
corridor traffic; any doors not so recessed shall open the one hundred eighty degrees (180) to
stop against the wall doors in any positions shall not reduce the required corridor width by more
than tone half.

4.Drinking Fountains or the other Equipment, Fixed or movable shall not be so placed as to
obstruct the required minimum 1.83 meters corridor width.

e. Exterior Corridors or Balconies

5.Where exterior corridors or balconies are provided as means of exit, they shall open to the
outside air except for railings or balustrades with stairs or level exits to grade not over seventy six
and one-fourth meters (76.25 m) apart, so located that an exit will be available in either direction
from the door to any individual room or space, with dead ends not to exceed six meters (6 m). If
balconies are enclosed by glass or in any other manner, they shall be treated as interior corridors.

6.The floors of balconies (exterior corridors) and stairs shall be solid, without openings, and
shall comply with requirements for outside stairs as regards balustrades or railings, width and
pitch of stairs, and other details, but are not required to be shielded from fire within the building
by blank walls, wired glass windows or the like where the stairs are located on the side of
balcony or corridor away from the building and are separated from the building by the full width
of the balcony or corridor.

f. Exit Arrangement

7.Exits shall be so arranged that at least two (2) separate exits will be available from every floor
area. Exits shall be as remote from each other as practicable, so arranged that there will be no
pockets or dead ends in which occupants may be trapped, and in no case shall any dead-end
corridor extend more than six meters (6 m) beyond the stairway or other means of exit therefrom.

8.Every classroom or room used for educational purposes or student occupancy below the floor
of exit discharge shall have access to at least one (1) exit which leads directly to the exterior at
level of discharge without entering the floor above.

g. Ramps
Ramps following Section 10.2.5.7 shall be permitted.

h. Emergency Lighting, Exit Markings, Alarms, and Communication Systems

1. Each hospital shall be provided with emergency lighting as described in Section 10.2.5.11 and
exit markings as described in Section 10.2.5.12 of this IRR. Such emergency lighting and the
illumination of required exits and directional signs shall be supplied by the Life Safety Branch of
the hospital electrical system as described in NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities. The
Life Safety Branch shall also serve alarms, emergency communication systems, and the
illumination of generator set locations as described in paragraph (c), (d), and (e), Section 312 of
the same reference.

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j. Additional Exit Details

The provisions of this Section are based on occupancy by normal individuals. Educational
buildings used by persons with physical or mental handicaps shall have additional features as may
be required by the Chief, BFP or his duly authorized representative to ensure safe use of such
exits in an emergency. SECTION 10.2.9.5 PROTECTION

a. Fire Alarm System

1.Approved fire alarm facilities capable of being manually operated in accordance with Section
10.2.6.4 of this IRR shall be provided in every educational building.
2.In building provided with automatic fire suppression system the operation of the system shall
automatically actuate electrical school fire alarm system.

b. Automatic Fire Suppression System

•Every portion of educational buildings below the floor of exit discharge shall be protected
with complete automatic sprinkler protection in accordance with Section
10.2.6.5 of this.

SECTION 10.2.9.10 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMBINED OCCUPANCIES

Health Care

a. Health care facilities are those used for purposes of medical or other treatment or
care of persons where such occupants are mostly incapable of self-preservation
because of age, physical or mental disability, or because of security measures not
under the occupants‟ control. b. Health care facilities include hospitals; nursing
homes; birth centers; and residential custodial care centers such as nurseries,
homes for the aged, and the like.

SECTION 10.2.10.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 10. HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES

A. Definitions

1. Hospitals A building or part thereof used for the medical, psychiatric, obstetrical, or
surgical care, on a 24-hour basis, of four (4) or more inpatients. Hospitals, wherever used in
this Chapter, shall include general hospitals, mental hospitals, tuberculosis hospitals,
children's hospitals, and any such facilities providing inpatient care. SECTION 10.2.18.4
HEALTH CARE OCCUPANCIES A. Evacuation Plan and Fire Exit Drills 1. The administration of
every hospital, nursing home, and residential custodial care institution shall have an approved
evacuation plan for the guidance of all persons in the event of a fire. Copies of such plans
shall be made available to all supervisors and personnel. All employees shall be instructed
and kept informed of their detailed duties under the plan. A copy of the plan shall be readily
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2. Every bed intended for use by institutional occupants shall be easily 220 movable under
conditions of evacuation and shall be equipped with the type and size of casters to allow easy
mobility, especially over elements of the structure such as expansion plates and elevator
thresholds. The City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction may make exceptions in the
equipping of beds intended for use in areas limited to patients such as convalescent, self-
care, or psychiatric patients.

3. Fire exit drills in hospitals shall include the transmission of a fire alarm signal and
simulation of emergency fire conditions except that the movement of infirm or bed-ridden
patients to safe areas or the exterior of the building is not required. Drills shall be conducted
quarterly on each shift to familiarize hospital personnel (nurses, interns, maintenance
personnel, and administrative staff) with signals and emergency action required under varied
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ZONING

GUIDELINES IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF A HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTH

FACILITIES

1. Segregation: Wards shall observe the segregation of sexes. Separate toilets shall be
maintained for patients and personnel, male and female, with a ratio of one (1) toilet for
every eight (8) patients or personnel.

2. Parking. A hospital and other health facilities shall provide a minimum of one (1) parking
space for every twenty-five (25) beds.

3. Zoning: The different areas of a hospital shall be grouped according to zones as follows:

3.1 Outer Zone – areas that are immediately accessible to the public: emergency service,
outpatient service, and administrative service. They shall be located near the entrance of the
hospital.

3.2 Second Zone – areas that receive workload from the outer zone: laboratory, pharmacy, and
radiology. They shall be located near the outer zone.

3.3 Inner Zone – areas that provide nursing care and management of patients: nursing service.
They shall be located in private areas but accessible to guests. 29

3.4 Deep Zone – areas that require asepsis to perform the prescribed services: surgical service,
delivery service, nursery, and intensive care. They shall be segregated from the public areas but
accessible to the outer, second, and inner zones.

3.5 Service Zone – areas that provide support to hospital activities: dietary service,
housekeeping service, maintenance, and motor pool service, and mortuary. They shall be
located in areas away from normal traffic