SCHOOL BUILDING DESIGN:

Public Domain - land owned and controlled by the State or the LGU, common examples of
which are the road rights-of-way (RROWs) and rights-of-way (ROW) and all components
found therein, legal easements along waterways, to include public lands on which public
buildings/ structures such as civic centers, hospitals, schools, health centers, fire and police
stations, markets, terminals and the like are erected and operated/ maintained.

GI (General Institutional Zone) - an area hosting community to national level of institutional

use or occupancy, characterized mainly as situated in a low-rise, medium rise or high-rise
building/ structure for educational, training and related activities e.g. schools and related
facilities, and the like; also defined as a community to national level of institutional use or
occupancy, characterized mainly as situated in a low-rise, medium-rise or high-rise building/
structure for medical, government service, administrative and related activities e.g. hospitals
and related health care facilities, government offices, military, police and correctional
buildings and the like.

(3) Group C. Education and Recreation Buildings, which shall be buildings used for school or
day-care purposes, involving assemblies for instruction, education, or recreation, and not
classified in Group I or in Division 1 and 2 or Group H Occupancies.

The minimum space per room shall be provided as follows:

1. School Rooms. Three cubic meters (3.0 cu.m) with one square meter (1.0 sqm) of floor
area per person;
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School Building Designs
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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

FUNCTION and NEEDS OF ITS USER

ECONOMY IN CONSTRUCTION, UTILIZATION and MAINTENANCE

HUMAN DIMENSIONS

APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES

GREEN BUILDING ADAPTATION

EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

CALAMITY-RESILIENT SCHOOL BUILDINGS

DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND 250 KPH WIND VELOCITY

DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND MAJOR EARTHQUAKE

COMPLIES WITH THE NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE

PHILIPPINES (NSCP) 2010
DEPED NEW SCHOOL BUILDING DESIGNS
Architectural Features of the School Building were Upgraded

Doors & Windows:

-security grilles at front, casement window at rear side

-Concrete jamb

Stair width from 4.5M to 5.0M

Fire Exit Stair width from 0.90M to 1.20M (clear width)

Provision of Wet Standpipe System for 4 storey school building

Provision of Dry Standpipe System for 2 storey & 3 storey school

building

Color Scheme
Structural Components were Upgraded

Roof Framing

Columns

Beams

Tie Beams

Foundation

NEW DEPED-DPWH School Building Designs

(CALAMITY-RESILIENT SCHOOL BUILDINGS)
 ROOFING

0.4mm thick base metal (0.43m with metal coating)

Roofing 0.4mm thick base metal (0.43m with metal coating)

Pre-Painted Long Span Corrugated GI Sheet

Roofing Framing Support

WINDOWS

14 Glass Jalousie Blades on a Shutter Type window holder (Jaloplus) w/ fixed clear glass transoms on
50x150mm concrete jambs
 14 Glass Jalousie
Blades on a Shutter Type window holder (Jaloplus) w/ fixed clear glass transoms on 50x150mm concrete jambs
DOORS

2 Panel Type Door

(swing-out) with lever type lockset and Fixed Glass Transom on 50x150mm concrete jambs/frames.
CEILING

4.5mm thick Fiber Cement Board on metal furring @400mm OC with aluminum for insulation
LIGHTINGS & FIXTURES

6 units of 2-36watts (T5) Box Type fluorescent lamps equally spaced inside the classroom

2 units of grounding type convenience outlet (CO) on the windowless side of the classroom
CHALK BOARD

Built-in panoramic chalkboard measuring 4.88m length by 1.22m width framed w/ thickness of 13 cm at
center and 42cm at the ends

ELEVATION HEIGHT:

750mm for Secondary

650mm for Elementary
Verify actual for Primary
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
Roofing 0.40mm THK pre-painted longspan corr. G.I roofing

Sheet sheet

Roofing Truss Type

Frame

- Purlins LC 150x65x20x2.0mm Purlins spaced @ 500mm

O.C

- Sagrods 12mm sagrods

- Cross 16mm cross bracings w/ standard turn buckle

Bracing

- Roof J-Bolt

Connection

Beams

Beam Size 250mmx400mm

Rebars: 16mm
Columns

- Size & 350mmx350mm

Rebars Rebars: : 20mm

Tie Beam

- Size & 250mmx400mm

Rebars Rebars: 16mm Bar

Footing

- Size & 1200mmx1200mm

Rebars Rebars:16mm Bar

* NOTES ON CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCK WALLS:

Provide 150mm x 300mm STIFFENER COLUMN reinforced with 4-12mm with 10mm dia. Ties @ 150mm on
center where concrete hollow block terminates & at every 3.00M length of concrete hollow block walls
unless noted in structural plans.

AVAILABLE DESIGNS
ONE (1) STOREY BUILDING

ONE (1) STOREY BUILDING

 1 CLASSROOM

2 CLASSROOM

3 CLASSROOM

4 CLASSROOM

5 CLASSROOM

TWO (2) STOREY BUILDING

TWO (2) STOREY BUILDING

4 CLASSROOM

6 CLASSROOM
 8 CLASSROOM

10 CLASSROOM

12 CLASSROOM

THREE (3) STOREY BUILDING

THREE (3) STOREY BUILDING

3 CLASSROOM
 6 CLASSROOM

9 CLASSROOM

12 CLASSROOM

15 CLASSROOM

FOUR (4) STOREY BUILDING

FOUR (4) STOREY BUILDING

4 CLASSROOM

8 CLASSROOM
 12 CLASSROOM

16 CLASSROOM

20 CLASSROOM

2 Storey 2, 4 & 6 Classroom Ground Floor Plan:

Four Classrooms Ground Floor Plan
Six Classrooms
Ground Floor Plan Two Classrooms Ground Floor
Plan
2 Storey 8, 10 & 12 Classroom Ground Floor Plan
Twelve Classrooms Ground Floor Plan
 Ten Classrooms Ground Floor

Plan
Eight Classrooms Ground Floor Plan
3 Storey 3 & 6 Classroom Ground Floor Plan
6 Classroom Ground Floor
Plan 3 Classroom Ground Floor Plan
3 Storey 9,12 & 15 Classroom Ground Floor Plan
9 Classroom Ground Floor Plan
 1
2 Classroom Ground Floor Plan

15 Classroom Ground Floor Plan

4 Storey 4 & 8 Classroom Ground Floor Plan
4 Storey 8 Classroom
Ground Floor Plan 4 Storey 4
Classroom Ground Floor Plan
4 Storey 12, 16 & 20 Classroom Ground Floor Plan
 12 Classroom Ground Floor

Plan 16 Classroom
Ground Floor Plan
20 Classroom Ground Floor Plan

FACILITIES FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

Space/Area Requirements

Required Equipment/Tools/Furniture

Function of Building

Number of Users

Existing School Building Designs

SINGLE STOREY SCIENCE LABORATORY BUILDING (7m x 18m)

SCIENCE LABORATORY ON A MULTI-STOREY BUILDING
SINGLE STOREY COMPUTER LABORATORY BUILDING (7m x 9m)
SINGLE STOREY COMPUTER LABORATORY BUILDING (7m x 18m)
COMPUTER LABORATORY ON A MULTI-STOREY BUILDING
TWO (2) STOREY SIX (6) CLASSROOM SCHOOL BUILDING (DRY WALL
PARTITION)
MULTI-PURPOSE TECHVOC BUILDING FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Improvements will be meaningless if we cannot implement/execute the design as planned.

LINKS:

http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/dep_ed/

http://www.teacherph.com/2016-new-deped-school-building-designs/