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DEFINITION

ASSEMBLY STRUCTURES

Assembly refers to any structure designed to accommodate and support combined activities of
large congregations of end-users. It covers a wide range of sub-types, denoted by the type of activity
within a space.

OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS

1. PD 1096
a. GROUP H
 DIVISION H-1 – any assembly building with a stage and an occupancy load less than
1000.
2. RA 9514
a. Assembly – assembly occupancies include, but are not limited to, all buildings or portions of
buildings used for gathering together of 50 or more persons for such purposes as
deliberation, worship, entertainment, eating, drinking, amusement, awaiting transportation,
or similar uses.

ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS

1. Park Structures, Recreation & Entertainment (“PRE”)

a. Usually Low to Medium Rise Structures
b. Low to Medium Intensity Recreational Functions
2. Cultural (“CUL”)
a. Usually Low to Medium Rise Structures
b. Structures for Cultural Activities
c. Structures for Large Business Activities such as Conventions

DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS

1. Allowable Total Gross Floor Area (Table VII.1 of PD 1096)

Type of Building/ Structure Corner Lot

Cultural w/o Sprinkler & Firewalls BHL x 65% of TLA
Cultural w/ Sprinkler & Firewalls BHL x 70% of TLA

2. Building Height Limit (Table VII.2 of PD 1096)

a. Cultural – 30.00m or BHL of Major Zone
b. Parks, Recreational & Entertainment – 15.00m or BHL of Major Zone

3. Parking Space Requirements

a. Theatres/Cinema, auditoria, dance halls, cabarets, ballrooms, skating rinks, cockfighting
arenas
 1 car slot for every 50 sqm of spectator area
  1 jeepney/shuttle slot for every 50 sqm of congregation
 1 bus parking slot for every 200 spectators
b. Stadia, sport complexes, convention centres
 1 car slot for every 50 sqm of spectator area
 1 jeepney/shuttle slot for every 50 sqm of spectator area
 1 bus parking slot for every 200 spectators

4. Floor to Lot Ratio (From Table VII.G.2 of PD 1096)

a. Cultural – 3.50
b. PRE – 0.50 up to 1.00

5. Maximum Allowable PSO, Maximum Allowable ISA, the MACA, the Minimum USA and the TOSL
by Type of Land Use Zoning per Lot (Table VIII.1 of PD 1096)

Duly Approved Max. Allowable Max. Allowable Minimum USA TOSL (ISA + USA)
Zoning PSO (% of TLA) ISA (Paved Open (Unpaved Open
Spaces) Spaces)
Cultural w/o 60 20 20 40
firewall
Cultural w/ 70 20 10 30
firewall
Parks & Open 20 30 50 80
Recreational
Spaces

6. Minimum Setbacks (Table VIII.3 of PD 1096)

RROW Width (meters) Front (meters) Side (meters) Rear (meters)

20 to 24 5 3 3

GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

1. General

PARAMETERS PD 1096 (Building Code) RA 9514 (Fire Code)

Minimum Occupant Load
 Auditoriums, Theatres,
Churches, Reviewing
Stands, Dance Floor,
Stadia
Exits
 Number of Exits
» 500-999
occupants
 Width of Exits
 Arrangement of Exits
» 3 or more exits
Unit Area per Occupant
(sqm)
0.65
3 3
Shall not be less than total
occupant load divided by
165
If one is blocked, the others
shall be available
Unit Area per Occupant
(sqm)
0.65 (0.28 for standing room
or waiting space)
Minimum 915 mm
At least 2 exits shall comply
minimum distance
requirement
  Distance to Exits 45 meters (w/o sprinkler 46 meters (w/o sprinkler
system) system)
60 meters (w/ sprinkler 61 meters (w/ sprinkler
system) system)
Doors
 Minimum width 700 mm 710 mm
 Maximum width 1.2 meters 1.22 meters
 Minimum Height 2 meters 2 meters
 Threshold (Max. Height) 50 mm 13 mm
Corridors
 Minimum Width 1.1 meters 1.12 meters
 Dead End (Max. 6 meters 6 meters
Distance)
Stairways and Ramps
 Minimum width of 1.1 m for occupant load 1.12 meters for occupant
Stairways more than 50 load less than 2000
 Riser 200 mm (max) 180 mm (max)
 Thread 250 mm (min) 280 mm (min)
 Max. Vertical distance 3.6 meters 3.66 meters
between landings
 Handrails
» Height above 800-900mm 760-865mm
tread/ramp
» Min. Clearance 38mm from wall
» Intermediate Required for stairways with Required for stairways with
Handrails more than 3 meters of width more than 2.23 meters of
width
 Minimum Headroom 2 meters 2 meters
Ramps
 Min. Width 1.1 meters 1.12 meters
 Max Slope N/A 1:12
 Max. Rise for a single run N/A 0.76 meter
 Max. Cross Slope N/A 1:48
Aisles
 Aisle width 0.8 meter if serving only one 0.76 meter for less than 60
side seats
1 meter if serving both sides 0.912 m for greater than 60
seats (one side)
1.1 meters for side aisles 1.22 m for greater than 60
seats (2 sides)
(Width increased by 30 mm (Width Increased by 25 mm
w/ every meter in length w/ every meter in length
towards the exit) towards the exit)
 Max. Distance to exit 45 meters 46 meters
 Max. no of seats 7 7
between aisle and wall
 Max. no of seats 14 14
between aisles
 Cross aisles Sum of widest aisles + 50% Sum of widest aisles + 50% of
of remaining aisles it serves remaining aisles it serves
 Aisle Dead Ends 6 meters 6 meters
(maximum distance)
 Maximum Aisle Slope 1:8 12.5 %
Seats
 Spacing of Seats 840mm (back to back) 830 mm (back to back)
  Minimum Clear Space
between rows
Min. width of seat/seating space
450 mm for 18 or less seats N/A
500 mm for 19-35 seats
525 mm for 36 -45 seats
550 mm for 46 or more seats
450 mm 600 mm (seat w/o dividing
arms)

2. Plumbing Code for the Philippines

a. Assembly Places – theaters, auditoriums, convention halls, etc. for employee use

Water Closet Urinals Lavatories

Male Female 0: 1-9 1 per 40
1: 1-15 1: 1-15 1: 10-50
2: 16-35 2: 16-35
3: 36-55 3: 36-55
Over 55, add 1 fixture for each additional 40 Add 1 fixture for
persons each additional 50
males
b. Assembly Places – theaters, auditorium, convention halls, etc. for public use
Water Closet Urinals Lavatories
Male Female 1: 1-100 Male Female
1:1-100 3: 1-50 2: 101-200 1:1-200 1:1-200
2: 101-200 4: 51-100 3: 201-400 2: 201-400 2: 201-400
3: 201-400 8: 101-200 4: 401-600 3: 401-750 3: 401-750
11: 201-400
Over 400, add 1 fixture for each Add 1 fixture for Over 750, add 1 fixture for each
additional 500 males and 2 for each each additional additional 500 persons
300 females 50 males