Architectural drafting design

standards
National Building Code of the Philippines (PD 1096)
ANNEX "A" : WORDS, TERMS
AND PHRASES (Definitions)
 HABITABLE ROOM
◦ Any room meeting the requirements of this
Code for sleeping, living, cooking, or dining
purposes, excluding such enclosed spaces as
closets, pantries, bath or toilet room, service
rooms, connecting corridors, laundries,
unfinished attics, storage, space cellars, utility
rooms, and similar spaces.
Legal Provisions
 Section 806 (Size and Dimension of
Rooms)
◦ Room for human habitations
 6.00 square meters with at least a
dimension of 2.00 meters.
Legal Provisions
 Section 806 (Size and Dimension of
Rooms)
◦ Kitchens
 3.00 square meters with at least a
dimension of 1.50 meters.
Legal Provisions
 Section 806 (Size and Dimension of
Rooms)
◦ Bath & Toilet
 1.20 square meters with at least
dimension of 0.90 meters
Legal Provisions
 Section 1207(Stairs, Exit, and Occupant
Loads)
◦ Width and Height
 Every required exit doorway shall have
a size to permit the installation of a
door not less than 900 millimeters in
width and not less than 2.00 meters in
height.
Legal Provisions
 Section 1207(Stairs, Exit, and Occupant
Loads)
◦ Stairways width.
 Stairway serving an occupant load of
more than 50 shall not be less than
1.10 meters.
 Stairway serving an occupant load of
50 or less shall be 900 millimeters
wide.
Legal Provisions
 Section 1207(Stairs, Exit, and Occupant
Loads)
◦ Rise and run
 The rise of every step in a stairway
shall not exceed 200 millimeters and
the run shall not be less than 250
millimeters.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Built-in cabinets or closets are usually
found in the bedrooms, kitchen, and
dining room. Open shelves may be
constructed in the kitchen and dining
room.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 In some houses, the bedrooms, toilet and
bath are elevated from the other rooms.
◦ The stairs leading to these rooms must be
indicated on the floor plan.
◦ Two or three steps (each has 18 or 19 cm
high from each other and 25 cm wide)
◦ All measurements must be drawn to scale.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Bedrooms must be located far from noise,
dust, and polluted air coming from
garbage pits or from the kitchens and
toilets of the neighboring houses.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 If furniture and house appliances are to be
shown in each room, these furnishings
should be drawn on the same scale in the
floor plan.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Windows and Doors symbols should be
indicated in the outer walls of the floor
plan opposite to door and windows
openings to determine the total number
and specification.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Concrete Hollow Blocks (CHB) for
walling and partitions
◦ CHB - 4” T x 16”W x 8”H
 used for interior walls or sometimes
exterior wall with no heavy loads.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Concrete Hollow Blocks (CHB) for
walling and partitions
◦ CHB - 6” x 8” x 16”
 used for exterior wall sometimes for
interior wall.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Openings
◦ Entrance door is preferably with 0.90 cm. to
1.00 m. width.
◦ Bedroom door has a minimum width of 0.80
cm.
◦ Toilet and Bath door have a minimum width
of 0.70 cm. to 0.80 cm.
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Minimal width of windows is preferably
0.60 cm
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Other appliances and fixtures are
required to be drawn in the floor plan for
space requirements
Other guidelines must be observed
in the arrangement of rooms in
drawing floor plan
 Eave lines are hidden roof lines which also
indicated in the floor plan.
 Trees and plants symbols are required to
be drawn in the development of site plan
if needed.
Steps in drawing a Floor Plan
1. Prepare the needed materials
2. Setup drawing table, paper and tools
3. Use the correct scale
4. Construct the wall thickness. Start from
the center of the wall.
5. Divide the floor area to other areas of
the house.
Steps in drawing a Floor Plan
6. Lay out the position of doors and windows
by center line and by their widths.
7. Label each part of the floor plan.
8. Lay-out extension lines. Use any dimension
limits and lay out dimensions legibly and
never repeat dimensions.
9. Draw the schedule of doors and windows.
Name doors and windows by sizes. Finally,
draw the roof line of the floor plan.