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Consulting Architect

  • Architect who is professionally and academically qualified with recognized expertise

RA 9266-  Architecture Act

PD1096- National Building Code

BP 344- Accessibility Law

RA 9514- Fire Code

BP 220- Standards of Economic & Socialized Housing

PD957- Subdivision and Condominium Buyers Protective Decree

Maestro De Obras- During the spanish period they primarily responsible for supervising the construction of churches, bridges , and public buildings before the formal profession

Maestro de obras - practice as an architect

Felix roxas y arroyo of bindondo

Liceo de manila, 1900 - first private school to offer an academic title

LPA - League of Philippine Architects

APGA- Association of Philippine Government Architects

PIA- Philippine Institute of Architects

RA 386- covers the legal framework governing personal and family relationship, ownership and rights over property. 

15 years - years from the completion of a building can an architect be held liable if the structure collapses

Article 1723- whoever is responsible for the damage of the structure (contractor or architect or engineer) is liable

10 years- prescription period for filing cases if a building collapses

PRC- Professional Regulation Commission 

Ar. Conrad Onglao - PRC Commissioner

Ar. Robert Mirafuente - PRBOA Chairman

RA 544- Engineering Law

RA 9266- more responsive and comprehensive regulation for the registration, licensing and practice of architecture

Architect of record - reminds team that all architectural drawings, specifications, and related documents must bear his seal signature and PRC number before the submission of the building official

Consulting Architect - expertise 

Architectural firm - sole proprietorship , partnership, corporation

Sole proprietorship - DTI  

Corporation- SEC

Authorship- owner of architectural plans

Board- refers to Regulatory board of architecture 

Continuing Professional Development- sustaining and progressive learning process that maintains knowledge 

  • 15 units for 3 year PRC renewal

SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission

3840 hours - diversified experience requirement 

  • No renewal of CoR 

2 years- renewal of CoR if revoked

Expiration of PRC ID- birthday, every 3 years

Ramp- 1.20m

Gradient - 1:12

Length of ramp- 6m

Width of parking slot- 4 meters

Walkway- 1.2m

Pol mounted parking signage-  .6x.6

United nations blue- color of ISA

Toiled cubicle- 1.8x1.8

Height of door knobs- 900mm

Elevator distance from building entrance- 30m

Air space for factories - 12 cubic meters

School rooms-  3 cubic meters

Habitable rooms - 14 cubic meters

Socialized housing- 450k budget (no finishes)

Economic housing- 450k but not exceeding 1.7m(with finishes)

Min open market single attached- 96sqm

Min open market single detached- 120sqm

Min open market floor area- 42sqm

Min lot area of duplex- 80sqm

Min single detached- 72sqm

Rowhouse frontage- 4m

Min frontage of irregular lot- 6m

Enforced BP344- DPWH

Min exit door width- 0.71m

Ramp gradient- 1:12m

Min width of hallway- 1:20m

Occupant load for standing room- 0:28m

Min corridor- 1:2m

Men washroom- equilateral triangle

Women washroom- triangle

Stairs for crutches- slanted nosing

Min corridor for hospitals- 2.44m

Occupant load for laboratory shop- 4.60sqm

Turn grove- 90 degrees

500-999 occupants- 3 exits

1000+ occupants- 4 exits

Classroom occupant load- 1:80sqm

Dry nursery occupant load- 2.50sqm

Min dimension of PWD toilet- 1.80m

Wheelchair turning space- 1.50m

Elevator to lobby- 30m

Issuance of permits- 15 days from payment

Min width of planting strip RROW 15m- 1.3m