Revision (6) Date: 30.12.

2008

DESIGN GUIDELINES

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Planning Layout
1 Land area for corner units shall be minimised but has to
comply with the authorities' requirements
2 Front of building shall face North or South as a matter
of priority
3 Front of building shall not face road junction unless
unavoidable
4 Front of building shall not face STP, TNB, Surau, Water
Tank, Reservoir and TNB High Tension Cable unless
unavoidable
5 Maximise the no. of building facing Kawasan Lapang
6 Zoning for each type of building shall be demarcated
7 Main entrance shall be 60' with Guard House
8 60' entrance with guard house & fencing

Building Layout
1 All Bathrooms shall be at least 6 ft wide and 36 SF in
floor area, shower area shall be at least 800mm wide
2 clear
Minimum Bathroom sizes (i) Master Bath is 48 SF (ii)
2nd Bath is 42 SF (iii) 3rd Bath is 36 SF
3 Main entrance to building shall not be located directly
under toilets on the floor above
4 Provision of shower area with drop in Bathrooms
5 Provision of Wet Kitchen
6 Store Room / Pantry shall be at least 30 SF in floor area

7 Dining / Living Area shall not be located directly under

toilets on the floor above
8 Provision of Patio
9 Provision of Patio for all corner unit.
10 Provision of Air well cum Water Tank storage area
11 Bedroom entrance shall not be facing staircase directly

12 Floor to floor height shall be minimum 12 ft

13 Floor to floor height shall be minimum 10 ft
14 Floor to floor height shall be 9 ft
15 Floor to floor height (i) Ground floor shall be minimum
111/2 ft (ii) 1st Floor and above shall be minimum 10 ft
16 Provision of Family Hall
17 Provision of Family Hall if space allow
18 Car porch area shall be sufficient to park of 2 cars (min)
19 Car porch area shall be sufficient to park of 3 cars (min)
20 Balustrade design shall be approved by local authorities
and safe for children (detail drawing to be submitted to
local authorities)
21 Door in between kitchen and dry area shall be minimum
650mm wide clear
22 Swimming pool pump room with natural / mechanical
ventilation
23 Car porch column shall be shared in between 2 units
24 Avoid tree / hydrant / refuse chamber / feeder pillar /
street lighting facing entrance of the unit
25 Provision of scupper drain for open corridor / lobby /
staircase
26 Water storage tank must be servicable
27 Drop in between living and car porch shall be 100mm
28 Avoid electrical riser with fire door in the staircase
(subject to Bomba approval)

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Ground Floor
1 Drop in cascading platforms for buildings shall not result
in split at Car porch, Wet Kitchen, refuse area and
staircase between the two adjoining buildings
2 Concrete shall be of Grade 20 for non-suspended
ground slabs
3 Living, Dining and Kitchen areas shall be in one single
level only

Frame
1 Internal useable space at ground floor shall be free of
any structural columns

Upper Floor
1 600mm cantilever from building line for upper floor
Bathrooms is acceptable
2 Soffit of floor slab shall not have structural cross beams
exposed over the Bedroom, Dining, Living, Hall and
Kitchen

Staircase
1 Staircase shall be at least 1250mm wide clear
2 Staircase shall be at least 1100mm wide clear
3 Provision of intermediate landing for staircase
4 Headroom minimum 2.00m clear

Roof
1 Provision of G.I capping for party wall above the roof
covering
2 Provision of gutter
3 RC Roof slab shall be avoided
4 Roof pitch shall be less than 25 degrees
5 Provision of heat insulation
6 RWDP with the following provision:
~ minimum 150mm dia. RWDP
~ extra 1 set discharge points beside design
requirement
~ minimum 50mm dia. or adequate overflow pipe facing
outside
~ level of discharge point to the nearest drain shall be
300mm from top of drain sump
7 All water tank shall not sit on timber roof truss or
plywood.
Water tank shall sit on RC beam, RC slab or steel
structure
8 Provision of structural fall for flat roof
9 Flat slab for car porch shall be maximum 150mm thk.

External Wall
1 Provision of clay brick.
2 Provision of cement and sand brick.
3 Avoid coping outside the wall except for window
4 Provision of groove line for plastering work

Internal Wall
1 Provision of clay brick
2 Provision of cement and sand brick

Window

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1 Openable casement windows at ground floor shall have
no more than 600mm clearance in height from the
ground level
2 Sliding windows at Kitchen area are acceptable
3 Glazing for all windows except toilet area shall be tinted
glass
4 Provision of louvered windows
5 Provision of r.c. coping surrounding the window
6 Provision of lintol for window opening

Door
1 Provision of metal door frame
2 Solid Decorated Timber Main Door
3 Provision of lintol for door opening

Wall Finishes
1 Wall tile at Kitchen, Bathrooms and other wet areas
shall not be less than 1525mm in height
2 External wall paint shall be weather shield type with 5
years warranty
3 Corner bead for plastering work
4 Brick mesh to strenghten the brick wall and r.c. joint
before plastering

Floor Finishes
1 Provision of non-slip floor tile for Bathrooms.
2 Provision of waterproofing at Toilet, Concrete Flat Roof,
Balcony, Dry Area, Water Tank Room, Landscape
Podium & Planter Box

Ceiling Finishes
1 Sewer pipes shall be concealed by suspended ceiling at
Toilets
2 Provision of access manhole to ceiling space

Staircase Finishes
1 Provision of nosing tile at staircases.

Sanitary Appliances
1 Provision of shower rose
2 Prefer of cistern with inlet at the bottom
3 Provision of toilet roll and soap holder and its position
shall be away from direct shower water
4 Close-couple water closet ( W.C. )

Plumbing Services
1 All internal sewer piping shall be concealed
2 Floor trap at open corridor / dry area shall be connected
to the nearest water down pipe
3 Prefer of chrome plated stopcock with 'T' handle
4 Provision of cold water point for washing machine
5 Provision of bib tap for all toilets
6 Provision of bib tap point at corridor
7 Provision of flange cover to wall mounted water fittings

8 Stop cock for incoming piping to the bath shall be 7'

height / no obstruction to user
9 Upper slab for commercial / residential suction tank with
water proofing material

Electrical Services

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1 Provision of single phase electricity supply
2 Provision of 3 phase electricity supply
3 All power points shall be consistently located at the
same level through out the building except the Kitchen
4 areaof socket point in the kitchen area shall be
Top
consistently located at a height of 1525mm if the height
of wall tile is 1525mm
5 All switches shall be consistently located at the same
level through out the building
6 All wiring work shall be terminated with connector
7 Light fittings located at common areas shall be
protected from vandalism
8 Lights at common areas shall be located at a height of
more than 8 ft but less than 12 ft
9 Provision of at least 1 power point for Dining area
10 Provision of at least 2 power points for Bedrooms
11 Provision of at least 2 power points for Living area
12 Provision of at least 3 power points for Kitchen
13 Provision of approved standard fan hook
14 Position of all power points, switches and fittings shall
be clearly and accurately indicated on drawings
15 Provision of TV point
16 Provision of SMATV point (optional)
17 Provision of heater point
18 Provision of air-cond point (without starter type)
19 Provision of telephone point
20 Provision of auto gate cabling
21 1 switch control 1 light point
22 SMATV to comply with ASTRO requirements
23 Earthing chamber with heavy duty cover and permenant
label
24 Provision of mechanical ventilation for all M&E pump
room

Builders Works in Connection

Earthworks
1 Difference in platform levels shall not be more than
1525mm for buildings separated by a back lane
2 Drop in cascading platforms for buildings shall not be
more than 600mm
3 Centre of road level shall be lower than car porch
highest level by about 200mm
4 Centre of road level shall be lower than car porch
highest level by about 300mm

Road and Carparks

1 Provision of road humps
2 Provision of road kerb for main access road
3 Extension of drain wall height by 100mm above road
level as kerb
4 Under ground TNB & TMB infra structure works
5 Provision of road kerb
6 Provision of 16ft clear car park width
7 Provision of structural fall for podium car park

Surface Water Drain

1 Cover drain

Main Drain

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Water Reticulation and Reservoir

1 Demarcate the scope of works for the Water
Reticulation and Plumbing consultants

Sewer Reticulation
1 Demarcate the scope of works for Sewer Reticulation
and Plumbing consultants.
2 Provision of 45 deg bends in connection between house
manhole and sewer main

Sewer Treatment Plant

1 Application of permanent TNB and water supply by
contractor
2 As built drawing from licensed surveyor

Fencing and Gates

1 Decorative fencing with combination of brick wall and
m.s. grilles
2 Chain link fencing with concrete kerb
3 Main gate shall be 16 ft wide clear
4 Main gate shall be minimum 12ft wide

Refuse Chamber
1 Loading bay for Refute Compartment area shall be RC
concrete slab (6 ft wide)
2 Provision of bib tap, floor trap & light fitting at Refute
Compartment area

External Electrical Services, Streetlighting and Compound Lighting

1 Armoured cable for underground

External Telephone Services

MDF Room
1 Viynly tiles for floor finishes
2 Allowed for 2 nos. air-cond per room
3 To allowed door kerb and 150mm higher than outside
4 To be located at ground floor or higher
5 Flat roof / Upper slab with water proofing material
6 No RWDP / soil & waste pipe / water pipe inside & no
toilet above

TNB Substation / MSB Room / Gen - Set Room

1 Flat roof / Upper slab with water proofing material
2 No RWDP / soil & waste pipe / water pipe inside the
sub-station & no toilet above
3 Minimum 150mm higher than FRL

Landscaping
1 Replace 300mm hard material with top soil at garden

~ Changes in the Revision 2 dated 13.04.2004

~ Changes in the Revision 3 dated 12.01.2006
~ Changes in the Revision 4 dated 17.08.2007
~ Changes in the Revision 5 dated 31.10.2007
~ Changes in the Revision 6 dated 30.12.2008

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