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PROBLEM 4 - A Proposed Two-Storey Duplex Apartment On An R2-Basic Property

A retired couple plans to construct a two-storey duplex apartment building on their 240 sqm property in San Juan City to rent out. Each apartment will have two parking spaces and include a living room, dining area, kitchen, toilet and bedrooms on both floors. The building plans must comply with setback and coverage requirements of the National Building Code.

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PROBLEM 4 - A Proposed Two-Storey Duplex Apartment On An R2-Basic Property

A retired couple plans to construct a two-storey duplex apartment building on their 240 sqm property in San Juan City to rent out. Each apartment will have two parking spaces and include a living room, dining area, kitchen, toilet and bedrooms on both floors. The building plans must comply with setback and coverage requirements of the National Building Code.

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PROBLEM NO.

4
Title and General Description
A Proposed Two-Storey Duplex Apartment on an R2-Basic Property
Statement of the Problem
A retired elderly couple decided make use of their vacant property in an affluent neighborhood in
San Juan City to construct a duplex apartment building that they will rent out to young, starting
families. Due to the demands of this market, they decided that each of the two apartments will be
provided with two parking spaces. The apartments will two-storeys tall and will be joined in the
middle by a 200mm-thick party wall.
Each apartment will have a paved carport, mostly uncovered, located at the front outer corners of
the lot. Each carport is designed for two cars, with cars intended to park perpendicular to the
road. Each car slot measures 3.00 m. x 5.00 m.
Between the carport and the party wall is a foyer, measuring 2.00 x 2.00 m., set back 3.00 meters
from the road. The 3-meter-long space between the road and the foyer will be paved.
The foyer leads to the main ground floor, which is set back 2.00 meters from the rear property
line and 2.00 meters from the side property line. The ground floor contains a living room, a
dining area, a kitchen, a toilet, and a staircase leading to the second floor. The area of the ground
floor is 52 square meters including the foyer, and 48 square meters if the foyer is not included.
A small rectangular portion of the rear yard, 3 meters wide on one side, will be paved to serve as
an outdoor laundry or service area. All other remaining areas will be left unpaved.
The second floor is 8 square meters larger than the ground floor (including the foyer) and follows
the minimum setbacks required by the NBC. It partially projects above the carports and
completely covers the foyer below. This second floor will contain two bedrooms and a common
toilet stacked on top of the toilet on the ground floor. The master bedroom will have a walk-in
closet and a queen-size bed, while the other bedroom will only have a single bed.

Project Site Features


The site is a rectangular inside lot with a depth of 15 meters and an area of 240 square meters. It
will be split down the middle to accommodate the duplex apartment. Each of the two apartments
is an exact mirror image of the other. Along the middle, a 200mm-thick party wall will be
constructed. On the south side of the property is a 10-meter-wide RROW. The property is zoned
as R2-Basic based on a city ordinance.
Questions (20) b. 8m for the front, 2m for the
sides, 2m for the rear
1. What are the minimum setbacks c. 8m for the front, 3m for the
required by the NBC for this sides, 3m for the rear
property? d. 3m for the front, 2m for the
a. 3m for the front, 2m for the sides, 3m for the rear
sides, 2m for the rear
2. What is the maximum TGFA b. No, because it is partially
allowed by Table 7.1 for this covered
property if the project will have c. Yes, because it is paved
firewalls? d. No, because it is paved
a. 3 x 60% of TLA 9. The parking slots provided for the
b. 5 x 60% of TLA apartments are
c. 3 x 70% of TLA a. Smaller than what is required
d. None of the above by the Building Code
3. Within the entire property, what is b. Exactly the size that is
the actual ISA? required by the Building
a. 60 sqm. Code
b. 72 sqm. c. Larger than what is required
c. 84 sqm. by the Building Code
d. 120 sqm. d. None of the above
4. What is the actual PSO for the entire 10. What is the minimum air space
property? provision for habitable rooms?
a. 21.67% a. 3 cubic meters per person
b. 43.33% b. 12 cubic meters per person
c. 68.33% c. 14 cubic meters per person
d. 93.33% d. 18 cubic meters per person
5. What is the maximum PSO allowed 11. What is the minimum distance
by Table 8.1 of the Building Code required between canopies and
for this project, considering it has awnings and the property lines?
firewalls? a. 300mm
a. 55% b. 750mm
b. 60% c. 1000mm
c. 70% d. 2000mm
d. 75% 12. If the laundry area at the back is
6. What is the actual construction area paved and uncovered, then it is part
for the entire property? of the
a. 43.33% a. USA and TOSL
b. 68.33% b. ISA and TOSL
c. 78.33% c. Construction Area
d. This cannot be determined d. Both A and C
7. What is the maximum construction e. Both B and C
area allowed for this property by 13. What is the maximum building
Table 8.1 of the NBC, considering it height allowed for this project?
has firewalls? a. 3 floors
a. 55% b. 5 floors
b. 75% c. 10 floors
c. 85% d. 12 floors
d. 90% 14. How much of the entire property is
8. Is the carport part of the open space? allotted to the carports?
a. Yes, because it is mostly a. 30 sqm
uncovered b. 60 sqm
c. 68 sqm
d. 72 sqm a. 312.00 sqm.
15. What is the minimum foundation b. 360.00 sqm.
thickness required by the NBC for a c. 450.00 sqm.
project like this? d. 720.00 sqm.
a. 150mm 19. If the house will use wooden posts or
b. 200mm suportales spaced 3 meters apart and
c. 250mm the both the ground and second
d. 300mm levels of the house are 3 meters high,
16. For R2-Basic projects, how much of what are the minimum dimensions
the required front yard may paved required for the wooden posts?
for carport use? a. 100 x 100 mm.
a. 25% b. 125 x 125 mm.
b. 50% c. 175 x 175 mm.
c. 75% d. 200 x 200 mm.
d. 100% 20. Assuming one side of a rectangular
17. What is the maximum FLAR bathroom is exactly 1.00-meter-
allowed for this project? wide, how wide must the other side
a. 1.30 be in order to comply with
b. 1.50 requirements of the Building Code?
c. 3.00 a. 0.80 m.
d. 8.10 b. 1.00 m.
18. Based on the maximum allowable c. 1.20 m.
FLAR for this project, what is the d. 1.50 m.
maximum allowable TGFA?

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