HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
I. DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS
SETBACK USED:
6m Frontage 3m Left, right, rear
TOTAL LOT AREA: 9,670 SQM
ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM BUILDING FOOTPRINT (AMBF): 7,758 SQM
PERCENTAGE OF SITE OCCUPANCY (PSO): 80% OF TLA
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA (ISA): 596.65 SQM (6% OF TLA)
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONSTRUCTION AREA (MACA): PSO+ISA = 86% OF TLA
UNPAVED SURFACE AREA (USA): 1,315 SQM (14% OF TLA)
TLA: MACA+USA = 86%+14% = 100%
OPEN SPACE WITHIN LOT (OSL) = 1,912 SQM (20% OF TLA)
II. HOUSING MODELS AND UNIT DISTRIBUTION
3 BEDROOM UNITS = 40% 5 users (for Low-cost and walk-up) 4 users (for high-end)
2 BEDROOMS UNITS = 60% 3 users (for Low-cost and walk-up) 2 users (for high-end)
OCCUPANTS:
HOUSING MODEL ALLOCATION POPULATION ESTIMATED OCCUPANTS
PERCENTAGE
LOW-COST (4- 50% 1000 occupants 250 occupants/floor
STOREY)
WALK-UP (3 25% 500 occupants 167 occupants/floor
STOREY)
HIGH-END (6 25% 500 occupants 63 occupants/floor
STOREY)
TOTAL 100% 2000 occupants
UNITS:
HOUSING ALLOCATION ESTIMATED USERS/NO. OF
MODEL PERCENTAGE OCCUPANTS OCCUPANT PER UNIT
(per floor) = TOTAL UNIT
LOW-COST (4- 250 x 60% (3 BEDROOMS) 150 150/5 = 30 x 4 = 120
STOREY) 40% (2 BEDROOMS) 100 100/3 = 33.3 x 4 = 133.32
WALK-UP (3 167 x 60% (3 BEDROOMS) 100 100/5 = 20 x 3 = 60
STOREY) 40% (2 BEDROOMS) 67 67/3 = 22.33 x 3 = 67
HIGH-END (6 63 x 60% (3 BEDROOMS) 38 38/3 = 12.6 x 6 = 75.6
STOREY) 40% (2 BEDROOMS) 25 25/2 = 12.5 x 6 = 75
TOTAL 531 Total units
PER FLOOR
LOW-COST (4-STOREY) = 30+33.3 = 63.33 UNITS
WALK-UP (3 STOREY) = 20+22.33 = 42.33 UNITS
HIGH-END (6 STOREY) = 12.6+12.5 = 25 UNITS
III. UNIT SIZE REQUIREMENTS (BP220)
HOUSING MODEL UNIT SIZE (SQM) TOTAL UNITS (per TOTAL AREA
floor) NEEDED (per floor)
LOW-COST (4- 45 SQM 63 2,835 SQM
STOREY)
WALK-UP (3 40 SQM 42 1,680 SQM
STOREY)
HIGH-END (6 75 SQM 25 1,875 SQM
STOREY)
TOTAL 6,390 SQM
IV. ANALYSIS
LOW-COST (4-STOREY) = 2,835 SQM
WALK-UP (3 STOREY) = 1,680 SQM
HIGH-END (6 STOREY) = 1,875 SQM
TOTAL FLOOR AREA NEEDED: 6,390 +(6,390 x 0.25) = 7987.5 SQM (building foot print)
TLA: 9,670 SQM - 7987.5 SQM = 1,682.5 SQM (remaining workable space)
V. BUILDING FOOTPRINT ALLOCATION AND OPEN SPACES
CATEGORY ALLOCATED SPACE TLA PERCENTAGE
(SQM)
OPEN SPACE 1,912 SQM 20% OF TLA
WORKABLE OPEN SPACE 1,682.5 SQM 17% OF TLA
SPACES FOR AMENITIES 3,594.5 SQM 37% OF TLA
TOTAL 7,189 SQM 74% OF TLA
VI. SPACE DISTRIBUTION IN THE TOTAL LOT AREA
CATEGORY AREA (SQM) TLA PERCENTAGE
BUILDING FOOT PRINT 3,594.5 SQM 37%
OPEN SPACES AND 6,075.5 SQM 63%
AMENITIES
TOTAL LOT AREA 9,670 SQM 100%
VII. ASSESSMENT AND CONCLUSIONS
The 60%-40% ratio of 2 and 3 bedrooms in low-cost and walk-up model buildings are
followed Assuming that there are 3 occupants for 2-bedroom and 5 occupants for 3-bedroom
units, but in the high-end units given that it is a high end the assumed users for the 2-
bedrooms are only 2 occupants and for the 3-bedrooms are only 3 occupants. all ensures the
comfortability of living in each unit.
The building footprint only takes 33% of the total lot area giving a 67% area for open spaces
and amenities that is needed for the user’s comfortability and accessibility while residing in
the housing development project.
The Analysis and computations prove that the given lot can accommodate the 2000 residents
with sufficient space for the required open spaces and amenities.