Specialist Diploma in Architectural Technology

2015 2nd intake

SAT103 Technical Department Requirements

GROUP ASSIGNMENT REPORT

Submitted by:
Name

NRIC/FIN

Vigneswari Venkatesan

G3040633N

Date of Submission:

06 June 2015

Lecturer-in-charge: Thomas Lew

1. Nparks Parks Matters (30%)

(a) Roadside Leafy Tree

Scientific Name: Samanea saman (Rain Tree)

Girth = 1.2 m (Measured from 0.5m from the ground)
Tree Height (Approximate) = 16 to 18 m

(b) Flowering Tree

Scientific Name: Plumeria spp (Frangipani)

Girth = 0.85 m (As this is a low branching tree (with the lowest branching below 0.5m height from the ground) the girth should be
measured at the point just below the lowest branching)
Tree Height (Approximate) = 10.5 to 11 m

(c) Cluster Palm Tree

Girth = 0.5 m (As this is a low branching tree (with the lowest branching below 0.5m height from the ground) the girth should be
measured at the point just below the lowest branching)
Tree Height (Approximate) = 17 to 20 m

2. LTA Car Parking Matters (30%)

A proposed mixed use commercial building located at Upper Bedok Road has a gross floor area as follows:
a) 1st storey Restaurant (Kitchen 50 sqm, Dining area 200 sqm)
b) 2nd storey Shop 525 sqm, Snack Bar 70 sqm
c) 3rd storey Offices 700 sqm
Calculate the requirements of the following provisions (show the computation):
(a) Ordinary car park lots
(b) Accessible (handicap friendly) car park lots
(c) Unloading Bay
As per the Code of Practice on Vehicle Parking Provision in Development
Proposals 2011 Edition, 1.2 Zonal Standards;
Zonal car parking requirements are stipulated for commercial and entertainment
uses. For this purpose, Singapore Island is divided into three (3) zones.
Zone 1 comprises of the city (Restricted Zone) and the Marina Bay.
Zone 2 refers to the areas within 400m radius from rapid transit system
(RTS) stations outside Zone 1.
The rest of the island forms Zone 3.

The proposed mixed-use commercial building is located at Upper Bedok Road,

which falls in the Zone-2 Boundary of Tanah Merah MRT Station, i.e. within
400m radius of as shown in the pictures 2A and 2B.

2A Part plan of Singapore Master Plan 2014 showing

the location of Upper Bedok Road

2B HANDBOOK ON VEHICLE PARKING PROVISION IN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS, 2005 EDITION,

APPENDIX C, ZONE 2 PLANS AT MRT STATIONS
Page No. 123

COMPUTATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENT

ORDINARY CAR PARK LOTS AND ACCESSIBLE (HANDICAPPED-FRIENDLY) CAR PARK LOTS
S No Level
Usage
Gross Floor Area
Parking Standard**
No. of Car Spaces Required (RCPS)
(Sqm)
Computed
Required
1
1st Storey Restaurant
250 sqm
For 1st 150 sqm:
2.67
2
(Kitchen + Dining)
Kitchen (50 sqm) +
All Zones: 1 car space per 150 sqm
Dining (200 sqm)
(For 1st 150 sqm: 1
After 1st 150 sqm:
After 1st 150 sqm:
Zone 1 & 2: 1 car space per 60 sqm
100/60 = 1.67
Total = 1+1.67 = 2.67)
2
2nd Storey Shops
525 sqm
Zone 2:
2.625
3
1 car space per 200 sqm
(525/200 = 2.625)
3
Snack Bar
70 sqm
For 1st 150 sqm:
0.467
1
(Same as for
All Zones: 1 car space per 150 sqm
restaurant)
(70/150 = 0.467)
After 1st 150 sqm:
Zone 1 & 2: 1 car space per 60 sqm
4
3rd Storey Offices
700 sqm
Zone 2: 1 car space per 250 sqm
2.8
3
(700/250 = 2.8)
TOTAL RCPS (Required Car Park Spaces)
8.562
9
TOTAL ALLOWABLE CAR PARK SPACES*

* Non-residential developments island wide in Zones 1 and 2 are allowed to provide up to 20% below the car parking requirement. This allowance is not
applicable to lorry, loading & unloading and coach parking requirements.
(20/100) x 9 = 1.8
9 1.8 = 7.2

Hence, this mixed-use commercial development at Upper Bedok Road is required to provide 9 car park spaces; but
allowed to provide 7 car park spaces.
ACCESSIBLE (HANDICAPPED-FRIENDLY) CAR PARK LOTS***
For small developments, where the minimum requirements for car parking lots is 10 or less, NO additional accessible parking lot is required;
provided one of the lots is designed and constructed in accordance with the specification in the code, but without displaying the Symbol of Access. Should
the need arise; the car parking lot can be converted in to an accessible lot.
** Code of Practice on Vehicle Parking Provision in Development Proposals 2011 Edition, Appendix A Minimum Parking Provision Standards
*** Code on Accessibility in the Built Environment, 2013

COMPUTATION OF LOADING/ UNLOADING BAY REQUIREMENT

S No

Level

Usage

1st Storey

Restaurant
(Kitchen + Dining)

2nd Storey

Shops

Gross Floor Area

(Sqm)
250 sqm
Kitchen (50 sqm) +
Dining (200 sqm)
525 sqm

Snack Bar
Offices

70 sqm
700 sqm

Parking Standard**
0

All Zones: 1 loading/ unloading

space per 4,000 sqm
0
All Zones: 1 loading/unloading
space per 10,000 sqm (Up to 50,000
sqm)

No. of L/U Spaces Required

Computed
Required
0
0

0.13
(525/4000 = 0.13)
0
0.07
(700/10000 = 0.07)

TOTAL REQUIRED L/U SPACES

0.2

TOTAL ALLOWABLE L/U SPACES*

NA

NA

3
4

rd

3 Storey

0
0

* Non-residential developments island wide in Zones 1 and 2 are allowed to provide up to 20% below the car parking requirement. This allowance is not
applicable to lorry, loading & unloading and coach parking requirements.

This mixed-use commercial development at Upper Bedok Road requires NO loading/ unloading spaces.
** Code of Practice on Vehicle Parking Provision in Development Proposals 2011 Edition, Appendix A Minimum Parking Provision Standards

3. Fire Safety Matters (30%)

(a) *The standard escape capacity of the whole floor =

100 persons per 0.5m width (Door Openings to Outdoors at Ground Level)
Hence, 200 persons for the given office for 1m exit door width
80 persons per 0.5m width (Door Openings to Other Exits and Corridor Doors)
Hence, 160 persons for the given office for 1m exit door width
60 persons per 0.5m width (Staircases)
Hence, 300 persons for the given office for 1.25m clear width of exit staircase for 2 staircases, i.e. (1.25/0.5) x 60 x 2 = 300

* Fire Code 2013, Chapter 2 Means of Escape, Table 2.2A Determination of Exit Requirement

S No

COMPUTATION OF OCCUPANCY LOAD

FOR OFFICE BUILDING
Ref. Fire Code 2013 Chapter 1
Functional Spaces
Area
Occupancy
Occupancy
(Sqm)
Load (sqm/
(Persons)
person)

General office area

A
900

OL
10

O = A/OL
90

Directors Offices

180

10

18

3
4
5
6

Office stores
Lobby
Meeting rooms

60
50
50
90

10
1.5
3
1.5

6
33 (33.3)
17 (16.6)
60

Boardroom

60

1.5

40

Corridors

150

Staircases, lifts,
toilets
TOTAL

200

1740

37.5

264

Pantry

(All spaces
included)

1390
(Excluding
corridors,
staircases,
lifts,
toilets)