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Specialized Architectural Services

 Compensation for the foregoing specialized architectural services,
all of which may be classified as additional or extra services, shall
be through man-months i.e. 22 man-days multiplied by 8 man-hours,
and multiplied by a factor to cover other direct and indirect costs e.g.
overhead, etc. or any other applicable mode of determination of the
Architect’s fee as stated in Doc. 201, Doc. 202 and the Architect’s
Guidelines

justification

 Time and technologyd have evolved to a level where specialized

architectural services are needed to complete, complement, or
supplement the necessary work for the totality of a project.
 Apart from the legal definition/s supplied under R.A. No. 9266,
Architecture may also be defined as the blending ofd aesthetics,
functions, space, materials,
d and its environment resulting from the
application of various technologies and skills in different fields.
 Specialized Architectural Services deals with specific d expertise
for further enhancement of the architectural interior and exterior
components of a project.
 The Architect’s responsibility to man and society is to make sure
that both the building and its physical
d environment enhances the
lives of people by strictly adhering to national and international
standards with regard to public health, safety and welfare.
 The architectural plan andddesign of the building properly fall under
the Architect’s Regular Design Services (SPP Document No.
202).

Specialized architectural services

 Design services needed within and outside the building which fall
under Specialized Architectural Services as listed under the
pertinent provisions of R.A. No. 9266 and its 2004 IRR, include but
is not limited to the following:
Architectural Interiors (AI)
Acoustic Design
Architectural Lighting Layout and Design
Site Development Planning (SDP)
Site and Physical Planning Services (including
 Master Development Planning, Subdivision Planning and
Urban Design)
Comprehensive Development Planning
Historic and Cultural Heritage Conservation and Planning
Security Evaluation and Planning
Building Systems Design
Facilities Maintenance Support
Building Testing and Commissioning
Building Environmental Certification
Forensic Architecture
Building Appraisal
Structural Conceptualization
Preliminary Services
Contract Documentation and Review
Post-Design Services (including Construction Management
Services)
Dispute Avoidance and Resolution
Architectural Research Methods
Special Building / Facility Planning and Design
Building Components
Management of Architectural Practices

Architectural interior services

 involves the detailed planning and design of the indoor

 enclosed areas of any proposed building/structure,
 including retrofit, renovation, rehabilitation, or expansion work which
shall cover all architectural and utility aspects
 including the architectural
d lay-outing of all building engineering
systems found therein
 scope of services:
prescribes space plans, stacking d diagrams/sections, and
computations d of areas for the different activities and spaces
lays out and prescribes furniture
d / built-ins / equipment for
the project and prepares specifications of AI
assists the Client in conducting
d bids or negotiations with
General Contractors
checks and approves samples of materials and shop
drawings of AI components.
reviews and approves
d billings of AI components.
conducts final inspectiond and approves installed AI
components and related items.
 Manner of providing services:
Working in a dual dcapacity as Architect-of-record and as
Consulting Architect for AI services.
 Working as Consulting ddArchitect for AI services only.
 Methods of compensation:
For projects involving extensive detailing of AI components
such as custom floor, wall, and ceiling construction and
finishes, cabinet design, built-in components, equipment,
and special fittings, the Architect’s Fee shall be a percentage
of the cost of the AI work. This excludes the fee of any
Engineering and/or Specialist Consultants (SCs) working
with the Architect.
For this Specialized Service, the payment of the Architect’s
services shall be as stated in the Architect’s Guidelines.

Acoustic design services

 involve the detailed planning and design to control sound

transmission for compatibility with the architectural design concept.
 Scope of services:
prepares the drawings and specifications for acoustic design
and treatment, sound control and reinforcement, sound
absorption, reflectance, insulation, etc.
assists the Owner/ Client in bidding out the work or in
negotiating with a specialty subcontractor
checks and approves samples of materials and equipment
conducts final inspection of work and equipment
assists Owner/ Client in evaluating the amount due the sub-
contractor.
 Manner of providing services:
Working in a dual capacity as Architect-of-record and as
Consulting Architect for acoustic design services.
Working as Consulting Architect for acoustic design services
only.
 Method of compensation:
The Architect’s Fee for acoustic design services shall
depend on the complexity of the works to be undertaken.
Should the Owner/Client hire separately the services of other
Specialist Consultants (SCs), their fee shall be for the
account of the Owner/ Client and shall be paid directly to the
SC.
For this Specialized Service, the payment of the Architect’s
services shall be as stated in the Architect’s Guidelines.

Architectural lighting layout and design

 detailed planning and design of light transmission, timing, and

control for compatibility with the architectural design concept
 scope of services:
prepares the drawings and specifications for lighting design,
illumination, fixture placement, efficiency, energy
considerations, etc.
checks and approve samples of materials and fixtures
conducts final inspection of work and fixtures
assists Owner/ Client to evaluate the amount due the sub-
contractor
 manner of providing services:
Working in a dual capacity as Architect-of-record and as
Consulting Architect for architectural lighting and layout
design services
Working as Consulting Architect for architectural lighting and
layout design services only.
The Architect’s Fee for lighting layout and design services
shall depend on the complexity of the works to be
undertaken.
 Methods of compensation:
Should the Owner/Client hire separately the services of
Specialist Consultants, the fee shall be for the account of the
Owner/Client and shall be paid directly to the Consultant.
“Cost of the Work”
means the total cost of all fixtures and accessories,
which were either designed, specified or procured by
the Specialist Architect and/or his Specialist
Consultants (SCs) for the Owner/ Client, and that
were used or installed in the project

Site development planning services

 The space planning, architectural lay-outing, and utilization of

spaces within and surrounding a specific building/structure in
relation with the existing natural and/or built environments have to
be a well-coordinated effort so that both the building/structure and
the host environment shall act as one.
 Scope of services:
conceptualizes the entire site development plan (SDP)
including the generic scope of civil works and the general
scope of softscape and hardscape requirements.
conceptualizes the specifications for the needed civil works
and utility lines.
 assists the Owner/Client in bidding out the work or
negotiating with landscape, waterscape, rock formation
contractors, etc., but mainly when no SC is available.

 Manner of providing services:

Working in a dual capacity as Architect-of-record and as
Consulting Architect for site development planning services.
Working as Consulting Architect for site development
services only.
 manner of compensation:
The Architect’s Fee for site development planning (SDP)
services shall depend on the estimated cost of the civil works
and landscaping works i.e. hardscape and softscape,
depending on the magnitude and complexity of the work
required by the project.
If the Architect is also certified and licensed as a separate
RLP e.g. a Landscape Architect, and is suitably experienced,
the Architect’s fee shall increase correspondingly, depending
on the magnitude and complexity of the work required by the
project.
Should the Owner/ Client separately engage the services of
a Landscape Architect, the fee of the said Specialist
Consultant shall be for the account of the Owner/Client and
paid directly to the SC.

Site and physical planning services

 refers to the orderly arrangement within a piece of land or property

on which vertical structures such as buildings, monuments, and the
like, as well as horizontal developments such as rights-of-way
(ROWs), open spaces, and activity spaces are to be proposed.
 The Architect is concerned not merely with a building/structure but
with its immediate surroundings as well.
 If the Architect is commissioned to do physical plans for specific site,
he has to go beyond the study of human behavior and activities and
must undertake an in-depth study of the host site’s economic
systems, its laws and regulations, tax structure, infrastructure,
utilities, and all other components that will have a bearing on the
project.
 Scope and services:
Physical planning is concerned with the general quality of the
settings for people and their activities, buildings and other
natural and man-made phenomenon.
 The Architect undertakes the site planning of a project that
requires a composite arrangement of several buildings/
structures and their requisite amenities, facilities, services
and utilities within a natural or built setting.
Should other services be required by the project, such as
environmental studies, feasibility studies, market analysis,
access / movement systems, impact analysis and others,
said services should be performed by duly-qualified
professionals with the Architect acting as the Lead
Professional of the physical planning team.
Examples:
Industrial estates
Commercial, religious, institutional and civic centers
Sports complexes
Tourist centers, tourism estates, resorts
Amusement parks
Educational facilities
Residential and housing subdivisions
confers with the Owner/ Client on project requirements,
secures sufficient primary and secondary data to generate
reliable projections and analyses which are to be used as
basis for the preparation of physical plans/designs.
examines laws, ordinances, rules and regulations affecting
the project i.e. code searches, and considers the best
industry practices applicable.
prepares framework and conceptual master development
plans (FRDPs and CMDPs) and report/s from relevant
information gathered by other disciplines.
prepares Preliminary up to Detailed Master Development
Plans
prepares the SPPCC for the total physical development.
undertakes modifications, revisions and changes as may be
required by the Owner/ Client and the project within the
engagement period
 manner of providing services:
Working in a dual capacity as Architect-of-record and as
Consulting Architect for site and physical planning services.
Working as Consulting Architect for site and physical
planning services only.

Comprehensive development planning services

 based on the concept of expanded physical planning services to

include other activities necessary for the proper handling of the
numerous components considered in the formulation,
 implementation and realization of a Master Development Plan
(MDP).
 While the planning team is multi-disciplinary, the CDP services may
place heavy emphasis on the non-physical and non-egineering
components of the development plan, life the following:
Financial, economic/market demand/forecast
Administrative-political-institutional-legal
Socio-cultural
Environmental
 If suitably trained and experienced, the Architect’s ability to
synthesize and organize into a whole (the various information
relating to the user’s needs, perception and expectations, site and
climatic conditions, construction technology, materials, cost and
other information) qualifies him to take the lead role in an
undertaking that cuts across various disciplines
 Scopes of services:
The ranges of services offered by the architect from the data
gathering, to the preparation of environment impact
assessments, up to the formulation of the CDP may include
the following components:
Physical
- land use and the changes which occur within
the physical environment (within the space
where such activities take place), represented
mainly by the MDP.
Economic
- the nation’s assets and its management
Socio-cultural
- the people, their living conditions and the
seeking of ways to ameliorate it.
Transport
- road and transit networks, land-sea-air
linkages, the movement of people and goods
from one place to another
Legal/administrative
- The relationship of adopted development
proposals and policies to existing laws.
identifies existing land use, resources, social behavior and
interaction
undertakes environmental analysis, demographic analysis
and feasibility studies;
examines existing laws, ordinances, political/ social
constraints;
 prepares the conceptual development plans, policies,
implementing strategies to arrive at the desired
comprehensive and/or master planning solution/s.
 manner of providing services:
Working in a dual capacity as Architect-of-record and as
Consulting Architect for comprehensive development
planning services.
Working as Consulting Architect for comprehensive
development planning services only.
 Manner of compensation:
Compensation for the foregoing specialized architectural
service shall be through man-months i.e. 22 man-days
multiplied by 8 man-hours, and multiplied by a factor to cover
other direct and indirect costs e.g. overhead, etc. or as
prescribed by the Architect’s Guidelines.

Historic and heritage conservation and planning

 The suitably trained and experienced Consulting Architect in this

area of architectural practice provides research, assessment,
recording, management, interpretation and conservation of historical
heritage
Security evaluation and planning
 The Consulting Architect in this area of practice arranges and
formulates methods of rating and ascertaining the value of
structures or facilities which must be fully secured, kept safe,
protected, assured, guaranteed and provided sufficient safeguards
for the conduct of any work or activity.

Building systems design

 The Architect in this area of practice engages in methods of
producing building components in a highly engineered, efficient and
cost-effective manner, particularly for residential and commercial
applications
Facilities maintenance support
 The Consulting Architect in this area of practice provides the
Owner/Client with means and measures to ensure the proper
function and maintenance of the building/structure and site after final
inspection
Building testing and commissioning
 The Architect in this area of practice recommends the systematic
process of ensuring that a building / structure’s array of systems is
planned, designed, installed and tested to perform according to the
design intent and the building’s operational needs. If the building
materials, equipment and systems are not installed properly or are
not operating as intended, the effectiveness, efficiency, productivity
and other benefits of high-performance plans/designs will not be
achieved.

Forensic architecture
 determination as to the causes of building, building component
and/or building material deterioration
 the causes of observed building deficiencies e.g., non-compliance
with planning and building laws, deviations from original use or
function of spaces
 research on possible faulty activities and operations during the
project implementation phase
 determination of faulty plan/ design and/or construction methodology
Building appraisal
 defined as an act or process of estimating value.
 The Consulting Architect in this area of practice places value on the
building/structure condition and defects, and on its repair and
maintenance, including the required improvements
Structural conceptualization
 The Architect in this area of practice conceives, chooses and
develops the type, disposition, arrangement and proportioning of the
structural elements of an architectural work, giving due
considerations to safety, cost-effectiveness, functionality and
aesthetics.
Preliminary services
 The Consulting Architect in this area of practice must have much
more than the basic knowledge of Site Analysis, Space Planning
and Management, Architectural Programming, and the other
services under SPP Document 201.
Contract documentation and review services
 The Architect in this area of practice must have much more than the
basic knowledge of Specification Writing, Estimation and Quantity
Survey, Architectural Production, Architectural Software,
Architectural Support Services and Contract Document Review.
 The Consulting Architect in this area of practice must have much
more than the basic knowledge of Pre-Construction, Construction,
Post-Construction and the other services under SPP Documents
204, 206 and 207.
 Included under this specialized practice is the preparation of the Fire
Safety and Life Assessment Report (FALAR) required by R.A. No.
9514, the 2008 Fire Code of the Philippines and its 2009 IRR.

Dispute avoidance and resolution

 The Architect in this area of practice must have much more than the
basic knowledge of the various modes of Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) prescribed under R.A. No. 9285, the ADR Act of
2004 and its IRR i.e. Construction Arbitration, Mediation and
Conciliation, Negotiation and of Contract Administration, Quality
Surveys, Appraisals and Adjustments and Expert Testimony. An
Architect specializing in ADR must preferably be State-accredited.
Architectural research methods
 The Consulting Architect in this area of practice must have much
more than the basic knowledge of Research Methods, Philippine
Architecture and its History, Architectural Materials and Finishes,
Building Types and Standards, Architectural Design Trends,
Architectural Writing and Architectural Photography.
Special building or facility planning and design
 The Architect in this area of practice must have much more than the
basic knowledge of the Planning and Design Processes required for
Housing Developments, Recreational and Tourism Estates, Health
Care and Hospitality Facilities, Transportation and
Telecommunications Facilities, Production and Extractive Facilities,
Utility-related Developments, Secure Facilities, Business and
Industrial Parks, Economic Zones and Community Architecture and
the like

Management of architectural practices

 The Architect in this area of practice must have much more than the
basic knowledge of the Types of Architectural Office Operations,
Architectural Office Management, Accounting / Finance / Taxation /
Audit, Labor Code, Architectural Marketing and Project
Development, Proposals / Negotiations / Contracts, Contract
Administration, File Management and Limitations of Business
Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing
(KPO)Operations.