STANDARDS OF

PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE (SPP)

ON SPECIALIZED
ARCHITECTURAL
SERVICES
MARY JANE CABIDES
 TOPICS:
 203.5 SITE AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
(INCLUDING MASTER DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING, SUBDIVISION PLANNING AND
URBAN DESIGN) SERVICES
 203.6 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING (CDP) SERVICES
 203.7 HISTORIC AND HERITAGE
CONSERVATION AND PLANNING
 203.8 SECURITY EVALUATION AND PLANNING
 203.9 BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN
 203.10 FACILITIES MAINENANCE SUPPORT
 203.11 BUILDING TESTING AND
COMMISSIONING
 203.12 BUILDING ENVIRONMENT
CERTIFICATION
 TOPICS:
 203.13 FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE
 203.14 BUILDING APPRAISAL
 203.15 STRUCTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION
 203.16 PRELIMINARY SERVICES
 203.17 CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION AND
REVIEW SEVICES
 203.18 POST-DESIGN SERVICES (INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES)
 203.19 DISPUTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOLUTION
 203.20 ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODS
 203.21 SPECIAL BUILDING/FACILITY PLANNING
AND DESIGN
 203.22 BUILDING COMPONENTS
 203.23 MANAGEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL
PRACTICES
 1.1 ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT OF STRUCTURES AND
OPEN SPACES

1.2 GREAT CITIES

1.3 INTERRELATIONSHIP OF BUILDINGS AND

ENVIRONMENT

203.5 1.4 IN-DEPTH STUDIES: ECONOMIC, LAWS, TAX,

SITE AND PHYSICAL PLANNING UTILITIES
SERVICES
 SCOPES:
2.1 PRIME PROFESSIONAL

2.2 QUALITY OF SETTING

2.3 COMPOSITE ARRANGEMENT

2.4 PERFORMED BY DULY-QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS

203.5
SITE AND PHYSICAL PLANNING 2.5 ADDITIONAL SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS
SERVICES
 SCOPES: 2.6
2.6.1 DATAS

2.6.2 LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS

2.6.3 FRAMEWORK AND CONCEPTUAL MASTER

DEVELOPMENTPLAN

2.6.4 PRELIMINARY AND DETAILED MASTER

DEVELOPMENTPLAN

2.6.5 SPPCC

2.6.6 REVISIONS
203.5 2.6.7 FINALIZED PLANS
SITE AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
SERVICES 2.6.8 PHASING OF CONSTRUCTION

2.6.9 PROJECTY COST ESTIMATES

 MANNER OF PROVIDING SERVICES:

1.1 AS ARCHITECT-OF-RECORD AND AS CONSULTING

ARCHITECT

1.2 AS CONSULTING ARCHITECT ONLY

MANNER OF COMPENSATION:

203.5 THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR SITE AND PHYSICAL

PLANNING SERVICES BY THE ARCHITECT SHALL BE AS
SITE AND PHYSICAL PLANNING STATED IN THE ARCHITECT’S GUIDELINES.
SERVICES
 1.1 EXPANDED PHYSICAL PLANNING

1.2 CDP- NON PHYSICAL/NON-ENGINEERED

MDP- PHYSICAL/ENGINEERED

1.3 SYNTHESIZE AND ORGANIZE

1.4 MANAGEMENT AND USE OF LAND + HUMAN

203.6 ENVIRONMENT
COMPREHENSIVE
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
SERVICES
 SCOPES:
2.1 QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED

2.2.1 PHYSICAL COMPONENTS

-LAND USE

2.2.2 ECONOMIC COMPONENTS

-NATION’S ASSETS AND MANAGEMENTS

2.2.3 SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPONENTS

-LIVING CONDITIONS

2.2.4 TRANSPORT COMPONENTS

-ROAD, MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS
203.6
COMPREHENSIVE 2.2.5 LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE COMPONENTS
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING -RELATIONSHIPS OF PROPOSALS TO EXISTING LAWS
SERVICES
 SCOPES:
2.2 Detailed study of physical, social, economic and administrative
components

2.3 Consulting Architect performs the following:

2.3.1 Identifies existing land use, resources, social behavior and

interaction;

2.3.2 Undertakes environmental analysis, demographic analysis

and feasibility studies;

2.3.3 Examines existing laws, ordinances, political/ social

constraints;
203.6
COMPREHENSIVE 2.3.4 Prepares the conceptual development plans, policies,
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING implementing strategies to arrive at the desired
SERVICES comprehensive and/or master planning solution/s.
 MANNER OF PROVIDING SERVICES:

1.1 AS ARCHITECT-OF-RECORD AND AS CONSULTING

ARCHITECT

1.2 AS CONSULTING ARCHITECT ONLY

MANNER OF COMPENSATION:

203.6 Compensation for the foregoing specialized architectural

COMPREHENSIVE 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
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
and indirect costs e.g. overhead, etc. or as prescribed by
SERVICES the Architect’s Guidelines.
 The suitably trained and experienced Consulting
Architect in this area of architectural practice provides
research, assessment, recording, management,
interpretation and conservation of historical heritage.

203.7
HISTORIC AND HERITAGE
CONSERVATION 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.

203.8
SECURITY EVALUATION AND
PLANNING
 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.

203.9
BUILDING SYSTEM DESIGN
 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.

203.10
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT
 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
203.11 achieved.
BUILDING TESTING AND
COMMISSIONING
 A building environment rating system is needed to
evaluate the environmental performance of a building and
to encourage market migration towards sustainable design.
The rating system must be:

· credit-based, allowing projects to earn points for

environment-friendly use of the building / structure and
actions taken during planning, design, construction and
occupancy.

· flexible, such that projects need not meet identical

requirements to qualify.
203.12
BUILDING ENVIRONMENT · consensus-based and market-driven in order to
CERTIFICATION accelerate the development and implementation of green
building practices.
 The Consulting Architect in this area of practice
must have much more than the basic knowledge of Green
Architecture and Environmental and/or Sustainable Design
and sufficient knowledge of the governing environmental
laws and environmental investigation processes and
procedures under international protocols such as the
Philippine Solid Waste, Clean Air and Clean Water Acts,
DENR administrative issuances and the like.
203.12
BUILDING ENVIRONMENT
CERTIFICATION
 The Architect in this area of practice undertakes a
scientific study on the built environment’s well-being,
which allows the Architect to focus on the ways in which
the building/structure can best maintain itself and prolong
its life in a cost-efficient manner, and finally provide
recommendations to the Owner/ Client. The forensic study
may include:

· 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,
203.13 deviations from original use or function of spaces
FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE · research on possible faulty activities and operations
during the project implementation phase
· determination of faulty plan/ design and/or
construction methodology.
 Appraisal is 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.

203.14
BUILDING APPRAISAL
 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.

203.15
STRUCTURAL
CONCEPTUALIZATION
 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.

203.16
PRELIMINARY 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.

203.17
CONTRACT
DOCUMENTATION AND
REVIEW SERVICES
 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.
203.18
POST-DESIGN SERVICES
 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.
203.19
DISPUTE AVOIDANCE AND
RESOLUTION
 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.
203.20
ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH
METHODS
 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
203.21 Community Architecture and the like.
SPECIAL BUILDING/FACILITY
PLANNING DESIGN
 The Consulting Architect in this area of practice
must have much more than the basic knowledge of
Building Materials and Finishes, Construction
Methodologies, Building Envelopes including cladding
and roofing systems, Architectural Fenestrations and
Architectural Hardware, Fixtures and Fittings.
203.22
BUILDING COMPONENTS
 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
203.23 (KPO) Operations.
MANAGEMENT OF
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICES
 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 ma-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.
GENERAL NOTES:
METHOD OF
COMPENSATION FOR
SPECIALIZED
ARCHITECTURAL
SERVICES