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    This document defines and compares various metrics for measuring the area of apartments and buildings: - GLA is the total area of an apartment excluding balconies and shafts. - Balcony Area is the space of any balconies. - GFA includes GLA plus common areas, facilities, amenities, and utility rooms. It excludes certain basement and underground areas. - BUA is the GLA, balcony area, and common areas. - Efficiency is the GLA divided by the BUA to measure space utilization.

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    This document defines and compares various metrics for measuring the area of apartments and buildings: - GLA is the total area of an apartment excluding balconies and shafts. - Balcony Area is the space of any balconies. - GFA includes GLA plus common areas, facilities, amenities, and utility rooms. It excludes certain basement and underground areas. - BUA is the GLA, balcony area, and common areas. - Efficiency is the GLA divided by the BUA to measure space utilization.

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    This document defines and compares various metrics for measuring the area of apartments and buildings: - GLA is the total area of an apartment excluding balconies and shafts. - Balcony Area is the space of any balconies. - GFA includes GLA plus common areas, facilities, amenities, and utility rooms. It excludes certain basement and underground areas. - BUA is the GLA, balcony area, and common areas. - Efficiency is the GLA divided by the BUA to measure space utilization.

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    Area Definition

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    Rosary Grace Sumaria
    This document defines and compares various metrics for measuring the area of apartments and buildings: - GLA is the total area of an apartment excluding balconies and shafts. - Balcony Area is the space of any balconies. - GFA includes GLA plus common areas, facilities, amenities, and utility rooms. It excludes certain basement and underground areas. - BUA is the GLA, balcony area, and common areas. - Efficiency is the GLA divided by the BUA to measure space utilization.

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    GLA (NET AREA) Balcony Area GFA BUA Efficiency

    (a) (b) (c) (d) (a) / (d)


    Total area of Area of GLA plus common areas, GLA plus balcony area GLA divided by built
    apartment unit balcony facilities, amenities, utility plus common areas, up area
    excluding the area of rooms & reception facilities, amenities,
    balcony and shafts utility rooms &
    Excludes: reception plus podium
    - Basement floors with no parking (not applicable)
    direct natural lighting, plus basement parking
    intended for the use of (not applicable)
    parking, building services excluding open parking
    and storage. and excluding
    - Balconies and terraces undercroft parking
    - Garden sheds (up to 2.2m Including:
    clear height) and non- - Common facilities
    enclosed shade structures (e.g. gymnasium,
    (i.e. completely open in 2 enclosed
    sides) swimming pool,
    - Mechanical floors with etc.)
    maximum height of 2.20m, - Storage area
    elevator rooms, stairwells - Roof slab areas
    and areas reserved for that were not
    water tanks and other defined or stated
    mechanical equipment on above (e.g.
    roof. mechanical rooms)
    - Roof attics, or parts
    thereof which are not used
    or converted for Excluding:
    habitation. - MEP
    - Mezzanine floor having shafts/openings
    direct access only from the - Stairwells and lift
    ground floor, and not from shafts
    any common stair or lift - Garbage chute
    lobby, and that has an area
    less than or equal to 50% Or:
    of the gross ground floor GFA plus balcony area
    area of the building. plus podium parking
    - Shafts, opening (e.g. (not applicable) plus
    garbage chute) basement parking (not
    - Podium level parking applicable) excluding
    - Standard services on open parking and
    ground floor independent excluding undercroft
    from the main building parking
    (e.g. substation, LV room,
    ETS room, etc.) Excluding:
    - MEP
    shafts/openings
    - Stairwells and lift
    shafts
    - Garbage chute

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