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4.

PROJECT CLASSIFICATION

Professional architectural work is classified in accordance with the degree of complexity and
the creative skill required to meet the requirements of the Client within technical, functional,
economic and aesthetic constraints. Based on these groupings, the corresponding scale of
charges shall be prescribed in the Architect’s Guidelines to determine the fair
remuneration to the Architect.

4.1 Group 1

Buildings of the simplest utilization and character which shall include but not be
limited to the following:

Armories Parking Structures


Bakeries Printing Plants
Habitable Agricultural Buildings Public Markets
Freight Facilities Service Garages
Hangars Simple Loft-Type Buildings
Industrial Buildings Warehouses
Manufacturing/Industrial Plants Packaging and Processing Plants
Other similar utilization type buildings

4.2 Group 2

Buildings of moderate complexity of plan / design which shall include but not be
limited to the following:

Art Galleries Nursing Homes


Banks, Exchange and other Office Buildings/ Office Condominium
Buildings Park, Playground and Open-Air
Financial Institutions Recreational Facilities
Bowlodromes Residential Condominiums
Call Centers Police Stations
Churches and Religious Facilities Postal Facilities
City/Town Halls & Civic Centers Private Clubs
College Buildings Publishing Plants
Convents, Monasteries & Race Tracks
Seminaries Restaurants / Fastfood Stores
Correctional & Detention Facilities Retail / Wholesale Stores
Court Houses/Halls of Justice Schools
Dormitories Shopping Centers
Exhibition Halls & Display Structures
Fire Stations Specialty Shops
Laundries & Cleaning Facilities Supermarkets/ Hyper-marts
Libraries Serviced Apartments
Malls/Mall Complexes Welfare Buildings
Motels & Apartels Mixed Use Buildings
Multi-storey Apartments Other buildings of similar nature
Showrooms/Service Centers or use
4.3 Group 3

Buildings of exceptional character and complexity of plan / design which shall include
but not be limited to the following:

Aquariums Laboratories/ Testing Facilities


Nuclear Facilities Marinas and Resort Complexes
Auditoriums Medical Arts Offices & Clinics
Airports/Wet & Dry Ports & Terminals Mental Institutions
Breweries Mortuaries
Cold Storage Facilities Observatories
Telecommunication Buildings Public Health Centers
Convention Facilities Research Facilities
Gymnasiums Stadia
Hospitals & Medical Buildings Theaters & Similar Facilities
Hotels Veterinary Hospitals
Transportation Facilities & Systems Other buildings of similar nature or use

4.4 Group 4
Residences (single-detached, single-attached or duplex; row-houses or shop-
houses), small apartment houses and townhouses

4.5 Group 5
Monumental buildings and other facilities

Exposition & Fair Buildings Specialized decorative buildings


Mausoleums, Memorials, Museums
& Monuments Buildings of similar nature or use

4.6 Group 6
Projects where the plan / design and related Contract Documents are re-used for the
repetitive construction of similar buildings without amending the drawing and the
specifications

4.7 Group 7
Housing Project involving the construction of several residential units on a single site
with the use of one (1) set of plans / design, specifications and related documents

4.8 Group 8

Projects involving extensive detail such as designs for built-in components or


elements, built-in equipment, special fittings, screens, counters, architectural
interiors (AI), and development planning and/or design

4.9 Group 9

Alterations, renovations, rehabilitations, retrofit and expansion / additions to existing


buildings belonging to Groups 1 to 5

4.10 Group 10

The Architect is engaged to render opinion or give advice, clarifications or


explanation on technical matters pertaining to architectural works.

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