we are in the process of building a mixed apartment/shopping centre building in the Philippines. we dont have much land to build on so space is VERY tight. the apartments are only 5m x 5.7m (studio, open plan). we would like them a bit bigger, so we are thinking of making the hallways to the apartments thinner.
what is the minimum width a hallway should be in an apartment complex?
i was just thinking about how much space do u need to move in furniture, fridges etc?
hallways on the plans are currently 1.5m wide.
Building an apartment building. Hallway width?
ego22 on 04/07/2019 - 21:06
Last edited 05/07/2019 - 19:42
Last edited 05/07/2019 - 19:42
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thats true. they will build what ever u want. if we wanted 50cm hallways. it would be done.
if you want a willy wonka style house, it would get "council" approved.i just want to make it the width where u could get small-average size furniture through
I'm assuming there's builders, architects and a whole range of other building specialists in the Philippines who are involved in this apartment/shopping complex.
Instead, you're asking members of an Australian bargain forum what the minimum width a hallway has to be?
OP just has that much trust in OzBargainers!
not what is has to be, but what it should be.
we got an architect to draw up the first plans and they were TERRIBLE!
the 1.5m hallways were due to my editing.
the architect originally had the hallways at 3 meters wide!
but now im thinking 1.5m is still way to much.in the roughly 5x5m apartment. they also put up bedroom walls! they divided a 5x5m room into many rooms.
and also the only (toilet/shower/vanity) bathrooms in the apartments were 1x1m….so i decided to alter the whole plan myself.
Hallway as comment property for people to walk from the lift to their units?
1.5 metres sound tight. At least 2 metres. Even Opal towner has wider hallway
Funny you ask, I'm actually building an apartment block in French Guinea, any idea of minimum ceiling height? Someone here most know!
French Guineans are very short so skimp away
you have come to the right place!
ive spent some time in guinea and ceiling heights are a minimum 2.1m
I’m building one on the Moon. Having trouble finding decent openable windows though.
Hang on let me make a few calls and i'll get right on back to you.
thanx, i have until sunday
Shoulder width
Maybe reduce the number of apartments?
Make sure the doors don't open into the hallway or you could end up in bangkok
Opal Tower…
Mascot Tower…
These things happen in threes…
Sydney only has 2 towers?
You sound like an intelligent guy, it's great that you asked on an appropriate forum like this, when considering building requirements in The Phillipines.
i didnt ask what the building requirements are in the Philippines…..
i asked how wide a hallway should be to get reasonable size furniture into a room…..
Measure the furniture…
Shouldn't you be posting this on FiloBargain.com
It would need to be wider than a standard door. It will also need to be wide enough for two people to pass easily.
I reckon I could squeeze through 30cm so that should do.
Seriously? Out of all the places this question could have been asked(including googling it yourself or filo forums) you though of posting this on Ozbargain?? Coz we are
Aussieglobal community ofbargain huntersapartment builders right?
Your architect designed them to be 3 metres wide. Go with that.
Are you selling to fat or thin people?
I know you aren't building for disabled but it's a good guideline to follow.
I wouldn't go less than 1.5m for the hallway but the minimum for "best practice" is 1.0m and you need more around the stairs and lift.
Also make the door height nearly as high as the ceiling and 1m wide (850mm is the latest minimum). It makes it so much easier to get furniture in/out.
If you make your property to the bare minimum you'll get bare minimum profits and a smaller pool of buyers and it's obvious to investors that future sales will be "difficult"
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This is the strangest question I've ever seen on Ozbargain.
Ironically, I just spoke to my dad two days ago who is also currently renovating his apartment in Manila. The difference is, he wouldn't be asking Australians how to do it.
how so?.. it being in the Philippines is completely irrelevant.
the question is… for people who have moved some furniture recently or maybe a moving specialist.
what is the smallest a hallway can be and still manage to get average size furniture into a room
Well I think you need to take into account that the average Phillipino is about 25% smaller than the average Australian. So the furniture is probably a little bit smaller too. I think realistically you can probably lower the ceiling height from about 2m to 1.8m, and that means if you build 10 sorties high you can have an extra story for free.
What does your architect who is familiar with local building standards and regulations say?
Philippines doesn't have any regulation that u need to follow.
all the builders just told us they will build whatever we want.You should be using an architect for some thing like this was the point I was trying to make.
Absolutely should be wide enough for three people to walk side by side, I don't know how wide that would be in meters but anything less than 1.5m would be ridiculously uncomfortable.
Why bother with a hallway? Just have lifts that open directly to the the apartment.
Why bother with lifts? Just have outside doors that open directly to the the apartment.
I'd recommend you stick with 1.5m - it's more or less the space required for 2 people to easily walk past each other without one having to move for the other.
Anything narrower basically makes it a "one-way" hallway.
phillipines
thin as u want!
go check the regulations
in Australia they would have some due to fire safety and getting people out during fires etc
in phillipines unsure they have the same regulations