Table 3 Representing the minimum requirements for the proportional room ratio of the Egyptian housing code
From: Performative driven form finding in the early design stage
Space | Indicator | Range | Fixed | Variable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Building | Width-length | 12 × 12 + 1.2 cantilever | ||
Volume | √ | |||
Number of rooms | √ | |||
Floor area | √ | |||
Location | Weather file | Alex, Aswan, Cairo | √ | |
WWR | West | 10–100% | √ | |
North | 10–100% | √ | ||
South | 10–100% | √ | ||
East | 10–100% | √ | ||
Room (lobby) | Width-length | 1.4 M min | ||
Room (reception) | Orientation | √ | ||
Area | 32 m2 (18 M2 min*) | √ | ||
Width-length | Min 2.7 m* | √ | ||
Height | 3 m | √ | ||
Room (bathroom) | Orientation | √ | ||
Area | 4 m2′ | √ | ||
Width-length | Min 1 m* | √ | ||
Height | 3 m | √ | ||
Room (kitchen) | Orientation | √ | ||
Area | 6 m2 | √ | ||
Width-length | Min 1.5 m* | √ | ||
Height | 3 m | √ | ||
Room (bedroom) | Orientation | √ | ||
Area | 12 M2 min*, 16 m2 | √ | ||
Width-length | Min 2.7 m* | √ | ||
Main | 3 m | √ | ||
Room (master bedroom) | Orientation | √ | ||
Area | 16 m2 (12 M2 min*) | √ | ||
Width-length | Min 2.7 m* | √ | ||
Height | 3 m | √ | ||
Room (living) | Orientation | √ | ||
Area | 16 m2 | √ | ||
Width-length | Min 2.7 m* | √ | ||
Height | 3 m | √ | ||
Green area | Orientation | √ | ||
Area | 16 m2 | √ | ||
Width-length | Min 2.7 m* | √ | ||
Height | 3 m | √ | ||
U-value | √ |