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    This practice note clarifies regulations regarding the measurement of storey heights in buildings. It states that storey heights should be measured between structural members, regardless of finishes. For peripheral beams, a minimum height of 2 meters is allowed if beams project internally from external walls. It also provides maximum height allowances for different types of domestic buildings. Finally, it outlines design parameters for transfer plates, including thickness and area, so that transfer plates do not count toward gross floor area.

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    This practice note clarifies regulations regarding the measurement of storey heights in buildings. It states that storey heights should be measured between structural members, regardless of finishes. For peripheral beams, a minimum height of 2 meters is allowed if beams project internally from external walls. It also provides maximum height allowances for different types of domestic buildings. Finally, it outlines design parameters for transfer plates, including thickness and area, so that transfer plates do not count toward gross floor area.

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    This practice note clarifies regulations regarding the measurement of storey heights in buildings. It states that storey heights should be measured between structural members, regardless of finishes. For peripheral beams, a minimum height of 2 meters is allowed if beams project internally from external walls. It also provides maximum height allowances for different types of domestic buildings. Finally, it outlines design parameters for transfer plates, including thickness and area, so that transfer plates do not count toward gross floor area.

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    Practice Note for Authorized Persons,

    Buildings Department Registered Structural Engineers and APP-5


    Registered Geotechnical Engineers

    Height of Storeys
    Regulations 3(3) & 24 of Building (Planning) Regulations

    This practice note clarifies the measurement of storey heights under


    regulations 3(3) and 24 of the Building (Planning) Regulations (B(P)R) as well as the
    design requirements on storey height and transfer plate.

    Height of Building

    2. It is an established practice of the Buildings Department (BD) to measure


    storey heights, in terms of regulation 24 of the B(P)R, between structural members
    regardless of finishes such as false ceilings, screeding, plastering and flooring. The same
    principle applies in measuring the clear height of balconies in terms of regulation 3(3) of
    the B(P)R.

    3. In the case of peripheral beams in walls, it may be difficult to adhere to the


    required minimum height of 2.3 metres (m) to the underside. Accordingly, where beams
    project internally from the face of external walls, a height of 2 m is permissible. Similarly,
    the regulation should not inhibit provision of beams over doorways. These may be
    provided at the required door height.

    4. Although the minimum height applies generally to any part of building


    used as an office or for habitation, it is recognised that the minimum clear height in
    staircases is 2 m and that beams across narrow corridors (where a doorway could have
    been provided) need only be at the appropriate door height. This is the "notional doorway"
    situation.

    5. The minimum height of rooms for habitation or office for health


    reason is 2.5 m. A range of storey height for domestic buildings may be accepted by BD
    for the purpose of regulation 23(3)(a) of the B(P)R provided that the proposed height of
    storeys does not exceed the following maximum heights:

    Flat House

    Topmost floor – 4 m*
    4.5 m
    Typical floor – 3.5 m

    * Where the topmost floor consists of duplex or triplex units, the maximum height of
    topmost floor can only be applied to only one storey of the duplex or triplex units.

    /Transfer ...
    -2-

    Transfer Plate

    6. To allow for flexibility in designing transfer plates for supporting


    building blocks, a transfer plate which satisfies the following design parameters would
    normally not be accountable for gross floor area (GFA):

    (a) For domestic blocks 1 of not more than 40 storeys, the thickness of
    the transfer plate should not be greater than the storey height of
    the typical floor of the building blocks;

    (b) For domestic blocks1 of more than 40 storeys and non-domestic


    blocks, the thickness of the transfer plate should not be greater
    than 4.5 m; and

    (c) The total area of the transfer plate should not be more than twice
    that of the total GFA of the lowest floor of building blocks atop.

    7. While the building services zone within a transfer plate would not be
    regarded as part of the transfer plate in measuring the thickness of the transfer plate,
    convenient and safe means of access should be provided for maintenance and repair of
    these building services.

    (CHEUNG Tin-cheung)
    Building Authority

    Ref. : BD GP/BREG/P/14

    This PNAP is previously known as PNAP-27


    First issue February 1976
    Last revision May 1994
    This revision May 2019 (AD/NB1) (Generally Revamped)

    1
    Where multiple domestic blocks sit on same transfer plate, the lowest domestic block
    is referred.

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