T A H A N : AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTION
AN INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO
ECONOMIC AND SOCIALIZED HOUSING
DESIGN OBJECTIVES DESIGN CONCEPT
TO CREATE A PROTOTYPE HOUSING THAT WILL
ADDRESS THE NATIONS GLARING PROBLEM WITH
BAHAY THE BAHAY KUBO IS A TRADITIONAL FILIPINO HOUSE MADE OF BAMBOO AND NIPA
PALM LEAVES, DESIGNED FOR THE COUNTRY'S TROPICAL CLIMATE. ELEVATED ON
STILTS WITH AN OPEN STRUCTURE, IT PROMOTES NATURAL VENTILATION TO KEEP
HOUSING AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED
WITH IT.
TO EXPLORE A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR
KUBO THE INTERIOR COOL. ITS SIMPLICITY, FUNCTIONALITY, AND COMMUNAL NATURE
MAKE IT A SYMBOL OF FILIPINO HERITAGE AND IDENTITY.
BY COMBINING THE WISDOM OF TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE WITH MODERN CONSTRUCTION ADVANCEMENTS, IT'S
POSSIBLE TO CREATE HOMES THAT NOT ONLY HONOR CULTURAL HERITAGE BUT ALSO ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY
HOUSING AND INTEGRATING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS ON
NEEDS FOR AFFORDABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE, AND COMFORT.
SPACE MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN.
TO ENSURE HOUSING DESIGNS THAT IS RESILIENT TO
THE FREQUENT NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE COUNTRY.
WEAVED RATTAN
PATTERN
DESIGN ANALYSIS IS A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADD A
TOUCH OF TRADITION AND NATURAL
BEAUTY TO SPACES. ITS
AFFORDABILITY, DURABILITY, AND
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE MAKE IT A TEXTURED
POPULAR CHOICE FOR FURNITURE
AND DECOR. CONCRETE FINISH
TEXTURED BARE CONCRETE FINISHES OFFER
AFFORDABILITY, DURABILITY, AND A MODERN
AESTHETIC. THEY CAN BE A GREAT CHOICE
FOR CONTEMPORARY DESIGNS AND
PRACTICAL FOR THOSE SEEKING A COST-
EFFECTIVE YET STYLISH OPTION.
BARE WALL FINISH
LESS EXPENSIVE COMPARED TO MORE
ELABORATE WALL FINISHES BECAUSE
THEY INVOLVE LEAVING THE WALL
SURFACE IN ITS RAW STATE WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL TREATMENTS.
GLASS LOUVER
WINDOW
OFFER AFFORDABILITY, VENTILATION,
AND NATURAL LIGHT BUT MAY HAVE
SOME LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF
INSULATION AND SECURITY.
UNIT CONTEXT
LOT AREA: 72 SQM
FLOOR AREA: 42 SQM
BEDROOM: 2 BEDROOMS
TOILET: 1 TOILET AND BATH
SPECIFICATIONS: 1 STOREY ROW
HOUSE UNIT WITH FRONT YARD
LOT PLOT-ECONOMIC HOUSING
SINGLE DETACHED SINGLE ATTACHED ROWHOUSE
LOT PLOT-SOCIALIZED HOUSING
“ARCHITECTURE IS REALLY
ABOUT WELL-BEING. I THINK
THAT PEOPLE WANT TO FEEL
GOOD IN A SPACE. ON THE ONE
HAND, IT’S ABOUT SHELTER,
BUT IT’S ALSO ABOUT
PLEASURE.”
SINGLE DETACHED SINGLE ATTACHED ROWHOUSE -ZAHA HADID
