FREEDOM BEYOND

A Modern Filipino House Year: 2020

Category: Filipino Residential Softwares Used: AutoCAD - SketchUp - Lumion

In the Philippines, everyday is a series of congested and restrictive events. Take transportation for example, whether you take public or private transportation, you are met with congestion, jam-packed roads, pollution and noise. After spending a stressful time navigating through the torrents of traffic, one would love to return to a home where all of the inconveniences are absent. Therefore, it brings to question:

“How can we make a living space that frees people from the usual congested and constrained lifestyle of the Philippines?”

With a 240sqm lot, that would present a challenge. Especially if we stay close to the ground and consider the setbacks provided by the National Building Code which states that there needs to be a setback at the front at 4.5m, sides and rear at 2m. This will leave us with only 108 sqm workable space. Therefore, if we cannot go wide, we go high. This design’s objective is to give its users a feeling of vastness and serenity within the limited space.

Great Room