AD2 - Residential Architecture

The most fundamental architectural category

Residential Architecture

Built partially or totally underground or cut along mountain slopes or partially within cave systems

Subterranean Houses

The most basic type of housing

Informal Housing

Are housing which are usually built by the government on government owned and developed land ; Cost ranges from P450,000 and below

Socialized Housing

Are a step up from Socialized Housing Standards ; Usual cost of house ranges from P450,000 to 1,700,000

Economic Housing

Housing ranging from 5 million or above

The Open Housing Market

Republic Act #4726 is also known as:

Condominium Act

Legal Owner of land and buildings on it, usually a House

Private Property

Owner of property letting out property or buildings to tenants

Lessee

Tenants who pays monthly or yearly rent to stay in a property

Lessee

Are usually associated with slums, and the associated poverty in the community ; Someone who occupies illegally property

Squatter

________ with wide openings are ideal for tropical, hot and humid climates

Open Planning

________ are ideal to create privacy and coziness for colder climates

Enclosed spaces

The means of cooling space without the need for Air Conditioning

Passive Cooling

Used primarily for domestic use

Rainwater Harvesting

Used for agricultural irrigation as well as industrial uses

Stormwater Harvesting

Residence type: A detached building built on a private lot

Single-Family Home

Residence type: Smaller, attached to other units usually side-by-side

Townhouse

Residence type: Units within large buildings that share at least one wall with a neighboring unit

Condominiums

Addresses spatial needs, traffic flow, movement, proxemics, anthropometrics, and ergonometric needs

Planning

Looks at emotional, aesthetic, ambience, character , and the tactile needs of the users

Designing

Involves the efficient and productive use of spaces, fitting living patterns to the architectural patterns of the space

Space Planning

The artistic and functional arrangement of structures on the land and shaping the spaces between them ; its aim is moral and aesthetics: to make places which enhances everyday life

Site Planning

A checklist of information or data pertaining to the site and its immediate context

Survey

Subdivision and Condominium Law

PD 957

Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board and the Revised Rules and Standards for Economic and Socialized Housing Projects

BP 220

Periodic replacement, repainting, simple to crucial fixes that a house would normally experience in its lifetime

Repairs

Janitorial work

Maintenance

Built-in Cabinetry are part of the Architectural elements of a house

True

Are equipment that are usually generated by electricity and who function and purpose is defined

Appliances

Hottest Portion of the Site ; It is advisable to locate kitchen and parking here

West