ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

This Formative Assessment Plate Entitled

“Multi -Economy Housing”

Is Presented to Arch. Michael John Aquino

In Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Subject Architectural Design 3: Space Planning
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Presented by:
Pascua, Denise Ross A.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page.......................................................................................i
Table of Contents...........................................................................ii
INTRODUCTION
Definition of Terms...........................................................................1
Definition of Spaces............................................................................1
Latest Trends and Innovations.........................................................2
Design and Planning Standards.........................................................3
CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
Design Concept, Considerations, Objectives and Philosophy.......................3

DEVELOPMENT OF SPACES
Matrix Diagram.................................................................................7
Bubble Diagram................................................................................8
Space Program…..............................................................................8
User Behavioral Analysis……....................................................9
Diagrammatic Flow Patterns..........................................................9
Site Analysis .........................................................9

BACKGROND AND STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The global housing crisis is an issue that affects most countries regardless of how they are classified in
terms of development. Shelter as a basic need of man is an essential component that every person needs
access to in order to be a part of community. A common goal for families in all social classes is to
provide this need to ensure that the next generation will have the ideal living conditions to grow up in. As
the smallest unit in society, a family with a good home can shape a person and determine their goals for
the future that benefits the nation.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
 To provide the basic housing needs of a typical Filipino family by addressing the residents’
expectations regardless of which social class by being adaptable and flexible to their changing
needs.
 To develop a self-sustaining community that contributes positively to the quality of the local
environment by forming an integrated and harmonious relationship between its resident and the
natural environment.
 To help displaced or relocated families in affording a cost-effective housing that can lead to long
term ownership or investment options capable of improving the social and economic status of its
residents.
SITE DESCRIPTION
The site is an interior through lot located just outside the central business district of the city with an area
approximately 7,500 sq.m. Its frontage is bounded on the south-east by a two-way six-lane major
highway. The north-west side is bounded by a two-way four-lane minor road. The south-west and the
north-east side are bounded by adjacent commercial developments.
Definition of Terms
Community - a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
Global housing - build sustainable homes in order to provide access to affordable housing for residents
living in some of the world's poorest communities.
Mixed-income housing - a type of development that serves households at various income levels.
Sustainable - able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

Vertical Urbanism - Instead of building outwards, like the approach found in the more traditional
horizontal urbanization, vertical urbanisation looks to build upwards instead.
Definition of Spaces
Bedroom Unit- has a bedroom, a kitchen, a living room and a bathroom.
Commercial Unit - any lot, structure or portion thereof which is occupied or rented for commercial or
industrial purposes.
Lobby - a room in a building used for entry from the outside.
Open Field - a green field used for open activities.
Parking - a location that is designated for parking.
Clubhouse - a house occupied by a club or used for club activities; contains pool for public uses and
parties.
Park - an open place for nature.
Playground - place specifically designed to enable children to play there.
Rooftop Garden - a garden on the roof of a building.

Latest Trends and Innovations

Reengineered ventilation systems that maximize fresh airflow
The operability of windows, skylights, and other elements that bring fresh air into all spaces, from private
units to corridors to common areas, is critically important, and building systems are being upgraded to
provide much higher concentrations of fresh air. It might seem simple but allowing a building to breathe
—by bringing in fresh air and allowing stale air to be exhausted—can benefit all occupants.
Wider, daylit staircases with a residential feel
Why: “The stair is the next big amenity; the new circulator. Art, color, materials, and windows or
skylights for natural light are all helping to activate this part of a building that was once only used if the
elevators were down.”

Sustainable Design
On the site of a former soap factory in Brussels, MDW Architecture built forty-two new low-energy and
passive dwellings of various sizes and types. The project retained many of the factory’s historic elements,
including a brick chimney that now serves to ventilate the underground garage. The design features
bioclimatic glass loggias that offer a sunlit extension of private space and form a thermal barrier, reducing
energy consumption. A cogenerative system provides heat for the entire site while sanitary hot water is
heated by solar panels. Rainwater is harvested for toilets, maintenance, and gardening, and insulation is
composed of hemp fibers, expanded cork, and other natural materials. The scheme provides collective
outdoor gardens, walks, and playscapes, and the project’s low-rise massing fills the gap between
neighboring buildings at the street wall, allowing it to literally fit in with the context.
Gardens in the Sky
Private balconies overlook the shared terraces, additional roof gardens cap each of the three towers, and
the buildings are oriented to maximize the connection to the existing park and new landscaped areas. The
communal terraces of the sky villages allow breezes and daylight into the dwellings to reduce energy
dependence, and rooftop photovoltaic arrays generate electricity to power all common spaces.

Design and Planning Standards

Building setback
The built form of the development must be appropriate to the urban context and the site. A building
should be setback a reasonable distance from side and rear boundaries, and other buildings within the site
to:
• Ensure adequate daylight into new habitable room windows.
• Avoid direct views into habitable room windows and private open space of new and existing
dwellings. Developments should avoid relying on screening to reduce views.
• Provide an outlook from dwellings that creates a reasonable visual connection to the external
environment.
• Ensure the dwellings are designed to meet other internal amenity objectives of the new apartment
provisions.
Functional layout
A dwelling should have bedrooms that meet the minimum internal room dimensions specified in Table 1.
All bedrooms should provide an area in addition to the minimum internal room dimensions to
accommodate a wardrobe.

Room depth
A single aspect habitable room should not exceed a room depth of 2.5 times the ceiling height. A single
aspect open plan habitable room depth may be increased to 9 meters provided the following requirements
are met:
• The room combines the living area, dining area and kitchen.
• The kitchen is located furthest from the window.
• The ceiling height is at least 2.7 meters measured from finished floor level to finished ceiling
level, except where services are provided above the kitchen. The room depth is measured from the
external surface of the habitable room window to the rear wall.
Windows
A window in a habitable room should be located in an external wall. A window may provide daylight to a
bedroom from a smaller area within the room, where:
• The area is at least:
− A minimum width of 1.2 meters.
− A maximum depth of 1.5 times the width, measured from the external surface of the window.
• The window is clear to the sky.
Noise impacts
The layout of new dwellings and buildings should minimize noise transmission within the site. The
location of noise sensitive rooms (such as living area and bedrooms) and private open space should take
account of:
• The layout of adjoining dwellings, and
• The location of mechanical plants, lifts, building services, non-residential uses, car parking, and
communal areas.
Noise sources, such as mechanical plants should not be located near bedrooms of immediately adjacent
existing dwellings.
New dwellings should be designed and constructed to include acoustic attenuation measures to reduce
noise levels from off-site noise sources.
A building within a noise influence area specified in Table 1 should be designed and constructed to
achieve the following noise levels:
• Not greater than 35dB(A) for bedrooms, assessed as an LAeq,8h from 10pm to 6am.
• Not greater than 40dB(A) for living areas, assessed LAeq,16h from 6am to 10pm.
This does not apply to a building, or part of a building that is obstructed by an existing solid building or
works or the natural topography of the land.
Noise levels should be measured in an unfurnished and finished floor with the windows closed.

Energy efficiency
Buildings should be:
• Oriented to make appropriate use of solar energy.
• Sited and designed to ensure that the energy efficiency of existing dwellings on adjoining lots is
not unreasonably reduced.
Living areas and private open space should be located on the north side of the development, if practicable.
Developments should be designed so that solar access to north-facing windows is optimized.

Solar access to communal open space

The communal outdoor open space should be located on the north side of a building, if appropriate. At
least 50 percent or 125 square meters, whichever is the lesser, of the primary communal outdoor open
space area used by occupants should receive a minimum of two hours of sunlight between 9am and 3pm
on 21 June.
Private open space
A dwelling should have private open space consisting of:
• An area of 25 square meters, with a minimum dimension of 3 meters at natural ground floor level
and convenient access from a living room, or
• An area of 15 square meters, with a minimum dimension of 3 meters at a podium or other similar
base and convenient access from a living room, or
• A balcony with a minimum area and dimension specified in Table 1 and convenient access from
a living room, or
• A roof-top area of 10 square meters with a minimum dimension of 2 meters and convenient
access from a living room. If an air conditioning/heating/condenser unit is located on a balcony, the
balcony must be an additional 1.5 square meter in area.

Communal open space

Developments with 40 or more dwellings should provide a minimum area of communal open space of 2.5
square metres per dwelling or 250 square metres, whichever is lesser. Communal open space should:
• Be located to: − Provide passive surveillance opportunities, where appropriate.

− Provide outlook for as many dwellings as practicable.

− Avoid overlooking into habitable rooms and private open space of new dwellings.
− Minimize noise impacts to new and existing dwellings.
• Be designed to protect any natural features on the site.
• Maximize landscaping opportunities.
• Be accessible and useable.

CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
Design Concept
The proposed mixed-economy low-rise housing is designed to provide an affordable shelter for Filipino
families regardless of their social status. The project aims to supply and promote interaction among the
residents through the provided housing and public spaces that can help foster integration and diverse
social connection.
Design Philosophy - "There is sustainability in simplicity."
Simplicity ensures you avoid things that are unnecessary for your lifestyle. You will be living an eco-
friendlier life without even knowing it, without having to put a lot of effort into sustainability. Simplicity
enhances healthy living and creates a proactive, sustainable living environment.

Design Objectives
 To design a mixed-economic housing that provides shelter to Filipino families promoting
economic diversity.
 To provide a housing and development that will give opportunities of interaction and preservation
of social networks between the residents.
 To develop a space that helps provide and sustain housing opportunities for the lowest-income
households.

Design Considerations
 Accessibility - accessible to the city and the public and the residents of the proposed project.
 Safety - Safety of the users while living together with other people.
 Social and Economic - considers the social status of the users and ensuring that there would be
no social economic barrier between them through providing interactive zones.
 Sustainability - follows the principle of simplicity using sustainable materials.
 Circulation - the circulation of vehicles and pathways for open areas and the corridors and flow
of movement inside the building.

DEVELOPMENT OF SPACES
User Behavior Analysis

USERS AMENITIES/SPACES
Residents Entry Site, Lobby, Access Cores, Housing Unit,
Roof Garden, Public Spaces, Exit Site
Commercial Renters Entry Site, Lobby/Reception, Commercial Units,
Public Spaces, Exit
Public Entry Site, Public Spaces, Exit Site
Bubble Diagram

Space Program

SPACES FUNCTION USERS ANCILLARIES AMENITIES SPECIAL

S SYSTEM
Housing Units shelter for the families, bedrooms, kitchen, closets, storage cctvs,
residents residents living space, rooms, furniture plumbing,
dining, comfort ventilation
room
Commercial spaces for rent renters, public comfort room, stands, tables, cctvs,
Units for business private room display areas plumbing,
ventilation
Open Field, spaces for public, residents social spaces, play benches, cctv, drainage
Parks, nature and areas for children playing
Playground green spaces equipment
Parking Areas space for public, residents enough space for barricade/ cctv
private private vehicles stoppers
vehicles on
site
Lounge/Lobby where public, residents reception, couches, coffee cctvs,
users/visitors manager's office, tables ventilation
on site can space for comfort
standby and resting
Roof Garden temperature residents, public space for garden cctvs,
control, vegetation equipment plumbing,
recreational ventilation,
opportunities drainage
Recreational past time public, residents courts, pool pool house, cctvs,
Areas spaces for rings, nets plumbing,
leisure ventilation,
activities open drainage
 for public

Matrix Diagram

Diagrammatic Flow