Arki Thesis blues: the Difference between Concept and Philosophy?
During my student years, concepts and philosophy never got explained clearly. It’s one of those things you read from the Project brief and your kind of catch from comparing notes with what your best friend did in Architecture School.
One of the challenge during school was that in UST, it always rained. And the guys who top the board exams are simply brilliant, hard researching dudes with monster drawing skills. Back to Architecture – here’s the Question: What is a concept?
A design concept is a statement that expresses your approach to the design problem. The concept speaks to a specific problem/project but is still in line with your Design Philosophy. It creates a connection between the design problem and the design solution. The concept is consistent throughout the design itself. Your concept should relate
Filipinos are a breed of sentimental people. They seldom like goodbyes. But there was one goodbye from this land that was equally heavy emotionally: Moses who has fought and prayed and fasted to reach the Promise Land is a few kilometers of his goal but God says, this is as far as you can go.
This is Mount Nebo in Jordan.
How we ended there? is a long story. This how its happened.
The picture below shows the powerful view from Mt Nebo. Continue reading →
“Architecture is man’s attempt to tame and imitate nature.” Arch Ian Jay Bantilan
The aim of man
Let’s see the Flower Dome.
The Flower Dome is the lower but larger of the two, at 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres). It replicates a mild, dry climate and features plants found in the Mediterranean and other semi-arid tropical regions (e.g. parts of Australia, South America, South Africa).
The Flower Dome is 38 metres (125 ft) high and maintains a temperature between 23 °C and 25 °C, slightly lower at night.
The Flower Dome features seven different “gardens” as well as an olive grove with a bistro and a central changing display field has also been incorporated to enable flower shows and displays to be held within the conservatory.
Driving through the street onto the cul-de-sac, which is a street that ends in a round dead end, you can imagine how your lot owns the very road in front of you, sharing it with the other house. The house is a variant of mediteranean with arched windows, columns and french windows topped by a low pitched roof.
1 – Front View main entrance – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (2)
1 – Front View main entrance – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (1)
2 – Right view – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (1)
2 – Right view – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (2)
2 – Right view – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (3)
2- Gate Entry – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo
The House at a Glance
Location: San Isidro, La Paz, Iloilo City Lot Area: 1180 sq.m. 6 Bedrooms with Walk in Closet Spiral Wooden Staircase
Getting inside, you will find a water fountain, a central piece for arriving guest at parties. The road entrance winds to the right inside the house for the 2 parking garages.
3 – entrance fountain and steps – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (1)
3 – entrance fountain and steps – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (2)
3 – entrance fountain and steps – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (3)
3 – entrance fountain and steps – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (4)
Coming into the house is a tall 3 meter solid wooden doors with medieval ironwork. The house is 8 years old but because the owners live in the US and work in Manila. It is barely used and remains pristine even at this day.
7 – Solid Wood Entry Door – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo
There’s a patio at the rear or left elevation side adjacent to a bedroom.
Starting on the ground floor, you will enter the foyer and see the winding stair to the second floor. To your right you will find the dining and kitchen and to the left is a spacious living room. Beside the living room is the guest room and another bedroom that opens to the patio (picture above)
5 – Ground Floor Living Room – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo
5 – Ground Floor Living Room Curtain on Windows – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo
6 – Grd Flr Guest Room – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo
7 – Dining Room – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (2)
7 – Grd Flr Dining and Kitchen (1)
Anyone with a passion for cooking would enjoy the island kitchen and the adjacent dining room. Theres also a seperate dining kitchen with a view to the front garden.
7 – Grd Flr Dining and Kitchen (2)
7 – Solid Wood Entry Door – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo
The entry door with the winding staircase is a double height room that leads to a huge family room on the second floor. On the Second floor are 2 bedrooms and a beautiful masters bedroom with a hot tub!
8 Entry Staircase and Grand Foyer – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (1)
8 Entry Staircase and Grand Foyer – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (2)
8 Entry Foyer Chandelier
8 2nd Flr Family Room over Foyer – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo
8 Entry Staircase and Grand Foyer – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (3)
The 3 bedrooms on the second floor share a toilet and bath.
Unfortunately, the masters bedrooms must be seen only through visit. The house is for sale.
As we go to down to the ground floor, the right side contacts the services, maids and drivers room including the 2 car garage. As seen here, the paved driveway shows the maintained garden which hosts the flow of cool breeze during the day.
Other features of the house include:
Whirlpool Refrigerator
Washer and dryer
Dirty Kitchen
11 split type air conditioners
Hot and Cold water line
Generator set + ATS
Sprawling front lawn
The house cost 30M. For more information please contact Arch Ian Jay 09077240452 (TNT) 09778278415 (Globe). Direct buyers only, Real estate agents need not inquire.
9 Front Garden – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (2)
9 Front Garden – Puerto Real House for Sale Iloilo (2)
History of Architecture 1 – University of San Agustin, Philippines
ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
1. AEGEAN ARCHITECTURE OR EARLY PERIOD
Characteristic Features
a). Low pitch or flat roof on multi – storey structure .
b). Stairway was developed for vertical circulation .
c). Houses termed as “ Megaron “ & palaces were principal bldg. types
Megaron Areas:
1). Enclosed porch
2). Living apartment or megaron proper
3). “ Thalamus “ or sleeping room
d). 4 Methods of walling surface finishes:
1). Cyclopean – a masonry made-up of huge stone blocks laid mortar
2). Polygonal – a masonry w/c is constructed w/ stones having polygonal
faces.
3). Rectangular – block of stone cut into rectangular shapes.
4). Inclined blocks – stones with inclined blocks.
2. GREEK ARCHITECTURE or HELLENIC PERIOD
CHARACTERISTICS OF GREEK ARCHITECTURE
a). Simplicity & Harmony
b). Purity of Lines
c). Perfection of Proportions
d). Refinement of Details
When children learn art, it is like learning to read and write the language of vision. When they develop a style of expressing visual ideas, it helps them become visual poets. Looking for the visual effects of design principles does not have to limit an artist’s options. It can focus an artist’s experimentation and choice making.
