HOUSING BELIEFS:

 Don’t start construction when the moon is waning (entering its last quarter)
 Start construction on a Monday, never on a Friday
 Avoid starting construction when the year is about to end “kawitang-palakol”
 January to June (better time to start)
 Never build a house when your wife is pregnant/expected to give birth at that very month
 Before cement is poured into the foundation, one-peso coins should be dropped inside
forms (brings good luck)
 When any VERTICAL part of the house being built, the father/eldest should be present
(contributes solidity)
 Do not build a house on a lot which is directly perpendicular to the street “tumutumbok sa
kalsada”
 No part of the house should cover/overhang an anthill “punso”
 No part of the house should cover/overhang a site of a recently-cut-tree
 It is taboo to use wood the sap of which is still fresh “weeping” wood ( mayapis/palosapis)
 The number of main posts should always be even, not odd.
 Flooring planks – whether wood or bamboo must be laid parallel to the steps of any stairway
 The longer length of the roof must lie parallel to the road instead of perpendicular to it
 The number of steps in every flight of stairs must fall to the count of either oro/plata in the
sequence of oro-plata-mata
 The principal stairs should face east, so the rising sun may shine on them.
 To the muslims, the principal room and the stairway should face the direction of Mecca
 Doorways should not face each other along a straight path. They should lie on a staggered
path. Good fortune flows quickly out of the house
 Do not occupy a new house until it is completely built and blessed

Orthographic these are presented in Louvers Hung from an overhang

blueprints in 2D Views where provide protection for
most of the building elements low sun angles
are seen in true size, shape, and
orientation
Vicinity map View from the top of the Flat roof It requires extensive use
building, illustrated the plot of of waterproofing
land in relation to its immediate devices
surroundings
Site plan This is a view looking straight Steep sites These are undesirable
down at a building that lots in which they think
provides information about the are very expensive &
site’s topography, sitework, difficult to build on
landscaping and utilities
Insulation Grass and vegetation ground Attic inspire Esperanza was inspired
covers tend to reduce design in what design?
temperature by absorbing ____
Soil All buildings depend on ____ for Wood frame Materials that is mostly
their ultimate support materials used in constructing the
esperanza
Solar radiation A primary source of heat Blinds and This provides substantial
may/may not be beneficial drapes reduction in radiation
depending on bldg. site’s depending on their
climatic region thickness, color and
material
Trees Provides visual screening and Top chord-kilo, bottom chord-tirante,
privacy and reduce airborne door head-sumbrero, landing-
sound palapagan, footing-patos, window sill-
Roof overhangs Are the most effective type of pasamano, wood siding-tabiki, column
solar shading device and are pedestal-haligi,
commonly used in residential
buildings
If Leyte belongs to Region VII, research and observation noticed that housing typology in this
region are mostly single-family unit dwellings.
How is PD 1096 related to Filipino culture and housing beliefs? Align them by reading excerpts
in terms of classification of building types say Group A and Group B dwellings how are they
classified?
Review the 5-housing loan application in the housing delivery in the country.
Social Security System (SSS) Housing loans, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
Housing Loans, Pag-IBIG Fund Housing Loans, National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation
(NHMFC) Housing Loans, Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) Housing Loans
Lastly verify the percentage requirements for  10% of floor area: Windows for rooms
habitable rooms window openings and space but 1 sqm. Minimum
requirement for playgrounds based on the number Private Open Space Requirements:
of dwelling units. a. Interior lot (Residential-50%) & (all
others-25%)
b. Inside lot (Residential-20%) & (all
others-15%)
c. Corner/through lot (Residential-
10%) & (all others-15%)
d. Lots bounded on 3 or more sides
by public open spaces such as
streets, easement of seashores,
rivers, esteros etc (Residential-
5%) & (all other-5%)
Minimum requirements for Group A dwellings again Group A traditional indigenous type of
in terms of the Filipino way of life. dwelling construction costing not more
than three thousand pesos (P3,000.00)
1. Dwelling Location and Lot
Occupancy
2. Light and Ventilation
3. Sanitation
4. Foundation
5. Post
6. Floor
7. Roof
8. Stairs
9. Entrance and Exit
10. Electrical Requirements
11. Mechanical Requirements