Bahay Pinoy Update

You can now view more information about the "Bahay Pinoy" Bamboo House Design Competition at http://bahaypinoy2008.blogspot.com

Ang Pinakamagandang Bahay sa Balat ng Lupa

Everyone thinks of their house as "home", the most beautiful place to be.

Most of housing designs have been modeled after European and American exemplars which are incongruous with our tropical climate. The resultant living conditions in these houses would then necessitate high energy and operating costs. The organizers feel it is time to challenge the aspirations of people through a redefinition of the concept of beauty in houses.

The competition aims to redefine the ideal of "beauty" or what is beautiful about a house to include sustainable concepts that will speak about how a house is lived in and how a house attuned to the tropical climate can be a beautiful place to live in.

Design Problem
The competition will be for the complete architectural design of a low-medium income housing unit to be constructed on a 200-square meter lot in the UP-Diliman Campus. Each competition category will be assigned its own lot. The parameters of the design problem are:

1. The house would serve the needs of a family of a maximum of five (5) persons.
2. The house design may be a starter house that can be adapted to meet the needs of a typical family as it grows and contracts as the children grow and then eventually leave home.
3. The cost of the house should be within the range of P750,000.00 – the maximum affordable economic housing loan of PAG-IBIG.
4. The house design should be in compliance with all building laws and regulations.

The design should be a statement of the designer's definition of "magandang bahay", demonstrating the following:

1. Incorporation of locally available sustainable /green systems and/or materials. Alternative building materials or construction systems should be both forward and backward integrating, i.e., they should have the potential for application to both low-cost and upscale construction scenarios.
2. Appropriateness of the house for tropical living
3. Feasibility of the design to meet cost requirements
4. Adaptability of the house design to meet the varied life patterns of potential users
5. The integrity of the design in incorporating all the requirements into a delightful whole

Prizes There are two categories and following prizes will be awarded per category:

Professional Category

1. First Place: PhP 100,000, plus plaque of award; Award of design contract for the implementation of the design.
2. Second Place: PhP 75,000, plus plaque of award
3. Third Place: PhP 50,000, plus plaque of award

Student Category

1. First Place: PhP 75,000, plus plaque of award;
2. Second Place: PhP 50,000, plus plaque of award
3. Third Place: PhP 25,000, plus plaque of award

4. The First Place winner for the Professional Category will be awarded the design contract to implement the winning design. The design will be built by LCSPI.
5. A professional will be commissioned by Lafarge Cement Services (Philippines), Inc. to execute the First Place winner for the Student Category.

FOR MORE DETAILS, VISIT:
http://www.geocities.com/pmbbl_2008

2008 YP Design Challenge winners announced

12 November 2008

Dear Sirs and Madams:

Greetings from TAO-Pilipinas!

We are pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the YP Design Challenge – Sustainable Shelter category. The jury panel composed of Arch/EnP. Arlene Lusterio of TAO-Pilipinas, Arch/EnP. Dinky von Einsiedel of CONCEP Inc. and PIEP, and Engr. Ramby Nolido of RA Nolido Construction Corp., deliberated on November 10, 2008 and selected the winning entries from among 22 submissions.

Selection of winning entries were based on the following criteria: Sustainable Design Features (25%); Originality and Innovativeness (25%); Cost-effectiveness (20%); Environmentally-sound Construction (20%); and Socio-Cultural Sensitivity and Affordability (10%).

First Award (PhP 20,000 prize)

No First Place was awarded by the jury.





Second Award (PhP 12,000 prize each)

Second Place was shared by two entries.Mark Cris Abarquez

Team members: Leonard Bryan T. Tecson, Johmar E. Beley

4th year BS Architecture students, Far Eastern University (FEU)

Adviser: Arch. Antonio C. De Vera


Jasmine M. Soriano

2008 BS Architecture graduate, Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)





Third Award (PhP 8,000 prize)
Randy A. Amonoy

Team members: Jerome T. Dañas, Ildefonso M. Madiano Jr.

5th year BS Architecture students, Technological University of the Philippines (TUP)


Special Award for Innovation (PhP 5,000 prize)

Special Award was given by the jury for an entry that showed outstanding efforts

in specific aspects of the design proposal.Alvin C. Trinidad

4th year BS Architecture student, University of the Philippines (UP)

Adviser: Arch. Nicolo Del Castillo


Finalists

Short-listed entries that passed the final screening were categorized as Notable Designs.

Myra P. Ocampo

Team member: Muriel D. Sellote

4th year BS Architecture students, Far Eastern University (FEU)

Adviser: Arch. Antonio C. De Vera



Benjamin P. Casono

4th year BS Architecture student, University of the Philippines (UP)

Adviser: Arch. Nicolo Del Castillo



Franz Miko Verzon

2nd year BS Architecture student, University of Santo Tomas (UST)





The presentation boards of the winning entries and finalists may be viewed online at www.ypdesignchallenge.tao-pilipinas.org. Jury comments for each of the selected entries will also be posted online soon. TAO-Pilipinas shall organize the awarding ceremonies on December 2008 and exhibition of winning and notable designs by January 2009.



We also would like to inform you that the registration for the YP Design Challenge categories Portable Playground and Trash Transformation is still open. Registration deadline is on November 20 and the submission period is from November 26 to November 28, 2008. We hope that this new schedule would allow more of your students to join the design competition.



Again, we encourage your faculty to consider integrating the competition as a student design plate of your class for the semester. You may choose to register only your pre-selected top designs of the class (especially for professors using the design assignment as an internal class competition).



Thank you for allowing your students to incorporate the competition into their studies and supporting their efforts. We hope for your continued involvement with the project.





Most sincerely,
Ge


Geraldine R. Matabang

Young Professionals Program Coordinator

TAO-Pilipinas, Inc.

23A Matiyaga St., Bgy. Central, Diliman, QC

Telefax: 441-0998

Mobile: 0915-3166822

Bahay Pinoy Design Competition

THE “BAHAY PINOY” DESIGN COMPETITION is a project of the Rotary-UAP Joint Committee on Housing of the United Architects of the Philippines and Rotary Makati Central D-3830

The project shall be to design low-cost single-detached dwelling with a 20-30 sqm. floor area with no particular lot utilizing bamboo as the major building material for both structural and architectural components

WHO MAY JOIN

The competition is open to the following:

Category I - Registered Filipino Architect (Team/Individual)

Category II - Graduate of BS Architecture / Students (3rd year, 4th year & 5th year of architecture course)

COMPETITION TIMETABLE

Launching (October 25, 2008)

Deadline for registration (January 5, 2009)

Deadline for submission of questions (January 19, 2009)

Deadline to dispatch answers to questions (February 5, 2009)

Deadline for submission of entries (March 5, 2009)

Judging (March 12 – 15 , 2009)

Deadline for submission of boards by winners (April 15, 2009)

Awarding (April 25, 2009)

Registration Fee

Category I–ONE THOUSAND PESOS (PhP 1,000.00)
Category II-FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (PhP 500.00)

PRIZES

Category I

First Prize Php 100,000.00

Second Prize Php 50,000.00

Third Prize Php 10,000.00

Category II

First Prize PhP 25,000.00

Second Prize PhP 10,000.00

Third Prize PhP 5,000.00

DELIVERABLES

- Competition Entry Form

- Three (3) sets A3 size:

•- Architectural drawings showing perspective, plans,
four (4) elevations and two (2) sections.

•- Structural concept details of primary framing of walls,
columns and roof system.

•- Concept report/detailed drawings describing the design approach and
innovative features.

•- Direct cost estimate of the project.

After the deliberation and six (6) winners have been announced by the jury,
the six (6) winners will be notified through e-mail/fax/telephone and
be required to submit, re:

•Three (3) boards of A1 size (594mm x 841mm)

a) Board 1 – Perspective (eye-level)

b) Board 2 – Floor plan, 4 elevations & 2

sections
c) Board 3 – Concepts & Details

•
594mm (vertical) and 841mm (horizontal)

•
dimensions in metric scale preferably 1:100m.

•
Detailed cost estimate of the project.

•
Electronic files of each board in pdf format saved to a CD.

Instructions and Presentations

Drawings may be done in color or monochrome.

Boards shall have a 1mm black line all around, setback 25mm from the edge

COMPETITION SECRETARIAT

United Architects of the Philippines

53 Scout Rallos Street, Diliman, Quezon City

Telephone (63-2)4126364, (63-2)4126374 Fax (63-2)3721796

Email: bahaypinoy @ yahoo.com

YP Design Challenge

TAO Pilipinas is very pleased to inform everybody about the launch of the YP Design Challenge, a design ideas competition for young professionals and students that aims to generate ideas and design solutions for sustainable community development in urban poor settlements.

The YP Design Challenge is comprised of three design challenges, working around themes of sustainable community development. Each category has its own set of competition guidelines, judging criteria and prizes. Participants may choose to join in any or all of the following design challenge categories:
Design Challenge 1: Sustainable Shelter
Design Challenge 2: Trash Transformation
Design Challenge 3: Portable Playground

For partners in the academe, TAO Pilipinas is encouraging architecture/id, planning and engineering schools in Metro Manila to consider the design challenges in this competition as student design plate/project requirements for a semester. The competition is seen as a vehicle for the students to directly deal with sustainability issues in their academic design assignments and offers design educators an opportunity to orient and guide the students on important ideas on sustainability in their design studios.

The YP Design Challenge Launch will be on June 06, 2008 (Friday) at ISO-Ateneo (1:30pm). During the launch, the competition rules and guidelines will be introduced as well as its website, http://www.ypdesignchallenge.tao-pilipinas.org/. (This website can already be accessed for more information about the competition.)