Green Home Exhibit in the University of the Philippines

Having a "green home" is now more worth considering, in light of the calamity the Philippines is, currently, still in.  Arch. Nestor Arabejo posts:

You might want to check out the exhibit of winning entries of the recent design competition "Ang Pinakamagandang Bahay sa Balat ng Lupa" at U.P. Diliman.

The budget cost for these Filipino "green" homes is around Php 750,000. The exhibit showcases the winning house designs chosen from among 35 entries for the Student Category and 44 entries for the Professional Category, as well as noteworthy entries from the design competition spearheaded by the UP College of Architecture and Lafarge Semento Pilipinas.

The design proposals for “the most beautiful house on the face of the earth" reflects the aim to redefine the concept of a “beautiful house,” one that integrates environmental sustainability with the essential principles of aesthetics, functionality and structural soundness well suited for tropical Filipino domestic architecture. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Gerard Lico and will open on October 5, 2009, 5:00p.m. at the University Theater Lobby. Exhibit runs until October 18.

Be inspired! That dream "green" home may really be affordable!

Comments

[Giri Dharan]

thanks for the information mate.. really nice cool blog

[Dennis Morada]

Hi Matt,

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[Matt Jardiniano]

I have been trying to get hold of the winning architects to see if any of them is willing to build his winning entry on my property but to no avail. Is there a way I can get their email addresses. I am currently based in the US but want to build in Batangas. Thanks.

Matt J.

[Engr. Dennis Morada]

Thank you. We'll do that. Knowledge is meant to be shared.

[Dissertation Methodology]

Blogs are so informative where we get lots of information on any topic. Nice job keep it up!!

[Dennis Morada]

Hi Arch.,

We understand. We'll find time to go, and we'll promote this. There's more out there who's now getting interested in Green Architecture in the Philippines.

[Nestor Arabejo]

Hi Dennis,

I'm sorry to do this to you and to the rest of readers of your blog. I just received an email saying that the exhibit will now be at the UNIVERSITY THEATER LOBBY instead. It will still open on October 5 but will now run for only 2 weeks till October 18.

Again, I apologize for the changes beyond my control. But if you are looking for distinct Filipino "green" home ideas or building your "green" dream home, I highly recommend for you to see this exhibit.

[Nestor Arabejo]

Dennis,

I just learned that the formal opening of the exhibit is rescheduled on Monday (October 5, 2009) at 5:00 PM, same venue.

[Dennis Morada]

Thanks Solarkidz,

You should know a lot about renewable power. Feel free to contribute a post on solar power.

Some questions come to mind immediately: Are costs getting lower? How long is the return on investments for sample lighting fixtures? In the long term, these alternatives should be better. We'd be interested to know.

[Dennis Morada]

Thanks Architect,

I'd like to feature photos of the winning entries here as well. Some of our readers have inquired on how "green" houses look like. The common misconception is that it's filled with plants. It would be good to showcase illustrative examples.

[Nestor Arabejo]

Thanks for posting this.

If you want to see a sneak preview of the winning entries you can check out the BluPrint magazine's feature of these tropical "green" homes at http://greenroad.multiply.com/photos/album/11/BluPrint_Magazine_features_PMBBL_Design_Competition_Winners

More "green" power to you!

[Solarkidz]

This is very good, considering that most Filipinos only copy designs from Western homes or Bali, let's design our own houses. I hope that some thought of integrating renewable energy in their systems. If only we have these solar streetlights as one major projects by the government, sana me ilaw pa yung mga poste sa Marikina and we wouldn't have a hard time delivering goods even at night time...basta taasan lang.

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