1st Semester

A.Y. 2017-2018

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 7
COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE
AND URBAN DESIGN

Architectural Design Project 1:

Affordable Housing Project
(Design Problem)
 Technological Institute of the Philippines
Quezon City
Architecture Department

Architectural Design 7: COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN

1st Semester 2017

Design exercises giving emphasis on the socio-cultural activities of man, architectural

conservation, proxemics and materials for architecture and designing with nature.

Focus:
 The importance of Community in Public Design and The Social Construction of
Communities
 Creating & Identifying Senses of Place, Physical/Urban Design and communities.
 Co-Design Process and its application to Urban Design.

Major Plate 1: Affordable Housing Project

Introduction:

“Let’s do housing right”

By: Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 12:14 AM March 28, 2017

Should thousands of occupants who in recent weeks took over more than 5,000 idle government
housing units in Bulacan be forcibly evicted? The National Housing Authority (NHA) had
supposedly earmarked those houses for low-salaried soldiers, policemen and firemen, and for
informal settlers living along danger zones and waterways in Metro Manila. But for one reason
or another, these remained unoccupied. The Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay), the
organization to which the occupants belong, cites an NHA report that at least 53,000 such
housing units have been left vacant nationwide, many supposedly rotting away. A standoff
persists between the government and the illegal occupants, who refuse to budge even as
President Duterte has described their move as “anarchy.” The occupants’ supporters fault the
government for “wasting billions of pesos in public funds to build the abandoned housing units
amidst pervasive homelessness.”

As it is, the government has actually spent far less than what’s been needed over the years to
address the magnitude of our massive housing problem. According to the Housing Industry
Roadmap submitted by the industry to the government, the housing backlog for low-cost housing,
or the difference between supply and actual need, was estimated at 3.1 million units in 2011. But
for high-end and mid-cost homes, there was actually an excess supply estimated at nearly half a
million units (224,011 and 250,403 units, respectively). As of last year, the low-cost housing
backlog was already estimated at 5.7 million, implying that if the housing gap is to be filled, at
least 2,600 homes must be built each day, till the end of the Duterte administration.

Can the government do it? For it to happen, the government would have to make a dramatic
departure from the past public spending record in housing. I have tracked cross-country data on
public expenditures on housing over the years, and have found a glaring fact: Our spending
levels on this basic human need have been pathetically lower than in most of our comparable
neighbors. I’ve looked at nine countries for which the Asian Development Bank has the data: the
original five Asean members (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand),
plus Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The numbers show that over the 15-year
period 2000-2014, public expenditures on housing averaged 0.75 percent of gross domestic
product for the other countries, ranging from Bangladesh’s 0.25 percent to Singapore’s 1.6
percent. The Philippines, the smallest public housing spender in the bunch, spent only 0.12
percent of GDP, even less than half of Bangladesh’s proportionate allocation, and less than one-
sixth of the group average. Need we wonder why our country stands out with its informal-settler
problem?

We simply need to allocate much more for public housing programs. Aside from meeting a basic
human need, it makes eminent economic sense, as spending on housing has a potent multiplier
effect on the rest of the economy, for at least three reasons. First, low-cost housing is a labor-
intensive investment, needing large numbers of construction workers, thus creating many more
jobs than a more capital-intensive investment would. The money is thus likely to circulate more
among lower-income and lower-saving individuals, thereby keeping more money moving around
in the spending-income cycle that leads to the multiplier effect. Second, low-cost housing would
have much lower import content than alternative government expenditures (say, broadband
equipment or hybrid seeds from China), thus keeping the money circulating here at home. Apart
from the higher multiplier effect of keeping the money in the domestic economy, it would also
generate more tax revenues from domestic transactions. Third, housing construction has
numerous allied domestic economic activities, ensuring that the money spent on housing will
permeate widely in the economy and create broader benefits for the people.

Still, it’s one thing to build thousands of homes, and another to ensure that they will actually be
occupied and used. And on this, the Philippines still has a lot of shaping up to do.

cielito.habito@gmail.com

Read more: http://opinion.inquirer.net/102793/lets-housing-right#ixzz4jZGpt7kR

ABOUT HOUSING (Source: DTI)

The housing backlog is 3.9 million households. Assuming that production of housing
units would average 200,000 units every year from 2012 to 2030, the backlog would still persist
and hit 6.5 million households by 2030. The highest demand would come from the economic
housing segment, followed by socialized housing, and lastly by low-cost housing.

The low-cost, socialized, and economic housing units account for a large share of housing
production. From 2010 to 2011, housing production in the high-end, mid-end, and low-cost
categories increased, while production of houses in economic and socialized housing was
relatively flat. From 2000 to 2011, economic, socialized, and low-cost housing cornered close to
70% of total housing production. During this same period, the socialized segment accounted for
27%, the economic segment accounted for 29%, and low cost segment 13%.

As of 2011, there are 3,164 players in the housing industry. Despite the huge number of
firms engaged in housing, only a few firms dominate the industry. Most of these firms are highly
integrated developers that are engaged in various real estate developments besides housing.
Many other firms are into retail real estate, hotels, commercial office buildings, and industrial
estate development.

The Subdivision and Housing Developers’ Association (SHDA) is the largest

organization of housing developers in the Philippines, counting 160 members from its chapters in
Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Other industry participants are members of the Chamber of Real
Estate and Builders’ Associations (CREBA), the Real Estate Brokers Association of the
Philippines, Inc. (REBAP), the Philippine Association of Real Estate Brokers (PAREB),
the National Real Estate Association of the Philippines (NREA), and the the Organization of
Socialized Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP).

The housing backlog is 3.9 million households. Assuming that production of housing
units would average 200,000 units every year from 2012 to 2030, the backlog would still persist
and hit 6.5 million households by 2030. The highest demand would come from the economic
housing segment, followed by socialized housing, and lastly by low-cost housing.

The low-cost, socialized, and economic housing units account for a large share of housing
production. From 2010 to 2011, housing production in the high-end, mid-end, and low-cost
categories increased, while production of houses in economic and socialized housing was
relatively flat. From 2000 to 2011, economic, socialized, and low-cost housing cornered close to
70% of total housing production. During this same period, the socialized segment accounted for
27%, the economic segment accounted for 29%, and low cost segment 13%.

As of 2011, there are 3,164 players in the housing industry. Despite the huge number of
firms engaged in housing, only a few firms dominate the industry. Most of these firms are highly
integrated developers that are engaged in various real estate developments besides housing.
Many other firms are into retail real estate, hotels, commercial office buildings, and industrial
estate development.

The Subdivision and Housing Developers’ Association (SHDA) is the largest

organization of housing developers in the Philippines, counting 160 members from its chapters in
Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Other industry participants are members of the Chamber of Real
Estate and Builders’ Associations (CREBA), the Real Estate Brokers Association of the
Philippines, Inc. (REBAP), the Philippine Association of Real Estate Brokers (PAREB), the
National Real Estate Association of the Philippines (NREA), and the the Organization of
Socialized Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP).

Facts and Figures

Housing demand and supply profile, 2001-2011 (Source: Department of Trade and Industry)
Market Segment Housing demand Housing supply Surplus (Deficit)

Socialized Housing 1,143,048 479,765 (663,283)

Economic Housing 2,503,990 541,913 (1,962,077)

Low Cost Housing 704,406 242,246 (462,160)

Mid Cost Housing 72,592 322,995 250,403

High End Housing 18,235 242,246 224,011

Backlog: 3,087,520, excluding 832,046 households that can’t afford

New Housing Need, 2012-2030 (Source: Department of Trade and Industry)
Market Segment Price Range Units Needed % of TOTAL Need

Can’t Afford/Needs Subsidy 400K & below 1,449,854 23%

Socialized Housing 400K & below 1,582,497 25%

Economic Housing 400K – 1.25M 2,588,897 42%

Low Cost Housing 1.25M – 3M 605,692 10%

Mid Cost Housing 3M – 6M No need

High End Housing > 6M No need

TOTAL Need 6,226,940

Total New Need Average: 345,941 housing units per year

Estimated Backlog by 2030*

Those who can’t afford 832,046

Backlog, as of 2011 3,087,520

Total Housing Backlog, as of 2011 3,919,566

New Housing Need, 2012-2030 (345,941 units/yr X 18 yrs.) 6,226,540

Housing Production Capacity (200,000 units/yr X 18 yrs.) 3,600,000

Backlog by 2030 6,546,106

*If no special housing program is created.

Policies
IPP 2014-2016

Economic and Low-Cost Housing (horizontal and vertical) (based on a price ceiling of Php3.0
million and subject to geographical considerations) is among the preferred activities listed in the
IPP. This covers the development of economic and low-cost housing and the manufacture of
modular housing components.

a. Economic and Low-Cost Housing

The following are the qualifications for registration:

 The selling price of each housing unit shall be more than Php450,000.00 but not
exceeding Php3.0 million;
  Minimum of 20 livable dwelling units in a single site or building;
 Must be new or expanding economic/low-cost housing project;
 For vertical housing projects, at least 51% of the total floor area, excluding common
facilities and parking areas, must be devoted to housing units.

In cases of un-incorporated joint venture and similar arrangements between landowner and
developer wherein the sharing scheme is in terms of the number of lots or units built, only the
share of the developer may qualify for registration.

Projects that have already been completed and have incurred sales (booked sales) of housing
packages shall not qualify for registration.

Any of the following may be considered as an expansion project:

 Construction of additional floors or annexes intended for housing units;

 If the project will locate adjacent or contiguous to an existing housing project owned by
the same entity and shall share common facilities including access to the existing project.

All economic/low-cost housing projects must comply with the following:

 Socialized housing requirement (SHR) by building socialized housing units in an area

equivalent to at least 20% of the total registered project area or total BOI registered
project cost for horizontal housing and 20% of the total floor area of qualified saleable
housing units for vertical housing projects.

This may be done through any of the following modes:

 Development of a new settlement directly undertaken by the registered entity;

 Development of a new settlement through joint venture arrangements with any of the
following:
 Local Government Unit,
Affiliate or other related enterprise of the BOI-registered entity,
Developer accredited by the HLURB.

In the case of joint venture projects, the BOI registered entity shall be required to provide proof
of funds transferred to the implementing entity.

 Development of a new settlement through donation of land with basic infrastructure

facilities (roads, water system, etc.) and/or construction materials intended for the
calamity stricken areas as identified in the “Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Recovery
Plan of the Areas Battered by Yolanda” in partnership either with any of the housing
agencies, relevant LGUs, or with HLURB accredited NGOs.

In lieu of the above modes for compliance with the SHR, vertical housing projects may opt to
donate provided: (1) the donation is made to BOI accredited NGO and (2) the amount to be
donated shall be equivalent to 30% of (20% of the building construction cost based on the actual
number or equivalent total floor area of qualified saleable low cost housing units) or not less than
40% of the estimated ITH. Equivalent total floor area refers to the sum total of the floor area of
all the registered low-cost housing units.

 For purposes of ITH availment, compliance with the 20% socialized housing requirement
shall be computed based on the actual units sold during the ITH availment period. Failure
 to submit proof of compliance shall result to forfeiture of ITH for that particular taxable
period.
 Non-compliance with the 20% SHR on previous registrations using the ITH-based
Compliance (IBC) shall result in denial of applications for registration for succeeding
projects.
 Project shall conform with the design standards set forth in the Rules and Regulations to
Implement B.P. No. 220/P.D. No. 957 and other related laws.

Eligible projects in NCR, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao may only be granted three (3) years ITH
unless the SHR compliance of the said projects would be undertaken in any of the identified
calamity-stricken areas in the “Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan of the Areas
Battered by Yolanda”. In such cases, said projects may be eligible to four years of ITH.

Interest income arising from in-house financing shall not be entitled to ITH.

Application for registration must be accompanied by a copy of the Development Permit issued by
HLURB or concerned LGU.

Prior to registration, horizontal housing project applicant must submit copies of License to Sell
(LTS) and Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued by HLURB. For vertical housing project,
applicant may submit a copy of its temporary LTS provided that the copies of the final LTS and
CoR shall be submitted prior to start of commercial operation.

b. Modular Housing Components

This covers the manufacture of modular housing components preferably using indigenous
materials. These include roof/framing systems, wall/partition systems, flooring systems,
door/window systems, and finishing/ceiling systems.

Application for registration must be accompanied by an endorsement from Accreditation of

Innovative Technologies for Housing (AITECH).

Programs

PAG-IBIG AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM

The Home Mutual Development Fund (HMDF, or Pag-IBIG) offers the Affordable Housing
Program (AHP), which is designed for minimum wage earners or whose gross monthly income
does not exceed P17,500. Up to P750,000 may be borrowed under this program, with interest
rates of 4.5% or 6.5% in the first ten years of the loan, depending on the gross monthly income of
the borrower.
The Pag-IBIG AHP housing loan may be used to finance the following:
• Purchase of a fully developed residential lot or adjoining lots not exceeding 1,000
square meters;
• Purchase of a residential house and lot, townhouse, or condominium unit;
• Construction or completion of a residential unit on a lot owned by the member.
Based on computation, a qualified Pag-IBIG member can borrow up to P394,722.32 loan amount
under the AHP, with a monthly amortization of P2,000 for the first ten (10) years of the loan.
This illustration is under a 4.5% interest rate and 30-year repayment period. The gross monthly
income required for this loan amount and interest rate shall not exceed P15,000 for those working
in the NCR and for OFWs, and P12,000 for other regions.
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE PROGRAM (CMP)
The Community Mortgage Program (CMP) aims to improve the living conditions of homeless
and underprivileged Filipinos by providing them affordable financing with which they can secure
tenure on the land they occupy.
The CMP is a mortgage financing program which assists legally organized associations
of residents of blighted or depressed areas to own the lots they occupy, providing them security
of tenure and eventually improve their neighborhood and homes to the extent of their
affordability.
ABOT-KAYA PABAHAY FUND DEVELOPMENTAL LOAN PROGRAM (AKPF - DLP)
The Abot-Kaya Pabahay Fund Developmental Loan Program (AKPF – DLP) aims to provide
low-income families with affordable housing packages in key Philippines urban areas and other
localities with pronounced housing demand. The purpose of the DLP loan assistance is to serve
as seed money for the development of property and construction of housing units thereon.

INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The housing industry technical working group (TWG) conducts meetings to discuss and address
industry concerns and issues. Among its activities are:
 New Requirements for High-Rise Buildings (Old and New). The requirement of an
accelerograph for all high-rise buildings and an Automatic Fire Suppression System
(AFSS) to vertical projects is deemed to be in conflict with BP 220, the National Building
Code, and Fire Code IRR. The proposed amendment to the IRR of the Fire Code and the
rationalization of the installation of accelerograph for buildings have been worked closely
with the DILG and DPWH, respectively, in 2014 and these are among the industry’s
continuing effort/initiatives in 2015.

 New Category for Socialized Housing. The proposal is to include medium-rise buildings
(MRBs) of P550,000 (excluding land) and P840,000 for urban areas. It is under
NEDA/HUDCC’s evaluation. Likewise, the proposal to amend R.A. 7279 Section 18 to
include the definition of socialized MRB, and the provision for government to make in-
city development affordable, is being discussed by the TWG in Congress.

 Reverse Trade Arrangement (RTA). The intention is to have preferential supply

arrangements between the housing developers and construction materials
manufacturers/associations (e.g. paints, iron & steel, PVC pipes). A Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) was entered into by the SHDA and Pacific Paint (BOYSEN)
Philippines, Inc.’s during the HUDCC-SHDA National Developers Convention in
September 2014 in Cebu City. DTI-BOI and SHDA is looking into pursuing RTAs or
similar partnerships with other paint manufacturers, Cambridge Paints, Inc. and Davies
Paints Philippines, Inc.; with ceramic tile producers, Mariwasa and Ten Zen Tiles; and
with electrical wires producers who are members of the Philippines Electrical Wire
Manufacturers Association.

 Assistance to Yolanda-affected Areas. The guidelines to encourage housing developers to

construct their socialized housing compliance projects in the Yolanda Stricken-areas have
been finalized and approved by the BOI Board.
PROJECT BRIEF:

A leading developer known for its luxury and mid-priced residential developments, is looking to
entice first time homebuyers with its new affordable brand of housing development. A premium
brand within the affordable housing category that celebrates the very important milestone of first
time home ownership. More importantly, it espouses pride of ownership.
It is the company’s first venture into the affordable housing market.

The developer is planning to launch a series of housing communities in a first-class municipality

with industrial and key commercial establishments. The housing brand will raised the bar of what
affordable housing is and should be in the Philippines. Pushing the envelope to make beautiful,
well-designed homes attainable to a wider market -- legacy homes that the next generation will
enjoy.

The new housing brand will offer homes with a starting price of P1.1 million, which translates to
a monthly amortization of around P9,000.

The developer set the housing brand to compete with the current housing market and with the
current situation of low cost housing backlog in the country. The housing brand will cater to a
broad affordable market segment that includes government employees, teachers, manufacrturing
employees, small business owners, starting professionals and families of Filipinos working
abroad.

The brand will focus on the following objectives:

- Envisioned and planned as a functioning community.
- Near major growth areas.
- Accessible within 3-5km from transportation hubs.
- Unique community concept.
- Sense of spaciousness.
- Innovative house designs.
- Easy on the pocket/Affordable.
- Safe and Secure
- Provisions for growth
- Variety of House Layout and Designs

Project Requirements:

The designer/students shall be made responsible in providing the necessary spaces to make the
project functional and architecturally sound. The research component, which is an integral aspect
of design, should enhance the student’s capacity to learn through direct dissemination of
information. The housing project should focus on the trend of housing market in the proposed
project site. The student should study and provide concept on sizes of housing lot and floor areas
that will cater to the needs of the area. Also, should comply with considerations and objectives
the housing brand.

Project Site Description:

The designer/students shall be study and find feasible site to make the project functional and
architecturally sound. The research component, which is an integral aspect of design, should
enhance the student’s capacity to learn through direct dissemination of information. The site
should at least cater a minimum of 1,000 housing units.
RESEARCH AND DRAWING REQUIREMENTS:

Conceptual Analysis (A3 Size, Landscape. Do a research on the proposed project and other related
buildings in the project with careful attention to spaces, flow patterns and what and how the
architect’s design concept was applied.

Come up with the most applicable design for you own project and relate it to your personal
design philosophy. Include your Conceptual Analysis showing evolution of forms and shapes,
injecting personal concept and philosophy.

Conceptual Analysis should show the necessary development of spaces, user behaviour analysis,
space program, matrix diagram, traffic analysis, diagrammatic flow patterns, site analysis, and
orientation considerations: views, wind, solar angles, etc. Environmental impact analysis,
schematic solutions, sketches, and other planning analysis if needed.

Drawings: (A3 Size, Landscape)

Conceptual Analysis/Board: - Contains necessary descriptions and diagrams
Master Plan: - Showing the relationship of the whole development to
each other, to the surrounding developments and to the
environment. (Any convenient scale)
Plans: - All plans/ plan on site (with complete furniture layout and
proper annotations and dimensions).
Elevations: - All elevations (with proper annotations of materials and
finishes, vertical dimensions, fully rendered with shades
and shadows, etc.
Sections: - 2 Sections each building (with proper annotations of
materials and finishes, vertical dimensions, etc.
Perspectives: - Aerial Perspective/s (showing the whole site and the
environment)
- Exterior Perspectives (Man’s Eye View)
- Subdivision Entry (Min. of 2)
- Residential (Each Model)
- Amenities (Min. of 4)
- Interior Perspectives (Min of 2 each Residential Model)
- Spot Perspective/s

Activity: Group Work (max of 5 student per group)

Medium: Open Presentation (A3 Size), Spiral Bound

Commencement: 13 June 2017

Due: 18 July 2017 (Time: Second Hour)