SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

General Luna Road, Baguio City Philippines 2600

Telefax No.: (074) 442-3071 Website: www.ubaguio.edu E-mail Address: ub@ubaguio.edu

I. Name of Researcher:

Gundangan, Randolf O.

II. Research Title/Alternative Title:

Redefining Living Condition: Exploring a New Design Paradigm for a Sustainable Post-
Pandemic Low-Rise Apartment Building.

III. Research Area: (Identify/Choose the priority research area)

✓ Innovative buildings in terms of sustainability, green designs and energy efficient designs

IV. Objectives

- To assess/determine the effect of the pandemic towards modern living condition.

- To design a Post-Pandemic Apartment under new normal, that would respond to the new
lifestyle.
- To incorporate sustainable designs/strategies as to improve building performance.

V. Significance/Justification

Life after the Covid-19 outbreak will never be the same as before. We are at the beginning of the end, waiting
for a new beginning. The forecasts appear one by one. Some of them are more optimistic, some not. But
almost everyone agrees that, despite a decline of such unprecedented scale, humanity will still find the
strength to recover.

Values will change, our lives and habits will change, and our homes will also change under that influence.
Covid-19 will reshape the architecture and interior layout of houses in the post-pandemic era. With gradual
development to normalize the city’s condition in the coming years, I believe future apartment buildings in
Baguio City should adapt to the case of the living condition during the pandemic, so as to be flexible in
preparing when such outbreak can occur again in the city.

Designing new layouts for apartment homes for the new normal lifestyle may help mitigate problems we had
during the pandemic. With incorporation of sustainable strategies, this will also make the building self-
sufficient.

VI. Recommended Adviser

- Arch. Tadeo, Emillandro

- Arch. Villanueva, Tim Paul B.

 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
General Luna Road, Baguio City Philippines 2600

Telefax No.: (074) 442-3071 Website: www.ubaguio.edu E-mail Address: ub@ubaguio.edu

I. Name of Researcher:

Gundangan, Randolf O.

II. Research Title/Alternative Title:

A Biophilic Design for a Youth Mental Rehabilitation Center: Preparing Youths with Mental
Disability in Mainstream Society

III. Research Area: (Identify/Choose the priority research area)

✓ Innovative buildings in terms of sustainability, green designs and energy efficient designs
✓ Special and interactive building use
✓ Site and physical planning and development

IV. Objectives

- To design a Mental Rehabilitation Center that will cater for the youth in Baguio City.
- To apply biophilic approach as a holistic design in enhancing the building as a healing oasis.
- To determine ?????

V. Significance/Justification

Mental health treatment for the youth is incredibly important, yet often overlooked by society. While more
and more people are drawing attention to the destructive power of untreated mental illnesses, we still
have a very long way to go.

Mental health is a timely issue in our society. I believe Baguio City is not inferior when it comes to this
matter, many of our youths undergo with this condition and some may necessarily need to seek help
when dealing under such circumstances. I believe this facility would be a great help to our community in
helping mold the minds of our youths who suffers mental illness.

Incorporating Biophilic design can reduce stress, enhance creativity and clarity of thought, improve our
well-being and expedite healing. I believe this kind of design approach would create an oasis of healing,
growth and progress for its patients.

VI. Recommended Adviser

- Arch. Tadeo, Emillandro

- Arch. Villanueva, Tim Paul B.

 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
General Luna Road, Baguio City Philippines 2600

Telefax No.: (074) 442-3071 Website: www.ubaguio.edu E-mail Address: ub@ubaguio.edu