CASA PROBLEM STATEMENT

The housing situation in the Philippines is greatly affected by the rapid urbanization and worsening environmental conditions
such as natural disasters. By the year 2030, there will be a growth of 113 million people from 70 million people that will live in
DESIGN CONCEPT

Regenerative design is incorporated in the proposed project by optimizing the

positive effects of the building while minimizing its negative impacts on the
substandard housing. On top of that, the current pandemic worsens it all by negatively affecting the lives of Filipino people. A environment. The five guiding principles of regenerative design which are safe

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need for enough housing in the year 2030 means a necessity to build 96,000 housing units every day for nine years and if it’s and healthy materials, materials reuse, renewable energy and carbon
not addressed properly, that could result in the ballooning of informal settlements. Migration to rural cities is also a factor to a management, water stewardship, and social fairness will be incorporated in the
lack of decent housing in the Philippines because of job opportunities and it is much faster than the capacity to build a shelter. early design phase of the project.
The problem of informal settlers has been a continuing challenge to the city government of Caloocan. According to their

One of the basic needs of the people is shelter. Essentially,
shelter provides personal safety, privacy, and security to
the inhabitants along with the protection from
environmental hazards. It also develops the well-being of
the people and provides them a better way of life. Shelter,
amidst the infectious disease epidemics and pandemic, is a
social determinant of health and a topmost priority to
prevent risk of infection to the people especially at the
present time.
Socialized housing are affordable housing projects which
are usually managed and initiated by the government for the
homeless and indigent people which is 30% of the gross
family income as stated by the National Economic and
Development Authority or NEDA. Aside from its affordability,
Comprehensive Development Plan 2020 – 2022, one of their goals is to address the homeless by providing shelter and help
them rehabilitate their lives and become a working part of the society. There are around 7, 122 censused informal settler
The National Housing Authority is a
families in Caloocan that live along the waterways and there is an absence of socialized housing projects for 4, 554 informal
government agency tasked with the
settlers that are not qualified to be accommodated by the National Housing Authority. The informal settlers that need
development and implementation of
assistance are those that live on the sidewalks, bridge/ parks, NPC lines, cemeteries, and uncensused informal settlers.
comprehensive public housing programs in
Moreover, there are 25, 795 censused informal settlers’ families that live in private properties with threat of demolition or court
the Philippines that encompases the
order that lack socialized housing to accommodate.
housing development and resettlement,
According to the recent data of Caloocan District Office regarding the status of in-city relocation of ISFs in North Caloocan,
financial sources and schemes, and
there are a grand total of 1,789 ISFs that are affected by infrastructure projects and lives along waterways and other danger
depiction of government and private sector
areas projects located in Camarin Residences 1, Camarin Residences 2, Camarin Residences 3, Tala Residences 2, and Tala
participation. It was established under PD
Residences 3. In addition to that, other barangays were affected including barangays 49, 52, 56, 59, 63, 36,37, 43, 21, 15, 19,
957 on July 31, 1975 and is controlled
21, 25, 32, 33, 8, 14, 20, 28, 35, 103, 118, 120, 162, 163, 164, 166, 175, and 188.
under the Department of Human
Moreover, the two major contributors to the total air pollutants of Caloocan City are the large number of motorized vehicles
Settlements and Urban Developments
and various manufacturing facilities.
(DHSUD) as an attached agency. CLIENT

social housing generates economic and social benefits for

the general community. In addition, the common needs of

the community will be met through the common facilities DESIGN OBJECTIVES DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
located in the social housing project that will benefit the
lives and well-being of the people.
The limited number of land becomes an obstruction in
providing for more homes and facilities to the people due to To provide affordable or low-cost housing to the informal settlers of Camarin Residences 1 that live on waterways and “We can design buildings that provide
other danger areas.
the increasing rate of population. In the Philippines, the
population rose from 26 million to 111 million in a span of 61 To provide comfort to the users inside the community through the incorporation of passive design strategies.
resource-efficient and beautiful learning
years. According to the 2020 Census of Housing and To address the environmental problems of the city by integrating regenerative design strategies to lessen the negative and working spaces. The hope is that these
Population, there is an increase by 8% from 101 million environmental impact of the development.
Filipinos in 2015 to 109 million in the year 2020 as shown in To improve the quality of lives and well-being of the people by having an affordable but quality socialized housing unit. spaces will teach and inspire these users to
table 1.1. The top region with the most number of residents Create a well-rounded community and compliance of the project to the requirements of the local existing laws and
at 16.2 million is Region IV-A, followed by the National
regulations.
think beyond sustaining and to reach for a
Capital Region (NCR) at 13.5 million, Region III at 12.4
million and Region VII at 8.1 million. Despite that, the
future that is about regenerating.”
National Capital Region has the highest level of urban
population while the regions VIII and II both have low
- HMC Architects
urbanization levels in 2020. Traditionally, most of urban
growth is horizontal wherein its process spreads outward AESTHETICS CIRCULATION SECURITY INTERACTION ACCESSIBILITY SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION
across the ground of a city. With that, the government
provides a better approach to horizontal urbanization DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
through vertical urbanization where it looks to build
upwards allowing to build more within a limited size of land.
The city of Caloocan is one of the cities that needs more
vertical development according to their 2017-2025 Local
FORM CONCEPT
Shelter Plan. The total land area requirement for the social
housing program of the city is around 123.13 hectares and
due to the insufficient available space, land availability
becomes an obstruction to the shelter provision program in
terms of in-city relocation.
The word “regenerative” refers to a process that repairs,
recreates, or revitalizes its own sources of energy, water, or
any matter. Regenerative design is incorporated in the
proposed project by optimizing the positive effects of the
building while minimizing its negative impacts on the
environment. The five guiding principles of regenerative
design which are safe and healthy materials, materials
reuse, renewable energy and carbon management, water
stewardship, and social fairness will be incorporated in the
early design phase of the project. The proposed project is
located in Barangay 171 Bagumbong, North Caloocan City
situated at approximately 14.7479, 121.0307, in the island of
Luzon. It shares a common border with barangays 168, 175,
169, 167, Bahay Pare, Bignay, Libtong, Bagbaguin, and Perez
in Meycauayan, Bulacan. INITIAL VERTICAL HOUSING ELEVATION