Architecture

Prepared by: Jed A. Tomarong

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Identify the different forms of Contemporary Architecture
b. Cite examples of each form of Contemporary Architecture
c. Create an ideal house using the concepts of Architecture
Forms of Contemporary
Architecture
Domestic Buildings and Houses
 Apartment
• Composed of units
• Built in populated
urban areas
• Condominiums
(offshoot of
apartments)
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Bato
• Residence of the wealthy
• Two-story building (bricks or
stone on ground floor, wood
on second floor)
• Windows (grills on ground
floor, sliding on second floor)
• Roofs have slants on four
sides
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barong
• Houses of the landless poor
• Mostly found near the
esteros, riverbanks,
abandoned buildings,
garbage dumps, and
bayshores; spaces along
high walls, railroad tracks
• Built under bridges
Bungalow
• One-story house
with a wide front
porch and large
windows
• May have a
terrace
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Kubo
• One-story house
with a wide front
porch and large
windows
• May have a
terrace