October 2010
1 post
Why do some artists look so far away?
From my previous blog, I told you that Architecture is the combination of an artistry and engineering. So, Why do some artist or other people look so far away or sometimes look so absent minded? I often deal with these kind of situations. The answer is that we look so far away because we are thinking or imagining things to be used in the name of art. So every time you see some people looking so...
September 2010
5 posts
"A" is for Architecture
When we say the word “Architecture”, what comes first to our minds? We think of buildings, houses, cities, roads, and everything under the sun. The profession consumes alot of our natural resources. Thus, we need to take actions in conserving and renewing our resources. In doing so, we save money and our environment.
Hence, the first thing that will come to our minds is...
What is a Smart House?
Ask this question to anyone and they will describe fancy doors and windows that open automatically with centralized airconditioning system or a house that depend almost on mechanical devices alone. In my own point of view, a smart house has a design that depends less on mechanical devices but depend more on natural resources.
As discussed in previous posts, This design had been achieved before....
What an old houses is teaching us?
The first logic of building a house is for us to have shelter. It protects us from the excessive heat from the sun and any natural calamity. In the Philippines, our ancestors built houses such as a “Bahay na Bato”. It is a house with high pitch roofing and large window opening for good natural ventilation. Long eaves to protect us from the heat of the sun. This is simply saying that...
Art + Engineering = Architecture
Art is expressing oneself in drawings, sculpture, paintings, and in any form of medium. Engineering is the precision, computations, and structural consideration of a structure. Combining these studies will create what we call Architecture. Architecture is designing a structure while anticipating and considering its structural form. Using Architecture will give us structures, buildings, and plans...
Why am I an Architect?
Ever since I was a child, I always fancied people in the construction business. I am amazed at how they constructed, planned and designed buildings. I want to design a house or a building and one day I will tell my child this: “Child that building was designed by your dad”. I also have the passion to serve the poorest of the poor by designing them a house/ shelter that they can use....
August 2010
5 posts
Life is Architecture
From my previous blog, I explained how architecture controls us. Now, I’ll explain how life becomes like architecture. In life, we begin with dreaming what we want to be in the future. Then after dreaming what we want in the future we set goals to achieve it. After setting goals, we begin the process of achieving each goal one by one.Step by step we begin the process of gaining...
Republic of the Philippines Future Cities
Filipino citiesare developing towards shopping malls, condominium buildings, and the combination of both. Given the present trends, these kinds of development would take place in the near future. The structures will have green roofs. Since there are so many high rise buildings. There are considerations for the use of an anti-gravity cars. Imagine what kind of environment you will gain on these...
Passive Cooling
Passive cooling is the use of natural ventilation. It is the basic principle in architecture and has been used by our ancestors in the past. This lets the structure conserve on electric consumption because it lets the air circulate instead of using electrical devices to cool it. The rule of thumb is that hot air goes up and cold air goes down. We can take advantage of these techniques...
Green Roofing is Green Architecture.
If you are building a house or any structure in particular, consider to associate in your design a green roof. What is green roofing? Green roof is a roof of a structure that is covered with water proofing membranes using grass and other vegetation on top. It’s like offsetting the patch of earth and putting your house under it. Not only that you create more green space but you produce...
Architecture controls You!
“Everything under the sun is Architecture” that is what my professor told me during my first year in college. It only means that everything around us is Architecture from the table that we’re using up to the skyscrapers. Architecture controls everyone. It controls our way of living. How we walk or cross the street. It decides the location of each building and recreational areas....
July 2010
1 post
