BANYUHAY (Bagong Anyo ng Buhay): Centering Unprivileged Neighborhood through Productive Architecture: A Proposed Self-Sufficient

Project idea

National Capital Region (NCR) based on the data transcribed by the World Bank Organization. The continuing growth of the population compromised the overall character of the community affecting its physical, social, economic, and environmental development. Therefore, to uplift and achieve a productive response to human needs and architectural requirements, it is necessary to develop a strategy towards centering unprivileged neighborhoods in consideration of the design of physical and non-physical elements of the community. This paper introduces a new design paradigm of socialized housing integrated with design solutions and strategies addressing the four realms of the community: social, physical, economic, and environmental. Moreover, the main proposals and built architectural approaches and strategies were based on the notion and constituting elements of the existing entity and lifestyle of the subject. Finally, in this paper by evaluating the cyclical design approach of productive architecture, a new comprehensive architectural design approach is proposed. The purpose of this research was to probe the new paradigm of using architectural design in planning a developed community that is physically, socially, economically, and environmentally dynamic and productive. The empirical investigation has been triggered by the societal issue of the Philippines when it comes to addressing the issues of informal settlements, housing backlogs, and obsolete design norms. The mentioned issues became the root of the deteriorating entity of informal settlements affecting its physical, social, economic, and environmental development. Productive architecture is vested in the four domains of the study which are also based on the existing situations of the prioritized community block in Baseco Compound, the Old Site (South) Block. The principle underlying this approach is that productive architecture is the combination of the four theories, namely, (1) social: multicultural modernism; (2) physical: architectural metamorphosis; (3) economic: circle economy architecture; and (4) environmental: regenerative design, that will benefit the five elements of ekistics (man, society, networks, shells, and nature). The objective and strategy of this research study have been met as they have been outlined. The aims of this research have been identified and related to the need for upscaling Batas Pambansa 220 and other design norms.

Project description

Baseco Compound (Barangay 649) is known to be the largest slum community in the
National Capital Region (NCR) based on the data transcribed by the World Bank Organization. The continuing growth of the population compromised the overall character of the community affecting its physical, social, economic, and environmental development. Therefore, to uplift and achieve a productive response to human needs and architectural requirements, it is necessary to develop a strategy towards centering unprivileged neighborhoods in consideration of the design of physical and non-physical elements of the community. This paper introduces a new design paradigm of socialized housing integrated with design solutions and strategies addressing the four realms of the community: social, physical, economic, and environmental. Moreover, the main proposals and built architectural approaches and strategies were based on the notion and constituting elements of the existing entity and lifestyle of the subject. Finally, in this paper by evaluating the cyclical design approach of productive architecture, a new comprehensive architectural design approach is proposed. The purpose of this research was to probe the new paradigm of using architectural design in planning a developed community that is physically, socially, economically, and environmentally dynamic and productive. The empirical investigation has been triggered by the societal issue of the Philippines when it comes to addressing the issues of informal settlements, housing backlogs, and obsolete design norms. The mentioned issues became the root of the deteriorating entity of informal settlements affecting its physical, social, economic, and environmental development. Productive architecture is vested in the four domains of the study which are also based on the existing situations of the prioritized community block in Baseco Compound, the Old Site (South) Block. The principle underlying this approach is that productive architecture is the combination of the four theories, namely, (1) social: multicultural modernism; (2) physical: architectural metamorphosis; (3) economic: circle economy architecture; and (4) environmental: regenerative design, that will benefit the five elements of ekistics (man, society, networks, shells, and nature). The objective and strategy of this research study have been met as they have been outlined. The aims of this research have been identified and related to the need for upscaling Batas Pambansa 220 and other design norms.

Technical information

A ground improvement technique that densifies soil and fills materials by dropping a heavy weight (6 to 30-ton weights) at regular intervals to consolidate and improve the geotechnical characteristics of the deposits so that they can be suitable for redevelopment. The first phase is called the primary phase wherein deep compaction is done initially on a widely spaced grid. The second phase is another deep compaction but in a closer-spaced, drop to compact the immediate layers of soil. The final phase will be shallow ironing compaction wherein it is carried out to compact the upper surface of the layer. Each phase can have many passes primary, secondary, tertiary, etc. The upper layers are compacted with closer grid spacing. Since the redevelopment will be divided into three phases, the first phase will be the prioritized area to be stabilized through the deep dynamic compaction method.


The project will use 60% conventional materials and 40% lightweight materials. Conventional Materials will be used as the main material for base units and expanded units. Some users may opt to use lightweight materials only for expanded areas as they are conceived to be cheaper and sustainable. Also, it will allow users to use alternative materials that are budget-friendly and require less energy to build.

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