CHOSEN EXISTING SAMPLE Tejado / Tiled roof – a roof CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Filipino Housing

OF ACCESORIA: finishd with curved of flat B Typology

pieces of burnt-clay tiles. U
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(A Subjective Architectural Expression of Opinion through
L Writing and Visualization Methods)
Barandillas - (usually wooden) D
railing or balustrade. I
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Ventanilla - literally 'small G
ACCESORIA (APARTMENT)
window'; "sliding panels
between the floor and F
windows" to allow more air E
and light; "usually protected by
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balustrades which can either be
wooden or wrought iron grills“
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Brackets - series of often R
diagonal braces placed in E
support of the volada on the S:
second floor

WALL - MASSIVE CUT STONES

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
FLOORING - HARD WOOD The accesorias or apartment dwellings evolved from the
need of migrant laborers for cheap housing in commercial
- CAPIZ SHATTERS OR GLASS and industrial areas. Defined by a common courtyard space
WINDOWS
PANELS or patio, which could be accessed through main entrance.
• FRONT VENTANILLAS - WOOD It became the home of Filipinos after World War II.
ELEVATION Also, it is usually occupying by women from different
• GROUND BARANDILLAS / province that are “nagdudubla” or making tabacco.
- WOODEN SHATTERS
FLOOR PLAN BALUSTERS
• SECOND
- BURNT-CLAY TILES (WITH A STIP
PLACE OF ORIGIN:
FLOOR PLAN This new building type was developed in response to urban
ROOF SLOPE REACHING A 45 DEGREE
Manila’s industrial revolution and was commonly found in
LOCATION: ANGLE TO REPELL RAIN)
the districts of Binondo, Tondo, Sampaloc, Quiapo, and
SAN Santa Cruz areas characterized by commercial opportunities.
NICOLAS,
SPATIAL USAGE AND TRANSLATION (Floor plans and Sections)
MANILA
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Accesorias were single or two-storey high structures having
multiple units, called vivienda. Each defined by a common
GROUND FLOOR SECOND party walls shared with adjoining units and by a seperate
Zaguan/ Vestibule – ground floor FLOOR door or access at the facade.
(literally "passageway" in Arabic) to Sala - main living room,
accommodate horse carriages and place for late-afternoon The accesoria was a low-cost housing devoid of an
carrozas (processional carriages) parties called tertulias entresuelo (mezzanine floor), an area half way between the
Cocina – kitchen and dances called bailes ground floor and the upper floor of the house. In terms of
Latrinas – comfort rooms Cuartos - sleeping materials, the accesoria was no different from the wood-and-
Comedor - dining room quarters stone construction of bahay na bato.