29 Del Pilar
Residential Renovation // 2024 (ongoing) // San Pedro City
Coming home from work, Ar. Harry met the client while his son was playing futbol with the client's son in the streets. It was a serendipitous meeting back then as the client just bought a property at the adjacent street. Months later, the architect received a message from the client about the renovation project.
The project is located in a public housing site in San Pedro City. It is an approximately 180 sq.m plot with a single detached house. The house has been renovated throughout the years. It is a relatively big plot in today's standards.
Future Commons set forth three main focus for the project after the pre-design interview. These are Wellness, Materiality, and Efficiency. Initially a two storey project, it was decided to consolidate the budget and program towards a more compact single storey residence. In line with this, the project aimed to maximize materials efficiency and re-use. At the onset, 75% of the materials was slated to be sourced within a 20 Km radius.
As part of the Future Commons team's sustainability research based approach, 29 Del Pilar's design guidelines takes into consideration both macro and micro. aspects of Wellness, Materiality, and Efficiency. The guidelines even take into account sensitivity to the community's tolerance to inconveniences brought about by a typical construction project.
In general, the project aims to demonstrate architecture's power to change the lives of the users (clients) as well as the surrounding community. By creating a program focusing on Wellness, Materiality, and Efficiency, the design strategies allowed for the architecture to take shape and encapsulate its essence. It permeates the community subtly, influencing them in the process.
The facade was a conscious decision to retain existing elements and mix it with new components. It also features the family motto in morse code.
The Living and dining area is a layering of spaces and materials.
The view from the dining area showing the living and office spaces. The slatted wooden feature screens the private areas (bedrooms) from the entry point.
The view of the Master's bedroom featuring the reclaimed wooden floor repurposed as headboard.
The typical bedroom for the kids integrates a compact study area, maximizing the given tight space.
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