MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

AR134- RESEARCH METHODS IN ARCHITECTURE

RESEARCH TITLE:

“EFFECTIVENESS OF BOUYANT AND SELF-SUSTAINING CARGOTECTURE HOUSING FOR

BARANGAY 650, MANILA PORT AREA”

PROFESSOR

ARCHITECT RHEA R. OLIMPO, M. ARCH, UAP, REA

SUBMITTED BY

MADRILEJO, LARISSA ELANE V.

PEREZ, JESSICA S.

SUBMITTED ON

DECEMBER ___, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
CHAPTER I: THE PROBLEM

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

THIS STUDY FOCUSES ON THE SLUM HOUSING SITUATION OF THE URBAN

POOR IN THE PORT AREA, ONE OF THE DEFINED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY
IN METRO MANILA. THE METRO’S HOMELESS POPULATION IS IN THE HIGHEST
AMONG THE URBAN CENTERS IN THE WORLD MAKING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE CITY UNSUSTAINABLE. ROUGHLY 13 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN AN ALREADY
CONGESTED AREA AND MOST OF WHICH ARE INDIVIDUALS WHOM
MIGGRATED TO PURSUE JOBS AND THE PROMISE OF A BETTER LIFE IN THE CITY
CENTER.

AS OF MAY 1, 2010, CENSUS OF THE PORT AREA POPULATION HAS

REACHED 57,405 IN NUMBER. THE AREA IS SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE BARANGAYS
FROM 649 TO 653, WHEREIN VAST OF THE POPULATION COMES FROM
BARANGAY 649. BUT THE GROWING NUMBER OF THE POPULACE ARE ONLY
ONE OF WHICH THAT RISES TO BE THE PROBLEM IN THE AREA, THE SITE WHEREIN
HOUSES ARE BUILT WITH LOW QUALITY MATERIALS IS LOCATED ALONG THE
WATERWAY SYSTEM WHICH IS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

THIS CURRENT ISSUE CALLS FOR A NEED TO DEVELOP FUNCTIONAL AND

SELF-SUSTAINED COMMUNITIES THAT CAN WITHSTAND CALAMITIES LIKE
TYPHOON, FLOODINGS AND STRONG WINDS. AN IMPROVEMENT IN WHICH
WOULD RAISE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE THAT IS EASY TO MAINTAIN, BUILDABLE,
AFFORDABLE AND LOCALLY AVAILABLE ON SITE.

THESE THEN LEADS TO THE IDEA OF CREATING A HOUSING OUT OF THE

USE OF CONTAINER VAN WHICH ARE PREDOMINANTLY PRESENT IN THE AREA,
AND ITS UTILIZATION TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGES MADE BY NATURE
AGAINST FLOODING, AND BY THE WANTS OF THE USERS.

THE STUDY OF THIS FLOATING OR BOUYANT AND SELF-SUSTAINING

CARGOTECTURE HOUSING AIMS TO SUFFICE THE GREAT DEMAND FOR PROPER
 SHELTER FOR THE PEOPLE IN SLUMS AND CALAMITY PRONE AREAS. IT IS IN
RESPONSE TO THE GREAT UNMET DEMAND FOR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN A REGION PRONE TO TYPOON AND FLOODING. THE SOLUTION IS
DESIGNED TO BE AFFORDABLE, SAFE, AND DURABLE. A SHELTER THAT CAN BE
LIVED IN, EASY TO ASSMBLE AND LOW COST TO OFFER THE LOW-INCOME
EARNERS IN THE PORT AREA.

II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

FIGURE 1: BARANGAY 650 CURRENT SLUM AREA

THE PORT AREA’S HOMELESS POPULATION IS CONTINUOUSLY

INCREASING, CAUSING A DECREASE IN THE LAND USE OF THE LOCATION AND
REDUCTION OF SPACE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE
FACTORS CREATES AN INHUMANE ENVIRONMENT DANGEROUS TO THE
COMMUNITY AS IT EXPOSES THEM TO FREQUENT FLOODING, FIRE AND CURRENT
DANGERS OF KILLINGS IN THE STREET.

ALTHOUGH THE PPA OR THE PHILIPPINE PORT AUTHORITY HAS

PREVIOUSLY HELPED IN THE HOUSING OF THE URBAN POOR, AND THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AIDED IN PROVIDING BUILDING SUPPLIES, THE INADEQUATE
MAINTENANCE AND CONSIDERATION OF THE WEAR AND TEAR OF MATERIALS
 AND FUTURE EXPANSION ADDED TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE BARANGAY’S
HOUSING.

THESE PROBLEMS LEAD TO THE THOUGHT OF THE USE OF CONTAINER

VAN HOUSING, BUT ALTHOUGH THE USE OF IT BRIMS WITH POTENTIAL IN
CREATING SOLUTIONS TOWARDS FLOODING AND INSUSTAINABILITY IT IS ALSO
SUBJECT TO VARIOUS ISSUES TOWARDS ITS DESIGN AND THERMAL PROTECTION.
THAT SAID, THIS PAPER SHALL PROVIDE SUBSTANSIABLE SOLUTION TO THE
FOLLOWING PROBLEMS:
A. INSUSTAINABILITY OF CURRENT SLUM HOUSING
a. USE OF CURRENT MATERIALS ARE MAKE-SHIFT. THESE
RANGES FROM THE USE OF PLYWOODS, GI SHEETS, TO
CMU’S.
b. THE UNEVEN STOREY LEVELS OF THE HOUSES ARE PRONE
TO BREAKAGE, OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW, AND IS PRONE TO
FIGURE 2: MAKE-SHIFT HOUSING
LAND AQUISSITION HIGHERCHY.

B. FLOODING
a. DUE TO THE IMPROPER SEWAGE SYSTEM, THE AREA
TENDS TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING THAT AT GUTTER DEEP
TO 12 INCHES DEEP.
b. BEING ALSO A CATCH BASIN OF ALL THE WATERSYSTEMS
COMING FROM THE NORTH OF LUZON, THE AREA
BECOMES HIGHLY IN DANGER ESPECIALLY TOWARDS
FIGURE 3: FLOODING IN PORT
AREA. SOURCE ONLINE: STRONG TYPHOONS.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/261
1/3738095867_81ec1e7611.jpg,
ACCESSED 9 DECEMBER 2016

C. SKEPTICISIM OF USING CONTAINER VAN DUE TO:

a. ISSUES AGAINST MOISTURE AND THERMAL PROTECTION,
TENDS TO CREATE SECOND THOUGHTS IN THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS USES ESPECIALLY IN TROPICAL
COUNTRIES.
b. THE APPARENT APPEARANCE OF THE CONTAINER VAN

FIGURE 4: CONTAINER VAN APPEAL. DOES NOT STAND OUT AND FEEL HOMEY TOWARDS THE
SOURCE ONLINE: UNTV
USERS.
https://www.untvweb.com/news/mga-
nakatenggang-container-sa-manila-
port-area-pinangangambahang-
madadagdagan-pa-dti/, ACCESSED 9
DECEMBER 2016
III. OBJECTIVES GOALS AND STRATEGIES

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY IS TO HELP IN DEVELOPING A

HOUSING UNIT THAT CAN BE USED BY THE COMMUNITY LIVING AT BARANGAY
650 RESIDING IN MANILA PORT AREA, TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF SPACE AND
ALLOCATE MORE LAND FOR OTHER HOUSING FACILITIES. IN RESPONSE TO THIS,
THE RESEARCHERS PLAN TO TIE UP TOGETHER INFORMATIONS, PAST AND
RELATED STUDIES AND PROJECTS REGARDING DISASTER-RESILIENT DESIGNS
THAT SPEAKS ABOUT BOUYANCY, SELF-SUSTAINABILITY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF CONTAINER VAN AS A HOUSING THAT SUPPORTS THE LATER CONCEPTS.
MOREOVER, TO FORMULATE SUGGESTIONS AND FUTURE REFERENCE OF A
DEEPER STUDY WITH REGARDS TO THE USE OF CONTAINER VAN FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN THE PORT AREA.

OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH IS TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO FOLLOWING

TOPIC:
A. TO ALLOT INIDIVIUAL SPACE AS A MEANS OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT.
B. TO APPLY BOUYANCY AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO FLOODING
ADAPTABILITY. (mention overview research)
C. TO UTILIZE CONTAINER VAN AS A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE
HOUSING. (define pros and cons) (-- MAS OKAY YUNG MATERIALS)

IV. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

ASIA BEING AT THE CENTER OF EONOMIC GROWTH AT THE TURN OF THE

CENTURY CAUSED DRASTIC CHANGES IN TERMS OF URBANIZATION IN ALL OF
TIS CITIES, AND MANILA INCLUDED. THERE “UNPRECENDENTED” GROWTH
PAVED WAY TO CREATING MORE INFRASTRUCTURES GENERATING MORE
JOBS, BUSINESSES AND INCOME TOWARDS THE ECONOMY. THESE CHANGES
DID NOT ONLY GROW INTO A DEVELOPMENT THAT WHAT IS DESIRED, BUT
ALSO TOWARDS THE CREATION OF INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURES PAVING
ITS WAY FOR THE RISE OF THE SLUMS AND INFORMAL SETTLERS WITHIN THE CITY
SCAPE OF MANILA. CREATING URBAN DECAY AND POLUTIONS THAT LEAD TO
CALAMITIES SUCH AS FLOODING. WITH THE POPULATION CONTINUING TO
GROW AND THE CLIMATE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, THERE RISES FOR A NEED
TO REFORM DETERIORATING HOUSING FOR THE SLUMS. THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE STUDY IS TO ADDRESS THE NECESSITIES OF SURVIVING IN SUCH
ENVIRONMENT WITH THE USE OF MATERIALS THAT ARE LOCALLY AVAILABLE
WITHIN THE SURROUNDINGS.

THE SLUMS BEING ONE OF THE BENEFICIARY OF THE RESEARCH, IT IS

BEING DEFINED AS HOUSEHOLDS IN UNLAWFUL SETTLEMENTS; UN HABITAT
DEFINES A SLUM HOUSEHOLD AS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING UNDER THE
SAME ROOF LACKING ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
ACCESS TO IMPROVED WATER, ACCESS TO IMPROVED SANITATION, A
SUFFICIENT LIVING AREA, AND DURABILITY OF HOUSING. THE POVERTY
INCIDENCE OF THE POPULATION IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA IS ON AVERAGE
OF 17% COMPARED TO THE 32% NATIONAL AVERAGE OF SLUM POPULATION
IN THE METROPOLITAN CITIES, WHICH IS GROWING AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF
3.4 PERCENT ACCORDING TO A SLUM POPULATION DATA CONDUCTED BY
FAMILY INCOME EXPENDITURE SURVEY. THE 4-5 MILLION NUMBER OF
DWELLERS COVERS ROUHGLY 37% OF THE CITY’S POPULATION IN WHICH IS
PROJECTED TO REACH 14.8 MILLION BY ACCORDING TO THE UNCHS.

ALTHOUGH NOT ALL HOUSEHOLD SLUMS ARE INCOME POOR. ABOUT

ONLY 32% OF THE SLUM POPULATION ARE POOR BASED ON THE NATIONAL
POVERTY LINES OF 20,688 PER CAPITA. MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO DWELL IN
THE SLUMS CAN SPEND IN BETWEEN 2-4 DOLLARS PER DAY ARE THOSE WHOM
ARE PART OF THE MINIMUM SALARY WORKERS WHO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THE
SLUMS DUE TO HIGH COST OF TRANSPORTATION WHEN COMING FROM A
FAR, AND THE EARNINGS IN THE URBAN CENTERS.

ANOTHER FACTOR THAT GREATLY PURSUED THE STUDY IS THE FREQUENT

OCCURRENCE OF NATURAL CALAMITIES. LAST AUGUST 16 OF 2016, A
TORNADO PASEED THROUGH THE PORT AREA OF MANILA CAUSING
DAMAGES FROM THE FELLED TREES, AND CUT-OFFED ELECTRICITY. DESPITE
NOT PRODUCING ANY CASUALTIES, THE FREQUENCY OF RAINFALLS CAUSED
BY STORMS AND MOONSOON RAINS HAVE REPEATEDLY AFFECTED MOST OF
THE AREAS IN METRO MANILA. IN A REPORT GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL DISASTER
AND RISK REDUCTION COUNCIL, IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN
AT LEAST FIVE DEATHS DUE TO MONSOON RAINS AND 50,000 NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL IN THE 104 EVACUATION CENTERS IN METRO MANILA.
DURING ALSO THE RAINS OF THE AUGUST, MANILA HAS RECORDED AN
EXCESS OF 250MM OF RAIN WATER, MORE THAN THE AVERAGE EXPECTED
DURING THE MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, BEING THE WATERSHED AND WITH THE
LACK OF TREES FROM THE UPLANDS OF NORTHERN LUZON, THE HOUSING IN
MANILA BECOMES MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.

THE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH AND THE WANTS OF THE

PROSPECTIVE OCCUPIERS ARE ALOS NEEDED TO BE CONSIDERED IN THEIR
HOUSING. DESPITE BEING PART OF THE URBAN POOR, HOUSING SHOULD NOT
ONLY BE ABLE TO PROTECT THEM FROM HARM BUT ALSO CATER TO THE USERS
TO DEVELOP INTO A COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALLY WITHOUT THEM BEING
COMPRESSED INTO ONW BUILDING. THE PROJECT AIMS TO BECOME “SELF-
SUSTAINING” IN WHICH IT WILL PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS THAT THE RESIDENTS FIND
NECESSARY. THIS COMES IN A SMALL AREA ADAPTABLE TO BECOMING AN
EXTENDED LIVING SPACE, SERVICE AREA, SMALL SCALE STORES OR OTHER
SPACES DEICIDED BY THE OWNER.

IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE SLUM AREAS OF MANILA,

THIS PAPER PROPOSES A USE OF A HOUSING FACILITY THAT WOULD BE BOTH
ENSURING OF THE SAFETY WITHOUT BEING COSTLY TO ITS USERS. TO PROVIDE A
MUCH ECONOMICAL HOUSING THAT WOULD BOTH BENEFIT THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS PAPER PROPOSES TO USE THE
UNCLAIMED CONTAINER VANS LOCATED AT THE NEARBY PORTS OF MANILA.
LAST 2014, THERE WAS A REPORT ABOUT HAVING AT LEAST 75,000 SHIPPING
CONTAINERS THAT ARE LEFT UNCLAIMED AT THE MANLA INTERNATIONAL
CONTAINER PORT AND THE PORT OF MANILA. THE ABANDONING OF
 SHIPMENTS AND OF THE CONTAINER PORT AND THE PORT OF MANILA. THE
ABANDONING OF SHIPMENTS STILL HAPPENS UP TO THIS DATE, AND HAS
PROVEN TO CAUSE CONGESTIONS IN THE PORT AREAS. TO REDUCE THE
CONTAINER VANS IN THE PORT AREA AND AT THE SAME TIME ADDRESS THE
HOUSING ISSUE IN THE SLUM AREA OF MANILA, THE “PROPOSED DISASTER
RESILIENT AND SELF-SUSTAINING CARGOTECTURE” AIMS TO USE THE
UNCLAIMED SHIPPING CONTAINERS AS A MODE OF HOUSING FOR THE POOR,
AT THE SAME TIME GATHER AND FORMULATE HOUSING STRATEGIES THAT
WOULD CATER THE URBAN POOR IN THE PORT AREA.

V. SCOPE AND LIMITATION

THE STUDY COVERS THE THEORIES

FIGURE 5: MAP OF BARANGA 650, MANILA PORT
AREA. SOURCE ONLINE: GOOGLE MAPS
AND PRACTICES IN DEVELOPING AN
ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION TO THE
HOUSING OF THE URBAN BLIGHT IN
BARANGAY 650, MANILA PORT AREA. THE
STUDY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE SET-UP OF A
BOUYANT AND SELF-SUSTAINING HOUSING
WITH THE USE OF CARGOTHECTURE, AND
CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS ON HOW IT CAN BE
USED FOR THE GIVEN LOCATION, AND TO
PROVIDE REFERENCES TO FUTURE STUDIES.
CHAPTER III:

I. RESEARCH DESIGN

THIS THIS STUDY WILL USE DESCRIPTIVE AND RESEARCH DESIGN. THE
STUDY SHALL BE CONSIST OF TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATION, PROVIDING A
SELF-SUFFICIENT AND BOUYANT CONTAINER HOUSING DESIGN.

DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH METOD DESCRIBES THE NATURE OF THE

SITUATION AS IT EXISTS AT THE TIME AND EXPLORATION OF THE STUDY. IT IS
USED TO DESCRIBE CHARACTERISTICS OF A POPULATION OR PHENOMENON
BEING STUDIED. IT DOES NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW/ WHEN/WHU
THE CHARATER OCCURRED, RATHER IT ADDRESSES THE “WHAT” QUESTION OF
THE POPULATION OR SITUATION BEING STUDIED.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH METHOD DISCOVERS INFORMATION BY

UTILIZING EXPERIMENTATION OR MANIPULATING ONE OR MORE DATA OR
VARIABLE, BUT WILL ONLY TOUCH THE CONCEPTUAL VARIABLES SUCH AS
BOUYANCY AND SELF-SUSTAINING IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE
CONTIANER HOUSUNG.

II. SAMPLES AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES

PORT AREA IS ONE OF THE DEFINED COMMUNITIES IN MANILA, WITH THE

GROWING POPULATION OF 57,405 PEOPLE FROM BARANGAY 649 TO 653.
AS THE STUDY FOCUSES MORE ON BARANGAY 650 OF THE AREA, THE
SAMPLING TECHNIQUES USED IN THE STUDY WILL BE THE USE OF FORMULA,
WHEREIN HAVING A POPULATION NUMBER OF 3,437 LEADS TO A SAMPLE
SIZE OF 233 PEOPLE.
SAMPLING DATA TO BE COMPRISED OF SYSTEMATIC AND ACCIDENTAL
SAMPLING. SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING WOULD BE THE GETTING SAMPLES
FROM THE SAMPLE SIZE OF THE POPULATION THUS TAKING THE LAST 7 OF
THE RESPONDENTS, WHILE FOR ACCIDENTAL SAMPLING, THE RESEARCHERS
WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE BUSY STREETS OF THE BARANGAY 650 IN THE
 PORT AREA, WHERE IT IS MORE CONVEINIET TO FIND RESPONDEDNTS FOR
THE RESEARCH.

III. INSTRUMENTATION
THE USE OF OBSERVATION, SENSES INTERVIEWS AND QUESTIONAIRE WILL
BE USED AS AN INSTRUMENT IN GATHERING DATA.

THE QUESTIONNAIRE AS A RESEARCH TACTIC IS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE

THE REACTIONS AND OPINIONS OF THE COMMUNITY TO THE TOPIC
PRESENTED. THIS CAN BE BASED ON HIS OR HER EXPERIENCE IN LIVING
WITHIN THE AREA AND BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO BE SUPPORTED WITH
OTHER EVIDENCES. IT SHALL BE COMPOSED OF EASY TO READ QUESTIONS, IN
A LANGUAGE FAMILIAR TO THE RESPONDENTS OF THE STUDY.

UPON INTERVIEW, THE INTERVIEWEE WILL BE ENTIRELY COMPOSED OF

PEOPLE AND LEADERS OF THE BARANGAY 650. THESE CONDUCTED SURVEY
AND INTERVIEW RESULTS CAN BE SEEN IN ANNEX A.

IV. PROCEDURE

THE FIRST THING TO CONSIDER ON THE DURATION OF DATA GATHERING

IS THE OCCULAR INSPECTION OF THE SITE. AFTER NOTING DOWN SPECIFIC
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GATHER IS THE PREPARATION FOR THE
QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEW OF BOTH THE PEOPLE AND OFFICIALS 651.
ONE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ASKING OF QUESTIONS AND THE
OTHER FOR THE DOCUMENTATION.

THE NATURE OF THE DATA COLLECTED FROM OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS

AND QUESTIONS INDICATED ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTED IN A LARGER
VOLUME OF INFORMATIONS. THE FINAL FORM IN WHICH THE DATA IS
PRESENTED WAS DETERMINED BY THE NATURE OF THE RESULTS.

V. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
THE INFORMATIONS IN THE STUDY WILL BE REPRESENTED IN BAR GRAPHS,
SEPARATING THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS BY
AGE, GENDER AND QUESTIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE ONE ANSWER.
THE USE OF LINE GRAPHS AND PIE CHARTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO
SPECIFY THE MOST ANSWERED LETTER AMONG QUESTIONS THAT REQUIRES
MORE THAN ONE ANSWER.
CHAPTER IV: RESULTS AND DICUSSION
IN ADDRESSING THE CREATION OF AN EFFECTIVE HOUSING FOR THE
BARANGAY, THE RESEARCH GATHERED RESULTS RANGING FROM THE CURRENT
STATISTICS IN POPULATION, EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THEIR CURRENT HOUSING, JOBS,
AND THEIR CAPABILITY TO PAY IF THE COMMUNITY PROVIDED WITH A HOUSING UNIT.
THE UPON CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEWS IN THE LOCALITY, THE GROUP HAS
STUMBBLED UPON ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS THAT STARTS TO ARISE WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY SUCH AS THE RISING PROBLEM OF RELIGION AND CULTURE DIFFERENCES
OF THE LOCALS LIVING WITHIN THE SITE, AND THE DANGERS OF THE REGULAR KILLINGS
THEY LINK TO THE “TOKHANG” PROJECT BY TaHE POLICE.

I. RESULTS

A. POPULATION
AS OF 2010, THE PSA OR PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY CONDUCTED
A SURVEY WITH REGARDS TO THE POPULATION OF THE MANILA PORT AREA.
CURRENTLY, THE PORT AREA IS POPULATED BY 57,405 PEOPLE COMING FROM
DIFFERENT BARANGAYS PARTICULARLY FROM 649 TO 653. WHEREIN, 50,918
PEOPLE COMES FROM BARANGAY 649, A POPULATION OF 3,437 FROM
BRGY. 650, 2,525 FROM BRGY. 651, 74 PEOPLE FROM BRGY 652 AND LASTLY
451 PEOPLE FROM 653.

FIGURE __: PSA POPULATION OF MANILA PORT AREA. SOURCE

ONLINE:
http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=133
913000&regcode=13&provcode=39 DATE ACCESSED 27 OCTOBER 2016
B. INTERVIEWS

THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE, ARE OF WHICH CONCERNS

TO THE OCCURRING DISASTERS, SAFETY AND A SPECIFIC TYPE OF HOUSING
THAT THE STUDY WOULD EMBODY THE WANTS OF THE USERS. THE HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE QUESTIONS CONTAINS THREE STRONG POINTS THAT IS FIRST
CONCERNED WITH SHELTER PROTECTION, AN IDEAL HOUSING AND THE
CAPACITY AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR A GOOD HOUSING. THE
FOLLOWING ARE THE REPONSES TO THE INTERVIEWEES TOWARDS:

1. SAFETY OF CURRENT HOUSING

WITH REGARDS TO ASKING FOR THE SAFETY OF LIVING WITHIN THE AREA,
MOST OF THE INTERVIEWEES ANSWERED “YES”, FOR CONSIDERING IT AS A
DANGEROUS PLACE TO LIVE IN. TO SUPPORT THIS ANSWER, THEY ANSWERED
FLOODING AND THE CURRENT KILLINGS AS ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT
OCCURRENCES OUT OF THE OTHER CHOICES. THE PEOPLE WHO SAID “NO”
HOWEVER ARE THOSE WHOM HAVE REASON OUT THAT THEIR HOME ID CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO THEIR JOBS AND HAS LEARNED TO ADAPT TO THEIR
ENVIRONMENT.

THE ‘YES’ RESPONDENTS SHADED MULITPLE ITEMS IN THE

QUESTIONNAIRES THAT WERE GIVEN OUT TO THEM. THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN
THEIR ANSWERS RISES CONCERN ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AGAINST THE
REOCCURING EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS, NEXT IS FLOODING AND FIRE. OUT OF
THE 233 SAMPLE SIZE, 163 PEOPLE ANSWERED YES, IN REGARDING THE AREA
AS A DANGEROUS PLANCE TO LIVE, 74 OF WHICH REFFERED TO THE KILLINGS,
50 WHOM ANSWERED FLOODING, AND 39 WHO ANSWERED FIRE. OTHER
CONCERNS ARE COMPRISED OF THE COMPACTNESS AND ALLOTMENT OF
AREAS IN ACCOMODATION OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO LIVES AT THE SITE.
 YES REPONDENTS AGREEING TO THE
200
DANGERS OF THE LOCATION

150

100

50

0 REPONDENTS E.J. KILLINGS FLOODINGS FIRE

YES

CHART 1: SUMMARY OF ‘YES’ REPONDENTS AGAINST SAFETY WITHIN THE

COMMUNITY.

THE ‘NO’ RESPONDENTS SHADED MULTIPLE CHOICES, TOPING THE

ANSWERS “USED TO THE ENVIRONMENT” AND, “PROXIMITY TO JOB
LOCATION”. WITH REGARDS TO THE 7 PEOPLE THE RESEARCHERS DREW FROM
THE SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING, 2 OUT OF 7 PEOPLE WHOM ARE LAST
INTERVIEWED REPORTED CONTENT THE EXISINT SURROUNDING AND HOUSING,
WITH THE JUSTIFICATIONS OF ADAPTING TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OVER TIME.
OTHER ANSWERS THROUGH VERBAL INTERVIEW ARE THE SUFFICIENT ACCESS
TO ILLEGAL CONNECTION OF ELECTRICITY, THE ABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY
TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT, AND THEIR GROWING AWARENESS AND
PREPAREDNESS INCASE OF DANGER.

'NO' REPONDENTS AGREEING TO SAFETY

80 OF LOCATION

60

40

20

0 REPONDENTS "USED TO IT" ACCESIBILITY TO WORK

NO

CHART 2: SUMMARY OF ‘NO’ REPONDENTS AGREEING TO THE SAFETY

WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

2. IDEAL TYPE OF HOUSING

 THE SECOND POINT OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE PERTAINS TO WHAT THE USERS
DEEM TO BE ESSENTIAL OF A HOME, AND ALSO IS IN ORDER TO KNOW IF THE
PROJECT’S KEY FEATURES WOULD APPEAL TO THEM, THE STUDY PLACED MOST
OF ITS IDEAL KEY FEATURES ALONG THE CHOICES SUCH AS:
 LOW COST  MAY BE CHANGED
 FLOOD PREVENTIVE  MAY BE EXPANDED
IN THIS STATEMENT, “MAY BE CHANGED” REFER TO THE CHANGING OF THE
HOUSING IF EVER, IT HAS ALREADY EXCEEDED ITS INTENDED LENGTH OF USAGE.
AND “MAY BE EXPANDED” REFERS TO THE FEATURE IN WHICH THE USER CAN
MODIFY A SPACE ACCORDING TO THEIR PARTICULARITY.

IDEAL TYPE OF HOUSING

AFFORDABLE

SAFE

MAY BE CHANGED

MAY BE EXPANDED

NOT TO TALL/OBSTRUCTIVE
IN HEIGHT

CHART 3: IDEAL TYPE OF HOUSING

3. CAPACITY TO PAY

THE LAST POINT CENTERS TO THE ABILITY AND WILLINESS OF THE COMMUNITY TO
PAY FOR THEIR HOUSING. WHILE THE FIRST TO BE NOTICED IN THE AREA ARE STORES
SUCH AS ELECTRONIC SHOPS, PLYWOODS AND STREET VENDORS, A HANDFUL OF
INTERVIEWEES VARRY IN THE WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN HOUSING. WHILE
MOST EXPECTED TO HAVE IT FOR FREE, OTHERS CAN ONLY PAY UP TO 1000 PESOS ONLY
DUE TO OTHER PAYABLES SUCH AS EDUCATION AND DEBT.
 CAPACITY OF USERS TO PAY FOR HOUSING
700-800

800-1000

1000-1500

1500-2200

NOT TO TALL/OBSTRUCTIVE
IN HEIGHT

CHART 4: CAPACITY OF USERS TO PAY FOR HOUSING

IN SUPPORT OF THIS DEMAND, WHILE STILL SUPPORTING AND ENSURING

THE SAFETY OF THE USERS. THE STUDY HAS PULLED TOGETHER SOLUTIONS THAT
WOULD NOT ONLY SOLVE QUESTIONS REGARDING SECURITY, BUT ALSO IN
PRIORITIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE USERS INDIVIDUALLY AND
COMMUNALLY.

II. DISCUSSION

GETTING TO THE SITE COMING FROM

FIGURE __: BRIGHT YELLOW LINE AS ACCESS TO
MAIN ROAD SOURCE ONLINE: GOOGLE MAP
INTRAMUROS IS RELATIVELY CONVENIENT, AS
THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR OBSTRUCTION
FROM THE MAINROAD TOWARDS THE ROBERTO
OCA STREET AS SEEN IN FIGURE 7 FROM THE
ROTONDA TO THE SITE THERE IS AND EASY
ACCESS. THE STREET VIEW IN FIGURE 8 SHOWS
THE CLEAN ROAD HEADING TOWARDS THE
PORT AREA, AND THE APPARENT EXISTING
SLUMS. AT THE MAIN ROAD CONTAINS A LINE
OF SHOPS WITH PRODUCTS RANGING FROM
MICROWAVES, IRON, REFREGIRATORS, HELMETS
ETC.

FIGURE __: ROBERTO OCA STREET, STREET VIEW

 UPON DISCUSSING THE QUERIES REGARDING THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN
THE BARANGAY, WE HAVE CONCLUDED A SERIES OF ADDITIONAL DESIGN
CONSIDERATION IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING IN THE AREA, WHICH WERE
ALSO WELCOMED IN THOUGHT BY THE COMMUNITY.

1. ELEVATION OF HOUSING AND RETAIL USE OF THE GROUND LEVEL.

THE CURRENT HOUSING CALLS FOR AREAS RESERVED FOR RETAILING

PURPOSES. AS OF TODAY, MOST OF THEIR PRODUCTS ARE EITHER EXPOSED TO
WEATHERING, OR OTHERS USE THEIR OWN KIOSKS AS THEIR OWN HOUSES AS WELL.
THESE FACTORS ADDS UP TO THE PAINS OF THE COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY DURING
FLOODING, AS THEY NOT ONLY NEED TO THINK OF WHICH HIGHER GROUND TO

LOCATE THEIR PRODUCTS, BUT ALSO FOR THEMSELVES.

FIGURE __: STORES LOCATED OUTDOORS CONSISTING OF WOODS AND ELECTRONICS.

2. IMPROVEMENT OF THE CURRENT HOUSING

UPON CREATING A SUITABLE SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY, THE RESEARCHERS

WERE ASSISTED TO ONE OF THE RESIDENTS HOMES. THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE IS MS.
MEDINA NARRA WHO HAS BEEN LIVING IN THE COASTAL AREA FOR MORE THAN 30
YEARS. THE TYPICAL LAYOUT OF THEIR HOME IS A MAKE-SHIFT CANTEEN THAT ALSO
SERVES AS THEIR HOME THAT CAN FIT IN 10 OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS. THE TYPICAL
LAYOUT CONSISTS OF A STORE ON THE OUTSIDE AND A ROOM SMALLER THAN 4 SQM.
FOR THEIR SLEEPING AREA, THE HOME ALSO CONSITS OF A KITCHEN BUT IS WITHOUT
THE ACCESS TO A WATER CLOSET. IT ALSO EXPOSES THEM TO A GUTTER DEEP
FLOODING DURING NORMAL RAINS AND DANGERS OF UNEXPECTED SHOOT OUTS IN
THE AREA AT NIGHT, MAKING THE CALL FOR DEVELOPING A HOUSING FACILITY MADE
OUT OF CONTAINER VAN APPEALING TO HER AND HER HUSBUND.
 FIGURE __: KALINDERYA VISIBLE FIGURE __: SMALL PATHWAY FIGURE __: SLEEPING AREA
FROM OUTSIDE GOING INSIDE THE HOUSE

IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE HOUSING FOR THE

URBAN POOR, THE UTILIZATION OF THE CONTAINER VAN IS
NEEDED TO CREATE A MORE COMFORTABLE
ENVIRONMENT. IN A STUDY CONDUCTED BY DEASIS, SHE
CREATED A SERIES OF EVALUATION IN USING CONTAINER
FIGURE __: KITCHEN AREA,
IMMEDIATE VIEW UPON ENTERING VAN AS A HOUSING UNIT VERSUS THE USE OF A
CONVENTIONAL MEDIUM-RISE HOUSING PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE
COMPARISON LEAD TO GOOD ENGINEERING AND ALTERATIONS RESULTS WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE THERMAL COMFORT FOLLOWING THE NEED OF USE OF
INSULATION. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SUMMARY OF THE BREAKDOWN:

CHART 5: SUMMARY OF CONTAINER VAN BREAKDOWN. SOURCE ONLINE:

http://www.aisf.or.jp/sgra-in-english/seminar14/ArchJosieDeAsisDP.pdf ACCESSED
ON 5 DECEMBER 2016
 IN THE CONTINUING RESPONSE
TO CREATING A MEANINGFUL
STRUCTURE THAT BOTH OFFERS
PROTECTION AND
DEVELOPMENT, ARISES THE
DESIGN PROPOSAL OF OUR
STRUCTURE TAKING INTO
CONSIDERATION AN ADJUSTABLE
AREA AND SELF-RESILIENCY.

FIGURE __: PROPOSED DISASTER RESILIENT AND

SELF-SUSTAINING CARGOTECHTURE CROSS SECTION

Housing.

FIGURE __: PROPOSED DISASTER RESILIENT AND SELF-SUSTAINING CARGOTECHTURE FLOOR PLANS

Housing.

THE GOAL OF THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS TO CREATE VESTIBULES THAT

COULD BE BOTH USED AS PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL SPACE. ARCHITECTURAL
Housing.

DESIGN THEN IS BEING A APPLIED THROUGH THE CREATION OF THESE AREAS.

FIGURE __: PROPOSED DISASTER RESILIENT AND SELF-SUSTAINING CARGOTECHTURE GROUND FLOOR

Housing.

Housing.
IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE AREA FROM FLOODING, IT IS PROPOSED FOR THE SITE TO BE
ELEVATED AND AT THE SAME TIME BE SUPPORTED BY RAMP AREAS FOR THE USE OF
PWDS AND THE ELDERLY. THIS AREA IS ALSO ALLOTTED FOR COMMUNAL AND
COMMERCIAL USE, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA.
CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

I. SUMMARY

BEING ONE OF THE POOREST AREAS IN THE METRO, THE MANILA COASTAL
AREA CONTINUES TO GROW IN POPULATION AND BATTERED UPON BY THE NATURAL
CALAMITIES THAT HAPPENS IN THE COUNTRY. THESE OCCURRENCES HAS NOT ONLY
MADE CASUALTIES TO PEOPLE BUT ALSO BROUGHT DISASTERS TO HOMES. BEING A
CATCH BASIN TO THE WATERSHEDS SURROUNDING THE CENTRAL LUZON AREA. THE
AIM OF THE STUDY IS TO CREATE A HUMANITARIAN HOUSING THAT WOULD BOTH
SECURE AND SUSTAIN THE USERS WITHOUT HAVING TO COST MUCH.

THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF THE PEOPLES’ NEEDS, CAPACITY TO

PAY, AND THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPING OF FLOODING SOLUTION AND THE
HOUSING USE OF CONTAINER VAN WHILE UTILIZING ANG IMPROVING ITS COMFORT
OF USE.

II. CONCLUSION

THE AREA BEING SUBJECT TO FLOODING, AND THE LACK OF HOUSING

FACILITIES CREATES A NEED TO DEVELOP A HOUSING WITH THE INTENSION OF AIDING
IN THE GROWTH OF THE USERS. IN CONCLUSION, GIVEN THE CURRENT SURVEYS AND
ARTICLES THAT THE RESEARCHERS HAVE GATHERED, WITH THE RIGHT MAINTENANCE, IT
IS POSSIBLE TO RECREATE ABANDOND CONTAINER VANS AS DURABLE, BOUYANT AND
SELF-SUSTAINING HOUSING FOR THE BARANGAY.

THE IMMEDIATE NEED OF A STURDY HOUSING FACILITY BY THE COMMUNITIES

CALLS FOR THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN THAT WOULD NOT ONLY PROTECT THE PEOPLE
FROM INCOMING CALAMITIES, BUT WOULD ALSO CATER SHADED AREAS FOR THEIR
LIVELIHOODS, PROMOTING SECURITY BY PROPERLY ORGANIZING THE LAND TENURE
AND THE USE OF SPACE AS ROOM FOR CULTIVATING INDIVIDUAL GROWTH INTO A
COMMUNAL DEVELOPMENT.
 III. RECOMMENDATION

TO CREATE A LIVING SPACE AIMING FOR THE HUMANITIZING OF THE HOUSING

PLANS OF BARANGAY 650, THE FOLLOWING SHOULD ADD THE FOLLOWING INTO
CONSIDERATION:

1. DEVELOP LIVING SPACES WITHIN THE BUILDING FOR EACH RESIDENT.

2. CREATE RETAILS AND COMMON AREAS AT THE GROUND FLOOR TO
PROVIDE USERS INCOME SOURCE, AND TO ACT AS A COMMUNAL PLACE
FOR THE DWELLERS.
3. USE THE CONCEPT OF BOUYANCY IN RESPONSE TO SUDDEN CALAMITIES
SUCH AS FLOODING ANG STRONG TYPHOONS.
4. BUILD WITH THE USE OF CONTAINER VAN FOR AND EASY BUILT HOUSING
REDUCING THE CONSTRUCTION COST.

IN LINE WITH THIS, THE RESEARCHERS CREATED A SAMPLE LAYOUT OF THE PLAN.
AT THE GROUND FLOOR, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO ALLOCATE THE SPACE OF RETAIL
AND COMMUNAL PURPOSES BACK AT FIGURE___.

FIGURE___: SAMPLE CONTAINER VAN HOUSING

 THIS KIND OF HOUSING IMPLORES THE USE OF CONTAINER VAN IN RIGID FORMATIONS TO
NOT ONLY PLANNING TO ATTAIN HOUSING, BUT ALSO A MODE TO DIFFERENTIATE ONE HOUSING
AFTER ANOTHER. THE ELEVATION OF THE HOUSING TO THE SECOND FLOOR AREA SERVES AS A
ABUTMENT INCASE OF LIGHT FLOODING, AND ITS CAPACITY TO INCASE OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE
STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO FLOAT MUCH LIKE FIGURE__ INCASE OF HEAVY POUR OF RAINFALL
AND FLOODING.

THE HOUSING PLAN UTILIZES THE USE OF FREE SPACE LOOKING BACK TO FIGURE__.
ADDITIONALLY, IT USES RAMPED AREAS FOR THE PWD’S, HAS AT LEAST 4 WINDOWS INCLUDING
FOR THE T&B AND A FRONT AND BACKDOOR. IT IS WITH THE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE AT
LEAST 500 PEOPLE, WHICH COULD BE EXPANDED DEPENDING ON THE CONFIGURATION OF THE
LAYOUT.

FIGURE___: SAMPLE CONTAINER VAN HOUSING MIDDLE ACCESS/ RAMP OF THE BUILDING

FIGURE___: PERSPECTIVE DRAWING