BEHAVIORAL ASPECT OF HOUSING Flashcards
It is Man’s view of its
environment and the built
spaces.
Behavioral Aspect of
Housing
are things that happen in the environment
that elicit a response or reaction from a person.
Environmental stimuli
A pattern of behavior and
attitudes held by an individual
or group that is based on
perceived, attempted or actual
control of definable physical
space, object or idea and may
involve habitual occupation,
defense, personalization and
marking of it.
TERRITORIALITY
being alone
Solitude
the ability of a small number of
people to be by themselves undisturbed
Intimacy
the ability to interact or be
with others without releasing full
information about oneself to avoid being
identified or accountable
Anonymity
The ability to limit communication about oneself to others
Reserve
Houses of the Filipinos are usually
made of
wood and nipa
replaced nipa as roofing
galvanized iron
Houses were built then through the help of
friends and neighbors
Bayanihan
Single slope extension of a
gable or hip type roof
Pasibi
Elevated counter made of
bamboo strips usually
projecting beyond the kitchen
wall – used to store food and
kitchen utensils
banguerahan
Waist-level railing, made
using bamboo, used as an
enclosed and protected
porch area
sagang
The main access to the
house – made from bamboo
or combined with wood
hagdan
The skeletal structural
element of a roof or wall,
assembled or fitted together
to handle the exterior
elements or finishes
Balangkas
The small space adjacent to the cooking area with a service door leading outside. For washing hands, feet, bathing kids, washing pots & dishes
Batalan
Elevated earthen fireplace
with a stone stove for
cooking
abuhan
The main section of the
house used as living, dining
and sleeping areas.
bulwagan
Storage for: harvest, tools,
livestock
silong
Made from either
bamboo cogon grass,
anahaw leaves or nipa
shingles
bubong
*nypa fruiticans” a tropical palm with a
short trunk and brood pinnate leaves that
grows abundantly along rivers and
estuaries
nipa
The wall siding is either bamboo
latticework (sala-sala), interlaced bamboo
(amakan) woven bamboo (sawali) or
woven coconut leaves (silirap)
dingding
latticework
sala-sala
interlaced bamboo
amakan
woven bamboo
sawali
woven coconut leaves
silirap
A whole bamboo, horizontally laid to
define the perimeter of the house and tied firmly on each post with rattan strips
yawi
A post buried on the
ground is called binaon
(buried) and a post set
up above a stone slabv
is referred to as
pinatong (placed on)
haligi
Whole bamboo laid over the main beam (yawi) to carry the floor joist (soleras)
patukuran
A whole bamboo laid parallel with each other of about 12 to 15” over the secondary beam (patukuran) as support for the flooring.
soleras
A whole bamboo laid around the perimeter of the house used to hold and support the walls
gililan
The old houses were built high on the
ground and space below called
silong
one of the upright ornamental wood panels, with decorative patterns, formed by perforations above window headers or door jambs as wall decorations to allow added and cross ventilation
fretwork
kalado
the overhead, often horizontal surface in a room either made of wood or metal. It is intended to both conceal the underside of roofs or floors and provide a decorative overhead surface
ceiling
kisame
one of the series of square or rectangular lumbers to which the ceiling is fixed
ceiling joist
kostilyahe
a coffered, carved, or highly patterned wooden ceiling
artesonado
a panel between the window header and the eaves for exterior wall and above the door jamb and ceiling for interior partition. It is either of wood framed checkerboard design with capiz for additional natural light or kalado for added ventilation
espeho
a window with wooden frame and thin slanting wooden slat that is either fixed or movable as solar protection to admit natural ventilation.
louver window
persiana
a seat use for relaxation, recreation, and entertaining guests
silya
the horizontal, levelled surface in a room on which one walks and stand
sahig or zuelo
It is usually provided with ceramic balustrade, and it bears much of the
household traffic.
veranda or porch
a broom made from chicken feathers for
dusting.
plumero
was prepared by homemakers
from candles, atsuete and kerosene,
melted from glowing embers
Floor wax
were swept then scrubbed with is-is before wax was applied. When the sticky wax is dry, the floor is scrubbed again until it becomes very shiny.
hardwood floors
Latest data from the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) shows that
about ___ Filipinos are homeless
4.5 million
Additionally, in latest data, it was reported that approximately __ of the country’s total population is reported to live in informal settlements
30%
some _____ people or over
0.5 million families residing in informal settlements in Metro Manila and are considered informal settlers by the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the National Economic Development (NEDA).
2.4 million
the annual target to get housing
assistance is still short by a little over ___
300,000.
