BEHAVIORAL ASPECT OF HOUSING Flashcards
Man’s view of its environment and the built spaces
The Behavioral Aspect of Housing
In other words, the space that
we see around us affects
behavior, thoughts and actions.
is affected by our spaces and the culture that influences us.
Our Behavior
are things
that happen in the environment
that elicit a response or
reaction from a person.
ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI
ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI
SIZE AND HEIGHT OF SPACES
COLOR
TEMPERATURE
NOISE
TERRITORIALITY
PSYCHOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVE
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.
Later, __________ replaced
nipa as roofing.
galvanized iron
In some towns, barrios, and cities, houses
made of nipa and bamboo are still to be
found. Some have __________
sawali walls and cogon
roofing.
Most of the houses especially the older ones
are situated _____________. In
the past, building houses was fast and
inexpensive.
high above the ground for
better ventilation and reduced humidity
Today there are only few bamboo
houses. Most houses are already
built of strong materials like _______
hollow
blocks, wood, galvanized iron and
glass windows
has not entirely changed
the architecture of the Filipino
houses.
Modernity
storage shelf and drainer before the dish rack wasintroduced, is still a
part of a few modern houses. The Modern _______ is no longer enclosed with bamboo spikes by is screened
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, railing
lean to roof
Single slope extension of a
gable or hip type roof
PASIBI
The main access to the
house – made from bamboo
or combined with wood
hagdan, stair
The skeletal structural
element of a roof or wall,
assembled or fitted together
to handle the exterior
elements or finishes
Balangkas, framework
washing area
The small space adjacent to the cooking area
with a service door leading outside. For
washing hands, feet, bathing kids, washing
pots & dishes
BATALAN
COOKING AREA, ELEVATED EARTHEN FIREPLACE
ABUHAN
The main section of the
house used as living, dining
and sleeping areas.
BULWAGAN
underneath the
house
Storage for: harvest, tools,
livestock
silong,
is still a part of the
house in Luzon and is used as an
open bathroom, a place for
water jars or tapayan and a
place of washing. The modern
batalan is made of concrete
and is still adjacent to the
kitchen.
Batalan
Made from either
bamboo cogon grass,
anahaw leaves or nipa
shingles
bubong, roof
*nypa fruiticans” a
tropical palm with a
short trunk and brood
pinnate leaves that
grows abundantly
along rivers and
estuaries
nipa, roof
Bamboo strips laid
perpendicular to the floor
joist either closely laid or with
ample spaces – natural air to
enter through the floor
sahig, flooring
The wall siding is
either bamboo
latticework (sala-sala),
interlaced bamboo
(amakan) woven
bamboo (sawali) or
woven coconut leaves
(silirap)
dingding, wall
A whole bamboo,
horizontally laid to
define the perimeter of
the house and tied
firmly on each post
with rattan strips
yawi, main beam
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, post
Whole bamboo laid over the main beam (yawi)
to carry the floor joist (soleras)
patukuran, secondary beam
A whole bamboo laid parallel with each other of
about 12 to 15” over the secondary beam
(patukuran) as support for the flooring.
soleras, floor joist
A whole bamboo laid around the perimeter of
the house used to hold and support the walls
gililan, floor sill
The old house before were not painted.
The present ones are painted in various
colors and built styles.
The old houses were built high on the
ground and space below called ________
were fenced with bamboo to keep pigs,
dogs and chicken outside.
Chairs, tables, beds and other furniture
are found in most houses. Many Filipinos,
particularly the Tagalogs, still prefer to
sleep on bamboo or wooden floors
instead of beds
BAHAY NA BATO; silong
FRETWORK
-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
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.
KISAME, QUISAME, CEILING
Ceiling Joist,
One of the series of square or rectangular lumbers to which the ceiling is fixed
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, ESPEJO
A window with wooden frame and thin slantingwooden slat that is either fixed or movable as solar protection to admit natural ventilation.
Persiana, Perciana, Louver Window
A seat use for relaxation, recreation and
entertaining guest
Silya, silla, chair
The horizontal, levelled surface in a room on
which one walks and stand
Sahig, zuelo, floor
were used in most
houses. Now electricity has found its way in almost all
houses.
kerosene lamps
has been
replaced by electric ranges.
old kalan or native stove
The___________
pot by aluminum pots and pans.
palayok or native
_____________are still used by some filipino housewives
especially now that gas and electricity have
become very expensive.
Firewoods and
charcoal
still
part of today’s houses. It is
usually provided with
ceramic balustrade, and it
bears much of the
household traffic.
Pots of ferns and flowering
plants surrounded the wall.
The artistic touch of the
Filipino is still evident in the
house. In a one-room
house, you can see curtains
hanging on the walls and
windows, a family picture,
and a saint prominently
displayed in one corner of
the room.
veranda or porch (AZOTEA)
for sweeping the floor; a smaller
one for dusting wall carvings and picture
frames,
salary of soft broom
for
cleaning and stone floors.
the walis tingting or stiff broom
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.
hardwood floors
were also scrubbed with is-is
leaves or polished with wax.
The furniture, windowsills, staircases
and walls
were cleaned with is-is
leaves, water, sand and ash. Those made of
zinc were wiped with kerosene.
Kitchen tables
As mentioned, the country currently
deals with problems surrounding
homelessness.
Latest data from the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) shows that
about 4.5 million Filipinos are
homeless
HOMELESSNESS
Latest data from the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) shows that
about
4.5 million Filipinos are
homeless
Additionally, in latest data, it was reported that
approximately
30% of the country’s total
population
_____________ 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 people or over 0.5 million families
while the
housing production under the Duterte
administration was the highest recorded in the
country, the annual target to get housing
assistance is still short by a little over _________
300,000.
