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@armalite762 : I intended to purchase a house and lot in Portofino Estate ( Alabang) Manila. The cost of the properties were 25 Million Peso plus+, But was disapointed with the quality of the finishes ( internal & external wall finishes- cement rendering/plastering / painting, and even ill fitting window frames. Quality control was very poor compared to what we are used to seeing in Australia. I purchased a new apartment in Asia Wealth Towers, very poor quality, sold at a loss after 5 yrs.
@JaggerRockNRolla : just simple things like the quality of the cement blocks, the cement rendering over the cement block and finally the painting.The cement renders used in the Philippines are just that, sand & cement mixed on site by unskilled labor, and then trowel applied by poorly trained “tradesmen”. Resulting in uneven finishing. I will be using pre-bagged dry mix Polymer modified cement render that “cant” delaminate, and have a moisture-management system incorporated in the render.
@superprettyko Having been married to a filipina for 25yrs and travelled around the phils for that time I have to say I agree with you…even my wife says it also. Corruption also is very widespread and it comes from the very top right down to day to day life.
@armalite762 Can you give a few examples of a Filipino design and construction methods employed in the Philippines that are not suited and outdated? I wouldn’t consider the use of modern machinery to speed up construction to be a “modern standard”. They are just tools. Use of new technologies e.g. solar panels is most likely a cost issue but it doesn’t mean it is missing or outdated. Anyone who can afford it may choose to incorporate it in his/her house design.
Respond to this video…Wind energy is being harnessed now in the Philippines especially in North Luzon where there is plenty of wind power to drive wind turbines. Geothermal and hydro electricity have been around so Filipinos are well aware of alternative energy sources including wave/tidal energy from currents where PI has in abundance being an archipelago. Wait till solar panels/cells become cheap and I’m pretty sure that any Filipino household who can afford one will have them.
@WELLBRAN It depends who you are talking too. Eco/green energy (e.g. solar panels) is nothing new nowadays. A simple bystander or house-owner who doesn’t have any access to information may not know about this but I doubt that if you are talking to a Filipino engineer, builder, architect or even a HS student. You would be surprised that robotics, web design, film making are being taught in Phil high schools nowadays. Also, in this time and technology information is just a few fingertips away.
@superprettyko, I think what you said about Philippine politicians is true but I would suggest that you don’t generalize. Not all Filipinos are superficial and you can always find superficial people in any nationalities or countries. There are many financially successful people that are not politician and earned their wealth through hard work. These people have every right and deservedly so to spend their hard-earned money as they see fit including buying fancy and bigger homes.
Filipinos are such superficial people.. Bahala na kung anong itsura sa loob basta ang labas extravagant. Yan kasi ang unang nakikita ng mga tao, ang exterior. Ako kahit nandito ako sa US, I can never afford these houses. Seems like most of the owners of huge mansions in the Philippines are the corrupt government officials anyway. Nakakalungkot dahil ang taxes natin ang nilulustay nila tapos they look down to us as if di tayo ang nagpapasweldo sa kanila. It’s hopeless.
Nice exterior. Just like the homes I sell (and live into)
@Leop2 come on,, I have been to phils,, only once, but I did travel thru quite a bit of the country,, and how cananyone deny that its a poor country,, and I mean in dollars or peso’s poor,, the culture and history traditions are rich,, for sure,, and most are great people, But lets face it,, there isnt a lot of money going around for the average person living there,, they do not make a lot,, so they make due with what they have. There are nice houses there, yes, but not all over the place
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@armalite762 Solar power combined with Wind Turbine (smaller scale for houses) will help. Using recycled wood also helps (Bill Gates house has recycled wood) and automatic shut-on/off power for lights everywhere you go in the house to save energy and electricity. Glass windows should be tinted to reduce heat from the sun that usually heats the homes. Solar power / Wind turbine also heats the water pumps which should be indoors as well a air and water filtration systems installed for whole house
I want a house with Solar panels & solar power plus wind turbine tower so I can save on electrical bills cause I also want the whole house to be centralized air-conditioning. This would stop Meralco from ripping me off and pay for ridiculous enormous electrical bills. They charge more than here in Canada and I have central air / heating as well as my television and computer are on all the time. We have two television sets plus a dishwasher, a washer and dryer too plus the fridge and oven.
@WELLBRAN These houses are real!! you moron…what do you think of Philippines poor?? haha stupid! fucking haters!
@armalite762 If you told them that in the Phils they will not understand you they would just scratch their heads, being “green” or thinking along conservation lines do not come into their heads. Environmentally suited built houses…whats that? These houses are like they see in thew US soaps and Films, they think that is normal
@armalite762 I have seen coastal house there built like this and do you know what they do? the take the sand straight off the beach and use it make the cement!!! CLUELESS!!! Lovely lots of pillars and balconies waiting for the next earthquake
@mojo737300 . I have been there in the wet season, and it sure does come down heavy, just like in North Queensland Australia. We have had 600mm in one day, and thats a real downpour, but houses there have low pitch roofs and are built cope with cyclones ( Hurricanes). Thats the newer houses of course, ( cement block construction- Iron sheet roofing) built in the last 15 years.
@armalite762 high pitched roofs? no snow but it rains a lot i mean a lot in the phils.
@DarkSkysify. Current Philippine house designs are definately not suited to a tropical climate such as in the Philippines. Developers are trying to sell the concept of a “European or American ” lifestyle, with construction methods and designs that are outdated by modern standards.
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The point I am trying to make is that house designs in the Philippines need to incorporate energy efficiency and “common sense design” principles that make the buildings efficient in terms of reducing the need for expensive cooling, reducing appliance energy costs and therefore energy bills. Reducing energy related greenhouse gas emissions
@armalite762 as for me , i like my house to look like as if i am in the states or a european style, it doesnt have to snow just to have a design like that, at 00:39 is just my favorite, because i just want that united states feeling , i grew up in the states and houses where like that
@armalite762 ; Further to my comment. The quality of the exterior cement rendering and the workmanship rendering over the concrete block in all houses that I have seen in Manila is “awfull”. Very poor workmanship, where walls are not flat and level and undulations and trowel marks in the finished product are visible and deemed to be acceptable there.
The Philippines is a “tropical climate”, Why do they design “European Style” houses with high pitched roofs ( its not going to snow there). They should get some ideas from Builders in Australia who have tropical designs suited for the climate. Google Plantation homes Australia to view ideas and plans.