SECURITYSECURITY IS TAKEN TO HAVE THE MEANING OF THE PLANNING AND PROVISION OF DEVICES AND SYSTEMS TO PROTECT A BUILDING AND, BY EXTENSION, THOSE WITHIN IT. THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE HAS TO BE BOUNDARY WALLS. I CHOSE PRE-FABRICATED CONCRETE PANELS AS AN ELEMENT. THOSE INITIAL PANELS WERE RELATIVELY SMOOTH, THE FINISH PROVIDING A DEGREE OF RESISTANCE TO CLIMBING. EVIDENCE ALSO SHOWS THAT A WELL-LIT PROPERTY IS LESS LIKELY TO BE ATTACKED. LIGHTING IS DESIGNED SO THAT THERE ARE NO PLACES WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN LURK OR HIDE THEMSELVES. WHITE LIGHTING TENDS TO SAFEGUARD AREAS BETTER THAN COLOURED LIGHTING. INSTALLING BULLET-PROOF GLASS, BURGLAR RESISTANT DOORS AND WINDOW SECURITY GRILLES ARE ALSO PLANNED. THE GRILLES PROVIDES PRIVACY (IT HELPS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM OVERSEEING THE DWELLER INSIDE). SOUND PROOFING MATERIALS ARE ALSO USED. (KEYING SYSTEMS, DOOR SPYHOLE INSTALLATION ETC. WELL DEPENDS ON CLIENT) BOUGAINVILLEA PLANTED NEXT TO THE BOUNDARY WALL BECAUSE IT MAKES A VIVID AND ATTRACTIVE PRESENTATION – THOUGH OFTEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL AGAINST WHICH IT’S PLANTED – AND HAS THE ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE OF PROVIDING A HIGH DEGREE OF PROTECTION THROUGH THE DENSITY OF ITS BRANCHES AND THORNS AS WELL AS BEING USEFUL AS A SHADE PLANT. BOUGAINVILLEA AND OTHER PLANTS FOR SECURITY WILL DISCOURAGE BOTH INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER A WALL.

SITE PLAN/LANDSCAPESECURITY, PRIVACY AND SAFENESS OF THE DWELLER IS CONSIDERED ON PLANNING LANDSCAPE. CHINESE MUSLIM ARE VERY FOND ON LANDSCAPES AND GARDENS BECAUSE OF THEIR BELIEFS. THE ISLAMIC GARDEN IS A CONTEMPLATION OF NATURE WHERE ALL THE ELEMENTS OF NATURE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY AND ARE IMPORTANT. TRADITIONALLY, AN ISLAMIC GARDEN IS A COOL PLACE OF REST AND REFLECTION, AND A REMINDER OF PARADISE. SO, THE SITE PLANTED DIFFERENT KINDS OF SHRUBS AND COLORFUL FLOWERS THAT SURELY GUARANTEES AND SATISFY THE CLIENTS TASTE. CONTOUR GARDENING IS APPLIED. THIS CONSERVATION TECHNIQUE IS TO FOLLOW THE ACTUAL TOPOGRAPHY OF A SLOPE WHEN PLANTING CROPS. USING THE NATURAL LAY OF THE LAND IN THIS WAY CAN ALSO PREVENT SOIL EROSION. I ALSO APPLY RETAINING WALL WITH A DRAINAGE SYSTEM ALONG THE BASE OF THE HILL. THE WALL PROVIDES A BARRIER THAT KEEPS THE HILL FROM MOVING, WHILE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN THE GROUND BEHIND THE WALL DRAINS WATER AWAY QUICKLY, PREVENTING IT FROM SATURATING THE HILLSIDE. RIPRAP IS ALSO INSTALLED, AND PLANT CROPS WHICH CAN IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE A ROCK FIELD, WHILE HELPING TO FURTHER PREVENT EROSION. THE SITE PLANNED TO INSTALL GARDEN SPRINKLER. THE SWIMMING POOL IS AN INFINITY POOL TYPE, SOMETIMES CALLED A NEGATIVE EDGE POOL, A SWIMMING POOL THAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITH THE ILLUSION OF EXTENDING ALL THE WAY TO THE HORIZON AND BEST SUITED TO A SWEEPING NATURAL LANDSCAPE LIKE THE OCEAN, SKY, OR MOUNTAINS . THE POOL IS STRATEGICALLY PLACED SO IT SEEMS TO STRETCH ON ENDLESSLY OR APPEARS TO MERGE ON THE OVERLOOKING BAY.

SERVANT’S QUARTERMALE SERVANT’S QUARTER IS PLACED ADJACENT TO CARPORT MAINLY BECAUSE, THEIR WORK CAN BE PARTICULARLY CONNECTED TO THE OUTSIDE (E.G. DRIVER). FEMALE SERVANT’S QUARTER IS ON THE 1ST

LEVEL ADJACENT TO THE SERVICE AREA/LAUNDRY AREA AND HAS A DIRECT ACCESS TO THE KITCHEN

DESIGN CONCEPT

THIS PROPOSED SPLIT-LEVEL RESIDENCE IS MADE FOR A FINE CHINESE-MUSLIM BUSINESSMAN FROM SOUTH WHO WISHES TO RELOCATE HIS FAMILY AND BUSINESS TO PUERTO PRINCESA CITY. THE SITE IS ON A HILLY GROUND OVERLOOKING THE BAY ON ITS REAR SIDE.THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING SHOWS THE INFLUENCES FROM WHERE THE OWNER ORIGINATED. COMBINING THE CHINESE AND ISLAMIC RESIDENTIAL STYLES, I COME UP WITH THIS KIND OF CONCEPTION. CLIENT’S TRADITIONS AND BELIEFS ARE CONSIDERED. THE AESTHETIC DESIGN IS COMBINATION OF CHINESE AND ISLAMIC. THE ROOFINGS HAS THE TOUCHED OF CHINESE’, THEY BELIEVE THAT THE CURVES SHAPE HELPED WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS. EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DESIGNS IS MAINLY TOUCHED OF ISLAMIC, TO SHOW THE RICHNESS OF ISLAMIC ART. WINDOW GRILLES IS LAVISH WITH GEOMETIRCAL DESIGNS AND CRESCENT MOON AND STAR THAT RECOGNIZED SYMBOL OF THE FAITH OF ISLAM. THE WINDOWS IS INLAID WITH COLOURED GLASS WHICH ALLOWS MULTI-COLORED SUNRAYS TO FILTER INTO THE HOUSE WHICH IS POPULAR CHARACTER OF AN ISLAMIC HOUSE. THW BUILDING IS WHITE THAT SYMBOLIZES PEACE AND PURITY IN ISLAM AND GREEN FOR THE ROOF TO REPRESENT PROSPERITY AND GROWTH. THE COLOR GREEN IS OFTEN CONSIDERED SYMBOLIC OF ISLAM, AS IT IS ONE OF THE COLORS OF HEAVEN.THE TOPOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE IS CONSIDERED. THE PLACEMENT OF THE MAIN BUILDING IS MAINLY IN THE RIGHTEST POSITION WHERE CUTTING AND FILLING OF SOIL IS ON MODERATE. THE MAIN BUILDING ORIENTS FACES THE NORTH. BALCONS ARE PLACED ON THE REAR TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OVERLOOKING SCENERY. THERE SO MANY THINGS THAT CONSIDERED IN PLANNING IN ORDER TO ATTAIN SATISFACTION OF THE CLIENT AND MAKE THEIR LIVING DELIGHTFUL.

LIGHT AND VENTILATIONALL IMPORTANT ROOMS AND SPACES HAVE WINDOWS GIVING ADEQUATE DAYLIGHT SUITED TO THE USE OF THOSE ROOMS AND SPACES. WINDOWS ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED AGAINST HEAT GAIN BY CONSTRUCTING LONG EAVES. KITCHEN USED RANGE HOOD. BATHROOM HAS BATHROOM FANS. KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS HAVE MECHANICAL EXHAUST TO CONTROL ODORS AND HUMIDITY. VENTILATION IN ROOF IS CRUCIAL TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF EXCESSIVE HEAT RADIATION IN SUMMER SO ROOF VENTS ARE CONSTRUCTED. THE BENEFITS OF AN ADEQUATELY VENTILATED ROOF ARE LOWER ENERGY BILLS; GREATER COMFORT IN THE HOME; ENSURE THE HEALTH OF YOUR FAMILY; AND REDUCE POTENTIALLY COSTLY REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.