CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Filipino Housing

Typology (A Subjective Architectural

Expression of Opinion through Writing
and Visualization Methods.
“CRITICAL ANALYSIS” – is a subjective form of narrative and descriptive writing, in this case, evaluation
of the chosen Housing Typology Sample through Critical Analysis which means to break down the whole
into many parts and study them. Using your acquired knowledge from the past years of studying
Architecture, and through critical research and reading, you must be able to understand and explain the
existence of your study sample into a more architectural valued knowledge. Expected is a professional
contribution that is creative and intellectual in nature. (Sign of academic maturity)

FORMAT of Presentation:

TITLE: (AS STATED IN THE HEADING)

BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE ENDEAVOR BY THE AUTHOR/STUDENT

NAME OF HOUSING TYPE:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: (Brief Narrative)

PLACE OF ORIGIN:

PRESENTATION OF NARRATIVE AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, PLANS, DETAILS ETC.:

(SHOWCASING THE CHOSEN HOUSING SAMPLE)

ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXTS:

PROMINENT BUILDING MATERIALS

STRUCTURAL AND BUILDING METHODS

SPATIAL USAGE AND TRANSLATION (Floor plans and Sections)

CULTURAL/BEHAVIORAL/LIFESTYLE CONTEXTS

SITE FACTORS AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT SETTING

SUMMARY OF VALUABLE ARCHITECTURAL HIGHLIGHTS AND ITS IMPORTANCE (MATRIX)

GENERAL CONCLUSION:
CREATIVE VISUALIZATON:

USING YOUR CHOSEN HOUSING TYPOLOGY, PLAN AND DESIGN DETAILS AND RE-INTERPRET THE
STRUCURE INTOTHE PRESENT TIME. (FREE-HAND SKETCHES OR DIGITAL)

BRIEF NARRATIVE

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

FLOORPLAN/S

SECTION/S

ELEVATION/S

SITE PLAN

USE APPROPRIATE SCALE

ALL OUTPUT SHALL BE FIRST ENCODED AND DIGITIZE INTO POWERPOINT WHICH SHOULD BE EASILY
REFORMATTED FOR PRINT OUT IN A3 SIZE PAPERS IF NEEDED.

COVER PAGE WITH TITLE

CRITICAL ANALYSIS (2 OR 3 SLIDES/PAGES)

MATRIX

RE-INTERPRETATION OF HOUSING TYPOLOGY TO PRESENT TIME

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