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Design Competition
THE “BAHAY PINOY” DESIGN COMPETITION is a project of the Rotary-UAP Joint Committee on Housing
of the United Architects of the Philippines and Rotary Makati Central D-3830
The project shall be to design low-cost single-detached dwelling with a 20-30 sqm. floor area with no
particular lot utilizing bamboo as the major building material for both structural and architectural components
Category II - Graduate of BS Architecture / Students (3rd year, 4th year & 5th year of architecture course)
COMPETITION TIMETABLE
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Deadline for submission of boards by winners (April 15, 2009)
Registration Fee
PRIZES
Category I
Category II
DELIVERABLES
innovative features.
After the deliberation and six (6) winners have been announced by the jury,
sections
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c) Board 3 – Concepts & Details
594mm (vertical) and 841mm (horizontal) dimensions in metric scale preferably 1:100m.
Boards shall have a 1mm black line all around, setback 25mm from the edge
COMPETITION SECRETARIAT
TAO Pilipinas is very pleased to inform evrybody about the launch of the YP Design Challenge, a design
ideas competition for young professionals and students that aims to generate ideas and design solutions for
The YP Design Challenge is comprised of three design challenges, working around themes of sustainable
community development. Each category has its own set of competition guidelines, judging criteria and
prizes. Participants may choose to join in any or all of the following design challenge categories:
For partners in the academe, TAO Pilipinas is encouraging architecture/id, planning and engineering schools
in Metro Manila to consider the design challenges in this competition as student design plate/project
requirements for a semester. The competition is seen as a vehicle for the students to directly deal with
sustainability issues in their academic design assignments and offers design educators an opportunity to
orient and guide the students on important ideas on sustainability in their design studios.
The YP Design Challenge Launch will be on June 06, 2008 (Friday) at ISO-Ateneo (1:30pm). During the
launch, the competition rules and guidelines will be introdced as well as its website,
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www.ypdesignchallenge.tao-pilipinas.org. (This website can already be accessed for more information about
the competition.)
Eleena Jamil of Malaysia won the top prize in the just concluded Millennium School Design Competition
organized by the MyShelter Foundation, National Disaster Coordinating Council, Department of Education,
The classroom structure consists of two main parts: the reinforced concrete frame structure and the bamboo
structure. The concrete frame structure is essential to anchor the lightweight elements to the ground. The
bamboo frame construction consists of 4 layers of joined bamboo poles, with horizontal and diagonal
bracing. The diameter of bamboo culms used are no less than 100mm. Steel pins and nylon lashings are
used to create a strong but flexible joints. This means that the framing poles can slightly move in relation to
one another, making them able to withstand the power of strong winds. At ground connections, concrete is
The classrooms are kept small and separate so that damage can be restricted and repairs can be carried
out separately. The walls are kept porous with clear small openings to reduce wind pressure on the walls.
During a typhoon, loose furniture such as table and chairs be kept in storage. Small classrooms are built in
cluster of two rather than in a continuous line to allow wind to pass through between them, lessening wind
damages. Permanent ventilation opening on either side of the classroom and at roof level can reduce the
wind pressure inside the classrooms and keep the internal spaces cool at all times. The roofs will be built at
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a pitch of 30 degrees and above to prevent wind lift off. The high pitched roofs also provide ample shade to