Republic of the Philippines
WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
Normal Road, Baliwasan, Zamboanga City, 7000
Mezzanine Rest House: Enabling Sustainable Nature Dwelling
Undertaking a Residential Rest House
A Case Study Submitted in Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements in Tropical Design
ABUD, AL-NEEZHAR R.
Project Proponent
AR. ROMMEL REYES
Tropical Design Instructor
Western Mindanao State University
Normal Road, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Del Sur, Philippines
College of Architecture (CARCH)
November 17, 2022
AL-NEEZHAR R. ABUD
Project Proponent
Arch. ROMMEL REYES
Tropical Design Instructor
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION
I. Background of the Study
Rest Houses are commonly referred to as “only-rest-compartment” but it is more than just that. Rest
House help its end users to take a break from any exhaustion hence to rest. Research says that it can
improve one’s physical and mental well-being of a person and is regarded as one of the major escapades
from urban areas.
Rest Houses do have different style in terms of its capabilities, and how it is designed to approach
client’s perspective, however, it is not far-fetched from a common residential dwelling.
This type of structure is efficiently driven with openness and freedom to nature. The approach of
tropical design to this dwelling should manifest a transition to nature or outside environment, most
preferably with soothing softscapes and well-mannered exterior landscapes, due to its mental therapy to
look at, and offering a calming view.
II. Statement of the Problem
This study is hereby conducted to plan, analyze, and build Rest House in which its dwellings should
be fitted on an environment excluded from urban city. The research is exclusively intact on the
application of sustainable and nature-centered tropical design with less use of active electrical and other
mechanical resources, thereby harnessing natural environmental factors that can contribute to structure
ease of functionality.
III. Significance of the Study
The research can aid the following into building their own references in the future, thus helping them
to benefit from on this design.
A.) General Architects – it will be helpful for them to substantiate the given major problem of Rest
House, offering them a reference of which can be useful to hasten the design objective of a
typical nature-locale structure.
B.) Interior Designers – the use of minimalistic design interior and recycling the materials from
building construction to use as alternatives to create vernacular furniture can immensely be of a
great help to address expensive interior design.
C.) Architecture Students – this will serve as a future reference for them to overlook a sustainable
approach and development of the structure. Offering them an overview that will subject to
archive when in need.
D.) Clients – especially those who are fond on nature thematic style of design – they can be a great
end-user for the project as it widely accessible to nature and astonishing view of landscapes and
natural environment.
CHAPTER II.
ARCHITECTURAL OBJECTIVES
I. Building Materials
Major materials to be used are a product of nature-theme. Balancing the use of industrial style of
architecture and rural design. This is to give a pleasant contrast for great interior look and bare-faced
exterior. The following can potentially be used as major materials in the construction – are limited
only to major materials with general specifications.
A.) Concrete – for any structure, concrete is of no absence. It provides rigidity and safety of the
structure as it has strong quality adhesive and long-life time.
B.) Wood – this will give a pleasant look on the interior design, cancelling the limit of contrast
between concrete and timbers.
C.) Glass – this will give a transitional phase between the outside and inside of the structure,
hence offering a transparency of the exterior.
D.) Epoxy Resinized Timber Flooring – vernacularly designed to eradicate hot wind to be trapped
inside the structure, giving a smooth phase of hot-cold wind to trespass.
E.) Steel – this is to provide for a more efficient roofing system. This can give the structure a
look of industrial design.
II. Approach of Tropical Design
The approach is to give the structure a bare-faced look without consuming heavy details. The
interior has majority usage of timber and woods to give an access of wind circulation since the design is
to lessen the use of electricity operations. The structure presents adequate fenestration to admit natural
lighting and ventilation.
The planning of exterior uses fewer extruding details from the walls. This is to give clean and flat
walls. The utilization of concrete can give the outside with rigidity and minimal, ensuring the perspective
with strong assurance of structure safety.
The eradication of removing terrains can be a great help to preserve the natural-looking of the
landscapes and integrating the softscapes to widely accept the wind circulation and ventilation can be a
great use to lessen the electrical consumption.
Moreover, the utilization of solar powers to amass the rays of sun can immensely help the
structure to use alternative electricity resources.
III. Design Reference
The design is heavily inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater House. The rest house
design is subjected to vernacular instillment of the materials, integrating to nearby nature, hence taking
advantage of it to accumulate cooling breeze circulation, and accommodating proximity of trees to
provide shades to the house.
IV. Architectural Spaces
The following are the spaces that can be found on both interior and exterior of the Rest House.
A.) Portico
B.) Living Area
C.) Kitchen
D.) Dining Area
E.) Pantry
F.) Veranda
G.) Common Bedrooms
H.) Master Bedroom with Toilet and Bath
I.) Common Toilet and Bath
J.) Gazebo
V. Macro and Micro Bubble Diagram
VERANDA LAUNDRY
T&B
LIVING DINING KITCHEN
1-CAR
CARPORT
PANTRY
PORCH
OPEN GARDEN
OPEN VIEW TO
RIVER
FUTURE
EXPANSION
PROPOSED SITE
MANGROVE
TREES
OPEN VIEW TO
RIVER
MACRO BUBBLE
DIAGRAM
VI. Architectural Programming
VII. Site Analysis
NORTHEAST
NORTH MONSOON
SUN AT WEST SUN AT EAST
POINT POINT
PROPOSED
SITE
SOUTHWEST
MONSOON
