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  • May 8, 2020

5 Best House Designs For Extended Families

Extended families are part of the Philippine culture. Even in today’s modern living, it is still common to have relatives within three different generations living together under the same roof. As a Filipino, you are most likely someone who is still living with your parents, siblings, grandparents, and other relatives. Or, at least you lived with them before as a child. 

Most Filipinos with families of their own still let their parents or siblings live with them. They always think beyond the needs of their immediate family. If you are one of them, you might want to design a house that’s able to comfortably accommodate you and your loved ones.

Finding Your Right Home Design

If you’ve already decided to build a home for you and your extended family to live in together, there are other considerations to think about. 

For instance, if you want a Western-style home, adapting the wide spaces and high-ceilings into your design is good but you don’t really need a chimney to burn fire since we don’t have winter here. Culture, climate, environment, plus your budget and lifestyle dictates how to choose a design that fits your needs.

Here are the 5 best house designs that you can choose from. Let us get into each of these designs. Then decide which among them will best be suited for your beloved extended family.

 

1. Tropical House Design

Most architects will tell you that the traditional bahay-kubo is the perfect example of a tropical house design. Adapted to modern Filipino taste, a tropical style home still has the essential elements of the old nipa hut like open plan layouts, external shades and natural ventilation systems, and insulating materials that minimize heat absorption. 

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It’s nice to build this type of house in the outskirts and provinces where air is still fresh, but it is impractical to build a tropical home if you live in a crowded metropolitan location where security is a common concern. There are many ways to adapt this concept in the metro by working with an architect. 

Pros: Typical tropical homes have passive cooling and windows oriented into the sun for energy efficiency during the day.

Cons: Building materials have fire safety and durability issues.

Recommended for: Nature-lovers and families who live outside the metro.

 

2. Bungalow House Design

The best-known description of bungalows is its one-story house design. It gained popularity in the country from the 1950’s up to the ’80s. The design can be made wider and bigger but the one-story feature remains. 

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Pros: Elderly relatives will appreciate the fact that they don’t need stairs to access different house locations.

Cons: The one-story feature requires a large space to comfortably accommodate each of the family members.

Recommended for: People who can allot large lots. Highly recommended for first-time homeowners as bungalow designs are open plan and cheaper to build.

3. Minimalist Modern House Design

This style embraces the “less-is-more philosophy” and is starting to grow as a trend. The design is sophisticated with clean space due to the removal of unnecessary home accessories. Minimalism is more of a discipline than a style. 

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Pros: Flexibility in construction materials and layout. Spaces are properly lit with natural light due to high ceilings and glass windows.

Cons: Expensive construction cost.

Recommended for: Families with a substantial budget for building construction and where each family member agreed to live a minimalist lifestyle. 

 

4. Small House Design

Small house designs include compact apartments and limited-space condo units. For an extended family, building a shelter with a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom, and comfortable beds for each member requires creativity to make every inch of space count.  

 

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Pros: Require small space and cheaper to build.

Cons: It can be a challenge to provide ample spaces for an extremely huge family. Higher headcounts mean lesser possibilities.

Recommend for: Extended families not more than five members with no choice but to live together within a limited space.

 

5. All-Wood House Design

The wooden house reflects the typical homes for everyday Filipino families. Wooden materials have a warm color and rich texture that complement our tropical climate. With scarce resources from diminishing supplies and strict logging bans, the kindest act you can do for the environment is to search for reclaimed or recycled woods.

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Pros: Wooden material properties fit other designs like tropical, traditional, and modern styles.

Cons: Reclaimed or recycled wood are hard to find and require additional treatment against insects and environmental elements.

Recommended for: People who have access to wooden materials and basically know how to choose from narra, molave, kamagong, tanguile, and yakal.

 

Beautiful Homes Beyond Designs

Living with your extended family can be a comforting idea, depending on who you ask. Yet, having a multi-generational living arrangement can also cause conflicts at times. 

For example, strains and difficulties could arise from you and your in-laws’ contradicting opinions about parenting and financial management. 

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Here are the few pointers that might help you save your relationship and maintain your loving connection with your extended family.

 

Set boundaries

Discuss things together before moving in. Set-up boundaries with regards to finances, childcare arrangements, house cleaning, and other important factors. From time-to-time, it is good to change the boundaries as family members grow with a different set of needs.

Respect privacy

Access to shared spaces is what gives you a harmonious relationship. Creating dividing rooms or bathroom rotation routines is also part of maintaining harmony.

Set expectations

Together, all the family members can come out of a to-do list with agreed designations. Healthy family traditions bloom if everyone is happy to contribute.

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Honest communication

Having enough transparent conversation frees you up of possible build-up resentments. With the right timing done respectfully, everyone can open up their feelings. This will allow each family member to feel validated while deeply getting-to-know each other more.

Dual Occupancy

The last four pointers are compulsory, but this one is optional. It was even impossible for a small house design. Living with in-laws and not on top of each other might build a healthy boundary. 

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A young adult might want a sense of independence while still longing a close emotional tie to the home. In dual occupancy homes, it is possible to have proper emotional connections while taking a healthy dose of limited access to one another.

Choosing your preferred house design is one thing, building a beautiful home is another. Living with extended families that care for each other is one of the ways to build a beautiful home. 

 

Looking for a new home? I am Glenn Dineros, a licensed Real Estate Broker with PRC License # 5171. Reach me +63 977 852 3852 or +63 939 588 9352. You may also send your email at inquire@ortigasproperties.com(opens in new tab) so I can help you locate yours.

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  • April 18, 2020

Sweet dreams realized at Maple Ortigas East

For someone like me who loves to travel a lot, even just to sneak a weekend at the beach, the idea of being stationed at home 24/7 can be quite daunting.

The enhanced community quarantine being implemented due to the COVID-19 has definitely halted my usual routines, but what made it easier for me is the warmth, comfort and security that my home gives me, and of course, the fact that I get to spend more time with my family.

I was able to appreciate my home even more as it allowed me to do a lot of things even while on a lockdown: did some spring cleaning, brushed up on my painting skills, tried some boxing workout and so on. This is where I realized the importance of having a home that can truly serve as my sanctuary, where I can still feel safe and secure, despite any ongoing threats.

It’s therefore crucial that when you choose a home, it should be able to give you this same kind of warm, comforting feeling. So, if you have some free time on your hands and if chances are, you’re really on the lookout for a new home, you might want to carefully check out your options given the number of residential projects we have on the market. Since we’re still halfway through the lockdown, you’ll have ample time to review what could be the next best home investment for you.

A stylish and contemporary residential lobby will welcome unit owners at Maple.

Fine option in the east

Towards the eastern side of Metro Manila, you’ll find one possible home option lodged strategically within Ortigas East, which is being developed by Ortigas Land. Primed and poised to be another archetype community for modern urban dwellers in this side of the metro, Ortigas East is a prime, 16-hectare masterplanned estate along C-5 Road in Pasig, offering its residents, locators and employees beyond mere necessities. Here, you’ll find the key to living life more holistically, leisurely and proactively as the estate itself gives birth to new standards in modern urban living.

And this will be evident as soon as the Maple at Verdant Towers is completed. Beyond offering a shell for a home, this 43-storey residential enclave will give you ample space to move about, as well as provide the right avenue for you to pursue the things you love while you seek to achieve your goals.

How so? Maple, being the first residential building to launch in Ortigas East, will provide a home inside a fully integrated, strategically located estate. What this means is that you have at hand practically everything you need within the estate—with its several office buildings, commercial areas like Tiendesitas and SM Hypermarket, as well as dining establisments, among other features here.

Since Ortigas East fosters walkability with its planned green spaces and connected walkways, you get to simply stroll from your home to other points of interest within the development. It bears mentioning, too, that green opens spaces will comprise 40 percent of the whole Ortigas East.

Maple at Verdant Towers will also provide a safe space for kids to explore and enjoy the outdoors.

Accessibility

But if you have the need to go out, (perhaps, to go to surrounding schools, business hubs, churches, hospitals or larger shopping complexes), accessibility won’t be a problem as Ortigas East is bound by three major roads namely C5, which can bring you to Bonifacio Global City going south or to Quezon City going north; Julia Vargas, which will direct you to the Ortigas central business district; and Ortigas Avenue, which will bring you to Edsa in one end, and to parts of Pasig City and Rizal province on the other.

Let’s now zone in on Maple.

At a glance, this residential sanctuary rising in the midst of a bustling C5 corridor may look like your typical condominium. But a closer scrutiny of its details will reveal a far more compelling package of a warm, comforting and secure home that makes it all the more an enviable address in Pasig City.

Designed with fun and comfort in mind, the lounge creates the perfect space for residents of Maple to enjoy, unplug, and relax.

Elegant abode

To welcome residents to their new home is a stylish, contemporary residential lobby with a lift exceptionally designed with natural materials like wood and stone. Probe further and you’ll find exquisite finishes throughout the common areas at Maple and as well as an impressive array of amenities and facilities that can afford you the luxury of a holistic lifestyle.

If you live here, you will get access to the Residents’ Lounge and Game Room, which creates the perfect space for residents to enjoy, unplug and relax; charming and safe indoor play spaces for the little ones at the Play Room; lush landscaping and open spaces that further enrich the outdoor amenities at the Gardenwalk; PlaySpace, which provides a secure space for kids to explore and enjoy the outdoors; and The Landscape, an outdoor lounge area meant to foster a sense of identity and community among residents.

But that’s not all. Future residents of Maple at Verdant Towers will also get to revel in its other remarkable amenities that include The Hall; fitness center; lounge pool, children’s pool and outdoor shower area; as well as its splashground and water feature.

Safe indoor play spaces for the little one at Maple.

Spacious cuts

If you’re now considering Maple at Verdant Towers as your new home, you might want to check out the different unit cuts here.

You have the usual cuts of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. But what’s different here is that Ortigas Land has made available in Maple exclusive Bi-level Garden Units, with sizes ranging from 137 sqm to 164 sqm, and its most coveted townhouses, sized at 182 sqm to 184 sqm.

There are only six townhouses on the podium amenity level, offering a three-bedroom bi-level configuration with a front yard, balcony and private garden. What’s even more impressive is that the townhouses will have an exclusive elevator from their parking at Podium Level 2 to the unit. Priced between P59.9 million and P61 million, these townhouses are a great catch indeed.

A total of 692 units will be offered with prices ranging from P5.8 million for a studio unit to P52.2 million for a two-bedroom garden unit.

Oh, and there’s another bonus: sweeping, stunning views of the Ortigas, Sierra Madre or Bonifacio Global City skylines—sights you can behold as you wake in the morning and as you retire at night.

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For more information, kindly contact:

Glenn Dineros

Licensed Real Estate Broker
PRC License # 5171
+63 977 852 3853 / +63 939 588 9352
inquire@ortigasproperties.com

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