Located in Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines, the PK House is a modern minimalist house that we designed as a quiet weekend escape. It is located in a tropical paradise just three hours away from Metro Manila and offers sweeping views from strategic positions on the hill. To the east and south, tourists may glimpse Balayan Bay without any problem, while a great mountain can be seen in the west.
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The PK House skeleton occupies 3 hectares of land with a breathtaking view, allowing further development of the open territory. By capturing the compound’s strategic locations, one can agree that PK House is perfect for a vacation or some much-needed ‘R&R.’y
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PK House, also known as Project Kubo, is based on the ?Bahay Kubo? style houses that are quite familiar to the Philippines. The ?Bahay Kubo? exterior appearance includes a roof made of nipa palm leaves situated above a wooden floor raised upon stilts and referred to as the ?Silong?. This space was for storing tools, crops, and animals, and it served as a cooler for the upper part of the Bulwagan. ©Bien Alvarez
At the heart of the PK House is the ?Bulwagan,? a central space that organizes the house and provides multiple multifunctional open areas for living and sleeping. The house is crowned by a thatched hip roof that overhangs the perimetre, a design element that not only adds to the aesthetic appeal but also protects the building from the tropical weather. By incorporatin...