{"id":191405,"date":"2018-11-27T22:20:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T03:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=191405"},"modified":"2018-11-27T22:20:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T03:20:10","slug":"filipino-fresh-grad-wins-top-prize-at-intl-contest-for-innovative-bamboo-house-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/11\/27\/filipino-fresh-grad-wins-top-prize-at-intl-contest-for-innovative-bamboo-house-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino fresh grad wins top prize at int’l contest for innovative bamboo house design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Forlales concluded that his \u201cultimate dream\u201d is \u201ca Philippines with no slums.\u201d (File\u00a0Photo<\/a>: CUBO Co-Housing<\/a>\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twenty-three-year-old Ateneo Chemistry and Material Science graduate Earl Patrick Forlales brought home the top prize at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors\u2019 (RICS) Cities for our Future competition, as he bested out 1,200 international entries with his bamboo house design, which targets solving the issue of overpopulation in the slums of Manila. For his project \u201cCUBO,\u201d Forlales bagged a total of around 3.3 million pesos.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Forlales shared, “CUBO started as nothing more than an idea, conceived while spending time at my grandparents\u2019 house \u2013 it is incredible to think that it now will become a reality.\u201d He reported on where his idea originated, saying, \u201cSo the question I asked myself when developing the concept was: Where would these people coming in live? If we’re to catch up with the demand, we need a solution that is fast and cheap to build, comfortable and familiar, and robust because the last thing we want is a band-aid solution.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Forlales’s idea came from the abundance of bamboos in the Philippines, creating a three-by-four meter studio for residents that would only cost around P4,200 per square meter. The bamboo material would be treated and laminated to last ten times longer. He further explained\u00a0his design to Town and Country Homes, sharing, \u201cThree units in every community would be allotted for a livelihood center, a daycare center, and a community office\/clinic. The roof is designed to collect rainwater into storage tanks behind the community. In terms of facilities, a huge kitchen, dining, and laundry are located at the center.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

RICS President John Hughes explained the decision for choosing Forlales\u2019 design as the winner, even if \u201cthere were many exciting, original designs among the submissions.\u201d He said, \u201cEarl\u2019s idea stood out for its simple, yet well thought through solution to the world\u2019s growing slum problem,\u201d adding, \u201cThe world\u2019s cities are growing all the time and there is a real need to make sure they are safe, clean and comfortable places to live for future generations.\u201d Forlales added to that, concluding that his \u201cultimate dream\u201d is \u201ca Philippines with no slums.\u201d In his words, \u201cI really just want to do something that would impact peoples’ lives, and ideally that something would outlive me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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