"A Healthy Home A Happy Home " by Architect Rosa "Rose" Regala

Si Arkitek Rosa "Rose" Regala ay nakilala ng inyong lingkod sa opisina ng United Architect of the Philippines UAP na isa sa mga opisyales din ng WDA 2014. 

Siya po ay nakapagtapos sa kursong BS Architecture sa University of the Philippines.

Para sa iba niya pang personal na impormasyon ay hindi na po pinag-himasukan' ng inyong lingkod. Sapagkat mas nakaagaw ng pansin sa akin ang paraan ng kanyang pananalita na ang lumalabas sa kanyang bibig ay halos may kabuluhan at malalim. 

Higit sa lahat napaka-alisto ng kanyang pagkilos na animo'y laging nagmamadali na kung saan ay mababanaag mo ito sa kanya ang kahalagahan ng bawat minuto o sigundo pa nga.

Ganon pa man, ay simpleng kumilos, elegante, at katamtaman ang taas ni arki Rose na mukhang pareho lang kami. Hmp.. huwag na lang mabanggit he he he. Bagaman simpleng babae ngunit hindi basta-basta, ibig kung sabihin marami ka pang matutunghayan na mga magagandang katangian sa kanya.

Simple lang at mukhang nakatago ang kanyang mga ideya para sa Bansa. Kung sabagay ganito po yata talaga ang mga katangian ng mga Arkitekto. Tahimik lang silang mag-isip at malalim pero kung uungkatin mo ay makikita mo din kung ano ang nilalaman ng kanilang puso at isip, na kung saan ay mapapahanga ka talaga.

Sapagkat ang mga pangangailangang ng tao ay naiisip nila ito. Sila ang ayaw makakita ng hindi magandang tanawin o ang hindi maganda ay pinag-iisipan nila kung papaano ito maging maayos sa kanilang paningin? kaya naman ang inyong lingkod ay kumukutitap ang aking mga mata at tela bagang suma-himpapawid o lumawak ang aking imahinasyon na rin sa tuwing minamasdan ko o makakausap ang mga arkitektong ito.

Sa totoo lang mga minamahal kung tagasubaybay sa blog kung ito, kung ang mga arkitekto ay laging nag-iisip ng magagandang disenyo ang inyong lingkod naman ay sumasagi din sa isip ko kung mawawala na ang mga salot sa bansa.

Parang mawala na rin ang maaapi, masisira ang mga buhay ng taong kanilang nabibiktima sa panloloko, karahasan at kawalan ng katarungan.

Upang maging mapayapa at puno ng pag-ibig ang bawat isa sa atin. E kaya nga po islogan ng inyong lingkod sa tuwing magtatapos tayo sa aking mga programa sa radyo na "Pag-ibig Ang Susi Ng Kapayapaan Sa Mundo".bye We Love You All! Opo, LOVE, LOVE naman ang nais ko dahil saklaw na nito ang lahat ng KAGANDAHAN at KASIYAHAN na ating madadama at makikita di ho ba?

Kaya po nabaling ang pansin ko sa mga Arkitektong ito dahil halos pareho lang kami ng iniisip ang maging maganda ang lahat ng makikita ng ating mga mata at makadama ng kapayapaan at kailgayahan. Ganyan na ganyan din ang Diyos sa langit ayaw niyang masira ang Lupa na tinitirahan ng mga tao at ayon sa kanya ay mananagot ang mga tagapagsira ng lupa.

Narito ang halimbawa ng obra maestra ni arki Rose. Aniya, "simple lang kaming mag-asawang arkitekto. We do projects together. This is our project in La Vista a few years back. The photos in this album (tinutukoy ang fb album na naroon ang projects nila) is a series of before and after shots of each area/room, para makita ng tao ang pinanggalingan, at kung paano namin naayos? Minsan, kasi ang renov. pinapalitan lang ng kulay pero renov na ang tawag nila. Itong sa amin transformation from ugly duckling to a grand, decent house. Kapitbahay nila si Gloria Aroyo, as in katabi sa kanan. Gloria would jog around and stop at this house just to admire how it had been transformed? We didn't make it modern, because 'modern' is a temporary state, di ba? he he he." 

 Old view for garden

New view for garden

 Old Kitchen

New Kitchen

O hala! pansinin naman natin at bulay-bulayin ang isinulat na tunguhin ni Arki Rose para sana sa isang "MALUSOG AT MASAYA NA TAHANAN"

Ayon sa kay Ar Rosa "Rose" Regala, "Healthy as pertains to a person is more than being in good health, free of disease. 

The World Health Organization has broadened the definition to “A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

Expanding on the definition above, a Healthy city is a general term that could be taken to mean the general well-being of a group of co-inhabitants, town, neighborhood or populace. It is the condition involving the social, economic, psychological,educational, spiritual, and medical state. All these conditions must be experienced in a positive state, whether cognitively or affectively.

For the WDA Exhibit, we tackle this concept by breaking it down into three main areas of co-habitation: the Home, the Community, and the World.

Where we Live (Home).

A healthy home is a happy home. Characteristics of a Healthy Home:

·       Social – relations between all members of the household are harmonious and uplifting to each other

·       Economic – economically stable – parents have stable jobs/business sufficient to provide for the needs of the family, including provisions for savings

·       Psychological – soundness of mind, eg relating to how the members of the family are able to deal with problems in any area of their household, and how they let it affect the harmony of the family

·       Educational – the kids are enrolled in school, and are secure in the knowledge that their parents will support them in their schoolwork, and their future career decisions.

·       Spiritual – the family believes and abides by a religion, thus ascertaining that their values and moral compass are on the same ground

·       Medical – members of the household are healthy

The Architect's Role:

·       Design a house that:

·       suits the needs and functions of the family

·       ensures harmonious interaction

·       can be adaptive to future needs

·       elevates their quality of life

Down the Town (Community).

A healthy community is a happy community. Characteristics of a Healthy Community.

·       Social – relations between a homeowners/dwellers are harmonious, as well as relations between those who govern (LGU's) / A barangay center is available for holding simple neighborhood functions such as santacruzan, fiestas, town meetings, private functions, etc

·       Economic – the needs of the neighborhood are provided for, and addressed immediately: roads, drainage, flooding, street lamps, peace enforcers, etc

·       Psychological – can the members of the community, whether through the LGU's or as a group, maintain positive level of neighborhood stability? They should be able to provide avenues that may help the individuals in coming up with a solution to their particular problem. Some examples are Job Fairs, Employment Listings, Support group sessions, self defense sessions, Zumba and fitness sessions, and many more. Malls or convenience stores are also important elements of a community that may help promote both social and psychological well being. 

·       Educational –  A good neighborhood should have a School system that may serve as a catch basin for the educational needs of the youth. It should also address the  transportation and safety needs of students, among others. Maybe provide a Library to encourage reading, and tutorial provisions and review centers for those who need these services.

·       Spiritual – a whole neighborhood should have Places of Worship, particularly a Catholic Church/parish, as this is the religion of the majority

·       Medical – It is ideal if there is a hospital within the community. In the absence of a hospital, a community center should be made available, which provides cheap (or free) first resort medical assistance to the members of the neighborhood. A drug store should also be accessible.

The Architect's Role:

·       Design the structures that are found within your community that:

·       blend with your community

·       suits the basic needs and level of your community

·       promotes healthy interaction within community members

·       These are your:

·       schools

·       churches/parishes/places of worship

·       community health center/hospital/dental clinics/etc

·       barangay center

·       leisure areas: basketball courts, playgrounds, pocket parks

·       neighborhood malls

Around the World.

As we move out of our homes to engage with our community, we expand our experience. We learn, we serve, we relate. We imbibe what life-wisdom our community offers us. By imbibing, we equip ourselves with the ability to think with a greater depth and breadth about community dynamics. By experiencing we garner the confidence to respond. We gain the necessary tools we need to effectively realize that there is always a need to reconfigure our communities for the better. These tools include education, travel, work, and service.

Eventually, our communities expand to include our city, our country, and other countries as well.

As architects, we are fortunate to have in our arsenal the capacity to view the world in a different way. We see possibilities from the built environment, taking into account the abundance of materials and technology that surrounds. Coupled with professional knowledge, we have the edge of making a change in the physical world. We are taught to practice architecture that is responsive to the surroundings, adaptive to possible future situations, friendly to the environment. Resilient architecture should be not only our aim, but our achievement. In doing so, we bring back solutions to our community, whether they are aware of the existence of the problem or not. We become instrumental in producing a healthy, and happy, city.

Role of the Filipino Architect:

Filipino architects worldwide are doing their part in ensuring a healthy, happy city in other countries. They are instrumental in the design of structures that promote the general well-being of their community abroad. They also have the advantage of having access to technology that is not yet being utilized in the Philippines. Technologies such as more efficient use of lighting, materials, construction technology, and ethical practice of sustainable architecture, which are intrinsic to a healthy city. In turn, they can bring this technology to us through information, knowledge, experience, or actuation. The role of the Filipino Architect is to observe, watch, learn, study, and eventually adhere by implementing this knowledge in their own practices. "

Kaya ano po ang inyong opinyon hinggil dito sa " A Healthy Home A Happy Home" ni arki Rose?