House Construction

**dr. d** · February 24th, 2023 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Walter

What's the ideal position / orientation when buying a property for residential? ...

... feng shui it...?

seriously,
the first question in my mind would be the geologic stability of the area.
the second would be the flood situation.
third, how accessible is the property from major public roads and from utilities (meralco, nawasa)?
the rest, the house designer can probably address it.

**boybi** · February 24th, 2023 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Walter

What's the ideal position / orientation when buying a property for residential? ... East, West, North, South? ... Long side north/south, short side east/west? ... For efficient light and ventilation ...

Make sure the part of the house where you will spend most of your time in is not facing the afternoon sun.

**dr. d** · February 24th, 2023 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by boybi

Make sure the part of the house where you will spend most of your time in is not facing the afternoon sun.

agree.
by personal experience, afternoon sun can equate to hot night later that day.
morning sun can equate to "rise and shine" atmosphere.

**papi smith** · February 24th, 2023 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by boybi

Make sure the part of the house where you will spend most of your time in is not facing the afternoon sun.

If you could also position your T&Bs, kitchen and laundry area in the afternoon sun, that would be an ideal lay out, iwas molds.

**Akky M** · February 24th, 2023 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

agree.
by personal experience, afternoon sun can equate to hot night later that day.
morning sun can equate to "rise and shine" atmosphere.

My personal preference, house/lot is facing the morning sun.

If its not, then your architect can always recommend on how to improve the design to make it more suited to improve the ventilation or air circulation. If you believe in feng sui or not, it will not hurt to look at those recommendations.

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**Walter** · February 24th, 2023 12:32 PM

If possible, buy the lot with the proper orientation so the house does not have to "compromise" with the design ... for proper lighting and ventilation ...

**dr. d** · February 24th, 2023 12:49 PM

old feng shui saying,
"place your window facing the north, so's you can espy the hun as he approaches,
and place your door at the rear, so's the hun may not see you leave or enter the house.

heh heh.

**viper888** · February 24th, 2023 01:02 PM

West facing lots are nice because the front of the house facing the road can be mostly walls or louvers for privacy and the rear area which is the pool/lanai/garden will be shaded in the afternoon. The front of the house could also be used a breakfast nook with a garden.

However there is also a benefit of having the pool on the west side of the house because the afternoon sun will heat up the pool for swimming at night.

South is considered to be warmer than the north side.

IMO the orientation doesnt matter much from a design standpoint. However Feng Shui says north facing lots arent ideal but the work around for that is to place the front door perpendicular to the front property line.

Your architect can work around the orientation. You should also consult a Feng Shui early on if you intend to use such a service.

I would only avoid odd shaped lots (for medium to small lot sizes) and tumbok lots. Perimeter lots are sometimes ok, sometimes bad depending on what the road, village, or structure is behind.

Lot topography is another question, flat lots are cheaper to build on but wont offer much of a height limit advantage.

**EQAddict** · February 24th, 2023 03:03 PM

Id avoid putting your living , dining and bedrooms facing the west only because the heat is unbearable. I grew up in a house that was west facing and believe me it was sweltering.

Now if you have a resort with a view...sunset views are always preferred.

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