The document describes Luna Encanta, a development inspired by traditional Filipino Bahay Kubo architecture. Luna Encanta is located in Calatagan, Batangas and will feature about 60 small casita homes built in a Bahay Kubo style, with wooden structures raised on stilts and featuring large windows. The casitas are designed to be fully furnished vacation homes that evoke the feeling of living in a traditional Filipino setting from an earlier era.

1. LUNA ENCANTA Where Enchanted living begins

2. The inspiration

3. The Modest Bahay Kubo Also known as a Nipa Hut, this architecture can still be found along the countryside. It is constructed of indigenous materials that can easily be found in their local surroundings – wood, planks, grass, bamboo and large logs. Raising the interior from the ground safeguards the shelter's inhabitants from flood, and from snakes and other wild animals. Normally cubic in shape, this shelter is raised on stilts or posts of one to two meters depending on the area where the said shelter is constructed – it may be on solid ground, on a hillside or mountainside, or in shallow water.

4. A typical bahay kubo only has one, large, open, multi-purpose room for dwelling, called bulwagan. It has a cellar, called silong where most household chores are done. This area serves as the area for livestock pens, storage space, workspace and granary. The walls are made of nipa and cogon leaves or sawali or woven bamboo, and there are large windows on all sides, which keep the interior well-ventilated. The windows have tukod or “legs” that hold the swinging shades open during the day, and secure it back in place at night. Another feature of the the bahay kubo is ladder or hagdan which can easily be removed at night or when the owners are out. Likewise, some huts have an open back porch or batalan where household chores are done and where the jars of water are placed.

5. About the Development

6. LUNA ENCANTA (Moon Enchants) is what we named our quixotic village complex on the hill in Barangay Bagong Silang in Calatagan, Batangas. It has a panoramic view of Balayan Bay, Cape Santiago, Mindoro and other surrounding islands. Our peninsula is known for its sun and sea, fresh air and scenery. Romanticism radiates all over the peninsula and this is what makes our niche a popular haunt among couples looking for retreat. We now have an ever growing multinational community in the area that value's what Calatagan has to offer. Luna Encanta will make you experience what living was like in a traditional Filipino setting in an era that has long vanished and can only be recreated in a controlled community like this one. We are now in the land development phase and ground breaking on our units starts at the end of June and our model home's will be ready by the end of the year.

7. Casita de Luna Encanta

9. We have turned to the native Bahay Kubo as our inspiration for designing a vacation home. It may be the most basic in Filipino architecture, but it is also the most practical in design for living in the tropics. The lower floor is where we situate the kitchen and entertainment space and the second floor we put the living quarters.Vast windows control ventilation providing adequate protection from the sun and rain as well as allowing nature indoors. Filipinos are renowned for their hospitality, so in keeping with this tradition we designed our casita as a ready entertainment center. Times have changed but the climate has not so simplicity in design, ventilation and comfort all come together with the evolution of our design. The bahay kubo was a structure perfect for it's time and who's time has again come.

10. LOCATION

11. BARRIO BAGONG SILANG

13. Views

14. Cape Santiago Balayan Bay Straits of Mindoro

16. Amenities

17. BarriadaClub House

18. Pool

19. SHOWER ROOM INTERNET ROOM PICNIC AREA

21. Guest Parking

22. Maid Service

23. Laundry

24. Maintenance

25. Gardening

27. FLOOR PLAN Total floor Area 130 sqm Or 1399 sqf

28. Ground floor 70 sqm Or 1076.3 sqf

29. Second floor 50 sqm Or 322.91 sqf

30. 3 meters floor to ceiling height 4-6 meters distance between Casitas.. Provision for A/C, Hot & Cold water… Back up GENERATOR.. Individualized Electric and water meter

31. Aerial View LUNA ENCANTA Total of 60 Casitas

32. LUNA ENCANTA Phase 1

33. Standard Deliverables

35. Ceiling: Poured Concrete flat painted finish

36. Floor: Ceramic tile

37. Window: Steel casement with tinted glass

39. Ceiling: Poured concrete flat latex paint finish

40. Floor: Ceramic tile

41. Door: Wooden door with handle, lock set & doorstopper

42. Window: Steel casement with tinted glass

43. Outlet for power

44. Light receptacles on ceiling

46. Ceiling: Fiber cement board

47. Floor: Ceramic tile

48. Door: Wooden door with handle, lock set & doorstopper

50. Marine plywood

51. Asphalt waterproofing

53. Marine plywood

54. Asphalt waterproofing and artificial thatch

55. Ceiling: Cement fiber board

57. Where Enchanted living begins..