![]() ![]() Himel officials pose with CUBO founders in the CUBO model house after the meeting. They discussed how the two companies can empower more Filipinos with reliable and budget-friendly choices with their integrated offerings. Himel Global Head of Business Shrinivas Chebbi, during his visit to the Philippines, met with CUBO founders Earl Forlales and Zahra Zanjani at the latter’s office in Quezon City. Himel, a global manufacturer and supplier of electrical products, and CUBO Modular Inc., an award-winning Filipino manufacturer of bamboo house kits, recently commenced their collaboration that aims to provide Filipinos safe access to electricity in sustainable and affordable homes. Palich, P (2013), ‘Cubomania’, Green Magazine, June-July, cover & pp 40-46.Himel collaborates with CUBO to provide safe access to electricity in sustainable, affordable homes You plan for it but when you actually see it, it’s magical.” “It’s autumn now – the sun is lower in the sky and it’s streaming in through the windows at the back. We are living here and getting a feel for the house, and it keeps changing.” But what has been great is that our experience of the house keeps evolving. “Before we moved in I wasn’t quite sure exactly how the spaces would work. “It’s been an interesting experience in the house,” says the owner. There are some things that can’t be salvaged because they fall apart, but if they are beautiful and are intact – why not re-use them?” The owners bought this house for a reason and it wasn’t just about the location “it’s because they liked the old bits and pieces. “Builders will actually try and talk you out of re-using materials,” she says. “ the builder was extremely supportive of the process,” says the owner, “but the building industry doesn’t naturally allow you to re-use what’s in your house,” Young agrees. Even the existing bluestone slabs from doorsteps have been reused as fireplace hearths. ![]() Old window and door steel security screens have been re-invented as beautiful sun and privacy screens, fixed to the rear facade around the new windows. The reuse of materials is evident throughout. The detail is further emphasised by the strategic use of salvaged slate roof tiles. The approach is evident in the modular grid of the brickwork of the new extension, where alternating vertical and horizontal stretcher bond segments step in and out in a way that provides texture and depth. This determined the design for the façade, and internal details such as joinery and tiled patterns. “We cut these photos into cubes and reassembled the images,” explains Young. PHOOEY took photos of the existing rear section of the house, which was to be replaced. The architects were inspired in this project by the surrealist technique of cubomania – the art of making collages by cutting an image into squares and re-arranging them into a new image – and looked to the existing materials to provide the pallet for the new. This highly textured renovation of a heritage-listed house by PHOOEY Architects, both respects the past and propels it into the present. ![]()
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