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1.1 INTRODUCTION
To reach the old age is a blessing; to have a place to
retire to, is a security and peace of mind.
(http://queenofpeacemission.org) In many years of divine services
and life dedication to church and people as well as to God, in
appreciation to the Diocese and Priest of their equity and charity,
religious works and affirmation of their personal dedication; a
proper and descent financial support and medical care should be
given to them as well as a place that they could call their home.
They retire and relieved of their assignment because of
the increasing burden of age, which makes them incapable
to fulfill their duty properly and fruitfully (Joseph H. Fichter
journal for scientific study of religion, 1985). According to Fr.
Manuel Kim Reblora Camo, a retired priest and living
independently and live by faith. He said that the problem is when
they aged; they realize that they need someone that will take care
of them, basic medical care and a proper dwelling to live in. And
some choose to stay to parishes that they serve in, however they
become a burden when they got ill.
As generations get closer for retirement, there is a pressing
need to provide for the men who have so faithfully served God and
His people. In this circumstance the development should cater
services that help the users to envision a joyful, relaxing, and fruitful
future. The services provided by this project aims to aid the
improvement of growth of membered retirees. The Retirement
Home for Diocese of Legazpi provides design solutions that are
appropriate to the users, wherein the combination of lifestyle and
medical care are the primary objectives. The goal is not to
disconnect the retirees to the world and be an exile and be treated
as isolated but rather to give them their own peaceful place to
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continue life. This place will treat them the way they need to be
treated.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The Retirement Home for Diocese of Legazpi will purposely
answer the physical, financial and medical needs of retired priest
that will compliment to their environment and living conditions.
Thus, the study will answer the corresponding questions to have
further understanding towards the said topic:
1. What are the possible architectural solutions, factors
and options that must be considered in the design and
development of the Retirement Home for Diocese of
Legazpi?
2. What are the activities of the retired priests that will be the
basis in the design process for the building to function
effectively?
3. What are the building technologies that will be incorporated
to the building?
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The research project will be of great significance and
importance to the Clergies of the Diocese of Legazpi, architecture
and students. Specifically, this study is deemed beneficial to the
following:
1. Clergy
This study will be of significance to them because they will
be the one who will benefit most from it. The proposed retirement
home for the diocese of Legazpi will serve efficiently in providing a
home for retiring and retired priest, this development is intended for
their needs to live comfortably.
2. Architecture
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This will serve as reference and model for architectural
designs and concept of a retirement home.
3. Students
The researchers or students may consider this study as a
basis for other extensive researches similar to the study as well as
a source of information that may be undertaken in the future.
1.4 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
The study will focus on the physical development and
architectural design, making use of the data gathered that will
embody the functional structure formulation.
The thesis is delimited on architectural matters. Other
professionalized work matters such as financial viability and
electrical layout are outside the boundaries of the study.
1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Air-conditioning the process of treating air so as to
control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness and
distribution to meet the requirements of the conditioned space.
Archbishop title given automatically to bishops who
govern archdioceses. (en.wikipedia.org)
Archdiocese the chief diocese of an ecclesiastical
province. (en.wikipedia.org)
Bioretention Basin a shallow planted depression
designed to retain or detain stormwater before it is infiltrated or
discharged downstream. (Florida Field Guide to Low Impact
Development, 2008)
Bishop An overseer, originally the principle officer of a
local church, but evolved into a position of supervision over multiple
churches. Elder or presbyter usually referred to the same person.
(en.wikipedia.org)
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Diocese is a district or under the supervision of a Bishop.
(en.wikipedia.org)
Generator a machine that converts one form of energy
into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy, as
a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic
generator. (en.wikipedia.org)
Infrastructure is a basic physical and organizational
structure for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services
and facilities necessary for an economy to function. It can generally
define as the set of interconnected structural elements that provide
framework supporting an entire structure of development. It is an
important term for judging a country or regions development.
(en.wikipedia.org)
Institutions any structure or mechanism of social order
and cooperation governing the behavior of a set of individuals
within a given community. (en.wikipedia.org)
Parish a church territorial unit constituting a division of
a diocese. (en.wikipedia.org)
Priest a person authorized to perform the sacred rituals of
a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and
one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to
administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and
propitiation of, a deity or deities. (en.wikipedia.org)
PBX(Private Branch Exchange) it stands for a telephone
exchange that is used in business or the office as opposed to one
that is used as a common carrier or telephone company that
operates for many businesses or for the general public.
(en.wikipedia.org)
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The PBX server is a private telephone switchboard that
serves a designated group of users (like a building). The server
provides on-premises dial service and can provide local and
trunked communication network connections.
Also referred to as PABX-Private Automatic Branch
Exchange and EPABX-Electronic Private Automatic Branch
Exchange.
Vicariate The reli gious instituti on under the
authority of a vi car
Wi-Fi, or Wireless Fidelity It allows you to
connect to the internet from your couch at home, in a hotel room
or a conference room at work without wires. Wi-Fi is a wireless
technology like a cell phone. Wi-Fi enables the computers to send
and receive data indoors and out; anywhere within the range of a
base station. And the best thing of all, it is fast. (en.wikipedia.org)
Zoning the process of planning for land use by a locality to
allocate certain kinds of structures in certain areas. It also includes
restrictions in different zoning areas, such as height of buildings,
use of green spaces, density (no. of structures in a certain area),
use of lots and types of businesses. Levels or types of zoning
includes: open space, residential, retail, commercial, agricultural,
and industrial. (en.wikipedia.org)