San Josemaria Village is located in a mountainous region of Talisay. The setting warrants a development that is suited for a “mountain architecture vernacular” that consists of bold, natural, and textured buildings and materials. The housing structures should functionally and aesthetically withstand rugged mountainous environments, as well as blend into the topography.
To accommodate this aesthetic requirement, the Architect selected an unconventional architectural style: the Highland Tudor Style which blends well with the topography and complements the mountain-themed setting.
Tudor architecture refers to the period between 1485 to 1558 when craftsmen built sophisticated two-toned manor homes with a combination of Renaissance and Gothic design elements. Tudor homes are usually characterized by their steeply pitched gable roofs, playfully elaborate masonry chimneys (often with chimney pots), often with multiple overlapping, front-facing gables (the triangular portion of the roof) of varying heights. It is recognizable by several distinguishable features such as embellished doorways, groupings of windows, and decorative half-timbering (an exposed mock wood framework of thin boards with the spaces between the timbers filled with masonry or stucco).
