Welcome to another episode of Unique Homes where we feature tiny houses, farmhouses, modern bahay kubo, and everything in between. Because we know — you can’t stop looking into other people’s homes for inspiration.
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Silang, Cavite — What's a bahay kubo without a garden producing fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs? The atmosphere wouldn't be the same, right? At The Understory, a bahay kubo that aims for sustainable living, homeowner Glenn Mariano shows us what it's like to choose a simple life over city life. They also want to open their home to the public and offer a farm-to-table dining experience; probably sooner than later. Something that they've actually kind of started already.
Step inside this rustic haven and enjoy another tiny house tour.
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There's no doubt people love garden cafes. The earth-friendly outdoor areas always give a relaxing feel. You're even luckier if you find one that offers farm-to-table dining experience. But they're usually spacious cafes with enough tables and chairs for more people.
Turns out, small properties can do that too. When you're living tiny and growing a garden that let's you source probably almost half of your food supply, opening your home and letting other people enjoy meals packed with garden-fresh ingredients definitely sounds like a good business idea. And because it's a tiny home, the sole guests will have some privacy.
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Silang, Cavite — What's a bahay kubo without a garden producing fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs? The atmosphere wouldn't be the same, right? At The Understory, a bahay kubo that aims for sustainable living, homeowner Glenn Mariano shows us what it's like to choose a simple life over city life. They also want to open their home to the public and offer a farm-to-table dining experience; probably sooner than later. Something that they've actually kind of started already.
Step inside this rustic haven and enjoy another tiny house tour.
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There's no doubt people love garden cafes. The earth-friendly outdoor areas always give a relaxing feel. You're even luckier if you find one that offers farm-to-table dining experience. But they're usually spacious cafes with enough tables and chairs for more people.
Turns out, small properties can do that too. When you're living tiny and growing a garden that let's you source probably almost half of your food supply, opening your home and letting other people enjoy meals packed with garden-fresh ingredients definitely sounds like a good business idea. And because it's a tiny home, the sole guests will have some privacy.
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About OG
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OG is Summit Media's video first brand. And like all Summit Media brands, OG is anchored on top-notch storytelling to delight, inspire, and connect with our audiences.
We are deliberate in creating content that spread positivity, inspiration, and good vibes. Expect only good here at OG. Subscribe and be part of the community!
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00:00 [Music]
00:11 Hi OG! I'm Glenn and welcome to The Understory.
00:14 Let's go inside.
00:16 [Music]
00:20 So this lot is 430 square meters and this is the perfect site for us to build our house,
00:27 where it is our working space and also eventually in the future we get to start our own garden cafe.
00:33 [Music]
00:35 This space was built in 2019 and we decided to live here because it's simple, it's quiet, it's stress-free,
00:44 there's no traffic, we get fresh air and life here is very simple.
00:49 And also we have access to fresh food because we can grow vegetables and fruits.
00:56 That's what we don't get in the city because in the city you can buy everything.
01:01 But the freshest, for example the newest type of fruit, papaya, that's what we like the most.
01:08 [Music]
01:13 So here in front of our house, this is where we plant different kinds of vegetables,
01:18 vegetables that are fruitful, also the herbs and flowers that we plant.
01:24 So this front, we just harvested it so it's still open space but we will plant different vegetables again next week.
01:31 Here on the other side, we also have plants here that we harvest and serve to our family
01:39 and when there's a visit, we also get what we serve here.
01:43 [Music]
01:47 The thing that changed when we moved here, primarily in terms of health, because the place is not polluted, number one.
01:55 Fresh air and also we save on vegetables because we plant vegetables in the backyard.
02:03 Another thing that changed for us is the mental health because during the pandemic,
02:09 when there were a lot of people who wanted to go out, we were okay because it's alfresco and we have a hut that we can go to rest.
02:18 [Music]
02:24 So this is our two-story house hut. This is a 4 by 5 meters in size and it's surrounded by plants to keep it cool.
02:34 So the plants that we used here, we have a mixture of native plants, we have edible plants and also landscaping plants.
02:43 Let's go inside.
02:45 The materials that we used in the hut are mainly wood.
02:51 So some are recycled like these braces of the hut.
02:56 Some are bought, for example, the coco lumber for the frames.
03:01 Our table is made of plywood since hardwood is a bit expensive.
03:07 And also our foundation is made of PVC with concrete reinforced with steel inside.
03:16 And then it's surrounded by different kinds of plants to maintain the coolness of our coco.
03:22 [Music]
03:26 This is our DIY light. We used jars and also the reused or recycled pallets to make our lighting fixtures.
03:37 We also have a lantern here. We want warm light to make it more ambient.
03:42 And then here, we have a small kitchen and sink.
03:47 This is where we wash our hands and clean our stuff.
03:51 As you can see here, we used translucent roofing so that our lighting is still natural.
03:58 So these are the things that we collect throughout the process of building our small space.
04:08 This is the way to the second floor.
04:12 So this is our hallway.
04:14 We have a bed upstairs. Four people can fit there.
04:19 [Music]
04:24 So we're here in our garden.
04:27 We relax here.
04:30 We have a small space here where we sometimes have breakfast, coffee, or tea to be peaceful and relaxed.
04:39 If we don't like the cubo, we can move to the open space.
04:43 We have plants here. For example, this is a chili. We have native plants.
04:48 This is from Laguna. We have landscaping plants here.
04:52 We have trees. This is a lagundi.
04:55 It covers and gives coolness to our setup.
05:00 And on this side, going to the bathroom, we also have landscape plants.
05:06 And these are native plants. For example, this is a bagawak morado.
05:10 We have different kinds of ferns here.
05:13 [Music]
05:16 During the pandemic, we collected different kinds of plants to landscape our space.
05:23 It not only gives beauty, it also attracts our friends who love plants to visit our space.
05:31 We have a cubo under construction here.
05:34 The purpose of our cubo is for friends to visit.
05:40 It's also a gym area where we exercise, home workout, or meditate if we want.
05:47 And in this area, other than the plants, we also have a small fish pond.
05:52 We have water plants there, and we have bananas and native trees around the area.
06:00 [Music]
06:05 The house alone, we estimated it to be around P65,000 including the materials and the labor.
06:13 And for the landscape and maintenance of the property, maybe additional P65,000 for the year.
06:20 And it's also important that we maintain it so that it will be less labor-intensive.
06:27 [Music]
06:32 Quick advice that I want to give to those who want to build this.
06:35 Number one, even if they have small savings, they should start already.
06:39 Because the momentum and passion can be lost while saving.
06:44 So start as early as possible even if you have small savings.
06:47 The second advice, be consistent with what you want to do.
06:52 And also to collect more and more ideas.
06:54 Because if you don't have enough ideas, sometimes your motivation to run or to start this kind of living,
07:03 it won't push through. So be consistent.
07:06 [Music]
07:10 That's it for our tour here at The Understory.
07:14 If you want to get in touch with us, you can follow us on our Instagram page.
07:18 It's the_ph and you can also contact us through 0915-641-0803.
07:27 So see you here!
07:28 [Music]
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