Blay, Jose G.2015-07-282015-07-281977http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54858The criteria for design and construction of a single family dwelling in a tropical oceanside environment will be investigated. Tropical vernacular architecture will be studied. Concepts established will be integrated in a modern architectural language, preserving the time tested truths of the local architecture. The position of tropical vernacular architecture and contraposition of modern architecture will then be synthesized into a single family tropical dwelling based on established criteria.iii, 38 leavesapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1977.B52Thesis