DESIGN STRATEGIES

DESIGN
CONCEPT
BIOCLIMATE+ ARCHITECTURE

A PHOTOVOLTAIC CANOPY constitutes a constructive solution which

combines energy generation, solar and adverse climatologic conditions
protection.

A combination of STACK and CROSS VENTILATION uses temperature

differences to move air.

DESIGN
PHILOSOPHY

THE FUTURE OF
ARCHITECTURE: SAILING
THROUGH UNEXPLORED
TERRITORY

PROJECT BRIEF:
THE PROJECT IS ABOUT
DESIGNING A SATELLITE CAMPUS OF
UST WHICH WILL SERVE STUDENTS
WHO LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN PART
OF METRO MANILA. WHITHIN THIS
CREATIVE DESIGN COMPLEX, ONLY A
QUARTER OF THE WHOLE MASTER
PLAN IS TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE
SITE WHICH IS INTENDED ONLY FOR
ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS.

BUILDINGS, NOWADAYS, ARE THE BIGGEST CONSUMERS OF ENERGY

IN OUR CITIES.
THE CONCEPT OF THE PROJECT IS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
THE NECESSITIES OF THE USERS, IN WHICH CASE- THE STUDENTS.
THIS HAS GIVEN US THE IDEA TO REDUCE OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION,
AND FOR THIS REASON WE NEED TO FULFILL BIOCLIMATIC CRITERIA
TO HELP US TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY

TENSILE FABRIC STRUCTURES permit the design of exciting roof forms

that would be almost impossible with traditional building methods

DESIGN
OBJECTIVES
1. TO DESIGN A STRUCTURE
THAT HAS A DYNAMIC ROBUST
CENTER, CLEAR SIGHT LINES,
CIRCULATION SPINES AND
ARCHITECTURAL ICONS.

2. TO DESIGN A BIOCLIMATIC ARCHITECTURE

SCHOOL BY INTRODUCING
REGIONALLY ADAPTIVE
TECHNOLOGIES ON THE
FOLLOWING MAJOR PARTS
OF THE STRUCTURE: ROOF,
WALLS AND FLOOR.

THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE MUST HAVE A CONNECTION WITH

NATURE. IT SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TO FAVOR THERMAL COMFORT INSIDE.
THIS ARCHITECTURE MUST HAVE PERFECT COHESION BETWEEN DESIGN
AND NATURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS WIND, RAIN AND VEGETATION,
LEADING US TO AN OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCES.

PIEZOELECTRIC
FLOOR TILES
Energy is generated
when a person steps
on tiles that feature
piezoelectric
attributes.

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS

SCALE

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ARKI-SKUELA
CONTINUOUS
NATURAL VENTILATION

3. TO DESIGN AN
INTERATIVE SCHOOL
THROUGH THE INCLUSION
OF SOCIAL SPACES BOTH
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL.

SITE ANALYSIS

LOWER MAINTENANCE
COST

SOLAR LIGHTING
TECNOLOGY

PWD ACCESS

CREATIVE DESIGN COMPLEX OF UST STA. ROSA, LAGUNA

VISTA

SUSTAINABILITY

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LEGEND
SITE BOUNDARY
CONTOUR
VEHICULAR FLOW
ENTRANCE/EXIT
CAR NOISE
VISTA

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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
SCALE

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