TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

363 P. Casal Street, Quiapo, Manila

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

HIMIG-BALANGAW: THE PARAGON OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC EONS

(A PROPOSED NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC HISTORY MANIFESTING ICONIC,
FUTURISTIC, INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXEMPLIFICATION)

IN FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE SUBJECT

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 8
(AR 421S4)

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Submitted by

DE LEON, BILL BRYAN

SARAGINA, ALLAN DOMINIQUE

ARCH42S1

Submitted to

Ar. NATHANIEL CRUZ

NOVEMBER 3, 2021
 TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES
363 P. Casal Street, Quiapo, Manila

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

HIMIG-BALANGAW: THE PARAGON OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC EONS

(THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC HISTORY MANIFESTING ICONIC, FUTURISTIC,
INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXEMPLIFICATION)

B. PROJECT OBJECTIVES

- The National Museum of the

I. PROJECT BACKGROUND
A. THE PROJECT
HIMIG-BALANGAW (“Song of the
rainbow”) is an ancient Tagalog figurative
phrase defining the colors of the rainbow as
an expression of diversity of Philippine
music transcending in different periods that
shape our national identity. The National
Museum of Philippine Music History is the
fourth edifice celebrating the beauty, history
and identity of our nation’s music
transcending into different generations
weaving our rich history and culture. The
museum expresses gestures of music from
the pre-colonial period, to the new
millennium. It comprises of large-scale halls
that define the generations of Philippine
music, linked with a sky bridge that
manifests life and the direction of Philippine
music from its maiden past to the present
day towards a vibrant, bright and stable
future of music.
The museum is set to be erected
in the heart of the abode of Philippine art,
which is the Cultural Center of the
Philippines Complex at Pasay City.
Oriented towards the golden sunset of
Manila Bay, The National Museum of
Philippine Music History is set to be
designed in an architectural style
embodying the spirit of Philippine music in
its neo-futuristic sense infused with local
craftsmanship, neo-vernacular approach.
Philippines manages and develops
the national reference collections in
the areas of artistic and cultural
heritage and natural history, and
carries out permanent research
programs in biodiversity, geological
history, human origins, pre-historical
and historical archaeology, maritime
and underwater cultural heritage,
ethnology, art history, and moveable
and immoveable cultural properties.
- Appreciation of the collections and
research findings of the National
Museum of the Philippines, as well as
technical and museological skills and
knowledge, are disseminated through
exhibitions, publications, and
educational, training, outreach,
technical assistance and other public
programs.
- Use of contemporary approach in
architectural design, breaking free of
conventional forms and norms of
designing national museums in the
Philippines; adherence to mandatory
regulations of establishing cultural
museums.
- Intrinsic research about international
standards for cultural museums will
adhere to attain a world-class facility
showcasing local culture; make use of
ecological elements to be part of
physical aesthetics of a national
museum.

Use of developed spaces that
accommodate locomotive, vocal, visual,
auditory and memory as fundamental
elements of knowledge growth for clients
and sub-clients.
C. THE CLIENT
BRIEF HISTORY OF NATIONAL MUSEUM
The National Museum of the
Philippines can trace its history to the
establishment of the Museo-Biblioteca de
Filipinas, established by a royal order of the
Spanish government on August 12, 1887.
On February 12, 1998, Republic
Act No. 8492, The National Museum Act of
1998, was approved as the new charter of
the National Museum that reestablished the
institution as an autonomous government
trust instrumentality under a Board of
Trustees, and which designated the
President of the Philippines as the
Honorary Chairman and Patron of the
National Museum. Later that year, the first
stage of the National Museum complex was
realized with the formal inauguration of the
Museum of the Filipino People in the
converted Old Finance Building, a key part
of official commemoration of the centennial
of Philippine independence that culminated
on June 12, 1998.
Under the administration of
President Benigno S. Aquino III, the vision
for the National Museum complex in Manila
as formulated in the 1990s was revived,
with the turnover of the Tourism Building
that will allow for the establishment of the
permanent home of the national natural
history collections, in line with the housing
of the national anthropological and
archaeological collections in the Old
Finance Building and the national fine arts
collections in the Old Legislative Building.
Together these collections all encompass a
significant and considerable part of the
national patrimony that the National
Museum preserves in perpetual trust for the
Filipino people
One of the recent milestones of
the National Museum of the Philippines is
the long-time coming realization of its
National Museum Complex, which is
enacted by the law in 1998 under the
Republic Act 8492. It was on June 28, 2016
that the National Museum of Natural History
was initially launched through a ceremonial
turnover of the Tree of Life with its unveiling
by then President Benigno Aquino III with
his cabinet secretaries as representatives.
Finally, on May 18, 2018, highlighting the
International Museum Day celebration, is
the public opening of the National Museum
of Natural History.
With the growth and expansion of
the National Museum’s scope and
functions, on April 26, 2019, the Republic
Act 11333, also known as the National
Museum of the Philippines Act, was
signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. The
law was enacted to strengthen the
mandate of the institution in the
management and development of
museums and collections of national
importance in field of arts, cultural
heritage, and natural history making the
museum more responsive to the 21st
century and needs and demands of its
stakeholders.
SUB-CLIENTS:
The inhabitants of Metropolitan
Manila along with nearby provinces
(usually from Northern Luzon, Central,
Southern and Bicol Region, depending on
vehicular accessibility) determine the sub-
clients of this proposal. They contribute for
the greater goal of the museum as an
interactive avenue of learning and
appreciation for our history. In addition,
sectors of both government and some
private institutions contribute economic
growth through tourism and culture,
producing recognition from international
affairs and revenue for progress and
future improvement.
D. PROJECT SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
SCOPE:
- Use of R.A. 8492 and R.A. 11333
together with the prescribed architectural
 standards of R.A. 9266 and NBC, the
mandatory specifications and clearances
of establishing a nationally-recognized
edifice.
- Innovating open planning strategies that
align international standards of producing
cutting-edge aesthetics along with
functional attributes that make its own
identity.
- Alternative construction methodologies
will be taken into consideration to ensure
cost constraints and essential utilities in
a building envelope.
II. SITE SELECTION
A. SITE SELECTION CRITERIA
There are 3 potential sites within
the CCP Complex being considered by the
designers in erecting such magnificent
structure. These are:
1. 2 site lots located at the southwestern
side of the complex, facing the north
side of GSIS Museum and Corporate
Office; one located at the structure’s
west façade, with J. W. Diokno
Boulevard as its access

- Harmonious balance between function,

architectural aesthetic and ecological
attributes shall be paramount in utilizing
national museum design.

LIMITATIONS:

- Strict adherence to mandatory standards

along with cost constraints and site
conditions can be factors of limitation to
this proposal however through effective
intrinsic research and development with 2. Site lot located beside the popular Star
eradicate such constraints converted into City at its western side, with the
Cultural Center of the Philippines at its
innovative ideas and methodologies.
northern face; original site of once
known amusement park called “Boom
E. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
na Boom”
1. Architectural and conceptual design
provisions through consultations
2. Site analysis, accessibility and existing
planning factors
3. Classification of building specifications
4. Provision of timeline of project
development
5. Proper monitoring, procurement and
avoidance of constraints

3. Site lot located at the periphery of

Manila and Pasay City; it was also
once popularly known landmark along
F. B. Harrison Street in Pasay City, the
site of the former Harrison Plaza.
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characteristic, as shown below: 8. Near to
business
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 Amongst all of the proposed sites of this
iconic proposal, the SITE 1 garnered the
highest criteria earning a score of 102 points
followed by SITE 2 with 92 points and
succeeded by SITE 3 with 84 points. These
are evaluated according to the prescribed
characteristic of the site itself, ensuring the
proposal stand out with the metropolitan
skyline.
B. MACRO-MESO SITE ANALYSIS: REGION /
PROVINCE / TOWN
B.1. REGION
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)
The National Capital Region
(NCR), also known as Metropolitan Manila, is
the country’s political, economic, and
educational center. The smallest region in the
Philippines, it is the most densely populated
region which is a home to over 12 million
Filipinos. The National Capital Region (NCR)
is the only region in the country without any
province. It is subdivided into 17 local
government units (LGUs) comprising of 16
(sixteen) cities and one (1)
municipality: Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, V
alenzuela, QuezonCity, Marikina, Pasig, Tag
uig, Makati, Manila, Mandaluyong, SanJuan,
Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa;
Pateros is the lone municipality in the region.*
The National Capital Region,
officially designated as NCR, is an
administrative region in the Philippines
occupying the central section of Luzon. It
covers 1 municipality, as well as 16 highly
urbanized cities. The regional center is the
City of Manila.**
ANALYSIS
The National Capital Region has a
population of 12,877,253 according to the
2015 national census. Its total urban area,
composing of the urban agglomeration
which refers to the continuous urban
expansion of Metro Manila into the
provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and
Batangas has a population of 24,123,000. It
is the most populous region in the
Philippines, the 7th most populous
metropolitan area in Asia, and the 3rd most
populous urban area in the world.*
The most populous cities in Metro
Manila are Quezon City (2,936,116), Manila
(1,780,148), Caloocan (1,583,978), Taguig
(804,915), Pasig (755,300), Parañaque
(665,822), Valenzuela (620,422), Las Piñas
(588,894), Makati (582,602) and
Muntinlupa (504,509).*
INTERPRETATION
By the interpreted definition of the
aforementioned region of the country, it
gives us an understanding of
accommodating incremental percentage for
clients and sub-clients to benefit this
exceptional structure to be erected.
B.2. PROVINCE
CITY OF PASAY (PASAY CITY)

In terms of area, Pasay City is the
third smallest political subdivision in the
National Capital Region. It is adjacent to the
City of Manila and is bounded to the south
Parañaque, to the northeast by Makati and
Taguig and to the west in Manila Bay. The
city is located at latitude 14º 32' and
longitude 121º 00'. The City has a total land
area of 18.50 square kilometers of which
5.5050 square kilometer is the City proper,
9.5 square kilometers is being occupied by
the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
complex, which include the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA) and the
Villamor Air Base and the rest of the
reclamation area with 4.00 square
kilometers. Thus, among the local
government in the region, Pasay has the
greater area devoted to utilities covering
51.35% of its total land area or 9.50 square
kilometers. The City is known for its
entertainment - business-restaurants,
coffee shops, and clubs, particularly those
located along Roxas Boulevard, facing
Manila Bay. A large part of Metro Manila's
"tourist belt" is located in the City. Pasay is
composed of seven (7) districts, divided
into twenty (20) Zones, with a total of 200
Barangays. Zone 19, Covering Barangays
178 and 191 is the largest among the zones
with an area of 5.10 square kilometers.
Zone 1, on the other hand, is the smallest
covering Barangays 1 to 3 and 14 to 17 with
an area of 100,000 square meters (0.1 sq.
km.).***
ANALYSIS
The road network or major
thoroughfares dominant in the City of
Pasay are: Epifanio delos Santos Avenue
(EDSA), Taft Avenue, Roxas Boulevard, D.
Macapagal Boulevard, South Luzon
Expressway, and most importantly, J.W.
Diokno Boulevard which happens to be the
major road closest to the site itself. Travel
time usually takes 20-30 mins (if rush hour
traffic occurs) or 15-20 minutes (early
morning or late-night travel time). Public
transportation such as the LRT, some
jeepneys, buses, taxis, vans, and seen in
most streets, tricycles. Privately owned
cars by old residents of Pasay are mostly
being used.
INTERPRETATION
Transportation, road networks and
pedestrian accessibility are attained in a
manner of continuous usage, having Pasay
City one of the busiest, bustling cities in
Metro Manila. It also helps the effective
development to some extent, through the
help of the Local Government to boost their
heritage in the form of accommodations
and some entertainment and leisure
establishments/structures present. This
can manage a complementary sense to
built such interactive museum designed for
cultural appreciation in a futuristic
approach.
B.3. TOWN
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
PHILIPPINES (CCP) COMPLEX,
BARANGAY 76 ZONE 10,
PASAY CITY
The CCP Complex is an 88-
hectare property of reclaimed land along
Roxas Boulevard fronting Manila Bay. This
ideal location, plus the more than two
kilometers of waterfront areas make the
CCP a prime land for cultural and holding or staging of cultural exhibitions,
commercial development. performances and similar activities.****

The reclamation of this property INTERPRETATION

came in several stages beginning in 1960
until its completion in the late 1970’s.
Engineering studies have indicated that all
areas of the reclamation have fully settled
and are ready for development. Of the 88
hectares, the CCP owns a total of 62.4
hectares (71%) while the remaining 25.5
hectares (29%) are owned and managed
by other government agencies (the Sofitel,
Coconut Palace and Gloriamaris
Restaurant by the GSIS; the PICC by the
Bango Sentral ng Pilipinas; and Star City by
the Privatization and Management Office.
The CCP Complex is built to
create a spectacle of culture in the manner
of renowned Filipino Architectural
structures designed in a contemporary
approach by well-known architects. This
manifestation implies the revolution of
creating sites that celebrate culture in a
tangible sense; and to showcase that
Filipino Architecture is worth to be
cherished.

The CCP Complex is part of the

entire Boulevard 2000 property which C. MICRO SITE ANALYSIS: THE SITE AND
covers approximately 1,500 hectares of ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS
reclaimed land along the southern coast of
Manila Bay. The Boulevard 2000 plan
designates the CCP Complex as the Arts C.1. TOPOGRAPHY
and Entertainment section.**** ILLUSTRATION AND ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The goal to develop the CCP

Complex into a world-class facility for arts
and culture is pursuant to the decision of
the Board of Trustees and Management to
pursue the CCP mandate as stipulated in
P.D. 15 (CCP Charter):
To construct, establish and
maintain in a single site, a national theater,
a national music hall, an art gallery and
other such buildings and facilities as are
necessary or desirable for holding of
conferences, seminars, concerts and the
like; To awaken the consciousness of our
people to our cultural heritage and
to encourage them to assist in its
preservation, promotion, enhancement
and development; To cultivate and
enhance public interest in, and appreciation
of distinctive Philippine arts in various
fields; To discover, assist and develop
talents connected with Philippine
cultural pursuits and create greater
opportunities for individual and national
self-expression in cultural affairs; To
encourage the organization of cultural Image (Above): Topographical
groups, associations or societies and the Map of the CCP Complex from NAMRIA,
seen along with the chosen site of the
 proposed National Museum of Philippine
Music History.******
The CCP Complex site itself is
adjacent to the reference marker for sea
levels, and its shoreline is made up of
adobe stones piled up as seawall to avoid
wave impact when inclement weather
occurs.
INTERPRETATION
The site, though by nature was
once undergone a land reclamation back in
the
maiden days of establishing the
CCP, had been survivor of some notable
earthquakes that affected the region. This
is an indication of ensuring the proposed
site to use modern approach in designing
sea wave damage and seismic movement
resistance to evoke resilience of the
structure itself.
C.2. SOIL AND SLOPE MAP
ILLUSTRATION AND ANALYSIS
Image (Above): Slope Map of the
CCP Complex, seen along with the chosen
site of the proposed National Museum of
Philippine Music History.*****
C.3. GEOGRAPHY
Above: Ground Water Laterite and
Histosols are predominant soil types in the
CCP Complex vicinity and its closest
thoroughfare which is the Roxas Boulevard.
The slope range of CCP Complex
reaches its maximum elevation at 108
meters and dominant elevation range is at
6 meters. The site itself is adjacent to the
reference marker for sea levels, and its
shoreline is made up of adobe stones piled
up as seawall to avoid wave impact when
inclement weather occurs.
In terms of soil profile, Laterites
are soil types rich in iron and aluminum,
formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly
all laterites are rusty-red because of iron
oxides, while Histosol (Greek “histos”
meaning “tissue”) are characterized by high
organic carbon contents. All of them must
have at least 12% organic carbon (about
20% organic matter). This minimum carbon
content for Histosols rises in soils with
appreciable clay content and must be at
least 18% (30% organic matter) in soils with
50% or more of clay. (Brady, 1990).
INTERPRETATION
The advantageous identification of
soil and slope can help determine the
stability and structural concept of the
National Museum of Philippine Music
History to its resistance against natural
disasters, both seasonal, conditional and
anticipatory. These can help determine the
type of structural design and how to
effectively design the museum in its
futuristic state.
ILLUSTRATION AND ANALYSIS
Pasay covers a total land area of
18.64 square kilometers
(7.20 sq mi), making it the third smallest
political subdivision in the National Capital
Region and fourth in the whole country. The
city can be divided into three distinct areas:
the city's urban area with an area of 5.505
square kilometers (2.125 sq mi); the Civil
Aeronautics Administration (CAA) complex, while Manila Yacht Club is at its Northern
face.

INTERPRETATION

The strategic location of

the site for the National Museum of
Philippine Music History will be easy for
vehicular accessibility and can
accommodate the citizens of Pasay City
and neighboring cities within the
Metropolitan Manila to visit this neo-
futuristic structure.

C.4. SEISMIC CONDITIONS (GROUND

RUPTURE AND EARTHQUAKE
LANDSLIDE RISK)
ILLUSTRATION AND ANALYSIS

which includes the Ninoy Aquino

International Airport (NAIA) and
the Villamor Airbase, with an area of 9.5
square kilometers (3.7 sq mi); and
the reclaimed land from Manila Bay with an
area of 4.00 square kilometers (1.54 sq mi).

Pasay is composed of seven

districts, subdivided into 20 zones, with a
total of 201 barangays. The barangays do
not have names but are only designated
with sequential numbers. The largest zone,
with an area of 5.10 square kilometers
(1.97 sq mi), is Zone 19, which covers
barangays 178 and 191. The smallest zone
with an area of 10 hectares (25 acres) is
Zone 1, covering Barangays 1 to 3 and 14 Image (above, 1st photo): CCP
to 17. Complex (indicated in red dot) with
neighboring cities under risk of ground
The location is situated at the rupture from earthquakes showing no to
renowned Cultural Center of the Philippines minimal damage; and
(CCP) Complex in Pasay City, Metro (2nd photo, below): CCP Complex
Manila. The city’s periphery is: City of (indicated in red dot) with neighboring cities
Manila in the North, Parañaque, Las Piñas under risk of earthquake-induced landslide;
in the South, Manila Bay at West and Cities showing the site unaffected.
of Makati and Taguig at the East. The
complex itself is strategically located at the
gap of Libertad Channel at its South face

C.5. THALASSIC AND PLUVIAL CONDITIONS
(Image: above, top): NAMRIA
Map of NCR showing Ground Rupture; and
(Image, below): Map showing possible
earthquake-induced landslide. Both images
are actual maps used in the first 2
illustrations to ensure the possible
constraints within the site.
Upon observation, the site (CCP
Complex) which is at the western edge of
the Metropolitan Manila, its proximity to the
West Valley Fault line lies 11.2 kilometers
which happens to be far from the track of
the fault line. Along with the prescribed
distance of no-built zone (5 meters), the site
is secured from the threats of earthquake-
induced landslides although, the ground
rupture indicates the imminent danger to
the site but a minimal trace, unlike the
nearby cities such as Makati, Taguig,
Muntinlupa, and Pasig are susceptible to
the imminent threat.
INTERPRETATION
Seismic conditions are to be
greatly considered by the designers to
ensure the stability amidst the land
formation of the site is only undergone a
land reclamation, the structural integrity
should also withstand these imminent
constraints/threats in ensuring the National
Museum of Philippine Music History one of
the earthquake-proof structures within
Metro Manila.
(STORM SURGE, RAIN-INDUCED
LANDSLIDE)
ILLUSTRATION AND ANALYSIS
Image (above, 1st photo): CCP
Complex (indicated in red dot) with
neighboring cities under risk of storm surge
during inclement weather; and
(2nd photo, below): CCP Complex
(indicated in red dot) with neighboring cities
under risk of rain-induced landslide;
showing the site unaffected.
D. INITIAL SITE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
(Image: above, left): NAMRIA Map
of NCR showing Rain-induced landslide;
and (Image, right): Map showing possible
storm surge. Both images are actual maps
used in the first 2 illustrations to ensure the
possible constraints within the site.
Being shown on the map, the site
has been considered safe from the threats
of possible rain-induced landslide in every
inclement weather in the Metropolitan
Manila however, the map indicating
possible storm surge has been a focal
consideration also along with the ground
rupture, showing the seawall of the site
being breached/shaded, indicating
imminent damage within the site.
INTERPRETATION
The designers are set to establish
countermeasures to secure the site’s
integrity from imminent thalassic (sea-
based) disasters, by strengthening the area
that faces Manila Bay. Making use of
strategies being done to some notable
structures built over reclaimed lands at
seas, this will be a focal point and a major
feat to design an iconic and resistant
structure in this cultural complex.
The designers aim to create an
exceptional form of the proposed National
Museum of Philippine Music History that
defy conventional norms of design from its
surrounding iconic structures. The
designers chose to make the
transcendence of masculine into feminine
structural forms, elevating the aesthetics
and dominates the view of the site.
The site schematic diagrams are
defined in such a way that all parameters of
the location itself are covered and are
aimed to be with adherence to the proposed
National Museum of Philippine Music
History. The images are attached on the
succeeding pages.
REFERENCE

https://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/about-
us/mandate-and-objectives/

https://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/about-
us/history/

*: https://www.dti.gov.ph/regions/ncr/profile/
(The National Capital Region – from the
Department of Trade and
Industry or DTI Official Website)

**: https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/ncr.html
(National Capital Region; Definition -
PhilAtlas.com website)

***:
https://www.pasay.gov.ph/Genera
lInfo/CityProfile (Pasay City Profile - City
Government of Pasay Official Website)

****:
https://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph/
pages/Complex-development (The CCP
Complex Development – Official
Website, Cultural Center of the Philippines)

*****: https://en-ph.topographic-
map.com/maps/94yj/Barangay-76/ (Slope
Map of Barangay 76, Pasay City)

******:
https://www.namria.gov.ph/Downl
oads/topoMap50/7172-IIManila.jpg
(Topographic Map of Manila – SHEET 7172
II; National Mapping and Resource
Information Authority website)