Name: Secretario, Alexander K.
will be able to supply local areas in an immediate way
Executive Summary B
PROPOSED PROJECT #1:
Title: “Agro-Futura”: A Proposed Urban Vertical
Farming through the study of Energy efficient
methods on Food Production for solving Food
Crisis in an Urban Setting
Location: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
THE PROJECT
The desire of a city for sustainable urban development
amidst the pandemic is growing immensely and in
order to sustain urban growth, it is also necessary to
examine the production processes which sustain the
population biologically. This study proposes that
Agriculture with the help of Architecture and
technology can provide a continuous food producing
spaces to be able to sustain urban life.
The government is struggling to feed the people and it
had worsened when the pandemic hit the city core and
the disconnection between food and living, urban
population cannot continue. This proposal is also
suggesting that we have one option to overcome
shortage in food and that is to grow food within the city.
Importing is not a long term solution because it
depends on outside sources and along the negative
implications which drive our need to develop agro-
productive urban spaces, there is a number of benefits
such as: affordable food, healthier diets and lifestyles,
reintroduction of seasons and natural cycles of life and
a strengthening of the connection between humans
and the place.
There is a need to reorganize on how food are
produced. The relationship between agriculture and
architecture needs to be strengthened in order to
sustain ourselves.
Industrial Method, undeniably, has done great things
for humanity including job employment as well as
freeing up time for other activities. Archaic howbeit, it
also found its way to change how people see food and
its significance in the forming of culture. It has also
supported lifestyles people previously could not
sustain, but at what cost? With government assistance
and sustainable growing techniques many structures
thru the production of both food with fruits and
vegetables as well as meats of different types.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Hunger has been one of humanities oldest problems
and now that the world is in crisis due to the pandemic
and among the four basic need for survival, food,
becoming the remaining necessity, the humanity is in
need of a continuous food production. Industrial
methods on producing has overwhelmed agriculture
today. One of agro-industry’s main concern is that it
has been dissembling the fundamental issues of
unsustainable farming and unintentionally creating a
false sense of food security among communities.
The pandemic had paralysed the cultural economy and
possibility of food scarce in becoming huge. Agriculture
land is being developed into industrial areas, shopping
malls and subdivisions. Farmers are growing old and
their children have shifted into their careers. The
agriculture has not progressed in ages, in fact, the
country’s performance is marginally better in 2018 than
in 2019.
Deforestation also creates an impact on our food
production and because of this, global warming has
increased, giving rise to higher temperatures in certain
climate zones.
Ideologies from thousands of years evolved through
research and through advancement in technology and
with all these technologies every profession have
achieved incredible breakthroughs in every possible
way. Farming, on the other hand, has not really
changed in the overall spectrum although farming has
somewhat gained better efficiency and mass
production but the idea of the occupation never altered
in any manner.
PROJECT GOAL
This thesis proposal aims to create a future-proof
building that will act not only as a shelter for people but
to provide food justice. Food production, and education
of the human connection to their role in the nature are
the key elements this proposal addresses. To be able
to justify the interrelationship between Agriculture and
Architecture through innovative design solution to
solve food crisis.
Many of the existing vertical farming systems are
neglecting the potential to act as an educational
platform. It is significant for systems that because user
buy-in is important: if a community is not involved with
the farm then they will be impartial to the success of
the company. In order for vertical farming to evolve it
must become regenerative.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• To promote farming to urban areas
• To re-establish the relationship between human and
nature
• To create buildings that will allow humans to turn
cities into ecosystem through Architecture
• To explore the potential of growing plants by
designing an ideal environment for food plant
production
• Urban sustainability: making the city self-sustainable
by introducing the concept of urban farming.
THE CLIENT
Delbros Group is a family owned business that was
started in 1946 by the first Delgado brother, Antonio,
and later his brothers, Francisco and Jose.
Our story began as a company whose specialty was
not merely focused on logistics and port operations,
but was founded on the DRIVE TO BRING
INNOVATION to the Philippines. The Delgado
Brothers (Delbros) Group has made a name for itself
across generations as a pioneer in the logistics
industry. The company’s drive and passion to bring
innovation and modernization has brought many firsts
into the country, contributing to the growth and
betterment of the Filipino people.Presently, the
Delbros Group consists of over twenty subsidiaries and
member companies both locally and internationally,
with thrusts in three main
industries: LOGISTICS/TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOG
Y, and FOOD PRODUCTION.
As the company continues to move forward into the
future, it aims to further explore global best practices,
new methods and unconventional operational models
that would innovate and advance Delbros’ business in
these three core industries.
In a move to revolutionize the process of its food
production drive, Delbros introduced the first ever
autonomous and vertical aeroponic farms in the
Philippines through GOOD GREENS & CO.
Company Mission and Vision
Our mission is to reduce the long and difficult process
of getting farm fresh produce into homes. By creating
farms in communities that need it the most, we fill the
gap within the farming industry that makes it difficult to
get it to consumers.
We aim to alleviate the worry of being able to put good
quality food into Filipino homes by providing a new,
affordable avenue of sourcing food directly in the heart
of communities that need it the most. We want to
change the local mindset that high-quality produce is
expensive and is limited to only what local grocery
stores can provide
SCOPES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The proposed project will revolve around on 5 core
spaces. First, the production spaces whereas the
farming, seed germination operations will take place.
Within these areas there will be the packing and
distribution of the products. It is the heart of the
building. The building will also have exhibit spaces,
workshops, and training spaces for users who want to
engage to such activities. It will also have
Administrative spaces such as private offices,
managers rooms. Functional spaces such as
conference rooms, seminar rooms and meeting rooms.
The building includes shops, groceries and
restaurants.
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2. CHAPTER 2: Site Justification major or
2.1. Site Selection Process impact of
minor road
additional
traffic on
2.1.1. Site Selection Criteria
nearby
roads.
The following are the criteria for the chosen site:
Availability Existing
of utility utilities and
Utilities 5
needs services are
Criteria Rate Rationale Rate (electric, available
 3 site undergone site evaluation:
Site A: East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City(17,230.50
CRITERI
SITE A SITE B SITE C sqm)
% RA % RA % RA % Site B: Pandacan, Manila(32,932 sqm)
A
NK NK NK Site C: Caloocan City(25,000 sqm)
Land 20 4/5 16 3/5 12 3/5 12
Area % NATURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PHYSICAL
/Lot Size
FACTORS
Accessibil 15 4/5 12 1/5 3 3/5 9
ity %
(Modes of
Transport
ation) SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL FACTORS
Soil 15 5/5 15 5/5 15 3/5 9 CRITERIA % Site A Site B Site C
Character % Rank % Rank % Rank %
istic & Site Potential 20 3/3 20 1/3 6.67 1/3 6.67
Condition Accessibility 30 5/5 30 5/5 30 5/5 30
Accessibil 15 5/5 15 5/5 15 4/5 12 to Major
ity of % Roads
Utility & Must be 20 4/5 16 3/5 12 3/5 12
Service within
Vulnerabil 15 4/5 12 3/5 12 3/5 12 Urban Area
ities to % Accessibility 15 5/5 15 4/5 15 5/5 15
Natural
to Important
Hazards
Topograp 10 5/5 10 5/5 10 10
facilities
hy % Pedestrian 15 4/5 12 4/5 12 4/5 12
Future 10 4/5 8 4/5 8 4/5 8 Access and
Expansio % Circulation
n Plan 100 93 75.67 75.67
100 88 69 72
% % % %
water, within the
sewer/wast site
e) LEGAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND AESTHETIC
2.1.2. Site Selection and Description FACTORS

Land Area/Lot Size - site should be adequate in size CRITERIA % SITE A SITE B SITE C
to meet the minimum lot size requirement and can RANK % RANK % RANK %
provide for another expansion. Proper Land 30 4/5 24 5/5 30 1/5 6
Proper Land Use/Zoning – zoning should be aligned Use &
with proposed project. Zoning
Population Density – target high population area Ease of 40 4/4 40 4/4 40 4/4 40
Accessibility to important existing facilities – Ownership
Proximity to Natural Hazards – Compatibility 30 4/5 24 4/5 24 1/5 6
Accessibility – The site should be within reach of the with
commuters and public vehicles like buses, jeepneys Adjacent
and the like. Land Use
Utilities – site should have basic utilities(water, 100 88 94 52
electricity)

2.1.3. Site Evaluation

 With an area of 16,112.58 hectares (based on 1995
GIS graphical plot), it is the largest among the sixteen

SITE SELECTION

SITE
SELECTION
SITE SITE SITE
ELEMENT
A B C
NATURAL, 88 69 72
ENVIRONMENTAL,
AND PHYSICAL
FACTORS
LEGAL, 88 94 52
INSTITUTIONAL, AND
AESTHETIC
FACTORS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC 93 75.67 75.67
AND CULTURAL
(16) cities and one (1) municipality in the re-gion and is
FACTORS
almost one-fourth the size of Metro Manila.
89.67 79.55 66.55
Topography
Other conditions as to why Quezon City was chosen: Situated on the Guadalupe Plateau, the City’s
topography is largely rolling with alternating ridges and
• Quezon City has the highest population lowlands. The southern part of the City has a low grade
density in NCR(46,000 person per square terrain while the northern half is undulating which
mile/17,759 residents per square kilometer). culminates at the Novaliches Reservoir or La Mesa
Dam where the water supply for most of the region is
• Quezon City is a Highly Urbanized City. impounded.

2.2. Site Profile
2.2.1. Macro-Meso Site Analysis: Region / Province
/ City / Town
Macro Site Analysis: National Capital Region
Fault System
The West Marikina Fault of the Marikina Valley Fault
System (MVFS) affects Quezon City. It runs along the
City’s eastern boundary from the down slope area east
of Violago Parkwoods in the northeast southwards to
Northview Subdivision; Capitol Park Homes; Loyola
Grand Villas; Industrial Valley Subdivision; St. Ignatius
to Green Meadows Subdivision in Ugong Norte in the
southeast.

Land Use Patterns

Land Area
Quezon City is situated on the northeast portion of
Metro Manila. It is bounded on the north by Caloocan
City and San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan Province,
on the east by San Mateo and Marikina, on the south
by Pasig and Mandaluyong, San Juan and Manila, and
on the west by Valenzuela, Caloocan and Manila. Its
northeastern and eastern boundaries are defined by
the Novaliches Watershed and the Marikina River.
In the 2011 land use map, residential developments
occupy about 41.57%. This include low cost or
socialized housing sites and informal settlements.
Commercial land use and special urban development
use are distributed in various growth centers, non-
growth centers and special development areas. The
allocation for commercial land use is 8.13% and 4.03
for Special Urban Development use. Industrial land
use has a share of 5.53%; institutional land use has an
allocation of 6.90%. Parts of the institutional areas are
designated as Special Urban Development areas like
the UP TechnoHub and the QC Central Business
District in East and North Triangles. Parks and open
space land use is given 16.25% of the city’s land area
with 14% coming from La Mesa Dam Reservoir.
The allocation does not include green spaces in parks
generated from the development of river easements,
utility easements, etc. Land devoted to roads comprise
14.52% for roads, rivers and creeks combined. Other
land use allocations are: 1.41% for utilities; 1.13% for
waterways and 0.53% for cemetery.cities and one (1)
municipality in the re-gion and is almost one-fourth the
size of Metro Manila.
Service Utilities
Like the rest of Metro Manila, Quezon City gets its
water from the Metropolitan Waterworks and
Sewerage System (MWSS) through its private
distribution concessionaires: Maynilad Water Services,
Inc. (MWSI) and Manila Water Co. (MWC). The west
half of the city is served by MWSI and the east by the
MWC.
As of 2009, the total number of MERALCO customers
was pegged at 512,225 of which 461,645 of the
metered connections or 90.1% were residential,
49,082 or 9.6% commercial, 1,110 or 0.2% industrial
and 418 were for streetlights.
With the liberalization of the telecommunication
industry, more firms are now offering telephone
services in the City. As of December 2010, there were
five (5) telephone companies that provided phone
services in the city, i.e. PLDT, Bayantel, Digitel,
Multimedia and Eastern Telecommunications
Services, Inc.
Cellular mobile phones are now offered by Globe,
Smart, Bayantel and Digitel while broadband services
are now available through PLDT, Bayantel Digitel
Smart and Globe.
Parcel delivery, money order, domestic and
international express mails made possible through
modern telecommunications and delivery system.
In broadcast media, the city is a home base to eleven
(11) local television networks, the ABS-CBN, GMA,
and TV 5 among others, and six (6) cable TV, seven
(7) AM radio stations, and four (4) FM radio stations.
All major newspapers and magazines and publications
are easily available even in the remotest corners of the
city.
Transport
Available modes of transport in Quezon City are purely
land-based. The 2006 data of the MMDA-Traffic
Operation Center revealed that private transport
dominates with 82.49% of the total volume while public
utility vehicles (i.e., buses, jeepneys and taxis)
comprised 13.72% and industrial/commercial vehicles
(i.e., trucks, vans) at 3.79%.
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems operate along
EDSA and Aurora Boulevard. Metro Rail Transit (MRT)
3 also known as the Blue Line is located along EDSA
and serves from North Avenue to Taft Avenue (with 5
stations within QC) while LRT 2 or the Purple Line on
Aurora Blvd operates from Santolan, Pasig City to
Rizal Avenue in Manila (with 7 stations in QC). An
extension of the LRT Line 1 (Orange Line) now
operates from Monumento in Caloocan City to Muñoz
via EDSA. It is proposed to be linked with the MRT 3
via a common terminal. Another MRT project (MRT 7)
is also set to be constructed from North Avenue to San
Jose del Monte City in Bulacan.
Domestic Solid Waster
The Waste Analy¬sis and Characterization Study
(WACS) conducted by the Environment Protec¬tion
and Waste Management Department (EPWMD)
showed that each person in the City produced 0.88 kg.
of solid waste each day translated to 2,638.82 tons of
solid waste generated daily.
More than fifty percent (54%) of the solid waste are
biodegradable, 20% are recyclable and 26% which are
residual waste will go to the sanitary landfill.
The City employs a Package Clean-Up Collection
System wherein private contractors are given the full
responsibility to administer and directly carry out in
their specific assigned area the actual collection,
cleaning and disposal of solid wastes from various
sources. They are also responsible for street
sweeping and information, education and Site Photos:
communication campaign.

In addition to the City-contracted haulers, there are

barangays doing garbage collection using their own
dump trucks. Commercial establishments, on the other
hand, are responsible for the disposal of their own of
their own wastes.

With the closure of the Payatas Controlled Disposal

Facility in December 2010, the City now disposes its
garbage in a 3.2-hectare sanitary landfill located near
the Payatas Controlled Facility owned and operated by
IPM-ESI which started its operations in January
2011. Average volume disposed at Payatas was
measured at 1,320.90 tons/day while waste diverted is
at 1,317.92 tons/day.

The post closure care of the old dumpsite is being

undertaken to ensure its safety to human health and
the environment. At present, there are eighty-seven
(87) wells drilled in the old dumpsite to continue the
city’s Biogas Emission Reduction Project in
cooperation with the Italian group, PANGEA Green
Energy. The project involves extraction, collection, Land Area
flaring and conversion to energy of biogas that earns
Certified Emission Reduction (CER) or Carbon Credits, The lot with an area of 17,230.50 sqm. Located along
revenues which can be used for sustainable East Avenue is owned by Philippine Health Insurance
development projects. Corporation. The proposed site is surrounded by some
important facilities and government buildings such as
The City has been recognized and awarded for Best the National Irrigation Administration, Quezon City
Solid Waste Management Practices: 2008 Galing
Hall, Central Bank of the Philippines, PSA, and the
Pook Award, 2012 Certificate of Recognition for Bureau of Internal Revenue National Office. And not
sustained good performance in the implementation of
far from the site is the Department of Agriculture. The
RA 9003 through segregation at source, deployment of site is also not far from commercial districts.
dedicated units, as well as, the establishment and
operationalization of Material Recovery Facilities, 2014
Site Access
“Meralco Luminaries” Award (Best in Innovation in
The site is accessible via East Avenue Road. At the
Environment Advocacy Carbon for Reduction Initiation Southern portion of the site is a direct link to Epifanio
and Wastes Energy Biogas Plan in Payatas). Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA).
2.2.2. Micro Site Analysis: The Site and its
Immediate Environs

Location: The site is located at East Avenue, Diliman,

Quezon City
 • Highly Urbanized Area

Roads and Transport System

The site is surrounded by four (4) major road; East

Avenue, EDSA, Quezon Avenue, and BIR Road.
Existing roads are made up of concrete and so are the
sidewalks. Both roads and sidewalks are in good
condition. The site may be accessed by 3 modes of
transportation: Bus, Jeepney, Private Vehicles. Traffic
ranges from moderate to heavy during weekdays.

Utilities

Electric Power, Water Supply, Sewerage System, and

Telephone system will be available to the site. Weaknesses
• High Traffic Density
• Noise Pollution
Opportunities
• To introduce farming to urban area
• Great project to serve nearby residents and
neighboring cities
• A step towards water conservation
Threats
• Lack of awareness regarding vertical farming
within the city
• Dealing with the unskilled labor.

Flooding

The site falls on the yellow zone which means that the
site is on Low Hazard. There is a 1/100 (1%)
probability of a flood with 100 year return period
occurring in a single year. The Rainfall Intesity
Duration Frequency is 481.200mm.

S.W.O.T. Analysis

Strength
• Accessible from major roads
• Cater large number of population
Source: https://www.suncalc.org/

2.3. INITIAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN

Based on initial studies, the researcher achieved
an initial schematic design for the proposed
project.
 Name: Secretario, Alexander K.
Executive Summary B
PROPOSED PROJECT #3:
Title: OFF THE WALL; EXTREME SPORTS
FACILITY
Location: Pasay City, Metro Manila
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Skateboarding is a sport like no other. Skateboard
Culture has influenced fashion, music and even the
way we talk.
Skate Parks is a purpose-recreational environment
made not only for skate boarding but for BMX, scooter,
aggressive inline skating, etc. With the emergence of
indoor and outdoor skate parks in western countries
and the booming of skate boarding community plus the
number of people indulging in the sports, skate parks
whether indoor or outdoor, became their asylum. Skate
Parks can also be described as social and intellectual
infrastructure.
Skate Parks have become integral components of the
public realm as alternative spaces for physical activity.
But despite a growing number of user-appropriate
skateparks, a shocking amount of mismanaged and ill-
planned parks continue to be built and funded;
ultimately failing to connect with modern-day standards
and the needs of end users.
The proposal aims to develop, thru architecture, an
indoor skate park that will serve as a training facility as
well as home for all ages but the main target of the
project are those youths, street children who has no
place to develop their skill. It aims to take kids off the
street and to give them opportunity to hone or develop
their skills.
1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT:
When a community treats its skateboarders as pariahs,
outcasts, and nuisances, they are telling skateboarding
youth that they are not welcome there. They become
someone else’s problem. Skaters are routinely
confronted and ticketed by authorities for the same
reason they have no place to develop their skill that is
why they end up skating in streets. They are
passionate about skating but every attempt to find a
place to skate inevitable leads to a confrontation with
authority.
The situation in many cities is reflected in roving groups
of skateboarding youth that a general public views as
a pack of destructive, insolent teenagers. These
communities are creating an “outsider” subculture in
their youth. Later, they will complain that
skateboarders are behaving outside the law, resulting
in more heated confrontations and stiffer enforcement.
In other words, the community tries to confine the
skater to a narrow space and when the skater leaves
that area in search of recreational opportunities, the
community responds by drawing a smaller space
around the skater. This is the unwinnable situation that
most skaters are very familiar with.
The Proposal in general will build up an indoor skate
park and facility that will give the youths the opportunity
to engage socially, intellectually with skateboarders
and non-skateboarders. To let them feel that there’s a
place for them too in the community.
1.3 PROJECT GOAL:
"To build up a home and a training facility as well for
the youth, street kids, adult who wanted to engage
themselves in extreme sports like skateboarding as
well as solving the ongoing concern regarding
skateboarders being an outcast in the community that
they belong to. Remote the local and foreign tourist in
the Philippines while monitoring it and advance the
great impact of Organic Architecture and
Environmental design."
1.3.1 PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
• To provide the street children, youth who
want or who are already knowledgeable about
skateboarding, a place for them to develop their skill.
• To reduce illicit behavior surrounding skate
parks
• To provide a safe environment for
skateboarding and other extreme sports.
• To improve quality of life. Skate parks are the
most appropriate places to ride a skateboard. This
development will draw them away from areas where
skating is perceived as a nuisance and into places
where it is likely to disturb other people.
• To incubate more social cohesion among
people of different ages, ethnicities, and economic
backgrounds.
• To provide maximum enjoyment to all users-
from beginners all the way to seasoned pros.
1.4 THE CLIENT
 Vans is an American manufacturer of
skateboarding shoes and related apparel, based in
Santa Ana, California and owned by VF Corporation.
The company also sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX,
and motocross teams. Since 1996, the company has
been the primary sponsor of the annual Vans Warped
Tour traveling rock festival.

Vans Philippines played a big role of being the

outstanding Brand and icon in the skateboarding scene
here in the country. Establishing fine urban subculture
in the metro, and promoting Extreme sports at the
same time, Vans managed to stay on top of industry
when it comes in extreme sports events.

Vans Philippines targets to have a full potential

extreme sports Filipino athletes and promote other
infamous sports here in the country. To cater more
nationwide international events to promote the
Philippines tourism and awareness in the progression
of the subculture that can also help our countrymen.

• Analysis of the Problem

1.5 SCOPES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
• Observing the current condition and trends of the
The researcher limited the study of spaces such as :
retail industry
-Admin spaces
• Identification of Needs, Problems and Opportunities
-Extreme sports center
-Clinic • Data Gathering
-Warehouse • Research on designs and features of Successful
-Brand outlet intermodal terminal (Similar Projects)
-Equipment and apparel shop
-Parking Process
-Museum
-Restaurants • Project Analysis
• Formulating of Hypothesis regarding Success of
• This scope will be limited to the general planning and Similar Projects
designing the location of different networking paths • Site Justification
• Site Analysis and formulation of problems and
• The scope will be limited to the number of users based solutions
on usual number of visitors and group of extreme • Architectural Programming
sports athletes who are playing and staying on the said
project. Output

• The scope is limited to the details and specifications of
equipments and materials to be used in the project.
1.6 DESIGN PROCESS
Input
• Implementation of solution based on the site analysis
• Implementation of building laws for laying out and
development of structures within the site
• Initial Schematic Design
• CHAPTER II: SITE JUSTIFICATION
• 2.1 Site Selection Criteria
 The strategic location of the site was given an driveways
important study to come up with this type of solution and other
that justifies the need of the project .studying modes of
,investigating and data gathering are pertinent to travel; site
proper conclusion that would determine the suitability allows
and viability of the proposed project. internal site
circulation
options.
• 2.1 Site/development selection criteria
Site is
Rate Rate vulnerable to
Criteria Rationale Proximity to Site is in floods and
(1-5) Basis
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enough for a lot area of Hazards two hazard related
utilization, 17,236 hazards.
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nt, and meters
future establish
expansion suitable site
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Located
located located on egress and
Site Location 5 along on
within a the Accessibility 5 to lessen the
major or
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minor road
Present/fut The land use additional
traffic on
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nearby
permits the General
roads.
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5 Availability Complete of
Use/ Zoning project or Zone(INS-G)
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restrictions needs the utilities
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water, proposal
The site has
sewer/wast needed.
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and
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Infrastructure 2.2 Macro-Meso Site Analysis:
re support housing,
s
facility commercial 2.2.1 Philippines
districts)
The site is The Philippines is strategically located in South East
close to Asia region. The country is widely known for its vast
Accessibility Presence hospitals, natural resources and tourism potentials. Within a total
to important of existing bus stations, land area of 300,000 square kilometers, stretching
5
existing public jeepneys, 1,839 kilometers from north to southeast coast of Asia,
facilities facilities PUV’s and the Philippines archipelago is composed of 7,107
private islands, which is considered to be the largest islands
vehicles. groups in the world. It is bounded by Taiwan and Japan
Road The site is on the North and Northwest, the South China Sea.
frontage along the
Driveway 2.2.2 Region XIV – NCR
5 wide minor and
access
enough for major road
multiple

Metro Manila, otherwise known as National Capital
Region, is the center of Luzon and the capital region of
the Philippines. Unlike the other 17 Philippine regions,
NCR does not have any provinces. It is composed of
16 cities – namely, the City of Manila itself, Caloocan,
Las Pinas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina,
Muntinlupa, Navotas, Pasay, Pasig, Paranaque,
Quezon City, San Juan City, Taguig City, Valenzuela
City – and the municipality of Pateros. Metro Manila is
bounded by the Cordillera Mountains on the east,
Laguna de Bay on the southeast, Central Luzon on the
north and Southern Tagalog Region on the south.
2.2.3 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'.
• Geology
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.
2.3 Micro Site Analysis: the site and its immediate
environs
2.3.1 Location
The site is located at Barangay 76 and has a total lot
area of 3 hectares. The site is near the border of Pasay
and Paranaque. The site is situated along Roxas
Boulevard which divides by a 25m creek on the east
side and bounded by a Commercial restaurant and a
vacant lot on the western part, Filinvest Cyberzone on
the northern part, and a Vacant Lot by the South, which
stands as the border of the two Cities.
The Lot is classified as a PUD. A planned unit
development (PUD) is a type of building development.
It is a designed grouping of both varied and compatible
land uses, such as housing, recreation, commercial
centers, and industrial parks, all within one contained
development or subdivision.
SITE
Pasay consists of two terrain units, an eastern
undulating section and a western alluvial portion, which
extends into the Manila Bay. The undulating to gently
 sloping terrain is underlain by a gently dipping
sequence of pyroclastic rocks essentially made up of
tuffs, tuffaceous sandstones and conglomerates
belonging to the Guadalupe formation. This formation
is represented by massive to thickly bedded lithic tuff
and tuffaceous sandstone. Based on the Geologic Map
of Pasay (Figure 2.3), the two major geologic
formations are: ƒ Quarternary Alluvial (QA1) which is
comprised of detrital deposits mostly silt, sand and
gravel; and ƒ Guadalupe formation (GF) of which the
upper member (Diliman Tuff) is thin to medium
bedded, fine-grained, vitric tuffs and welded volcanic
breccias with subordinate amounts of tuffaceous, fine
to medium grained sandstone.
• Topography
The western part of Pasay City is level to nearly level
while its southeastern part is gently sloping to gently
undulating. It is characterized by coastal plains along
the Manila Bay in the west and sloping areas extending
in the south-east direction. Surface elevations range
from 2 meters above the mean sea level on the coastal
plains and 24 meters on the southeast part of the city
• Soil
Active tidal flats, with an almost flat relief, have an
elevation that ranges from 0 to 1.5 meters, sometimes
reaching up to 3 meters above the mean sea level. This
land system has very poor drainage characteristics.
Waterlogged areas may pose a corrosion problem to
underground uncoated steel pipes or structural
reinforcement. Poor drainage is also a problem in
sewage disposal in areas which are not served by
public sewer facilities. It is further characterized by
slow permeability, high compressibility, and possible
flooding during seasonal high water table. Soil texture
or the different sizes of particles in the soil mass are
clay, silty clay, and sandly clay loam. The parent
materials of this land classification are tidal mudflats
with muck and peat locally, alluvial sediments.
• Seismicity
The City of Pasay is physically vulnerable to
earthquake related hazards such as liquefaction and
ground shaking. The July 1968 earthquake proved
devastating to the business community and to the
public in general. Earthquakes greatly affect both
economic and social interaction. While the
implementation of building and structural codes should
be emphasized, retroactivity in applying earthquake
resistant technologies or sophisticated structural
measures cannot be immediately applied to older,
substandard and hazardous buildings.
• Climate
The climate of Pasay is classified as Type 1 under the
Corona classification used by Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA) depending on rainfall
pattern. It is characterized by two pronounced
seasons: rainy season from May to October and dry
season from January to April, when rainfall drops to 10-
30-mm/ month. In general, Metro Manila is directly
influenced by an average of 2 to 3 tropical cyclones per
year.
The PAGASA station recorded an annual rainfall
amount of 1,149.2 mm with a total of 113 rainy days
between the years 1961-1995. The rainy months of
May – October indicated monthly rainy days of 7- 20
with the month of July recording the highest at 20. The
highest amount of rainfall for the period 1949-1995 was
427.4 mm recorded on February 1,1962.
Pasay has an average normal annual temperature of
27.5 °C. The warmest months are April, May and June
while the coldest months are December, January and
February with the minimum temperature of 25-26°C.
The highest temperature was recorded on May
18,1969 at 38.1°C while the lowest was recorded at
14.6°C on February 1, 1962.
Relative humidity or the percentages of water vapor in
the air ranges, in monthly values, from 66% to 81%
with an annual average of 75%. These values indicate
that Pasay is relatively humid.

• Transport
• Road Networks
• Water Supply and distribution
Infrastructure and Utilities
• Traffic Characteristics
The patterns of movement of public-trip-makers in
Metro Manila and surrounding areas, according to the
O-D Matrix Manila, ranks second to the top generators
of trips, accounting for about 11 percent of the total Trip
Origins and about 12% of Trip Destinations within the
16 zones considered. The more active trip desire lines
are seen to be directed along the North-South direction
across the Pasig River. Despite the extensive
coverage of the road network of the City of Manila, it
serves a heavy volime of vehicles under limited road
capacity. With arterial roads serving both through and
local traffic, congestion in major intersections has
continuously wasted a lot of man hours and fuel
energy, and worsened air quality.
As to type of vehicles, jeepney is the most preferred
mode of transport, while buses appear to be not as
popular. In all cases, private cars and jeepneys are
very strong competitors or rail transport and other land
transportation modes. Traffic problems, such as traffic
congestion is brought about by the uncontrolled growth
and urban sprawl in the metropolis, which led to the
deterioration of the urban environment and poor level
of service (LOS) of the public transportation system
have worsened.
Pasay City is served by several highways
and major thoroughfares. Epifanio delos Santos
Avenue (EDSA), Roxas Boulevard, Gil Puyat Avenue
(Buendia Avenue) and Taft Avenue function as the
city's main thoroughfares. Secondary thoroughfares
include Andrews Avenue, Antonio Arnaiz Avenue
(formerly known as Libertad Street within Pasay),
Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Ninoy Aquino
Avenue and NAIA Road (MIA Road).
Three expressways serve Pasay and other parts of
Metro Manila and Calabarzon; Metro Manila Skyway,
an elevated expressway which is a component of
Radial Road 3 (R-3) and Asian Highway 26 (AH26),
passes on and serves as the Pasay-Taguig boundary.
South Luzon Expressway, commonly called as SLEX
and also components of Radial Road 3 and Asian
Highway 26, follows a similar route with the Metro
Manila Skyway.
As a result of the privatization of the Metro Manila
Waterworks & Sewarage System(MWSS, the City of
Manila is being serve by two concessionaires in the
distribution of its water supply namely: Maynila Water
Services, Inc. (MWSI) and Manila Water Company
(MWC). The coverage service areas of MWSI are
Tondo, Sta. Cruz, Quiapo, Sampaloc, Sta. Mesa,
Pandacan, Binondo, San Miguel, Ermita, Malate,
Intramuros and part of Singalong, while MWC serves
Sta. Ana and part of Singalong. While potable water for
domestic, commercial and industrial uses have been
 supplied adequately to meet the demands, the trend
on water production and consumption is significantly
increasing. The average consumption in cubic meters
per connection per month is about 28 for residential
areas, 29 for residential households with businesses,
about 80 to 110 for commercial areas and about 100
to 111 for industrial areas. As of September 2002, the
average monthly consumption in million cubic meters
in Manila is about 3.12 for residential areas, 0.26 for
residential households with businesses, about 1.7 for
commercial areas and about 0.29 for industrial areas.
• Sewage
The Manila Sewerage System was constructed in 1909
with the original overload capacity to serve 450,000
people. The system covers 1,850 hectares, serving
530,000 people with the total length of 240 km.
Sewage is collected by lateral interceptor pipes of 15
cm. to 150 cm. in diameter from the various districts of
the City. It is then conveyed to the Tondo main sewage
pumping station through seven pumping stations. Sta.
Ana, a sub- district of Manila, has a separate system
and has its wastes discharging directly to the Pasig
River. However, the construction of a sewer main line
is present ongoing to interconnect the system in Sta.
Ana to the Paco Sewage station.
Buildings and facilities that are interconnected
with open spaces for the recreational and other
facilities. Giving it a modern design concept and
applying environmental design metrics as
considerations. Located in a one of the best cities
in the metro, the complex of the sports facility will
be designed with all of its necessities and
solutions for the development. Building a sports
facility that can run itself through natural
resources like hydrothermal power, wind
electricity, solar power as the source of
electricity.
Recommendation with regards to the fast
processing of the Athletes’ request for world
class facilities; all factors affecting progress,
healing and/or recovery should be improved,
harmonized and focused for them.

• Power Supply
The Manila Electric Company (PSE: MER and
MERB), also known as Meralco (Tagalog: [mɛɾalˈkɔ];
stylized in its logo as MERALCO), is an electric power
distribution company in the Philippines. It is Metro
Manila's only electric power distributor and holds the
power distribution franchise for 22 cities and 89
municipalities, including the whole of the National
Capital Region and the exurbs that form Mega
Manila.

• Telecommunications CONCEPTUAL ELEMENTS FOR THE

There are no planned expansion program see within
the next few years, considering that the current
telephone capacity has not been fully utilized. Delays
in telephone servicing and repairs are areas where
improvement is needed. The local government can
take up the cause of its aggrieved constituents.
PROJECT. Modern Architecture with the touch of
Filipino Architecture is the proponent’s Design for
the project. To promote and awaken the filipino
patriotism in the middle of progression of the
modern society through the sports and the youth.

• Initial Schematic Design

Proposing a complex of clusters with open air for
ventilation and green roof. The design of the
project is a passive solar design and daylighting.
SWOT Analysis

Strength
• High Density Compact Development
• Smart and Energy Efficient
• Environmentally Sensitive
• Disaster Resilient
• Interactive Community

Weaknesses
• Secluded Location

Opportunities
• Diversed Job Opportunities
• Economy Wise Project
• World Class Facility
• Promoting modern Sports and Quality Lifestyle

Threats
• Natural Phenomenon

On the west side is the Golden Bay restaurant.

The site is relatively flat. And a vacant grassland

The northern side is the Filinvest Cyberzone building

On the east side, is a creek dividing the site from
Roxas blvd and baclaran
Name: Secretario, Alexander K.
Executive Summary B
PROPOSED PROJECT #2:
Title: CENTRO TEMPO: A PROPOSED PHILIPPINE
CENTRE FOR MUSIC THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE
STUDY, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH OF MUSIC
Location:
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The Philippines is home to numerous conservatories of
music that you can choose from. A music degree –
which usually lasts for four to five years, depending on
the school – can open many doors after college. But
because music schools are expensive here in the
country(ranging from 100-200 thousand pesos)it
closed out opportunities to those who cannot afford to
get into music schools. Those people who has the
potential, if given the proper education in music can
make a difference in the music industry in the country.
Music education is essential and it should be taught to
everyone especially on public schools. It provides a
uniqure preparation for literacy preparation. Music
education provides an aesthetic experience for its
students. Often times, they will utilize music as an
outlet for expression that is sometimes unavailable to
them in other academic areas.
The proposal tends to develop an institution that will
not only offer quality music education, but, through
architecture style, will give them a different experience
visually and acoustically by collaborating principles of
composition and representational imagery of music
through architectural interpretation, by composing
forms, and spatial volumes and materials of variety and
contrast to reflect musical resonances in physical form.
1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Access to quality music instruction is one of the
important issue in music today. Music schools around
Metro Manila are quite expensive. We can say that
money stops people’s passion. There are many people
who are extremely talented musically but are put at a
disadvantage because they can’t afford to pay for the
lessons or to enroll at a decent music school in Manila.
A centralized place is lacking for all of the local Filipino
independent music labels and recording artists to
make full use and in full view of the public without the
commercialization.
The education of what Filipino music and arts is and
cultural attributes of Filipino music need to be address
for people to know what music really is. The
mainstream music made so much impact that these
independent music scenes are considered as
underground.
1.3 PROJECT GOAL:
The idea of a school of music came from the
need to gather all the teachers and gifted or non-
gifted from the area and from other areas in a
single dedicated place in order to study and
communicate.
To develop a music school building that will give
new opportunities to people of all ages that has
passion for music and instruments to give them
the best experience visually and acoustically. To
communicate the principles of
composition and representational imagery of
music through architectural interpretation, by
composing forms, spatial volumes and materials
of variety and contrast to reflect musical
resonances in physical form.
1.3.1 PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
• Music artists could be supported through
the project.
• The project would be the nucleus of
different Filipino independent music
recording labels all over the Philippines,
regardless of their genres, style and
cultural/ sub-cultural attributes bringing
them in one location, and film and arts.
• It would be serve as haven for
independent artists to freely articulate the
music and push the boundaries of
uncommercialized Filipino music.
• It would not only be a center for pure
music but it will also serve as an open
book to educate the people and heighten
awareness on independent music as an
art as a way of life.
• Encourage development of Filipino Music
by acknowledging singers, composers,
 choral groups, etc. through giving them a
space to learn and enhance their talent.
• Provide a venue for music camps and
other related activities.
• Promote Traditional and Modern Filipino
Music education and the use of native
musical instruments through creating a
space for traditional and modern music
lessons/ workshops/ trainings.
1.4 THE CLIENT
The Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP) is the premiere showcase of the arts in the
Philippines. Founded in 1969, the CCP has been
producing and presenting music, dance, theater, visual
arts, literary, cinematic and design events from the
Philippines and all over the world for more than forty
years. Its nine resident companies, namely, Ballet
Philippines, Philippine Ballet Theater, Tanghalang
Pilipino, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, the
Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company,
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, UST Symphony
Orchestra, Philippine Madrigal Singers and the
National Music Competition for Young Artists
Foundation (NAMCYA) present a regular season of
productions, workshops and outreach performance.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CENTER
A proposed public-private partnership (PPP) to turn the
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex into
a “smart city” has taken a step forward, having secured
support from a funding facility set up to develop
bankable projects.
The CCP Asset Development Project, along with the
unsolicited Davao Sasa Port Modernization Project
and the Development and Maintenance of the General
Santos Port Project, have been approved for Project
Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) support,
the PPP Center said in statement on Monday.
Proposals will receive project development,
transaction advisory and competitive challenge
management support from PDMF, a revolving fund
established during the previous administration as a
means of facilitating infrastructure projects.
The PDMF Committee issued the approvals, the PPPC
said.
The CCP project calls for the redevelopment of a
57.08-hectare area within the 88-hectare complex,
which currently houses the Tanghalang Pambansa or
National Theater, Folk Arts Theater, Philippine
International Convention Center and Sofitel Philippine
Plaza Manila, among others, into a “smart city
composed of iconic buildings envisioned to serve as
venues for various cultural and artistic endeavors.”
“The approved PDMF support for this project includes
the development of a feasibility study and project
assistance and advisory from procurement to financial
close,” the PPP Center said.
The CCP, which owns 66.4 hectares of the complex,
states on its website that 57.8 hectares of its property
can be developed. Its plan calls for the development of
six clusters that will house building.
1.4.1 Ccp conceptual Framework
• The developed CCP Complex will be oriented
towards the sea, and the Philippines’
archipelagic qualities will be evoked.
• Business will not be sacrificed to Aesthetics.
Aesthetics will not be sacrificed to Business.
• The development will deliver an egalitarian
social vision.
• The arts will be given ample context for multi-
disciplinary interaction, moreover, artists will
live and/or work with Filipinos doing other
kinds of work.
• The CCP will be an integral part of the life of
the Metropolis.
1.4.2 Vision
The CCP Complex shall be a center for arts and culture
in Asia. Primarily, it shall be the centerpiece of artistic
expression of the Filipino soul and spirit, created for the
Filipino artist and all sectors of Philippine society. The
CCP Complex shall be the major cultural, ecological
and tourism landmark of the Philippines. It shall be a
home for the Filipino artist and an urban oasis for the
Filipino people.
 1.5 PROJECT SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

1.4.3 Objectives The researcher limited the study of spaces such as :

• To develop the CCP Complex as a center for
-Admin spaces
arts and culture in Asia and the centerpiece of
-Clinic
artistic expression of the Filipino soul and
-Music Hall
spirit;
-Academic Building
• To maximize the income potentials of CCP’s
-Parking
real properties;
-Music Library
• To encourage private sector participation in
-Restaurants
the development of the CCP Complex;
• To promote private and public activities in the
• This scope will be limited to the general planning and
CCP Complex.
designing the location of different networking paths
•
1.5 Project Scope and Limitations
• The scope will be limited to the number of users based
The proposed project will revolve on the on usual number of visitors and group of extreme
school that have courses like bachelor of Music, sports athletes who are studying and staying on the
Conservatory in Music, consisting of Recording said project.
studios, classrooms, rehearsal and production of
Filipino Music, the proposed project shall • The scope is limited to the details and specifications of
embodies all types of genre of Filipino Music and equipments and materials to be used in the project.
other music. This involves the processes of
making a record with different bands and different 1.5.1. ASSUMPTIONS
promotions. It shall also include rehearsal studios
The study assumes the following:
for the bands or unsigned singers wherein they
could practice and improve their skills. • The proposal will benefit and provide local artists,
There are practice studios for faculty and practice people who are interested in music and musicians
studios for students. There are different courses a quality music educational programs
that can used the facilities. Chorale rehearsal
room is designed for Chorale practices, Band • The proposal will provide the people a place for
rehearsal in percussion rehearsal, Classrooms for them to hone their innate talent or ability in terms
theory subjects. Each rooms has piano for of music.
teaching. Concert Hall is also a facility in this
• The proposal will contribute to the thriving of the
project where big events can be done and also can
Philippine’s music industry.
rent by other musicians, influencers or
organizations. Recital Hall for reciting what they
have learned on their programs, and a Ballet 1.6 DESIGN PROCESS
Studio for dance rehearsals Performances like
concerts and different music affairs such as
awards show would be also included. The much
concentration on the music business such as Process undergone by the Project:
listening bars and activity centers would also be Input
included. Restaurants and other amenities would
also be included provides that it has a music • Analysis of the Problem
theme which means there should be • Identification of Needs, Problems and Opportunities
performances will be held. • Data Gathering on the site
•
 Process Accessib 30 5/5 30 5/5 30
ility to
• Project Analysis Major
• Further readings and research Roads
• Reassessment of gathered data
Must be 30 4/5 24 4/5 24
Output within
Urban
• Implementation of solution based on the site analysis Area
• Initial Schematic Design Accessib 20 4/5 16 4/5 16
ility to
CHAPTER 2: SITE JUSTIFICATION important
existing
2.1 Site Selection Criteria facilities
The strategic location of the sites were given an
important study to come up with this type of solution Pedestria 20 4/5 16 5/5 20
that justifies the need of the project .studying n Access
,investigating and data gathering are pertinent to and
proper conclusion that would determine the suitability Circulatio
and viability of the proposed project. n

2.1 Site/development selection criteria 100 86 90

SITE A: Roxas Blvd., Malate, Manila

SITE B: OLD CAPITOL, DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY

SITE SITE A SITE B

SITE A SITE B Criteria %
Criteria % RANK % RANK %
RAN RAN
% %
K K
Proper Land 40 1/5 8 5/5 40
Land Area/ 25 Use and
2/5 10 4/5 20
Lot Size
Zoning
Accessibility 20 5/5 20 5/5 20
Topography 10 5/5 10 5/5 10 Ease Of 30 3/5 18 5/5 30
Drainage 5 5/5 5 5/5 10 Ownership
Vulnerabilitie
Compatibility 30 2/5 12 5/5 30
s to Natural 10 2/5 4 4/5 8
with
Hazards
Adjacent
Accessibility
Land Use
of Utility and 10 4/5 8 5/5 10
Services 100 38 100
Climate 10 3/5 6 3/5 6
Utilities 10 2/5 4 5/5 10
100 67 74
SITE
SELECTION ELEMENT
SITE A SITE B SITE A SITE B
Criteria %
RANK % RANK %
 NATURAL,
ENVIRONMENTAL,
67 74
AND PHYSICAL
FACTORS
LEGAL, 86 90
INSTITUTIONAL, AND
AESTHETIC FACTORS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC 38 100
AND CULTURAL
FACTORS
100 63.7% 88%
*The site evaluation performed, based on 3 category
shows that Site B is the best location for the proposal.
2.2 Macro-Meso Site Analysis:
2.2.1 Philippines
The Philippines is strategically located in Soth East
Asia region. The country is widely known for its vast
natural resources and tourism potentials. Within a total
land area of 300,000 square kilometers, stretching
1,839 kilometers from north to southeast coast of Asia,
the Philippines archipelago is composed of 7,107
islands, which is considered to be the largest islands
groups in the world. It is bounded by Taiwan and Japan
on the North and Northwest, the South China Sea,
Thailand and Vietnam in the West, the Pacific in the
east and by Celebes Sea in the South.
2.2.2 Region XIV – NCR
Metro Manila, otherwise known as National Capital
Region, is the center of Luzon and the capital region of
the Philippines. Unlike the other 17 Philippine regions,
NCR does not have any provinces. It is composed of
16 cities – namely, the City of Manila itself, Caloocan,
Las Pinas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina,
Muntinlupa, Navotas, Pasay, Pasog, Paranaque,
Quezon City, San Juan City, Taguig City, Valenzuela
City – and the municipality of Pateros. Metro Manila os
bounded by the Cordillera Mountains on the east,
Laguna de Bay on the southeast, Central Luzon on the
north and Southern Tagalog Region on the south.
2.2.3 Quezon City
Quezon City is situated on the northeast portion of
Metro Manila. It is bounded on the north by Caloocan
City and San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan Province,
on the east by San Mateo and Marikina, on the south
by Pasig and Mandaluyong, San Juan and Manila, and
on the west by Valenzuela, Caloocan and Manila. Its
northeastern and eastern boundaries are defined by
the Novaliches Watershed and the Marikina River.
With an area of 16,112.58 hectares (based on 1995
GIS graphical plot), it is the largest among the sixteen
(16) cities and one (1) municipality in the re-gion and is
almost one-fourth the size of Metro Manila.
Topography
Situated on the Guadalupe Plateau, the City’s
topography is largely rolling with alternating ridges and
lowlands. The southern part of the City has a low grade
terrain while the northern half is undulating which
culminates at the Novaliches Reservoir or La Mesa
Dam where the water supply for most of the region is
impounded.
Fault System
The West Marikina Fault of the Marikina Valley Fault
System (MVFS) affects Quezon City. It runs along the
City’s eastern boundary from the down slope area east
of Violago Parkwoods in the northeast southwards to
Northview Subdivision; Capitol Park Homes; Loyola
Grand Villas; Industrial Valley Subdivision; St. Ignatius
to Green Meadows Subdivision in Ugong Norte in the
southeast.
Land Use Patterns
In the 2011 land use map, residential developments
occupy about 41.57%. This include low cost or
socialized housing sites and informal settlements.
Commercial land use and special urban development
use are distributed in various growth centers, non-
growth centers and special development areas. The
allocation for commercial land use is 8.13% and 4.03
for Special Urban Development use. Industrial land
use has a share of 5.53%; institutional land use has an
allocation of 6.90%. Parts of the institutional areas are
designated as Special Urban Development areas like
the UP TechnoHub and the QC Central Business
District in East and North Triangles. Parks and open
space land use is given 16.25% of the city’s land area
with 14% coming from La Mesa Dam Reservoir.
The allocation does not include green spaces in parks
generated from the development of river easements,
utility easements, etc. Land devoted to roads comprise
14.52% for roads, rivers and creeks combined. Other
land use allocations are: 1.41% for utilities; 1.13% for
waterways and 0.53% for cemetery.cities and one (1)
municipality in the re-gion and is almost one-fourth the
size of Metro Manila.
Service Utilities
Like the rest of Metro Manila, Quezon City gets its
water from the Metropolitan Waterworks and
Sewerage System (MWSS) through its private
distribution concessionaires: Maynilad Water Services,
Inc. (MWSI) and Manila Water Co. (MWC). The west
half of the city is served by MWSI and the east by the
MWC.
As of 2009, the total number of MERALCO customers
was pegged at 512,225 of which 461,645 of the
metered connections or 90.1% were residential,
49,082 or 9.6% commercial, 1,110 or 0.2% industrial
and 418 were for streetlights.
With the liberalization of the telecommunication
industry, more firms are now offering telephone
services in the City. As of December 2010, there were
five (5) telephone companies that provided phone
services in the city, i.e. PLDT, Bayantel, Digitel,
Multimedia and Eastern Telecommunications
Services, Inc.
Cellular mobile phones are now offered by Globe,
Smart, Bayantel and Digitel while broadband services
are now available through PLDT, Bayantel Digitel
Smart and Globe.
Parcel delivery, money order, domestic and
international express mails made possible through
modern telecommunications and delivery system.
In broadcast media, the city is a home base to eleven
(11) local television networks, the ABS-CBN, GMA,
and TV 5 among others, and six (6) cable TV, seven
(7) AM radio stations, and four (4) FM radio stations.
All major newspapers and magazines and publications
are easily available even in the remotest corners of the
city.
Transport
Available modes of transport in Quezon City are purely
land-based. The 2006 data of the MMDA-Traffic
Operation Center revealed that private transport
dominates with 82.49% of the total volume while public
utility vehicles (i.e., buses, jeepneys and taxis)
comprised 13.72% and industrial/commercial vehicles
(i.e., trucks, vans) at 3.79%.
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems operate along
EDSA and Aurora Boulevard. Metro Rail Transit (MRT)
3 also known as the Blue Line is located along EDSA
and serves from North Avenue to Taft Avenue (with 5
stations within QC) while LRT 2 or the Purple Line on
Aurora Blvd operates from Santolan, Pasig City to
Rizal Avenue in Manila (with 7 stations in QC). An
extension of the LRT Line 1 (Orange Line) now
operates from Monumento in Caloocan City to Muñoz
via EDSA. It is proposed to be linked with the MRT 3
via a common terminal. Another MRT project (MRT 7)
is also set to be constructed from North Avenue to San
Jose del Monte City in Bulacan.
Domestic Solid Waster
The Waste Analy¬sis and Characterization Study
(WACS) conducted by the Environment Protec¬tion
and Waste Management Department (EPWMD)
showed that each person in the City produced 0.88 kg.
of solid waste each day translated to 2,638.82 tons of
solid waste generated daily.
More than fifty percent (54%) of the solid waste are
biodegradable, 20% are recyclable and 26% which are
residual waste will go to the sanitary landfill.
The City employs a Package Clean-Up Collection
System wherein private contractors are given the full
responsibility to administer and directly carry out in
their specific assigned area the actual collection,
cleaning and disposal of solid wastes from various
sources. They are also responsible for street
sweeping and information, education and
communication campaign.
In addition to the City-contracted haulers, there are
barangays doing garbage collection using their own
dump trucks. Commercial establishments, on the other
hand, are responsible for the disposal of their own of
their own wastes.
With the closure of the Payatas Controlled Disposal
Facility in December 2010, the City now disposes its
garbage in a 3.2-hectare sanitary landfill located near
the Payatas Controlled Facility owned and operated by PHOTO TAKEN ALONG QUIRINO AVENUE
IPM-ESI which started its operations in January
2011. Average volume disposed at Payatas was
measured at 1,320.90 tons/day while waste diverted is
at 1,317.92 tons/day.

The post closure care of the old dumpsite is being

undertaken to ensure its safety to human health and
the environment. At present, there are eighty-seven
(87) wells drilled in the old dumpsite to continue the
city’s Biogas Emission Reduction Project in
cooperation with the Italian group, PANGEA Green
Energy. The project involves extraction, collection,
flaring and conversion to energy of biogas that earns
Certified Emission Reduction (CER) or Carbon Credits,
revenues which can be used for sustainable
development projects.
The site is located at Barangay Old Capitol, Diliman,
Quezon City and has a total lot area of 29,567 sqm
owned by The Government Service Insurance System.
The site is adjacent to the Quezon Memorial Circle.
The area is surrounded by numerous important
facilities and government buildings and agencies. It is
also adjacent to commercial district.

The City has been recognized and awarded for Best
Solid Waste Management Practices: 2008 Galing
Pook Award, 2012 Certificate of Recognition for
sustained good performance in the implementation of
RA 9003 through segregation at source, deployment of
dedicated units, as well as, the establishment and
operationalization of Material Recovery Facilities, 2014
“Meralco Luminaries” Award (Best in Innovation in
Environment Advocacy Carbon for Reduction Initiation
and Wastes Energy Biogas Plan in Payatas).
2.3 Micro Site Analysis: the site and its immediate
environs
The Lot is classified as an Institutional Lot.
GROUP C- EDUCATION AND RECREATION
(INSTITUTIONAL) Division C-I
Site Access
Site can be accessed through Maharlika Street and
Masaya Street. The site is along Commonwealth
Avenue.
SITE

Location: Masaya St., Diliman, Quezon City

PHOTO TAKEN ALONG MAYAMAN ST.

Roads and Transport System

The site is surrounded by four (3) major road;

Commonwealth Avenue, EDSA, Masaya Street, and
Site Photos
Maharlika Street. Existing roads are made up of
concrete and so are the sidewalks. Both roads and
sidewalks are in good condition. The site may be
accessed by 3 modes of transportation: Bus, Jeepney,
 Private Vehicles. Traffic ranges from moderate to
heavy during weekdays.
• Diverse Job Opportunities
• Quality Music Education
• Promoting Filipino Architecture
• The project could help increase music industry,
tourism rate and employment

• The site could house another icon for Philippine

culture

Threats
• Natural Phenomenon

Utilities

Electric Power, Water Supply, Sewerage System, and

Telephone system will be available to the site.

Flooding

The site falls on the yellow zone which means that the
site is on Low Hazard. There is a 1/100 (1%)
probability of a flood with 100 year return period
occurring in a single year. The Rainfall Intesity
Duration Frequency is 481.200mm.

SWOT Analysis

Strength
High Density Compact Development
Level land topography
Accessible to basic transportations including
presence of international airport
Initial Schematic Design

Waknesses
• Medium to heavy traffic
• Noise on nearby establishments during peak season

Opportunitites
Wood and other filipino materials will used for the
prooject

Modern filipino architecture is the main style.

One of the highlights of filipino architecture is the

interior design. Mostly of the furnitures will be
classic hardwood and filipino made

To cope with the time a dash of modern style will

be used in certain spaces

With some modern elements of function and style