PAGLIDANAK

A PROPOSED CENTRAL MARKET

IN CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
CALASIAO IS A LANDLOCKED MUNICIPALITY IN THE
COASTAL PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN. THESE ARE
THE SPECIFIC POINTS THAT MAKE IT SUITABLE
LOCATION FOR THE PROJECT:
THIS LOCATION IS TRULY EXCEPTIONAL, SITUATED
RIGHT IN THE HEART OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND
EXCITING TOURIST DESTINATIONS.
THE REGION IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY LAND, AS
MAJOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS CONNECT IT TO
NEIGHBORING TOWNS AND CITIES IN THE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CALASIAO PUBLIC MARKET INTO THE CALASIAO ROYALE ARCADE REFLECTS
PROVINCE. A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE ARCHITECTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL DYNAMICS OF THIS COMMUNITY HUB.
SITE LOCATION CONVENIENT TO ASSETS, INITIALLY AFFECTED BY THE 1990 EARTHQUAKE AND ENDURING SUBSEQUENT CHALLENGES
PROXIMITY TO FACILITIES, CLOSE TO SUCH AS FLOODING, THE PUBLIC MARKET FACED DETERIORATINGCONDITIONS
COMMERCIALS, AND NATURE, AND A GOOD THAT PROMPTED THE NEED FOR RENOVATIONS.
ACCESS TO HIGHWAYS.
DESIGN CONSIDERATION DESIGN OBJECTIVE
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
AS AN ARCHITECT YOU DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT AIMS TO ESTABLISH A
TOURIST-FRIENDLY SITE THAT IS EASILY
THE PRESENT WITH AN AWARENESS ACCESSIBLE VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORT,
OF THE PAST FOR A FUTURE WHICH ACCESSIBILITY ENERGY EFFICIENT NATURAL LIGHTING
AND VENTILATION
PROMINENTLY LOCATED IN A
COMMERCIAL AREA, AND VISIBLE ALONG
IS ESENTIALLY KNOWN. ROUTES TO AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTS. THE
PROJECT WILL HAVE AMPLE PARKING
-NORMAN FOSTER SPACE FOR VEHICLES, DESIGNATED AREAS
SAFETY SUSTAINABILITY CULTURE
FOR BUSES AND MOTORBIKES, AND
FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE TO PWD AND
SENIORS. THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WILL
AESTHETIC SAFETY ELEVATION
PRIORITIZE ENVIRONMENTAL
CIRCULATION
SUSTAINABILITY, NATURAL LIGHTING, AND

MATERIALS USED VENTILATION. WALKABILITY WILL

ENCOURAGED, AND THE PROJECT WILL
BE

EMBRACE AN ICONIC ARCHITECTURAL

CONCEPT THAT REFLECTS THE CULTURAL
IDENTITY OF THE REGION, UPLIFTING THE
COMMUNITY'S PRIDE IN THEIR HERITAGE.
DEODESIC DOME WOOD CONCRETE
BAMBA, DORONILA, SAMANIEGO
 DESIGN CONCEPT FORM FINDING
CAPTURING CALASIAO'S INDOMITABLE SPIRIT, OUR
DESIGN NARRATES A TALE OF RESISTANCE. FROM
CHALLENGING THE SPANISH ERA TO EMBRACING THE
PRESENT, OUR ARCHITECTURE ECHOES THE TOWN'S
UNYIELDING RESOLVE. WE'VE CAREFULLY SELECTED
ROBUST MATERIALS, EMBODYING THE STEADFAST
NATURE OF CALASIAO'S PEOPLE. MIRRORING THEIR
WE CRAFTED THE FORM THROUGH THE
HISTORIC RESISTANCE, OUR STRUCTURES STAND
RESOLUTE, A TRIBUTE TO A SPIRIT THAT ENDURES
SUBTRACTIVE PROCESS OF CARVING OUT FIST FORM
FROM A CUBE OR SQUARE, SCULPTING
THROUGH TIME.
OUR DESIGN WITH PRECISION AND
INTENTIONALITY. INSPIRED BY THE
EMBRACING CALASIAO'S CULTURAL HEARTBEAT, WE SYMBOLISM OF A FIST, OUR DESIGN
INFUSE THE SYMBOLISM OF PUTO CALASIAO INTO OUR RESONATES WITH THE ESSENCE OF
DESIGN. THE LANDSCAPE BECOMES A CANVAS, RESISTANCE, CHANNELING THE STRENGTH
NARRATING THE TOWN'S RESISTANCE THROUGH AND FORTITUDE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS. HONORING THE MARKET'S POWERFUL SYMBOL.
HISTORY, OUR DESIGN PAYS HOMAGE TO CLASSIC
COLUMNS, CONNECTING THE PRESENT TO
CALASIAO'S RESILIENT PAST. COINED AS
"PAGLIDANAK," OUR STRUCTURE BECOMES A LIVING
TRIBUTE, BLENDING HISTORY AND MODERN STRENGTH,
EMBODYING THE ENDURING SPIRIT OF A TOWN THAT
HAS ALWAYS STOOD STRONG.

ARCH FORM
INSPIRED BY THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE OLD CALASIAO PUBLIC MARKET, THE
ARCH HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY DESIGNED
TO REVIVE ITS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
AND CULTURAL ESSENCE. THROUGH A
MODERNIZED INTERPRETATION, THEY AIM TO
SIGNIFY THE ENTRANCE INTO A
CONTEMPORARY WORLD WHILE
COMMEMORATING THE RICH HERITAGE OF
THE FORMER MARKET.
 PAGLIDANAK
"PAGLIDANAK" IS A COINED TERM COMBINING "PAGLIDAN" (RESISTANCE)
AND THE SUFFIX "-AK" TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. SO,
IN THIS CONTEXT, IT COULD BE INTERPRETED AS "THE RESISTANT STRUCTURE" OR
"THE BUILDING OF RESISTANCE."

TRAFFIC FLOW FLOOR PLANS

THE SITE HAS A GOOD TRAFFIC
FLOW, IT HAS A MINOR ROAD, THE
MABINI STREET THAT HELPS TO
LESSEN THE TRAFFIC WHEN THE
TOURIST IS TO VISIT THE SITE. IT HAS
A TWO MAJOR ROAD THE
MANCUP ROAD AND
MAMARADLO STREET, A BUSY
ROAD YET THEY ARE FREE FROM
TRAFFIC.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SITE ANALYSIS
THE SITE ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY THE
RESEARCHER HIGHLIGHTED CRITICAL FACTORS
INCLUDING LAND TOPOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT, AND NEARBY INFRASTRUCTURE, AIDING IN
DETERMINING THE OPTIMAL LOCATION FOR THE
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
AREA STATEMENT
SITE AREA: 9,900 SQM.
THE SITE IS A 9,980 SQM. LAND LOCATED AT CALASIAO, PANGASINAN SITE ACCESS: SOUTH, EAST,WEST SECOND FLOOR PLAN
 LEFT SIDE ELEVATION

REAR ELEVATION

RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION

FRONT ELEVATION
THIS DELIBERATE CHOICE AIMS TO NOT ONLY ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL
ISSUES FACED BY THE AGING PUBLIC MARKET BUT ALSO TO UPHOLD AND
PRESERVE THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CALASIAO THROUGH ITS
VIBRANT MARKET. THROUGHOUT THE RELOCATION PROCESS, VENDORS WILL
HAVE THE OPTION TO CONTINUE THEIR OPERATIONS AT THE OLD PUBLIC
MARKET, ENSURING A SEAMLESS TRANSITION THAT CONSIDERS BOTH THE
THIS SPACES ARE DESIGNED TO
PRACTICALITIES OF REDEVELOPMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE
MARKET'S HISTORICAL AND COMMUNAL IMPORTANCE. PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERACTION
OFFERING A GOOD ATMOSPHERE
WHERE RESIDENTS AND TOURIST ENJOY
THE SPACE WHILE SHOPPING.

THE AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AND RELOCATION OF

THE CENTRAL MARKET INTEGRATES MODERN AMENITIES WHILE
HONORING THE MARKET'S HISTORICAL LEGACY, AIMING TO
TRANSFORM IT INTO A BUSTLING, SUSTAINABLE HUB THAT CATERS TO THIS SPACES ARE DESIGNED TO
THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF BOTH VENDORS AND THE COMMUNITY IN PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERACTION
CALASIAO, PANGASINAN. OFFERING A GOOD ATMOSPHERE
PA G L I D A N A K
CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
WHERE RESIDENTS AND TOURIST ENJOY
THE SPACE WHILE SHOPPING.
CENTRAL MARKET
THE PLAZA'S DESIGN DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE INTRICATE AND METICULOUS PROCESS OF
CRAFTING PUTO CALASIAO, INFUSING ITS ESSENCE INTO A VISUALLY COMPELLING AND
CULTURALLY RESONANT ARCHITECTURAL VISION.

WASH YOUR HANDS: WASHING AREA PREPARATION OF RICE BATTER: A FOUNTAIN

DISTINGUISHED BY ITS INTERNAL CURVES AND

FERMENTATION: STRUCTURES FROMED LIKE A POT
EXTERNAL STRAIGHT LINES, NOT ONLY
SYMBOLIZES RESILIENCE AND ADAPTABILITY
BUT ALSO, BY EMBODYING A GENDER-
NEUTRAL APPROACH, CONVEYS A SUBTLE
METAPHOR OF SOFTNESS WITHIN AND
STRENGTH WITHOUT, SEAMLESSLY
INTEGRATING THESE DUAL ASPECTS.

COOKING AREA WHERE EXERCISE REPRESENTS

STEAM EXUDING OUT OF YOUR BODY MISTING AREA WHICH REPRESENSTS STEAM

PAGLIDANAK
CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
CENTRAL MARKET
SERVING: THE PUTO IS NOW READY TO SERVED ON A STAGE INSPIRED BY THE DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF PUTO AND A
BACKDROP INSPIRED BY A BILAO