In Partial Fulfilment

of a Requirement for Architectural Design 06

3rd Year College

A Research Proposal

PROPOSED MEMORIAL PARK

S.Y 2022-2023

Faculty of Architecture Department of

National College of Science & Technology

Presented by:

Lois Anthony T. Macabuhay

Presented to:

AR. Ryan Baking UAP

 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

BODY OF RESEARCH
Introduction

A memorial park is a modern cemetery with a difference.The most noticeable

difference is that rather than the competing headstones of traditional cemeteries,

memorial parks use dignified sculptured bronze markers lying flat on landscaped plots

to memorialize a grave. This allows visitors to enjoy the beautifully manicured garden-

style grounds without distractions.

The concept of a memorial park is to provide visitors with an atmosphere of natural

beauty, peace for quiet meditation and a sense of dignity and honor to the memory of

loved ones. Hence, Below are the information provides evidences for this memorial park

proposal design

Proposed Memorial Park will help the city, it will serve as a physical representation

of the shared history and heritage of a community. They provide space for people to

gather and remember their loved ones and the events that have shaped their lives and

communities. This Memorial park help to establish a common cultural identity. And offer

individuals and families a designated space to honor and remember their loved ones

South Field Memorial Gardens (SFMG) make it possible to provide a healing

experience for you in the midst of grief. At the same time, we offer a peaceful space

where you can pay tribute to your departed loved ones and celebrate the gift of life.
South Field Memorial Gardens (SFMG) offers interment services, and memorial lots.

This proposed plan provides a personalized, unique, and stress free end-of-life planning.

Below are the information provides evidences for this memorial park proposal design

Design Objectives

I. To design a pleasing structure and another landmark to the city of Silang Cavite.

II. To be able to draw and built a personalized, unique, and stress free end-of-life

planning and be able to maximize the of lot buyers.

III. To provide a Memorial where Beauty Softens your grief

IV. To design a healthy environment friendly structure that will be able to fit to the to the

city and to its users.

V. To make also a structure/parks that welcoming for our PWD.

Building Laws

COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN

2013-2022
Silang, Cavite

4.2.3 Burial Ground

4.2.3.1 Status and Inventory of Private and Public Cemetery

At present, there are eleven (11) cemeteries/memorial parks catering to the burial

needs of the municipality. Out of these eleven cemeteries, only 3 are operated by the

local government while the remaining are privately owned. These public cemeteries are
all congested, thus, there arises the necessity of opening up more of these to

accommodate the increasing need for burial sites.

CONCLUSION

By all these information will support the design and the proposal for Memorial Park in

Silang Cavite. These information focuses in ordinances, standards, Rules and

Provisions when it comes in Memorial parks. Also Zoning Ordinance attached below

support for this research.

 RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MEMORIAL

PARKS/CEMETERIES

Pursuant to Article IV Sections (c) of Executive Order No. 648 the following rules are

hereby promulgated by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, The issuance of a

Development Permit by the HLURB or city/municipality concerned shall cover approval

of the design as required by these rules. Initial/operational clearance by the Department

of Health to establish a memorial park/cemetery as required by P.D. 856 (Sanitation

Code) shall be sought by owner/developer before applying for preliminary approval and

operational clearance from DOH prior to actual operation of the cemetery/memorial park.

RULE I

APPROVAL OF MEMORIAL PARK/CEMETERY PLAN

SECTION 1. Scope of Application. These Rules and

Regulations shall apply to new development and/or

expansion/alteration of existing memorial parks/cemeteries and other

private burial grounds.

SECTION 2. Application for Approval of Memorial

Park/Cemetery Plan. Every registered owner or developer of a

parcel of land who wishes to convert the same into a memorial

park/cemetery shall apply with the Board or city/municipality

concerned for the approval of the memorial park/cemetery plan by

filing the following

DESIGN PARAMETERS AND ROAD SPECIFICATIONS

A. Burial Plot Sizes

A.1 Ground Interment

A.1.1. Minimum size shall be 1.00 meter by 2.44 meters (inside dimensions).

A.1.2 Minimum depth of excavation shall be at least 1.5 meter-deep and filled well and

firmly.A.1.3 No remains shall be buried where water table is less than 4.50 meter-deep

from the natural ground surface.

A. 1.4 For plots fronting roads, a minimum setback from the right-of- way of 1.00 meter

shall be required where no above ground structure may be constructed.

A.1.5 Maximum height of structure above ground shall be 40 centimeters.

A.2 Above Ground Interment

A.2.1 Tomb (for cemeteries only)

A.2.1.1 Minimum burial plot size shall be 1.6 meters by 3.00 meters inside dimensions.
A.2.1.2 Minimum setback for front and sides of the plot shall be 30 centimeters where

part of it may be constructed.

A.2.1.3 For plots fronting roads, a minimum setback of 1.00 meter shall be required.

A.2.2 Mausoleum

A.2.2.1 Minimum plot size of 4.00 meters by 5.00 meters.

A.2.2.2 Minimum setback of 50 centimeters shall be required.

A.2.2.3 1.00 meter setback for plots fronting roads shall be required.A.2.2.4 Provisions

for ossuary and cinerarium shall meet the minimum dimensions for cineraria - which is

300 mm x 300 mm x 600 mm as stipulated in

Rule XII of the Implementing Rules of the National Building Code.

A.2.3 Columbarium/Ossuary

A.2.3.1 Provisions for ossuary and niche shall meet the minimum dimensions as follows:

300 mm x 300 mm x 600 mm as stipulated in Rule XII of the Implementing Rules of the

National Building Code.

A.2.3.2 Only 1 single individual bone remains or cinerary remains per ossuary or niche.
A.2.3.3 Suitable location as separate structure shall conform to provisions on sitecriteria

pursuant to Section 1.A of this Rules.

A.2.3.4 Perpetual care of the columbarium/ossuary shall be the responsibility pf the

project developer.

A.2.3.5 Fully air-conditioned structure, preferably centralized or well ventilated.

A.2.3.6 Provision of wake chaplets that can accommodate a variable number of visitors

with a minimumA.2.3.7 area of 45 square meters for 30 persons and at least 1.77

square meters for each additional person. Provision of adequate parking space per

requirement of the National Building Code;

A.2.3.8 Traffic Management The columbarium/ossuary estate management shall ensure

traffic management within the vicinity of the project especially during All Saints Day and

All Souls Day

A.2.3.9 Communal Comfort Rooms

A, Male Comfort Room

No. of Males Water Urinal Lavatory

Closet

50- 100 2 1 2

For each additional 1 1 1

100 persons
Source: DOH Standards

No. of Water Lavatory

Females Closet

Below 30 1 1

30 -100 2 2

For each additional 1

50 females

For each additional 1

100 females

Source: DOH Standards

A.2.3.10 Secure other permits/licenses pursuant to existing laws.

A.2.3.11 Location/Zone: Institutional zone specific-ally within church or

religious zone in addition to memorial park/cemetery zone.

A.3 Crematorium (optional)

A.3.1 A crematorium must be designed and constructed with cremation room, waiting

and/or viewing room, toilet facilities, washing facilities, processor (grinder) and a

mortuary refrigerator/freezer. A mortuary refrigerator/ freezer shall be provided for safe

storage until final disposition and temporary holding peak activity or emergency

situations.
A.3.2 The cremation room shall be separated with a transparent glass and concrete wall

from the waiting and/or viewing room. It shall be provided with sufficient fire fighting

equipment as approved by the local fire department.A.3.3 The gas room/storage shallbe

constructed with concrete or impervious material and located below the ground 5

meters away from the cremation and waiting/viewing rooms.

A.3.4 An inlet measuring 75 cm. x 75 cm. at the cremation room shall be provided if a

single crematorium equipment is installed for proper combustion and cooling of the

equipment. The inlet may be louvered and screened and shall be located near the rear

of the unit.

A.3.5 The crematorium oven shall have a temperature of 800°c to 1200°c with a

detention time of 5 to 6 hours.

A.3.6 The design of the smoke stack shall be in accordance with the standards of the

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

A.3.7 Cremated remains must be reduced to the size of a fine sand or ashes and

packed in a cremains container before they are turned over to the relatives of the

deceased. Cremains container must have a minimum capacity of 0.0049 cubic meter

and made of polyethylene provided with liner bag (preformed 5-mil plastic) with locking

tie and identification label.

A.3.8 Public and private cemeteries or private burial grounds shall be made as place for

the disposal of cremated remains. However, where the relatives of the deceased so

wished, the cremated remains shall be allowed to be brought home only in a cremains

container. The disposal of which shall be in accordance with the provisions of

Chapter XVIII - "Refuse Disposal" of the Codeon Sanitation of the Philippines (P.D. 856)

and its implementing rules and regulations.

A.3.9 Public and private cemeteries or other places shall be designated as special

areas for the permanent repository of cremated remains either below the ground or

above the ground niches. Such designated areas are those within the 25-meter zones

measured from the property line.

CLUP & ZONING ORDINANCE

Table 37 Existing Cemeteries and Memorial Parks, 2012

Name Of Barangay Ownership Area Remarks**

Cemetery /
(Public Or
Memorial Parks
Private)

1. Bulihan Kaong Public 6.24 Congested

Public

Cemetery

2. Mataas Na Mataas Na Public 1.06 Congested

Burol Burol

Public
Cemetery

3. Silang Public Sabutan Public 0.80 Congested

Cemetery

4. Abraham’s Lalaan I Private 0.70 Not congested

Bossom

5. Divine Mercy Sabutan Private 2.02 Not congested

Memorial Park
 6. Emerald Lalaan I Private 4.83 Almost
Garden
congested

7. Hardin de Sabutan Private 0.62 Not congested

San Gabriel

8. Himlayang Sabutan Private 3.06 Congested

Paraiso

9. Sanctuario Pooc I Private 2.30 Not congested

de Padua

10. Silang Sabutan Private 2.00 Not congested

Memorial

Garden

11. St. Joseph Sabutan Private 1.20 Not congested

Memorial

Park
INTRODUCTION

Zoning is the division of a community into zones or sub-zones (e.g. commercial,

residential, industrial, institutional, and agricultural, etc.) according to present and

potential uses of land

to maximize regulate and direct their use and development in accordance with the
Comprehensive Land

Use Plan of Silang. It takes the form of a locally enacted ordinance which provides,
among others,

regulations affecting uses allowed or disallowed in each zone or sub-zones, conditions

for allowing

them, and procedures on evaluating deviations.

Zoning is concerned primarily with the use of land and the control of density

provisions in a given area.

1.0 Benefits

The benefits attributed to zoning are as follows:

1. Optimized use of land based on, among others, suitability and capability, e.g. use of
prime

agricultural land for agricultural purposes and high value areas for intense urban
developments.

2. Promotion of public health and safety through compatible arrangement of various

land uses, e.g.

buffering between residential and industrial zones and through standards for
environmental

protection and conservation.

3. Preservation of desirable character and real estate values of the zone or sub-zone
through standards

intended to facilitate high quality and appropriate developments.

4. Promotion of the rational and orderly growth of Silang by employing a system that
allows the

adequate evaluation of development proposals in both public and private lands.

2.0 Legal Basis (See Appendix I)

Local government’s authority to enact and apply zoning regulations is derived from the
state’s

exercise of its police powers to make, ordain and establish reasonable laws, statutes or
ordinances

which promote the general welfare of Silang. This authority is specified and defined in a
number of

laws and directives:

2.1 1987 Philippines Constitution

Article III, Section 6

Article XIII, Section 1

2.2 Section 20 of RA 7160, “The New Local Government Code of the Philippines”

2.3 Section 447 A.2 (VII-IX) and Section 458 A.2 (VII-IX) of RA 7160

2.4 P.D. 1396 (Amending P.D. 933), creating the Ministry of Human Settlements,
renaming the Human

Settlements Commission as the Human Settlements Regulatory Commission

2.5 Letter of Instruction No. 729

2.6 Section 5, Executive Order 648, Reorganizing the Human Settlements Regulatory
Commission

2.7 PD 933 and Executive Order 648, as amended by EO 90, empowering the HLURB to
review and approve or disapprove land use plans of cities and municipalities.
REFERENCE

CLUP:

https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/manuel-l-quezon-university/architecture/silang-
cavite-clup- 2013-2022/50034241

HLURB:

https://designingresilience.ph/housing-and-land-use-regulatory-board/

SILANG ZONING ORDINANCE:

https://www.coursehero.com/file/p7f5nd28/Comprehensive-Land-Use-Plan-2013-2022-
ZONING-ORDINANCE-Silang-Cavite-6-9-The/

BP344

https://www.academia.edu/12223851/B_P_344_Accessibility_Law

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE (LOCAL)

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jake-Joshua-
Garces/publication/369062768_Floral_Distribution_and_Diversity_of_Alien_and_Native_Pl
ants/links/6407d240b1704f343fb01696/Floral-Distribution-and-Diversity-of-Alien-and-
Native-Plants.pdf

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE (FOREIGN)

https://4Pan-African-Artistic-Reflections-in-Kwame-Nkrumah-Memorial-Park.pdf