YPSILON-AXIS : BATANGAS CITY’S UNITY PLAZA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
THE PROPOSED CIVIC CENTER IN BATANGAS CITY STANDS AS THE HEARTBEAT OF A
COMMUNITY, PROVIDING A MULTIFACETED ARRAY OF SPACES AND RESOURCES ESSENTIAL
FOR THE CITY'S WELL-BEING AND DEVELOPMENT. IT ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND PUBLIC MEETING VENUES BUT ALSO EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
OFFERING FREE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS TO EMPOWER RESIDENTS.
MACRO ANALYSIS

DESIGN CONCEPT VICINITY MAP

UNITY
YPSILON-AXIS: BATANGAS CITY’S UNITY PLAZA

YPSILON AXIS
THE CHOICE OF "YPSILON" AS THE GREEK LETTER "Y" ADDS DEPTH TO THE NAME. THE LETTER "Y" MICRO ANALYSIS

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EMBODIES DIVERGENCE AND CHOICE, SUGGESTING THAT UNITY IS NOT ABOUT UNIFORMITY BUT
ABOUT EMBRACING DIVERSITY AND RESPECTING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. THE "AXIS" STRENGTHS
REPRESENTS A CENTRAL POINT AROUND WHICH EVERYTHING CONVERGES, SYMBOLIZING THE >THE SITE IS NEAR NATIONAL ROAD
IDEA THAT DESPITE DIVERSE PATHS, THERE IS A COMMON CENTER OF UNITY THAT BINDS THE >RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE MALL,
COMMUNITY TOGETHER. TRANSPORT TERMINALS AND HOSPITAL
>THE SITE HAS GOOD TRANSPORTATION
BATANGAS CITY ROUTE

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THIS PART OF THE NAME GROUNDS THE CONCEPT IN THE LOCAL CONTEXT OF BATANGAS CITY.
WEAKNESSES
IT EMPHASIZES THAT UNITY IS NOT AN ABSTRACT CONCEPT BUT A LIVED REALITY WITHIN THE
CITY'S VIBRANT AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY. BY HIGHLIGHTING BATANGAS CITY, THE NAME
>THE SITE MAY BE CONSTRAINED DUE
CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE IDENTITY AND SPIRIT OF THE PLACE. TO PROXIMITY TO OTHER
ESTABLISHMENT
UNITY PLAZA >THE SITE CONTAINS SLOPES
THE TERM "UNITY PLAZA" EVOKES IMAGERY OF A CENTRAL GATHERING SPACE—A VIBRANT HUB

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OPPORTUNITIES
WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE COME TOGETHER TO CONNECT, INTERACT, AND BUILD
>ENABLES THE CREATION OF COMPACT
RELATIONSHIPS. IT SIGNIFIES A PLACE OF INCLUSIVITY, WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME AND
AND WALKABLE COMMUNITY
WHERE THE BONDS OF UNITY ARE STRENGTHENED THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES AND
>IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE
COLLECTIVE ACTION.
PRACTICES SUCH AS LANDSCAPING
IN ESSENCE, "YPSILON AXIS - BATANGAS CITY'S UNITY PLAZA" ENCAPSULATES A VISION OF

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UNITY THAT IS INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE, AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. IT THREATS
SYMBOLIZES THE CONVERGENCE OF DIVERSE PATHS TOWARDS A COMMON CENTER OF >NO BUILDINGS AS SUN BARRIER
UNDERSTANDING, COLLABORATION, AND MUTUAL RESPECT, EMBODIED IN A DYNAMIC PUBLIC
FROM THE SOUTH
SPACE DESIGNED TO FOSTER CONNECTION AND BELONGING FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF BATANGAS
CITY. >NEAR CONGESTED RESIDENTIAL
AREA
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

"ARCHITECTURE SHOULD SPEAK OF ITS TIME AND PLACE, BUT SITE ANALYSIS
YEARN FOR TIMELESSNESS." - FRANK GEHRY
northeast monsoon

DESIGN CONSIDERATION

ZONING & ORIENTATION

ACCESSIBILITY CIRCULATION UTILITIES PRIVACY

FUNCTION LIGHTING & COMFORT FORM SUSTAINABILITY southwest monsoon

VENTILATION sun path

SUSTAINABILITY MEANS MEETING OUR CURRENT NEEDS

SUN SHADING, ALSO REFERRED TO AS SOLAR
WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE
SHADING OR SOLAR
GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIRS. IT INVOLVES USING
CONTROL, IS A GROUP OF TECHNIQUES USED RESOURCES WISELY, MINIMIZING WASTE, AND
TO REDUCE UNWANTED HEAT GAIN AND CONSIDERING THE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND
SUNLIGHT FROM ENTERING A BUILDING. ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF OUR ACTIONS.

PASSIVE COOLING DESIGN RELIES ON NATURAL ZONING REFERS TO DIVIDING AN AREA INTO DIFFERENT
PROCESSES LIKE CONVECTION, RADIATION, SECTIONS OR ZONES FOR SPECIFIC LAND USE
AND EVAPORATION TO COOL A SPACE PURPOSES, SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,
WITHOUT USING MECHANICAL SYSTEMS LIKE INDUSTRIAL, OR RECREATIONAL. IT HELPS REGULATE
AIR CONDITIONERS. IT OFTEN INVOLVES WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES OR DEVELOPMENTS CAN
ELEMENTS LIKE SHADING, INSULATION, OCCUR IN EACH ZONE, ENSURING ORDERLY AND
VENTILATION, AND THERMAL MASS TO EFFICIENT LAND USE PLANNING.
REGULATE TEMPERATURE AND AIRFLOW.