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COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 04

MAJOR PLATE NO. 1 (RESEARCH WORK)

Silang Municipal Hall

In partial fulfillment for the requirements

in the Degree of Bachelor of Science in
Architecture
 INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

City halls are a type of governmental building that houses a system that
manages the city people’s need. It houses different departments that cater the
different requirements to ensure constant city progression. The major
departments include the engineering department, legal department, public affairs,
accounting department and the administrative department. Other minor
departments like Water Department, Waste Management Department and police
department can be included in the city hall but mostly have their own separate
building somewhere in the city.

As symbols of local government, city and town halls have distinctive

architecture, and the buildings may have great historical significance.
Architecture plays a big role in establishing these symbolism. Mostly, city halls
follow the rule of balance in which greatly conveys lawfulness and stability. This
architectural quality sets the building apart from other structures as it establishes
a formal identity of a place of formal interactions. Most cities also use their halls
as a social representation of who they are as a city and
their collective identity as one group.

The importance of a city hall surpasses the obvious reasons as a place for
officials. They are buildings that also serve as cultural icons that symbolize their
cities. The physical structure shows the resilience of residents for better
developments. It is a face of community gathering that will stand time and as the
city grew, the importance of their city hall remains

B. History

Large halls called basilicas were used in ancient Rome for the
administration of justice, as meeting places, and for trade. In the Early Middle
Ages, the great hall, a single large open chamber, was the main, and
sometimes only room of the home of a feudal lord. There the lord lived with his
family and retinue, ate, slept, and administered rule and justice. Activities in the
hall played an essential role in the functioning of the feudal manor, the
administrative unit of society. As manorial dwellings developed into manor
houses, castles, and palaces, the great hall remained an essential unit within the
architectural complex.

In the later Middle Ages or early modern period, many European market
towns erected communal market halls, comprising a covered space to function
as a marketplace at street level, and one or more rooms used for public or civic
purposes above it. These buildings were frequently the precursors of dedicated
town halls.
 The modern concept of the town hall developed with the rise of local or
regional government. Cities administered by a group of elected or chosen
representatives, rather than by a lord or princely ruler, required a place for them
to meet. The Cologne City Hall of 1135 is a prominent example of the municipal
autonomy of medieval cities. The Palazzo Pubblico of the Republic of Siena and
the Palazzo Vecchio of the Republic of Florence, both town halls, date from 1297
and 1299 respectively. In each case, the large, fortified building comprises a
large meeting hall and numerous administrative chambers. Both buildings are
topped by very tall towers, have ancient clocks by which the townsfolk can
regulate their lives, and have storerooms for muniments. These features became
standard for town halls across Europe. The 15th-century Brussels Town Hall,
with its 96-meter (315 ft) tower, is one of the grandest examples of the medieval
era, serving as a model for 19th-century town halls such as the Rathaus, Vienna.

During the 19th century, town halls often included reading rooms to
provide free education to the public, and it later became customary for the
council to establish and maintain a public library. The grand chamber or meeting
place, the "town hall" itself, became a place for receptions, banquets, balls, and
public entertainment. Town halls were often equipped with large pipe organs to
facilitate public recitals.

In the 20th century, town halls served the public as places for voting,
examinations, vaccinations, relief in times of disaster, and for posting lists of war
casualties, as well as for the more usual civil functions, festivities, and
entertainments. Local councils have increasingly tended to move administrative
functions into modern offices. Where new premises are designed and
constructed to house local governments, the functions of an administrative office
and a civic town hall have become separated.
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PHYSICAL FEATURES

Geographical Location
The municipality of Silang, Cavite is geographically located at 120°58’
North latitude and 14°13’ East longitude. It is about 44 kilometers from Manila
and 20 kilometers from Trece Martires City and the Municipality of Imus. It is
bounded on the north by the Municipalities of General Trias, Dasmariñas,
General Mariano Alvarez, and Carmona; on the west by Amadeo and General
Trias; Carmona and the province of Laguna on the east; and City of Tagaytay on
the south.

Demography
The latest NSO Census on Population in 2010 recorded a total population
of 213,490 and utilizing the growth rate of 3.68%, the projected total population
for 2012 is 229,492. In terms of population distribution, the thickly populated
barangays are Bulihan (23,061), Tartaria (12,618), Maguyam (9,118) Acacia
(8406), and Kaong (7,274). The least populated barangay is Barangay 3 in the
Poblacion at 353. Female population is generally higher than the male population,
the former having a population of 112, 119 and the latter totaling 109,942. As to
density, gross population density is fourteen (14) persons per hectare. The child
and youth group, whose age brackets are from under 1 to 10-14,
has a population of 71,632 or 32.26% of the total population. The old dependents
with ages 65 years and above constitute 3.36% of the total population or 7,467.

Land Area
Silang has a total land area of 15,641.00 hectares with 64 barangays.
According to 2010 NSO data, 18 barangays are classified as urban while the
remaining 46 barangays are classified as rural. Kaong has the biggest land area
at 923.56 hectares while the whole Barangay III has the smallest area at 3.68
hectares.
SPACE REQUIREMENTS

Engineering department
• Drafting room
• Head Engineer’s office
• Engineering staffs’ office
• Storage
• Meeting office
• Waiting area

Accounting Department
• Treasury
• Vaults
• Budget
• Records
• Registrar
• Clerical
• Accounting
• Waiting Area

Public Affairs
• Senior Citizen's Affairs Office (OSCA)
• Bureau of Internal Revenue
• Social Welfare and Developmental Office (SWDO)
• Negosyo center
• Public Employment Services Office (PESO)
• Agricultural Office
• Environmental Office
• Health office
• MDDRMO/ Disaster risk reduction office
Administrative Department
• Mayor’s Office
• Vice Mayor’s Office
• Mayor’s staffs’ Office
• Secretariat office
• Lounge
• Meeting Room
Sangguniang Bayan

Amenities
This includes the necessary facilities in better accommodating
a certain population for their comfort, safety and happiness.

• Comfort rooms
• Storage
• Public Hall
• First aid room/ Clinic
• Canteen
• Meeting rooms
• Pantry
• Great Assembly/ Conference hall
• Waiting areas

Utilities
These facilities are organized to give functional services to the building.

• Mechanical office
• Electrical office
• Sanitary office
• Security office
• Ventilation
• Janitor’s closet
 • Parking area
Circulation
Pathways for the foot traffic of the building.
• Lobby
• Stairs
• Elevators
• Ramps
• Corridors
• Entrance/Exit

Other optional facilities can be placed in a city hall but are

commonly kept separated because of varying functions which other
institutions already provide.
• Water department
A water district is a local corporate entity that operates
and maintains a water supply system in one or more
provincial cities or municipalities.
• Regional Health Office
Public Health Unit is an official health agency
established by a group of urban and rural municipalities to
provide a more efficient community health program, carried
out by full-time, specially qualified staff.
• Police Department
Responsible for maintaining public order and safety,
enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and investigating
criminal activities.
• Electrical Billing
Duties include receiving payment and posting amount
to customer's account; preparing statements to credit
department if customer fails to respond; initiating
repossession proceedings or service disconnection; keeping
records of collection and status of accounts.
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BASIC PHYSICAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.

No group of people shall be deprived of full participation and enjoyment of the
environment or be made unequal with the rest due to any disability. In order to
achieve this goal adopted by the United Nations, certain basic
principles shall be applied:

ACCESSIBILITY
The built environment shall be designed so that it shall be accessible to all
people. This means that no criteria shall impede the use of facilities by either the
handicapped or non-disabled citizens.

REACHABILITY
Provisions shall be adapted and introduced to the physical environment so that
as many places or buildings as possible can be reached by all.

USABILITY
The built environment shall be designed so that all persons, whether they be
disabled or not, may use and enjoy it.

ORIENTATION
Finding a person's way inside and outside of a building or open space shall be
made easy for everyone.

SAFETY
Designing for safety insures that people shall be able to move about with less
hazards to life and health.

WORKABILITY AND EFFICIENCY.

The built environment shall be designed to allow the disabled citizens to
participate and contribute to developmental goals.
 REFERENCES

Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Silang, Cavite (2013-2022)

Wikipedia (History of Municipal Hall)