Important Information in THESIS BOOK:

• Aging = Negative
o Physical and mental incompetence
o Societal pressures
o Lack of opportunity
• Article 287 of the Labor Code
o retirement age is at least 60 years but not over 65 years old
• Senior Citizens Statistics
o 6.8% of the population
o 4.6 million
o 329,000 out of 942,000 of Filipinos with disabilities are senior citizens.
o Low vision was the common disability among senior citizens (54.11
percent)
• Filipino Senior Citizens
o Active

o At Risk

o Inactive

o High-Risk

• Senior Center

o place where in people of aged come together for services and activities

that promote an active lifestyle and interaction.

o active involvement in the community

o educational facilities that include arts, recreation, health, skills, and

leadership

o community focal point, where older adults come together for services

and activities that reflect their experience and skills, respond to their

diverse needs and interests, enhance their dignity, support their

independence and encourage their involvement in and with the center

and the community

o aerobics, strength conditioning, yoga and other sports activities

 o Recreational activities

o Art and language, computer and technology, and other skill classes

o old age include leisure, membership in the community, volunteering,

education and religious participation and spirituality and political

involvement.

• Depression

o depression specifically in the elderly include aging process itself,

isolation, widowhood, medical conditions, and retirement

o Geriatric Depression Scale in the province of Rizal 6.6% rate of

depression among the elderly

• The Community Center for Older Adults

o would provide community-based services and lifestyle activities for

older adults. This could result in eliminating aging as a liability.

PROJECT GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

• to reconnect the older adults in the society

o opportunities for productivity and active lifestyle in aging

o Creating learning and workshop center opportunities to contribute to the

support of the family and to the society economically would be available

to them despite old age.

• To provide different programs for productivity and learning to the older adults

aiding as a bridge for opportunities to contribute to the society.

o Productivity – Available retail

 o Learning- Educational area

o Provide a place for the elderly: nostalgia and comfortable

• To end age segregation through creating a link between different generations

and exchange of knowledge and benefits

o Daycare for children and adults

o Intergenerational programs: Educational classes and days for interaction

o Public areas: Interaction

o Link: Adults are also productive

• To address the needs of the older adults on their physical and mental health,

active lifestyle and education.

o Exercise Areas

o Medical

o Safety

• Significance: more progressive aging community

o misconception that aging would mean living as a liability

• Scope: third and fourth age group

o post-employment years of 65 to 80+ years

o era of functional decline

• Region IV- CALABARZON

o the largest number of senior citizens which is numbered 648,495 which

is 14.20% to total senior citizens in the Philippines and 5.50% to the

regional population.

• Aerobic and anaerobic exercise slow down the rate of aging

• Occupational studies show how older workers perform as well as experienced

younger workers.

• BARRIER-FREE

o The yellowing of the cornea turns blues into grays and whites into

yellow[s]. Purple also appears grayer, and blue and green often become

less distinctive and run together

o large atrium space can serve as a memory aid

o distinct sculptures, archways or columns

o symmetrical are more likely to create spatial confusion due to the lack

of differentiating characteristics

• MULTI-SENSORY DESIGN

o active exploration with the hands

o examination of our environment through movement

o memory influences how the mind relates to seeing these things again

o Sound: intimacy or monumentality, invitation or rejection, hospitality or

hostility

o Touch: read texture, weight, density and temperature of the object

• SITE

o Don Hilario Cruz corner Don Macario Javier Street Brgy. San Juan

Taytay, Rizal

o first class, densely populated municipality in Rizal. 2nd most populous

municipality

o One of its known names “Business Capital of Rizal” and the

“woodworking and garment capital of the Philippines”

o There are merely 21,000 residents of Taytay who are 60 years old and

above according to the Federation of Senior Citizens 2017.

o Income class: 1st. class; partially urbanized

o Medium Density Commercial Zone (C-2)

o The Building Height Limit shall be seven (7) storeys or 21 meters above

natural grade.

o High susceptibility to flood

o The site is surrounded by flat vacant lots, resort and light industrial

areas. It is both accessible and unobtrusive in terms of noise and traffic.

The buildings surrounding the selected site are low-rise. Traffic is

seldom in Don Hilario Cruz and has a wide road and sidewalk that the

public can comfortably walk to.

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• DEMOGRAPHY

o In 2010, there are approximately 6.4 million senior citizens where there

are relatively more women (3.4 million or 54%) than men (2.9 million

of 46%).

o Low Vision 54.11%

o Active Life Expectancy: Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and the

Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL).

 o most common living arrangement in 2000 are for men and women to

live in extended family.

o There are 21,000 senior citizens in the area in which 1440 senior citizens

are pensioners which are considered are already indigent.

• Coalition of Services of the Elderly, Inc.

o active aging among adults, orienting different organizations in aging on

how to function and improve, and reaching out different communities to

help the older adults in need.

1. Community Organizing

2. Advocacy
3. Economic inclusion

4. Public Policy and Governance inclusion

5. Emergency inclusion

o HelpAge International

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Taytay in wood works (hamba) and sewing (makina)

SURVEY

AGE GROUP GENDER

61-70: Majority 84%- Female
16%- Male

LIVING STATUS Income

Multi-generational families (36%) From Children (36%)
Spouses (18%)
Children (18%)
Grandchildren (16%)
Live alone (8%)
relatives (4%)

HEALTH ACTIVE
Healthy (60%) 80% Active
Not Active- Transportation

EXISTING SENIOR CENTER TRANSPORTATION

56%- Satisfied 88%- Public Transportation
44%- Not Satisfied

NEEDS
60%- Medicine
20% Pension
14%- Fitness
Batas Pambansa 344- Accessibility Law

- The length of wheelchairs: 1.10 m to 1.30 m.

- The width of wheelchairs: 0.60 m to 0.75 m.

- A circle of 1.50 m: wheelchair turning spaces.

- The comfortable reach of persons in wheelchairs: 0.70 m to 1.20m above the

floor and not less than 0.40 m from room corners.

- The knee clearance and leg space under tables for wheelchair users: 0.70 m.

- Counter height shall be placed at a level comfortable to disabled persons'

reach.

DROPPED CURBS MIN 0.9

RAMP 1:12
WALKWAYS DISTANCE1.2M

MIN 1:20 or 5%.

MAX 1:100

BUSY WALKWAYS 1.50 m

SPACED MAX of 12:00 m between stops.

WALKWAY HEADROOM MIN 2M

HANDRAILS STAIRS AND 0.90 AND 0.70
RAMP

HANDRAILS AT GREAT 1-1.06

HEIGHTS
HADRAIL GRIP 30-50MM
@WALLS 50MM FROM WALL
OPEN SPACES use of planters with dwarf walls
SIGNAGES 1.40M-160M
PARKING MIN 3.70M

MIN 1.20M
VESTIBULE ENT 1.80M
WIDTH ENT 1.50M
RAMP MIN 1.20M
LANDING MIN 1.50M

DOORS MIN 0.80

MIN CLR SPACE 1.50 m x 1.50
DEADEND WITHIN 3.50 OF EVERY DEADEND
WASHROOM AND 1.70X 1.80
TOILETS 1.50X1.50 TURNING SPACE

WATER CLOSETS 0.45M HT

FLUSH CNTRL 1.20M HT
URINALS 0.48M HT
STAIRS 0.30M TACTILE STRIP
ELEVATORS MIN 30M FROM THE ENTRANCE
 MIN DIMENSION 1.10X 1.40M

Group C- Education and Recreation Civic centers, clubhouses, lodges,

community centers.

One (1) car slot for every five (5)

classrooms

Group E- Business and Mercantile

EAVES not be less than 750 millimeters

Allowable Maximum Total Gross 5 x 80%

Floor Area (TGFA) =44000SQM

5 x 85%

BHL 10.00 -15.00

FLAR 1.70 up to 3.00 (at a 5-storey or 15.00

m BHL)

AREA 12600

Maximum Allowable Percentage 70%= 8820

of Site Occupancy (PSO)
SITE= 4630 OR 5520

Maximum Allowable Impervious 20% = 2520

Surface Areas (Paved Open
Spaces) SITE= 1684

Minimum Unpaved Surface Area 10% = 1260

(Unpaved Open Spaces)
SITE= 6290

TOSL (ISA +USA) 30% = 3780

SITE 7866
 Road Right-of-Way (RROW) FRONT 5.00
Width (meters) 10.00 to 19.00
SIDE 2.00

REAR 2.00

MIN AIR SPACE School Rooms - 3.00 cu. meters with

1.00 sq. meter of floor area per person

Workshop, Factories, and Offices -

12.00 cu. meters of air space per

person

Habitable Rooms - 14.00 cu. meters

of air space per person

Rule VIII – General Design and Construction Requirements

UNIT AREA PER Minimum of Two (2)

Exits Other than
OCCUPANT SQM Elevators are
Required Where
Number of
Occupants is Over

Classrooms 1.80 50

Conference Rooms 1.40 50

Vocational Institutions 4.60 50

 Guidelines in the Planning and Design of Medical Out-Patient Clinics

EXITS PER FLOOR MIN 2 exits, remote from each other,

shall be provided for each floor of the

building.

a) General Pediatrics e) ENT

b) General Obstetrics and f) Ophthalmology

Gynecology

c) General Surgery g) Family Medicine

d) Internal Medicine h) Minor Surgery (when applicable)

Personnel:

1. General administrative service

a) Administrator and/or physician-administrator (1)

2. Clinical service

a) Physician

b) Nurse or any other allied or health trained personnel

c) Support staff as necessary

Equipment/Instrument:

1. General Administrative Service

a) Bench e) Desk (1/staff)

b) Cabinet or open shelf f) Fire extinguisher

 c) Calculator g) Color coded trash container

d) Chair (1/staff)

2. Clinical Service

a) Clinical weighing scale h) Stethoscope

b) Examining table i) Suturing set

c) Gooseneck lamp/examining j) EENT diagnostic set (if

light applicable)

d) Instrument table k) Nebulizer

e) Minor surgery instrument set l) Thermometer

(if applicable)

f) Sphygmomanometer m) Emergency medicine cabinet and

corresponding medicine

g) Sterilizer (if applicable) n) Consumable clinic supplies

Physical Facility:

1. General Administrative Service

a) Waiting area

b) Information and receiving area

c) Access to toilet

2. Clinical Service

a) Consultation area
 b) Examination and treatment area with lavatory/sink e) Minor operating

room area (if applicable)

c) Equipment and supply storage area/ appropriate cabinets

d) Sterilizing area (if applicable)

3. Pharmacy Service

A central pharmacy, located so that it is accessible to receiving and

distribution stations, shall be provided. Adequate space shall be

provided for the following:

(a) dispensing and compounding

(b) active storeroom

(c) office and library, as required by workload

(d) parenteral solution, where provided.

4. Rehabilitation therapy services

When rehabilitation therapy services are provided within a hospital,

adequate space and equipment to fulfill the approved scope of services

shall be provided. The service area shall have level access or an elevator

for both inpatients and outpatients needing such services. Space shall be

provided for the following functions, which may be part of an outpatient

service department:
(a) a reception and waiting area (e) a hydrotherapy area with

cubicle curtains;

(b) office space, as required by (f) toilet rooms for patient use

workload

(c) examination rooms, as (g) storage space for physical

required by the number or therapy supplies and equipment;

patients served

(d) exercise and treatment areas (h) conference space for staff

(which may be subdivided by meetings and staff teaching

cubicle curtains to permit sessions which may be shared

individual treatment and training with other departments, and

in ambulation, stair-climbing and centrally located within the

activities of daily living and shall hospital.

include a lavatory)

Outpatient Department

SPACE Area in Square Meters

Waiting Area 0.65/person

Toilet 1.67

Admitting and Records Area 5.02/staff

Examination and Treatment Area 7.43/bed

with Lavatory/Sink

Consultation Area 5.02/staff

 Pharmacy 15

Notes:

1. 5.02/staff – Work area per staff that includes space for one (1) desk and one

(1) chair, space for occasional visitor, and space for aisle

2. 1.40/person – Unit area per person occupying the space at one time

3. 7.43/bed – Clear floor area per bed that includes spa

Minimum Standards

1. Classroom - 1. 40 sq. m. per place

2. Science Laboratory - 2.10 sq. m. per place

3. School Shops Practical Arts/Technology/Industrial Arts and Home

Economics (EPP-TLE) - 2.50 sq. m. per place

a. Girls Trades/Homemaking - 2.50 sq. m. per place

b. Wood Trades - 5.00 sq. m. per place

c. Metal Trade - 5.00 sq. m. per place

d. Mechanical Trades - 7.00 sq. m. per place

e. Electrical Trades - 4.00 sq. m. per place

f. Drafting/Drawing - 2.50 sq. m. per place

g. Farm Mechanics - 5.00 sq. m. per place

h. Fish Capture/Culture/ - 2.50 sq. m. per place

4. The Computer Room/ Laboratory – 1.40 sq. m. per place

The Computer Room/Laboratory is a special instructional space

necessary to meet the current and future demand of modern technology.

The room shall provide at least a minimum space of 1.40 square meter

per place and shall accommodate at least ten (10) networked Personal

Computers (PCs) with other necessities and accessories, such as:

• Computer tables and chairs

• Proper electrical wirings and outlets

• Air conditioning units – 2 window type, preferably 1.5 hp each

• Windows and doors with iron grills and locks

Workshop facilities are found in the facility. The minimum standard spaces are:

SHOPS/WORKSHOP/LABORATORY AREA PER PLACE

Industrial Arts/Home Economics 1.5 sq. m.

Wood Trades 5.00 sq. m.

Metal Trades 5.00 sq. m.

Mechanical Trades 7.00 sq. m

Electrical Trades 4.00 sq. m.

Drafting/Drawing 2.50 sq. m.

Farm Mechanics 5.00 sq. m.

Fish Capture, Culture, Preservation 2.50 sq. m.

Computer Room, Laboratory 1.40 sq. m.

 Science Laboratory 2.10 sq. m.

COMPUTATIONS

PARKING

EDUC 8 CLASSROOMS

1: 5 CLASSROOMS 1-PARKING

COMMERCIAL/ NEIGHBORHOOD GFLOOR= 676 SQM

SHOPPING CENT 2ND FLOOR= 692 SQM

1: 100 SQM TOTAL= 1368 SQM

= 14 PARKING

= 5 PARKING (EMPLOYEES)

MEDICAL 10 ROOMS

1: 25 BEDS 1- PARKING

OFFICE FUNCTION + OFFICE

1:125 SQM 893 SQM

= 8 PARKING

TOTAL PARKING 29

FLOOR AREA

MEDICAL = 980 SQM

COM GFLOOR = 1250 SQM

COM 2ND= 2220 SQM

COM 3RD = 1532 SQM

SPORTS GFLOOR= 1220 SQM

SPORTS 2ND= 650+ 570 = 1220 SQM

SPORTS 3RD= 264 SQM

MULTI- PURPOSE= 780

BUILDING UTILITIES

DUCTS

0.3- 0.8%

ELEVATOR SHAFT

PASSENGER

0.6-1%

SERVICE

0.8- 1.8%

GENERATOR MED= 9.8 sqm

1-1.5 % SPORTS= 12.2

COM= 20.2

TRANSFORMER MED= 7.2 sqm

0.8-1.2% SPORTS= 9.76

COM= 17.8

ELECTRICAL RM MED= 5.9 sqm

0.5-0.9% SPORTS= 6.1 sqm

 COM= 11.1

GARBAGE MED= 4 sqm

0.3-0.45% SPORTS= 3.66

COM= 6.66

PIPE CHASE MED= 0.4 sqm

0.035-0.085% SPORTS= 0.427

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ALL =66 sqm

1.25-2%

VRF SYSTEM

DUCT FREE

ISHARAE STANDARDS

INDOOR TO OUTDOOR UNITS

1:+5%

MAMMOTH VRF MODEL

Maximum= 3300ft (1000m) of piping: 3280ft(1000m) is the total system piping length

in one direction. The maximum piping length from the first branch to the farthest indoor

unit is 131ft(40m).

Maximum= 541ft (165m) pipe length from the outdoor unit and the furthest indoor unit
Heat Pump Outdoor Units:

WxDxH= 1.3x 0.8x 1.6

Multi-split system 1ACCU: many FCU (1:20 @BGC) it has bigger ACCU fan (150

meters max distance)

Research Daiken and inverter type

ELEVATOR

4M Hydraulic Platform Lift

 RAISE - Platform Lift Company. Full spec

•
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• The 4m Hydraulic Platform Lift

• Travel: 0-4m
• Compliance: AS 1735.15, BCA and DDA compliant
• Speed: 0.15 m/sec
• Door type:
Swing with panoramic clear glass
Manual open - Auto close = standard
Option auto open and close
• Door configurations: Single / Adjacent / Through-car entrances
• Max stops: 2
• Power : 240v 20amp
Hydraulic unit up to 5m from lift shaft
• Control system: Hold to run
• Environment: Internal or external
• Max load: 400 kg
• Pit: 75mm pit or ramp
• Headroom: 2400mm

Standard finishes

Shaft in choice of 4 colours with powder coated steel or clear glass cladding panels

Lift options

Low headroom option of 2240mm

Shaft colour
Clear or Tinted glass cladding panels
External weatherproof shaft
Automatic doors

Warranty

12 months
Optional extended warranty available

Key advantages

Economical option: structural shaft is included

Small footprint (1330 x 1530)
 No pit required
Glass or steel panels
4 standard colour choices
BCA and DDA compliant

CHAPTER VIII: CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT

8.1 DESIGN OBJECTIVES

The design objectives

- To apply the principles of inclusive and multi-sensory architecture in the

facility to create a barrier-free design for the older adults

- To reconnect people with nature and create a therapeutic environment

through green open spaces within the facility

- To combine both tradition and innovation to create a modern yet

vernacular in the community center

8.2 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

“All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that

contains, cuddles, exalts or stimulates the persons in the space.”

- Philip Johnson

Architecture should be used as a bridge to societal development

of its users. It should serve as an enabler of productivity by their

experience within a place. The design and function of a place should

not just revolve on their comfortability but it should enable them to

 discover their potential and encourage them to move. Understanding the

basic sensory of people and use it as a tool to design for the users of a

space. Architecture should be a container of experience through

providing the senses of smelling, hearing, seeing, touching and

sometimes even tasting. Through the materials, technologies and layout

of a place can stimulate different emotions through different experiences

of people.

The overall project should stimulate the elderly community and

allow them to maintain independence. Through adapting different

systems This would serve as a bridge to the gap of different generations.

Understanding what would stimulate them and applying it in the design

of the center would enable them to fully experience the facility despite

disability.

8.3 DESIGN CONCEPT

Tradition in Modernity

With the development of society, modern technologies and design has

taken over the overall traditions, character and identity of different cities.

This led the cultural revolution of the society where in new ideas and norms

have evolved. This has caused the older adults to be behind from the

modernity of today. The isolation of the senior citizens has led to their

decline in health and view in life. Without available facilities that they can

adapt to and grow, they would continue to be dependent to the younger

generation or any form of help given.

 The community center should be able to reconnect the older adults to

society through combining today’s innovative design solutions and systems

to their traditional perceptions. Designing a facility for the elderly should

stimulate nostalgia. This is through the connection of both nature through

open spaces and green elements and vernacular components through the

application of materials and layout similar to Filipino traditional

architectural styles into the project. At the same time, the project should be

able to adapt into present-day construction methods, materials, innovations

and design. The overall design should project a new concept yet familiar

design. It should reflect on the character of the people in Taytay, Rizal

through adapting both fabric and wood in the design.

8.4 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

8.4.1 Accessibility

The facility should be accessible to everyone including those with

disabilities. The standards in designing for those with disability should be

applied to the project and ensure the users independency in entering and

exiting the facility. The overall design of the facility should enable the users

to move around without any difficulty.

1.4.2. Zoning and Circulation

The location of different facilities should be separated from use, noise

and exclusivity. The community center cater to the social, health, fitness and

education of the senior citizens. These areas should be connected yet

separated to allow easy wayfinding for the older adults. To ensure the proper
function of each facility, the loud and quiet activities should be separated.

This could also be a means of wayfinding through audible sources. The

noisy activities include fitness, social and commercial areas while the

educational and health facilities need a more silent environment.

1.4.3. Safety and Security

Senior citizens have a more fragile physical figure. Their safety should

also be a consideration from any harmful elements including man-made or

natural phenomenon since they are less capable in protecting themselves.

Slip-resistant finishes, handrails and other design strategies should be

applied as a safety measure from any accidents.

1.4.4. Multi-Sensory Elements

Some senior citizens experience disability whether loss of vison, hearing

and physical capability. Through taking into consideration the different

senses- the sense of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell, into the design of

the project would aid a better wayfinding of older adults. This would help

establish their perception of place despite mental and physical decline.

Visual: Architecture is primarily a visual phenomenon. Through

manipulating with the visual elements of the project and create nodes can

memory of space be achieved Auditory: Sound can manipulate feelings

towards a place through emphasizing its function whether it should give a

sense of intimacy or commotion. Smell: The memory of a space can be

triggered through smell. Every space has its own characteristic smell and

can either enhanced or subdued through finishes. Taste: Through our visual
sense can taste experience can be achieved through certain colors and other

details. Tactile The skin is capable of reading texture, weight, density and

temperature. Through touch we can establish a connection between our

body and the facility. This could establish a sense of place through

manipulating different textures.

1.4.5. Natural Lighting and Ventilation

Maximizing the use of natural lighting and ventilation would increase

the energy efficiency of the building. Through adapting different strategies

in the placement of windows, orientation and open areas would assist wind

flow around the building. Also through the application of different natural

lighting technologies and strategies including the provision of light and

wind funnels and windows with solar shading would help reduce the need

of artificial lighting and heat gain.

1.4.6. Green and Water Elements

Multi-functional green spaces with green and water elements has

different purposes in the design of the building. These spaces serve as a

public area for the interaction of the older adults with each other and at the

same time with different generations. Also, this contributes to help create a

calm and therapeutic environment to the older adults by them being closer

to nature even inside the facility.

1.4.7. Filipino Character

The application of traditional Filipino architecture into modern

construction methods and technology would combine both tradition and

innovation into the project. Vernacular houses in the Philippines is a

distinctive component which represents its cultural and historical heritage.

These systems are designed to adapt to the existing conditions of the area

and should be applied in a today’s modern context. The project should be

designed to deal with heat, humidity and floods similar to the elements of a

bahay kubo that is considered to be the basis of traditional Filipino

architecture. The design should be able to adapt the different local materials

and methods and extract its concept to modern strategies.

1.4.8. Textures

The application of different finishes in the floor and walls would serve

as a guide for the older adults with visual impairment to distinguish different

areas and serve as their wayfinding in the center. The provision of both soft

and hard texture in the materials also represent Taytay as being the

Woodworks and Fabric Capital in the Philippines.