Site Description

Concept

A City where you can live, work, and play.

Compact City: Non-vehicular reliant, High Density, Mixed Use

Strategies

Compact City Design

Urban Street Design Principles (Urban Street Design Guide by US NAFTA)

Public Spaces

Active Building Fronts

Green Building Design

Low Energy Materials

Green Roofing

Green Materials (Permeable Pavements, Raised Tree Beds)

Renewable Energies

Site Areas

Institutional (6.6Ha/3.3Ha Built Area)

School

Conference Center

Museum

Community Center

Residential (3.1Ha/2.1Ha Built Area)

Office (5Ha/2.5 Ha Built Area)

Shopping and Lifestyle (7.6Ha)

Central Park and Mall

Mall

Riverfront (2 Ha)

Justifications

Institutional:

School:

CHED Memo No. 32-s.2006 & No. 40-s.2008 Manual of Regulation for Private Higher Education

In accordance with Live, Work, Play Concept and Public Spaces Strategy.

Museum:

In accordance with Live, Work, Play Concept and Public Spaces Strategy.

Acts in Synergy with other institutional proposals

Residential:

“Compact cities” philosophy require 200 housing units/ha density.

The given design proposes only half this density because it might overextend the citiy’s resources.

Office and Shopping and Lifestyle

“Compact cities” philosophy require mixed-use buildings in close proximity to each other and the residential areas. They must be pedestrian and bike accessible.

They should not be spaced apart to the point they encourage vehicle use.

Shopping mall of more than 40,000sqm or regional shopping mall is justifiable through market analysis and competition analysis. Nearest competitions are Robinsons

Otis (1.45km away), SM Manila (2.5km away), and SM Sta. Mesa (1.7km away)

Riverfront

5m setback requirement in urban settings as required by the Water code of the Philippines (PD1067)

Planned 20m setback for riverfront regeneration through landscaping (linear parks) and promenade