CASE STUDY - Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center by Vincent Aunzo

8/11/2019 CASE STUDY - Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center by Vincent Aunzo

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CASE STUDY

(Center for Community Development )

Prepared by:

Vincent September M. AunzoBS ARCH III-3

2012-00195-MN-0

Ar. Noel DomingoDESIGN V


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ABOUT CCT

The Center for Community Transformation Group of Ministries is anorganized Christian response against poverty and social injustice. This iscarried out through the fusion of social development initiatives andevangelical mission in a uniquely Filipino context. It serves urban and ruralpoor communities throughout the Philippines in pursuit of its desire to seechanged lives, strong families, and transformed communities centered onthe Lordship of Jesus Christ.

It was founded in 1992 by development practitioners who believe that development strategies could best beachieved by enriching the spirituality of a person. Over the years, the Lord has enabled the organization to deliverholistic, sustainable, and integrated community-based programs and services that cater to the needs of the wholefamily. These services have opened opportunities for the community partners to grow and reach their fullpotentials as individuals created in the image and likeness of God.

ABOUT CCT TAGAYTAY RETREAT AND TRAINING CENTER

The Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center is being built by the Center for Community Transformation (CCT) on sixhectares of land in Tagaytay, on the island of Luzon in The Philippines. It will serve as a spiritual and professionaldevelopment retreat for street dwellers involved in the Kaibigan program, CCT micro-finance clients and CCT staffand community partners during weekdays. The Center will be available to rent over weekends to other Christiandevelopment organizations and churches.

Since the Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center opened its gates to the public in May 2011 it has been a venue ofgracious hospitality for ladies' conventions, pastors' conferences, youth camps, singles' retreats, sales planningmeetings, reunions, couples' retreats, weddings... even group weddings.

EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN TRTC:

Fair Trade Products Now Sold at TRTC

Fair trade products are now sold at the Pasalubong Center of the Tagaytay Retreatand Training Center (TRTC) following the signing of a memorandum of agreementbetween Alter Trade Corporation, a fair trade corporation based in Bacolod City, andTRTC.

The products include muscovado sugar; banana chips; jams made from jackfruit, coconut, mangosteen, pineapple,papaya, and guava; juice concentrates made from mangosteen, guyabano, calamansi, and passion fruit; wildhoney; lemon grass oil, syrup, and powder; cocoa and chocolate.

Fair trade is a movement whose goal is to help producers in developing countries get a fair price for their productsso as to reduce poverty, provide for the ethical treatment of workers and farmers, and promote environmentallysustainable practices.

TRTC is International Micro Finance Training Venue

The Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center was the venue for the third

Transformative Economic Empowerment, an international training sessionhosted by the Center for Community Transformation and the Ka-PartnerNetwork. Attendees were micro finance workers from Peru, India, Uganda,Zambia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Moldova, Thailand, and the US.

The focus of the session, held during the third week of October 2013, was training in vision and leadership andspiritual integration in micro finance. It included visits to CCT branches, interviews with community partners (microfinance recipients) and staff, and overviews of CCT programs and services for the poor.


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SPACE REQUIREMENTS: Five dormitory buildings , each with a function room at ground level. Function rooms are equipped with

LCD projectors and sound system. Wi-fi is provided. Bedrooms sleep four to six guests or a total of 500.Water for showers is heated by solar energy.

o Dormitory A1 will accommodate 120 people, include 2 meeting rooms and have 22 bathrooms.o Dormitory A2 will accommodate 120 people, include 2 meeting rooms and have 22 bathrooms.o Dormitory A3 will accommodate 120 people, include 2 meeting rooms and have 22 bathrooms.o Dormitories A4 and A5 will both accommodate 120 people, include 2 meeting rooms and have 22

bathrooms.o Dormitory B1 will accommodate 80 people, include 2 meeting rooms and have 22 bathrooms.o Dormitory B2 will accommodate 80 people, include 2 meeting rooms and have 22 bathrooms.


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o Dormitory B3 will accommodate 80 people, include 2 meeting rooms and have 22 bathrooms. Four easy-access rooms for the convenience of guest speakers, event coordinators, senior citizens, or the

wheel-chair bound. Multi-Purpose Building

o Assembly hall capable of seating1,000

o Dining hall and kitchen Game room and snack bar Pasalubong center selling native crafts such

as Blaan blouses, pandan fiber bags, andinaul (Magindanaoan) cloth

Bamboo huts for small group activities Prayer Tent Recreation Facilities for Indoor

o Ping pongo Billiardso Air Hockeyo Foosballo Dartso Jenga (a tower building game played with 54 wooden blocks)o Several chess boardso Monopoly and other board gameso DVD player

Recreation Facilities for Outdooro Two basketball courtso Mini soccer fieldo Trampolineo Exercise machines

o Children's play areao Zipline and Obstacle courseo Open air Amphitheater seating

approximately 500 peopl

Park-like grounds Wide parking area The retreat center is just minutes from the Picnic Grove and People's Park in the Sky. Trips to Taal Volcano

may be arranged. Staff housing Small houses to accommodate families Campsites

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT:

The main building and dormitory are all made ofconcrete with metal truss roofing system. With itsplain painted cement plaster finish, it exudemodernistic approach. It also focused more on theapproach of the wide open landscaping to break thebars for different activities done by different peopleof a community.

Multipurpose Building

ANALYSIS:

STRENGTH Simple space room accommodated in the dormitory and in the main building leavesno waste of space.

The open area left for landscaping gave an opportunity for different outdoorrecreational activities.

The wide open area also compensated the heat gained by the concrete structures. WEAKNESS Vocational structures might be added since it has a large area given for flower and

vegetable crops. That can add more functionality for the Retreat center itself. Classrooms can be added for the additional vocational courses that can take place

for the wide area given for landscaping, not just for religious purposes.OPPORTUNITY With the wide open area allocated for landscaping, more outdoor recreational

facilities can be added from the coming future additional income that will beearned.

THREAT Some recreational facilities already built can be affected by extreme weatherconditions like extreme heat or heavy rain especially when used by visitors. Roofing


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systems can be best added for protection against natural elements like for thebasketball and amphitheater.

Outside View

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Additional vocational facilities for other type of users (simple member of a community) for vocationalcourses that can be used in that area lot like tree planting and botany, so that its not just for a certaingroup of people doing religious activity but can be open to EVERY MEMBER of a community to upliftlivelihood and culture of Tagaytay.

2. Some recreational facility like amphitheater, basketball and volleyball court might need a protectionagainst the element like extreme heat and in case of rain for the users to fully enjoy the use of the area atANYTIME without being stop by said weather conditions.

REFERENCES:

http://www.tagaytayretreatcenter.org/AboutUs/WhatRetreat.html http://cct.org.ph/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/CCT-Tagaytay-Retreat-And-Training-Center/281317118584511 http://ccttagaytay.blogspot.com/2010/11/center-for-community-transformation-cct_10.html

MY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY:

A house divided against itself cannot stand;

MY DESIGN CONCEPT:

Simple safe haven of landscaping covering a nature-inspired structure for the community center

MY DESIGN CRITERIA:

FUNCTIONALITY Multi-use space

DESIGN INTEGRATION Passive designMATERIAL TO BE USED Less concrete; focusing on use of indigenous materials
http://www.tagaytayretreatcenter.org/AboutUs/WhatRetreat.htmlhttp://www.tagaytayretreatcenter.org/AboutUs/WhatRetreat.htmlhttp://cct.org.ph/http://cct.org.ph/https://www.facebook.com/pages/CCT-Tagaytay-Retreat-And-Training-Center/281317118584511https://www.facebook.com/pages/CCT-Tagaytay-Retreat-And-Training-Center/281317118584511http://ccttagaytay.blogspot.com/2010/11/center-for-community-transformation-cct_10.htmlhttp://ccttagaytay.blogspot.com/2010/11/center-for-community-transformation-cct_10.htmlhttp://ccttagaytay.blogspot.com/2010/11/center-for-community-transformation-cct_10.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/CCT-Tagaytay-Retreat-And-Training-Center/281317118584511http://cct.org.ph/http://www.tagaytayretreatcenter.org/AboutUs/WhatRetreat.html


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ENVIRONMENT Outdoor connection of spaces; using open spaces for landscapingSOCIAL/HUMAN No division for socialization: A community center for EVERYONE

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