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CHAPTER 1.0INTRODUCTION1.1 Background/Overview o !"e #ro$%each countr$ has their o%n cultural heritage &hese can 'e an$thing li(e art%or(s"'oo(s" historical monuments" shrine and structures )*ranchi" nd+ &hese are consideredas testaments o, %hat a countr$ has %ent through over course o, time Archeological siteand historical monuments and structures" in particular" can 'e considered as mar(ers o,thedi,,erent periodinhistor$ &he-arthenonisane.ampleo,%hat the/ree(shascontri'uted to the %orld o, Architecture and it is still %here it %as 'uilt toda$ 'ecause it%as somethingthat de,inedthepast o, /reece *or the*rench" the,amous Arcde&riomphe %as the proo, o, their victor$ during the Napoleonic %ars )Arc de &riomphe-aris" nd+ It mirrored the past and one o, the most signi,icant time ,or *rance &hese are0ust e.amples o, the importance o, historical structures and monuments around the %orld&he -hilippines" a,ter a long time o, oppression ,rom the Spaniards" the coming o, theAmericans" and the ,our $ears under the 1apanese occupation" has developed throughoutthe$ears &heculturedeveloped'$thenativesandin,luence'rought '$the,oreigninvaders shaped the nation the -hilippines is toda$ 2ith historical structures scattered allover the archipelago" it can 'e said that the -hilippines does have a rich ArchitecturalHeritage And Manila" 'eing the capital o, the countr$" has its ,air share o, Architecturalgems &he Legislative 3uilding )no% the National Li'rar$" the -ost O,,ice" the %alledcit$o, IntramurosandtheManilaCathedral are0ust someo, thestructuresthat arehistoricall$ signi,icant &here are la%s concerning these national treasures li(e the-residential 4ecree No 567 %hich states that the National Historic Commission )NHC+%ould'eresponsi'le,or theprotectionandpreservationo, thehistorical structures1Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

)-residential 4ecree No 567" 89:;+ &he -residential 4ecree No 8intellectualagenc$o,the?nitedNations Oneo,theiradvocaciesisprotectingourheritageand,ostering creativit$ One o, their convention %hich is the -rotection o, 2orld Cultural andNatural Heritage distinguishes certain places and monuments all around the countr$ thatare 'elieved to 'e outstanding in terms o, their value Currentl$" there are 896 countrieso'servingthe 2orldHeritageConventionandthereare975sitesthat areincludedin2orld Heritage List )2orld Heritage" nd+ &he 2orld Heritage List contains the sites andmonuments that are culturall$ and historicall$ signi,icant In the -hilippines" there are si.sites that are included in the 2orld Heritage List o, the ?N#SCO *irst in the list is the3aroAueChurchesinthe-hilippinesspeci,icall$"theChurcho,NuestraSeKoradelaAsuncioninStaMaria" theChurcho,theImmaculateConcepciono,San AgustininManila" the Churcho, SanAgustin in -aoa$and the Churcho, Santo &omas deVillanueva in Miag@ao Ne.t on the list is the &u''ataha Ree,s National -ar( in -ala%an&he Rice &erraces o, the -hilippines" the &o%n o, Vigan" the -uerto -rincesaSu'terranean River National -ar( and the Mount Hamiguitan Range 2ildli,e Sanctuar$are also in the list )L2orld Heritage ListL" nd+ &his list satis,ied the de,inition o, thetangi'le cultural heritage It had the historical 'uildings and also natural sites&he National Historical Institute )NHI+ is responsi'le ,or the heritage sites here in the-hilippines As mentioned earlier" the Repu'lic Act 86677 protects the heritage 'uildingsthat are over to capture the 'uildings spirit in a %a$ that complements the 'uildingBs historic,a'ric and spatial organi!ationNo% a da$s" the concept o, the ;Rs is not that un,amiliar to us #speciall$ to %hat ishappening to our environment no% &he issue o, conservation and preservation historical'uildings arenBt the onl$ issues responsi'le ,or the evolution o, the practice o, AdaptiveReuse all over the %orld Although the main reason ,or practicing such procedure is still,ocused on the preservation o, the cultural heritage o, each o, the countr$ 13Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

&here are several advantages that comes along in the practice o, adaptivel$ reusingthe heritage 'uildings &hese 'ene,its are the ,ollo%ing: )a+ #nvironmental" )'+ Social" )c+#conomic and )d+ InnovationIt isenvironmental in the sense thatthere %ould'e a lot o,energ$that %ould'esaved &heenerg$that %ouldhave'eenspent intheprocesso, constructingane%'uilding is saved &he energ$ ,rom the manu,acturing and transportation o, the materials"theenerg$consumed,romall theelectrical eAuipment andtheresources arecalled>em'odied energ$ And %hen adaptive reuse is practiced" the em'odied energ$ o, the'uilding %ould 'e saved thus" ma(ing it more environmentall$ sustaina'le It can alsohave a social impact %hen it is done right &hrough this" the people %ould 'e a'le toappreciate the 'uilding and the heritage more Man$ generations %ould still 'e a'le toe.perience the 'uilding #conomicall$" it %ould 'e an advantage 'ecause o, the mone$that %ould have 'een spent in demolishing the old 'uilding Lastl$" ever$ adaptive reusepro0ect can 'e considered as another innovation &he process and the technolog$ that %asused on each o, the adaptive reuse pro0ect can 'e considered as innovations )Merr" 566H+#ihorn Fa,,ee -rescott is an American ,irm that has %or(ed %ith historical 'uildingsand have dealt %ith adaptive reuse One o, their %or(s is the 3NO Railroad Museum Inthis pro0ect"the$ have incorporated ne% elements in the 'uildingBs ,aCade to give it atoucho, modernism%ithout compromisingtheoriginal architectural character o, the'uilding &heir aim is to not to ma(e the 'uilding lose its integrit$ %hen it %as ,irst 'uilt)/reer" 899=+Inthe-hilippines" therehavealread$'eennumerouse,,ortso,conservation &heearliest recordo,conservatione,,ort %asduringthe89:6s'$theorgani!ationo,theIntramuros Administration &his organi!ation had the same responsi'ilities as the14Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

National Museum and the National Historical Institute toda$ 'ut theirs %as to oversee theconservation and reconstruction o, the %alls o, Intramuros A,ter 56 $ears" the cit$ o,Intramuros" under theadministrationandtheIntramuros'uildingcode" iscompletel$restoredandis no%housingamuseum" ashoppingcomple.andahotel comple.Another e.ample is the moat around the Intramuros %hich is used toda$ as a gol, course&he #l(s Clu' 'ac( in the da$ is no% used as the childrenBs museum &he #l(s Clu' %asdesigned'$the Americanarchitect" 2illiam-arsons %ho%ent here toimplement3urnhamBs plan ,or Manila &he 'uildingBs planning o, the spaces made it suita'le ,or itsne% use &he second ,loor %as overloo(ing the Luneta -ar( %hich %as an asset ,or themuseum A,ter decades o, 'eingidle" the#l(s Clu'%as onceagainusedthan(stoadaptive reuse )Villalon A *" 5668+One o, the present adaptive reuse pro0ect is the National Museum ,or Natural Histor$&he 'uilding housed the 4epartment o, &ourism 'e,ore and is no% 'eing developed as the,irst National Museum ,or Natural Histor$ Its main ,eature %ould 'e the >4NA tree o,li,e %hichislocated atthe opencourt o, the'uilding)Ramos"5682hen Museums Overpo%er our art" the main purpose o, a museum is>theserene" unin,lectedcontemplationo,the%or(so,art A museumBsarchitecturals$m'olism and importance cannot 'e matched '$ other 'uilding st$les other than schools"stadia" center o, government and religious 'uildings)4avis" 8996+Aside ,rom the traditional museums that onl$ has art %or(s as e.hi'its" there are othert$pes o, museum that has emerged over time &here are also museums that are dedicatedtoscience andtechnolog$andnatural histor$ &he SmithsonianInstitute locatedin2ashington 4C is an institution that o%ns the 'iggest museum in America Consideringitssi!e" it alsohasthelargestnum'ero,e.hi'it collectionranging,romthesu'0ectsnaturalshistor$"space@relatedcollectionsando,course" arts &herearenineteen)89+museums and galleries that are o%ned '$ the Smithsonian InstituteMuseums are a part o, a personBschildhood &he$are o,tenthe itineraries ,or,ieldtrips duringthe preschool andelementar$$ears It has al%a$s 'eenrelatedtoeducation and museums are supposed to 'e a tool ,or learning A museum should 'e a'leto satis,$ 1ohn 4e%e$Bs idea" >ever$ e.perience is a moving ,orce &hrough the e.hi'itsand right planning" the users o, the esta'lishment should 'e a'le to learn something ,romthe e.perience A museum have the po%er in educating its users It should 'e a'le to helpthe user learn '$ de,ining" designing and regulating the (no%ledge that it o,,er to its user2ith 0ust the e.hi'its" the users should 'e a'le to learn something ,rom the e.periencethat the$%ill 'ehavinginsidethemuseum &herecanalso'e,ailuretolearninginmuseums due to poor planning ,or circulation" lac( o, displa$ or random displa$s" andinsu,,icient space ,or the users &he circulation o, the museum could a,,ect the learning o,its user '$ disrupting the ,lo% o, in,ormation #ach e.hi'it o,ten are related to each other16Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

and are arranged in a %a$ that a massage could 'e given in order to learn something 2ithpoor circulation" this can lead to disrupting the message Lac( o, displa$s or anover%helming amount o, displa$ could also interrupt a userBs learningOver%helmingdispla$s can cause con,usion &he lac( o, space ,or the users to thin(" a'sor' the ideas or0ust to %rite notes a'out the in,ormation could also 'ring a negative impact ,or its usersLocall$"%ehavevariousmuseumsthat can'eused,oreducational purposesli(e,ieldtrips In Manila alone" %e have the National Museum and the Museo -am'ata &heNational Museum has a series o, collections that ,alls under ,our categor$" namel$ naturalhistor$" archeolog$" ethnograph$ and arts Museo -am'ata or the ChildrenBs Museum hase.hi'its that the children can easil$ relate to li(e old manila" parts o, the 'od$" and man$more Most o, their e.hi'its are interactive that the children en0o$ Art in Island located inCu'ao sho%cases ;@dimensional art%or(s that are interactive &he displa$s are directl$painted on the %alls and the ,loors o, the museum Scattered in the archipelago are local museums as %ell One e.ample is the ArgaoMuseum in Ce'u It %as a case o, adaptive reuse as %ell It %as originall$ a municipalhall o, the cit$ o, Argao It sho%s the local culture o, the province li(e ma(ing coconut%ine and the art o, ma(ing their dessert )3autista" 568;+)u+eu&+ Innova!ion+Museumsareusuall$associated%iththeartsorthehistor$andcultureAstimepassed" there sprang man$ t$pes o, museums Museums has several t$pes and these arescience centers" children museums" science museums" art museums" natural histor$museums" histor$ museums and corporate museums )2alhimer" 568;+ &raditionale.hi'its are usuall$ classi,ied as paintings" sculptures" literar$ %or(s and other arti,actsthat aresigni,icant totheculture" the,ieldo,art" histor$andscience 3ut museum17Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

e.hi'its toda$ are not limited to paintings" sculptures and other art %or(s '$ di,,erentartists No%ada$s" %e have almost all t$pes o, e.hi'its G ,rom replicas o, the atom" to thereplica o, the %hale As timepassed" the industr$o, museumhadtodosomethingtoincreasetheirattendance And the museums are no% coping %ith the advancement o, ever$thing else %iththe help o, technolog$ as %ell An interactive museum is a ne% trend toda$ &his ,eaturesdispla$s that the visitors %ill 'e a'le to interact %ith other than 0ust staring at it and reading adescription 1ust li(e the Art in Island in Cu'ao" people can interact %ith the displa$s in thatmuseum tr$ing to 'e in the displa$s itsel, In Science museums" interactive displa$s have thepo%er to e.plain the scienti,ic concepts that are usuall$ e.plained in 0ust %ords 1ust li(eholding a static 'all that ma(es hair stand up is one e.ample &he use o, other technolog$ li(elights and sounds is also 'eing used toda$ &his technolog$ is used in conve$ing a stor$ andin presenting the e.hi'its &he Intramuros and Ri!al" 3agum'a$an light and museum is oneo, the museum that uses this technolog$ and it is used to tell the stor$ o, the national hero/reen museums are also a trend toda$ 2ith the environmental change that %e aree.periencing toda$" museums are also appl$ing the green technolog$ Museums are generall$tr$ingtoincorporatesustaina'ledesign" technolog$andcontent intheir operations ande.hi'itions )3$ers" 566=+ Hu' museums are also in line %ith di,,erent innovations that areincorporated in designing a museum According to Mar( 2ahlimer" a Hun Museum is de,inedas an all in one museum &his t$pe o, museum changes its e.hi'its ever$ three months androtated %ith other hu' museums &his is the ,uture o, museums E5"i$i!+ and !"eir aec! !o !"e #eo#%e18Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

Museums are visited ,or a various reasons G ,or en0o$ment and leisure" ,or Aualit$time %ith the ,amil$" to e.perience somethings ne%" or 0ust to learn something According toresearches" the main reason ,or visiting a museum is ,or learning )4avid Anderson" MartinStor(sdiec(" and Michael Spoc(" 566:+ Learning is achieved through the displa$s and thecollection inside a museum #.hi'ition is not 0ust placing and putting displa$s around the museum It is also as$stematic process &he process o, ma(ing a plan ,or the construction o, pu'lic displa$s ,orthe purpose o, learningandeducatingis calledthe Museum#.hi'ition4esign Mar(2alhimer" an e.pert %hen it comes to planning museums" has also introduced the ,ive )H+design phases in Museum#.hi'ition design &he ,irst phase is called the Concept4evelopment phase &his is the phase %here it sho%s %here the pro0ect is going It is thedevelopment o, ideas and usuall$ %here aspects li(e pro0ect o'0ective" initial 'udgets" andpro0ect character comes up &he second phase is called the Schematic design or the#.hi'ition Narrative &his is %here the speci,ics are tal(ed a'out li(e %hat is the theme" thearti,acts to 'e used" the appearance and the spatial arrangements 3$ this time" there %ould 'ela$outs ,or the circulation o, the museum and other studies that %ould sho% schemes ,or theplan &he ne.t phase is the 4esign 4evelopment phase is %here plans" elevations and sectionsare created Researches have also 'een compiled in this phase *inal design phase is %here the complete pac(age ,or the e.hi'it are sho%n &his includes e.hi'itionidenti,ication" e.hi'itiondescriptions" adata'aseo, e.hi'it components" measuredCA4plans %ith content" ,loor plans" elevations" arti,act lists" measured graphic design elementsand samples" dra,t scripts %ith details ,or audio visual components" interactive e.hi'its" ,inalte.t" sound and lighting s$stems speci,ications" production schedules and a ,a'rication costestimate 3$ the end o, this phase" the team can proceed developing the plans &he ,i,th phase19Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

is called the Construction 4ocuments or contract documents )2alhimer" Museum #.hi'ition4esign" 5688+ Martelloisalsoanother architect %homasters thedesigningo, museume.hi'itions He developed his o%n criteria on designing ever$ museum pro0ect that he hasHis criteria comprises the la$out to 'e used" the interpretation o, stor$ lines ,or the e.hi'its"the loo(@and@,eel and the use o, technologies He developed his o%n design principles %henit comes to designing a museum His ,irst principle is called the clarit$ o, purpose &his deals%ith the order o, the messages and the in,ormation that $ou %ant $our users to receive &hisprinciple covers the planning considering the target users o, the pro0ect Mno%ing %ho thetarget userscanhelpindecidingtheright e.hi'itsthat could'euse,ul tothemuseumsvisitors and %ill also 'e help,ul to the planning ,or the la$out &he message that the designershould also 'e clear %hen it comes to planning a museum &he message should 'e clear sothat the visitors %ould 'e a'le to e,,ectivel$ learn ,rom the e.perience His second principleis called La$ered In,ormation &his principle e.plains that the considered themes" topics" andre,erences should 'e applied to all aspects such as the spatial" audiovisual" technological andgraphical aspects &he third principle is the Meaning,ul #ngagement &his means that thereshould'einnovations andintegrationo, interactivedispla$s 1ust as teachershelptheirstudentsinlearning" thisisalsothesame%a$ho%interactivedispla$shelpthemuseumvisitors &he ,ourth discipline is called the Authenticit$ &his deals %ith the appropriatenesso, the technolog$ that is used in the design %ith the 'uilding itsel, Lastl$" the principle isResonance e.plains that the ,eatures o, the museum should cater to %hat the visitorsB agendais &hese principles help the development o, a good design %hen it comes to e.hi'it design)Leslie+Since the 89=6Bs" museums have alread$ %elcomed the use o, technolog$ &he use o,interactive displa$s have 'een%idel$used,or 'etter learninge.perience andto'oostmuseum attendance Studies have sho%n that museum visitors" especiall$ the children and the20Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

$oungadults" respondtointeractivedispla$s inthemuseum'etter Andman$museumcurators are actuall$ interested in this idea and the$ thin( that there is a 'ig di,,erence inlearning %ith these (inds o, displa$ and e.hi'its Interactive displa$s in museums usuall$ta(e ,orms as touch@screen (ios(s" C4@ROMS" computer games and large@screen video %allsandman$others)/ri,,iths+ Interactivedispla$saree,,ectiveintheprocesso,learningma$'e 'ecause people can actuall$ see ,or themselves and e.perience something instead o,0ust loo(ing at something and reading a description o, it Li,e@si!e or 'ig displa$s in museums have also 'een a trend &his (ind o, displa$scapture the attention o, the users right a%a$ -eople tend to appreciate things that are grandand li,e si!ed displa$s o,,erthis(ind o,aspectOtherthan that"largedispla$s encouragesociali!ation According to one stud$" large displa$s ma(es the users interact %ith each othermore and this t$pe o, e.hi'it could 'e e,,ective %ith small groups o, museum visitors1.6 Conce#!ua%/T"eore!ica% 2ra&ework1.6.1 Conce#!ua% 2ra&ework &he concept ,or the pro0ect are a mi.ture o, the traditional concepts in designing a museum mi.ed %ith the concepts and principles that are used in the practice toda$ One o, the museumBs pro'lems are associated %ith the lo% attendance Com'ining it %ith a social hu' 21Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

can increase the num'er o, its attendees Other concepts li(e going green and innovations are also placed ,or a use,ul output

1.6.' T"eore!ica% 2ra&ework22CultureArtsLearning#.perience;RsMuseumSocialHu'CollectionO4ispla$sO#.hi'itions&echnolog$Integration/reenMuseums &raditional ?nconventionalP-aintingsPSciencePArti,actsP&echnolog$PSculpturePArchitectural HeritageP#tcInnovationsPinteractive displa$sPlights and sounds*ig 8: Conceptual *rame%or(Light and Sound Interactive Museum and Social Hu'-ro'lem:Negligence o, Architectural Heritage NLo% Attendance o, MuseumsCultural A%arenessP-romoting the Architectural Heritage A%arenessInnovationsP?sing ne% technolog$ and concepts in the design o, the pro0ectSociali!ationPIntegrating sociali!ation to increase museumattendance Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

1.7 Re+earc" De+ign1.7.1 Re+earc" De+ign&heResearchdesign,orthepro0ectisaAualitativeresearchonthepro'lemsthatcould have an a,,ect %ith the process o, designing o, the proposed pro0ect &he researchdesignisconsideredasaAualitativedesignsinceit involvescollectiono, data,romintervie%s" o'servations andother sources It ,alls under this categor$'ecause the23@-roper planningguarantees learning@ Integration o, interactive displa$s related to the Architectural Heritage@ Right choice o,#.hi'its@ Adaptive Reuseo, /SIS 'uilding@ Integration o, lights and soundsas uniAue ,eature@ -rovision o, interactive displa$s@/reen technolog$ in designing@ -rovision o, spaces that initiate sociali!ation )sharing o, ideas+@ -roviding another use ,or the structure could attract more usersLights and Sounds Interactive Museum and social hu' promotingArchitectural Heritage A%areness and Sociali!ation*ig 5: &heoretical *rame%or(Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

interpretation o, the outcome %ill 'e 'ased on the data collected and the researcherBs o%nperception &he possi'le innovations and concepts that could 'e integrated in the designo, the pro0ect" >Architectural Heritage Museum are all part o, the research &he pro0ect is an adaptive reuse o, a 'uilding that is more than 76 $ears o, age 2iththis case" the 'uildingBs structural integrit$ is certainl$ in Auestion Solutions ,orstrengthening the structural sta'ilit$ o, the 'uilding is one o, the ma0or consideration thatis part o, the research Since it is considered as a heritage 'uilding" it should not 'e a'le tolose its architectural character that has made it signi,icant &he 'uilding%ould'eadaptivel$ reused as a museum A museum should 'e a'le to ma(e its users learn ,rom thee.perience o, visiting it &he e.hi'its in the museum should all 'e vie%ed '$ its users andthe user should 'e a'le to sociali!e %ith each other to e.change ideas &he ps$cholog$ o,ho%people%ill perceivespaceisalsoapart o,theresearch,ortheplanningo,thecirculation o, the users Other concepts li(e the concept o, sociali!ation" that could 'eintegrated are also part o, the research 3eing outdated o, the modern trend o, going green toda$" the museum should 'e a'leto have a design that %ould update it %ith the trend in architecture that %ould help theenvironment Ne% innovations and technologies should 'e integrated in the design o, themuseum so as to attract more clients1.7.' Re+earc" Tac!ic&he researcher neededin,ormationa'out the stud$ 4ata that are used,or thisresearch are gathered through various methods &hese methods include Li'rar$ research" sitevisitation" photo documentation" site documentation" internet searching" intervie% and casestudies Li'rar$ Researcho *ar #astern ?niversit$@ Manila Li'rar$4ata gathered in this li'rar$ %ere topics such as Architectural Museumdesigns" adaptive reuse" heritage conservation and *ilipino a%areness on heritage&hesein,ormationareused,ordiscoveringconceptsandstrategiesthatcan'e24Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

usedindesigningthepro0ect &hedatagatheredare,romavariet$o,'oo(s"periodicals and 0ournalso Manila Cit$ Hall Li'rar$&he in,ormation that %ere ta(en in this li'rar$ is a'out the histor$ o,the a'andoned /SIS 'uilding and its characteristics &he main sources ,rom thisli'rar$ are reports and 'oo(s Internet Searchingo InAuirernet&hisistheonlinesiteo,therecogni!edne%spaperinthecountr$4ata gathered in this site are a'out the ne%s on demolitions o, heritage 'uildingsin Manilao Manila 3ulletincom&his is also the online site o, a (no%n ne%spaper in the countr$ &hedata gathered here is a'out the status o, a%areness o, the *ilipino in their cultureo Other %e'sites4ata that are ,rom the same topics mentioned in the li'rar$ researchare used in %e' searching Intervie%o Ivan Anthon$ S HenaresHe is the current president o, the Heritage Conservation Societ$" theproponent o, the pro0ect He is as(ed Auestion related to the reAuirements that areneededinthepro0ect anddataa'out conservationo, heritage'uildings &hehistor$ o, the /SIS 'uilding is also a topic ,or the intervie%o&omas ? /aniron 1rHe is a civil engineer %ho made a stud$ a'out the structural sta'ilit$ o,the old /SIS 'uilding &he researcher as(ed #ngr /aniron Auestions regardingthe techniAues that can'e done inimprovingthe structural sta'ilit$o, the'uilding Manila Cit$ Hall visit4ocumentsli(e&rans,er Certi,icateo,&itle)&C&+" ComprehensiveLand ?se -lan )CL?-+" 2ater and electricit$ la$out and vicinit$ map is gathered25Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

'$ the researcher ,rom the Cit$ #ngineers and Cit$ -lanning department o, theManila Cit$ hall Site 4ocumentation and Visitation&hrough this" the ph$sical attri'utes o, the sites %ould 'e (no%n li(e,looding" tra,,ic ,lo%" the damaged part o, the 'uilding" etc -hoto documentationOrgani!ation o, photos o, the current condition o, the site are gathered,or ,urther anal$!ation Other photos ,rom related pro0ect shall also 'e studied Case StudiesCase studies related the same pro0ect are used in the research ,or otherconcepts and principles that can 'e applied in the pro0ect Case studies onmuseums and adaptive reuse are the materials that are used1.8 (co#e and 1i&i!a!ion&he scope o, the pro0ect %ill include the stud$ o, the adaptive reuse o, the old /SIS'uildingintoan Architectural HeritageMuseum &hedevelopment isina86"=8=sAuaremeter land located in Villegas corner Lope! street" #rmita" Manila It %ould 'e a'le to caterto appro.imatel$ 8666 users &he pro0ect shall 'e a'le to raise a%areness ,or the *ilipinoArchitectural Heritage &he t$pe o, adaptive reuse to 'e considered is not to ,ull$ alter theenvelope o,the'uildingthus" theinterioro,the'uildingshall receivemost o,theattention in designing One ,loor shall 'e added to the e.isting 'uilding that %ould act as asocial hu'" aplace%herethetourist couldinteract andshareideas Integrationo, ne%elements and the e.isting st$le shall compromise the design ,or its ,aCade since the goal is nottoruinthearchitectural integrit$o,the'uilding &hesocial hu'shall containmeanso,entertainment such as computers and other technolog$ 'ut should still relate to the advocac$o, the museum &he developmentBs target users are mostl$ students and tourists Studies on26Architectural Heritage Museum: An Adaptive Reuse NICOLAS Villegas cor Lope! St" #rmita" Manila

the structural integrit$o, theold/SIS'uildingshall also'e a scope o, the pro0ectIncorporation o, green technolog$ in the 'uilding shall also 'e a scope o, the pro0ect &he concept o, place@'ased interpretive design shall 'e the ,ocus o, the %hole stud$&he approach on ho% to design the 'uilding so that it >tells a stor$ a'out its culture &hisstud$ shall also include the strategies to 'e used in designing its interior that %ill 'e tellingthe stor$ o, the histor$ o, Architecture in the -hilippines&he researcher should 'e a'le to produce the minimum reAuirements o, the pro0ectli(e,loor plans" elevations" sections" sitedevelopment planandperspectives Ho%ever"structural" electrical" and mechanical plans shall onl$ 'e presented as concepts through 'a$sections" isometrics" spot details and diagrams1.9 Deini!ion o Ter&+Adaptive ReuseIt is theprocesso, repurposinganold" commonl$" aheritage 'uildingArchitectural Heritage 3uildings that are historicall$ signi,icantArt 4eco An architectural st$le originated in *rance and,lourished in the -hilippines ,rom the 89;6s to 89