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A critique on Ayala's Trinoma mall from an architectural perspective.
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Junelle B. Barcena
Contemporary Architecture Critique
December 12, 2014
TriNoma Shoppin !all" The Contemporary #ilipino
Architecture in the $hilippine% ha% ob%er&e' a continuou% chane %ince it (a% )ir%t
%ettle' in thou%an'% o) year% ao. *e %tarte' )rom lean+to%, then e&ol&e' to one+roome'
hou%e% built (ith liht an' rea'ily+)oun' material%, then e&entually learne' to u%e hea&ier
material% %uch a% roc- an' %tone combine' (ith (oo', until (e en'e' up in the contemporary
tren' in con%truction" the u%e o) rein)orce' concrete. Thi% ha% pa&e' the (ay )or architect%
an' 'e%iner% to become more creati&e (ith 'e%in% (ithout ha&in to (orry about creati&e
)ree'om e%pecially (hen pertainin to the %tructural limitation% o) the material, (hich (a%
the ca%e (ith con&entional %tone an' (oo' (or-%.
The intro'uction o) rein)orce' concrete in the country pro'uce' the )ir%t multi+
%toreye' %tructure% an' inno&ati&e 'e%in% (hich are &i%ible all o&er !etro !anila to'ay, an'
the %tyle o) the%e buil'in% i% enerally re)erre' to a% contemporary architecture./ ne %uch
eample o) thi% i% the TriNoma Shoppin !all locate' alon pi)anio 'elo% Santo% A&enue
3DSA an' North A&enue in 5ue6on City.
The %hoppin mall (a% )ir%t opene' in %e&en year% ao 3Boli'o, 2007 an' %ince then
ha% been %er&icin the bu%y an' )a%t+pace' li)e%tyle% o) the metropoli% '(eller% u%e' to the
e&er chanin %urroun'in%. 8t i% a ma%%i&e %tructure con&eniently locate' alon ma9or
thorouh)are% an' thu% i% con%i'ere' a lan'mar- by many.
The 'e%in o) the mall i% unique )or a buil'in o) it% -in', %ince many %hoppin mall%
in the country u%ually ehibit the late%t tren'in element% in contemporary architecture, an'
thi% practice u%ually re%ult% in buil'in% that loo- li-e they coul' be )oun' el%e(here in the
(orl', i.e. are not ea%ily i'enti)iable to be #ilipino e&en thouh they (ere built in the country
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an' to %er&ice #ilipino%. The %ame cannot be %ai' )or the TriNoma Shoppin !all 'e%in )or
many rea%on%.
#ir%tly, e&en thouh the concept o) a lare %hoppin mall i% a (e%tern in)luence an'
ma9ority o) the %hop% )oun' in%i'e it are )ranchi%e% o)
bran'% )rom abroa', many element% in the 'e%in o) the
buil'in it%el) pay homae to 'etail% that coul' be
)oun' in our pre+colonial an' Spani%h+colonial
architecture. !any o) the%e can be clearly %een e&en
)rom the eterior o) the buil'in. At )ir%t lance, many
(oul' a%%ume that the mall ha% been aroun' )or a lon
time becau%e o) it% (a%he'+out 'ar- beie color, but it
i% actually only %e&en year% ol'. The choice o) the color
palette )or the mall ehibit% it% 'e%ire to contra%t it%el)
)rom it% peer%, many o) (hich come in the
contemporary an' po%tmo'erni%t color% o) rey%cale% an' pa%tel%. Thi% color palette i%
con%i%tent throuhout the mall, eterior an' interior. The interior% are pre'ominantly
yello(i%h in color becau%e o) the material o) the )loorin a% (ell a% the lihtin, i&in the
)eel that the interior% are illuminate' by can'leliht, a% the hou%e% (ere bac- (hen electricity
(a%nt a&ailable in the country yet.
The mall 'e%in ha% al%o re%pon'e' to the tropical climate o) the country by
incorporatin lan'%capin in it% eterior% (here&er po%%ible, almo%t completely %urroun'in
the entire buil'in. The eterior o) the mall i% e&i'ently co&ere' (ith reenery, an' one o) it%
(in% e&en re%emble% the Banaue :ice Terrace% e%pecially %ince there are plant% protru'in
)rom the e'e%. A''itionally, the lan'%capin i% not limite' to the roun' )loor le&el, but i%
con%i%tent throuhout all the mall% )loor%. A% lon a% one coul' )in' hi% or her (ay out, one
TriNoma Shopping Mall façade. The mall
clearly emphasizes the use of open space and
landscaping.
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(oul' mo%t probably come acro%% %ome %ort o) lan'%capin. 8t i% al%o near+impo%%ible to
enter the mall (ithout pa%%in throuh a lan'%cape' area, an' many o) it% hih+en' %hop% an'
re%taurant% (ere 'e%ine' to )ace the intricate lan'%capin %o a% to put it to oo' u%e. There
are not many %hoppin mall% in the country that put% %uch reat attention to the lan'%capin,
an' the 'e%in o) TriNoma Shoppin !all ta-e% it e&en )urther by incorporatin %e&eral (ater
)eature% into it% lan'%capin. The u%e o) hih+en' (ater )ountain%, %tream%, an' pool% are
abun'ant e%pecially in the entrance
)acin DSA, (hich i% u%ually the
mo%t (i'ely u%e' by %hopper% (ho
come by commute or by pri&ate
&ehicle. The material% u%e' in the
lan'%capin 3ceramic tile% an'
%ynthetic %tone ma%onry ho(e&er,
%till i&e it a contemporary )eel. 8t
manipulate% people an' lea'% them
to %peci)ic point% o) intere%t %uch a%
a care)ully manicure' la(n or a boar'(al- line' (ith tree%. The lan'%capin it%el) i%
contemporary %ince lan'%cape% are meant to be natural. The )act that it (a% clearly man+ma'e
%uccee'% in i&in u%er% a contemporary eperience (hile at the %ame time tappin into
memorie% o) untouche' lan'%capin many o) u% ha&e.
!any mall interior% are al%o 'e%ine' to protect it% in&e%tor% an' %hop% by -eepin
people in, thu% enticin them to %pen'. ;%ually, thi% re%ult% in lare, rectanular buil'in%
(ith 'ouble loa'e' corri'or% an' minimal entry an' eit point%. TriNoma al%o ta-e% thi%
principle a %tep )urther by it% 'e%in, (hich i% not a %traiht)or(ar' rectanular buil'in line'
(ith %hop% on both %i'e%. TriNoma% interior 'e%in i% ra'ial, (ith a circular atrium at the
TriNoma landscaping and water features. The mall attempts to make
its façade look natural by using earthy colors and incorporating
extensive landscaping.
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center &i%ible )rom all le&el%. The corri'or% branch out )rom the center an' the re%ultin lare
bloc-% are o)ten bro-en up by %maller, cur&e' corri'or%. The )lo( o) the eterior% i% al%o
%ome(hat con)u%in %ince it i% not clear eactly (here it lea'% unli-e (hen one i% in the
interior o) the mall, (here i) one (al-% aroun' lon enouh, one (oul' e&entually )in' hi% or
her (ay to the atrium. ne miht %ay that the )loor plan o) the mall i% 'i))icult to map out,
an' i) one i%nt )amiliar (ith the mall% circulation, roamin aroun' the interior% loo-in )or a
%peci)ic %hop coul' ta-e a (hile. The cur&e' corri'or% al%o pro&i'e limite' &ie(in anle%,
an' curiou% %hopper% coul' o on (al-in tryin to )in' out (hat %hop% are there aroun' the
ben'. Thi% coul' preci%ely be the oal o) the mall% 'e%iner%, %ince it i% a commercial
e%tabli%hment yearnin )or pro)it. The mall% interior 'e%in i% one o) it% 'e%in element% that
contra%t it% #ilipino root% theme, e%pecially %ince pre&iou% #ilipino% li&e' )or many year% in
%imple, one+roome' hut%. Thu%, the mall% interior 'e%in ehibit% contemporary architecture
(hile at the %ame time ma-in it %uitable )or a %hoppin mall that %i6e. Thi% %ho(% that e&en
thouh %hoppin mall% are built to %er&ice the people, it i% %till the mall o(ner% primary
concern to earn pro)it, an' one (ay to 'o that i% to epo%e cu%tomer% to a% many %hop% a%
po%%ible. 8) that (ere truly the ca%e, then the mall% 'e%iner% %uccee'e' in the TriNoma
Shoppin !all% interior 'e%in.
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References:
Boli'o, <. 32007, No&ember 12. A
trianle ta-e% %hape. $hilippine Daily
8nquirer. :etrie&e' December 2, 2014
)rom
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TriNoma interior. The mall’s interiors primarily consist of
curved corridors radiating from the atrium. Escalators are also
oriented so that shoppers going from one level to another passes
by many shops.