Adamson University

900 San Marcelino Street, Ermita 1000 Manila

College of Architecture

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 9

PROPOSAL BRIEF
1st Revision

Corona, King Marco B.

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Arch. Sylvester D. Seo, uap

Reintegration Center for Children-In-Conflict the Law: Designing through Organic

Architecture
Introduction
Republic Act 9344 or Juvenile Justice Act of 2006 defines Child-In-Conflict with the Law as a child
who is alleged as, accused of, or adjudged as, having committed an offense under Philippine laws. Other
terms used are juvenile delinquents, juvenile offenders and youth offenders. It can be pointed out that this
is not new to the modern world. Indeed, among the first laws of the Romans had already special provisions
for children who committed theft. Romans thought that the childrens responsibility for crimes was limited.
Juvenile delinquency cases ranges from vandalism, drug/solvent addiction, to property-related cases like
theft and robbery, and even up to vicious crimes like rape and murder.
One successful story of CICL rehabilitation is Rusty from Cagayan de Oro. At age 11, he was
asked to do drugs by people in their community and, sometimes, he committed stealing from other people.
He then got addicted to drugs and consumed his days with other rugby boys. He was then arrested by the
police and was housed in Tahanan ng Kabataan, a rescue center for children in conflict with the law (CICL).
He came in and out of the center then was later put at the Lumbia City Jail with other minors. He would be
transferred to the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) in Gingoog City where he was put on
rehab and was cared for. In 2006 he was freed. Then in 2010, he was admitted to Xavier University through
a scholarship program. Last 2015, he graduated from Development Communication major in Education
Communication. Rusty is a living witness that CICL must be given a second chance, and with proper
rehabilitation program, they can also become productive and successful.
Background of the Study
Children-in-Conflict with the Law (CICL) or more commonly known as Juvenile Delinquents are one
of the major problems of our society today. Several reports stated that children tend to commit crime
because of one common reason, poverty. Poverty has pushed most of these minor offenders to commit
different crimes. In a 2009 report from Molave Youth Home (MYH) in Quezon City, 74 out of 159 minor
detainees have committed crimes against property. 39 of them are accused of theft and 34 of robbery.
Quezon City government records on 1990 exposed that poverty is the common cause of children being in
jail. 2002 statistics from MYH stated that 7 out of 10 children detained were coming from families having an
income of P2 000-P4 000 every month. According to Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, crimes
against property is equivalent to 69% of the total number of index crimes. NCR has the highest incidence
followed by Region IV-A and Region VII. It is also the same scenario regarding crimes against person. It
can be attributed to the level of economic development in these regions. NCR is already a highly urbanized
region while the other two regions are urbanizing aggressively. UNICEF reported that roughly 28 children
are arrested every day, or more than one child in every hour. The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council
(JJWC) reported that the Philippines is home to over 11, 000 CICL as of 2009.

Table 1.

CICL cases nowadays are becoming more violent and aggressive and it is very alarming. Before,
youth offenders were just involved on crimes against property like theft, robbery, and other petty crimes, but
now, there are reported more serious cases like murder and rape. Table 2 shows the top 5 reported
offenses by CICL from 2006-2012. It can be noted that theft which is a crime against property case has the
highest incidence. These children must be put back on the right track as early as possible and give them a
chance to fulfill their dreams and become productive Filipino citizens.
Table 2.

An article posted in The Official Gazette said that the DSWD is urging every LGUs to establish
CICL rehabilitation centers. It is not just a pure encouragement by the DSWD, but the law mandates it.
Section 49 of Republic Act 10630 otherwise known as AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE JUVENILE
JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9344,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE ACT OF 2006 tells that
Establishment of Bahay Pag-Asa. Each province and highly-urbanized city (the LGUs) shall be
responsible for building, funding and operating a Bahay Pag-asa within their jurisdiction following the
standards that will be set by the DSWD and adopted by the JJWC.

Figure 1. News headline from Official Gazette, June 5, 2015

As of 2015, DSWD stated that there are 36 Bahay Pag-asa or Youth Rehabilitation Centers in the
Philippines out of the 81 provinces and 34 highly-urbanized cities. It is equivalent to just 31%
accomplishment, few considering the uprising number of CICL cases all over the country and the absence
of it for every Local Government Units (LGUs). Present CICL Rehabilitation Centers do not live up to its full
function due to lack of suitable facilities and amenities. Table 3 shows the existing Bahay Pag-asa across
the country and their locations. A final report by Universalia, a Canada-based management firm, published
on June 2015 entitled Evaluation of the Intervention and Rehabilitation Program in Residential Facilities
and Diversion Programs for Children in Conflict with the Law reported that LGUs fail to comply with the law
which resulted to lack of BPAs and community-based programs. The report also recommended to LGUs to
put an immediate response to the implementation of intervention and diversion programs. The
establishment of BPA facilities in the provinces and highly urbanized cities is considered a top priority.

Table 3. BPAs in the Country as of 2015

Universalias final report mentioned Regions III and IV-A that are having few LGU-run and NGOrun facilities. An LGU interviewed from CALABARZON recommends to establish a province-wide center to
provide temporary shelter or a drop-in center, the least. As you can see in Table 3, there are no Bahay
Pag-asa located in the province of Batangas. Thus, the Local Government Unit of Tanauan City has
proposed a center for youth and CICL in compliance with RA 10630. Statistics from Batangas Provincial
Social Welfare and Development Office shows that theft has the highest reported cases from 2012-2014
(see Table 4). A more detailed statistics showing cases per district of Batangas presents that the 3 rd district
of Batangas has the highest case of CICL with 174, followed by 1 st district with 172. Tanauan City is
clustered in the 3rd district and is the lone city in the said district (see Table 5). Of the top 5 city or
municipality that have the most CICL cases for 2012-2014, Tanauan City ranked the highest with a total of
125 cases. (see Table 6)
Table 4.
CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW IN BATANGAS
NATURE OF OFFENSE
Theft
Illegal Drug Trafficking
(RA 9165)

2012
M
45
32

F
1

2013
M
F
56
4

2014
M
F
16
6

TOTAL
M
F
117
11

45

GRAND
TOTAL
128
45

Vagrancy
19
4
16
5
Rape
10
9
24
Robbery
15
1
8
13
Physical Injury
2
1
3
6
1
Violation of RA 7610
1
3
6
Homicide
4
1
5
Violation of RA 9262
2
1
Murder
3
Acts of Lasciviousness
1
1
1
Anti-Illegal Gambling
1
1
1
Grave Threat
1
1
1
Shooting Incident
1
Malicious Mischief
1
Damage to Property
1
Anti-bullying
1
Source: Batangas Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office
Table 5.

CICL CASES PER DISTRICT (BATANGAS)

DISTRICT
1st
2nd
3rd
4th

2012
86
13
47
9

2013
67
14
50
15

2014
19
10
77
34

TOTAL
172
37
174
58

Source: Batangas PSWDO

Table 6.
TOP 5 FOR 3 YEARS
CITY/ MUNICIPALITY
TOTAL
1. Tanauan City
125
2. Nasugbu
106
3. Tuy
45
4. Lipa City
33
5. Batangas City
20
Source: Batangas PSWDO & Tanauan CSWDO

35
43
36
11
10
10
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1

9
1
2

44
43
37
13
10
10
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1

Figure 2. Social Development Plan: Tanauan Children and Youth Center

The environment or community where these youths are living is one of the factors that affect their
attitude and actions as they grow up. Architecture will be incorporated to the design solution, particularly
using organic architecture applications as one of the major factors in designing the CICL Reintegration
Center. There are different architectural solutions which are incorporated with psychological concepts that
can be used in the reintegration process of the main target users.
In other countries, there is a trend called Wilderness Therapy that receive considerable attention
as a rehabilitation program for youth having behavioral problems especially to CICL. A study by Sandra Jo
Wilson and Mark W. Lipsey from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee entitled Wilderness challenge

programs for delinquent youth: a meta-analysis of outcome evaluations suggests that wilderness challenge
programs are effective reduction method in having delinquent behavior. The study involves 3 000 juvenile
offenders and the result showed a 29% recidivism rate compared to 37% comparison subjects. The most
successful programs are those with relatively intense physical activities or with therapeutic enhancements.
A journal published by Journal of Adolescent and Family Health entitled Does Wilderness Therapy
Reduce Recidivism in Delinquent Adolescents?: A Narrative Review concludes that WT programs reduce
juvenile recidivism. The program can be associated with reduced re-arrest rates, severity of crime, and the
time gap between arrests. Longer programs indicate a stronger positive results compared to shorter
programs.
Statement of the Problem
Major Problem:
1. What would be the most suitable application of organic architecture in designing a reintegration
center for CICL?
Sub-Problems:
1. What architectural design can encourage faster and more effective rehabilitation of CICL?
2. What architectural design can help avoid recidivism?
3. What architectural design can promote more harmonious relationship between nature, human,
and the structure?

Ecological Park and Lake Resort: An Intervention of Ecotourism with Organic

Architecture

Introduction
Ecotourism is a form of sustainable tourism in a natural and cultural heritage area that encourages
community participation, management and protection of natural resources, and environmental education.
Economic benefits are fostered for the enrichment of the communities and visitor satisfaction. It is a
mutually beneficial concept between the environment and the people. Some places promote ecotourism but
they are not practicing the principles of it. Some of the principles of ecotourism are conservation of
biodiversity, community participation on local tourism growth, inclusive growth, increased awareness on
environmental conservation and balanced development of economic, environmental and social goals.
Talking about inclusive growth, existing livelihood like small-scale fishing can be integrated with the
development to provide community participation. It will promote volunteer tourism that provides visitors
opportunities to participate in community activities.
Since organic architecture promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural
environment, integrating it with ecotourism will be a win-win situation. Organic architecture can be achieved
by design approaches that are sympathetic and well integrated that the structures are become unified with
the natural surroundings.

Background of the Study

Convention on Biological Diversity reported that ecotourism in the country has grown from 20% to
34% every year since the 1990s. Ecotourism or nature tourism grew three times faster than the tourism
industry as a whole in 2004. Also, in the international market, ecotourism has grown 10% to 12% yearly. A
study from January to December 2011 suggested that 2% of the survey respondents choose to visit the
country because of ecotourism. These categories are the natural attractions, world-class beaches and the
opportunities for having sports, recreation and adventure. CALABARZON is included in the top nine cluster
destinations of the National Ecotourism Strategy and Action Plan 2013-2022. These nine clusters are given
importance in design and implementation of development programs.
Using Tables 7 & 8, the potential bulk of the foreign ecotourist market for 20132016 shall be
118,320 to 200,000 through low assumption and 1,183,215 to 2,000,000 through high assumption. While
for the domestic ecotourists, it could be 1,132,969 to 1,278,001 through low assumption and 10,794,695 to
2,176,498 through high assumption. For CALABARZON, the potential demand for foreign ecotourists
ranges from 8 000 to 14 000 on low assumption and 80 000 to 136 000 on high assumption. While for
domestic ecotourists, it shall range from 270 000 to 306 000 on low assumption and 2 600 000 to 2 900
000 on high assumption. All in all, the potential market size for Philippine ecotourism is in the range of

1,251,293 to 14,176,500 ecotourists. Foreign tourists are usually outnumbered by domestic tourists
because Filipinos usually associate family events with trips to neighboring ecotourism sites.
Table 7.

Table 8.

Included in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of Tanauan City as one of its main goals is to
establish and develop lakeshore barangays as tourist hubs. Barangays that are located on the shores of
Taal Lake are Ma. Paz, Wawa, Boot, Gonzales, Banadero and Ambulong. These barangays are clustered
as La Playa District which serves as the tourism district of the city.

Figure 3. Clipped from Tanauan City CLUP

Figure 4. Tanauan City Zoning Map

Figure 5. Clipped from Tanauan City CLUP

Figure 6. Clipped from Tanauan City CLUP

Statistics from the Department of Tourism states that the volume of tourists in the province of
Batangas which includes foreign travelers, domestic travelers and overseas Filipinos jumped from 243,106
in 2009 to 616, 305 in 2014. Batangas province is also included in the major tourist destinations in the
country and a comparative analysis of tourist volume data between 2009 and 2014 shows a 153.51%
growth rate, which suggests that tourism is thriving in the province. The average growth rate for 2009-2014
is at 23.49%. Maybe, it can be credited to small towns like San Juan, Nasugbu and Lian because of their
abundant beaches but the city of Tanauan has a lot of potentials tourism-wise.
Table 9. Volume of Tourists (2009-2014)
REGION/PROVINCE/CIT
2009
Y

2010

REGION IV-A

2 959 407

4 533 673

BATANGAS
TANAUAN CITY

243 106
NA

256 759
NA

2011
5 390
742
414 077
NA

2012
1 293 282
402 815
NA

2013
2 041
970
619 561
2 124

2014
2 529 620
616 305
2 358

Currently, the City Government of Tanauan is making efforts to boost the tourism of the said district.
One of the major projects of the City Tourism Office is the formation of the annual Dragonboat Festival that
attracts a lot of tourists in the city. But the said festival cant draw tourist all-year round, thus, the
development of the district as an Ecological Park and Resort can provide attractions and accommodations

in a consistent basis. Having an Eco-Park instead of just a resort will encourage ecotourism and
environmental conservation. The existing livelihood of the residents living in the lakeshore wont be
compromised but can be developed.

Figure 7. Proposed Tourism Projects in Tanauan City

Statement of the Problem

Major Problem:
1. What is the most applicable organic architectural design that can maximize the tourism
potential of the proposed Ecological Park and Lake Resort?
Sub-Problems:
1. What architectural design is most appropriate to cause lesser negative impact to the existing
ecology?
2. What architectural design can most complement the existing livelihood of the residents?
3. What can organic architecture can offer compared to other ecotourism sites?

Tanauan City Baseball Complex: Designing through Green Architecture

Introduction
Tanauan City is becoming more and more famous in the sport of baseball. The local team
continues to bring achievements from different baseball events locally and even internationally. Recently,
two baseball teams from the city which represented the country in the 2016 PONY International Asia Pacific
Zone Baseball Championships dominated host team Singapore to bring home the championship in their
respective categories. By this win, the teams will represent the Philippines in the upcoming world series for
the Mustang 9 division which will be held at Walnut, California from July 27 to 31 while the Mustang 10
world series is scheduled from August 3 to 6 in Youngsville, Louisiana. This is just few of the many
successful stints that the Tanauan City baseball team has earned in previous tournaments. The team is
managing to bring recognitions despite of the circumstances that the sport of baseball is facing like lacking
of suitable facilities. What more if the city has conducive playing atmosphere for the sport. There is no way
but up for the sport of baseball in the city. A member of the little league baseball team said in an interview
that before, when he was interviewed, he has no medals to show, but now he has something to be proud of
and that is a proof of their improvements indicating a bright future for the sport.

Background of the Study

Included in the Sports and Recreation Plan of Tanauan City is the establishment of a baseball field.
Despite of the local baseball teams success in and out of the country, baseball facilities in the city are not
enough and has still a lot of improvements to make. The development of a public baseball field is one of
their current problems and needs stated in Section 4.6.2 of Tanauan City CLUP. It is needed to provide the
athletes an avenue to enhance and practice their skills. The table below shows the inventory of sports and
recreation facilities per Barangay and it can be seen that only Brgy. Altura Bata has a baseball field and is
already sold to a private entity.

Figure 8. Clipped from Tanauan City CLUP

Table 10. Sports and Recreational Facilities per Barangay in Tanauan City
Barangay
Altura Bata
Altura Matanda
Ambulong
Bagbag
Bagumbayan
Balele
Baadero
Banjo East
Bilogbilog
Boot
Cale
Darasa
Gonzales
Hidalgo
Janopol Occidental
Janopol Oriental
Laurel
Mabini
Malaking Pulo
Maria Paz
Montaa
Natatas
Pantay Bata
Luyos
Pantay Matanda
Poblacion 2
Poblacion 3
Poblacion 6
Sala
San Jose
Santol
Santor
Sulpoc
Suplang
Talaga
Ulango
Wawa

Basketball Playground

(uncovered)

Baseball
field
(sold)

Facilities
Gymnasium Mini Park Shrine Resort/Beach

(uncovered)
(uncovered)

(uncovered)
(uncovered)

(uncovered)
(uncovered)
(ruined)

(uncovered)
(ruined)

(uncovered)

(uncovered)
(uncovered)
(uncovered)

(uncovered)
(private lot)

(uncovered)
(uncovered)

Figure 9. Clipped from Tanauan City CLUP

Goals and objectives regarding sports and recreation of the city include providing adequate
facilities for the physical development of the people, developing sports programs that will train and enhance
athletes of different fields and providing or improving recreational facilities. A construction of a baseball
complex which is one of the most common sports in the city will help attain these goals and can give more
recognition to the city and the country. Aside from having a baseball field, the proposal will include a
baseball academy that will train aspiring athletes at an early age which will be the very first of its kind in the
country. A news clip from Asian Journal last August 2014 also reported about it.

Figure 10. News clipping from Asian Journal, August 2014

These athletes deserve to be accommodated in a better venue for their future trainings in order to
be developed well in a more conditioned and applicable environment. This will boost their morale and
become more inspired and encouraged to strive harder in their chosen craft. This wont only benefit the
baseball athletes, but also the citizens of Tanauan as well. They will be reminded of the importance of
baseball that has given this city a new prestige identity to the world.

Statement of the Problem

Major Problem:
1. What would be the appropriate green design that is applicable in designing a baseball
complex?
Sub-Problems:
1. What architectural design is most suitable to minimize utility cost?
2. What architectural design can provide lesser impact in the development of the project?
3. What architectural design can inspire and encourage the athletes and the citizens as well?