Chapter I: PROJECT BACKGROUND
A. The Project
Development in technology had brought many things
that make people life interesting, and online gaming
is one of those improvements that is presented by
the internet. Online gaming is one of the trendy used
hobby activities by many people especially modern
ones. according to some study, playing online games
is helpful. It stimulates the mind of the players to be
more alert, observant and conscious, especially
those puzzle-based games and adventure games
that helps the player to decide in tight situations, but
in our society, a negative view has been a company
of playing video games such as being addict and
fanatic, lack of sociability, lack of motivation, and lack
of maturity. However, a slow, but steady shift has
come about over the years, pushing and aspiring the
act of gaming closer towards acceptance and the last
few years have been enormously successful in the
gaming industry; As video games continue to
emerge from hobby to leading form of entertainment,
what has once judged a loner’s sport has now
become a profitable business for all involved people,
organizations, and agencies.
Esports in the Philippines lately received a
tremendous assistance after the government
announced its official support for the industry and it's
now expanding in our country by the developments
of the newest technology. The Government also
started acknowledging the competitive electronics
video gaming as among the professional sports
activities like volleyball, basketball, swimming,
billiards and more as falling under the authority of the
government and Esports Players are now
recognized as a certified athlete under Philippine
laws. They’re the athletes who went from the
competition and brought home with fame and cash
rewards. News about the athletes spread quickly
within the country and encouraged others to
compete internationally. Filipinos have been hooked
to eSports since the introduction of games where
multiple players can compete. Small competitions
have been regulated by local computer shops which
eventually transformed over the years into more
formal competitions. Gaming has improved beyond
being an individual activity and has expanded into a
multifaceted stage accommodating multiplayer and
competitive gaming around the world. Hence, a
construction of New interactive Mixed-Use Esports
Entertainment Hub is what the country needed today
that will contribute to the economic boost of the
Philippines.
Statement of the Problem:
• How will the proposed Interactive Mixed-
Use Esports Entertainment Hub in
McKinley, Taguig will be a better Gaming
Centre than the existing Gaming Centre in
the country?
• What would be the architectural design that
will fit the purpose and space planning
layout of the building up to its site planning
that will give sensory excitement feeling to
all the users?
• What are the unique features of the
building?
• How will the project will boost up the
economy of the place?
B. Project Background
Major Objectives
1. Provide a unique visual experience
that brings the people who have similar
creative profession together.
2. The project is expected to contribute to
the Esports people Career.
3. The project will serve as the country’s
new trademark to economic growth of
gaming industry.
4. The project will be having an iconic
design in the country that will be known
to the world.
5. To attract international gaming
companies to invest in our country.
6. A world – class Gaming Hub that will
bind the environment and man – built
structures using Modern Futuristic
Filipino Architecture as the main
concept of the development.
Minor objectives:
1 To improve the design of Gaming Hub
to provide a more convenient
environment for Gamers/Users and
staffs.
2 A design of old traditions or art forms
which are seen in different parts of the
country and will be known to the world
through the design of the Gaming Hub
but with the approach of modernism.
3 To ensure a smooth circulation
network within the site. To provide a
lively workspace.
1

C. Client
The project will be a Public-Private Partnership.
Listed below are the Private and Public
Government agencies that will fund the project:
➢ Mineski Corporation
➢ TNC Philippine Holdings, Inc
Target Users:
➢ Local & International Gamers
➢ Game Developers
➢ Esports Company/Associations
➢ Professional/Cyber Athlete Gaming League Team
➢ Electronics/Technical Service Provider
D. PROJECT SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
1. The focus of this project is the new plan
and space development of Esports
Gaming Center in the country. The
development of the Esports Gaming
Center’s component affects the other
sectors; therefore, sections of the study
will explore the inter-relationships of every
space such as space planning
developments and proper circulation of the
user, however, details on these sectors
are limited.
2. The study will determine the pros and cons
of the Esports Gaming Center in the area.
3. The design would serve to be as an
important structure and trademark in the
country.
The scope of work will include:
a. Site planning
b. Entertainment/ Esports/ Recreational Areas
✓ Lan Gaming Room/Area
✓ Arcade Room/Area for Kids and Family
✓ VR Family Room
✓ Online Computer Gaming Room/Area
✓ PlayStation Area
✓ Internet Hub
✓ Exhibition Hall
✓ Work Shops (Game Developing etc.)
c. Parking spaces – automobiles, motorcycles etc.
d. Administration
e. Small Indoor Arena
f. Mini Themed Park and Play Ground
LIMITATIONS OF THE PROJECT
1. The study of the project will limit the detailed
drawings of Plumbing layout, Lighting layout,
Electrical layout and Structural layout.
2. The study will limit the study of the designs and
layout of the following Spaces:
✓ Commercial Spaces
✓ Utility Spaces
✓ Amenity Spaces
E. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
INPUT
➢ Gather statistical data related to
the proposed project.
➢ Study the physical and socio-
economic profile of the City.
➢ Conduct research related to the
proposed project necessary for the
development of architectural
planning.
➢ Study the site condition and the
problem set.
PROCESS
Organize the gathered data and
information, apply to the architectural
design solution/ planning and
anticipate problems that may arise in
the future development of the
project.
OUTPUT
A Feasible Site and Efficient Architectural
Design/Planning for the Proposed New
Innovative Mixed-Use Esports
Entertainment Hub.
2
CHAPTER II: SITE JUSTIFICATION
2-1 Site Selection Criteria
Figure 2.1
McKinley Parkway Site Location
Source: Google Map
Site 1
Owner: Government Service Insurance System
(GSIS)
Location:
Bonifacio South, Fort Bonifacio Taguig City
Area: 3,203.00 sq. meter
Site 2
Owner: Government Service Insurance System
(GSIS)
Location:
Bonifacio South, Fort Bonifacio Taguig City
Area: 5,129.00 sq. meter
Site 3
Owner: Charter Land Development Corporation
Location: Big Delta, Fort Bonifacio Taguig City
Area: 3,417.00 sq. meter
Total: 11,749 sq. meter
Figure 2-2 Site Context Program
➢ Initial explorations included an organic
framework, which would flow with the
topography and create unique design
responses to the land.
➢ A second design incorporated the grid
pattern seen in most big cities, like New
York. It made more efficient use of the
land but had more intersections and
created a static and boring city pattern.
➢ A third exploration went in the direction of
a geometric framework, like Paris, which
creates focal elements throughout the site
by using circular or octagonal patterns,
giving the city a powerful image and
identity. The drawback would be the
problematic roadway system and
inefficient use of land.
Figure 2-3 Concept Diagram
❑ Resultant Frame Work
The underlying dimensional structure of Fort
Bonifacio is a grid focused on the Central commons,
with the East-West axis and Bonifacio Boulevard
serving as the primary axes of the city. Overlaying
this grid is the geometry of four (4) concentric circles
and the singular organic form, which stretches from
McKinley Road to the institutional area.
❑ Strategic Location
Fort Bonifacio is 440 contiguous hectares of land
located in Metro Manila’s most strategic location. It
is bordered by the country’s three (3) largest road
arteries: The South Luzon Expressway, EDSA and
C-5. It is destined to become the country’s primary
business gateway, being just minutes away from the
Ninoy Aquino International Airport. It is likewise less
than 2 kilometres from Metro Manila’s other business
centres, where the highest priced properties are
located, as well as being adjacent to Forbes Park
and Dasmarinas Village, the city’s most expensive
residential districts.
Fort Bonifacio can also lay claim to having the best
views in Metropolitan Manila. At surface, Fort
Bonifacio is cradled by Manila Golf and the
American Battle Memorial. At elevation, the city
gives superb views of Laguna Lake, Manila Bay and
its sunset, as well as the surrounding mountain
ranges.
Site Settings
The Sites is located at Fort Bonifacio Taguig City
that is between EDSA and C-5 Road. The Area is
alongside McKinley Parkway which is connected to
Ayala Road at Makati City. McKinley Fort Bonifacio
is one of the Central business districts in Metro
Manila and primarily planned as a three-by-three
matrix of residential buildings like condominiums
and high-tech buildings, retail outlets and
pedestrian-friendly roads and walkways. The grid
method assures the city core is easy to travel.
Figure 2-4 Official Zoning Map
❑ Urban Core Zone
Figure 2-5 Development Density
❑ Floor Area Ratio 8
Figure 2-6 Boundary Map
❑ Laguna de Bay in the East
❑ Pateros, Pasig and Taytay in the north
❑ Makati and Pasay in the west
❑ Parañaque in the southwest
❑ Muntinlupa in the south
Figure 2-7 Geologic Map
Quaternary Alluvial (QA1) which is comprised of
detrital deposits mostly silt, sand and gravel;
Quaternary alluvial deposits of the Marikina Alluvial
3
plain and Pasig River Delta plain cover western
areas of the municipality.
Figure 2-8 Geomorphology Map
the Unmodified Soil found in Fort Bonifacio and
barangays Western Bicutan, Maharlika and Ligid
Tipas.
Figure 2-9 Physiography Map
Based on the Physiography Map of Taguig,
extensive portion of Taguig covering the former
Military Camp of Fort Bonifacio is composed of
undulating low graded tuff.
Figure 2-10 Topography/ Elevation/ Slope Map
❑ C. 8-5% Undulating to gently rolling
Figure 2-11 Land/Soil Classification Map
Undulating Low Degraded Tuffaceous Plateau
(Foothill Landscape)
It is composed of slightly elevated tuffaceous plateau
with very shallow soils. It extends from Muntinlupa in
the south, towards Quezon City in the north and
Valenzuela in the northwest. It covers the eastern
part of the city including the Fort Bonifacio Military
Reservation Area. Soil is about 10 to 15 cm. deep;
very dark grayish brown, silty clay with pale brown
partially weathered volcanic tuff usually encountered
below 10-20% rolling side slopes and isolated low
hills.
Figure 2-12 Climatic Map
It is characterized by two pronounced seasons: rainy
season from May to October and dry season from
January to April, rainfall drops to 10-30 mm/month.
In general, Metro Manila is directly influenced by an
average of 2 to 3 tropical cyclones per year.
Figure 2-13 Flood Hazard Map
❑ No Flood
Figure 2-14 Road Map of Fort Bonifacio
Major Road: Minor Road:
❑ McKinley Road -Rizal Drive
❑ 5th Ave -Bonifacio Ave
❑ Avenida Lawton
Figure 2-15 Road Network Map of Taguig City
❑ McKinley Parkway - Edsa Ayala (4.1 Km)
(Vice Versa) (8 mins w/o traffic)
❑ McKinley Parkway - Kalayaan Ave (1.9 km)
(Vice Versa) (7 mins w/o traffic)
❑ McKinley Parkway - C5 Road (4.6 Km)
(Vice Versa) (10 mins w/o traffic)
Figure 2-16 Fault Line Map
Distance of fault line to the Prospective Sites: 1.9 km.
The proposed site has not intersected any fault
system in Luzon. It will only experience minimal
effect of the presence of young morphological
features along the fault. The Valley Fault System,
formerly known as the Marikina Fault, is a system of
active faults that cuts through Metro Manila. It
consists of the West Valley Fault and East Valley
Fault.
Figure 2-17 Liquefaction Map
The Site is not susceptible to liquefaction.
2.2 MACRO-MESO ANALYSIS
Geographic Location
The city of Taguig is positioned at approximately
14˚latitude and 120˚ longitude on the southern part
of Metro Manila (along the north eastern coast of
Laguna de Bay). It is bounded on the North by the
town of Pateros and City of Pasig of Metropolitan
Manila; on the East by the town of Taytay of the
province of Rizal and the Laguna Lake, on the South
by the Laguna Lake and the City of Muntilnlupa of
Metropolitan Manila; and on the West by the cities of
Parañaque, Makati, Pasay City and all of
Metropolitan Manila. It consists of 44,538.20
hectares (45.38 square kilometers)
Land Area
It has a total area of 4,538.2 hectares (45.382 sq.
km.) indicating an average density of 8,403 persons
per sq. km.
Political Subdivision
In the 2000 Census of Population conducted, Taguig
was shown to have a total population of 467,375 and
with 102,723 households, distributed in the eighteen
Barangays that comprise the municipality. It has fast
become urbanized from the original rural set-up. The
increase in industries, development and socio-
economic growth during the last two decades have
raised Taguig to the level of a FIRST CLASS-A CITY.
Table 2-1 Transportation
Public Utility Vehicles
Type of Vehicle No. of No. of Operators
Units
4
 Jeep 100 80
Tricycle 250 100
Pedicab 50 40
Source: City Planning Development Office of Taguig
See Figure 2-18: Demography Characteristics
Table 2-2 Total Population by Age
Topography: The topography of the land is about
65% levels, the rest rolling or hilly. Being an inland
town, it is accessible by land transportation from the
other towns bordering the Laguna Lake. It is fifteen
(15) kilometers east of the City of Manila.
Bodies of Water: 2 Major Rivers
❑ Taguig River
❑ Napindan Channel
Soil Characteristics: Undulating Low Degraded
Tuffaceous Plateau (Foothill Landscape)
Geology: Quaternary alluvial deposits of the
Marikina Alluvial plain and Pasig River Delta plain
Atmospheric Characteristics:
Climate: Type 1, rainy season from May to October
dry season from January to April
Rainfall: The rainy months of May –October
indicated monthly rainy days of 1 –20 of which the
month of July recorded the highest at 20.
Transportation:
At present Taguig is served only by South Super
Highway to the west and R4 to the north with C5 in-
between. There is limited access to all three from the
most populated regions of the city. Given Taguig’s
large area and population, theses few links to
regional travel routes are far from sufficient. Within
Taguig, only one substandard roadway connects
most of the barangays, and most streets are too
narrow to handle the current traffic load.
Accessibility:
Taguig City is accessible by land transportation.
The main public utility vehicles in the city are
jeepneys, tricycles, and Bus. Van are for
transportation in specific areas.
Social Services facilities/utilities/amenities
❑ The water, sewage and solid waste
infrastructure systems can be developed in
conjunction with the road and water
framework in an efficient manner. New
areas designated for community-oriented
housing should be dispersed throughout
the municipality yet of sufficient critical
mass to support needed infrastructure
expansion and development.
2.3 MICRO SITE ANALYSIS
The Site
Table 2-3: Lot Technical Description (Site 1)
Table 2-4: Lot Technical Description (Site 2)
Table 2-5: Lot Technical Description (Site 3)
Fort Bonifacio is 440 contiguous hectares of land
located in Metro Manila’s most strategic location. It
is bordered by the country’s three (3) largest road
arteries: The South Luzon Expressway, EDSA and
C-5. It is destined to become the country’s primary
business gateway, being just minutes away from the
Ninoy Aquino International Airport. It is likewise less
than 2 kilometers from Metro Manila’s other business
centers, where the highest priced properties are
located, as well as being adjacent to Forbes Park
and Dasmariñas Village, the city’s most expensive
residential districts.
Table 2-6: Site Characteristics Evaluation
Swot Analysis:
Strength:
❑ Urban Core Area
❑ Proximity to probable end users
❑ Good accessibility
❑ Proximity to Metro Manila and from NAIA
❑ Proximity to Central Business District of
Metro Manila
Weaknesses:
❑ Environmental and Social Considerations
Opportunities:
❑ Better Gaming hub than the existing one in
the country.
❑ Provide additional employment to the city
❑ Economic boost for the city and to the
country.
❑ The project can serve as an icon for other
cities and to the country.
Threats:
❑ The Effects of Marikina Fault Line
Figure 2-19
Figure 2-20 Site Photos
Figure 2 – 21-22
Figure 2-23 Initial Schematic Design
5
6