OVERALL CONCEPT

ANYUHAY: AN ADAPTIVE REUSE TOWARD STRUCTURAL REBIRTH

AN ADAPTIVE REUSE OF PACO TRAIN STATION: REUSE AS A 4STOREY BUILDING WITH ITS FIRST FLOOR
UTILIZES AS A COFFEE SHOP AND THE UPPER FLOORS ARE USED AS A MUSEUM. THE CONCEPT OF THE
BUILDING IS “INTEGRATING GEOMETRIC DESIGN WITH PACO TRAIN STATION AMERICAN COLONIAL
STYLE WHILE ACHIEVING BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY”.

THE BUILDING PROMOTES SUPERIOR DESIGN THROUGH ITS;

REGENERATIVE LANDSCAPE

THE SITE’S LOT EXTENSION IS USED AS A PARK. STRATEGICALLY LOCATED NEAR BARANGAYS AND
SCHOOL S, THE PARK SERVES AS AN ESCAPE TO URBAN ATMOSPHERE. THE PARK IS COVERED WITH
TREES TO BUFFER NOISE FROM THE BUSY STREETS; IT FEATURES WATER FOUNTAIN, GAZEBO,
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND OPEN SPACES FOR PICNICS AND VARIOUS EVENTS.

CONVENIENT DESIGN

THE BUILDING FORM IS INSPIRED BY A TRAIN’S PASSENGERS CART. ITS GEOMETRIC SHAPE GIVES A
SENSE OF ORDER AND CLEANLINESS. THE WOOD MATERIALS USED IN THE BUIDINGS FAÇADE AND
INTERIOR WALLS OFFERS A NATURAL LOOK AND MODERN ATMOSPHERE. BLENDING THE ORIGINAL
STYLE OF THE BUILDING WITH THE MODERN DESIGN GIVES A SLICK LOOK. THE BUILDING OFFERS A
POSITIVE IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY, THE COFFEE SHOP PROMOTES SOCIAL INTERACATION, THE
MUSEUM NUTURES VISITORS MINDS AND THE PARK OFFERS A RELAXATION

AND SUSTAINABILITY

PRIMARILY USES WOOD AS ITS BUILDING MATERIAL. PROMOTES LARGE WINDOWS FOR ENERGY
CONSERVATION AND UTILIZES SUNSHADING DEVICES. THE BUILDING USES GREEN ROOF BECAUSE OF
ITS ENVIRONMENTAL, COST AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS.