CHAPTER 4: PROGRAMMING

The characteristics of the users will determine how the overall outcome of the project will
develop. The following figure will show their behavioral patterns that may help in planning the
interrelation of spaces.

4.1. Behavioral Analysis

4.1.1 Definition of Activities

4.1.1.1 Primary Activities

A Civic Center is a place where people can meet, socialize, entertain, and
exercise. It gathers most common types of facilities such as an parking,
auditorium, gymnasium, market, museum, library and administration. The
intention is to provide the public ease and access to those activities. Here, the
public can experience the education and recreation facilities which as a result, the
complex promotes a high level of interaction and socialization within the
community.

Therefore, recreation, entertainment, and socialization as the primary

activities of this civic center should be the utmost importance to be stressed
in planning. Public and private spaces should be clearly defined, especially if
the spaces involved sound control (acoustical value) and security.

4.1.1.2 Secondary Activities

Secondary activities are the activities that necessary to accomplish the primary
activities. The administration which is the backbone of this complex is the major
secondary activities in order to ensure the efficiency of the facilities that this
complex has to offer.

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 Therefore, offices and other administration spaces should not be as visible as the
recreation or entertainment area. Sound (acoustic) control and good illumination
of light are important consideration for these types of spaces. Service spaces need
to have easy access and direct traffic patterns to participants and staffs, and to
primary activities spaces. Security levels should be at maximum but not imply
hostility to users.

4.1.1 Overview of Spaces

1. Auditorium
2. Parking Spaces and Facilities
3. Court-yard/ Plaza
4. Administration
5. Lobby
6. Conference Room
7. Maintenance/Service

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 Tricycle and Kalesa Terminal and Public Parking Facilities

Tricycle & kalesa Choose something Go to Tricycle for

stop at designated here at food the desired
unloading area stalls endpoint

Go to terminal Relax and rest at Wait for Tricycle

proper socialized garden in waiting area

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 Ride on Tricycle &
Choose something
Sit and wait at kalesa at
here at food
waiting area stalls
designated loading
areas

Day and Night Market

Retail/Mix-Use
Commercial Store

Get off Go to desired

Dry Goods Wet Goods
transportation location

Eat on
Relaxation
different
food stalls
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 Go to terminal
Ride on Sit on
for the
Designated designated Restroom
desired
Loading Areas waiting area Break
endpoint

Public Library and Heritage Museum

Main Entrance
to the building

Waiting Area
w/ Atrium

Costumer Service
Queuing

Go to desired
designation

Destination to
Library
Destination to
Heritage Museum

Ask the Librarian

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for signing &
baggaging
 Ask Info.Staff
for signing &
baggaging

See & Explore

the Display
Area

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4.2 Interrelationship Analysis

4.3 Qualitative Analysis

Public Library and Heritage Qualitative

Museum Analysis

GENERAL QUALITY OF
POSITION USER ZONING SPACE SPACE FURNITURE

Welcoming
Entry - Public - Ambiance Ramps
Porch (Open Planning)

Welcoming
Atrium - Public - Ambiance Lounge
(Open Planning)

Welcoming Information
Lobby - Public - Ambiance Counter & Staff
(Open Planning)

Waiting - Public - Relaxing Chair/ Sofa Set

Area and and Table
Comfortable

Baggage - Public Area intended Safe Lockers/

Areas for personal and cabinets
belongings Secured

Public - Public Sanitation Clean and Lavatory, toilet

Restrooms PWD and trash bins.
Friendly

Bookshelves - Public Sections Silent Ambiance Bookshelves,

Areas and Organized Books,
(Open Cabinets
Planning)

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 Reading - Public - Silent Ambiance
Areas and Organized Tables &
(Open Chairs
Planning)

Organized and
Enclosed
Working Office Table,
Spacesuitable for Chairs, File
Librarian and 10 Private Librarian the activities divider,
Staffs Office which are Computer Set,
confidential, File Cabinets,
demand a lot of Trash Bin, Sofa
concentration, Set and Table,
corporate and Clock
elegant.

Computer/Digital 25 Public Computer Comfortable & Computers,

Areas Room Organized Chairs and
(Open Planning) tables.

Socializing Soft scape

Interaction - Public Areas Open and and
Garden Relaxing hard scape

Display Public Gallery Proper lightings

Areas - (Open -
Planning)

Fire - Public - Accessible -

Exits

Utilities - Private - Closed Utility

Planning Equipment

Ramps - Public - Accessible & -

PWD friendly

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 Total 35 - - - -

Day and Night Qualitative

Market Analysis

GENERAL QUALITY OF
POSITION USER ZONING SPACE SPACE FURNITURE

Entry Welcoming
Porch - Public - Ambiance Ramps
(Open Planning)

Welcoming
Atrium - Public - Ambiance Lounge
(Open Planning)

Welcoming Information
Lobby - Public - Ambiance Counter
(Open Planning) And
Staff

Waiting Comfortable Chair/ Sofa Set

Areas - Public - and and Table
Relaxing

Retail - Public Dry Open Lavatory,

Store Goods Planning Trash bins.

Retail - Public Wet Open Lavatory,

Store Goods Planning Trash bins.

Public - Public - Sanitation, Lavatory, toilet

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 Restrooms Clean and trash bins.
and safe

Fire - Public - Accessible -

Exits

Enclosed Utility
Utilities - Public - area Equipment

Accessible, not
Ramps - Public - accidental prone -
area

Total - - - - -

Tricycle and Kalesa Terminal and Public Parking Qualitative

Facilities Analysis

GENERAL QUALITY OF
POSITION USER ZONING SPACE SPACE FURNITURE

Welcoming
Entry - Public - Ambiance Ramps
Porch (Open Planning)

Relaxing Chair/ Sofa Set

Waiting - Public - and and
Area Comfortable Table

Open Information
Cashier 6 Public - Planning Counter and Staffs

An enclosed work Office Table,

Administrator 1 space suitable for Chairs, File
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 the activities divider, Computer
Private Administrative which are Set, File
TODA Office confidential, Cabinets, Trash
demand a lot of Bin, Sofa Set and
Staffs 10 concentration, Table, Clock
corporate

Tricycle - Public - Open -

Slots planning

Kalesa - Public - Open -

Slots planning

Sanitation, Clean Lavatory, toilet

Public - Public - and and
Restrooms safe Trash bins.

Fire - Public - Accessible -

Exits

Enclosed Utility
Utilities - Private - area Equipment

Accessible, not
Ramps - Public - accidental prone -
area

Total 17 - - - -

4.4 Quantitative Analysis

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 Day and Night Quantitative
Market Analysis

SPACE APPROPRIAT TOTAL

GENERAL PARAMETERS E AREA CIRCULATION APPROXIMATE
SPACE (AREA PER (SQ.M) AREA
PERSON)

Waiting 1.50 x 100 150

Area

Retail Store 2x2 (200) 800

(Dry Goods)

Retail Store 2x2 (250) 1,000

(Wet Goods)

Public (2x2) + 96
(1.20x20)
Restrooms

Fire 0.6x500 300

Exits

Utilities 5 x 15 75

Ramps 3 x 12 36

Total

Mix-Use Commercial Building Quantitative

Analysis
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 SPACE APPROPRIATE CIRCULATION TOTAL
GENERAL PARAMETERS AREA APPROXIMATE
SPACE (AREA PER (SQ.M) AREA
PERSON)

Ground
Floor 3x5 (200) 3,000

Second 3x5 (175) 2,625

Floor

Third 3x5 (150) 2,250

Floor

Public (2x2) + 28
(1.20x20)
Restrooms

Fire - -
Exits

Utilities - -

Stairs - -

Ramps 3 x 12 36

Total

Tricycle and Kalesa Terminal and Public Parking Quantitative

Facilities Analysis

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 SPACE APPROPRIATE CIRCULATION TOTAL
GENERAL PARAMETERS AREA APPROXIMATE
SPACE (AREA PER (SQ.M) AREA
PERSON)
-
Road -
Networks

Administrative (2x4)10 80
Office

30
Cashier Booth & (2x1.5) 10
Accounting

Food (2x2) 30 120

Stalls

Dining - -
Area

Public (4)+(1.2x10) 16
Restrooms

Staff - -
Lounge

Waiting - -
Areas

Private Parking (2.5x5)30 375

Areas

Utility - -
Rooms

Security - -
Quarters
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Waiting Area
(Tricycle - -
Terminal)

Parking Slots
(Tricycle (1.5x1.5)50 112.5
Terminal)

Waiting Area
(Kalesa - -
Terminal)

Parking Slots
(Kalesa - -
Terminal)

Bicycle
Parking - -
Slots

Landscapes - -

Total

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