DE LEON, BILL BRYAN

SARAGINA, ALLAN DOMINIQUE OCTOBER 30, 2021

AR 421S4 – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 8

PROPOSAL TITLE: HIMIG-BALANGAW: THE PARAGON OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC EONS

(THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC HISTORY MANIFESTING
ICONIC, FUTURISTIC, INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXEMPLIFICATION)

CHAPTER 2: SITE JUSTIFICATION

A. SITE SELECTION CRITERIA

There are 3 potential sites within the CCP Complex being considered by the designers in erecting
such magnificent structure. These are:

1. 2 site lots located at the southwestern side of the complex, facing the north side of GSIS Museum and
Corporate Office; one located at the structure’s west façade, with J. W. Diokno Boulevard as its access

2. Site lot located beside the popular Star City at its western side, with the Cultural Center of the Philippines
at its northern face; original site of once known amusement park called “Boom na Boom”

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DE LEON, BILL BRYAN
SARAGINA, ALLAN DOMINIQUE OCTOBER 30, 2021
AR 421S4 – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 8

PROPOSAL TITLE: HIMIG-BALANGAW: THE PARAGON OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC EONS

(THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC HISTORY MANIFESTING
ICONIC, FUTURISTIC, INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXEMPLIFICATION)

3. Site lot located at the periphery of Manila and Pasay City; it was also once popularly known landmark
along F. B. Harrison Street in Pasay City, the site of the former Harrison Plaza.

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DE LEON, BILL BRYAN
SARAGINA, ALLAN DOMINIQUE OCTOBER 30, 2021
AR 421S4 – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 8

PROPOSAL TITLE: HIMIG-BALANGAW: THE PARAGON OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC EONS

(THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC HISTORY MANIFESTING
ICONIC, FUTURISTIC, INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXEMPLIFICATION)

The proposed National Museum of Philippine Music History is erected in a futuristic fashion, whereas
it will defy the masculine geometry of its surrounding structures. In addition, a strategic criterion for determining
such feature will be a notion to attain the exceptional shape of the proposed structure. 8 criterion are
considered to visualize the capability of the site in attaining the proposal’s characteristic, as shown below:

SITE 1
Note: Criteria Scoring Scale in table indicating 1-5; 1 being lowest, 3 being average and 5 the highest.
CRITERIA DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL
1. Link to major thoroughfares for
Transportation █
loading/unloading
and Optimum 9
2. Minimal travel distance to nearby
Distance █
landmarks
3. Availability of power and water and
█
building utility essentials
4. Proximity to airport / sea port / railways █
Infrastructure,
5. Good public transport █
Resources and 21
6. Distant proximity to design material
Utilization █
supplying sites
7. Distant proximity to construction
█
equipment sites
8. Near to business centers and
█
accommodations
Urban Proximity
9. Close proximity to development areas 15
and Land Sites █
(newly-built) structures
10. Site road network symmetry █
11. Low tax █
Market 12. Central to major markets, food and
█ 12
Economy, Labor entertainment sites
13. Availability of manpower, low labor cost █
Government 14. Proximity to government centers and
█
Proximity and corporate offices
8
Mandate 15. Efficacy of approval and regulation of
█
Regulation mandate (RA 9266, PD 1096, BP 344)
16. Orientation of site to water forms, land
forms and/or features that can affect █
Landscape, Site the structural integrity
Physical and 17. Presence of vegetation for landscape 15
█
Natural Features revitalization
18. Site proximity to aesthetic weather
█
phenomena (sunrise, sunset)

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DE LEON, BILL BRYAN
SARAGINA, ALLAN DOMINIQUE OCTOBER 30, 2021
AR 421S4 – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 8

PROPOSAL TITLE: HIMIG-BALANGAW: THE PARAGON OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC EONS

(THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC HISTORY MANIFESTING
ICONIC, FUTURISTIC, INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXEMPLIFICATION)

19. Nature habitat and human are

█
protected
Environmental 20. Efficacy and convenience of handling
█ 12
Risk construction waste
21. Far distance/proximity from disaster-
█
prone area
22. Use of local design in reference to
surrounding structures derived from █
Cultural /
cultural context
Heritage Site 10
23. Adaptive transformation to emphasize
Proximity
the cultural attributes of architectural █
design
TOTAL SCORE 102

SITE 2
Note: Criteria Scoring Scale in table indicating 1-5; 1 being lowest, 3 being average and 5 the highest.
CRITERIA DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL
1. Link to major thoroughfares for
Transportation █
loading/unloading
and Optimum 9
2. Minimal travel distance to nearby
Distance █
landmarks
3. Availability of power and water and
█
building utility essentials
4. Proximity to airport / sea port / railways █
Infrastructure,
5. Good public transport █
Resources and 19
6. Distant proximity to design material
Utilization █
supplying sites
7. Distant proximity to construction
█
equipment sites
8. Near to business centers and
█
accommodations
Urban Proximity
9. Close proximity to development areas 11
and Land Sites █
(newly-built) structures
10. Site road network symmetry █
11. Low tax █
Market 12. Central to major markets, food and
█ 11
Economy, Labor entertainment sites
13. Availability of manpower, low labor cost █

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DE LEON, BILL BRYAN
SARAGINA, ALLAN DOMINIQUE OCTOBER 30, 2021
AR 421S4 – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 8

PROPOSAL TITLE: HIMIG-BALANGAW: THE PARAGON OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC EONS

(THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC HISTORY MANIFESTING
ICONIC, FUTURISTIC, INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXEMPLIFICATION)

Government 14. Proximity to government centers and

█
Proximity and corporate offices
8
Mandate 15. Efficacy of approval and regulation of
█
Regulation mandate (RA 9266, PD 1096, BP 344)
16. Orientation of site to water forms, land
forms and/or features that can affect █
Landscape, Site the structural integrity
Physical and 17. Presence of vegetation for landscape 13
█
Natural Features revitalization
18. Site proximity to aesthetic weather
█
phenomena (sunrise, sunset)
19. Nature habitat and human are
█
protected
Environmental 20. Efficacy and convenience of handling
█ 13
Risk construction waste
21. Far distance/proximity from disaster-
█
prone area
22. Use of local design in reference to
surrounding structures derived from █
Cultural /
cultural context
Heritage Site 8
23. Adaptive transformation to emphasize
Proximity
the cultural attributes of architectural █
design
TOTAL SCORE 92

SITE 3
Note: Criteria Scoring Scale in table indicating 1-5; 1 being lowest, 3 being average and 5 the highest.
CRITERIA DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL
1. Link to major thoroughfares for
Transportation █
loading/unloading
and Optimum 10
2. Minimal travel distance to nearby
Distance █
landmarks
3. Availability of power and water and
█
building utility essentials
Infrastructure,
4. Proximity to airport / sea port / railways █
Resources and 17
5. Good public transport █
Utilization
6. Distant proximity to design material
█
supplying sites

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DE LEON, BILL BRYAN
SARAGINA, ALLAN DOMINIQUE OCTOBER 30, 2021
AR 421S4 – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 8

PROPOSAL TITLE: HIMIG-BALANGAW: THE PARAGON OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC EONS

(THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC HISTORY MANIFESTING
ICONIC, FUTURISTIC, INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXEMPLIFICATION)

7. Distant proximity to construction

█
equipment sites
8. Near to business centers and
█
accommodations
Urban Proximity
9. Close proximity to development areas 11
and Land Sites █
(newly-built) structures
10. Site road network symmetry █
11. Low tax █
Market 12. Central to major markets, food and
█ 11
Economy, Labor entertainment sites
13. Availability of manpower, low labor cost █
Government 14. Proximity to government centers and
█
Proximity and corporate offices
7
Mandate 15. Efficacy of approval and regulation of
█
Regulation mandate (RA 9266, PD 1096, BP 344)
16. Orientation of site to water forms, land
forms and/or features that can affect █
Landscape, Site the structural integrity
Physical and 17. Presence of vegetation for landscape 11
█
Natural Features revitalization
18. Site proximity to aesthetic weather
█
phenomena (sunrise, sunset)
19. Nature habitat and human are
█
protected
Environmental 20. Efficacy and convenience of handling
█ 9
Risk construction waste
21. Far distance/proximity from disaster-
█
prone area
22. Use of local design in reference to
surrounding structures derived from █
Cultural /
cultural context
Heritage Site 8
23. Adaptive transformation to emphasize
Proximity
the cultural attributes of architectural █
design
TOTAL SCORE 84

Amongst all of the proposed sites of this iconic proposal, the SITE 1 garnered the highest criteria earning a
score of 102 points followed by SITE 2 with 92 points and succeeded by SITE 3 with 84 points. These are evaluated
according to the prescribed characteristic of the site itself, ensuring the proposal stand out with the metropolitan skyline.

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