Redevelopment of Public Market with Sustainable
Strategies in Centro Cabatuan, Isabela
MAJOR PROBLEM
The increasing population of
the municipality and the
number of vendors, along with
the shortage of space inside the
market, led to a disorganized
selling environment. The
Cabatuan public market will
continue to degrade and
become more crowded in the
next years as a result of the
current condition
MINOR PROBLEM
RESEARCH QUESTION # 1
How can the redevelopment of
the Cabatuan Public market
address the insufficiency in
spaces, over crowdedness, and
how will it increase cultural
integration?
RESEARCH QUESTION # 2
How will the project help to
improve the sanitary
conditions in the marketplace?
GOAL
To redevelop the current
market to be able
to accommodate the growing
population of vendors and
consumers at the Cabatuan
public market, to provide
opportunities for walk-in
small business owner and to
provide the necessary design
and planning strategies to
enhance the efficiency of the
shopping experience, as well
as to alleviate the traditional
crowded shopping
environment in the market,
thereby improving the
quality of life for the local
vendors and consumers
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES # 1
To provide proper planning
strategies and spatial
organization within the
facility.
OBJECTIVES # 2
To have an inclusive
environment that can
adhere to the diversity of the
people letting different
culture to homogenize.
OBJECTIVES # 3
To provide designated
location for each variety of
products, and introduce
maintenance programs that
targets to enhances the
sanitary conditions of the
market.
DEFINNITION OF THE PROJECT
PROJECT USER:
1. Vendors
2. Consumers
3. Community
4. Municipality
PROGRAM:
 Weekly cleaning program by
vendors
 Monthly architectural facility
inspections
PROPONENT:
* DILG
* DENR
* GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITY
redeveloping public market creating a
year-round comfortable, accessible,
pleasant, public market corresponding
the need of the user
ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION
ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION # 1
Identify and apply applicable public
market planning guidelines needed for
the project
ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION # 2
Incorporate the considerations on
culture and traditions in planning the
spaces
ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION # 3
Provide appropriate spaces for the
segregation of the different product
classifications and implement distinct
maintenance programs.
RESEARCH QUESTION # 3 OBJECTIVES # 4 ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION # 4

What strategies are needed to To create a circulation Consider the public market zoning to a
help with the efficiency of the pattern that will address the create well-planned circulation of the
flow of consumers and needs of both the consumers users as well as to cater the vehicular
vendors around the market? and vendors. flow.

OBJECTIVES # 5

To provide classification of
areas and signage for the
navigation purposes of the
users.