THEME: PHILIPPINE PAVILION OF THE FUTURE

DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY

INTEGRATING NEW
TECHNOLOGIES

TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY

EDUCATION + ENTERTAINMENT

COMMERCE + EXHIBITION

TELLING OUR STORY.

IDENTITY. INDUSTRY. INNOVATION.

PROGRAMMATIC
CONCEPT CONCEPTUAL
DESIGN CONCEPT SKETCHES
What should we prioritize in a PHILIPPINE PAVILION?

"AN ARCHIPELAGO OF HERITAGE"

"BRINGING THE PHILIPPINES
IDENTITY
The concept of PAMANA talks about our heritage; what TO THE FUTURE"
INNOVATION
30% we already have & what we could offer to the future
35%
generations. Our heritage determines our Philippine
1. Literal Pearl
Identity, composed of our history, culture, landscape & Banking on our Heritage of our PAST to NOW, we are
industry. 7000 islands, 175 languages, Millions of stabilizing our country's heritage as our LEGACY for
Filipinoes around the world— we are one through our the FUTURE. As a TECHNO-ISLE PAVILION, we
heritage. bring PAMANA 50 yrs later & beyond as a long-lasting
legacy depicting the best of the best from our country
as a platform of innovating our industries. We are 2. Naturalized Pearl form + "inside its shell"
Our heritage is like an archipelago, physically separated, telling our story by integrating technologies
INDUSTRY yet connected at the same time. From the story of our
35%
Austronesian ancestors being seafarers, to our
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY colonization, to the emergence of industry per region that
"THE PEARL CONCEPT"
we know of today– our country as an archipelago bridges
the gaps of who we are as Filipinoes. We possess a rich One of the Philippine's well-known identities is being
3. Organic Pearl form + harsh bumps & creases

"ARCHITECTURE
Cultural Heritage that is interwoven with the variety of
history, language & industry that comes from our islands
BRIDGES THE being divided, allowing diversity to thrive. Like an
archipelago of heritage, in the end, it all becomes
GAP" UNIFIED– one IDENTITY for the Philippines with a variety
of our INDUSTRY leading towards our INNOVATION–
OF HERITAGE & INNOVATION.
something that we can pass onto the next generations.
=mimics a broken country (to be fixed 50yrs later)
the "Pearl of the Orient". WIthout a clear reason, it is
one of our distinguished titles perhaps for our richness
in marine biodiversity & natural minerals. With this in
mind, we translate this abstract identity into a form of
an actual pearl or shell, naturalized in shape to depict
our country's diversified history.
4. Organic Pearl form + Softened curves & peaks
=mimics a well-off country of the future

Did you know? ZONING DIAGRAMS

The top 3 largest pearls in the world
was actually found in the country;
The Pearl of Puerto, The Pearl of
Lao Tzu & the Palawan Princess.

Main design material is

actually CAPIZ SHELLS
retransformed into
translucent windows,
technologically enhanced to
automatically adjust to the
light & shade it lets in the
building.

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
MAN'S EYE VIEW
PAMANA GOAL:

"WHAT WE HAVE,
AND WHAT WE
OFFER."

IDENTITY. INDUSTRY. INNOVATION.

WATER TRAVEL AS
MAIN MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION.
FLOOR PLANS

SECTION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN
(UTILITY FLOOR 1) THIRD FLOOR PLAN

FIFTH FLOOR PLAN

FOURTH FLOOR PLAN SECTION
(UTILITY FLOOR 2)

PEARL SHELL
WATER CURTAIN
The organic solid pearl form transforms into a delicate
The water curtain acts like a kinetic facade thin shell at night, complete with light waves to mimic our
element due to its dancing fountain surrounding country's definite roots with water.
the whole building. This will implore guests to have

a sense of what the weather is like in the country By daytime, it has a translucent holographic glow
as it provides humid air blown by wind mimicking a adjusted by the capiz shell windows.
BAGYO.

Visually, the water curtain mimicks a shell

HYDROPOWER
protecting the pearl, while the water itself that
Designing for Sustainability entails the building to
surrounds it depicts how our country is made up of
completely run on one of our main resources:
islands surrounded by water like an archipelago.
WATER. 50yrs later we must maximize this utility.

a hydropower management room is in UF1 but the

power turbines are openly showcased in the bottom
of the building at the Pearl Atrium.

why water???
WHATEVER OUR LIGHT PATHWAYS
HERITAGE MAY BE, WE
WILL ALWAYS BE To illuminate the water pathways are the light bollards as
SURROUNDED BY statues that could act as a guide or light house to water
WATER. travelers towards the receiving deck of the pavilion.
BRIDGE ENTRANCE RECEIVING DECKS
PEARL LIGHT ATRIUM
AI SP HE RE

WA TE R BA FF LE S

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MOTIFS

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FLOOR MAPPING TECHNOLOGY

HYDROPOWER DOME

INDOOR
JEEPNEY CABLE CAR PEARL LIGHT ATRIUM
THE PEARL LIGHT ATRIUM IS INSPIRED BY OUR COUNTRY
BEING ONE OF THE GREAT PRODUCERS OF CULTURED OR
GIGANTIC PEARLS. GUESTS WILL RECEIVE A QR WRIST BAND
WHICH CONNECTS TO A PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP THEM
EARN POINTS OR NAVIGATE THE PAVILION

FLOOR MAPPING TECHNOLOGY FROM THE ATRIUM CONTAIN

TO MAXIMIZE MOBILITY &
SENSORS THAT WOULD HELP GUESTS BE LED THROUGHOUT
TRANSPORTATION, A THE PAVILION PEARL LIGHT ATRIUM
MAGNETIC INDOOR CABLE
CAR IN THE SHAPE OF A
PHILIPPINE JEEP WILLMOVE
THROUGH FLOORS TO GIVE
THE PEARL AI SPHERE IS A SCREEN SPHERE THAT USES AI
GUESTS THE EXPERIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND IS INTERACTIVE FOR THE GUESTS TO TALK
OF 'RIDING ON-ROUTE OF A
TO, ASK QUESTIONS OR WATCH A SHOW
JEEP'

THE LIGHT WATERFALL IS ACTUALLY SIMPLY LIGHT MIMICKING

A WATERFALL THROUGH HOLOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY,
SUPERIMPOSING OUR COUNTRY'S ROOTS WITH WATER.

CULTIVARIUM
PAST + INNOVATION

THE CULTIVARIUM IS A DISCOVERY CENTRE THAT BANKS ON

OUR PAST + INNOVATION. INSPIRED BY PUERTO PRINCESA
UNDERGROUND RIVER, IT SHOWCASES OUR NATURAL
HERITAGE WHILE IT TELLS THE STORY OF OUR PRE-COLONIAL
ROOTS USING ANIMATRONICS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ONLY USES
CULTIVARIUM HOLOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY.

A VIEWING WATERFALL AREA IS ALSO PRESENT WITHIN THE

ROOM FOR GUESTS TO CHILL & WATCH A SHOW.

RICE TERRACES THEATRE

PRESENT + IDENTITY

THE RICE TERRACE THEATRE, INSPIRED BY BANAUE &

VIEWING AREA CULTIVARIUM
CULTIVARIUM
CORDILLERA RICE TERRACES, IS A PLACE FOR EDUCATION &
ENTERTAINMENT AS IT DOUBLES AS A LECTURE HALL &
THEATRE, IT IS ACTUALLY AN INTERACTIVE GAMING ROOM THAT
OFFERS SHOWS LIKE A PLANETARIUM TO SHOWCASE OUR
NATURAL TALENT & CULTURE OF IN WHICH THEIR PRESENT IS
OUR FUTURE.

GINTUAN CENTRE
FUTURE + INDUSTRY
THE GINTUAN CENTRE, INSPIRED BY GOLD BEING OUR
COUNTRY'S TOP MINERAL EXPORT, IS A CONVENTION-
EXHIBITION SPACE TO SHOWCASE OUR LATEST LOCAL
PRODUCTS & INDUSTRIES. ITS A SPACE TO ALLOW MARKET TO GINTUAN CENTRE
FLOURISH INCLUDING BUSINESS VENTURES & TRADINGS TO
RICE TERRACE THEATRE TAKE PLACE IN ONE SPACE. THE PLACE HAS A LOT OF
INTEGRATED AI WALLS, FURNITURE SCREENS & TELECOMM
TECHNOLOGY, MASQUERADED IN A FILIPINO-ISH DESIGN.

AQUA LOUNGE & RESTAURANT

THE AQUA LOUNGE & RESTAURANT IS ACTUALLY AN AQUAPONIC
FARM INTEGRATED INTO A RESTAURANT WITH A VIEW,
DEPICTING OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD CUISINE & AGRICULTURAL
CAPABILITIES.