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AD 107 – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 7

PLATE No. 3 – MIXED USE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

Site
The land is located on the East bank of Calumpang River, near Calumpang Bridge in Batangas City,
Philippines. It ranks high among the city’s most suitable sites for development because of its
proximity to both the city centre and modern poblacion expansion, as well as due to its location on
the eastern bank of the river. It has the strong potential of becoming a valuable addition to the city
centre, thanks to its singular right-bank location as the river flows through Batangas City and the
robust scale of the project, and as an attractive and comfortable place to live, work and spend
leisure time.

Programme
From the master plan presented on your previous plates, choose one Residential/Commercial
Building you can design in detailed Architectural Schematic presentation plans. Mixed
commercial and residential developments include a combination of commercial uses
and residential flats and may be developed on land zoned Commercial & Residential or
Commercial.
Objective
The main goal is to continue the vision of the Master plan and as an Architect, you will need to
continue where the planner/urban designer left off.

Submission requirements
Design presentation consist of A3 booklet presenting the following:
Design Output:
• Aerial Perspective
• Interior Perspective
• Floor Plans
• Elevations
• Sections
• Bay Section
• Concept Board

Project Requirements:
• Development Boundary – 5500sq.m.
• No. of Commercial Spaces – 10units
• No. Of Residential Apartments – 40units
• Apartment Distribution – See Master plan Requirements
• Parking - See Master plan Requirements
• Floors/ Storeys – Basement + Ground + Five Floors + Roof Garden
• Swimming pool, Club Hall, Gym, Admin Office, Utility Rooms
• Other Ancillary Facilities (as may be required)

Evaluation criteria
• Overall concept
• Spatial Organization
• Design Presentation
• Oral Presentation

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STRATEGIC GOALS
Business objectives for the proposed concept are driven by several strategic goals, where we are
looking for feasible and adaptable concepts to guarantee the future success of our project.

Goal #1 – Creative approach

You are expected to develop a specific concept and convince us of its merits. While functional and
effective, the design should also deliver added value to differentiate your vision from the others’. You
should keep our preferences in mind, while also adhering to the measurable requirements outlined
in this brief.

Goal #2 – Expanding the new city centre

A new, modern city centre is being developed and expanded on the Eastern bank of Calumpang
River. This project should develop the west bank of the River and create a newly-built, present-day
city centre to complement the old historical Poblacion on the West
Goal #3 – Car free zone
Because our goal is to create a safe, comfortable environment for the families that will live in this
neighbourhood, the neighbourhood within the blocks should be reserved exclusively for pedestrians
and cyclists. While convenient traffic accessibility and parking is also an important concern, these
two functions should not overlap.

Goal #4 – Environmental sustainability

Pay special attention to the environmental impact of its developments, preferring environmental
friendly and sustainable concepts. Modern trends in environmental engineering should be
implemented to your proposal.
Rainwater retention is a very important aspect, which should be implemented in the landscape
design. Toward this end, you should consider using rain gardens, polders and similar means for
retaining rainwater.

RESIDENTIAL UNITS
This section will guide you through permitted and expected concepts for the residential part of your
design with defined hard and soft criterion. The information below will explain the anticipated
outcome and state limits and restrictions.

• ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN CONCEPT

• Functions (Hard Criteria)

1. Retail units are permitted in residential buildings only on the ground floors facing the main
streets/public spaces. Office space is preferred for the first and second floors of high-rise residential
buildings (above the ground floor) to raise the number of storeys and enable better views from the
windows of the residential floors above.

2. Residential living areas either surrounding the inner courtyards or facing the space between
blocks should be maximised, while keeping in mind the privacy of the residents in ground floor
apartments adjacent to the streets. Parterre retail units should be size-flexible and placed only in
spaces where a high number and frequency of people, so facing the main streets / public spaces.

3. An area-efficient entrance lobby (with no reception area or security guard station) is required.
There should be a bicycle storage room (accessible from the lobby), letter boxes accessible both
from the lobby and inside and a place for a bulletin board with public announcements.

4. Another chief focus should be to maximise sellable areas on the ground floor. Ground-floor
residential units in low-rise buildings should preferably have gardens. The privacy and security of
residents living in them should always be kept in mind, with windows a minimum 2 metres from the
ground whenever the unit looks out over public space

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5. Above-ground floors should only be residential

6. Storage areas, cellars, garages and other parking should only be on the below-ground floors.

7. Every residential unit should have its own balcony, loggia or terrace. You should take into account
that GFA does not cover the floor space of balconies and terraces (while loggias are included in the
calculation of GFA).This should be considered when seeking to meet the first goal of maximum
permissible areas.

8. There is no preferred vertical corridor building type for this project. Your design should be
convincing that it adopts the right mixture of views, effectivity and unit size.

• Parking (Hard Criteria)

1. Underground car park or semi-underground car park is allowed.

2. Maximise underground parking to minimise outdoor parking. Please avoid parking stacker
systems.

3. Consider in the ideal number of access points to main roads a) comfort, b) hard costs, and c)
feasibility of stakeholder approval in the development

4. Include enough parking spaces to meet both local norms and commercial requirements. The
project should not depend on using other car parks and parking spaces.

• Target segment (Soft Criteria)

1. The design should create an appropriate mix of residential units with a wide product variety, since
the targeted segment will cover a large spectrum of potential residents.

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2. Ranging from first buyers (singles, young couples and people seeking an investment) interested
in smaller units (mostly 1-2 bedroom apartments) to those seeking a family-friendly neighbourhood
near the centre (mostly 3-4 bedroom apartments).

3. Top floors should offer penthouses bigger than 4 bedroom apartments.

4. All units are classified as upscale to luxury.

• Preferable views (SOFT CRITERIA)

• Because of the project’s location, the objective is to maximise views of the historic poblacion and
the new downtown. It is recommended for buildings adjoining the waterfront to maximise the number
of terraces facing the river´s direction.

• Simplicity in approach and concept (SOFT CRITERIA)

• Simple yet smart concepts with efficient repetition in concept and layout. The best possible, typical
floor plan should be prepared in terms of the final product.

• Residential unit mix and areas (Hard Criteria)

TYPE PERCENT NSA LOGGIA/BALCONY PARKING
AGE /TERRACE SPACES
1 bedroom 20% 35 – 40 sqm 10% -15% of apartment area 1.1 per
apartment
2 bedroom 40% 45 – 55 sqm 10% -15% of apartment area 1.1 per
apartment
3 bedroom 20% 78 – 85 sqm 10% -15% of apartment area 1.65 per
apartment
4 bedroom 17% 100 – 115 10% -15% of apartment area 2.2 per
sqm apartment
5 bedroom 3% 140 – 160 Terrace – 20-30% of 2.5 per
sqm apartment area, separate apartment
loggia for master bedroom

• The apartment mix is considered soft criteria. Although the aim is to achieve more or less the unit
mix stated above, changes of +/- 5 percentage points are acceptable. The proposed design should
define the best location of residential units in terms of their views, noise pollution and distances
between volumes. Large-sized apartments should be located at the best spots within buildings (top
storeys, with gardens, good views, and good orientation to surroundings).

• Designs are welcomed that are flexible and allow future non-conflicting alterations were demand to
later change.

• Undesirable layouts (Hard Criteria)

• You should strive to avoid designing residential units whose layout result in below local norms for
levels of daylight or sunlight in living rooms and bedrooms.

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• BASIC TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Superstructure (Hard Criteria)

1. Concrete structure cast in-situ, other structural materials (steel, wood) to be used only if
necessary for specific architectural purpose

2. 8.1 x 8.1-metre preferred structural grid

3. Round columns are preferred in open space areas. None of the columns should hinder flexible
furnishing of the space.

•Façade (Hard Criteria)

1. Typical 2.7-metre wide façade segments(option of internal partitioning of 1.35metres each)

2. One openable window (or opaque part of the façade) for every 2nd façade segment

3. External blinds not preferred

4. Durable, low-maintenance materials(composite aluminium,glass,stainless steel, fair-faced

concrete)

•Roofing (SoftCriteria)

1. Non-publically accessible roofs either green or covered with white gravel

2. Publicly accessible roofs designed with greenery, seating and illumination

•HVAC (HardCriteria)

1.Two-pipe FCU system for cooling and two-pipe floor convectors for heating as a preferred solution,
or alternativelytwo-pipechilledbeamsandtwo-pipefloorconvectorscombinedwithtwo-pipe FCUs for
rooms for high thermal gains (meeting rooms, server, rooms, corner offices)

2.Fresh air supply designed for a minimum of 50 cubic meters of fresh air per person each hour at
full occupancy

3. Gas boilers should be coupled with heat pumps to reduce gas dependency

4. AHU sand chillers placed on the roof

•Electricity/Data/Lighting(HardCriteria)

1.LED lighting used in all offices

2. Lighting fixtures with adjustable light colour temperature above work stations

3.Backup diesel generator or servers and building emergency systems placed on the roofs

4.Common server room for data providers in the building basement

•Operational (SoftCriteria)

1. Each building should be designed to be operationally independent of other properties

2.Taxi/courier drop-offs in front of the building not obstructing the entrance to the parking garage for
visitors/tenants

3. Each leasable unit should be equipped with its own utility metering

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4.Increased clearance close to the parking garage entrance allowing cars up to 2.75 meters high to
drive in

• SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. All buildings should be designed with a strong accent on sustainability and respect for the
environment, use locally sourced materials and utilise current technologies to reduce the
construction’s environmental footprint, although “gimmicks” and yet unproven technologies should
be avoided.

GOODLUCK!!!

Prepared by:

AR. EDMON C. MENDOZA, UAP, RMP

Faculty, BS ARCHITECTURE

Noted by:

AR. MANOLO I. MERHAN, FUAP, ASEAN AR., INT’L ASSOC. AIA, FRIA
Program Head, BS ARCHITECTURE

Approved by:

ENGR. JOAN M. VILLANUEVA

Dean, CENAR

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