MARIKINA CITY
10 YEAR FLOOD HISTORY
20 YEAR FLOOD HISTORY
50 YEAR FLOOD HISTORY
MARIKINA CITY IS WRAPPED ALONG THE MARIKINA RIVER,
USED TO BE AN IMPORTANT TRANSPORT ROUTE DURING
THE SPANISH COLONIAL ERA. THE RESULTING LACK OF
RIVER BOAT TRAFFIC AND DEFORESTATION OF THE
UPLAND AREAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE RIVER’S SILTATION,
FURTHER REDUCING ITS VALUE AS A TRANSPORT ROUTE.
DUE TO NEGLIGENCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT,
THE RIVER HAS BECOME POLLUTED, AN ACT WHICH
MARIKINA CITY ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE ATTEMPTED
ADDRESS. CLIMATE CHANGE HAS PROGRESSIVELY
WORSENED ALONG THE AREA WITHOUT PROPER
FACILITIES AND GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT.
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THE RIVERBED IS FILLED BY SEDIMENTS CREATED
BY THOSE RESIDING IN THE AREA. THIS HAS
CAUSED A MASSIVE FLOOD OUTBURST
THROUGHOUT THE DECADES, ANOTHER CAUSE
IS DUE TO THE DEFORESTATION AROUND THE
SIERRA MADRE REGION. FLOODING IS AN
ANNUAL CONCERN BY THE MARIKENYOS.
 MICRO ANALYSIS OF BARANGAY STO. NINO

STREET MAP SUN AND WIND PATH

THE EXISTING STREETS PAVE WAY FOR OPPOR-
TUNITIES CROSSING THE SITE NOT MORE THAN THE MONSOON SYSTEM PRIMARILY AFFECTS
500m APART. BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY MARIKINA CITY AND ITS SURROUNDING RIVER
CENTER AND THE BARANGAY SURROUNDING BODY. WIND BLOWS FROM THE NORTHEAST
IT INCREASES ITS OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE DURING COOLER MONTHS AND REVERSES
RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES. DIRECTION TO BLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST
DURING THE WARMEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR.

FLOOD SOURCE CENTRALITY

FLOOD ORIGINATES FROM THE MARIKINA THE CENTRAL LOCATION OF THE AREA IS IN
RIVER WHICH IS ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND
BARANGAY. FLOOD LEVELS RISE UP TO 2m COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES, FITTED FOR A
HIGH, DEPENDING ON THE TYPHOON LEVEL. COMMUNITY CENTER SPOT.

RESIDENTIAL ZONING COMMERCIAL ZONING

SITUATED BY THE HOUSING UNITS PRONE TO THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL AREAS ARE A
INTENSE FLOODING, MAJORITY OF THESE STARK CONTRAST TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
PROPERTIES ARE WRECKED ANNUALLY DUE TO THE DISHARMONY OF ZONES REQUIRE A
THE INTENSE FLOODING. ALLOCATING COMMON GROUND FOR INHABITANTS TO BE
ADEQUATE FACILITIES IS A MUST IN THIS ZONE. FACILITATED AND/OR GATHERED.
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BARANGAY STO. NINO, MARIKINA CITY IS DENSELY COMPACTED BY THE LARGE SUM
OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THE LAND IT SITS ON IS KNOWN FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGES DURING THE MONSOON CYCLE, THEREFORE, CITIZENS ARE
CHALLENGED WITH THE DISTORTED ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO ATTEND TO
ITS URBAN DEMAND. THE LACK OF CALAMITY PREPARATION HAS WORSENED,
LEAVING MARIKENYOS IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENT HELP.

THE IDENTITY IS AN ASSORTMENT OF COMMON AREAS STIMULATING THE BARANGAY’S

HABITAT. ORGANIZATIONAL FACILITIES LAID OUT AMONGST THE INNER CORNERS
REFLECTING MARIKINA’S URBAN SITUATION. AS THE SEASONS SHIFT, A PORTION OF ITS
SPATIAL PROGRAM ALTER INTO AN EVACUATION FACILITY. AS THE WATER LEVELS RISE
BELOW IT LIFTS THE SKIN, ALLOWING THE FACADE TO INVITE THE CALAMITY.
OFFICE
COMMON AREA

COMMUNITY CENTRE
SPATIAL PROGRAMMING
 ENCLOSURE : EXPOSURE

ENCLOSURE : CROSS SECTION

THE ARRANGEMENT OF DIFFERENT LAYERS ALLOWS THE USER TO SEE THE OUTSIDE FROM THE INSIDE. THE
HOLLOW CENTER INVITES THE SPACE TO EXPOSE ITSELF, CREATING AN INVITING AMBIANCE FOR THE
CITIZENS. IN TIMES OF CALAMITY, THE CENTER VIEW TRANSFORMS INTO THE EPICENTER OF CHAOS. WITH
EVERY ENERGY SHIFT EVOLVES A REACTION. FROM THE BOTTOM UP IT CREATES AN ILLUSION OF OPENING
TO THE CITY BY EXPOSING THE WALLS, THE TOP FLOORS ALLOW YOU TO SEE THE CENTER, ALLOWING THE
PEOPLE TO SEE HOW THE BUILDING REACTS TO ITS SURROUNDING.

EXPOSURE : LONGITUDINAL SECTION

THE DIFFERENT HEIGHTS OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE IS A MUTUAL DISHARMONY BETWEEN THE EVENTS
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE OFFICES AND STUDY AREAS. THE WALLS ALLOW THE FLOOD TO BURST IN, ELEVAT-
ING IT TO DIFFERENT USE. THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT DETACHES ITS SAFE ENCLOSURE TO AN EXPOSED
EVACUATION FACILITY.

THE PLATFORMS ARE A WAY OF EXPOSING AND ENCLOSING CERTAIN VOIDS TO UTILIZE THE HEIGHT OF
THE BUILDING, THE EFFECT IS TO CREATE MISLEVELED SPACES THAT SEPERATE AREAS YET COMBINE THEM
FROM A SINGULAR SPACE.
 FACADE SHIELD

THE WALL PANEL ACTS AS A SHIELD TO ENCLOSE THE INTERIORITY OF SPACES. AS THE WEATHER CHANG-
ES, IT REACTS TO ITS ENVIRONMENT LIFTING ITS FACADE TO CREATE AN UMBRELLA SHADE. AS THE
TYPHOON RAGES THROUGH ITS HARSH PHASE, THE WALL PANEL COVERS THE UPPER LAYERS TO LET THE
GROUND FLOOR BREATHE AND EXPOSE ITSELF TO THE FLOOD. BOUNDED BY ITS FACADE, ITS EXPOSES
ITSELF WHILE ENCLOSING THE INTERIOR.