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M A R I
K I N A
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MARIKINA CITY

POPULATION: 450.000

10 YEAR FLOOD HISTORY N

20 YEAR FLOOD HISTORY

50 YEAR FLOOD HISTORY 1:1000 50 100 200M

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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.
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.
CLIMATE CHANGE HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED ALONG THE AREA WITHOUT
PROPER
FACILITIES AND GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT.
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PRE-CALAMITY MICRO ANALYSIS

BARANGAY STO. NINO

1:200
CENTRALITY 0 4 8 12 16 20M

THE CENTRAL LOCATION OF THE AREA IS IN
BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND
COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES, FITTED FOR A
COMMUNITY CENTER SPOT.
SITUATED BY THE HOUSING UNITS PRONE TO
INTENSE FLOODING, MAJORITY OF THESE
PROPERTIES ARE WRECKED ANNUALLY DUE TO
THE INTENSE FLOODING. ALLOCATING
ADEQUATE FACILITIES IS A MUST IN THIS ZONE.
THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL AREAS ARE A
STARK CONTRAST TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THE DISHARMONY OF ZONES REQUIRE A
COMMON GROUND FOR INHABITANTS TO BE
FACILITATED AND/OR GATHERED.
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
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POST-CALAMITY MICRO ANALYSIS

BARANGAY STO. NINO

1:200
0 4 8 12 16 20M

FLOOD SOURCE
FLOOD ORIGINATES FROM THE MARIKINA
RIVER WHICH IS ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE
BARANGAY. FLOOD LEVELS RISE UP TO 2m
HIGH, DEPENDING ON THE TYPHOON LEVEL.
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PARTI

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.
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OFFICE
COMMON AREA

WELLNESS CENTER
STUDY
LOUNGE

COMMUNITY CENTRE
SPATIAL PROGRAMMING
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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.
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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.