THE URBAN FOOTPRINT

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE

VISTA 1
Looking towards
VISTA 2
Trece Martires City
Supermall, a place Looking towards the
where people meet city's public
and greet. marketplace where
CULTURE: people often buy
foods for its cheap
Yearly, the city is celebrating various products.

events and festivities. These include the

City Foundation day every 24th of May,
the Death Anniversary of the 13 Martyrs CREEK RIVER
of Cavite every 12th day of September.
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
GOVERNO'R'S RD. CREEK
MINOR RD. RIVER

FIGURE GROUND PATHWALK VISTA 3

Looking towards the
The area is rarely built with residential buildings on the Municipal Hall where
southwestern portion while the rest of the area is built with the statues of the

industrial buildings and retail. The site's major and highest STREET PATTERN thirteen martyrs are
visible.
buildings are located within the spon lane. The site has curvilinear street pattern originated from the
central business district that helped form the site. The VISTA 2
governor's drive has hierarchy due to its location and Looking towards the
connection to the site while with the other lanes have less Trece Martires City
National High School.
hierarchy such as the spon lane because it has less traffic a very popular school
and it leads to residential areas. for its highest
recognition within the
region.

CENTRE, EDGE:
The chances building serves as the
centre of the site due to its height and
location being that it is within walking
distance to public transport provides
active surveillance to the buildings on VISTA 2 VISTA 4
the edge of the site.
Looking towards the Looking towards the
wondrous landscapes thirteen martyrs
of the capitol. tower, one of the
greatest landmarks of
the city.

COMMERCE AND TRADE ZONE LANDSCAPE ZONE UTILITY FACILITIES CREEK

GOVERNMENT ZONE SCHOOL ZONE RESIDENTIAL ZONE RIVER

LANDSCAPES EXISTING VEGETATION
CREEK RIVER
TOPOGRAPHY LANDSCAPE
The site is relatively flat while the main the area has low percentage of open spaces and parks in
slopes area located within the edge need of increasing and optimizing. there are a few major
creeks and rivers. The slopes are 0-3% to parks- part of the conservative areas on the Northeast and
3-8% and are most commonly located Southwestern sections with a variety of animals and wildlife.
in hilly terrains.
GOVERNO'R'S RD.
LANDUSE, DENSITY MINOR RD.
the area is dense with commercial and industrial buildings to PATHWALK
the north of the site, heavily dense residential buildings are
located southwest portion. the area has rare mixed use
buildings, one located at the Trece Martires City Supermall
(SM Trece) and mixed use thirteen storey tower known as the
PLANNING 3
Thirteen Martyrs Tower which brings historical and visual
significance to the city and the whole region.
JUBILEO PAUL LIGAN
BS ARCH 41E2