LGU BULDINGS CASE STUDY
SEBASTIAN CINCO
4th Year BS Architecture
Table of Contents
HUI VAN ALBRANDSWAARD MUNICIPAL BUILDING ........Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1
b)
Location .................................................................................................................. 1
c)
Site Study ................................................................................................................ 3
d)
Floor Plans and Circulation.................................................................................... 5
e)
Materials and Technology..................................................................................... 6
f)
Unique Site Features............................................................................................... 7
DALLAS CITY HALL ...................................................................................................... 9
a)
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 9
b)
Location .................................................................................................................10
c)
Site Study ...............................................................................................................11
d)
Floor Plans and Circulation...................................................................................13
e)
Materials and Technology....................................................................................14
f)
Unique Site Features..............................................................................................14
MEMURO TOWN HALL ............................................................................................... 16
a)
Introduction ...........................................................................................................16
b)
Location .................................................................................................................17
c)
Site Study ...............................................................................................................18
d)
Floor Plans and Circulations .................................................................................20
e)
Materials and Technology....................................................................................21
f)
Unique Site Features..............................................................................................22
UPPSALA TOWN HALL ............................................................................................... 24
a)
Introduction ...........................................................................................................24
b)
Location .................................................................................................................25
c)
Site Study ...............................................................................................................26
d)
Floor Plans and Circulations .................................................................................29
e)
Materials and Technology....................................................................................31
f)
Unique Site Features..............................................................................................33
ETTERBEEK CITY HALL................................................................................................. 35
a)
Introduction ...........................................................................................................35
b)
Location .................................................................................................................36
c)
Site Study ...............................................................................................................38
d)
Floor Plans and Circulation...................................................................................40
e)
Materials and Technology....................................................................................44
f)
Unique Site Features..............................................................................................46
Synthesis ............................................................................................................... 49
BACOOR CITY HALL .................................................................................................. 52
a)
Introduction ...........................................................................................................52
b)
Location .................................................................................................................53
c)
Site Study ...............................................................................................................54
d)
Floor Plans, Circulations and Spaces ..................................................................55
e)
Unique Site Features..............................................................................................57
TAGUM CITY HALL..................................................................................................... 58
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Introduction ...........................................................................................................58
b)
Location .................................................................................................................59
c)
Site Study ...............................................................................................................60
d)
Floor Plans, Circulation, and Spaces (No floor plans available) .......................60
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Unique Site Features..............................................................................................61
ILOILO CITY HALL ...................................................................................................... 63
a)
Introduction ...........................................................................................................63
b)
Location .................................................................................................................64
c)
Site Study ...............................................................................................................65
d)
Floor Plans, Circulation and Spaces (No floor plans available) ........................65
e)
Unique Site Features..............................................................................................66
PUERTO PRINCESA “THE NEW GREEN CITY HALL” ..................................................... 67
a)
Introduction ...........................................................................................................67
b)
Location .................................................................................................................68
c)
Site Study ...............................................................................................................69
d)
Floor Plans, Circulation and Spaces (No floor plans available) ........................69
e)
Unique Site Features..............................................................................................69
Synthesis ............................................................................................................... 71
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................ 71
THE CAPERS
a) Introduction
The Capers is a mixed-residential development located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
developed by YTL Land under the leadership of Dato Yeoh Seok Kian. The 36storey towers and 5-story blocks of residential apartments were designed by an
architectural firm, RT+Q Architects. Strategically located amidst the suburban
sprawl of Sentul, 5 km north of the Kula Lumpur city-center. The site occupies 4.3
acres of the land-parcels within the larger Sentul Masterplan. The design of the
two towers stand-out as an iconic antithesis to the general designs and look of the
buildings in Sentul which is plastered and painted.
b) Location
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Geographical Location
• The Capers Sentul East, The Capers, Lorong Timur, Sentul Selatan, 51000
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• HGH Convention Center Sentul
• Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur (International)
• Madrasah Al-Islah
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist Sentul
• Gurwara Sahib Sentul
• India Gate Restaurant- Sentul
• Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple Sentul
• Pentecostal Church Malaysia
• La Salle Sentul School
• D7 Offices Sentul East
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Accessibilty
• The building is accessible with two train lines and three stations.
• Accessible to Kuala Lumpur City Center through Jalan Ipoh and Jalan
Pahang road.
• Accessible through numerous highways such as Sentul Link, SelayangKepong Highway, NKVE, MRR2, PLUS highways and DUKE highway.
• It is near to a public transport which is RapidKL’s LRT Sentul Timur Station
and KTM Sentul Komuter Station.
• 15 minutes-drive to reach KL City Center for variety of shopping and
entertainment option.
• Easy access to market, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Hospital Tawakal, Institut
Jantung Negara, College, Primary and Secondary school.
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The Capers Spaces/Zones
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36-story tower
o Type A1: 1567 sq. ft
o Type B: 1381 sq. ft
o Type C: 867 sq. ft
o Type J1: 1925 sq. ft
5-story townhouse
Landscaped podium
Carpark
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About the Site
• 17401.5 m2 lot area
• Located amidst the suburban sprawl of Sentul, 5 km north of the Kuala
Lumpur city-center.
• There is a landscaped carparking podium.
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Site Orientation
• The site is slightly tilted, the shorter side facing the northwest and
southeast.
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Building form and design concept
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The overall design concept of the tower are derived from the soft
billowing Lalang grass and weeds that grows in area of the site.
The main idea was to design urban environment to initiate urban revival
and to provide about 500 units of mid-cost housing in Sentul.
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The towers are oriented to two main views mainly the Batu Caves to the
north and the Petronas twin towers to the south.
The “Capers” is derived from the building’s form as if it is dancing.
The form and design is achieved by adjustment of the rooms allocation
on each floor.
The inclining and folding shape of the building are accentuated by the
help of the aluminum paneling that are installed vertically and
horizontally. These helps the building to achieve greater sharpness and
the presence of light and shadow on the building’s surface.
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Landscaping
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The residential units are surrounded by landscaping, greeneries, waterfeatures, swimming pools and pavilions.
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d) Floor Plans and Circulation
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e) Materials and Technology
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RCC and steel frame construction
The structural design is mainly an interlocking series of reinforced
concrete vertical shear walls and horizontal flat slabs.
Aluminum Paneling and steel edge for unique and fresh aesthetic to
the existing motif of multicolor and plaster-and-paint Sentul
experience.
Details of the metallic fins and edges are incorporated to preserve its
proportions and geometry of the design.
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f) Unique Site Features
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Clubhouse:
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Gymnasium
Kindergarten/nursery
Function Room
Laundry/shop
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Sky Terrace
Sky Lounge
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Penthouse Unit
Bridge Unit
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DALLAS CITY HALL
a) Introduction
The Dallas City Hall is one of the unique buildings designed by I.M. Pei. The
Structure is located at the Dallas City center at downtown Dallas. The building was
constructed in 1977 within the 11.8 acres or 4.8 hectares of land. The building stood
the test of time for over 40 years and won numerous awards of excellence. Planning
for the city center started in 1964 when the Dallas city council appointed a Citizen’s
city Hall State Committee to select a site where new municipal administration office
will be located. The mayor was closely involved in the project prompting to the
committee of prominent citizens to make I.M. Pei as the principal architect of the
project that will design the new facility.
The construction of the said structure began on June 26, 1972, under the
direction of contractor Robert E. Mckee and Pei. The project was divided in three
phases: Parking garage area, the park plaza and the building itself. The overall cost
of the design and construction was over 70 million dollars and it generate controversy
as its beginning estimated cost were only 42.2 dollars and there are also aesthetic
issue of being too avant-garde, but these problems were addressed an moved on to
completion. The first Dallas city meeting was held in the building’s city council
chamber on February 1 of 1978, and the entirety of the facility was officially opened
and dedicated on March 12, 1978.
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The building has an inclination of 34 degrees which prompted Pei to persuade
the city to acquire an additional six acres or 2.4 hectares in front of the building and
use it as an appreciation space for the building. Its inclined form is extensive and
accommodates a diverse programmatic functions, rustic and powerful style of
designing. The building measures about 560 feet long and each floor is about 9 feet
wider than the floor below.
b) Location
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Geographical Location
• 1500 Marilla St, Dallas, TX 75201
• 32.7762360°N 96.7968380°W
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• Dallas Fire Station 4
• Pioneer Park Cemetery
• Pioneer Plaza
• Akard Plaza
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas Downtown (3-star Hotel)
• DataBank Data Centers- Dallas
• Dallas Vital Statistics
• Iglesia Universal (church)
• Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas
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Accessibilty
• The site is accessible through S Akard St. and Browder St. Both roads are
connected by minor road, Marilla St. The Marilla street is adjacent to the
front of Dallas City hall and the Akard Plaza.
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Municipal Hall Spaces/Zones
• 178,000 s/f offices (Public facilities, Action Center, Water Utility Bureau,
consumer Affairs etc.).
• 25,000 s/f Great court
• 5,000 s/f reception
• 250-seat council chamber
• 2-level underground disaster shelter
• 1,325-car garages
c) Site Study
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About the Site
• 11.8 acres or 4.8 hectares lot area
• There are three entrances located at the east and west of the building
and at the North which is the front of the building.
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Site Orientation
• The site is slightly oriented, facing northwest direction. Its frontage is
facing the northwest direction.
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Building form and design concept
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The overall design concept of the structure is an inverted pyramid with
minimalist design. The functionality and circulation inside and outside
the building is deeply rooted to I.M Pei’s philosophy of making the city
hall represent the people of Dallas, thus creating an inviting
environment.
Pei recognizes that the building had to welcome the public that’s why
he place offices and counters where the public came to conduct its
business at ground level. This makes the ground be in small space, with
increasing floor space higher up to house the offices that run the
government, thus the inverted pyramid took shape.
It was designed to resonate and have dialogue with the masses and
hence the 34 degrees angulation at the front of the building.
The building has an inside-out approach, combination of building and
a park.
The material used in construction was extensively used as a symbol or
an expression of truth to its origin representing transparency and purity
at the core of the city. Concrete gave the building a bulky yet look of
truthfulness.
Landscaping
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At the front of the structure there is a Park Plaza, two blocks long and
one block wide, bounded by Young, Ervay, Marilla and Akard streets.
The Plaza includes a 180-foot (55m) diameter reflecting pool which also
contains large floating sculptures designed by Marta Pan.
Variable-height fountain, Park benches and three distinctive 84-foot
(26m) high flagpoles.
The Plaza is landscaped with trees and plants which is native to Texas
specifically live oaks and red oaks.
Three piece sculpture titled, “The Dallas Piece” was designed by Henry
Moore for the Plaza that resembles a vertebrae.
Local Landscape architecture firm Myrick, Newberg, Dahlberg and
Partners designed the park plaza and fountain in response to Pei’s
triangular form.
d) Floor Plans and Circulation
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e) Materials and Technology
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Pei wanted the building to feel like an organic product that is
originated from the region that’s why he was inclined to use a buffcolored concrete for construction and finishings because it resembled
the local earth tones.
The structure is built as a cast-in-place for interiors and exteriors.
Concrete itself gives an illusion of a raw and sturdy structural form.
It is evident that his design is visually symmetric thus the building form
used the repetition of structural elements as a way of making a
demanding design more affordable.
The cantilevered floors are supported by 14 large bearing walls. The
wall section is about 18 inches thick, arranged in seven pairs. The pairs
describe a width of 14 feet, except in cases where they flank the
staircase towers.
There is 11 foot wide areas enclosed by the pairs to house the
mechanical and electrical services. In between the pairs are 65 feet 4
inches of office space.
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The structure contained 1,400 workshops. It had few floor-to-ceiling
walls, using instead five, six and seven foot high partitions to create
separate spaces. The absence of walls allowed every employees and
visitors to have a window views from all areas.
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The second floor of the hall contained a Great Court because of its 76
meters length and the uninterrupted height to the vaulted ceiling is
approximately 100 feet or 30 meters above.
The exterior landscaping involves Park Plaza which has public parks
elements and features including plants and trees.
There is a state-of-the-art Conference center that has 156-seat
auditorium and three conference room.
1325 car capacity garage.
The first and second floor accommodates Public facilities, Action
Center, Water Utility Bureau and consumer Affairs.
MEMURO TOWN HALL
a) Introduction
The Memuro town hall government building was rebuilt to take advantage of the
site that serves as a node between the center of the town (station and
shopping/commercial district) and public facilities bridging its gap, creating an
open government building which invites an intimate town development that can
be walked around. The site was located in the vibrant region of Tokachi region.
The architects involved in the project are Atelier BNK (situated in Hokkaido, Japan,
focuses on Public architecture, Cultural architecture, and Mixed-use architecture)
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and Sozo Sekkeisha (Mainly focused on public architecture), they envisioned a
space that would foster a sense of community engagement which in turns
promotes an open government philosophy through inclusive design. The Memuro
town hall was completed on the year 2021.
b) Location
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Geographical Location
• Memuro Town Hall, 2 Chome-14 Higashi 2 Jo, Memuro, Kasai District,
Hokkaido 082-0012, Japan
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• Tou/tell natural and organic store
• Nail and hair salon
• Taiyodo Pharmacy
• Malanger Labo (confectionery store)
• こがねちゃん弁当 芽室店 (Box Lunch Supplier)
• Central Ryokuchi Park
• Local Government Office
• JAめむろ
• Hardware store
• Kisan-Memuro Shop
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Accessibilty
• The first floor is entirely enclosed with glass façade and can be
accessed from three entryways that are directly connected to the
streets.
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Municipal Hall Spaces/Zones
• Entrance Hall
• Community Hall
• Waiting Area
• Office
• Conference room
• Audience Lounge
• Assembly Hall
• Town Square
c) Site Study
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About the Site
• 4734 m2 GFA
• There are 3 entrances at the North, South and East of the Ground floor,
East being the main entrance.
• There are 42 parking slots located at the northern exterior of the
structure
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Site Orientation
• The site is slightly tilted where the northern part of the site is pointing
towards the northwest direction.
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Building form and design concept
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The design approach for the Memuro Town Hall is mainly conceived by
its lack of a definitive front or back, presenting a series of compact,
square planes that effectively resonates with the residential scale of the
surrounding area.
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The third floor of the town hall is planned in such a way that its form and
the way they deliberately set back it, for it to smoothly harmonize with
the local landscape, while the deep eaves extending on all sides shelter
the entrances of the town hall which ensures the accessibility from
multiple directions.
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In terms of the interior of the Memuro town hall, it breaks the traditional
layouts of spaces, instead they implement distinct loop flowlines on
each level, enhancing navigability.
Landscaping
• The landscape was designed by a firm named Platz.
d) Floor Plans and Circulations
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e) Materials and Technology
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RCC and steel frame construction
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Triple-glazed window, maximizes natural light but also ensures the
structure’s thermal efficiency.
Earthquake-resistant walls and damping dampers are strategically
placed to provide stability during natural phenomena without
compromising the interior’s openness.
The structural plan was designed so that no braces or walls would
appear inside.
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The ground floor directly opens up to the town that offers spaces where
residents can gather and interact, which strengthens the bond within
the community.
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The interior has its clear structure in which different loop flow lines are
provided each floor, and vertical flow lines arranged diagonally are
connected.
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Compact and flexible government building that provides a clear and
efficient working environment and in the future, can respond to
organizational changes and complications.
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The office spaces is located at the center of the square plan while the
movement paths designed around it.
The office area uses a universal layout without a chief desk in which
eliminates wasted space and boosting efficiency.
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UPPSALA TOWN HALL
a) Introduction
The building was originally designed and proposed by Erik and Tore Ahlsen
way back in 1960’s and had planned a “late modernist” design included four fivestory buildings congregating around a central outdoor courtyard. The
construction of the said building was met with financial struggles which led to be
completed prematurely in 1964 and one of the building that is in the plan was not
constructed in its entirety. Only two of the four interconnected buildings were fully
constructed and the third building only had three stories rather than the intended
five. This resulted to the change of building layout/shape into an L-shape and the
envisioned courtyard remained undefined and it ended up being used as a mere
parking lot.
Because of this the Uppsula Town Hall was never able to meet its intended
function of housing all the municipal departments and agencies. Some
departments and agencies were scattered across the entire city. The lack of
Assembly hall, forced the elected official to hold their meeting and discussions in
the nearby Concert Hall. This stayed for over 50 years and its premature state
comes to an end in 2016.
In 2016, the city administration commissioned Henning Larsen, SLA (naturebased design studio) and sustainability specialists, Tyrens with the building,
restoration and redesign work. With this restoration and addition, new elements
added to the existing structure, the Town Hall now covers a total of 25,000 square
meters. With its transparent architecture the newly designed town hall engages
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the citizen within the area of municipality. There is a passageway leading through
the ground floor which are called the public “heart” of the building which invites
the visitors to linger along with range of services offered such as an addition of
café, restaurant, shops and exhibition rooms. The new, publicly accessible
complex preserves the heritage of the old building while adding over 14,000
square meters of new spaces which means that the town hall can now finally
accommodate all the facilities that the city administration needs. The project was
finished in 2021.
b) Location
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Geographical Location
• Uppsala Municipality, Stadshusgatan 2, 753 21 Uppsala, Sweden
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• Myorna Second hand store
• Uppsala City Theater
• Gunnar Leches park
• Best Western Hotel Svava
• Region Uppsala (Health Center)
• Clarion Collection Hotel Uppsala
• Vinterdagen Arkitekt (architecture firm)
• Pakvis Halsocenter (massage spa)
• Flying Tiger Copenhagen
• Lars Hallgren Arkitektkontor (architecture firm)
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Accessibilty
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There is a passageway that runs through th rough the ground floor of the
building forming the heart of the town hall.
The site is accessible to 4-lane intersecting roads of Kungsgatan and
Vaksalagatan, West and north of the site respectively.
258 meters away from the Uppsala Central Station (train station). South
of the site.
Municipal Hall Spaces/Zones
• Entrance Hall
• Waiting Area
• Office
• Conference room
• Audience Lounge
• Assembly Hall
• Municipal council chamber
• Town Square
• Public Area (Café, Shops, Restaurant)
• Exhibition hall
• atrium
c) Site Study
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About the Site
• Site area: 25000 m2
• There are 4 entrances at the northern part of the building, 4 at the west
and 1 at the south.
• There are entrances at the north and south of the building that leads to
the public area or courtyard.
• 8 entrances at the inner courtyard and 3 doorways to the assembly hall.
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Site Orientation
• The site is tilted where the northern part of the site is pointing towards
the northwest direction.
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Building form and design concept
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The design philosophy of the building is inspired by Kintsugi which is
Japanese philosophy and art of repairing. It is also a Japanese art of
repairing pottery with gold. The transformation of the town hall visibly
repairs and restores the old premature design into something modern
and sustainable with addition of new techniques and technology.
Connecting the original building with a new one.
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Taking inspiration from the Japanese Philosophy, instead of gold, they
use glass to envelope the structure which allowed past, present and
future to come together in the new version of the town hall.
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Sustainability and urban quality of life is the driving force of the project
as the architects were aiming for an attractive, environmentally friendly
design that would bring people together.
The interior of the building itself should also contribute to the sense of
openness and democracy.
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Landscaping
• The Landscaping design/plan was handled by SLA firm
• Three public entrances lead directly into an atrium with greenery and
walkways across to an attractive courtyard building. Large and
welcoming expanses of glass and leafy trees makes an effective indoor
environment.
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d) Floor Plans and Circulations
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e) Materials and Technology
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The 1500 m2 indoor courtyard was covered by cantilevered domeshaped glass roof, weighing 700 tons.
To maintain the architectural value of the building, all materials are in
high-quality and are used consistently throughout the areas.
The new façade of the building, instead of wood which they initially
opted, because of project constraints they opted with treated
aluminum window frames colored with burnt red color inspired by the
building’s existing stone cladding.
The glazing, mounted frames, and joints of the façade were precisely
measured to ensure that a limited amount of street noise was audible
from the interior.
Cedar and oak were used for the entries which offers a softer
materiality that the rest of the façade while clearly guiding entrants
into the building.
New air circulation system that pumps fresh air into offices, which is
naturally heated, and then extracted to warm the courtyard.
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The construction project used 60 tonnes of Lithomex Easy Jointing sand
used in the joints of the pavements in the outdoor area. As this area
has heavy traffic and heavy loads.
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Newly added spaces for both public and officials such as café,
restaurant, shops and exhibition facilities.
A 1500 m2 indoor courtyard covered with dome-shaped glass roof
which offers an inclusive space for residents, municipality staff, and
public officials to gather, and a sculptural building which is situated
within the courtyard in which the municipal chambers and assembly hall
are located.
Permanent office spaces have been relinquished in favor of flexible
working areas. This means that the employees can choose the type of
workplace/ activity zones they want. A high-focus zone (work
undisturbed), medium-focus zone (employees/staff can work
individually or collaboration), and a low-focus zone (with open working
areas).
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When it comes to color of the interiors, the northern end of the building
is dominated by cool colors such as blue and green while the southern
end features warm colors, with red and yellow being the prominent. It
was intended to bring to mind a flower meadow with different plants,
colours and impressions in which collectively form an attractive whole.
It’s a metaphor for the diversity and creativity which can be found within
the building.
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ETTERBEEK CITY HALL
a) Introduction
The new Etterbeek City Hall is located in front of a main road, on Casernes
Avenue which was previously the grounds of a former military hospital. The project
is completed on 2020 and was designed in collaboration of two architectural firms,
BAEB and Bureau Jaspers & Eyers Architects. Emmanuel Bouffioux, Ochogavia
Juan, Stefaan Van Acker, and Peter Ory are the lead architects of the project. The
main objective on building this structure was to redefine the identity of the
Etterbeek administration by putting all various functions and facilities into a single
building which includes the city administration, social action center, and a local
police station. The distinctive design was crafted to enhance communication and
connectivity between existing neighborhoods.
The project is composed of different buildings composed of different
function. The first building is composed of New administrative Center, Public
Center for Social Action, Police station, and Basement which houses parking lot
and funeral home. The second building is composed of housing which has 41
dwelling units and a public restaurant. The Etterbeek City Hall garnered many
awards which includes Architizer A+ Awards 2021, International Property AwardsPublic Services-Winner 2021, Green Solutions Awards- Winner 2021, and
Architectural competition-Winner 2014.
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b) Location
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Geographical Location
• Etterbeek City Hall, Av. des Casernes 31, 1040 Etterbeek, Belgium
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• Delhaize St Antoine (Grocery store)
• Les Parquets du Monde (Wood and laminate flooring supplier in
Etterbeek, Belgium)
• Chapelle de l’ancien hospital d’Etterbeck (chapel)
• St. Anthony of Padua
• OdontoSmile: Clinique Dentaire Pluridisciplinaire et d’Urgence
• Higher Institute Continuing Education D’etterbeek
• Police federale-Quartier de Witte de Haelen
• Police Federale Geruzet (Police Academy)
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The communal house which is part of the project was positioned on the
corner between Casernes Avenue and Beckers Street to maximize the
visibility.
A pedestrian path that crosses the project was proposed to link the
future park with the new square.
The position of the housing building creates link between the future
dwellings.
1 min to the shopping district
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10 mins to the university campus, on foot
12 mins to the European institution by car
11 mins to the Etterbeek Station, on foot
9 mins to leave Brussels by car
1 min to tram and buses, on foot
Municipal Hall Spaces/Zones
• The administrative building serves as the new City hall of Etterbeek
which houses the Public Social Action Center of Etterbeek and a local
Police Station.
• Cabinet of the mayor
• Wedding halls
• Elder men’s office
• Large hall (where city council meets)
• Urban planning
• Employment office
• Training rooms
• ‘cosy corner’ (for elderly visitors)
• Exhibition space
• Grand double-leveled lobby
• Public plaza
• Apartment block (subsidized housing)
c) Site Study
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About the Site
• Site area: 35000 m2
• There are three entrances (one entrance is for the employees) at the
Administrative Building or the City Hall and one at the police station
• Surface above ground: 20.510 m2
• Surface Underground: 12.260 m2
• The overall surface is 19,063 m2 which is subdivided into following:
Residential (4,292 m2), CPAS (4,170 m2), Restaurant (310 m2), Police
Station (2,085 m2), City Hall (9,126 m2)
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Site Orientation
• The site is tilted where the northern part of the site is pointing towards
the northwest direction.
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The distinctive design and its organic shape was intended to enhance
communication and connectivity between existing neighborhood. The
organic shape gracefully flow around the public spaces, forming
plazas, pathways, and courtyards that contribute to a more integrated
and harmonious urban environment.
The Mayor of Etterbeek stated: “In the new building the city goes
towards the citizens, not the other way around”.
The strategic layout of the City hall lobby ensures quick and efficient
guidance from the front desk to the required services.
The city hall was envisioned to be a modular concept to evolve over
time based on the evolving needs of its user.
The building emphasizes sustainability and energy efficiency aligning
with the most recent passive energy standards.
Landscaping
• The design connects the park to Avenue des Casernes.
• Placing the structure behind the property line, they created a plaza out
front where the building opens up to the city and welcomes all visitors.
• The new town hall is making a part of the new housing neighborhood,
with a park at the center.
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d) Floor Plans and Circulation
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e) Materials and Technology
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The lovers and panels used on exterior façade is made out of Ultra
High-Performance Concrete.
A very specific mix of concrete together with composite fibers, allows
for the realization of hollow elements with thin surface.
To reduce the use of columns on the ground floor and in the hall, the
north wing is suspended by an important steel truss system.
The contractors had to design a load-bearing steel curtain wall in order
to hold the weight of the sunshades.
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The city hall consists of prefabricated and situ-concrete in combination
with steel girders and trusses in more difficult areas. Same as the
apartment building’s structure.
City hall’s Indoor divisions were constructed using glass partitions, light
gypsum board structures, gypsum blocks, and concrete blocks.
The Apartment building’s facing of the ground floor is architectural
concrete while the upper floors are in white stucco. Its indoor division
are mainly concrete and gypsum blocks.
All louvers and panels are attached to horizontal U-shaped steel rails.
These steel rails are suspended on the outside of the curtainwall to
prevent cold bridging and to avoid penetrating the air-vapor and
water tightness barriers of the building skin.
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The façade was made out of glass which is protected by sunscreens.
Office areas are fully glazed with solar control triple glazing and all
closed walls have PIR insulation layer of 23 cm thickness.
Solar panels on the roof together with pile cooling under the lower
basement enables the building to produce energy and to reduce
further the consumption of fossil fuels.
Rainwater is stored for reuse in flushing toilets and it is buffered to avoid
overflow of the sewage system in case of heavy rainfall.
Heat recovery on all ventilation units.
Smart interior lighting system
The window of the police station is made out of bullet proof glazing
(BR6-S).
The underground parking is equipped with an automated smoke
extract system.
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The large lobby works as a hub from which visitors can easily be guided
to the services they need.
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Common areas on the mezzanine floors have been designed to create
pleasant and stimulating spaces to enable connection between
various users of the building.
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The apartment block are mostly 2-and 3-bedroom flats. All of the 41
apartments have a front and rear view and each have an outdoor
space.
The building complies with the latest passive energy standards.
Sober elements, like warm wood, neutral grey concrete, dark steel
elements and loads of natural green flourishes, where chosen to give
accent to the green surroundings and to echo them.
The building has been designed with a high-performance glass façade.
Compact building volume, orientation and lay-out of the building is
designed in such a way to minimize solar impact and reduce heat loss.
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Green roofs serve as a water buffer and helps aid in improving biological
life.
Ample interior bicycle storage with shower and exchange facilities foe
employee.
Ample exterior bicycle storage.
High escape capacity has been provided for all the public areasin
corridors, staircases and escape doors.
Synthesis
The Hui van Albrandswaard is designed in such a way that it is compact and round
unlike other municipal building which is typical of rectangle which is derived from
classical or neo-classical grid systems. Their decision of making it round is to have
accessibility in all of its circumfernece which means that it is transparent in every direction
and the user can see it in every angle. Due to its transparent layout, the civil servants and
the politicians are visible to the visitors. Comparing this to a rectangle, it has a smaller
circumference meaning that it conserves outer spaces for additional landscaping.
The Dallas City Hall is designed by one of the famous architects I.M. Pei. His/their
approach of its design is an inverted pyramid with minimalist design because the
designers wanted it to resonate and to have dialogue with the people residing Dallas,
representing the people in Dallas. Pei wanted it to be welcoming to the public as they
go inside the building. The offices and counters where the public usually conducts its
businesses is placed at the ground level to provide easy accessibility for the users. The
spaces gradually increase at the top to provide spaces for the offices that run the
government. The color of the concrete used is specificily picked for the reason that Pei
wanted it to be organic as possible to reflect that the building came from the materials
that is originated from the region which is local earth tones. The interior includes 1,400
workshops and the absence of walls allows both employees and visitors to have window
views from all areas.
The Memuro town hall was rebuilt and place on a site that takes advantage of
the node between the center of the town and piblic facilities. The building acts as a gap
fillers that connects both nodes allowing for an open government building which creates
an inviting town development. The architects/designers want it to foster community
engagement within the vibrant region of Tokachi. The approach was more in line with
the Hui van Albrandswaard which lacks of a definitive front and back which perfectly
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weaves with the residential scale of the surrounding area. The ground floor of the
structure directly opens up to the town that offers spaces where people can gather and
interact. The interior strays away from the traditional layout, prompting to a distinct loop
flowlines on each level providing visitors and officials an enhance navigability. The office
spaces are designed to be flexible to accommodate future organizational changes and
complications.
The Uppsala Town hall remains on its premature state for over 50 years because of
financial struggles prompting designers and contractors to change the plan making
some of its feature not fully realized. But in 2016, it began the restoration and addition of
building elements maximizing its capacity to current population of the area and to be in
line with the surrounding design modernity. The concept of this building came from a
japanese philosophy “Kintsugi” which is an art of repairing which the designers prompted
to do connecting the original building with a new one. They wanted it to be sustainable
while giving an urban wuality of life that’s why they make sure that the past is intact and
connect it to the present/modern approach. The ground floor has a direct accesss to the
public courtyard where residents, municipality staff and public officials gather into one
area. Office spaces is segregated into three zones depending on the weight of their
works. Colors of the interior metaphorically reflects the diversity and creativity of each
people working inside the building.
The architects/designers of the Etterbeek City Hall wanted the structure to redefine
the identity of the Etterbeek administration, putting all various functions into one building.
Aside from City hall there are also other buildings that is part of the site the second
building is the Public center and the other one is vertical housing that includes 41
dwellings. The exterior “wave” design of the building actually acts as a form of direction
that leads towards public space at the center of all the buildings. This organic shape
gracefully flow to public spaces which connects harmoniously to the urban environment.
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BACOOR CITY HALL
a) Introduction
The city government of Bacoor was previously located at Barangay Tabing
Dagat ans was rebuilt at Molino Boulevard, Brgy. San Nicolas II because the old
municipal hall could no longer accommodate the growing needs of the local
government. On March 2, 2012 a two-hectares of lot was donated by Senator
Manny Villar and Narcimiano Gawaran of the Addas Development Corporation
where the new government building of 11,200 square meters was built. The
estimated cost of the project was about 497 million pesos.
The city hall building was inaugurated on September 29, 2015, which is in
time with the City’s 344th founding anniversary celebration led by then Mayor Strike
B. Revilla. Aside from city hall, the Bacoor Government complex also houses other
government offices such as the National Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Trade and Industry, Philippine Statistics Authority, Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
On 2022, upon reassuming the mayorship of Revilla, the Bacoor
Government Center was renamed as City of Bacoor Government Center (CBGC)
to avoid confusion with the BGC acronym of Bonifacio Global City. Aside from the
stated buildings, there is also a homecourt Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
team, city’s command center for fire, police, and traffic. Other accessories spaces
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includes business center for Meralco, PLDT, and Bayad Center and kiosks from
Smart and Sun and some food outlets.
b) Location
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Geographical Location
• CXJ9+F73 Bacoor City Hall, Bacoor Blvd, Bacoor, Cavite
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• Robinson Supermarket
• Princeton Heights Filinvest
• MMS Bacoor Building
• Main Square Shopping mall
• Flex Fuel
• Royal Enfield Bacoor (motorcycle dealer)
• Otomoto Truck Bus
• Villa Antonia
• Ignacio Subdivision
• All Home Shopping mal
• Vittoria Subdivision
• Jollibee and McDonalds
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The main entrance is accessible at the intersection of NOMO avenue
and Bacoor Blvd both are 20 meters wide with 6 lanes.
The city hall can also be accessed through the Onelia Jose rd (12-meter
wide rd. with 4 lanes) which goes at the back of All Home shopping mall
which leads to the right side of the site where the city hall is located.
c) Site Study
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About the Site
• Site area: 20000 m2
• Floor Area: 11,200 m2
• Site Orientation: The front of the city hall is facing west.
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Building form and design concept
• The overall design of the city hall is a union of contemporary and neoclassical design, merging the past and present architecture.
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d) Floor Plans, Circulations and Spaces
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e) Unique Site Features
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The three-story building was also built as a green building
Houses all the necessary services needed by the municipalities and is
accessible to all the users both the people and officials.
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The city hall is part of the complex that is adjacent to other buildings that
also serves necessary functions within the municipality this includes SP
Conference room, Bacoor city gymnasium, Bulwagan ng Liga ng
barangay, Bacoor government center, City Health center, City School
Division, Philippine National Police, Bacoor central Fire station, and Bacoor
City Employees Multi-purpose cooperative.
TAGUM CITY HALL
a) Introduction
The Tagum City hall was designed by an Australian-based architect named
Sol Flores and the budget for the project is about 800 million pesos. The building
will be mostly made out of glass and steel that houses the executive and legislative
branches of the city government. The project was started on February 14, 2008. It
becomes the venue where the 11th musikahan sa Tagum Festival is performed in
Febraury 2012.
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b) Location
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Geographical Location
• CRRG+7CC New City Hall of Tagum, J.V. Ayala Avenue, Apokon Rd,
Tagum, Davao del Norte
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• Jesus V. Ayala Hall
• FE Misa Ayala Senior’s Park
• DSWD-Angel;s Haven
• Tagum City Open Arena
• Sunflower Garden
• White Lampschool Incorporated
• Apokon Elementary School
• St. Lorenzo Ruiz Academy of Tagum, Inc.
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The city hall is accessible on the Apokon Rd (12 meter wide, 4 lane rd.)
that connects to the 6-lane road dedicated to the main entrance of
the city hall.
Residences on the east side can access the city hall through Tagum
Bridge River mountain to Marquez rd. to the Apokon rd.
5.7 kilometers from Tagum Overland Transport Integrated terminal
c) Site Study
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About the Site
• Site area: approximately 70000 m2
• Floor Area: 11,000 m2
• Site Orientation: The front of the Tagum city hall is oriented to the west.
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Building form and design concept
• The design of the structure is depicted as the most modern city hall in
the Philippines bearing no resemblance or hints of the usual GrecoRoman building of most government units in the country.
d) Floor Plans, Circulation, and Spaces (No floor plans available)
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City Engineers office
Office of the mayor/Executive & support Services Section
Office of the City Civil Registrar Business Permit & Licensing Division
Office of the Civil registrar
Terminal division
Office of the City Budget
PEESO Tagum
Philippine Red Cross-Davao Del Norte Chapter
Civil Service Commission
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Public Library
e) Unique Site Features
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Inside, at the center of the city hall is the atrium which is intended to stage
various civic and cultural events of the city.
The atrium is enveloped by municipal services areas/rooms like the
executive and legislative branches. The building has 3 floors.
It has a second floor lobby that is accessible on the atrium.
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In front of the city hall there are sculptures by the renowned Davaoeno,
Kublai Millan, which depicts the different faces of the city as the Music
Capital of Mindanao.
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ILOILO CITY HALL
a) Introduction
The new Iloilo City Hall was completed in August 2011 as the replacement
for the Old Iloilo City Hall after the city government donated it to the University of
the Philippines Visayas and now serves as the UP Visayas Main Building. The new
Iloilo city hall was the first green building in Visayas which features a solar powered
air-conditioning system, a rooftop garden, and a rain harvesting area. The building
has 8 floors. At the top of the building there is an 18-foot bronze statue that was
inspired by “The Lady of Freedom” which stands as a symbol of “Freedom
triumphant in War and Peace” which draws parallel to the Iloilo statue that signifies
aspirations of hope and peace. The statue was designed by Ed Defensor and cast
by Franz Herbich in Cebu Philippines.
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b) Location
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Geographical Location
• Iloilo City Hall, De la Rama St, Iloilo City Proper, Iloilo City, 5000 Iloilo
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• San Jose Placer Parish Church
• BPI IloIlo Main Branch
• Landbank Plaza Libertad
• Museum of Philippine Economic History
• Development Bank of the Philippines
• Iloilo New Freedom Grandstand
• ISC Iloilo Society Commercial
• Megalink Metacenter Inc.
• Red Plaza (Commercial building)
• Government Service Insurance System
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The site can be accessed along JM Basa St. (3 way rd.), Zamora St.(2way rd.), and Calasanz St. (2-way rd)
c) Site Study
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About the Site
• Site area: Approx. 16,000 m2
• Floor Area: Approx. 3,000 m2
• Site Orientation: The building is facing the Southeast direction
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Building form and design concept
• The structure was characterized by neo-classical features, including
uniformly arched windows, high ceilings, a dome, and extensive patio
furniture.
d) Floor Plans, Circulation and Spaces (No floor plans available)
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The spaces inside the structure is a typical required spaces for municipal
services such as civil registry, mayor’s office etc.
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e) Unique Site Features
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The building is the first green building in Visayas incorporating solar
powered air-conditioning system, a rooftop garden, and a rain harvesting
area.
At the top of the dome lies a bronze sculpture made by Ed Defensor and
cast by Franz Herbich in Cebu Philippines.
The overall design embodies the neo-classical style that is typical of
government building which greatly signifies cohesion of past to present.
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PUERTO PRINCESA “THE NEW GREEN CITY HALL”
a) Introduction
The structure is a state-of-the art city hall and convention center which has
become one the city’s latest eco-friendly tourist destinations. The new green city
hall is located at Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa in Palawan and was built around
2012 and completed around 2014. What makes it “green city hall” its because of
its sustainable design with natural topography and contour of the hill. It is also
called its name because it adopted the concept of green architecture. The fourstory city hall was designed by University of the Philippines Diliman’s College of
Architecture Dean Jose Danilo Silvestre and his firm Danilo Silvestre and Associates
and has a project cost of approximately 742 million pesos.
It is considered to be the “first Government green infrastructure project in
the Philippines and the first to integrate water treatment facility in Palawan.
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b) Location
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Geographical Location
• QPMJ+4HG Puerto Princesa City Hall, Puerto Princesa, Palawan
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Adjacent Land Uses/Building
• Sports Complex
• Western Philippines University
• Puerto Princesa CityNational Science High School
• PSU College of Teacher Education.
• Balayong Interactive Water Park
• Recreation Garden
• PHIVOLCS Puerto Princesa Seismic Station
• Palawan State Dormitory
• Hall of Justice Puerto Princesa
• Registry of deeds Puerto Princesa
• Sta. Monica Motorcross Race Track
• DepEd Division of Puerto Princesa
• DOLE Puerto Princesa
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The site can be accessed along the Puerto Princesa South Rd. to F.Rafols
jr. or through the road along the Balayong People’s park going to the
Balayong rotunda and finally to the road directly leads to the site.
There is also a road going to the city hall and can be accessed by the
residents at the western part.
c) Site Study
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About the Site
• Site area: Approx. 16000 m2
• Floor Area: Approx. 8,000 m2
• Site Orientation: The entrance of the building is facing the northern
direction.
Building form and design concept
• The overall design of the city hall is a modern approach and it follows
the natural topography and contour of the hill reducing the negative
impact on the environment.
d) Floor Plans, Circulation and Spaces (No floor plans available)
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The spaces inside the structure is a typical required spaces for municipal
services such as civil registry, mayor’s office etc.
e) Unique Site Features
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The city hall has its own treatment facility, solar panels, roof garden,
helipad, generator and power supply accessories, and fire-fighting facility.
The design of the structure allows the use of natural light of the sun and
good quality of air indoors providing energy efficiency, and less use of
non-biodegradable materials.
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Synthesis
Bacoor City Hall design is a contemporary with a touch of neo-classical
facade as evident to the front facade of the building with an exposed column.
The building itself is also a green building and houses all the necessary services
needed within the municipalities. Some structures within the site is still on the
construction phase, this will extend its services which will provide additonal
functions of the site.
The Tagum city hall, is unconventional attempt from the traditional design
of a city hall which is a rectangle in shape. The design of the building depicted as
the most modern city hall in the Philippines that strays away from the usual GrecoRoman building of the most government building here in the Philippines. The
shapes mainly composed of rounded and elliptical shapes which is far from the
usual squarish design of city hall. The most notable space inside the structure is the
naturally ventilated large atrium which is intended for civic and cultural events of
the city.
Iloilo City hall’s design is the usual neo-classical design with a touch of
modernity. The city hall has 8 floors and on top of the building there is an 18-foot
bronze statue that signifies aspirations of hope and peace which aligns with the
city hall’s main mission to its municipalities. Also, this building is the first ever green
building in Visayas that incorporated solar powered air-conditioning system,
rooftop garden, and a rain harvesting area.
“The new green city hall” of Puerto Princesa is a sustainable contemporary
designed city hall and it follows the contour of the hill which considered as the first
government green infrastructure project in the Philippines. This city hall is one of
the uniquely designed city hall in the Philippines straying away from the usual
design and incorporating technologies and new strategies that caters to both
users and natural environment.
CONCLUSION
City halls/municipal halls/town halls are known for its vertical and rectangular
shape reflecting authority, strength, stability and balance. But throughout the years more
city halls adapt to the current demand and conditions which prompted deaigners to
experiment various shapes sometimes resorting into unconventional design to make it
standout amongst the surrounding structure. But despite these differences in terms of
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design whether it is traditional or contemporary, there are three commonalities among
them that stand out the most the first one being, the structure should reflect the history
and culture of the municipalies or town. This creates a character to the building creating
a bridge between past and the present. Despite being modern in design there are still
hints of the cultural background ghat can be seen to its design.
The second commonalities is that the city hall or municipal hall should be
accessible in terms of transportation and its walkability within the area. It should be some
sort a landmark or monument that stands out among the surrounding structures so that
users can identify its functions. The last and final commonalities is that the city hall’s
functionalities and services should be within the site or inside the hall. This makes it easier
to both officials and visitors to have easy access to various services they needed without
resorting into long minutes of walking. By these, the functionality of the city hall is efficient
and the process that takes typically longer will be shorten.
Other municipalities tries to add more than the spaces required for a municipal or
city hall. Some add police stations, health center and fire station. Some add public pr
common spaces to enhance interactions between users and officials and sometimes it
has shops to buy things or foods while waiting. These public spaces can either be interior
and exterior which connects the building to its surrounding environment. But of course
these additional spaces still depends on the demand of the users but it is best to includes
these things to provide new areas that will make the city hall standout. Other building
also incorporate green and sustainable architecture to make the building a safer place
and also safe to the natural environment.
By the end of it all City Hall must be designed in such a way that it is recognizable
and reflects the cultural background of the municipalities and must adhere to the need
of the users and most importantly it is accessible to all.
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