GROUP 5
Abubo, Kenneth m.
Arellano, danoesastro v.
Diaz, Cedrick
Masigon, Vincent d.
Millena, Jobani d.
OBJECTIVES OF THE UD ACTIVITY
• To produce a conceptual township development plan or urban design on the
given UDDA incorporating and addressing the urban design background for a
new township development.
• To synthesize the scenarios in the UDDA and create/develop a UD concept that
would be appropriate to the program being required in the UDDA.
• To develop, create, and produce appropriate presentation drawings reflective of
the urban design concept as laid out in the conceptual township master plan.
GOALS OF NEW TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
• Preservation of the resource-attraction of the township (Dacong River),
developed into a grand canal incorporating a Venice-type style composed of
linear parks and canal pods.
• Mangrove Park Development showcase the foreshore habitats and eco-tourism
and light industrial development.
Township Development:
• Light Industrial and Science Park Development (with Port and Marina)
• Mangrove Park Development Zone
• Retirement and Tourist Village Development Zone
• Roadways and Circulation
• The Mangrove Park
• The Light Industrial Zone with Port
• The Venice-style River (Canal) Cruise Zone
• The Residential Zones
• The Commercial, Business, and Institutional Zone
DATA GATHERING
1. Raw (farm) land and is generally flat.
2. The land is dissected and/or traversed by a freshwater body along its northern and
southern boundaries.
3. It is also traversed by existing and proposed major roads which divide the northern
and southern portion of the property.
4. The headwater of the river is located on the northern part going to the ocean
(southern part) which has a mangrove ecosystem that immediately connotes
nature tourism and industrial development.
5. Town center which is about 10 kilometers.
6. Existing roads and proposed road constructions will link to the other parts of the
region, essential to the urban development activities such as commercial,
residential, institutional, leisure and entertainment, recreation, tourism and
industrial.
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths: Weaknesses:
• Location of the Mangrove • Riverbanks - Pollution and Flood
(Southeast Area - buffer to strong
winds and typhoons coming from • Waterfront - Flood, Storms.
the ocean)
• Drainage Transportation
• Map surrounded by Mangroves -
permeable surface helps absorb
flood and improved natural
cooling system.
• Edges are belted by River.
Opportunities: Threats:
• Development of riverbanks and • Increase of carbon footprints to
water fronts as transfer of goods, the condensed areas such as the
emergency function, and tourism commercial spaces.
• Improvement of Public • Construction on Sensitive Land
Transportation integrating on road
networks - energy saving and air
pollution reduction. • Conversion of productive land to
urban use
• Production of Local Resources
(self-reliant town) • Heat Island Effect on concrete
areas
TOWN ANALYSIS
Wind Orientation
Northeast Monsoon - during rainy season and typhoons - mangroves act as a
buffer to strong winds and percolates the flood instead going to the city.
Southwest Monsoon – Mangroves outside the border of the map acts as a buffer.
Sun Path
Hottest period: during Summer Solstice (last week of June – longer days)
Coldest period: during Winter Solstice (last week of December – shorter days)
Hottest Part: Southwest Area
Coolest Part: North East Area
PRELIMINARY SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES:
Health Issues Solutions: Resources Issues Solutions:
• Function separation • Conservation
• Emphasis on hygiene • Minimize waste.
• Household Quality • City structure on peripheral
Ecological Disturbances Solutions: Population and Consumption Solutions:
• Resource Management • Dismantling condensed spaces
• Urban Agriculture • Decentralization
• Natural State • Village Reliant
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INCORPORATING PLANNING CONCEPTS AND MODELS
Concepts Considered:
• Resource Conserving Urbanism
• Ecological Cities
• Nutrient Recycling
• Diversity Resilient Relationship
• Focus on stability, protection, quality of conserved land.
Biodiversity - Access to nature and green space, ecosystem diversity.
Townscape - considered and incorporated in designing the spaces on the town, as one
of the goals in designing the concept of the town master plan is preservation and respect
for the organic growth that can be seen through mangrove parks and Venice canal river
parks as the design promotes familiarity and aesthetics offered by visual and cultural
richness of the town.
Features considered:
Viscosity - allows the people to appreciate the place as when there are
movement of people they tend to slow-down, explore and meet other
people.
Focal Point - as each area consisting of structures that highlights a view.
Vista - Scene leads the eye to certain highlights like the river parks and
mangrove parks, etc.
RELATION OF ZONES AND ITS RELEVANCE
Planning Models that are incorporated in the Town Plan: Concentric Zone Model by Ernest
Burgess, and Sector Model by Hoyt, Neighborhood Unit Concept by C. Perry, Human
Settlement Concept by C. Doxiadis.
• CBD: Non-Residential, more of offices and commercial use, includes institutions
and public spaces.
• Zone for better residences: housing projects for middle class
• Various sectors emanating from the CBD by a radial transport line.
• Growth is highly influenced by transport system. Expansion happens along roads,
rivers, and train routes.
• Explains the pattern of land, concerning the geographical location of economic
activities.
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
• Located near the commercial and institutional area for mobility and accessibility
of users to different needs and demands.
• Includes: Subdivision, Condominium, Apartment, Town House, Villas, Mixed Used
Residential
COMMERCIAL ZONES
• The commercial districts are located near the arterial roads and the Dacong river
for accessibility and mobility of people and goods.
• Developing the idea of using other transportation such as the riverbanks and the
water fronts for business purposes.
• Includes: Malls, Public Market, Shopping Centers, Private Clubs/Clubhouse, Hotels,
Restaurant and Fast-food Stores, Retail Stores, Office Building, Dormitories,
Pharmaceutical Stores
INSTITUTIONAL ZONES
• Institutional Zones - located in the middle of residential area, commercial area,
and mixed-use area as these comprises public parks and institutional buildings
such as hospitals, schools, police stations, fire stations, town hall, etc.
• Institutional Zone adjacent to Venice Canal Park – for good vista and promotes
natural cooling system.
• Includes: Schools, Public Library, Police Station, Fire Station, Convention Facilities,
Theatres and Facilities, Hospital and Medical Buildings, Recreational Sports Centre,
Evacuation Center, Nursing Home, Government Buildings, Town Hall
INDUSTRIAL ZONES
• Industrial Zone is located near the Waterfront at the South East part of the map,
away from public zone, mangrove forest acts as a buffer between the industrial
zone and public zone.
• Adjacent to the waterfront and major thoroughfare such as the major road for
easy transportation of goods to other region and to local parts.
• Includes: Research Centers, Port
VENICE CANAL ZONE
• Adjacent to the institutional zone and the mangrove park. Since rivers are
susceptible to flooding due to its topography, Public Parks and Mangrove Parks
will act as a permeable space that will absorb floods, also, promotes good view.
TOURIST PARK ZONE
• located at the arterial road also it is adjacent to mangrove park at the south part
of the map.
• adjacent to the High-End Businesses located at the arterial road. To attract the
tourists to invest in the town.
Retirement Villages - located at the south part of the tourist park zone adjacent to the
mangrove park - this gives privacy to the elders, away from busy areas that delivers noise
and at the same time it gives a healthy environment.
SCIENCE PARK ZONE
• Science Park Zone - located The South East part of the map surrounded by
mangrove trees, for a convenient study on mangroves and other components
involve in a bio diversified environment.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ZONE
• Future Development Zone - Located at the North West part of the map adjacent
to residential area, and commercial area, for future development of such areas
needed.
• Improve flexibility of the town to such improvements and progress such as
additional zones like: Telecommunication Zone, Utility Zone, etc.
Conurbation or urban agglomeration was considered and integrated in zoning for future
development of the town and neighboring town.
MANGROVE PARK ZONE
• divided into four areas: sprinkled along the town to provide mobility, dispersing its
cooling system that is good for the health of the community.
MANGROVE CONSERVATION ZONE
• Provided a conservation zone of Mangrove Trees. This will benefit the town as they
act as a buffer from typhoons, percolation to flood, natural cooling system, etc.
ROAD NETWORKS
Consideration on the Circulation (Vehicular and Pedestrian)
The idea of developing the public transportation and other types of transportation such
as establishing stations on river that acts as a node to different vehicular and pedestrian
paths.
Linkage Theory - the linkage theory is considered and integrated in designing the
circulation of the town, connecting, and linking one element to another from its macro
to micro units such as pedestrian walk, linear open spaces, streets, pattern of movement
of people and goods. Establishing the hierarchy of spaces.
Classification
• Principal/Primary/Arterial -high volumes of traffic at high speeds
• Minor Arterial - backbone of urban street network, also can be a tourist route.
• Collector Streets - transition movements
• Minor Streets - slow moving traffics and pedestrianization.
