Ugnayan: Community Space

UGNAYAN Community Space

Cities must be regarded as more than engines of wealth; they must be viewed as systems that should be shaped to improve human well-being.

- Charles Montgomery

is situated within Barangay Ligid-Tipas, Taguig City and it is accessible through Taguig Diversion which intersects with the Sampaguita Link Road.

Under the zoning ordinance of Taguig, this barangay is classified as an Overlay Zone with a subcategory of the Local Growth Center Special Development Zone (LGCSDZ). The intent of a LGCSDZ is stated to minimize roadside friction and to encourage compact developments.

There exists both formal gated neighborhoods as well as informal settlers around this area. Another prominent feature of this location is the presence of a massive industrial structure directly adjacent to the project site.

THE SITE TAGUIG

is a city with a population of extreme social classes. In spite of it being popularly known and purposely highlighted as a high-class city due to the central business district known as BGC or The Fort Taguig is still populated by low income communities located off the urban environment. These people that stand on opposite ends of the economic spectrum is the main factor why this site was chosen.

Ligid-Tipas, Taguig

Site Analysis

Adjacent Facilities and Structures

Rowell Can Corporation

Tipas Roman Catholic Cemetery

Samama 1 Compound

Notable Proximities

3 kms to Puregold San Joaquin

6 kms to C5 Kalayaan

8 kms to BGC

GOOGLE STREET VIEW

Design Concept

SOCIETAL TRUST

UGNAYAN is the Tagalog word for connection. The objective of this project is to be able to bring together people of the community and encourage the interactive use of its built environment. This particular community seems to be in dire need of an inclusive space and this site has the potential to provide a space for all to benefit from. The designer aims to articulate not only architectural solutions but also planning strategies while keeping in mind what is essential to the target audience.

The design concept for this project is “Societal Trust.” This was an idea that was borrowed from Charles Montgomery in his book Happy City. The goal of this concept is for the whole community to feel safe, and to evoke positive emotions from this environment. It also aims to promote comfort through the hope that the social barrier is to be neglected—as the space is made for the whole public.

Another related theme this project drew inspiration from is that man and his environment mutually participate in molding one another. This is proclaimed by Edward T. Hall and he emphasizes that culture shapes the structure of experience. Thus, the users of this project are encouraged and expected to take part in further enhancing the soul of the space.

One last aspect incorporated is the idea of minimizing the development within the site. The designer considers that green open spaces are already limited within the area, and building more intimidating structures should be avoided. The landscape will be manipulated in the site plan, although a great deal of the lot is left for the community to dictate for their future needs.

SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

SCALE 1:500M

SCALE 1:500M

FLOOR PLAN ON SITE

LIBRARY

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1:100M

LIBRARY

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1:100M

SECONDFLOORSTRUCTURALFRAMINGPLAN

SCALE 1:200M

ART EXHIBIT GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1:100M

BUILDING ELEVATIONS

SCALE 1:200M

PERSPECTIVES

COVERED SEATING AREA EXTERIOR PLAZA BLEACHERS EXTERIOR

- Charles Montgomery

As a social project, the city challenges us not just to live together but to thrive together, by understanding that our faith is one.

PERSPECTIVES

LIBRARY LOBBY INTERIOR

SITE DEVELOPMENT AERIAL

What we seek is not a final but an open-ended order, capable of continuous further development.

- Kevin Lynch