the

PHILIPPINE
TRAVEL
CENTER
COMPLEX
proposal

A Collaborative Architectural Approach to

Tourism Proliferation Reciprocating the Filipino
Heritage Through Design and Function

What is the Philippine Travel Center Complex? (PTCC)

A project under the Department of Tourism

envisioned to establish a mixed-use development
housing the DOT office itself together with its
attached agencies, namely:
Philippine Tourism Promotions Board (TPB)
Intramuros Administration (IA)
Nayong Pilipino Foundation, Inc.
National Parks and Development
Committee (NPDC)
Duty Free Philippines, Inc. (DFP)
Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA)
Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba
Diving

Objectives
To improve the effectuality of government
services in relation to the tourism sector
To effectively integrate to the design the
reflection of Filipino heritage and cultural
significance whilst incorporating architectural
trends creating a balance that will be a fresh
depiction of the house of tourism department
To plan a site that will utilize the buildable land
to its maximum potential while being considerate
of the effects of the project to its surrounding
environment

Local Case Study

Department of Tourism NCR Office

Gen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City
.
There are five divisions in the overall structure of
the Department of Tourism -- Office of the
Secretary, Tourism Promotions Sector, Tourism
Services and Regional Offices Sector, Planning
Product Development and Coordination, and the
Internal Services Sector.
Among the regional offices located on different
parts of the country, there are other attached
agencies working under the supervision of the
tourism department which are also located on the
different parts of the metro such as the Tourism
Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority
(TIEZA) which is considered as a big unit among
the attached agencies is located in the same city.

Foreign Case Study

Government Complex - Sejong

Galmaero, Sejong-si, South Korea
A site chosen for Korea's administrative center
was Sejong City which has rich history since it
was named after the father of Korean alphabet -King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty. A new home
for more than 10,000 civil servants from over 40
government organizations, the government
complex are planned to incorporate an urban
plaza where citizens are free to engage in various
cultural and art activities and festivities.
Aside from dispersing the crowd transacting with
the government offices, the transfer to a new city
was also for the purpose of pushing the critical
ministries out of the 35-mile missile ride from
North Korea to Seoul.

Foreign Case Study

Ministry of Social Development Headquarters

Santiago, Chile
The construction for a new building for the
Ministry of Social Development Headquarters
(Ministerio de Desarollo Social) in Chile is quite a
challenge due to the fact that the location of the
project is beside a historic landmark.
The Santa Ana Church was considered as the most
beautiful expression of Chilean religious
architecture from the nineteenth century. The
headquarters' land area is directly beside the
church which puts the project in a challenging
position.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Environmental Systems

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

WATER SUPPLY

SANITARY DRAINAGE

Environmental Systems

FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM

WAY FINDING SYSTEM

MECHANICAL SYSTEM

Design Framework

"Design creates culture. Culture shapes values.

Values determine the future."
-- Robert L. Peters
Collaborative Approach
Attaining collaboration with the private entities
and the local government for the realization of
PTCC, an approach to architecture is aimed to link
and impose collaboration through space planning
and through the translation of building design.

ARCHITECTURAL FORM & CHARACTER

Architectural Style Details

WINDOWS

Glass with ceramic frit and

traditional window header

CEILING

DOORS
Architectural Style Details
COLUMNS/POSTS & ARCADES

WALLS

OPEN SPACES & COURTYARDS

Users

Major Users
1. Office workers of DOT & its attached agencies
2. Entrepreneurs, shoppers, and exhibitors
3. Building personnel
Minor Users
1. Tourists
2. Students
3. Passers-by

Demography
DOT Office
TPB Office
IA Office
Other agencies Fort Santiago -

357 employees
165 employees
172 employees
100 employees per agency
(approximation)
411,154 annual visitors

Total population:

4,925 of 5 barangays
4 universities
1 public secondary school
3 universities outside

Site Analysis

Strengths
Accessibility
Commercialized
Weaknesses
Structural cost
Street width
Opportunities
Presence of potential
market
Market advertisement
Threats
Erosion
Damage to historical
ruins

Conceptual SDP