POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

Rehabilitation Center for street children

(Proponent-centered research)
Research Methods of Architecture

Submitted by:
BUAL, SHANAIA JANE G.
BS Architecture 4-3

Submitted to:
Ar. Daisy Palattao
Professor
 Rehabilitation Center for street children
(Proponent-centered)

A. Brief Background

With the current issue on lowering the age of criminal liability, it opens the idea and the
need to give attention to every children of our society. There's no denial that every society is in
need for all of it's members in order to prosper. However, nowadays, street children are
considered a forgotten existence, with no tangible contribution to the community. The deteriorated
condition of the streets became a fertile place for autonomy to prosper. Gathering homeless
people, street childern and other forgotten sectors of society. Building their own culture, laws and
street customs that interfere with applicable law. Creating a new mass that forces itself socially
on society and its security. At this stage, a child starts to acquire values and behaviors, that
reshape his vision of the surroundings of the family and society.

A rehabilitation center is a facility that helps individuals recover from physical, mental or
psychological disorders alongside other ailments. Rehabilitation centers may offer shelter as part
of the therapy, which may be temporary or permanent depending on the patient's case.

B. Identified Problems

 high percentage of street children that needs to be rehabilitated

 negative attitude of society towards street children
 no proper facilities solely intended for the rehabilitation of street children
 Growing number of street children being engaged to crime and drugs

C. Proposed Research Objectives

 To increase the social community by attention, helping and providing the equitable
environment for street children
 To change the negative attitude of the society towards street children
 To create space to train them with various kinds so as to uplift their living standards
 To provide spaces for different mental, physical and intellectual development
D. Significance
The project is necessary to have a special environment solely designed for street children
so as to uplift their living and helath as well. Through this project, these children will have a special
space intended for their mental, physical and intellectual development. All of these will contribute
to change the negative mindset of the society towards street children.

E. Probable Sources of secondary data

 case studies
 interviews and surveys
 books
 RRL and RRS

F. Initial review of related studies

I. Fawood Children Center (London, England)
Fawood's Children's center is a facility that provides a range of services fro children aged
from 0 to 5 and their families. Activities range from playing for kids to counseling for adults.
Professionals such as health visitors and nutritionists work are involved. The center also provides
learning opportunities for parents and careers covering topics such first aid, childcare and English
for speakers of other languages. Large outdoor and indoor ground floor space as well as facilities
for nursing mothers, parents with younger children and learning spaces for both children and
adults.

II. Greenville arts expression program center for the homeless

A place that treats homeless people as artist. Where homeless people can express
themselves and their thoughts through art and music. The center acts as a bridge to prepare them
to enter society. The art produced is sold to provide for their living expenses sustainably.

Structure:

 Main structure covered by curved steel girder.

 It acts as a silhouette or shelter that covers the main masses.
 Allows free open space for interaction between homeless and the community.
 Provides natural ventilation for the movable facade on the ground level.
 Optimize use of less energy through shading.
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COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility

(Environment-centered research)
Research Methods of Architecture

Submitted by:
BUAL, SHANAIA JANE G.
BS Architecture 4-3

Submitted to:
Ar. Daisy Palattao
Professor
 Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility
(Environment-centered)

A. Brief Background

The idea behind this recycling and energy recovery facility is to remove recyclable waste
and recover energy from what is left over. It will significantly reduce the amount of waste that is
sent to landfill. Through this facility, recycling of city waste will be increased while also generating
energy from it. Managing waste in this way significantly reduces the amount which has to be
disposed of in landfill sites and maximises the value of the waste which cannot currently be
recycled.

B. Identified Problems

 Link between growth in wealth and increase in waste; the more affluent a society
becomes, the more waste it generates.
 Waste is produced by all activities of industry and commerce, with important waste
streams including construction/demolition, mining, quarrying, manufacturing and
municipal waste.
 Urgent need to address the current solid waste management situation

C. Proposed Research Objectives

 To provide a facility that will promote recycling of waste

 To maximize the potential uses of waste
 To reduce the amount of wastes being sent to landfill
 To provide a solution to enhance the current solid waste management solution

D. Significance

With the increasing number of wastes produced and being sent to landfill, a need for a
new solution with waste management must also be given importance. Through this facility, the
potentials of wastes will be maximized, creating less impact on our environment.
E. Probable Sources of secondary data

 site visit
 case study
 books
 interviews

F. Initial review of related studies

I. Kent County’s Waste to Energy Facility

Kent County’s Waste to Energy Facility is one of four facilities in Kent County’s integrated solid
waste management fleet. 2017 marks the 27th year of operation serving Grand Rapids, East
Grand Rapids, Walker, Kentwood, Wyoming and Grandville. As of 2017, there have been five
million tons of refuse processed in this facility since opening in 1990.

The Kent County Waste to Energy facility is critical to Kent County’s integrated solid waste
system:

 it generates electricity for 11,000 homes, about the number of residences in the City of
Walker
 it’s a baseload energy source diversifying Michigan’s renewable energy portfolio
 we’ve recovered over 124,000 tons of scrap steel that would have otherwise not been
recycled
 we preserved 10 years of South Kent Landfill airspace, extending the life of the landfill
 it generated 100,943,000 KWh of electricity in 2016

II. Veolia recycling and energy recovery facility

The principles adopted in developing the design:

  Creating a functional and efficient building which is unique, iconic and has a positive
identity
 Involvement of the City Council in delivering a high quality design
 Integration of sustainability elements throughout the design and materials used, including
rainwater harvesting and drainage techniques, and the use of timber, together with an
extensive living wall and landscaping strategy with habitat creation to enhance biodiversity
 Integration of security and safety into the design of the facility
 We have implemented the National Building Specification for both materials and
workmanship, which is a recognised industry standard, for the architectural, civil and
building works design for the Facility.

The key features of the facility include:

 A main building that is approximately 42m high (for comparison the Leeds Civic Hall is
52m) with a slimline 75m chimney;
 A facility which creates a positive landmark for the Aire Valley region of Leeds and the
Cross Green Industrial Estate;
 An innovative building based upon the use of glass and timber framing;
 A green ‘living’ wall to the southern façade to enhance the visual impact and provide
biodiversity, the green wall is one of the largest of its kind in Europe;
 A visitor centre that offers people the opportunity to learn more about the facility and
educate people on waste and recycling in Leeds
 The internationally renowned architect, Jean-Robert Mazaud of S’pace Architects has
designed this facility. He has been instrumental in the development of many iconic UK
recycling and waste management buildings.
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COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

Disaster resilient houses: approach

towards flood resilient community
(Environment-centered research)
Research Methods of Architecture

Submitted by:
BUAL, SHANAIA JANE G.
BS Architecture 4-3

Submitted to:
Ar. Daisy Palattao
Professor
 Disaster resilient houses: approach towards flood resilient community

A. Brief Historical Background

The true threat of a natural disaster is not nature, but the vulnerability of inhabitants
in the affected area. The areas most prone to natural disasters are some of the places
with the fastest growing and poorest populations. Populations such as these often do not
have the means to plan and construct cities and homes that will be resilient through
nature's trials, and often times, the solutions in place only worsen the situation.

B. Identified Problems
 Most populations in flood prone areas live in houses vulnerable to disasters
 Locals have least knowledge of constructing disaster-resilient homes
 Greater demand for new development of flood-resilient houses

C. Research Objectives
 To understand the ways to increase resistance of the built-form, specially dwellings
from flood and earthquake
 To study the changes in housing typologies due to flood resistance
 To understand various strategies employed by locals for increasing resistance to
natural hazards
 To provide solution to the demand for new development for flood-resilient housing
that does not harm the environment and natural resources

D. Significance
The research can be learning paradigm for creating and design a community in
flood and earthquake prone areas. Its goals are designed to broaden the guidelines and
standards for constructing disaster-resilient houses and community. Through these, we
could mitigate the possible effects of disasters in our community.

E. Probable source of secondary data

 Review of related studies
Related studies both local and international could be used as a reference for the
study. Good points and strategies could be adapted to further improve the study
 while the bad points from these studies could serve as a tool to improve these
issues on this research
 Case Studies
Case studies local and international related to the research could also be used to
improve the research. The research could be improved from gaining good and bad
points from these sources.
 Books
Books about disaster resilience and other related topics could be used to design a
more efficient and effective disaster-resilient community.
 Interviews and surveys
Interviews and surveys from residents living in flood prone areas are significant for
the progress of the study. Their visions and experiences will be gathered to create
a disaster-resilient community that residents would appreciate.

F. Initial review of related studies

I. Dynamic Housing System for Flood Mitigation in Rural Assam
(Tonoy Sarma, June 23,2015)
Flooding in the Brahmaputra basin in Assam located in the north-eastern region of India
leaves people homeless and displaced, destroy crops, damage public property, and
damage development infrastructure trapping the people in a vicious circle of losses every
year. The result of all this is that traditional coping and adaptation practices of riparian
communities living in these areas have been rendered less effective against increasing
scale and intensity of the changing hazards.

Components of design:
 Issue: Reducing structural damage

Resolutions:

Decreasing the surface area exposed to floods

Removing the standing structural elements getting submerged and

replacing with tension cables

Elevating the structure during floods

 Retractable walls which allow water to pass through instead of offering
hindrance.

 Issue: Safeguarding human lives

Resolutions:

Providing a method of evacuation

Accommodating a raft which allows an option of locomotion if necessary

A constrained floating structure which lasts if extreme floodwaters rise

extensively beyond expected and designed for

 Issue: Sustaining livestock

Resolutions:

Providing enough storage for their nutrition to outlast the stagnant flood
period of a month

Accommodation at an elevated level

Floating structure

Not stocking chemicals and fertilizers near

Floating garden to sustain and grow food it falls short

 Issue: Safeguarding Harvest

Resolutions:

Providing for storage at a higher level

Providing smaller pockets for storage instead of one location

Accommodate it in between other spaces to minimize external exposure

 Issue: Cost effectiveness

Resolutions:

Using less material variation to enable bulk orders

 Usually available materials which can be easily replaced by the occupants
during damage

Using used chemical/drums for any floating needs as they are effective,
durable, available and not very expensive

Keeping the structure as simple as possible. Providing common spaces to

divide costs between houses

 Issue: Local Acceptance

Resolutions:

Incorporate design into existing structures instead of making them alien

Simple construction to allow educating them to take part in the construction

II. Building Disaster-Resilient Communities in Flood-Prone Areas: A Demonstration

and Pilot Testing of Local Design Innovations for Housing and Small Community
Infrastructures
(Pilot and Demonstration Activities, 2012)
Approximately 20% of Metro Manila is flood-prone, with some cities more
vulnerable than the others. Flood mitigation programs have been implemented
since the 1970’s, however, rapid urbanization, encroachment into flood-prone
areas, climatic changes, and land-use changes have resulted in an increase in
flood risks and flood-related losses. Moreover, the implementation of flood
mitigation and drainage infrastructure works has been less than satisfactory.

The most inundated cities are Malabon and Navotas, with Navotas being more at
risk having 11 out of 14 barangays along the coast. Residents have developed
various ways to cope with regular flooding, including building walls in front of their
main doorways or reconstructing their houses above typical flood levels. Measures
by local governments to ensure effective mobility required the filling and elevation
of main roads; however, this has left local streets at a lower level, trapping water
in these streets and exacerbating the flooding problem.
 The urban poor however cannot afford these necessary improvements. Most
residents continue to stay in the inundated areas despite the health risks of living
most of the year above stagnant and dirty water. In Navotas, for instance, houses
for poor communities are built on banks of rivers or on the river itself within the
natural floodplains without proper infrastructure and sanitation system. These are
the vulnerable groups who will be the target for application of innovative solutions
to address flooding.

Completed in December 2012, this PDA developed:

 Four model disaster-resilient structures: 13-m long wooden bridge, 300-m long
bamboo bridge, livelihood center-on-stilts, 2-storey multipurpose center
 Disaster risk assessment tools in the local language
 Toolkit on developing disaster-resilient construction material/s and technologies