PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAM
OF UNIVERSTY CLUSTER ZONE INSIDE INTRAMUROS DISTRICT
AND ITS CONNECTIONS TO NEARBY TRANSPORT HUBS

BACKGROUND

The city government in association with the major educational

institutions in the eastern side of Intramuros, namely Mpaua
Institute of Technology, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Colegio
de San Juan de Letran, Lyceum University of the Philippines, taking
into a consideration that improving the pedestrian circulation and
landscape amenity will enhance the environmental quality and
increase the enrollment of the universities in the area, proposed a
joint venture pproject on the improvement of pedestrian circulation
and landscape. The universities, who are concern for the welfare of
the students, wanted to (1) Improving the landscape amenity of the
area, (2) improve the link of students to public transport facilities
such as public transport stops in Padre Burgos, LRT Central Station,
and Lawton bus terminal; and (3) improve parking spaces and
vehicular particularly in eastern Intramuros university area to
enhance safety of pedestrian. On the other hand, the city’s
government’s objectives for the project are still aligned with the
fulfilment of their main functions; the relevant of which are providing
adequate public transport for the people, providing li8velihood for its
constituents, ameliorating traffic congestion, improving the
environment quality of the city, and increasing the revenue of the
city. Your job is to propose a PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION AND
LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM for the Intramuros
University Area and linkage to nearby transport hubs. As the funding
for the project is limited, the proponent deemed that small projects
be identified for programming.

DESIGN PROBLEM

1. More clearly define the issues and problems in the study area;
make a pedestrian
needs analysis; and proposed projects programming.
2. Identify at least 10 priority projects in your program that should
be done in the
area.
3. Make a site development plan with callouts for your ten
proposed projects.
4. Make a detailed presentation of your top 5 proposed projects.

GOAL STATEMENT

To propose a pedestrian circulation and landscape

improvement program for the Intramuros University area and
linkage to nearby transport hubs.

OBJECTIVES

• To improve the landscape amenity of the area

 • To improve the link of students to public transport
facilities

• To improve parking spaces and vehicular circulation

ISSUES IDENTIFICATION

Students of Intramuros University have the problems in their

everyday travel going to their school. The following problems are
identified, regarding to the pedestrian circulation and landscaping:

1. INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING
Students passed by on the Beer
Garden, Mehan Garden, Victoria Street
and Padre Burgos Street. In these areas
is also one of the routes going to their
school. Usually, all areas have an
insufficient lamps or lightings.

2. COVERED WALKWAYS IN VICTORIA STREET

 Some street vendors and pedi cab
drivers occupied the covered walkways.
In addition, they forced the people to ride
their pedi cabs. In regards with the shade
of the covered walkways, it’s too small. It
can only shade two to three people. It
can’t used by people during rainy season
as well in sunny season.

3. CRACKED WALKWAY IN NOVALES STREET

It can cause pain and strain to the pedestrians.

4. SAFETY AND SECURITY W/N MEHAN GARDEN

Mehan Garden is one of the pedestrian circulations utilized by
students. Now, it is useless because of some aesthetic factors like
limited students who passed by, it’s too dark and too quiet. The lot
area is huge and it can be still attraction for the people.

5. SAFETY OF THE PEDESTRIANS AND LIGHTING PROBLEMS

W/N BEER GARDEN
The garden is beautiful to utilize by the people as their
pedestrian circulation. But there are limited numbers of lights used
in the garden.
6. FLOODING OF STREETS
In Lawton, Victoria Street and Padre Burgos Street are the
areas that always flooded when rainy season. Some students ride a
pedi cab to go to their destination because of the flooded streets.

7. SIDEWALK GOING SM MANILA OCCUPIED BY VENDORS

The vendors occupied the sidewalk area as long as they don’t
have a permit.

8 . PEDI
CAB TERMINAL ALONG VICTORIA STREET DISRUPTS
PASSERSBY
Some of the pedi cab drivers blocked the people who are
walking on the sidewalks. Most of them were interrupt the people.
 9. LAWTON UNDERPASS IS
NOT USED
The underpass has limited people who passed by. So
pedestrians prefer to cross the street along the bus stop area. But
there is no pedestrian lane identified. People is not being used the
underpass because of some factors, (1) the street children stayed
and they slept on the underpass, (2) the area has bad odour.

10. LOADING AND UNLOADING AREA IN LIWASANG

BONIFACIO
In the rainy and sunny season, the people who are in the
loading and unloading area were waiting for a jeep or a bus. It
seems that area is a drop-off area. It doesn’t have a shading device
for the pedestrians.

PEDESTRIAN NEEDS ANALYSIS

 The pictures above show the pedestrian flow and
vehicular circulation in the Intramuros Universities.
During the day on the peak hours (7:30-9:00) and in the
afternoon (4:30-6:00), almost 30, 000 people walked in front of the
city hall going to their destination and schools. This takes place
throughout the school years, and in weekends especially on
Saturdays.
In the evening, we observed that some of the street
children stayed and kept the underpass as their shelter for that
night. This project may concern about the beautification of the
landscape and to improve the pedestrian circulation.

10 PROPOSED PROJECTS

1. IMPROVE AND INCREASE LIGHTING

Adding more lights in the streets will be useful
especially for the pedestrians. Sometimes there are incidents like
robbery, snatchers and etc. This proposal will not only help people
but also having a beautification in the environment of Intramuros.
OBJECTIVES:
 • To ensure the safety of the people
• To give us more lively surroundings
2. IMPROVE AND WIDENING OF COVERED WALKWAYS
Widening of the covered walkways helps people to
shade them during rainy and sunny season.
OBJECTIVES:

• To provide as a shade for the pedestrians

• To design and wider the covered walkways

3. RENOVATION OF THE NOVALES STREET

During the rainy season, the street is flooded.
OBJECTIVES:

• To be safety for the users to pass by

• To provide as a pedestrian circulation

4. PARK IMPROVEMENT BY ADDING KIOSKS

OBJECTIVES:

• To encourage the people to go to the park

• To improve the landscape
• To serve to the people as one of the pedestrian circulation

5. PARK IMPROVEMENT BY ADDING SOME COMMERCIALS AND

ADDING MORE LIGHTS
OBJECTIVES:

• To be utilize by people
• To ensure the safety and security of the people
6. DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT/ ROAD ELEVATION
OBJECTIVES:

• To avoid heavy traffic along the streets during rainy season

• To improve the drainage system
• To ensure the safety of the pedestrians
7. RELOCATE THE STREET VENDORS ALONG THE PADRE
BURGOS
Since the back of Katipunan Monument doesn’t
function, it can be the replacement for the street vendors. It ca n be
used as a recreational area.
OBJECTIVES:

• To be easier for the pedestrians to pass by

• To be ensure the safety of the pedestrians
8. PROVIDE SCREENING OR FENCING
OBJECTIVES:

• To be ensure the safety of the pedestrians

• To avoid distractions coming from the pedi cab’s drivers
9. ADDING SOME COMMERCIALS LIKE FOOD STALLS, CLOTHES
OR ACCESSORIES
OBJECTIVES:

• To utilize by the people

• To ensure the safety and security of the people

10. PROVIDING WAITING SHEDS FOR THE PEDESTRIANS

OBJECTIVES:

• To create a new waiting shed

• To serve as a shade for the pedestrians

DESIGN CRITERIA
PEDESTRIAN
CIRCULATION
AND
LANDSCAPE
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM OF
UNIVERSITY
CLUSTER ZONE
SUBMITTED TO:
ARCH. PERNIA
 SUBMITTED BY:
ZAMORA, MARICRIS A.
2007103005/AR-3

DESIGN CRITERIA
The five projects will be the most priority to consider
the pedestrian circulation and landscape improvement. The
decisions will be based on the following criteria:
1. SPACING
The space of the area is one of the factor that be
consider. Sometimes the place is huge for a certain people who pass
by.
2. LIGHTING
Any on-site illumination shall be architecturally
compatible to the overall project and not create a negative or
visually detrimental effect on the building or neighbouring
properties.

3. LANDSCAPING
Landscaping shall be visually compatible with the
landscaping around the buildings, structures and places to which it
is related.
4. INCOME
The proposals may be followed if the income of the
government or administration can afford it.
5. ARCHITECTURAL MERIT
The architecture and design shall be visually compatible
with the buildings, structures and places to which it is related.

FIVE PRIORITY PROJECTS

• Increase Lighting
 • Improve and widening of the covered walkways
• Relocate the vendors
• Park Improvement in Mehan Garden
• Adding commercials in Lawton underpass

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
“PAST AND PRESENT CONNECTS THE FUTURE”.
It means that in every change in the past and present will be more
effective to use and more beautiful in the eyes of the incoming
generations. It may change in physical aspect or in its
characteristics of itself, provided the architectural and design on its
environment.

DESIGN CONCEPT
The concept of the project will be the seed plant.
The process of a seed plant is the major attempt of this concept. Its
relationship to the design philosophy is the same.
A seed is a small thing that grows in an entire time
and it can become a beautiful plant. As long as the planter or users
will take care until it grows.
It is the same process in the design philosophy. Every generation has
a new thing that introduce to people like in clothing, foods,
introducing modern cell phone or it can be in architectural.
RESEARCH:

RULE VI. SPECIFIC BUILDING REQUIREMENTS

Section 1. Architectural Guidelines. The following building

requirements and architectural design standards shall serve as
guidelines to developers, and not as fixed and definite requirements.
Deviations from them shall be allowed in cases where historical
precedents can be shown. Deviations may also be allowed on a
case-to-case basis, as determined by the Administration as long as
they promote the general policies and principles provided in Section
2 of this Rule.

Section 2. General Policies and Principles Affecting Architectural

Standards. The following general policies shall be enforced in the
construction, reconstruction or alteration of buildings in Intramuros.
1. Historical precedents shall, whenever available, be respected and
be the primary consideration in allowing or disallowing specific
architectural structures or designs.
2. The urban scale of the 1890s shall be observed. In accordance
with this, monolithic designs in the buildings or structures that are
out of scale in relation to the block and its immediate vicinity shall in
no case be allowed. Fragmentation in urban design shall be required.
3. All buildings and structures shall be so designed and constructed
as to contribute to furthering the ambiance the recreating the
Intramuros of the 1890s.
4. In all construction, reconstructions or renovation of buildings or
structures in Intramuros, materials that shall be used shall be in
harmony with the period architecture.