The Nayong Pilipino Park Conceptual Master Plan

Heritage Space Program

NAYONG PILIPINO

Urban Forest Project

2021

NAYONG PILIPINO PARK 2021 NPF CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN (CMP) PUBLISHED BY Nayong Pilipino Foundation Heritage Space Program Plaza San Luis, General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila 1002 info@nayongpilipino.gov.ph

Content Preamble

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Introduction

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Spatial History and Timeline

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Site Vision

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Framework

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Focusing on the Parañaque Site

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Illustrated Conceptual Master Plan

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General Spaces

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Planning and Design Strategies

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Scenario-based Activity Programming

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Demonstration Projects

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Public Engagements

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Acknowledgments

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Image taken by C.H. Cruz, 2021

The Nayong Pilipino Foundation upholds its mandate to promote, encourage and initiate research and development projects and activities in social sciences, humanities, social and amelioration, and allied fields through the creation of a space for research, innovation, and recreation that connects humanity with nature.

NAYONG PILIPINO

About the Foundation

Charter

Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) is a Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation (GOCC) created under Presidential Decree No. 37 on 6 November 1972. It champions cultural heritage and Filipino identity hinged on diversity. NPF spearheads and develops hubs, spaces, activities, green infrastructure projects, and research and knowledge production initiatives that utilize innovation and creative potential as catalysts for national development. NPF is a sustainable think-do tank for all — for creation and recreation.

According to Presidential Decree No. 37, S .1972, the purposes and objectives of the Nayong Pilipino are as follows:

Vision By 2029, Nayong Pilipino Foundation is a recognized hub for research, innovation, and training on cultural heritage through the creation of spaces and platforms for creativity, development, and recreation.

(a) To promote, encourage, espouse and/or initiate research and development projects on social sciences and humanities and related fields; (b) To formulate a comprehensive social welfare program for the upliftment, improvement, and amelioration of the social and economic conditions of the unfortunate destitute members of our society with the end in view of availing maximum utilization of their potentialities in the solution of the country’s problems; (c) To encourage and facilitate the active participation of the domestic and foreign sectors in furnishing financial, technical and other forms of assistance for the Foundation’s social welfare programs; (d) To promote and encourage the dissemination of the results of its researches and studies in social sciences and humanities and to encourage their practical application to problems of the masses;

Mission Celebrating cultural heritage, Filipino diversity, and creativity as a social and economic force for national development.

(e) To establish, set up and/or maintain scholarships or professional chairs in order to foster, promote and encourage the study and improvement of fundamental or pure research, applied research, developmental work and/or economic evaluation in the fields of social sciences or humanities; (f) To establish parks and recreation centers for the promotion of tourism in this country; and (g) To construct, improve, enlarge or equip or to cause the building, improvement, enlarging or equipping of buildings, libraries, laboratories, workshops or other educational accessories, required for scientific research; to establish, maintain, or aid others to establish or maintain institutions doing research of all kinds in the fields of social sciences and humanities.

Programs The Foundation has three programs: Heritage Space, Research Institute, and the Cultural Leadership Institute. They are distinct, each with a different set of objectives, yet were interrelated and synergized. The Heritage Space Program was created for the development of projects for the Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park and Creative Hub; the Research Institute Program generated knowledge products, and the Cultural Leadership Institute Program includes capacity-building for the employees as well as the stakeholders of the Nayong Pilipino.

The NPF Cultural Leadership Institute was a training and formation program for developing cultural leaders for the forefront of Philippine cultural heritage protection, promotion, and development.

The NPF Research Institute was created to empower communities through the production of knowledge products that may include case studies, manuals, toolkits, multimedia, and online resources. The creation of such knowledge products fulfills NPF's long unrealized research mandate and contributes to the social learning and discourse of the role of cultural heritage for national and local development.

About the Project The pandemic, which started in the 2020, was a major factor that affected the implementation timeline of the park development and paved the way for the recalibration of its approach in establishing a park.

Through the vision and efforts of then-current NPF administrators, the Urban Forest Project, composed of technical experts from different fields, was launched under the Heritage Space Program with the goal to initiate the development on-site. The following objectives set in a year timeline were crafted by the Project Head to guide both the members of the team and the NPF administration: +

Establish a development framework to guide the Foundation’s present and future administrators the duty to develop the Foundation’s existing real estate asset (i.e. Paranaque site located in the Entertainment City) in a well-planned and organized manner and to serve as a baseline structure for other similar site developments (i.e. pilot site study)

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Promote participatory approach and civic engagement in site planning and development to obtain multifaceted perspectives, secure communal ownership, and commitment, and raise public awareness

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Develop the Paranaque property in phases to effectively incorporate a research-based design, practice participatory approach, integrate sustainable infrastructure and increase the viability of the project while adhering to governmental processes, current directives, and timeline

Project Team

Hannah The Heritage Space Program was designed as a series of program offerings for the Cultural Park and Creative Hub at the NPF Property located at the New Seaside Drive, Entertainment City in Parañaque City. The NPF Cultural Park and Creative Hub were intended to be a place for learning about our natural and cultural heritage and a venue for promoting ecotourism.

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Support Architect

Antonio

Jr. Horticulturist

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Support Engineer

Design Assistant

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Esteban

Sr. Horticulturist

Design Assistant

About the Document This document was crafted as a knowledge product (KP) and produced by the Urban Forest Project under the Heritage Space Program of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) for a year duration, from January to December of 2021. It was joined under the research study, Our Shared Heritage: Cases in Sustainable Tourism Anchored on the Conservation of Heritage, in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT).

The Conceptual Master Plan and the Development Guidelines This document, which shall be recognized as the 2021 NPF Conceptual Master Plan (CMP), was created alongside the Nayong Pilipino Foundation Development Guidelines (DG). Both are designed as a compendium of site information and planning tools that can be used for the development of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation’s property in Parañaque for the creation of a cultural and creative hub that favors the regeneration and growth of the natural environment.

The CMP and DG promote the continuity and cohesiveness of planning and design direction of the Parañaque site. Both documents provide an important resource, assisting designers, contractors, or administrators in the creation of more detailed site plans. By bringing together all site information and knowledge products into two main resource materials, all target stakeholders and sector organizations shall gain a better understanding of the site, serving as a guide for appropriate courses of action and directions in its future developments.

Image taken by C.H. Cruz, 2021

The site, in its present state, is an accidental wilderness covered with tall grasses and fast-growing trees, which are mostly non-native and invasive, such as the Leucaena luecocephala or Ipil-ipil. Nonetheless, they currently serve as habitat and resting grounds for a number of species and provides cooler micro-climate within the Nayong Pilipino grounds. Such plant species also offers nursing opportunities (e.g. shade) to native tree saplings that shall be introduced on-site, in phases.

Spatial History

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Nayong Pilipino Clark

To understand the history of the Nayong Pilipino as a Foundation and a Park (i.e. a government entity and a development), one has to understand its spatial predicaments and associated political timelines, as depicted on the map.

CLARK FREEPORT, PANGAEA

2006 3.5 hectares Arroyo Administration Owned by Clark Development Corp. (CDC) Co-developed by Nayong Pilipino Foundation under Exec. Dir. Planas; functioned as a miniature thematic park for the Centennial Expo

Site Details Format: + Development Name + Location + Time period + Area (in sqm) + Land tenure status + Additional details

2014-2020 3.5 hectares Aquino II to Duterte Administration Owned by Clark Development Corp. (CDC) MOA with CDC for park co-management; full closure of park after contract

Nayong Pilipino Pasay NAIA, PASAY CITY

1972 47 hectares Marcos Administration Nayong Pilipino Foundation Presidential Decree No. 37

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38.4 hectares (8.6 ha. to MIAA) Arroyo Administration Owned by Nayong Pilipino Foundation EO No. 111, s. 2002

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2007 15 hectares Arroyo Administration Owned by Nayong Pilipino Foundation EO No. 615, s. 2007

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N/A Aquino II to Duterte Administration Rented from NPDC and IA Storage location of some of NPF physical assets; current placement of NPF orchids collection at Rizal Park (NPDC) and admin office located at Intramuros (IA)

N/A Aquino II Administration Owned by Manila Int. Airport Authority EO No. 111, s. 2002, full closure of park

2014 9.5 hectares (5.5. ha. to Megaworld) Aquino II Administration Nayong Pilipino Foundation 25-year Lease Contract

SCALES OF DEVELOPMENT

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Commissioning of LAr. Idelfonso P. Santos Jr. (National Artist) to design NP in Pasay

Inauguration of NP in Pasay

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The physical interactions of people weave with their environments and eventually lead to adaptation and their simultaneous evolution. The Nayong Pilipino (NP) was conceived as a thematic park situated near the center of Manila, in Pasay (NP Pasay). It portrayed the then-current representations of the Philippines as a country filled with icons of structures and sceneries.

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Transfer of 15-hectare Property in Parañaque from PRA to NPF 2012

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Unsuccessful lease deal with Landing International Development

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25-year Lease Contract of 5.5 hectares part of NP in Paranaque to Megaworld

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Inauguration of NP in Clark Freeport

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Redeveloped NP in Clark with Clark Development Corporation

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Full closure of NP in Pasay

Significant decline in the number of visitors

Acceptance of proposal to develop NP in Clark Expo

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Transferred 8.9 hectares to Manila International Airport Authority

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Number of visitors at the park had reached the one million mark

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Establishment of Nayong Pilipino Foundation (PD No. 37)

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National health emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic Opening of the temporary health facilities overseen by the National Government

State of the land in Parañaque

National Fund Campaign for the extensive maintenance and repairs needed for the deteriorated park amenities

Timeline

Approval of the new Nayong Pilipino development presented during the 42 nd Cabinet Meeting (October 2019) Full closure of NP in Clark

LEGEND

2021 2021

For more information of NPF’s history, read the materials uploaded at www.issuu.com/nayongpilipino

As new Philippine administrators handle the government, the priorities on developments change.

To prioritize the construction of a transportation upgrade, NP was temporarily relocated to Clark, Pampanga, and retained its same treatment of representing the Philippines through icons (i.e. replicas of known structures or places).

When the COVID-19 pandemic affected the Philippines, the Foundation acknowledged that there is a shift in paradigms with the roles of public parks. From being a thematic park, the NP Property in Parañaque currently (2021) serves as a healing space with quarantine and vaccination facilities temporarily built within its boundaries, and a new development framework for a Cultural Park and Creative Hub being studied.

Site Vision The Nayong Pilipino Foundation Parañaque site is envisioned to be a space for the Filipino to discover, reflect, and explore their identity in an environment that nurtures creativity, encourages the pursuit of knowledge, and enjoys a respectful coexistence with nature.

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Framework As the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP) 2015-2028 1 acknowledges, one of the causes of the continuing biodiversity degradation in the Philippines is weak integration of biodiversity concerns in landscape planning which result in environmentally insensitive land-use plans, and land development and conversions that are uncontrolled. Consequently, new developments often show little regard to the importance of natural open spaces in urban developments to human health, both established and designed. In a study, most urban developments primarily cater to economic and political needs of its developer or local government unit and the environmental needs after, as with the case of the site of the Park in Paranaque Entertainment City.

Politically, a challenge on developments that follow an environmental approach is continuity. Developments with programs and phasing such as this Park are dependent on political time frames that range from 3-6 years - barely sufficient when establishing landscapes that address biodiversity concerns and ecological stability. It is hoped that the Park will stand on a foundation based on Regenerative Tourism- a tourism movement based on creating opportunities for humans to interact with the environment, leaving the environment in a better form than when they arrived.

1 Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (2015, January 1). Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP) 2015-2028. phi189948.pdf (fao.org). Retrieved November 14, 2021

REGENERATIVE TOURISM REFERENCE FRAMEWORK Laurent, M. (n.d.). Regenerative tourism will be at the forefront of the recovery effort. Hospitality News & Business Insights by EHL. Retrieved December 9, 2021, from https://hospitalityinsights.ehl.edu/regenerative-tourism.

Nayong Pilipino Park Development Framework

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The Park shall protect and manage its existing biodiversity to create sustainable life-supporting systems beneficial for humans and wildlife

Connectivity.

The Park shall support the creation of a network that will aid in bridging social, economic, cultural, and environmental gaps within its boundaries

Cultural Sensitivity.

The Park shall empower and support Filipino arts, customs, and traditions while acknowledging its continuity and evolution

Dynamicity.

The Park shall acknowledge its need to adapt to the constant change of technology, environment, and culture

Sustainability.

The Park shall maximize the full potential of its resources without compromising its operations and its existing ecological stability

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The Park shall recognize solutions, ideas, and alternatives for solving problems that transcend through conventional ways of thinking and doing

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Through concepts on Biodiversity Conservation, Culture, Creativity, Sustainability, Connectivity, and Dynamicity, the Park shall be able to address challenges on the need for open spaces, and biodiversity loss and create a space for healing and regeneration.

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Sustainable to Regenerative Tourism In the core of the NPF development is Regenerative Tourism a concept that pushes for travel and tourism to act as a healing force to revitalize the status of natural ecosystems rather than to merely sustain what is present. Through creating spaces that cater to creativity, sustainability, and cultural and ecological sensitivity, the park’s developments will establish connections to other existing environments within its vicinity and will simultaneously foster a dynamic space that adapts to the changing conditions of its locality.

If we are able to mark this land as an area that is built as a green space around the unusual - casinos, the unconventional functions - then this is going to be a revolutionary green space...

Dr. Susan Aquino-Ong, 2021

at the PALA National Convention 2021 on Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park and Creative Hub Design Workshop

The map shows the location of the Nayong Pilipino site in the context of the National Capital Region (NCR) scale

Image rendered by the Urban Forest Project, 2021

Scales of Site Context

To achieve the goals of the Park, the scale of development must be taken into consideration when analyzing the site to provide NPF administrators a clear spatial context and potentials of the site.

CORRIDOR (INTERCITY)

The spatial context of the Park can be divided into three categories: Corridor (Intercity), City, and Complex, ordered from largest to smallest in scale. Corridor or Intercity Scale focuses on adjacent cities and its physical and environmental relationships, while City Scale focuses on local accessibility and community, and Complex Scale focuses on relationships of the site with adjacent establishments and activities.

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Manila Bay Section (approx. 20-km distance from Pasig river mouth in Manila to Kawit, Cavite)

Parañaque City (maximum 10-km distance from NPF site)

Approx. 2-km radius from NPF site Entertainment City, ASEAN Business Park

Opportunities

Wider accessibility/mobility, larger biodiversity conservation opportunities along Manila Bay, and integrated sustainable tourism efforts through public space enhancements

Enhanced local accessibility/mobility and multi-modal connections, extensive local participation and social amelioration opportunities (e.g., green jobs, volunteering)

Alignment with Boulevard 2000 Framework and Road Usage and Development Guidelines, open space allocation, local connectivity, and proper implementation of street-level interventions

Open Spaces Network, Habit Network, Intercity Transport Modes/Routes, Bike Network

Land Use and Zoning, Open Space Developments, Ramsar Site Proximity, Bike Network and Infrastructure

Green Park Corridor, Complex Shuttle Route, Tour Trails, and Streetscape Design

National government agencies (DOT, DENR, PRA, DOTr, and DPWH) and Local Government Units (Cavite, Las Piñas City, Parañaque City, Pasay City, and Manila City)

Local Government Unit (Parañaque City) and civil society organizations

Local Government Unit (Parañaque City), Estate Associations (ECEMI and ABPEA), and nearby private landowners

Focus Primary Actors

Focusing on the Parañaque Site

Google Earth

15-HECTARE PROPERTY

MULTI-SCALE PERSPECTIVE

The NPF site is located in the Entertainment City, Brgy. Tambo, Parañaque City, in close proximity with a Ramsar-declared site, Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area or LPPCHEA and within the boundary of the Manila Bay Area. Previously belonged to the Philippine Reclamation Authority, the property was transferred to NPF by the virtue of Executive Order No. 615, series of 2017.

As a National Government Agency, NPF is mandated to initiate research and development projects and activities in social sciences, humanities, social and amelioration and allied fields and one of the projects that the Foundation set is the creation of a PUBLIC PARK.

It is comprised of two lands as the property is intersected by an inland channel (i.e. canal). The northern portion of the property consists of 5.5 hectares and is currently under a 25-year lease contract with Megaworld.

The remaining 9.5 hectares is on the southern side of the canal and is presently being used as a COVID-19 emergency health facility (i.e. quarantine and vaccination facilities).

For the Park to be appropriate for its users, the Foundation’s future designers, contractors, and administrators must take into consideration multi-scale perspectives that will affect its future design and operations. Such perspectives include systemic political challenges based on local government units and administrators, responsible utilization of already occupied land according to existing land use policies, and multi-sectoral coordination and organization.

Through defining and considering the scales of contextualizing the Park, its future developments may better integrate its connectedness with existing systems in place - political, cultural, spatial, or even environmental systems - to consequently create a dynamic space that adapts to constant change.

There is a shift in paradigms with the roles of public parks and a need to better integrate the connectedness of such spaces with existing systems in place - political, cultural, spatial, and environmental systems.

The Park shall be a dynamic space that adapts to constant change.

Urban Forest NAYONG PILIPINO CULTURAL PARK AND CREATIVE HUB

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The Physical Development proposal concentrated on the 9.5-hectare, southern portion of the property and identified potential spaces and routes for integration and enhancement.

9.5 hectares To be developed as a cultural park and creative hub

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Inland Channel or Canal Potential collaborative developments along the canal among different land property owners - with the goal to improve ease of movement and provide well-design communal spaces that prioritizes cultural factors and natural systems.

Design philosophy

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Let it GROW Let it FLOW Let it FOSTER Enabling ecosystem restoration in the urban environments and dynamicity of space

Setback or Stream Buffer Potential waterfront development a vegetative and paved strip that provides local accessibility, additional green public space, and supplemental layer for water filtration; can be developed as an esplanade or elevated walkway which caters to pedestrians and cyclists.

Recognizing water as a critical cultural element in building climate resilience Providing creative opportunities for social amelioration and cultivation of culture Areas / Zones NPF SITE WATERWAYS OR WATER BODIES CRUCIAL LAND DEVELOPMENTS (POTENTIAL BLUE-GREEN CORRIDOR) COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL

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TRANSPORTATION Mobility Routes or Circulation Potential streetscape developments along desired paths (i.e. routes with higher present or projected pedestrian usage). They can enhance local to regional movement especially for cyclists.

Circulation ROADWAYS SKYWAYS ESSENTIAL MOBILITY ROUTES

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Illustrated Conceptual Master Plan (Site Scale)

WEB - West Entrance Building NESt - New Eastern Structures

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Kamayan Agusan WEB

NESt Annex

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Let it GROW. Let it FLOW. Let it FOSTER.

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General Spaces West Entrance Building Area Code/s: Z1-1, Z1-2, Z2-1A, Z2-1B, Z2-2A, Z2-2B

The Native Huts

The West Entrance Building or WEB, as the name implies, is located on the western portion of the land where it is predominantly comprised of park services and ecotourism programming. The WEB shall consists of two main structures, the visitor information office, and the park rangers station as well as open spaces such as the main transportation stop, open parking area, plaza, and surrounding gardens. The WEB and all the areas directly associated with it shall serve as the first facility with park administrative functions and user experience services.

Due to the huts present condition and required logistics for transfer, which also entail meticulous refurbishment and maintenance, only three out of eight huts shall be part of the history garden design of the new NP development. The huts have their own background with NPF’s procurement and acquisition issues, and, they also pose higher susceptibility for cultural appropriation based on previous usage. As such, they shall only function as an informative display and no performance shall be conducted around them.

A distinct outdoor feature of the WEB is the NP history garden where the already owned-physical and digital NPF assets shall be featured such as native huts, previously used in NP Clark, and online materials. For digital information, a feature wall can be designed to incorporate the NPF spatial history timeline and drawings derived from an Umpukan session hosted by NPF in 2020. These displays shall provide reflection opportunities, practice cultural sensitivity, and increase awareness of the necessity of public inputs in park developments.

Administrative Recommendation Since the huts are associated with pertinent indigenous peoples (IPs) or cultural communities, NPF shall determine an appropriate contract of service or procurement process to refurbish the huts.

NPF shall also ensure that no intellectual property rights be disregarded when using other people’s works (e.g. previous development plans and sketches).

Ifugao Hut III* *Native huts’ item name is based on NPF Property Database

Ifugao Hut IV Ifugao Hut III

The History Garden (Huts)

The History Walk (Wall Feature) Another element that can be integrated with the history garden is a feature wall that shall display the NP spatial history timeline with development plans of previous NPF parks in Pasay and in Clark. The sketches during past engagements with stakeholders, particularly the one where the kids' joined a drawing activity during an Umpukan session in 2020, shall be made as a building material (e.g. glazed tile) to provide reflection opportunities and increase awareness on the necessity of public inputs in park developments.

The history garden where the huts shall be situated at shall be surrounded by native trees with appropriate under-plantings that can be easily maintained and add to the garden’s naturalness — intentional wild planting layout shall be explored.

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Ifugao Hut II

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WEB

The First Main Facility Designed to have a deliberately distinctive look, the WEB serves as the primary visitor center and a gathering area for visitors who want to get information about the park, services, and activities, purchase souvenirs, and learn about seasonal events. Its location is a direct result of the historical utilization schemes of the property at the time of the pandemic where the eastern end was designated for medical response in the form of a quarantine facility and a vaccination center.

In terms of tectonics, the WEB is inspired by a single gossamer in the wind rather than a complete structure of a web spiral. This is both a strategy to achieve an elongated form that can accommodate its purposes and program while also giving a nod to Nayon’s nation-building objectives - an endeavor that is a dynamic and fragile process requiring consideration of different strands in order to weave a common understanding of its identity, stronger in its collective form.

The shorthand version of the building’s name, WEB, is an attempt at appropriating a symbol that relates to both the nation-building foundations of Nayon and its direction as a contributor to environmental restoration.

Symbolically, it comes to represent the systems approach of looking at cultural preservation and national development where the inclusion of the natural environment and its stewardship are recognized as integral to this system. It also extends the network of thought about culture and tourism beyond material and consumptive experiences to processes and shared learning of intangible heritage and values

Park Ranger Station

STAFF QUARTERS WORK AREAS

BUILDING DETAILS Land Area based on Space Allocation Plan

1305 sqm. (including landscaped buffer spaces)

Building Footprint

966 sqm.

Total Ground Floor Area (TGFA)

Approx. 2,215 sqm.

Component Spaces

+ Visitor Information Center Reception area and gift shop (visitor services) Park administration office + Park Ranger Station

Visitor Information Center

OFFICES

VISITOR SERVICES

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Area Code/s: Z2-6A, Z2-6B, Z2-7A, Z2-7B The kamayan term is defined as “the use of hands” or “by hand.” The nursery and culinary lab are areas where hands-on activities are essential. The nursery is a fundamental facility for park developments as it can house pioneer plant species, propagate the park’s own softscape materials (e.g. tree species, fertilizers), accommodate procured and/or donated plants, and research plant conditions. A space directly connected to the nursery is the showcase garden which shall serve as the nursery’s frontage (i.e. buffer area before the roadway). The nursery and showcase garden shall provide opportunities for horticultural displays (e.g. flower show) and invite local plant suppliers to display their products. Native plant suppliers can also be prioritized as part of an incentive scheme in promoting the use of native plants.

Further in the park, the culinary lab with the terraced garden shall serve as a venue for Filipino culinary heritage. This lab also serves as a venue for cooking workshops and demos where local recipes are explored using freshly harvested produce from the edible gardens and the park at large.

Administrative Recommendation NPF, as a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC), is subject to numerous regulations especially with regards to receiving donations. As such, NPF shall craft donation guidelines with the goal to streamline its processes with other agencies and organizations and ensure good governance. The guidelines will also provide security for both the donor and the recipient if properly crafted. In addition, the plant propagation incentive scheme shall be explored be included in the NPF Management Plan.

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BUILDING DETAILS Land Area based on Space Allocation Plan

1261 sqm. (including landscaped buffer spaces)

Building Footprint

755 sqm.

Total Ground Floor Area (TGFA)

Approx. 1037 sqm.

Component Spaces

+ Food and beverage service

The culinary lab shall be phased as a later development that will rise on the space of the nurseries in their eventual downsizing. This is in anticipation of the reconfiguration of land use once the majority of nurtured plant life will be placed in their permanent locations in the park.

Kanlungan Area Code/s: Z1-5, Z3-5 The Kanlungan shall integrate outputs from on-site activities conducted in 2021 such as the Paglaum tree-planting, classified as one of the demonstration projects of NPF dedicated to and assisted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). As a means to recognize the efforts of the medical front-liners during the pandemic and to acknowledge the site’s prominent interim use as an emergency healthcare facility (i.e. quarantine facility and vaccination center), the Kanlungan shall be designed as a healing garden with meandering pathways, tree groves, and rest nodes. A planting design with a variety of attributes (e.g., color, texture, olfactory, auditory, fauna-attraction, ability to evoke cultural memory) shall be explored to enhance the user experience and provide ample opportunities for self-reflection. The area surrounding the Paglaum tree (Pterocarpus indicus or Narra), shall be designed as a plaza to formally delineate a special node along the site’s periphery, to be incorporated with commemorative displays (e.g. dedication wall).

Administrative Recommendation NPF shall formalize the collaboration with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, particularly with AFP RJTF NCR CARE, to establish proper coordination for the implementation and details of the strolling garden. This shall also ensure the correctness of event details (e.g., names of persons involved, key dates) that will be incorporated in signage and informational displays.

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NARRA Pterocarpus indicus Named as the Paglaum Tree, it shall stand as the site’s forebearer that shall exhibit a sense of dominance in scale, effect, and symbolism on site.

From the Cebuano term, which translates to hope, this tree represents communal aspirations for the land and the nation.

Nayon for Healing

Tagpuan

TREE-LINE PLANTING The tree-line planting activity on the periphery was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños - College of Forestry and Natural Resources (UPLB-CFNR), with the assistance of individuals and small-scale private entities, as well as the participation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Area Codes: Z1-4, Z2-5A, Z2-5B The initial trees planted by NPF in collaboration with different stakeholders last September of 2021 consist of 12 Molave (Vitex parviflora) and 12 Kamagong/Mabolo (Diospyros blancoi). These trees shall serve as monumental, pioneer species along the New Seaside Drive, in front of the Okada Manila Hotel. As part of the Tagpuan, the tree-line shall be incorporated in a wider pedestrianized section of the periphery to allow medium-sized congregation, such as group meetups. Directly connected to it are the assembly grounds and parking space.

The longitudinal parking shall accommodate shuttles and buses through parallel parking arrangement along the internal road to lessen wheel motion of vehicles as well as to reduce area for thick paving, which contributes to the heat island effect. Since the development has a proposed basement parking, the outdoor parking space near the assembly is projected to have minimal usage and shall prioritize users in need of better accessibility of the most park features. It shall cater mainly to senior citizens, families with children, and differently-abled persons. To maximize usability of space, the parking shall serve as an alternative, temporary leasing space for food stalls and during park events or fairs.

Administrative Recommendation To formally recognize the contributions of different donors such as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB) and the University of the Philippines Los Baños - College of Forestry and Natural Resources (UPLB-CFNR) and specific individuals, as well as, the participation of the AFP, the NPF shall provide a system of naming rights for each tree and/or area dedication guidelines.

Mala-gubat Area Code/s: Z2-4 The site, in its present state, is an accidental wilderness covered with tall grasses and fast-growing trees, which are mostly non-native and invasive, such as the Leucaena luecocephala or Ipil-ipil. Nonetheless, they currently serve as habitat and resting grounds for a number of species and provides cooler micro-climate within the Nayong Pilipino grounds. Such tree species also offers nursing opportunities (e.g. shade) to native tree saplings that shall be introduced on-site, in phases. An exploratory intention, the Mala-gubat shall serve as a practical study site for assisted natural regeneration by applying different afforestation methods such as the Miyawaki Method, planting two to four trees per square meter. With this, the site shall be designed to accommodate growth and spatial dynamicity in a longer time-frame (i.e. accommodating ecological succession and adjusting activity programming over a period of time) to keep up with the changing times. The area shall also serve as an official space to showcase native trees, the natural heritage pieces of the country. Minimal lighting shall also be incorporated, enough for security and appropriate for nocturnal animals.

Future use of the space shall accommodate passive, non-destructive activities such as art installations, nature observation, tree identification, natural heritage education (e.g. relevance of the tree in different parts of the country), community participation (e.g., maintenance, tree-tagging), long-term research ventures (e.g., soil documentation, tree growth monitoring).

Administrative Recommendation For appropriate monitoring and documentation, NPF shall incorporate the details in a formal partnership arrangement with DENR-ERDB. To secure support and holistic learning opportunities, NPF shall also conduct practical trainings with tourism officers, in collaboration with DOT.

Silayan Area Code/s: Z2-3A, Z2-3B Silayan shall mainly be comprised of grasslands, viewing decks, and bird hides with varying elevations. Due to the site’s proximity to Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park, a critical habitat and a Ramsar site, the Silayan shall serve as a spatial connector for bird species migrating and potential space to accommodate resident birds.

The design features shall provide opportunities to observe wildlife at close quarters such as viewing decks and bird hides. The grasslands (colloquially termed as talahiban), shall also be studied further and be incorporated in a strategic vegetation strategy. The existing grasses on site thrived with little to no human intervention and maintenance. As such, integration of these types of species, though can be categorically invasive, can provide a different approach in planting design. A more detailed space demarcation and plant control methods can be explored (e.g., bordering trench, rope fencing, cutting of grasses at preferred height). Native trees shall also be strategically located near the bird hides to provide proper framing of view, screening from other areas, and offer additional sun protection along the main circulation. Each viewing node shall have it’s own distinct viewpoint and appeal.

Lighting design around the area shall take into consideration the time of usage (i.e. the space is projected to have minimal use at night) as well as the presence of animals resting or species that are sensitive to bright light.

Administrative Recommendation NPF shall initiate collaboration with Tourism infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) under DOT and Biodiversity Management Bureaus (BMB) and Ecosystems Research and Development (ERDB) under DENR, to streamline design and implementation of bird hides for all ecotourism sites that serves as bird sanctuary.

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BIRD SIGHTINGS Last September 20, 2020, Mike Lu and his team from Wild Bird Club of the Philippines visited the NPF property in Parañaque to observe and document the bird species in the area.

They found a total of 25 types of birds, six of these are migrant ones while the rest are resident urban or grassland species. He worried that further disturbance of the area would drive them away.

“The wild grassland habitat must be maintained otherwise most of these species will be gone,” he explained during the Umpukan sa Nayon: Makakalikasang Nayon: Towards a Citizen-led Biodiversity Conservation held last October 10, 2020.

Photographs taken by Mike Lu, President of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines near the Nayong the Nayong Pilipino property in the Entertainment City, Paranaque, near Manila Bay.

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Tanawan Area Codes: Z1-10, Z1-11 The space adjacent to the canal is a potential visually connector between the major portions of the NPF property (i.e. north and south). It can also offer other opportunities for nature observation and panoramic view. However, due to the canal’s water state and quality, which contributes to intermittent spreading of foul smell in the area, the water-edge is the least ideal place to stay for a longer period of time. As such, land regeneration shall be the main purpose of the site, focusing on mangrove replanting and rainwater filtration. Primary users for this space are bikers who are projected to use the outer area as cycling route and who are in need to rest momentarily. As such, viewing decks shall be incorporated to offer as rest nodes for cyclists and other passersby. The Tanawan also includes a transition space where a wider and external waterfront development can connect to - a public buffer strip along the canal, located outside NPF’s property that connects to different properties (i.e. Megaworld and Sta. Elena Construction and Development).

Administrative Recommendation NPF shall ensure compliance with waterway buffer areas and coordinate with pertinent parties for proper implementation of design and to ensure a seamless design transition between different properties - enhancing accessibility and user experience especially for nearby communities in Parañaque.

Bukana Area Codes: Z1-8 The Bukana shall serve as a transitional space or spatial connector as NPF’s property is divided into two by a canal. It shall comprise of features and details that will increase the area linkage such as bridge, decks, signage, sheds, and similar plant palette, among others. It shall also include accent native trees to help people easily locate the area as well as good lighting fixtures to ensure the security and safety of users. To minimize the possibility of light pollution and disturbance of nocturnal animals living along the area, a schedule of lighting (i.e. when to turn on the lights) and a balanced ratio of brightness shall be determined. Another layer of design to guarantee users’ safety is through determining strategic locations for technological infrastructure (e.g. CCTV).

Administrative Recommendation NPF shall coordinate with the private entity to whom they have leased the northern portion of the 15-hectare land (i.e.

Megaworld). This is mainly to identify the possible timeline of development for proper implementation, including coordination with its detailed features.

Mala-bundok Area Code/s: Z1-3 A well-known feature of the Old Nayong Pilipino or the NP Pasay was the miniature Mt. Mayon (or Mayon Volcano). To evoke feelings of nostalgia while balancing the appropriateness of design based on site context and current development framework, a raised mass of earth (i.e. mound) is situated on the corner of the New Seaside Drive and Jose W. Diokno Boulevard. The Mala-bundok or the mountain-like feature shall have the highest ground elevation in the park. It shall consist of a linear pathway with tree-line planting, viewing deck, and buffer planting on each side of the pathway. The buffer planting shall consists of trees with varying density of canopy coverage. The outermost portion (i.e. area facing the road and Okada Manila Hotel) shall have denser tree planting to screen roadway view. A colorful clump of trees (e.g. Lagerstroemia speciosa or Banaba) can be explored to provide a distinct type of view for users. On the other side of the mound facing the park, the planting shall consist of less dense trees with appropriate spacing to provide a panoramic view of the park. Preferred tree species clustered is Casuarina equisetifolia or Agoho, which is a native, coastal tree species that also functions as a windbreaker. The Mala-bundok shall also properly facilitate rainwater drainage by integrating rain gardens and swales on the foot of the mound.

Administrative Recommendation Administrative Recommendation: To further enhance the design intention, including engineering (e.g. drainage facilitation), NPF shall ensure proper coordination with the Entertainment City Estate Management Inc., the real-estate management entity of the site’s complex.

Agusan Area Code/s: Z1-9, Z2-8, Z2-9 Agusan can be considered as the heart of the park development. Composed of three vital parts, the open grounds, man-made lagoon, and the stream, it shall offer a multitude of programmed activities and natural services. The open grounds shall be designed with nodes for congregation and designed with minimal physical or hard-engineering treatments to provide a more flexible space appropriate varied scale events or activities. Some of them are picnic, group meditation (e.g. yoga), kite-flying, outdoor classes, art performances, video-shoots, etc.

As for its technical function, the open grounds shall serve as a detention basin, capable to accommodate the overflow of flood temporarily. The open grounds shall slope towards the man-made lagoon, which functions as a retention basin that contains water all throughout the year. The man-made lagoon can provide opportunities for light displays (e.g. floating lanterns) and fountain shows, among others. Rainwater collected can also be used for irrigation of plants. The stream, located at the edge of the property connecting to the canal, shall facilitate drainage with proper filtration systems and release controls. Strolling paths, bridges, skipping stone pads, aquatic plants and plant types that can temporarily be submerged, as well as other water-related furniture shall be placed on suitable locations to connect all areas.

Administrative Recommendation The inland channel or canal is controlled by the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) and its water quality is being monitored by DENR. For proper implementation of water treatment systems and offer a wider integrated water resource management solutions, NPF shall initiate a collaborative endeavor.

Liwasan at Agusan

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The Nayong Pilipino park, through its different views and vistas, strives to give homage to its predecessors and its broader representation of a Filipino village. Vastly contemporary to make it truthful and appropriate to the temporal context to which it belongs, the impressions of idyll can be experienced through the interplay of different natural and built elements as experienced from various vantage points, allowing the visitor to appreciate and imagine what the nayon of the future could be while glimpsing vignettes of the quaint memories of the old parks.

These sceneries, complemented by various familiar sensations of the sound of babbling water, singing birds and rustling leaves, the smell of a favored dish, the feel of the gentle morning sun on one’s cheek, create the full experience of being in the nayon of yesterday and tomorrow.

Liwasan Area Codes: Z1-6A, Z1-6B, Z2-10, Z3-1A, Z3-1B The Liwasan shall serve as another main outdoor congregation area that connects to the core facilities/structures of development. The area is comprised of the grand plaza, plaza extension, as well as the main drop-off area (island and frontage) which are physically connected to the whole plaza. The open grounds is also part of the Liwasan due to its significant visual linkage with the main plaza even though it is separated by the transitional space (i.e. space) which is predominantly related to the main North-East Structure. The design shall incorporate an industrial or contemporary style to associate the site with the adjacent developments and initially contextualize the site in a predominantly “gaming” complex (i.e.

Entertainment City or E-City). The style preference also recognizes the artificiality of space as it is situated in a reclamation land and seamlessly transition the development from a predominantly built environment to a natural environment. The angular layout shall also be incorporated in the design not only for its suitability with the preferred design style but as well as for directional purposes. The angular lines shall be based on “line of influence” such as building entrances, corners of structures, etc.

KNIFE ACACIA Acacia auriculiformis

Administrative Recommendation For proper implementation of the area, especially the drop-off area which is connected to shared spaces controlled by ECEMI, NPF shall ensure proper coordination of design layout and traffic management plan or proposed traffic flow scheme. In addition, naming-rights (e.g. tree dedication) shall be incorporated in the NPF management manual/guidelines.

THE TREE STORY

The only tree currently standing in the midst of the gravel-based entryway of the quarantine facility in the Nayong Pilipino grounds is Acacia auriculiformis or Knife Acacia. Although non-native, it’s relevance stands on the stories of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 1, the current caretakers of the land.

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The Knife Acacia, as they’ve told, withstood the Typhoon Ulysses last 2020, which, in contrast, caused destruction to some of the quarantine tents in the area. The tree stands as a symbolic representation of AFP’s unceasing efforts even in unfamiliar grounds.

AFP’s insights, site experience, and own documentation greatly contributed to the planning of the development. Their stories, including flooding issues and multiple accounts of fauna sightings (i.e. may bayawak sa bandang doon), reinforced the need to have a well-planned development that works well with nature.

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AFP Task Group World Trade Center manning Bagong Nayong Pilipino Covid Isolation Center

As such, the tree shall be integrated in the Liwasan (grand plaza) and it shall be the only non-native species located in the Liwasan. It shall continue to stand in its current ground to serve as reminder of AFP’s service to the country in the time of the pandemic and their valuable contribution to the development of the Nayong Pilipino Park.

Palaruan

Tubigan

Area Code/s: Z3-7, Z3-8 To guarantee children’s safety, offer an efficient flow of activity (e.g. educational tours), and provide substantial creative learning opportunities such as nature appreciation, cultural understanding, historical knowledge, the Palaruan shall be as an outdoor classroom — promoting play, exploration, and supported risk taking in a nature setting. It shall integrate natural elements well with built-up areas (e.g. mixing of earth berms with mounds finished with Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber or EPDM) to allow the children to play on different elevations and offer variation of ground textures with corresponding safety measures.

Area Code/s: Z3-6 The Tubigan shall function as a secondary drop-off point which incorporates water features and art installations to provide distinct welcoming experience of users going to the area. The Tubigan shall also serve as a small-scale retention basin which collects rainwater coming from the Liwasan grand plaza, running through the NESt activity strip with a slope of 2-3%, and down to the pond — where aerators shall be incorporated for water treatment and display. The whole area shall provide interactive outdoor features to allow water-play and interaction (e.g. water treatment bikes) as well as passive activities such as observation and strolling through decks and pathways.

Palaruan is also comprised of the covered walkway connecting to the North-East Structure, which has its own space programming that shall cater to the children (e.g. indoor workshops). The covered walkway is divided two main play spaces, the children’s primary playground and the bamboo grove. Play spaces shall also include facilities and furniture such as seating to cater to guardians (e.g. parents, teachers) and provide unobstructed views on resting areas for security. The bamboo grove provides more opportunity for nature immersion, where strolling paths can be included. Family walks can be part of the main activity for such area.

Administrative Recommendation NPF shall craft creative activity programming for kids which shall be included in the primary management plan.

This shall also include a communication plan and partnerships with public institutions or schools.

Since it’s in proximity to the primary zone for kids (i.e. Palaruan), the design layout, outdoor furniture, and art installations shall be kid-friendly. The depth of the water feature shall also be taken into account to avoid water-related accidents such as drowning. An additional layer of safety measures shall be explored such as strategic locations of CCTV, well-design railings, etc.

Administrative Recommendation In preparation for art installations in the site, NPF shall provide opportunities and detail arrangements for artist collaborations may it be through appropriate contract of service, bidding, or grants - with the goal to streamline the process.

Tubigan

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New Eastern Structure Annex Area Code/s: Z1-17, Z3-2A, Z3-2B, Z3-12

The NESt-Annex is a 4 level structure that contains spaces that are predominantly designated for cultural learning and transmission. The structure is connected to the NESt main building on the upper levels by a covered path walk, creating a tied island type of structure. The lower levels of the building are designated to be multi-purpose studios and storage spaces that will serve as the main demonstration areas for intangible cultural heritage transmission for materials processing. These cultural technology workshops function similar to shared service facilities of the Department of Trade and Industry where equipment can be found for the raw material processing of wood, fibers, colorants, and even paper and plastics.

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Adjacent to these spaces is lecture and multi-purpose rooms where the demonstrations and practical workshops can spill over. These rooms can also be used as secondary exhibits and event spaces to feature such material culture items, related tools, and traditions. The top level of the Annex is designated for the administrative personnel of these learning spaces and for meeting rooms to engage with partners, cultural bearers, and resource people. Some of these areas may also be leased out as office spaces to organizations or businesses related to the cultural technology and heritage transmission endeavors found in the Annex, or to community support services like food and beverage providers. The roof deck is designated for utilities and a green roof which shall mainly act as a rainwater collection and filtration system.

BUILDING DETAILS Building Footprint

1656 sqm.

Total Ground Floor Area (TGFA)

Approx. 6,400 sqm.

Component Spaces

+ Leasable Space and Offices +Multi-purpose Lecture Rooms +Cultural Technology Workshops and Storage

NESt Annex LEASABLE SPACE AND OFFICES MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS AND LECTURE ROOMS CULTURAL TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS AND STORAGE

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New Eastern Structure Area Code/s: Z3-3, Z3-9, Z3-10, Z3-11, Z3-12 The NESt is the eastern development cluster that composes the bulk of the gray infrastructure on the site and the main component of the Core Facilities Zone.

Phased as a later development, the New Eastern Structure shall rise as a complex of 3 buildings located on the previously built-up areas of the quarantine and vaccination facilities. This siting allows for less disturbance on the developing ecosystem on-site, placing the structures in proximity to established access and utility points, concentrating human and construction activities to one location, and lessening the need to transport goods, people, and waste from multiple, distant points once operations are initiated.

The main building of the NESt is a 3 storey structure with basement and roof deck levels. This structure contains the Museo ng Nayong Pilipino, the Knowledge Resource Center (a multi-media library), the NPF offices, and leasable commercial zones.

These spaces are linked by wide, multi-purpose circulation areas where workshops, exhibits, and formal or casual interactions can happen. One of these spaces is the grand lobby which is located between the museum and the library as a shared exhibit area for thematic displays and interpretive installations. The stepped lobby which also punctures to the upper floors provides for elevation and building void changes for more dynamic installation opportunities. The crafts-oriented cultural technology workshops can also be located in these multi-purpose spaces.

The Roof and the Basement The roof decks of the NESt are identified as roof garden spaces that will be accessible to visitors. These gardens are meant to be leisure and wellness spaces that may be transformed into small event areas as well. The roof gardens also serve to collect and filter rainwater which can be stored in basement level cisterns. The vast surface of the roof deck area shall also serve as utility spaces and possible green energy systems (eg. photovoltaic systems).

The basement level is the main access point to the underground parking, which also provides ample space for bicycle storage and cyclist facilities (ie. shower and changing rooms) to encourage active transport for both visitors and personnel of the NP park.

NESt Annex

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BUILDING DETAILS Building Footprint

4142 sqm.

Total Ground Floor Area (TGFA)

Approx. 19,508 sqm.

Component Spaces

+ Museo ng Nayong Pilipino (Museum) + Grand Lobby / Exhibit Space + NPF Main Offices + Knowledge Resource Center + Cultural Technology Workshop Area (Crafts) + Basement (Bike and Car Parking) + Rood Deck (Covered and Gardens)

VISUAL REFERENCE

Knowledge Resource Center Openbare Bibliotheek, Amsterdam

“Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, The Netherlands” by Jorge Royan Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)

NESt UTILITIES

COVERED ROOF DECK AND EXTENDED DECK

NAYONG PILIPINO FOUNDATION MAIN OFFICES MUSEUM

GRAND LOBBY/ EXHIBIT SPACE KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE CENTER CULTURAL TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP AREA BIKE AND CAR PARKING

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A prominent feature of the NESt is its permeable bamboo skin designed as a non-structural space-frame sun shading surface. This feature provides passive lighting to the interior while allowing natural ventilation to cool the space and provide a sense of openness. The use of materials such as bamboo is also an opportunity to promote interest in locally available, sustainable materials and building techniques whose potentials have been under-appreciated. This also conceivably includes the architecture as part of NP’s own living tradition in the maintenance of such features.

VISUAL REFERENCE

NESt Grand lobby exhibit

Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, Canada “Main Hall at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology” by Xicotencatl Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)

The design translation for the NESt takes a more subtle approach, relying on the quality of the various forms and materials as a reflection of the diverse experiences of Filipinos in how they perceive their environment. This material diversity seeks to elicit a sense of place that feels locally generic but relatable, similar to snapshots of landscapes that belong in different contexts, textures of common materials that are adaptations to different environmental settings. The construction also aims to incorporate a spectrum of familiar building techniques and styles from the use of organic materials (ie. bamboo), brutalism in concrete, and metal in the industrial aesthetic which links more closely to the story of the site and the current time.

This embracing of diversity as a form of identity echoed the NPF mission which looks at Filipino diversity as a driver for progress. This also suspends interpretation of the Filipino identity as reflected in the architecture into more subjective ways and allows a certain level of ambiguity in image interpretation - creating built forms that are agnostic to different/changing concepts of Filipino culture.

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New Eastern Structure 2 Area Code/s: Z3-4A, Z3-4B, Z3-4C, Z3-4D, Z3-11, Z3-12 NESt 2 is the third structure that composes the eastern cluster in the Nayong Pilipino park. It serves as the core of the NP Creative Hub as the main facility that is focused on providing creative services. As defined in the report by the British Council and Ateneo Art Gallery, the creative hub is “a place which brings creative people together; a convenor, providing space and support for networking, sustainable community engagement with the creative, cultural, technological sector" 1. The structure can be subdivided into 3 major areas, namely the NPF auditorium, the creator space, and the commercial areas in the Activity Strip.

The NPF auditorium is an approximately 500 seater theater that can be used for performances, lectures, and even as a plenary hall and cinematheque when considered as an entity with the Knowledge Resource Center. The commercial spaces include the majority of the development facing the Activity Strip. These spaces may span from establishments that are community support providers, creative services providers (eg., editing and printing, specialty shops, materials shops, consultancies), small creator-run businesses (eg., SMSE, hobbyist, and custom pieces shops), to space and equipment rentals for recording and rehearsals. This area can also be part of a creative economy incubation space where artist-entrepreneurs are given the opportunity to develop their products or services in a set-up that capacitate them through knowledge sharing and subsidies. The creator space is a co-working, shared space that mainly serves as a venue for creatives to come together, converse, or collaborate. The creator space is adjacent to the creative services facilities of the Activity Strip ensuring that the needs of the creatives can be addressed within the vicinity. It also features a sound stage that can be used by NPF for transmedia educational production or rented to creators who require such a facility for their projects. The NESt 2 as the creative hub core aims to facilitate knowledge-based creation inspired by and contributing to the Filipino cultural landscape.

1 Report: Fostering Communities – The Creative Hubs' Potential in the Philippines (2017)

NESt 2

BUILDING DETAILS

NESt 2

Building Footprint

3723 sqm.

Total Ground Floor Area (TGFA)

Approx. 9,637 sqm.

Component Spaces

+ NPF Auditorium + Creator Spaces + Commercial Area (part of the activity strip)

Creative Hub Core

MULTI-FUNCTION CREATIVE SERVICES AUDITORIUM CO-WORKING SPACE PARKING

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Likhaan (Creative Pods)

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Likhaan Area Codes: Z3-4D The Likhaan is a creative space located beside the NESt 2. It is composed of 5 elevated creative pods interlinked by a walkway. Made from re-purposed and expanded shipping containers, these pods are workstations that can host a team of 5 people and serve as their temporary office in the NP park. These pods are part of the creative economy incubation schemes of the NPF, where projects are given space and institutional assistance to be realized.

The shipping container as the base structure is enlarged in the interior through the integration of an extended shell which also creates a friendlier envelope more suitable to the climate. The use of this material nods back to the more modern aesthetic present in this vicinity of the site, while also referencing the coastal-industrial context of the bay (ie. ports and reclamation).

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Planning and Design Strategies To further detail the planning considerations and design intentions for the Park, layers of strategies were identified and overlaid over one another.

This was to ensure a holistic approach in planning.

The visualizations shall aid NPF administrators and future implementors to understand the potentials of the site under the proposed development framework with corresponding principles and goals.

Site Parameters BUILDING FOOTPRINT

NATURAL SYSTEMS

CIRCULATION

Nayong Pilipino Site in Parañaque City bound by the following geographical and geopolitical limitations: +

The site is located in a coastal environment along the Manila Bay

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The site is in proximity to Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park, a declared Ramsar site under the Ramsar Convention of UNESCO

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The site is in Parañaque City and is governed by laws that can be specific only to its local government unit

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The site is also in Parañaque City’s Entertainment City Zone and is governed by laws that can be specific only to this zone

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The site is dominantly a mixture of grassland and young trees to date (2021)

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The site is presently used as an emergency health facility where the Armed Forces of the Philippines are the current caretakers of the land (2021)

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CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN

+ Sustainability + Connectivity + Dynamicity + Creativity

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Ramsar-site (Ramsar Convention)

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SPACE ALLOCATION The Space Allocation Plan was derived to ensure that all portions of the site have intended use and design direction. A coding system was used to name the demarcated spaces for a systematic identification process and ease of reference.

Z2-10

(1915 SQM)

Z1-8

(1811 SQM)

Z1-7

Z2-9

(1752 SQM)

(5427 SQM)

Z3-2A

Z1-9

Z1-10

Z3-3

(681 SQM)

Z2-7A

(4142 SQM)

Z2-7B

Z3-1A

(1262 SQM) (1222 SQM)

Z2-2A

Z3-1B

(3483 SQM) (1252 SQM)

Z2-2B

(890 SQM) (737 SQM)

Z3-9

Z1-11

(4142 SQM)

(1515 SQM)

Z2-6A

Z3-2B

(1656 SQM) (3741 SQM)

(1342 SQM)

Z1-6A

(137 SQM)

Z2-6B

Z1-6B

(660 SQM)

(1070 SQM) (2356 SQM)

Z1-1

(297 SQM)

Z2-1A

Z3-5

Z2-1B

(2030)

(863 SQM) (1305 SQM)

Z1-5

Z1-2

(2888 SQM)

(895 SQM)

Z3-4A

Z3-4B

Z3-4C

Z3-4D

(3723 SQM) (1350 SQM) (1461 SQM) (1461 SQM)

Z3-6

Z1-3

(3728 SQM)

Z2-3A

(2963 SQM)

Z3-7

Z2-3B

(895 SQM)

886 SQM) (3284 SQM)

Z3-10

(2765 SQM)

Z2-8

Z3-8

(4423 SQM)

(1930 SQM)

Z2-4

Z1-4

(3810 SQM)

(2888 SQM)

Z2-5A

Z2-5B

(1209 SQM) (555 SQM)

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Including Z3-11 (basement parking and Z3-12 (roof gardens) which are not reflected on the plan

ZONAL CLASSIFICATION

Primary Users + Nature enthusiasts (e.g., birders, forest-bathers) + General visitors or tourists (e.g., families, tour groups)

The purpose of the Zonal Classification Plan is to enable a more flexible or multi-directional approach in development phasing. Overlaid with the Space Allocation Plan, several implementation strategies such as prioritization of areas can be easily derived.

PA R K S E R V I C E S

Duration of Use: mid-long

Development Phases + First Phase: Z2-1A to Z2-5A + 2nd Phase: Z2-7A to Z2-7B + 3rd Phase: Z2-8 to Z2-10

Target stakeholders or potential users of space can also be easily identified, including the projected time frame (or period) of usage.

General Target Users + Educational Institutions (e.g., students, researchers, academicians) + Government Institutions (e.g., DOT-tourism officers, LGU employees) Duration of Use: long* *shall consider interval use of space within a year through partnerships

Primary Users C O R E FA C I L I T I E S

+ NPF Administration + Creative industry people (e.g., visual arts, film, music) + Cultural workers (e.g., museum curators, archivists) Duration of Use: long* *shall consider interval use of space within a year through leasing arrangements

P E R I P H E RY

Development Phases + First Phase: Z3-11 + 2nd Phase: Z3-1A to Z3-10 + 3rd Phase: Z3-12

Primary Users + Cyclists + Passersby (e.g. employees and residents) Duration of Use: short-mid* *With the exemption of Kanlungan area or strolling garden

Development Phases + First Phase: Z1-1 to Z1-4 + 2nd Phase: Z1-5 to Z1-7 + 3rd Phase: Z1-8 to Z1-11

LEGEND

Zone 1

Additional factors considered for the proposed zonal classification were administrative capacity for implementation, the typical timeline of bidding processes, and budgetary considerations.

CLASSIFICATION Development Phases was developed based on time considerations, ranging from short- (1-2 years), mid- (5 years), and long-term (10 years) durations. However, the phases are not necessarily within different time frames. They just illustrate possible sequence of implementation.

Zone 2 Zone 3

SQM

Zone 1: Periphery

%

19,175 20.18%

Zone 2: Park Services

31,214 32.86%

Zone 3: Core Facilities

34,608 36.43%

Vehicular and Primary Route

10,003

10.53

TOTAL 95,000

100%

Areas per Zone

Zone 1: Periphery Z1-1 Z1-2 Z1-3 Z1-4 Z1-5 Z1-6A Z1-6B Z1-7 Z1-8 Z1-9 Z1-10 Z1-11

Transportation stop Rain garden and parking Hilltop view Tree-lined garden Strolling garden Main drop-off area (island) Main drop-off area (frontage) Buffer planting strip Connecting garden Stream Transition space Mangrove

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Zone 2: Park Services Z2-1A Z2-1B Z2-2A Z2-2B Z2-3A Z2-3B Z2-4 Z2-5A Z2-5B Z2-6A Z2-6B Z2-7A Z2-7B Z2-8 Z2-9 Z2-10

West Entrance Building plaza West Entrance Building History garden (huts) History garden (walk) Buffer planting strip Grasslands Afforestation grounds Assembly area Parking area Showcase garden Nursery Culinary lab Terraced garden Sloped grounds Man-made lagoon Open grounds

Zone 3: Core Facilities Z3-1A Z3-1B Z3-2A Z3-2B Z3-3 Z3-A4 Z3-4B Z3-4C Z3-4D Z3-5 Z3-6 Z3-7 Z3-8 Z3-9 Z3-10 Z3-11 Z3-12

Grand plaza Plaza extension New Eastern Structure Annex New Eastern Structure Annex plaza New Eastern Structure New Eastern Structure 2 plaza New Eastern Structure 2 New Eastern Structure 2 garden New Eastern Structure 2 pods Strolling garden extension Pond Bamboo grove Play space Activity strip Transition space Basement parking Roof gardens

GREEN SPACE DISTRIBUTION The latest official directive for the property development is anchored from the proposed conceptual plan presented during the 42nd Cabinet Meeting held last 11 October of 2019. The NPF development shall include “a Green (landscape) and Public Realm (Open Space of at least 70%) plan”, where the roads and key buildings shall be part of the remaining area.

The Green Space Distribution plan translates such directive through identifying predominant spatial (ground) treatment identifying areas that shall be predominantly softscape, semi-softscape, or hardscape (with varying ground permeability rate).

LEGEND

Predominantly softscape (natural) Semi-softscape (natural-paved)* Predominantly hardscape (paved)* *

With varying ground permeability rate

SPACE CLASSIFICATION

SQM

%

Building Footprint

12,088

12.72%

Vehicular and Primary Route

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10,003 10.53%

SUB-TOTAL

22,091 23.25%

Remaining Green Space (on-ground)

72,909 76.75%

TOTAL 95,000

1 Based from the 2019 draft of the Terms of Reference for Consulting Services for the Preparation of Master Development Plan and Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design for the Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park at the Entertainment City, New Seaside Road, Parañaque City.

100%

Green Space Typologies 1 Z1-1

Transportation stop

Z1-6A

Z2-3A

Main drop-off area (island)

Buffer planting strip

Z1-10

Transition space

Z1-2

Rain garden and parking

Z1-6B

Z2-10

Z3-4C

Z3-8

Z2-6B

Z3-1A

Z3-4D

Z3-9

Showcase garden

Z2-3B

Main drop-off area (frontage)

Z2-6A

Grasslands view

Nursery

Open grounds

Grand plaza

NESt 2 garden

NESt 2 pods

Play space

Activity strip

Z1-11

Mangrove view

Z2-4

Z3-1B

Afforestation grounds

Z1-3

Hilltop view

Z1-7

Buffer planting strip

Z2-1A

Strolling garden extension

Terraced garden

Z2-2A

Z3-6

History garden (huts)

Z1-4

Tree-lined garden

Z1-8

Pond

Z2-5A

Connecting garden

Assembly area

Z1-5

Strolling garden

Z2-8

Z3-2B

Z2-9

Z3-4A

Sloped grounds

Man-made lagoon

Z1-9

Stream

Z2-2B

History garden (walk)

Transition space

Z3-5

Z2-7B

WEB plaza

Z3-10

Plaza extension

Z3-11

Basement parking

NESt Annex plaza

Z3-12

NESt 2 plaza

Z2-5B

Parking area

1 Spaces Z2-1B (WEB), Z2-7A(Culinary lab), Z3-2A (NESt Annex), Z3-3 (NESt), and Z3-4B (NESt 2) are categorized as Building Typologies.

Z2-6B (Nursery), Z3-4D (NESt pods) are both classified as Green Space and Building Typologies due to their design and mixed features.

Roof gardens

Z3-7

Bamboo grove

Explore different types of ground treatment such as grass pavers or elevated walkways, for a balanced use of space and to facilitate better water percolation

CIRCULATION The circulation is a fundamental component especially in public developments. The design shall take into consideration multiple factors such as types of users and usage, even time of usage. It is imperative that, even at an early stage of master planning, routes catering to differently-abled persons are planned. Such routes were based on the identification of critical nodes (i.e. important facilities in need of accessibility facilities such as ramps or gentle-sloped pathways).

N E ST E N T RY P O I N T (Drop-off area and service area)

W E B E N T RY P O I N T (Open parking and transpo stop)

Offer varied elements of linkages (e.g. bridges) for better experiential tour around the Park

S O U T H E N T RY P O I N T (Basement and open parking) Identify appropriate route and ground treatment based on user groups to ensure accessibility, inclusivity and experiential learning of the Park.

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Enable multiple usage of pathways, depending on the time of the day and event

Circulation Vehicular MAIN ROUTE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY MAIN ENTRYWAYS PUV STOPS/TERMINALS

C-1

MAIN DROP OFF POINT

Vehicular Circulation

OPEN PARKING BASEMENT PARKING

Pedestrian PRIMARY ROUTE (6-M WIDTH) SECONDARY ROUTE (3-M WIDTH TERTIARY ROUTE (1.5-M WIDTH) SERVICE ROUTE MAJOR REST NODES AND SHEDS

C-2

COVERED PATHS

Pedestrian Circulation

GROUND BUILDING ENTRY POINTS

Cycling EXTERNAL ROUTE SCENIC ROUTE MEANDERING ROUTE RENTAL ROUTE (QUADRACYCLE) BIKE TERMINALS MAIN BIKE PARKING

C-3

Cycling Circulation

REST NODES

The proposed vehicular circulation has a simple, straightforward layout to lessen wheel motion and thick-paved areas. Routes in case of emergency and due maintenance were also projected.

Main entryways were determined based on existing conditions and site factors such as distances from critical points (i.e. curvature of roads). An additional element considered in planning entry points were target users. For example, VIPs attending an event in NESt 2 Auditorium were projected to use the main drop-off point on the eastern side for direct access while performers are to use the service road past the main drop-off area or the southern entrance, straight to the basement to carry equipment or props and access the backstage to prepare for the event.

Three types of pedestrian routes were identified to ensure spatial inclusivity as well as accessibility, safety and, security of park users. The primary route is the widest pedestrian circulation as it overlaps with the vehicular (i.e. service route) and cycling routes (i.e. rental route for quadracycles). An added factor considered was the interim, mix uses of the space. The 6-meter wide path shall accommodate event booth placements (e.g. food stalls) during special occasions or park tours for differently-abled participants.

The secondary routes shall provide direct access to critical nodes (e.g. building entrances) while the tertiary route shall offer a more immersive stroll appropriate for reflection and nature observation as well as intricate movements through areas.

Cycling is an important component for the whole park, across multiple scales of the development as previously discussed.

Although the external route along the site’s periphery is only approx. 800 meters long, cyclists going to the site were projected to come from Parañaque, Manila, and other cities linked by the Manila Bay segment (i.e. 10-kilometer distance running to and fro the site, along Manila Bay or Roxas Boulevard). The external route shall offer direct paths with rest nodes. The meandering route, in addition to the external route shall accommodate park users who wants to circle the site through biking. The scenic route, running through the “Mala-bundok” feature of the site shall provide cyclists additional rest node and panoramic view. The rental route shall cater to families or groups who would like to experience the center of the park by using quadracycles.

Nursery

Z2-6A

Showcase garden

Z2-6B Nursery

Z2-7B

Terraced garden

Culinary lab NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION AND EDIBLE LANDSCAPING

NA TU

Z1-2 RE

Rain garden and parking

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LU

NATURAL SYSTEMS

TIO

TA TC

Z1-11

Mangrove view

RAINWATER FILTRATION (RAIN GARDENS, BIO-SWALES AND MANGROVE AREA)

Bird hide Z2-3A

These interventions shall provide opportunities for community participation with the goal to increase environmental awareness and nature appreciation.

BI

Transportation stop

NS

The preliminary space and activity programming were designed on nature-based solutions with the goal to align with international sustainable agendas and, eventually, streamline natural regeneration initiatives and amplify health benefits for the Philippine metropolis.

HA

Z1-1

Buffer planting strip

Z2-3B

Grasslands view

Z2-4

Afforestation grounds

NATURE OBSERVATION AND ASSISTED NATURAL REGENERATION

O

NS

ER

VA TIO

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N

Z2-8

Z2-9

Sloped grounds

Z1-9

Man-made lagoon

Stream

WATER COLLECTION AND DRAINAGE FACILITATION (WATER DETENTION GROUNDS, RETENTION BASINS, AND STREAM)

Z3-1A

Grand plaza

BI

Z1-5

O

M

E

PR

O

Strolling garden

U

A RB

N

H

T EA

RE

D

T UC

IO

N

C TE

TIO

W

Z3-9

Activity strip

E AT

R-

Pond

WATER FEATURES AND WATER-PLAY OPPORTUNITIES (RAINWATER COLLECTION AND CHANNELS)

Tree-lined garden

NATURAL HERITAGE SHOWCASE SPACES

Z1-3

Hilltop view

E

Z3-6

N

Z1-4

E

DG

TR

TM EA

EN

T

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BUILDING FOOTPRINT Format of the building details: + Footprint (plus buffer areas) + Total Ground Floor Area + Bldg. Area Code

NESt Annex 1656 sqm.

TGFA: Approx. 6400 sqm.

Bldg. Area Code: Z3-2A

NESt 2

Culinary Lab

3723 sqm.

755 sqm. (+506 sqm.)

TGFA: Approx. 9637 sqm.

Bldg. Area Code: Z3-4B

TGFA: Approx. 1037 sqm.

Bldg. Area Code: Z2-7A

NESt 4142 sqm.

TGFA: Approx. 19508 sqm.

Bldg. Area Code: Z3-3

WEB

966 sqm. (+366 sqm.)

TGFA: Approx. 2215 sqm.

Bldg. Area Code: Z2-1B

SCALE REFERENCE Building Footprint and Buffer Areas

NPF-OWNED STRUCTURES ( PHYS IC A L A S S E TS )

Ifugao Hut II

Ifugao Hut III

Ifugao Hut IV

Bird hide

Creator pods

Shed

12,088 (12.72%)

SMALL-SCALE STRUCTURES

( LOW- IMPAC T IN F RA ST RU C T U RE) Nursery

NEST ANNEX

NEST

NEST 2

WEB

CULINARY LAB

Building Typologies

General Space Tags Visitor information center, park administration office, gift shop, staff quarters, work areas

Food and beverage service

Auditorium, creator spaces, commercial area

Museum, thematic exhibit, knowledge resource center, workshop space, administration offices, commercial area

Z3-4A

Z3-1A

Workshop space, multi-purpose lecture rooms, learning spaces administration office, leasable spaces

Xxx

Direct Open Space Relations NESt 2 plaza

Z2-1A

Z2-7B

Z2-2A

Z2-6B

WEB plaza History garden (huts)

Grand plaza

Z3-2B

NESt Annex plaza

Terraced garden

Z3-10

Transition space

Nursery

Z1-7

Z3-4C

Buffer planting strip

NESt 2 garden

Z3-4D

NESt 2 pods

Z2-2B

History garden (walk)

Z2-8

Sloped grounds

Z3-9

Activity strip

Z3-1B

Plaza extension

WESTERN FACILITIES

Building Programming

PARK RANGER STATION

WEB

Culinary Lab

NURSERY

PARK ADMINISTRATION

VISITOR CENTER

EDIBLE TERRACED GARDEN CULINARY LAB

NPF HISTORY WALK (WALL)

NPF HISTORY GARDEN (HUTS)

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EASTERN FACILITIES

NESt Annex NESt

1F / 2F / 3F MUSEO NG NAYONG PILIPINO

NESt 2

3F LEARNING SPACES ADMINISTRATION

1F / 2F KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE CENTER

1F / 2F MULTI-PURPOSE LECTURE ROOMS 3F LEASABLE SPACES

MULTI-LEVEL ROOF DECK (GARDEN & RENEWABLE ENERGY)

LGF / 1F CULTURAL TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP I (MATERIALS PROCESSING)

3F NPF OFFICES

AUDITORIUM

1F CULTURAL TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP II (CRAFTS)

CREATOR PODS

ACTIVITY STRIP

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SOUND STUDIO

CREATOR SPACES

Consolidated Building Spaces (Checklist) PARK FACILITIES VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER

LEARNING SPACES LECTURE ROOMS

MUSEO NG NAYONG PILIPINO THEMATIC EXHIBITIONS ( N EST GRAN D LO BBY )

VISITOR SERVICES

HUDDLE ROOMS

GIFT SHOP

MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS

CONSERVATION LAB

PARK ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

OPEN-AIR BREAKOUT AREAS

COLLECTION STORAGE

CULTURAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

MULTI-PURPOSE CONVERGENCE SPACE

PARK RANGER STATION NURSERY CULINARY LAB

DEMO AND EXHIBIT AREA

GIFT SHOP

PROCESSING WORKSHOPS

MUSEO ADMIN. OFFICE

( W IT H S PEC IA L IZ E D EQ U IPME N T )

KNOWLEDGE CENTERS LIBRARY READING AREAS

DRYING AND STORAGE AREAS CRAFTING WORKSHOPS ( T HIN K S PAC E S )

PRIVATE WORKSTATIONS

LEASABLE SPACES

HUDDLE ROOMS

LEARNING SPACES ADMIN. OFFICE

COMPUTER STATIONS AV ROOMS OPEN-AIR BREAKOUT/WORK LOUNGES RESEARCH ARCHIVES KNOWLEDGE CENTER ADMIN. OFFICE

MEETING ROOMS

NPF ADMINISTRATION

CREATIVE HUB CORE

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

AUDITORIUM

ADMIN AND FINANCE OFFICE

CREATOR CO-WORKING SPACE

CREATIVE HUB SUPPORT CREATIVE (ACTIVITY) STRIP GIFT SHOPS

GENERAL ADMIN SUPPORT UNIT

IDEATION ROOMS

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE UNIT

WORK LOUNGE

CREATIVE SERVICES

HUMAN RESOURCE UNIT MARKETING AND OPERATIONS OFFICES

SOUND STAGE

MULTI-PURPOSE GENERAL LEASING

SOUND RECORDING STUDIO

BUSINESS INCUBATION (INC-1)

SALES AND MARKETING UNIT

MUSIC RECORDING

PROJECTS UNIT

VOICE RECORDING

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

FOLEY STUDIO

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MEETING ROOMS

CREATOR PODS (INC-2)

MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS REHEARSAL SPACES CREATIVE WORKSHOPS TEMPORARY EXHIBIT SPACES VISUAL ARTS STUDIO FABRICATION STUDIO NPF TRANSMEDIA STUDIO NPF BROADCAST STUDIO NPF CREATIVE HUB ADMIN OFFICES

PARKING FACILITY BASEMENT PARKING VEHICULAR PARKING BIKE PARKING SHOWER ROOMS ( MAIN TEN ANC E PERSO N N EL/BIKERS)

Liwasan (NESt)

12

9 10

13 6

WEB

4B 5

1

8

7 4A NCR

3 11

2

CAR

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POSSIBLE LOCATION PER REGIONAL TOURISM BOOTH

Scenario-based Activity Programming SCENARIO | Tourism Expo Instead of a repository of replicated, selected sights in one site, the new Nayon Park seeks to distribute this interest to the respective contexts of local heritage properties. The Bagong Nayong Pilipino Park is pivoted from a theme park where the perception of local sites were expressed as static relics to a more dynamic, participatory, and inclusive destination that include cultural owners as determiners of their presentation. As a showroom of Filipino culture, it now seeks to facilitate the flow of tourism to destinations that would benefit in the tourism economic exchange. This way the park has the ability to be more dynamic in its exploration and presentation of culture through more changeable and movable displays.

To illustrate the vision for the Bagong Nayong Pilipino, it is noteworthy to consider the function of this new park as a platform to promote Philippine tourism. This could be imagined in a Philippine Tourism Expo in the Nayong Pilipino.

This expo could utilize the entirety of the park as an open air exhibit for Philippine creative pieces designed by the respective representative LGU culture and tourism offices in coordination with community culture bearers. These exhibits could be distributed as wayside stops around the park, near established park spots, creating a network of interactive displays. Each display is a promotional extension of a regional tourism booth located in the main exposition area where temporary tents for all exhibitors are set up.

1

The WEB can serve as the staging and registration area, where visitors can officially participate to receive their expo maps and manuals. These can be in physical and digital format, with a custom app made available as well.

2

Using the app, the visitors are guided through the forest exhibit and prompted to scan the creative displays to avail the experiences, possibly in augmented reality format, links to official pages, virtual audio-visual experiences, and the like.

Information about the regional participants and their booth locations can be included in this augmented reality experience as well as in the physical kits.

3

More information about traveling to these destinations can be collected from the booths where regional tourism representatives will be available to assist the visitors in planning their next trip.

Scenario-based Activity Programming | Cultural Heritage Workshops

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SCENARIO

Cultural Heritage Workshops The NP park seeks to create an environment that recognizes the dynamic relationship of nature, culture, and creative production as an essential component for sustainable tourism and conservation of heritage. The Cultural Heritage Workshops are sample activities that demonstrate this relationship. These workshops are process- and product-oriented activities for park visitors that revolve around bio-cultural heritage, and eventually, materials recovery, highlighting the value chain, embedded traditions, and relevance of these processes in contemporary times. These workshops are classified into 2 main categories based on the activities involved and the target stakeholders.

The first is the raw materials processing workshop located in the Cultural Technology Workshop 1 area in the NESt Annex which focuses on more intensive and occasionally technical processes like raw material grading, harvesting, cleaning and treatment, proper drying, and storage.

The second is a craft- and design-oriented Cultural Technology Workshop 2 located in the main NESt building for smaller-scale production activities focused on the fabrication of finished items. This workshop is also more closely related to the appreciation of existing products such as fabrics, furniture, accessories, implements, and artifacts. These are curated for all levels of expertise and are inclusive to children and adults alike.

NATURAL FIBER PROCESSING AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP For a natural fiber processing and design development workshop, the activity flow could be as follows:

1 2 3

The workshop can begin in the Knowledge Resource Center and multi-purpose gathering areas in the NESt or Annex where participants are taught about the history and significance of this tradition as explained by an instructor who can also be a cultural bearer An outdoor lecture is done in the park where harvesting of the raw materials in designated sections will be demonstrated. These lectures could include proper cultivation and sustainable extraction.

The participants are trained in the proper processing of the harvested raw materials into workable parts through practical exercises under the supervision of a technical instructor. These activities are going to be located in the Cultural Technology Workshop 1 where the proper facilities are available to safely demonstrate these steps.

For the fiber processing workshop, these steps could include the washing and refining of the plant material to its fibrous form. This is followed by typical steps like winding, warping, sizing, dying, and other integral processes.

4

To educate the participants about the tools that are necessary for the creation of these products a tour or demonstration in the Museo ng Nayong Pilipino could be done using the artifacts collection as the primary teaching tool.

5 6 7

With the help of the Creator Space services and artists, the participants could be given a chance to design their own fabric patterns and create visual materials out of these.

The workshop can then proceed to the NESt Cultural Technology Workshop 2 where the participants can try their hand in using a loom to have a feel of how their raw materials are transformed into fabric.

Finally, a culmination exhibit in the Grand lobby will feature the products of the entire workshop possibly against the backdrop of a curated thematic exhibit on natural fibers and processes and their traditional and contemporary applications.

Possible materials that can be featured for these workshops are fibers, wood, and colorants for traditional materials that can be sustainably harvested in the park. Paper, plastics, and other synthetic scraps could be an offshoot of these workshops as a form of acknowledging the problems brought by the prevalence of these materials in our environment, and the resourceful design work that some Filipinos have created as a way of recycling these materials.

SCENARIO

Kamayan Tour (Food Tour) The Food Tour is a form of cultural heritage workshop based in the Culinary Lab that focuses on the gastronomic heritage of the Philippines. Similar to the material heritage workshops, harvesting, process, and background of culinary culture is important in this immersive “farm-to-table” activity.

1

Upon booking a tour, participants assemble in the Culinary Lab on their selected date where a workshop menu will be given to them from which the participants choose the meal course they would want to prepare.

2

They are taken to the edible gardens and around the park, along the primary circulation, where ingredients for the chosen dish can be found and harvested. Description of the plant, its cultural relevance and uses, and quantity to be collected depending on the dish the participants have chosen are all part of the harvesting tour facilitated by the instructor.

3

Back at the Culinary Lab, the participants unload their harvest for the workshop staff to sort, clean and arrange the harvested goods along with additional ingredients not present in the park. Participants can rest, mingle, and consume hors d'oeuvres and local refreshments while waiting.

4

Assisted by the Culinary Lab staff, the participants make their own meals by arranging and cooking their meals, following the recipe provided in the workshop

Scenario-based Activity Programming | Kamayan (Food Tour)

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5

2

Finally, they come together in a salu-salo style dining experience before being given their complementary take-home kits and recipe booklets.

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Demonstration Projects The Team determined co-creatorship opportunities and events to activate the land in Parañaque, in line with the proposed framework of the site and future developments. The demonstration projects serve as the first stage of the Park development. They aim to demonstrate how participatory approach, civic engagement, low-impact design developments, and multiple small-scale site interventions can serve as solutions for an underutilized, dormant site due to varying administrative directives, budgetary constraints, and uncontrolled variables (e.g. pandemic situation). These initiatives were also laid down to foster and secure communal ownership, and raise public awareness of the potentials of the site and the efforts of the Foundation.

PA R T IC IPATO RY S IT E AC T IVAT IO N PROJEC TS

Initial Trail (Wayfinding Design)

Tree-line Planting (Healing Grove)

Nayon GreenBox Fence Painting (Sining sa Nayon) (Healthcare Facility Planting)

TE M PO RA RY N PF O F F IC E O R WO RK STAT IO N S ( S MA L L - S C A L E S ITE IN TERVEN TIO N S)

Pre-fabricated Modular Buildings

Collapsible Tents

Portable Toilets

Nursery Set-up

LED Outdoor Lighting

Intial Gate

FEATURED DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

Initial Stage of the Nursery The Team prepared two versions of the nursery, one fit for small-value procurement and the other through adaptive reuse of already-owned materials. The alternative nursery design will re-purpose Nayong Pilipino Foundation’s existing architectural and structural assets from its Clark Park and is programmed to accommodate collected donations of native trees by the Project Team. It shall also provide opportunities for bigger-scale donation drives involving fellow environmental enthusiasts such as Dr. Jurgenne Primavera, a guest speaker during an Umpukan Session in 2020, who expressed her interest in donating.

The nursery shall serve as a facility for self-sustaining and propagation of plant materials, especially native flora.

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Featured Demonstration Projects Nayon GreenBox (Healthcare Facility Planting)

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Nayon for Healing Campaign “A Nayon for Healing” campaign with corresponding on-site activities were proposed for the benefit of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients housed at the Mega Quarantine Facility in NPF grounds in Parañaque City. The components of the project featured a Healing Garden and Programmed Activities for Holistic Wellbeing under the title “Nayon GreenBox”, named from the idea of a green sandbox where patients in the facility are encouraged to engage with the greenery through watering, trimming, and aeration, providing them relaxing activities while in quarantine. The project was initiated as a response to the reports of patients experiencing depression being prevalent in the facility. A solution which the team explored was through the utilization of softscape elements that can be distributed throughout the site.

Due to compounding reasons, the proposal did not commence. However, other ways to establish good relations and site coordination were established by the Team such as the organization of a bio-safety workshop with technical experts, free of charge. The experts conducted a short lecture for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who were operating the Mega-quarantine Facility followed by a focus-group discussion with AFP Facility personnel. After the discussion, the experts were guided around the facility for visual inspection of the layout of the facility and its operations. The experts then produced a report with their recommendations for the NPUFP Team, AFP, and the NPF to consider for the improvement of the Mega-quarantine Center.

Initial Trail (Wayfinding Design)

Trail Identification Activity

A trail identification activity was proposed to exercise a participatory approach in planning - inviting different target users and stakeholders to walk around the undeveloped site and document interesting viewpoints and flora/fauna encountered. Although it did not officially commence due to pandemic restrictions and other factors, the team conducted a preliminary one with the assistance of AFP and three fieldworkers from the Project’s Sr. Horticulturist, Esteban Vergel.

Initial Trail Signage

The trail signage design drew inspirations from the natural elements on site, creating reconstructed forms of flora and fauna reflected through graphics on 10 trail banners. These banners will be placed along the trail to remind all visitors of basic trail etiquettes with Nayong Pilipino Foundation’s Core Values; MakaTao, MakaKalikasan, MakaBayan, MakaDiwa and incorporation of gender sensitivity through the design.

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Consultations

Public Engagements Multiple internal brainstorming sessions, practical experience of the Team from on-site documentation and visitations, and the facilitation of public engagement and consultations were vital to the creation of the 2021 NPF Conceptual Master Plan and the attached Development Guidelines. Valuable insights were garnered from varied types of participatory activities conducted in 2020 to 2021.

Interview with the members of the Cultural Leadership Institute, an NPF Program 2021-03-04

Consultation with Ar. Aris Go 2021-10-01

The synthesis of the development plans (i.e. 2021 NPF Development Guidelines and Conceptual Master Plan) stemmed from the previous proposals of other designers. The Team conducted consultations with LAr. Paulo Alcazaren and Ar. Aris Go to understand the rationale of their proposal as well as the backstories on administrative decisions, including the timeline of events.

The Team also recognizes the necessity to reach out to experts from other fields and the value of conducting interviews from internal stakeholders (i.e. other programs of NPF) in order to plan and design spaces holistically.

Consultation with Ar. Paulo Alcazaren, EnP on preliminary proposals for the development 2021-03-06

Umpukan sa Nayon: Greening Our Cities Session 2020-12-05

Consultation with LAr. Paulo Alcazaren, EnP 2021-07-22 Consultation with Dr. Susan Aquino-Ong for the development framework 2021-07-14

Launch of the Sining sa Nayon 360° Web Page 2021-10-22

Participation of LAr. Hannah Cruz and Antonio Tolentino during the 5th epispode of NPF Dunong Podcast 2021-05-06

Social Media Engagements The Team reviewed previous Umpukan sessions last year, participated in this year’s Dunong podcast, and organized other workshops on different topics to better understand the space and the public stakeholders. The Team also produced graphical assets to provide NPF additional visual communication materials for social media posting and online engagement. 2D images and 3D models were created to celebrate the history of Nayong Pilipino Pasay and the Park’s existing conditions.

Sample visual comms

Consultation with Ms. Leni Sutcliffe on the propagation and planting of native trees at West Grove Heights 2021-07-15

Site Coordinations

Seminar on Integrated Pest Management conducted by the Project’s Horticulturists and participated by the staffs of NPF and the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) 2021-12-15 The Team was in constant communication with AFP Task Group-World Trade Center manning Bagong Nayong Pilipino COVID-19 Isolation Center for the coordination and documentation of site works. AFP also shared their fauna sightings (e.g. bayawak) and site issues (e.g. flooding, destructed tents) during the rainy/typhoon season.

Exploratory Meetings

Exploratory meeting with the Project MapABLE, a DOST-funded project on Manila Bay 2021-11-23

Tree Planting Exploratory meeting and lecture session with Mr. Jabez Flores of UPOU on the General Design Model for Permaculture in the Philippines 2021-11-23

Workshops

Bio-safety Workshop and Coordination Meeting conducted by the Team, facilitated by invited bio-safety officers Engr. Bianca Adalem and Ar. Dorothy Lee, and participated by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines along with engineers from the Department of Public Works and Highways - NCR 2021-04-22

Design Charrette

The Tree-line and Paglaum tree-planting were conducted with the support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau and the University of the Philippines Los Banos College of Forestry and Natural Resources (represented by the Dean of CFNR, Prof. Marlo D. Mendoza). The event was participated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines joined by staff from Nayong Pilipino Foundation.

2021-09-28

Co-organization and workshop facilitation with the Philippine Association of Landscape Architects entitled “Pala-imahinasyon,” a design charrette the explored various scenarios that re-imagines the new Nayong Pilipino as a productive landscape.

Outputs produced by the three teams were presented during the 7th PALA National Convention.

2021-10-11 to 2021-10-23

Department of Tourism

Nayong Pilipino Foundation

Office of the Secretary

Board of Trustees

Bernadette Romulo-Puyat Secretary of Department of Tourism

Edgar Frederick V. Generoso Chairperson (assumed on July 2019)

Atty. Edwin R. Enrile Undersecretary for Legal and Special Concerns and Chief of Staff

Gertrudes M. Duran-Batocabe Executive Director (assumed on April 2021)

Myra Paz Valderrosa-Abubakar Undersecretary for Tourism Development Planning Roberto P. Alabado III Undersecretary for Tourism Regulation, Coordination, and Resource Generation

Teresita M. Amansec Trustee (assumed on July 2019) Bartolome L. Atienza Trustee (assumed on June 2021) Atty. Judy A. Lardizibal Trustee (assumed on May 2021) Atty. Edson Byron K. Sy Trustee (assumed on November 2021)

Office of the Executive Director

Heritage Space Program

Operations and Marketing

Gertrudes M. Duran-Batocabe Executive Director

LAr. Christel Hannah C. Cruz, PALA, IFLA Project Head / Lead Landscape Architect

Engr. Patrick Atole Facilities Head, Facilities Management Unit

Atty. Joyce Ann A. Caigas Deputy Executive Director I, Administrative and Finance Office

Ar. Jes-Alif A. Desuasido, UAP Support Architect

Engr. John Paul de Pedro Project Manager (June - October 2021)

Engr. Brian Immanuel B. Rabe Support Engineer

Maria Jessica Jhoy F. Uyan Project Development Officer

Esteban T. Vergel Senior Horticulturist

Alvin Elefante Facilities Staff

Antonio N. Tolentino Junior Horticulturist

Eddie Guarin Facilities Staff

Klarissa Joy P. Bejasa Design Assistant

Romeo Elefante Facilities Staff

Dr. Laya Boquiren-Gonzales Deputy Executive Director II, Marketing and Operations Office

Geoffrey Jules N. Solidum Design Assistant

Acknowledgements The Team would also like to acknowledge the contributions, guidance, and time provided by the following individuals and organizations for the Project: Atty. Lucille Kay Malilong-Isberto Ar. Cesar G. Aljama LAr. Susan C. Aquino-Ong, PhD. LAr. Paulo G. Alcazaren, EnP Ar. Aris Go LAr. Nappy L. Navarra, D.Eng.

Ar. Dorothy Lee Engr. Bianca Adalem Ms. Leni Sutcliffe Mr. Jabez Flores LAr. Cathe Desiree S. Nadal LAr. Jose Antonio Bimbao

Research Institute, Nayong Pilipino Foundation Cultural Leadership Institute, Nayong Pilipino Foundation Armed Forces of the Philippines Task Group-World Trade Center DENR-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) UPLB- College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR)

Philippine Association of Landscape Architects (PALA) PALA National Convention 2021 Organizing Committee (PALA NatCon 2021) SIKAP - Creative Content Creators Association of the Philippines, Inc. Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Philippine Parks and Biodiversity

Image rendered by the Urban Forest Project, 2021

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