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Proposed Sports Training and Athletic Therapy Center

Garcia, Mayvette S.

Proposed Sports Training and Athletic Therapy

Center

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

School of Architecture, Industrial Design & the Built EnvironmentMapua Institute of Technology

Presented by

Garcia, Mayvette S.2010123009

Arch. Junar Pakingan Tablan, uap, MSAEAdviser


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Chapter I.

I.1.1. General Overview

Sports therapy is a feature of healthcare that especially concerned with athletes. It is

specifically be about with the prevention of injury and rehabilitation treatment of

patients that are in need for physical care. Sports therapy is not only treatment of

injured patients but deals with many common muscular complaints. It concerns with the

rehabilitation of athletes back to their most favorable level of functional, occupational

and sports specific fitness, regardless of age and ability. It also avail of the idea of sport

and exercise science incorporating physiological processes to prepare the athletes for

training, competitions and other fitness works.

Sports training facilities will accommodate athletes reach their potential strength in

terms of their athletic competence. The goal is to provide them state of the arts training

resources and training development program. With athletes of every age and skill level,

they can achieve the real result they want if they are well provided with different and

new technological sports facilities. Teaming up with therapeutic and sports rehabilitation

centers, athletes can develop their potential and fitness wellness with the availability of

finest training resources that Philippines can provide for our national athletes.


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I.1.2. Introduction

Outgrowing number of Filipino Athletes aspire leading institutions in emerging with

different sports training facilities. These sports facilities are used to maximize athletic

performance of athletes through sports science and medicine services, education and

research. With these facilities, they are utilizing each space in providing the athletes with

the best medical care. Giving them equipment that are scientific and technologically

supported that may provide them creditably to the best of their abilities, giving honor to

themselves and to the country.

With the increasing athletes participation in sports competition, there has been increase

harm sustained during their actual training and performance. Sports therapy centers will

provide and assess them healthcare to vast recovery of their injuries as well as for the

improvement of their physical condition in improving their athletics skills. With these

means, they are committed to developing and producing hale athletes through training

programs with the necessary fundamental that define an athlete.

These facilities will provide optimum care to Filipino athletes and will aid in promoting

physical fitness and sports participation among Filipinos of all ages and abilities,

encouraging them to adopt healthy lifestyles that will lead to useful, meaningful and

productive lives.


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I.1.3. Background of the Study

Sports medicine focuses on athletes fitness and well-being. It is the field of sports

medicine that encompasses many different healthcare professions. Philippine Sports

Commission (PSC) is a government agency that honors the transformation of Filipino

people into a healthy citizenry through various commendable sports development

programs. Under PSC is the Philippine Center for Sports Medicine (PCSM) serves as the

medical arm of the Filipino athletes and the whole sporting community. The goal of

these agencies is to continuously provide service to national athletes of the Philippines.

Accordingly, each unit has its own set of defined functions to address the specific needs

and concerns of the athletes. Seemingly, it has already grown in importance and

responsibility. The PCSM remains dedicated in fulfilling its functions as a service-oriented

body and the official medical arm of PSC.

Sports and athletes is one of the development programs of the Philippines. The primary

function of sports in the Philippines is to give leadership and setting priorities to all

national sports promotion and development, particularly giving emphasis on grassroots

participation. The duty of providing both training and medical service to the athletes has

been the core value of the study. Bringing the necessary measures for the athletes in

their everyday training by continuously providing them with the optimum medical care

and scientific services in bolstering their athletic performance.


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I.1.4. Statement of the Problem

Integrating a healthy environment with therapeutic approach in vast recovery and

improvement of athletes. This proposed project would enable to support a physical

training facility that was also in hand with medical affirmation services. The project will

cater the optimum care to Filipino National Athletes with its training and therapeutic

facilities to maximize their athletic performance. With growing participation in

competitive and physical fitness sport, there has been an increase in injuries sustained

during these activities and this design will focus on the preventative and assessment of

the injuries by providing a rehabilitation and athletic therapy center within the sports

vicinity. Sport complex and other sports clubs in the Philippines neglect the availability of

medical services, which will sustain the development of their skills.

This study analyses the appropriate architectural solution in innovating a facility that

would cater the training and medical services for the athletes and will be answered by

the following questions:

1. What are the facilities needed that will cater both medical and training facilities

for the athletes?

2. What medical facilities will help them boast their athletic performance?

3. What architectural approach will promote to the wellness and physical fitness of

the athletes?


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I.1.5. Goals, Objectives and Strategies

I.1.5.1. Goals

To provide efficient use of space conductive to health and wellness aspect of the

athletes;

To optimize the design and location of key facilities;

To help in the efficient use of spaces;

To create a design integrated for the growth and development of the athletes.

I.1.5.2. Objectives

The objective of the proposed project is to design and encourage healthy

lifestyle that led to improvement of skills, also to apply sustainable design in the

structure.

To conceptualize a plan that will promote physical fitness and sports participation

among Filipinos of all ages and abilities.

To accommodate the immediate need of medical services for the national

athletes.

I.1.5.3. Strategies

The aim of the study will be the innovation of training and medical services within a

certain place and the beneficiaries account towards the development of the health and

physical fitness facility. Here are an ordered strategies to further explain the relevance

of the study.


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I.1.5.3. Strategies

A research on existing sports complex and training facilities in the Philippines

Analyzing spaces and facilities within the complex or vicinity. Gathering data in relevance

in designing solutions for the development of facilities that will improve the growth

physical strength of the national athletes. Obtaining these data with the current

conditions of the sports amenities will determine an architectural solution in the

improvement of physical training spaces for the athletes.

A study on the applicability of innovating sports training and medical facility

To be able to perform this strategy, a certain method may used to achieve the data needed. In

this study, conducting survey is necessary for further analysis. It is important to specify and

analyze the architectural spaces according to the efficient use of the space, also to know the

applicability of the joined medical and training facilities.

I.1.5. Significance of the Study

Filipinos has this passion for athletic competition that goes beyond physical capabilities

and into mental preparedness, focus and sportsmanship. As health is the primary

concern of the athletes, providing them a healthy environment will improve the

potentials making available to them every opportunity to reach their full capabilities.


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Architectural Benefits

The proposed project will contribute to architecture through the innovation of facilities

accommodating both physical training and sports medical services in beneficial with the

national athletes in catering their optimum healthcare needs in boasting their athletic

capabilities. Another contribution of the proposed project to architecture was to design

and encourage healthy lifestyle that led to improvement of skills, also to apply

sustainable design in the structure.

Social Benefits

This proposal is beneficial to the social aspect of the community especially to the Filipino

national athletes as it focuses on the improvement and development of the necessity of

the whole athletic community. This study will benefits the communal aspect of athletes

and Filipinos in developing their social interaction in terms of their passion with sports

competitions.

Economical Benefits

This study will enhance the sports development program provided by the government of the

country. This will also provide employment for the students and graduate of special therapy

courses that have the capability in contributing with the society. The success of this study

will contribute to the enhancement of different athletic program within the sports facilities.


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I.1.6. Scope and Limitation

The proposal will focus on integrating a healthy environment with therapeutic approach

in vast recovery and improvement of athletes. This proposed project would enable to

support a physical training facility that was also in hand with medical affirmation

services. This will aim on the necessary key facilities and spaces for the training program

as well as for the therapeutic center. Moreover, it will focus on designing an innovative

facility within a sports training complex and vicinity.

The proposal will be limited to planning and designing an innovative facility that will

cater them safety precautions and preventive actions within the sports facility. The

proposed training facilities will serve indoor sports facilities that will be located near a

large sports training faclity that can accommodate enermous number of training

amenities. As for the medical services, sports rehabilitaiton and therapeutic center will

be provided within the sports training vicinity. It will focus more on application of

architectural design, conceptualization, location of utility and services, and circulation of

different groups. The study excludes the preparation of the structural, mechanical, or

plumbing details, estimates and its method of construction.


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1.1.7 Assumptions

The study will be conducted based on the validity of the proposed project by providing

reliable group and organization as the primary source of information that supports the

sports development programs as the primary source. This study ensures unbiased data

analysis due to its legitimate source of information. The problem was undertaken from

the needed facility of medical service of the national athletes. Filipino national athletes

will be the primary beneficiaries of the proposed project therefore their genuine

participation will be in providing the necessary solution. Conducting similar studies and

related topics will support the needs of the study.


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1.1.8 Conceptual Framework


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1.1.9 Definition of terms

Athletes A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise

Fitness The condition of being physically fit and healthy

Innovative Featuring new methods and ideas

Muay Thai A type of combat sports

Pencak Silat An indigenous type of martial art

Sepak Takraw A kick volleyball that allows athletes to use their feet to touch the ball

Sports Complex A group of sports facilities

Squash A racquet sport played in a four-walled court

Training The action of teaching a person a particular skill of behavior

Therapy Treatment intended to relieve or heal an injury

Wellness The state of being in good physical and mental health

Wushu A type of a chinese martial arts

Acronyms

PSC Philippine Sports Commission

PCSM Philippine Center for Sports Medicine

RMSC Rizal Memorial Sports Complex

PMR Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation


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Chapter 2.

I.2.1 Review of Related Literature and Studies

I.2.1.1 Philippine Sports Commission

According to their official website, Philippine Sports Commission envision A Commission

with a unified sports program which will enhance the quality of life of the Filipinos, instill

national pride and attain international prestige through excellence in sports. In their

official site, the PSCs goal was to increase Filipino participation towards sports while

providing superiority in the athletic performances of Filipino athletes. PSC was made to

proclaiming the importance of sports in forming a healthy and functioning citizen of the

country. Approaches to provide the needs and concerns in sports facilities had progress

significantly over the years. Sports have already been presented as a vital part of the

Filipino lifestyle as sustained by the formation of various governing sports group and

organization.

(http://www.web.psc.gov.ph/index.php/about-us/psc-mission-and-vision?showall=&limitstart=)

I.2.1.2 Philippine Center for Sports Medicine

According to the official site of the Philippine Sports Commission,PCSM serves as the

medical arm of the Filipino athletes and the whole sporting community. As an official

medical unit of PSC, PCSMs function is to serve as a service-oriented body responsible

to the growth and wellness of the athletes. It was said that its mission was to provide

the best care to the National Filipino athletes by promoting physical fitness and

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adopting healthy wellness and lifestyle that will be useful in the improvement of their

athletic abilities. (http://www.web.psc.gov.ph/index.php/pcsm)

I.2.2 Related Studies and Projects

I.2.2.1 Foreign Studies: Athletes Training Center in Omaha, Nebraska

Figure 1. Aerial View of the Athletic Training Center

Located on Omaha near in the boundary between Nebraska and Iowa, is a facility centre

that integrates athletes training, and sports physical therapy. They offer various kinds of

services for active people up to professional athletes who want to improve themselves.

They are composed of elite who specialize in training and provides world class results.


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Figure 2. Therapy Area

They categorize their users based on their training needs. One is for recovery patients

who undergo surgery or an injury. These are the people who want to recover and get

back on the track of athletics. The second one is for the athletes who are undergoing

vigorous training in order to improve their condition and skills.

Figure 3. Weights Area


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Their facility consist of a full weight area for patients who are looking to get into their

gym routines and it have Olympic platforms, pull power racks, dumbbells, etc for

athletes who are exercising and lifting. They also have a full 10 x 30 yard turf area for

patients who need to be reintroduced to walking, running, cutting throwing, etc and also

for athletes dynamic training and conditioning.

Figure 4. Indoor Turf

They also have an indoor pitching mound and regulation pitching tunnel for patients

who wants to return to the mound after suffering from an injury. They also provide a

cool down area for patients who want to relax and socialize after finishing their

treatment centre.


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I.2.2.2 Foreign Studies: Brooks Center for Sports Therapy

Figure 5. Facade of Brooks Center for Sports Therapy

The Center for Sports Therapy Clinic is located in Brooks Family YMCA. The Center offer

one of the most comprehensive, evidence-based, sports and orthopedic physical therapy

in the region. Brooks Center for Sports Therapy is the only facility in town that provide

program consists of key tests and measures which they perform to ensure that any

athlete is ready to go back to sport.

Figure 6. Sports Therapy Gym


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Their physical therapy is directed towards maximizing functional abilities and mobility in

order to increase the independence of the athletes. They provide treatment by working

with highly trained physical therapists and equipment in the facility.

Figure 7. Brooks Physical Therapy Gym

At Brooks Center for Sports Therapy, their physical therapy is the central element of

treatment in inpatient, outpatient, skilled nursing and home health settings for nearly all

conditions and sports injuries.

I.2.2.3. Local Studies: Philippine Orthopedic Center in Quezon City

The Philippine Orthopedic Center is a tertiary specialized hospital with a capacity of 700

beds. The hospital is currently located at Banawe Avenue corner Maria Clara Street,

Santa Mesa Heights, Quezon City. They mainly cater patients with orthopaedic and

neuromuscular conditions.


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Figure 8. Facade of the Orthopedic Center

Originally built in Mandaluyong , Rizal in 1945, it serves civilian casualties during the

liberation of Manila. Later on it was given to the Philippine government. It was relocated

to Quezon City in 1963; its bed capacity was increased from the original 200 up to 700.

The hospital also pioneered the introduction of Physical Therapy and Occupational

Therapy courses in the Philippines.

The Medical Division consists of the Trauma Services, Adult Orthopedic Service,

Children's Orthopedic service, Tumor Unit, Hand service and Spine Surgery service. The

Laboratory Department is divided into the Blood Bank, Bacteriology unit, and Clinical

Pathology unit. Its Rehabilitation Medicine Department has the Medical Rehabilitation

Service, Physical Therapy section, the Occupational Therapy Section, Psychology


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Section, Electrodiagnostics Unit, Neurology Service and the Prosthetics and Surgical

Appliance Factory. The specialty service includes General Surgery, Neurosurgery,

Urology, Neurosurgery, Internal Medicine (pulmonary and cardiology) and Diabetes

Care. The Nursing Division comprises both the main Nursing service and the Nursing

training service.

I.2.2.4. Local Studies: St. Lukes Medical Center in Global City

Figure 9. Facade of St. Lukes Medical Center

The Institute's Sports Medicine and Fitness Center has been present to the needs of the

country's top athletes in their objective of enhancing physical function to optimal levels.


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Chapter I.3

I.3 Research Methodology

In order to come up with an assessment for the need of a sports training therapy

facilities, a diverse and extensive research is needed. In order to satisfy the gathered

data, theres a need for full cooperation of the participants and intact observation to the

facilities. Multiple research methods used herein will be further discussed throughout

this chapter.

I.3.1 Research Design

In order to come up with varying innovations and solutions that will help the athletes

boast their athletic skills, an intricate and trustworthy study is needed. It is also

important to study the perception of athletes in their insights on integrating a healthy

environment with therapeutic approach with medical facilities.

The research method that will be used is a descriptive research study. This method will

be used to gather information that will be used in the assessment for the need of a

sports training and therapy facility. This method will aid the study by focusing on the

concerns of athletes in terms of their medical needs, which involves recording,

description, and presentation of the proposed facilities. In this method, the researcher

will conduct a case study of existing facilities by observing the amenities. The researcher

will also be conducting an interview with the reliable sources that can help with the

development of the study while a survey will be conducted for athletes to gather their

thoughts and concerns in accordance with the proposed study.


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Quantitative Method

For this study, a survey will be conducted and shall be composed of questionnaires. The

researcher will perform a survey method for the data investigation of the research.

Questionnaires must be done systematically to come up with information that will lead

to a reliable evaluation and a distinctive solution. In this analysis, the researcher will be

investigating not only a single individual but also a group of individuals.

Qualitative Method

The researcher will conduct a case study of existing facilities that will contribute in the

study by focusing on the concerns of athletes in terms of their medical needs. This

method involves recording, description, and presentation of the facilities. The researcher

will also be conducting an interview with the reliable sources that can aid with the

development of the study, answering inquires that may help in the progress and success

of the proposed project.

I.3.1.1 Case Study

o Research Locale: Rizal Memorial Sports Complex

The chosen locale for the case study is the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex; it is a

national sports complex of the Philippines located on Malate, Manila. It is considered as

the oldest sports complex in Asia that caters the training facilities of national athletes in

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Figure 10. Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Aerial View

The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex is located in Pablo Ocampo St. (formerly Vito Cruz

St.), Malate, Manila. Pablo Ocampo Street is an inner city main road in Manila, and is

generally accessible to the public being near the Vito Cruz LRT Station and the Vito Cruz

railway station along Osmea Highway.

Figure 11. Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Map


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Figure 12. Front Gate of Rizal Memorial Sports Complex

Figure 13. RMSC Site Dev't Plan

The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex has the following facilities: Aquatics Center, Baseball

Stadium, Rizal Stadium & Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Taekwondo Center, Wushu Center,

Badminton Gym,Tennis Center, Track and Football Stadium, Gymnastic Center, Dry


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Training Area, Boxing Gym, Pencak Silat Gym, Bowling Center, Weightlifting Gym,

Players Lounge, Athletes Quarters and the Philippine Center for Sports Medicine.

Table No. 1

Tabulation of Athletes Classification

Legend:

Priority Athletes whove won in international competitions

Class A- Athletes competing internationally

Class B- Athletes training for international competition

Class C- Athletes training for competition

Training Pool (TP) Athletes training

Figure 5. Philippine Sports Commission Building

The Sports Complex also houses the offices of some of the National Sports Association (NSAs).

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Figure 6. Philippine Taekwondo Headquarters

The Sports Complex has indoor facilities, which cater the needs of mix martial arts

athletes that include Wushu and Taekwondo Center. The Gymnastic Center is a large

open-plan and high-ceiling structure that was fully equipped with gymnastics equipment

like the mats that are laid out on the floor. The windows of the facility were located at

the higher part of the structure to avoid glare while it brings daylighting during the day.

Figure 7. Interior of Gymnastic Center


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The Philippine Center for Sports Medicine was located inside the complex. The facility is

to small to accommodate the amount of athletes billeting inside the complex, though

they are fully equipped with equipment to boast the athletes potential skills.

o Research Locale: Makati Medical Center

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Makati Medical Center

helps patients regain control over their body after suffering from different injuries.

The department focused on patients diagnosed with physical injuries and disorders

like sports injuries, and other musculoskeletal disorders.

Figure 14. Treatment Area

Figure 8. Philippines Center for Sports

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Figure 15. Treatment Room

They categorize their users based on their training needs. Recovery patients who

undergo surgery or an injury are the one who want to recover and get back on the track

in getting their athletics skills so they tend to use the therapy area in kneading their

injuries or disorder.

Figure 16. Corridor


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Figure 17. Therapy Area

Their physical therapy gym is a weight area for patients who are looking to get into their

routines in boasting their performance. The facility has numerous number of threadmill

who need to be reintroduced to walking, running, cutting throwing. Also for athletes

dynamic training and conditioning.

Figure 18. Physical Therapy Gym


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o Research Locale: Moro Lorenzo Sports Center

Figure 10. Moro Lorenzo Sports Center Aerial View

Figure 11. Facade of Moro Lorenzo Sports Center

The Moro Lorenzo Sports Center is a sport facility located in the Ateneo de Manila

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sports training, programs and activities, and have an indoor basketball courts, indoor

track field, gyms, fitness center and a sports medical clinic.

Figure 12. Front Door & Hallway on the Ground Floor

The first level of the building is where the Fitness Center and the Sports Medicine Clinic

is located. The fitness center contains treadmills, recumbent bikes, upright bikes, cross

trainers, and various kinds of weights.

Figure 13. Basketball Court

Designed purely for training purposes, it houses an indoor basketball court, an indoor

track oval and training gyms, all using Regupol flooring which is the low-impact

rubberized surface that athletes prefer.


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Figure 14. Mezzanine

Basketball courts and badminton courts are housed on the second floor. A full floor

above the courts is the two-lane, 200-meter track oval, which provides a view around

the entire court area. Finally, on a mezzanine above it is the martial arts area.

Figure 15. Weights Room

Half a floor up, are the locker rooms, audio-visual room and the Marco Lorenzo Weights

Room, with Hammer Strength equipment. The fitness center, located on the ground

floor, contains treadmills, recumbent bikes, upright bikes, cross trainers, and various

kinds of weights.


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Figure 16. Sports Medicine Clinic

Moro Lorenzo Sports Medicine Clinic is known for its excelent therapy and healthcare

facility, which are commonly used by its schools varsity,teams, as well as PBA teams

and other professional athletes. But the sports clinic doesnt have sufficient space to

accommodate these numerous number of athletes.

I.3.2 Population and Sampling

Cluster sampling will serve as the sampling strategy of the study. The randomized

process will include the clustering of groups with representative sample of participants in

different sports category. The survey will be conducted in Rizal Sports Complex that has

the total number of 273 national athletes billeted in the sports vicinity. The total number

of national athletes according to PSC based from the August 2014 data has a total of

747. The respondents for the study will consider the average number of athletes; population.

From the entire population, the sample of participants will be randomly selected to take

the survey giving a total of 42 respondents for the study.


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I.3.3 Research Instruments

Survey

For this study, the research instrument, which will have been used, shall be composed

of questionnaires. These questionnaires shall consist of 10 questions that will be based

from the problem of the study. In formulating the questions, the proponent will have

taken into consideration the factors needed in order to answer the problem. The

questionnaires were primarily conducted to determine the concerns and needs of the

national athletes in sports training and medical facilities. The questions shall be

answerable based on their satisfaction and agreement making it easier for the

respondents to understand and answer.

The statistical technique chosen for the research is the descriptive statistics. It will

describe the data and information gathered by the researcher to be used in the

formulation of a solution. The mean will be the procedure used to indicate the average

score of the chosen samples. This method will provide the needed information in the

needs of the national athletes that will be beneficial for the study; thus, the average

answers will be the computed results of the questionnaires, which will lead the

researcher to an accurate conclusion and a feasible proposal.

Interview

The proponent interviewed the Acting Head of the PSC Engineering Section, Architect

Noel Elnar. The interview was conducted to determine the concerns of the government

in the needs of training and medical facilities of the national athletes in developing their

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The proponent also had a short interview with Atty. Guillermo B. Iroy Jr., Executive

Director of Philippines Sports Commission, regarding the concerns on the need of a

therapy and rehabilitation center for the national athletes.

Observation

The study conducted case studies that were analyzed based on observation of each

facility that they have.

o Case Study at Rizal Sports Complex

Arch. Noel Elnar,Head of the PSC Engineering Section, guided the researcher to the

amenities of the sports complex. In this method, the researcher will find needs and

concerns of the facilities and determine the activity involved in each area. The

researcher will also be observing the facilities in the Philippine Center for Sports

Medicine that caters the therapeutic needs of the national athletes, which was

located within the vicinity of the Rizal Sports Complex.

o

Case Study at Makati Medical Center

Mr. Roel Sabong, Unit Manager of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation guided the

researcher to the facilities of the department. In this study, the researcher analyzed

and observed the facilities and activities involved in each places.

o Case Study at Moro Lorenzo Sports Center

Mr. Joel Silva, assistant coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagle, accompanied the researcher

to the facilities of the sports center. In this study, the researcher will analyzed and

will find out the advantages of the vicinity that has both the training and medical

facility in the sports center.


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Chapter I.4

I.4 Summary of Findings and Analysis

In this chapter the outcome of the gathered data are analyzed, summarized and

discussed in a directed and systematic manner. The produced data are gathered during

the research methodology in which the proponent used several techniques to satisfy and

to equip the study with sufficient information of Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. This

chapter will present figures and presentation in order to further understand the collected

data.

Chapter I.4.1 Presentation of Collected Data

In this part of the study, the data gathered are being presented in a graphical method

and in figures in which can be easily determined, in this way, the proponent can easily

discussed the gathered information.

Figure 17. Summary and Classification of National Athletes


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Table No. 2

National Athletes Classification Profile

As of August 2014

Table no. 2: Interpretation of Data

The table shows the tabulation of athletes population that was categorized per its class.

The researcher referred to the information given by Philippines Sports Commission as

the case study was conducted. The table was categorized with indoor sports facilities

only as what it utters in the scope and limitation of the study. The data shows that

many training pool athletes, athletes that are trained for future competitions, have the

larger number compare to prioritize athletes.


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Table No. 3

National Athletes Profile

As of August 2014

Table no. 3: Interpretation of Data

The table shows the tabulation of athletes profile based on their gender. The researcher

referred to the information given by Philippines Sports Commission as the case study

was conducted. The data shows that many male athletes are training in the sports

complex while for the other side, female athletes garnered half the population of the

male athletes showing that most of the national athletes are conquered by male based

on their physical built and potential skills in the field of sports.


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Survey Data Analysis

Survey Category: Satisfaction and Needs of the National Athletes

Respondent:42 athletes (participants randomly selected)

Figure 18. Question No. 1

Analysis of Data

The chart shows that the athletes are not fully satisfied with the training facilities that

Rizal Memorial Sports Complex provides. The higher number of satisfaction landed on

the middle, which means that they are mildly satisfied with the amenities they are using.

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Survey Category: Satisfaction and Needs of the National AthletesRespondent:42 athletes (participants randomly selected)




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Analysis of Data

From the 42 athletes participated in the survey, 24 athletes have sustained minor and

major injuries, more than half the average number of athletes surveyed. Based on the

charts below, athletes are more satisfied if the medical facilities are located within the

sports vicinity. The facility accommodated the athletes with their injury but it lacks space

to facilitate numerous numbers of athletes in the sports vicinity.

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Figure 20. Operating Department: Interview

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o Interview with Arch. Noel Elnar(Head of the PSC Engineering Section)

The researcher interviewed Arch. Noel Elnar who is responsible for the operating

construction and design planning of the sports complex. Their department aids in

preparation of designs, plans, bidding and specifications of ongoing constructions and

future infrastructure of the Philippine Sports Commission. The interview was conducted to

ask concerns with the training and medical facilities of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and to

query specific requirements of the facilities for the proposed study.

Researcher:Do you have concerns regarding with the sports training facilities?

Arch. Elnar:The facilities in the sports complex are now obsolete and some facilities

are under renovation. It been 80 years and now the complex is bygone.

Researcher:What are some problems of the sports complex that may affect the performance

of the athletes?

Arch. Elnar: The common problem that weve encountered in the complex was

flooding. The sports complex was located in a densely populated area and is limited to

approximately 10 hectares of land. The location of the site was surrounded with roads,

which make it vulnerable to pollution that may harm the health of the athletes.

Researcher: Do you wish to have a facility that would cater the medical needs of the

athletes?

Arch. Elnar: We do have Philippine Center for Sports Medicine which aim to promote

medical care to the national athletes but the facility itself was too compact that it cant

cater the numbers of athletes that will be using the amenity.

Researcher: Was it ideal to have the medical facilities located within the sports training

vicinity than those situated in private hospitals?


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Arch. Elnar: Those medical facilities should be located near sports training facilities to

accommodate the immediate needs of the athletes especially those who are billeted

inside the complex. The Philippines Center for Sports Medicine hires medical staffs and

physical therapist in helping the athletes boast their performances.

o Interview with Atty. Guillermo B. Iroy Jr. (Executive Director of PSC)

The researcher had a short interview with Atty. Guillermo B. Iroy Jr., Executive Director

of the Philippine Sports Commission, regarding the needs of medical facilities for the the

athletes. Philippines Center for Sports Medicine is a medical arm of the national athletes

that is a unit department under Philippine Sports Commission.

Researcher: Is there a need for a sport medical and therapy center for the national

athletes?

Atty. Iroy Jr.: We have a unit department under the PSC, the Philippine Center for

Sports Medicine that was located inside the vicinity of the sports complex that caters the

medical needs of the national athletes. They have physical training gym and treatment

areas to accommodate the athletes with their physical condition. Though, the medical

facility needs some room for improvement and space because it was too dense to cater

the population of the national athletes and every sports training facilities in the

Philippines dont accommodate these kinds of facilities.

I.4.2 Need Analysis

The Philippine Center for Sports Medicine promotes healthcare facilities to the national

athletes. In order to carry out their goal, a need of medical facilities in every sports

complex and training facility should be established.


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The location of the site is vulnerable to flooding and prone to pollution, which may harm

the athletes. Also, it was bounded with creak to prolong them to make future

expansions. The site lacks environmental nature and buffer areas to separate different

sports facilities. The complex doesnt accommodate enough parking spaces for visitors

and participants and some of the facilities lack maintenance.

Opportunities

The site location creates an opportunity for commercial spaces since the surrounding

area has a large amount of visitors and participants that goes to the venue when theres

a certain sports activities and competitions. With the environment and activities

surrounded the complex, the sports training facilities can provide convenient access to

the public garnering more opportunities to the structures.

Threats

The location of the site is vulnerable to flooding and prone to some environmental issues

like air pollution. Threats may arise from environmental factors in the site that may

cause harm to the health of the athletes.

An Analysis on the Medical Facilities

A Comparison of PMR in Makati Medical Center and PCSM in Rizal Memorial Sports

Complex

The therapy and rehabilitation facilities in the department of Physical Medical and

Rehabilitation in Makati Medical Center was within the vicinity of the private hospital

which provide finest spaces and comfort for the patients and athletes compare to the

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therapeutic center in the Rizal Sports Complex was too compact to accommodate the

number of national athletes.

Healthcare of the national athlete is one important factor that the PCSM promotes.

Immediate prevention and assessment of injuries of the athletes should be considered.

The facilities of PCSM in Rizal Sports Complex prevent serious injuries to happen

because the amenity is located within the vicinity of the sports complex compare with

the therapy and rehabilitation facilities situated in private hospitals.

Advantages of Moro Lorenzo Sports Center

The sports center caters both the training and medical facility in one sports vicinity

which provide immediate assessment on the injuries of the athletes. It also provides

better circulation as each facility is zoned according to the needs of the athletes. The

facilities are zoned accordingly in each floor level of the sports center making it more

accessible to the athletes without any obstructions.

Chapter 1.5 Conclusion and Recommendations

This chapter analyze the datas gathered to come up with a conclusion in relation with

the problem statement. This conclusion will guide the researcher to develop

recommendation to develop an appropriate architectural solution for the study.

Based on the findings from the archival research, case study and interview methods, the

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The athletes needed facilities are the indoor center for gymnastics, martial arts

and indoor sports based on the recommendation and priority of the PSC, also

based from the number of national athletes as given in the data gathered.

The athletes also needed a facility that will cater their therapeutic and medical

needs as suggested based on the profiling on the injuries of the athletes.

A centralized fitness and weightlifting gym is needed for the development of the

athletes skills, which mostly need by the athletes.

The structures, playing courts, areas and fields shall anticipate future expansion

since modifications in international standards in sports facilities are often done.

The site should be easily accessible, unexposed to pollution & excessive flooding,

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Part II. Research Focus

In this chapter, the proponent will introduce the emphasis of the study. The depth of

the study will be applied to the proposed title of the study. In this chapter, the core will

state its significance and application to the study.

Chapter 2.1 Rationale

The basis of this study is the insufficiency of providing medical needs for the athletes.

Theraphy centers will provide them the healthcare to vast recovery and development of

their skills. Since some of the sports training facilities in our country doent provide the

needed medical provision in the sports vicinity, proposing a therapeutic facilities that will

cater the development and recovery of injuries of the athletes is the basis of this study.

Innovation and other development will be stated and will further explain which is to

enhance the architectural space needed in creating an impact for further analysis of the

study. The study all aim is to bring back the relevance of the facility in promoting

physical and sports participation of athletes encouraging them to adopt in a healthy

environment through architecture.

Chapter 2.2 Principles and Relevance

This study follows certain architectural principle to have a well-structured design

solution. This chapter discuss will discuss the necessary design principles and its

significance to some specific areas of the study.

Chapter 2.2.1 Multiphase Design Planning

A well-designed physical environment can maintain and enhance the ability to function

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their chosen sports. Thus the best way to train is to provide them the adequate facilities

they needed in boasting their athletic skills to help them improve their performance.

Figure 19. Phases

Through an interpretation of this chart, the interactive qualities of multiphase

development will be shown to be the most comprehensive means of insuring the

behavioral activities of the athletes that can be established in analysis of space planning

and zoning.

The complexities of space and functional programming have led the proponent to

seekthose innovations on the development of sports training and therapeutic facilities.

The multiphase design concepts of the study are innovative and beneficial for the

efficiency of sports training and medical development. Utilizing multiphase development,

the sports facilities can be directly associated with the medical program requirements of

the sports medicine for the proposed projects. The process is a multiphase planning and

design activity, which establishes development for large-scale sports facility. The phases

will generate both medical scienceand space functional requirements for facility design,

the sports and healthcare development process is comprehensive in its approach to

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Chapter 2.2.2 Mobility Space Design

From the past years, the design quality over sports architecture has becoming dense.

From then on, the focus is solely on function, the emphasis is less on the constructive

dimension than on the organizational one, with regard to spaces for maximum capacity,

for efficiency, mobility, circulation and security.

Freedom of Space

A connection between the different spaces that was categorized between the training

and medical facilities of the sports center is needed in planning a likable circulation. A

linkage from the outdoor and indoor space should be given to achieve an ideal healthy

environment. The spaces and building level of the proposed project is ideal to be design

horizontally, providing future expansion to availability of the site.

Chapter 2.2.3 Biophilic Design

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Biophilic Design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and

learn. In architecture, designing the building doesnt not only involved functionality and

mostly buildings nowadays are pursuing sustainability. The recent trend in green

architecture has decreased the environmental impact of the built environment, but it has

accomplished little in the way of reconnecting us to the nature.

This principle shows that buildings can connect people and nature like how sports

training facilities improve athletes skills and therapeutic facilities that heals their

injuries. Biophilic Design points the way toward creating healthy and productive habitats

for modern humans. It is about humanity's place in nature and the natural world's place

in human society, where mutuality, respect, and enriching relationships can and should

exist at all levels and should emerge as the norm rather than the exception.

The relevance of biophlic design offers a pattern on how buildings need to be build and

design which can be recognize in planning with the therapeutic facility giving off a

positive experience of natural system in the building and constructed landscape into the

athletes health, performance and well-being. The basic concepts of biophilia, its

expression in the built environment, and how biophilic design connects to human

development.

The architecture and benefits of biophilic design practices the implementation on the

strategies in creating buildings that connect people with nature and provide comfortable

and productive places for people, in which they can live, work, and study.


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Chapter 2.2.4 Additive Architecture

Additive Architecture is an approach used by Danish architect Jrn Utzon to describe his

development of architectural projects on the basis of growth patterns in nature.

Figure 21. Jeddah Stadium Model by John Urtzon

An urge to create well-being must be fundamental to all architecture if harmony is to

be achieved between the rooms created and what is to be undertaken in them,

---Jrn Utzon

Jorn Ultzon was convinced that saw it as part of an additive world where both natural

and cultural forms contributed to additive systems and hierarchies. The fundamentality

of additive architecture is about adding and subtracting and ensuring that the

transitions, like the transitions, were organically linked but with visible links that clearly

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The need for a sports training and medical facilities should cater complex functional

design with a space that is exceptionally pleasant to spend time working in, and which

has a both clear and basic architectural expression. Especially in the sports training

facility, the need for more buffer and noise barrier can control the noise coming from

different rooms with same clarity but different obstructions.

According to Jorn Ultzon, buildings should be designed more freely rather than in

identical box shapes. In the design of the proposed sports facilities, the natural fondness

in working with its surrounding is the fundamental idea in architecture. When working

with the additive principle, the designs as well as the layout are given the freedom that

can achieve with the additive principle in tackling greatly varying tasks and activities in

accordance to the behavior of the athletes.

Chapter 2.3 Application to the project

Chapter 2.3.1 Application of Multiphase Design Planning

Figure 22. Application of Phases

The application of the multiphase can be applied to the architectural spaces of the

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regarding on the behavioral analysis of athletes where interpreted as facilities in both

training and medical aspect.

In accordance through the data that where gathered, athletes in moderation phase

would be interpreted for a therapy center. In this phase, medical and therapy spaces will

be zoned together. As for the reversibility phase, where athletes need to regain their

strength, facilities for fitness and wellness of the athletes will be grouped in this zone

specifically the physical gym. Athletes after regaining their physical strength need to

develop their physical skills; the sports training facilities will be cater in the specificity

phase.

Standard dimension and height

In specificity phase, different sports training facilities are in need to be designed and

planned. Standard size of courts, ceiling height, and standard dimension are should be

followed accordingly.

Light control and ventilation

As for some training facilities, natural ventilation and lighting are needed in order to

adopt with the training activities of the athletes. For the other training facilities, artificial

lighting is more appropriate. Natural lighting may cause glare that can affect the

performance and training of the athletes. Windows are also one of the concerns that

need to be analyzed accordingly. Glass windows are specifically not suitable for some

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Figure 5. Horizontal Concept

Chapter 2.3.2 Application of Mobility Space Design

The ability to move from a certain space to another provides easy access to the athletes

to all phases of the sports training vicinity. The zoning of spaces will be flexible arranged

and categorized to accommodate the certain needs of the athletes, physically and

medically.

In designing the whole sports facilities, the potential to move freely and easily is can be

shown by having spacious social and interactive area for the athletes. The mobility of

spaces is can be seen by providing spaces and areas that is capable of having multiple

kind of activities.

Chapter 2.3.3 Application of Biophilic Design

Biophilic design can be applied to the therapeutic facility of the sports training center

which brings out the fondness of nature into the design of the building. Not only to the

outmost appearance but also in design planning of spaces. The connection between the

nature and the human development shows that the surrounding itself brings out the

healing environment for the athletes. The design points out the way to a healthy

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Figure 23. Design Approach

By having the natural environment in mind, planning the facilities of the sports training

and therapeutic center can became innovative in which athletes can live, learn and

work. Providing greeneries such as gardens can lessen the strain and give off calmness

to the athletes, which somehow can also shows a healthy environment that can help in

the healing process.

Chapter 2.3.4 Application of Additive Architecture

In designing space planning in the proposed project, additive module line will represent

the thickness of the wall and the lines form contours of the finished drawing, meaning

the degree of freedom can be achieve with the additive principle in planning the sports

training center.

The additive approach can be applied in the different building and level of the sports

center, which are basically identical but differ in sizes and height. In planning the design

of the sports facilities, the freely shaped draft of the plan expresses the fundamental

idea of architecture. Minimal components will be applied in order to bring out the

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Part III. Site Identification and Analysis

In this chapter, choosing a site for the proposed project will be a very important factor

for the research study to be valid and significant. The proponent must exactly choose

the right site and assessment to be able for the proposed project to be significantly

functional to the users as well as the relative contribution for the surrounding places and

the effects on the larger coverage and consent of the sites allocation.

Chapter 3.1 Site Selection Criteria

Chapter 3.1.1 Macro Site Criteria

Philippines produce leadership and priorities to all national sports promotion and

development. Even though it may not be on top, Philippines is well known for Filipino

athletes imprinting our national seal in different categorize in international sports. As to

further continue providing respectable name for the country, the proposed project will

cater the excellent facilities in producing well-talented Filipinos competing

internationally.

Rizal is a province located in the CALABARZON region, just 16 kilometers east of Manila.

The municipality of Rizal is the center of trade and exchange, tourism, government and

economy. It is also a center of education and sports because of the availability of

various educational and physical training facilities. As the proposed project calls for a

sports training center, the province of Rizal is generally hilly and mountainous in

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will affect and impact the norms, culture, and existing condition of the community and

its surrounding. The selected site should bring positive effect like providing a good

development and increase productivity of the locality.

Utility- it comes into different types depending on its importance and its circumferential

effectiveness to the proposed project. This can be categorized into public and private

transportations, water supply, waste treatment system, drainage system, electrical

supply, and other data mapping that will definitely needed in the development of the

proposed project.

Chapter 3.1.2 Site Option Description

Chapter3.1.2.1 Macro Site Option Description

1.) Antipolo, Rizal

It is a 1st class component city in the province of Rizal, Philippines. It was made the

capital of Rizal when the former capital, Pasig City became part of Metro

Manila. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 677, 741 inhabitants. It has

a land area of 306.10 km. Antipolo City is located in the central part of Rizal Province.

It is approximately 26 kilometers east of Manila, which was conurbation with the NCR

but still under Region 4-A of CALABARZON. Bounded by the municipalities of San Mateo,

Rodriguez, Tanay, Angono, Taytay, Teresa, and Cainta, Quezon Province, and city of

Marikina in Metro Manila. Headed by honorable, Mayor Casimiro Jun Ynares III with its

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2.) San Mateo, Rizal

San Mateo is one of the largest municipalities in Rizal Province in terms of land area with

55.09 km contributing 4.68% of the total land area of Rizal. San Mateo lies in the

Marikina Valley. The valley extends south towards Marikina City, Pasig City and Cainta,

Rizal. The Marikina River runs through the western portion of the municipality and the

Nangka River runs through the southern portion. San Mateo is a lush valley bounded by

mountain ranges and sliced by a river. Located along the western border of Rizal

Province, it is bordered by Quezon City, Marikina City, Antipolo City, and Rodriguez.

According to the 2010 Philippine census, San Mateo has population of 205,255

inhabitants. Headed by of honorable, Mayor Jose Rafael E. Diaz with San Mateos 15

barangays.

3.) Rodriguez, Rizal

Rodriguez is a municipality in the province of Rizal. It is the northernmost town in the

province and surrounded by Antipolo City, Quezon City, Bulacan, Quezon Province, and

Marikina City, which comes after San Mateo. The town is located on the slopes of the

Sierra Madre mountain range and features many resorts. It is also one of the largest

towns in Rizal province with 172.85 km. According to the 2010 census, it has a

population of 280, 904 inhabitants. With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the

municipality is now included in Manila built up area, which reaches Cardona in its

westernmost part. Headed by Mayor Cecilio C. Hernandez and considered as 1st

class,

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Table No. 4

Macro Site Selection

Chapter 3.1.2.2 Micro Site Option Description

Antipolo, which was officially the City of Antipolo is a city in the Philippines located in

the province of Rizal located about 25 kilometers east of Manila. It is the largest city in

the CALABARZON Region. The province's capital city is a center of education and sports

because of the availability of various educational and physical training facilities.

1.) Site A covered a total lot area for about 7 hectares or an area of exactly 66, 978

sq.m. Since Antipolo commonly composed of mountains and hilly

type of land, the site is located on the upper part of the city. The lot

defines to be medium to slightly terrain land with existing river. It

was not directly visible to the numerous major and minor roads of

the city.

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2.) Site B is situated in Brgy. Parguan San Jose Antipolo, Rizal covering an area of

exactly 43, 575 sq.m. The lot is along one of the major road in

Antipolo city, the Provincial road. The lot defines to be slightly flat

and adjacent to residential and institute facilities.

3.) Site C is located in Brgy. San Isidro Antipolo, Rizal with a total land area of

exactly 36, 269 sq.m. The lot is accessible with Marikina- Infanta

Road. The lot is mostly far from the any residential and

commercial areas and it was not directly visible to numerous

major and minor roads.

Chapter 3.1.3 Site Selection and Justification

Chapter 3.1.3.1 Site Selection

Table No. 5

Site Selection Analysis

Conducted Likert Scale System based on the Macro and Micro Site Criteria

Figure 26. Site C

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Rating shall be as follows:

5 -Highly preferable/ desirable4Very preferable/ desirable

3Preferable/ desirable2Satisfactorily fair1 Poor

Chapter 3.1.3.2 Site Justification

The result of the Likert Scale System conducted by the proponent determines the

effective and specific location and site of the proposed project. Site B that was located in

Barangay Parguan, San Jose Antipolo, Rizal had gathered the largest number of points

in choosing the site allocation for the proposed project. The chosen site will be

functional not only to sustain the primary needs of the athletes, but also in the inert

significance and importance of the proposed project in relation to the chosen site. This

would carry the project more effective and will bring the study to improve.

Chapter 3.2 Site Evaluation and Analysis

Chapter 3.2.1 Macro Setting

History Background

The City was named after a tree locally known as Tipolo (Artocarpus Incisa), which was

in abundance in the area in the early times. It was converted from a municipality into a

component city of Rizal Province on April 4, 1998, under Republic Act No. 8508. A new

provincial capitol building was inaugurated in the city in March 2009 to replace the old

capitol in Pasig, which has long been outside the jurisdiction of Rizal Province. With the

transfer of the provincial government to Antipolo, it is highly favor to be officially

designated as the new capital of the province. On March 14, 2011, President Benigno

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Geography and Geology

Antipolo is located in the northern half of Rizal

Province, close to its meridional center. It lies

between latitudes 14 32' and 1445' north and

longitudes 121 6' and 121 24' east. It is bounded

on the north by the municipality of Rodriguez, on the

northwest by the Marikina City and San Mateo, on the

southwest by the towns of Taytay and Cainta, on the

southeast by the towns of Tanay, Teresa and Baras,

and on the east by Quezon Province.

Antipolo city has the second largest land area in Rizal Province next only to Rodriguez.

Its total area of 38,504.44 hectares represents 29.9% of Rizal. Antipolo comprises 16

barangays namely: San Roque, San Jose, San Isidro, De la Paz, Cupang, Mayamot,

Mambugan, Calawis, Dalig, Beverly Hills, Sta. Cruz, San Luis, Inarawan, San Juan,

Bagong Nayon, and Muntindilaw.

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Climate

Based on the PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service

Administration) or Corona's climate classification system, Antipolo has a Type I Climate,

which is marked by two distinct seasons the wet season from May to December and

the dry season from January to April. The main climatic control operating in the climate

of the area is actually the monsoon wind system. The warm southwest monsoon wind

brings rain to the city after gathering moisture from the Indian Ocean, while the cool

northeast monsoon moves as a dry wind and comes even drier after crossing the Sierra

Madre orographic barrier.

Mineral Sources

The diastrophic folding process that produced the Sierra Madre Mountains has brought

mineral deposits and made the crustal substructure nearer to the surface, making them

easily mineable.

Water Source

Due to its large size and hilly topography, Antipolo possesses a significant number and

variety of water resources like rivers, streams, springs, waterfalls, and groundwater

aquifers. In a relatively water-scarce area, these water bodies provide sources of water

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Land Use

The Citys land use was categorized between urban and rural land uses. The urban land

uses (residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational and ecotourism)

accounted for 14% of the total land area where residential use was the predominant

land use in the City. This accounted for the large number of residential developments,

which occupied 4,837.61 hectares representing 12.5% of the Citys total land area. For

commercial uses, these activities were found mostly in the Poblacion in Brgy. San Roque

and in Brgy. Mayamot.

Figure 28. Land Use Map of Antipolo


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Infrastructure and Utilities

Road Netwrok - Antipolo City is linked to Metro Manila by three major national roads:

Sumulong Highway, the Marikina-Infanta Road (MIR), and the Ortigas Extension from

the south. All except the MIR lead to the poblacion. The MIR traverses through central

Antipolo and extends further east to Tanay.

Other major roads that link Antipolo with its neighbors are the Provincial Road, which

links Antipolo to Teresa, and M.L. Quezon St., which extends southward to Angono.

Mode of Transportation- Based on the data from the City Public Utility Vehicle Transport

Regulatory Board, tricycles are the most numerous mode of public transportation with

9,769 or 80% of the entire PUVs in the City. Second is jeepney with 1,744. The number

Figure 29. Road Networks going to Antipolo


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of FX/AUVs, PUJs and buses decreased comapared to the previous year. Tricycles

increased by 2.4%. Overall, the public utilities in the city slightly increased by .20% for

the past three years.

Power Services- Antipolo City is generally supplied with electrical power by MERALCO

since the 1930s. All the barangays in Antipolo have electricity.

Water Sources-The water supply system for household consumption of Antipolo comes

from five main sources: Spring Water, Artesian Wells, Open Wells, Water Tankering and

the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS).

Chapter 3.2.2 Micro Setting

Geographical Profile

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Figure 30. Aerial View of Site

The site is situated in Barangay Parguan San Jose Antipolo, Rizal covering an area of

exactly 43, 575 sq.m. Barangay San Jose was grouped under the second district of

Antipolo City, having a total population of 88, 222 (has of 2010)and has a total area of

13, 787. 77 ha.

SITELOT AREA:

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The chosen site falls under level to gently sloping to slightly flat. The greater part of the

site was part of the level to very gently sloping.Antipolo is below 500 meters in altitude,

the area has an elevation of 175290 meters. The site is very buildable and posses a

likable land topography and minimal terrain in the strategic location of the site.

Based on the morphological approach of soil classification or what is called the 7 th

Approximation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the soils of Antipolo may be

classified into the soil series and taxonomic names.

Figure 31. Elevation Map of Antipolo


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The soil situated in the site was the San Luis Clay series that has two phases in

Antipolo, namely, the 0 to 2% and 2 to 5% slopes. It is usually deep, well drained and

occurs in undulating plateaus. The soil horizon is not more than 20 cm. thick and is

reddish brown to very dark grayish brown in color with dark brown to dark reddish

mottles. This soil series is vegetated with grass and patched of fruit trees. It covers

1,303.17 hectares or 3.38% of the city.

Figure 32. Soil Map of Antipolo

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almost the total urban area of the municipality of Antipolo. The map will pinpoint the

Kevin Lynchs Image of the City to be able to some up all the necessary details and

information.

Landmark landmarks in Antipolo city are distinctively identified. It was commonly use

by the public and help the users in familiarizing the neighboring places within the vicinity

of the site. Some of the common landmarks than are nearby the site are the Dalig

National High School, Robinsons Homes, Antipolo Lady Lourdes, Avida Subdivision.

Nodes - Nodes became a prominent feature of the site as well as with its surroundings

since it caters different strategic places in the municipality where theres a great

concentration of people or other type of bodies that meet less than one place. Some of

these are Sen. Lorenzo Sumulong Memorial Circle, Claveria Plaza, Uniciano Medical

Center, and Antipolo Doctors Hospital.

Path - Path was a very important factor for the site allocation and navigation. It serves

as driving tool to the target users in relation to identify and locate the location of the

site. These consist of the major and minor roads such as Provincial Road, Antipolo-

Teresa Morong Road, Circumferencial Road, Sto. Nino Street.

Edges - Edges come in many forms. It may comes from different aspects such as a

welcome arc upon entering to the municipalities and each of the barangays, concrete

fences that usually bordered the locality and each of the vacant lot.


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District - District directly pertains on the zonal provision or condition of the site and its

surrounding areas that may affect the development of the whole project.

Image Map and Site Photo Documentation

The research need an actual photo documentation of the site in order to analyze and

observe exisiting vegetation, roads and landmarks within the vicinity of the site. The

photos taken are based on the outside view and inside view of the lot.

Figure 11. Actual Photo of the Site


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Chapter 3.2.2.2 Technical Description of the Site

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Figure 12. Site Description


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Chapter 3.2.2.3 Site Orientation

The study will provide analysis on factors affecting the site. These factors are identified

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