Iloilo Science and Technology University
Iloilo Science and Technology University
Iloilo Science and Technology University
Submitted to:
ROSA LEA V. AJESTA
Architectural Design 101
Instructor
Submitted by:
JANRY ALBANCIA
B.S ARCHITECTURE 1-A
October, 2018
of 27,686 people.
Pavia in the East, Alimodian and Leon in the West and by Oton in
Iloilo City.
Rice is the main agricultural product of the municipality and it is the site of Aganan Rivier
Dam, which is an agricultural purposed dam used for irrigation of rice field in the surrounding
towns.
Chapter I
In tro d uc t i o n
Ra t io n al e
According to Bichard et al. (2004) the social infrastructures particularly public toilets
should be sustainable, healthy, and inclusive. Thus, public toilet should met the following
1. The public toilet should be sustainable as it can be easily subjected for cleaning and
monitored for maintenance for it should within the perimeter of the plaza.
2. It should poses health and safety problems specifically for women, children, the
elderly, and the disabled. Public toilet need to be clean, secured and free from vandalism in order
to be used confidently by the public; if it is not well maintained it will be used less frequently or
avoided entirely.
3. It should be inclusive and accessible to the public. It becomes a tool for figuring out
just how a society functions—what its values are, how it separates from one another, and the
kinds of trade-offs that come to be made. Architectural design and urban planning issues of
public toilets should be done through interdisciplinary discussions about and observations of
The main goal of this project proposal entitled “AN ECO- FRIENDLY PUBLIC
Design a modern and functionalist aesthetic public toilet that is unconventional that
Create a public toilet to boost the confidence of visitors, tourists and etc. to move around
Chapter II
Data and Information Gathering
In order to proceed in the design process the following information should be gathered.
INFORMATIONS
I. SITE DATA
a) Local Climate
b) Prevailing Winds
c) Orientation (Solar)
d) Vegetation
e) Neighboring Structure
f) Site History
a) Cultural Beliefs
b) Preference
c) Personality Traits
a) Type of Structure
b) Historical Precedents
I. SITE DATA
The type of climate that the Municipality of San Miguel experiences is tropical climate.
Whereas, it has only two seasons; the wet and dry season but during summer or dry season it
From the provided map, Southwest Moonson or commonly known as Habagat well move
from the Municipal Health Clinic towards the ongoing construction of the Municipal Hall, while
the Northeast or Amihan from the intersection of the Salazar St. and R.V Sanchez St. passing the
The sun will rise at the church location facing the main entrance of the plaza and it will sets
d.) Vegetation
The plaza has many trees that serves as a shade for benches and there have some ornamental
flowers planted on the plant box. The only thing that site lacks is the landscape that would catch
The Plaza is a center for gathering especially during the Pasidungog festival or other local
events. It has a small baseball and football fields but it is not used in this days because of the
Liabilities: The place is too small and the buildings or infrastructure were not planned
properly by the urban planner or urban architects. Site is lack of landscapes that would enhance
Opportunities: The site is the along the ALEOSAN Road with this it may cater the needs of
the commuters, tourist that well probably going to Leon (the Little Baguio) and the public places.
Most of the people of the town are oriented into simple and non-luxurious way of life.
b.) Preference
People are friendly, happy, hospitable, religious, open to something new and family
oriented.
The structure is a Public Toilet. It is not just a public toilet but is an eco-friendly because
of the solar panels that will use and the rain water collector and it have a public space at
It site has a two old public toilet. The one toilet is located near the dome but is not used
by the public because of its not sustained, unsafe and unhealthy. Second public toilet is
located at near of the covered gymnasium. It is rarely used because it have the same
After gathering the information and data, the following must be considered in designing an Eco-
SITE DATA
Door should facing in the east in order to use the natural light.
Landscape should be provided around the structure to enhance the beauty or the aesthetic
of the structure and also indoor plant should opt to be place in the interior of the structure
It should be located near the hi-way to serve the travelers (especially going to the Leon)
The every part of toilet should be functional thus insignificant adornment should avoided.
The toilet must be unconventional through the exteriors and interiors of the structure to
The structure should be a place for social interaction and recreational activities.
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
The public toilet must inhibit the characteristics and have oneness of the structures inside
the plaza.