Republic of the Philippines

SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE

Engineering Architecture Department
Sorsogon City

A Beach Resort Hotel Complex

A Research Paper presented to

The Faculty of Engineering-Architecture Department

In partial fulfillment of the course requirements in

Architectural Design 5
For the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Submitted by:
Sean Andrew B. Grutas
BSAR 3B

On
December 28, 2020

I. I N T R O D U C T I O N

Resorts in the Philippines varies from place to place and what it can provide to its customers.
But resorts nowadays are also different based on the needs of the people. The calming and
serene landscape of resorts draws individuals from overcrowded urban areas. With this in
mind, several Philippine entrepreneurs are investing in hotel and resort ventures, resulting in
a rise in the number of resorts in the Philippines. But thinking about how to grow resorts into
something will give innovative response to the demand especially in tourism.

A hotel is a building for accommodation of strangers, really a superior inn, very large and
luxurious establishment with bedrooms, dining-rooms, and other facilities, usually spelled
without the circumflex accent.

Province of Matnog in Sorsogon is in need of new accommodations as its tourism is

increasing rapidly. Local and foreign tourists‘ arrival demands urgent hotel
accommodations though the people in charge of the place still want to conserve their
natural resources and cultural heritage. With this problem in hand, one of the beach
owners wants to develop a portion of their land for the construction of a Beach Resort
Hotel Complex and some space for additional amenities and improvements. Located in
the Calintaan Island, Subic, Matnog, Sorsogon, the researcher decided to improve the site
by building a beach resort hotel complex.

Thus, the researcher came up with a proposed project that will take resorts into a
higher level of designing, a combination of resort building, hotel, landscape, water
amenities, and lastly biomimicry, contributing to the tourism of Subic, Matnog, Sorsogon
and also the socio-economic condition of the province. Because of technological
progress and the advancement of construction in biomimicry building and resort
designing, a thorough research is needed.

Biomimicry is somewhat unusual in the Philippines in terms of buildings. Filipinos

doesn‘t notice that biomimicry is part of their daily life for example is the airplanes,
the bell crow, the flippers used in scuba diving, etc. It is time now to let people;
especially the commoners know that these little things can be applied on a building
that results to a more environmentally friendly movement. The proposed project will be
a resort that mimics nature and also functions as one.

Therefore, the purpose of the research paper is to study the doctrine and standard for
the preparation of building the resort. To contribute to the development of not just the
social but economic status of Matnog, Sorsogon through evolution of resorts. Also this
paper gives recommendation to encourage investors, businessmen, capitals to invest on
such projects.

I.I Background of the Study

The Philippines is one of the country graced with so much environmental and cultural wealth
that range from wide stretch of tropical rainforest and marine resources to indigenous people
whose cultural foundations are being preserved for hundreds of years.
The national tourism industry is undoubtedly dependent on the natural resources for its
continued growth and existence. Different developments that cater tourists to see the
dramatic landscapes and experience cultures found in that area. Given with little importance,
the country's environment gives a lot of opportunity and is the bread and butter of the
tourism industry.

The world populations are becoming more aware of their impact on the earth. With increasing
tourism that brings positive and negative social and environmental impacts that change the
environmental features and socio-cultural fabrics of a destination, ecotourism has become a
mainstream option. Ecotourism in the Philippines is a form of sustainable tourism within a
natural and cultural heritage area where community participation, protection and
management of natural resources, cultural and indigenous knowledge and practices,
environmental education and ethics as well as economic benefits are fostered and pursued for
the enrichment of host communities and satisfaction of visitors.

Ecotourism came into existence due to the problems brought about by tourism, one of the
world's biggest industries. "While tourism is perceived as an enjoyable activity, it has come to
be associated with degradation of environmental quality, noted Dr. Rogelio Serrano, who used
to work with the Laguna-based Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural
Resources Research and Development (PCARRD).

To start this proposal, the researcher proposed project will be located in Subic, Matnog,
Sorsogon. The provicne has experienced economic growth through tourism, evidenced by
the presence of many foreign tourists. It is also distinguished for having long beaches and
white sand and labeled as the Boaracay Beach of Sorsogon.

It becomes a unique place for a resort as not only beaches but also lagoons and caves
that is located near the site are can be found. The site is located along a shoreline of
fine and white sand. The property is gifted with natural beauty, mountain, islet and long
white and fine sand. Because of this reasons, the owner wants to cater the Filipino and
foreign tourists coming in.

I.2 Statement of the Problem

In the Philippines, we have many existing Beach Resort Hotels in many part of our country. In
Bicol, we have lots of famous Beach Resort Hotels just like Misibis Bay Resort.

This study is made to gather data on how to create a Beach Resort Hotel Complex that can
compete with other Resorts in the country and around the world. This study aims to answer
the following questions:

1 How will this project proposal affect the problem in the country which is to boost up the
country's tourism?
2. What can this project offer that will make it compete to other resorts here in the country
and also in other countries?

3. What are the different features of this Beach Resort Hotel Complex that are different from
other Beach Resort Hotels in the country and in other countries?

4. How will this contribute to the economic status of our country?

I.3 Goals and Objectives

a. To promote the appreciation of Philippine natural scenic spots.

b. To develop economic and financial opportunities.
c. To enhance our cultural values.

I.3I Proponent's Goals and Objectives

These objectives will help the proponent in making the study and can answer the problems:
1. To come up with a program for the project that will create job opportunities for those who
are unemployed.
2. To be known in other countries.
3. To create a tourist spot that will boost up the tourism in the country.

I.4 Scope and Delimitations

The main purpose of this study is to create a world-class Beach Resort Hotel Complex with
different features like Resort for leisure since water activities is not the main focus of this
Beach Resort Hotel but also health and fitness. The proposed Beach Resort Hotel Complex
involves Site Planning and designing an ambiance that will create an atmosphere which is to
enjoy with your family by the different amenities of the Resort. The study will not be including
structural and non-architectural details.

The researcher will also focus on studying the impacts of the project on the site,
economically and environmentally. If it will affect the place and the people, is it
harmful, will it cross any law against it. The project will cater from middleclass Filipinos
to high class and foreign tourist of the country. The researcher will also cover the
determining of the population density of the project as this will affect the design of the
proposed research paper.

The research study does not intend to discourage resorts near site and replace major
resort tourist spot on the Philippines but on the other hand adds up to the beautiful
features of the country. The research study is limited only on studying how to build
building that mimics nature and will not set new guidelines on how to construct one.

I.5 Significance of the Research

The significance of this study is to help boost up the tourism in the country by means of a
Beach Resort Hotel Complex. The study aims to research on how Beach Resort Hotel can give a
place not only for relaxation but also in leisure.

I.5I Economy and Tourism

A Beach Resort Hotel Complex are good source of income. It can really help our economy and
tourism because this is where the tourists stay and enjoy themselves while in the country. The
significance of this study in our economy and tourism is the contribution of Beach Resort Hotel
and how to attract tourists and investors here in the country.

I.52 Architectural Significance

Creating a world-class Beach Resort Hotel Complex that will also help clean the environment
by creating an ecological structure.

II. M E T H O D O L O G Y

2.1 Introduction

This chapter discusses the methodology that was used in gathering research data from
various resources. It is therefore explains why a particular research methodology was
chosen as well as the benefits of that method. It also covers in detail, the main
sources of primary data how descriptive data was collected, investigates the quality of
relationships, activities, situations, or materials.

The researcher gather the primary data through published books and journals about
topics including hotels, resorts, managing hotels, etc. Interviews will be conducted to
different types of people, the ones who expertise in managing hotels, building
structures on beaches and knows a lot about the site of the proposed project.

2.2 Research Design

This study is a qualitative research that attempts to accumulate existing information and
understandings of building hotel resorts on Subic, Matnog, Sorsogon. The researcher will
make use of descriptive information to conclude how the proposed project will be
successful.
The research study will use historical and descriptive method of research. With the
historical method, it can give the researcher ideas how previous works lacks and
possibly make better ways avoiding problems of the past. Historical method will be use
to gather information about the past history of the site, significant happenings, maps of
the site, etc. Descriptive research is a method used to obtain information relating to
the current status of an issue or phenomenon to describe "what exists" within the
variables or conditions of the situation. A case study and survey type of descriptive
method will be used. It will also be used to gather information on the existing
conditions of the site, maps, and case studies.

2.3 Research Instrument

In depth study to highly reliable sources that expertise on hotel management will be
conducted. Books and published articles both physical and online will be considered for a
wider source of informations. Review footages from travel vloggers who had visited the site
will also help for additional informations. Informations gathered will be analyzed and
interpreted to suffice the research problem.

III. R E V I E W O F R E L A T E D L I T E R A T U R E

AND RELATED STUDIES

3.1 Review of related literature

3.11 Foreign literature

Hotel and Resort: planning, design and refurbishments

Fred Lawson, 2000

Hotels in resort destinations show wide diversity, responding to the

tourist attractions of the locality as well as marketing requirements. Hotels in
rural surroundings, isolated from business and local users used to create their
own individual amenities.

-Fred Lawson, 2000

This book talks about hotels and how they began on certain places. It
explains that destinations pass through a predictable sequence of six stages.
These stages are: exploration, involvement, development, consolidation,
stagnation and decline or rejuvenation according to Butler’s hypothetical model
of resort evolution. This suggests that resorts become unattractive with the
passage of time, as visitor numbers increase and their carrying capacities are
exceeded, and are unable to compete with other newer resorts.
 In the exploration stage the resort is isolated with a ‘sleepy’ appearance
and with little or no development. In the involvement stage visitors from the
overcrowded urban centers are attracted by the relaxing and unspoiled
landscape of the resort. Local entrepreneurs realize the economic significance
of tourism and begin to provide facilities and services to tourists. Resort
expands and reaches the stage of development. The number of tourists
increases and at peak periods far outweighs the size of the local population.
Many locals appear to tolerate tourism unwanted effects because of its
substantial economic effects (Bramwell, 2003). In the consolidation stage a
drastic reduction of beach width occurs because of the construction of more
accommodation establishments and businesses. The indigenous population is
being pushed further away from the beachfront. When the resort reaches the
stagnation stage, the tourism landscape becomes dominant and little room is
available for further expansion. As a result, accommodation establishments are
constructed in inland areas. The end of the cycle is marked by the post-
stagnation phase, which may result in decline, if the tourist market continues to
wane and the resort is not able to compete with newer resorts, or rejuvenation,
through the development of an artificial attraction, e.g. the introduction of
casinos or indoor water parks.

Hotel Investments: issues and perspectives 4 th edition

Lori Raleigh, Rachel Roginsky, 2006
This book covers a lot of topics about resorts. Special amenities like
spas, Water Park were explained. Some feature described is the indoor water
parks. An Indoor water park resort as a building establishment containing an
aquatic facility with a minimum of 10,000 square feet of indoor water park
space and inclusive of such amenities as slides, tubes, and a variety of indoor
water-play features. Customers are willing to pay higher room rates for water
park amenities.

Resorts: Management and Operation 3rd edition

Robert Christie Mill, 2012
The definition of resorts, and the spaces required to build one was given
detailed on this book. It has become a basis of construction, the do’s and don’ts
of resorts planning and to manage resort projects.
The book explains that resorts are not fully successful with just one
attraction but should have mixed used amenities.According to Robert Mill,
resort communities work best when they are not one hundred percent resort
but have a mix full-and-part time residents. They can be use as permanent or
second house.Knowing these facts make the researcher informed of how
resorts evolve and avoid any problems in the future for the proposal.
Principles of Hotel Design
The Architect’s Journal
This book basically talks about basic planning of hotels. Requirements
needed, etc. to achieve success, any scheme for a hotel must be deeply
researched and planned well in advanced.
Most of the major research and studies will be carried out by the hotel
operator, but some also by the architect. The architect must be fully aware of
both the character of the sector of the public for whose benefit the hotel is to be
erected and the personality of the operator.

Managing Hotels Effectively

EddystoneNebel III, 1991
The book is all about the technology how to manage hospitality
business. Managing hotels like this could be hard; firms with such projects
should have strategic visions. According to Eddystone (1991) firms with a
strategic service vision have: (1) a targeted market, (2) a well defined service
concept, (3) a focused operating strategy, and (4) a well designed service
delivery system. In planning hotels, designers should know how to manage
hotels and how they were run.

Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry

Peter D. Nyheim, 2012

Adding to the previous book review, technology should be serving,

supporting and enabling the business (Peter Nyheim, 2012). Hotels and
resorts, especially large ones, are extremely complex business. To run such
complex business requires a strong reliance on the tools used to manage it
including IT applications, materials used on the project, installation of water
systems, etc. the number of systems and their heterogeneity increase the
complexity of a hotel or resort business. The way we provide heating and
cooling systems and even the means we choose to decorate the interior of a
structure, we influence not only the aesthetics of the building, but also their
effectiveness to providing shelter and comfort.
Biophilic Design: the theory, science & practice of bringing buildings to
life
Stephen R. Kellert, Judith H. Heerwagen, Martin C. Mador, 2008
We humans, who instinctively took design cues from the natural world, are
returning to the practice in a discipline called biomimicry. The author of the
book believe that it is part of our nature to be drawn to life’s mastery and to try
with equal parts of awe & envy, to do what birds and fish and insect can do.
“Building need not look exactly like a tree but should work like one”
-Frank Lloyd Wright
Biomimicry is not a style of building, nor is it an identifiable design
product. it is, rather, a design process- a way of seeking solutions- in which the
designer defines a challenge functionally, seeks out a local organism or
ecosystem that is the champion of that function. But the final design that comes
from biomimicry process may or may not look organic or visually resemble the
organism from which the lesson came.

The Source Book of Contemporary Green Architecture

Sergi Costa Duran, Julio Fajardo Herrero, 2010
The book discussed several design strategies for contemporary green
architecture while explaining their function on the building where they were
used.
One of these design strategies is the one called “Petals from heaven” that
will provide cooling and shade, depending on the time of the day. They are
designed to open during daylight hours to provide shade while also capturing
energy. They close at night and release the stored heat. They also adjust their
angles to give shade depending on the position of the sun.

Hotel Revolution
Howard Watson, 2005

Modern day eco-resorts started to appear back in the 1970’s- not long
after the first eco-warriors and the green parties started to find a political voice-
but were very much an unusual, alternative destination.
The book gave different projects about eco-resorts picking only the ones
that their designs still manage to be at one with their environment. An ethos of
zero or minimal impact is used to enhance the relationships between guest and
nature as the boundaries of an abode and its surroundings are cleverly blurred.
3.12 Local literature:

Banyan Hotels and Resort Project, Palawan

Keith, 2008
The researcher was inspired by this statements “We want to build a
globally recognized brand which by inspiring exceptional experiences among
our guests, instilling pride and integrity in our associates and enhancing both
the physical and human environment in which we operate, will deliver
attractive returns to our shareholder.” -Keith, 2008

The journal stated qualities of their resort that leads them to success. It
is related in way that the hotel and resort is a mountain resort situated in
Palawan similar to the researcher proposed thesis project.

Development of tourist Resorts and other Facilities DOT

Hotels, resorts and other types of accommodation facilities especially in

the regions will have to be built to address the lodging requirements of both
foreign and domestic travelers. The need for improved accessibility will likewise
open investment opportunities in air, water and land transport operations. In
response to worldwide demand for integrated tourism development, the
Department of Tourism likewise encourages investments in tourism estates and
eco-zones, historic – cultural heritage projects as well as ecotourism, agric-
tourism, and health and wellness projects.

Asian Emerging Markets

Anthony, 2003

According to Anthon, author of Asian Emerging Markets, the Philippines

benefits from a long philanthropic tradition of personal and corporate giving;
there are now very well developed mechanisms, foundations and organizations
for managing corporate philanthropy. There is also a very active civil society
sector in the Philippines. However, concepts such as corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and socially responsible investment (SRI) are relatively
new concepts that are only recently starting to appear in the corporate and
finance sector. The tradition of corporate philanthropy and patronage can also
be linked to the fact that many corporations in the Philippines are family owned
and controlled. However, this highlights the importance of improving corporate
governance and transparency, which is presently quite weak in the Philippines
relative to other Asian markets. With this said, this became one of the major
factors of construction of high rise buildings in the Philippines. Given the
uneven distribution of local wealth and the low levels of retail domestic
investment in funds, it might take a long period of time before the Philippines
possesses a domestic financial environment that can support significant
domestic investment similar to the western SRI fund investment model.

Journal: Discover Asia

Filipino hotels are world standard. Naturally, you get what you pay for,
but, we would not sell a hotel or resort unless we felt it offered value for money
and acceptable standards for Western clients. Most tourists find their
entertainment in hotel & resort bars. If you travel much, you’ll have noticed that
nearly every hotel has a Filipino band! Thus, you can be sure of a very high
standard of entertainment everywhere in the Philippines – in hotel bars,
roaming serenaders in restaurants.

Barbara P, 2003

With a high resort project, water features are important. In since

Philippines is a tropical country, water supply is not a problem. But with today’s
weather and climate, Philippines supply for water is becoming a problem.
Despite the abundant water resources in the Philippines, distribution of these
resources varies widely in time and place as a result of the different geographic
and climate conditions prevailing in different parts of the country.

Greenpeace Organization, 2007

Water resources are unevenly distributed throughout the country, often

resulting in water shortages in highly populated areas, especially during the dry
season. Several river basins (Pampanga, Agno, Pasig-Laguna, and on the
island of Cebu) are also experiencing generalized water scarcity (PEM, 2004).
This is according to Greenpeace organization. The organization’s published
book discussed a lot of problems to Philippines water supply, but at the end of
the book, the organization was able to come up with solutions that could solve
Philippines water crisis and also the researcher’s arising problem from the
source of water.

3.2 Review of related studies

3.21 Foreign studies

Burke Brise Soleil

 Unprecedented in American architecture, the Burke Brise Soleil is a
moveable, wing-like sunscreen that rests on top of the Museum’s vaulted,
glass-enclosed Wind hover Hall. The “wings” open at 10 a.m. in accordance
with regular days of operation, close/reopen at noon, and close at 5 p.m. (8
p.m. on Thursdays). 

While the Burke Brise Soleil has a wingspan comparable to that of a

Boeing 747-400, its two ultrasonic wind sensors automatically close the wings if
the wind speed reaches 23 mph or greater. Unlike the airplane, the Museum
prefers to remain on the ground.

East gate center in Zimbabwe

The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, typifies the best of green

architecture and ecologically sensitive adaptation. The country’s largest office
and shopping complex is an architectural marvel in its use of biomimicry
principles. The mid-rise building, designed by architect Mick Pearce in
conjunction with engineers at Arup Associates, has no conventional air-
conditioning or heating, yet stays regulated year round with dramatically less
energy consumption using design methods inspired by indigenous
Zimbabwean masonry and the self-cooling mounds of African termites.

Bora Bora Pearl Beach resort

 Set on a pristine strip of soft white sand that extends for hundreds of
yards into the pale blue lagoon, Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa's
beachfront is like a shallow, salt-water pool, perfect for floating and snorkeling
with ease. There's also a small fresh-water infinity pool overlooking the beach,
the resort's cluster of overwater bungalows and towering Mt. Otemanu in the
distance.

With just 80 bungalows, the resort feels less spread out than some of its
competitors - and yet there is ample room to roam amid the garden paths that
wind between well-spaced bungalows back toward the exceptional Manea Spa.
Tucked amid the landscaping, you'll find a mini-golf course, bacci ball court,
tennis court, volleyball court and game room with billiards and ping-pong
tables. There's also a Coral Nursery that attracts tropical fish, where you can
snorkel, as well as an onsite dive center.

3.22 Local studies

Antulang Beach Resort

Nestled 40 kilometers south

of Dumaguete City,
Philippines,Antulang Beach Resort is
the first Philippine resort to offer
private pool villas to guests.  Each of
the flagship accommodations comes
with its own swimming pool, heated Jacuzzi and luxurious, spacious rooms all
decked out in Canadian pinewood.
Suspended on ten sprawling hectares of sheer cliffs peppered with a
kaleidoscope of bougainvillea blooms, swimming pools and premium rooms are
positioned right at the cliffs’ edge, ensuring guests a commanding view of an
endless sea, while winding staircases lead directly to a kilometer’s stretch of
isolated white sand beach strewn with large, natural rock formations.
Bellarocca Island Resort and Spa

The perfect location of this

wonderful Santorini inspired resort and
spa allows guests to experience not only the
beauty of the immaculate nature of the island,
but also all the fun and excitement that the city provides. The easy access of
the resort to the heart of the city allows the guests to explore the different
tourist attractions that the rich city of Marinduque holds.

Apart from the wonderful location and the bountiful nature surrounding
the island, guests are also entitled to enjoy all kinds of luxury and comfort
through the world class facilities and service that the hotel provides. The hotel
features a business center, meeting facilities, safety deposit boxes and other
amenities that are needed to ensure their guests comfortable stay.

All of the 69 stylish rooms that the hotel features are equipped with all
kinds of amenities needed for a convenient and relaxing stay. Each room
contains a Jacuzzi, a satellite/cable TV, a DVD/CD player, as well as a hassle-
free internet access.

Earthbag School

The Earthbag Technology System is a method for housing that uses

onsite earth as its main building component, with very minimal use of wood,
steel and skilled labor. It costs 40 percent less than conventional classrooms
and may be put up in a short time.

For this project, five classrooms and one room to be used as a resource
center with alternative construction were built to make for a better learning
experience, encourage community participation and empower local residents to
be self-sufficient.

The six-classroom school building, which includes a resource center,

was constructed through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human
Security Projects (GGP). Aside from the school building, Japan provided 175
armchairs to DNHS' to further improve its educational environment.

The beautiful weather was a perfect background to the amazing

completion of the first earthbag school in the world. The alliance of NGOs, the
Local Government, and the Community groups of Day-Asan coming together to
solve a global problem: lack of schools in rural areas and the environmantal
protection of the planet.
 IV. A P P L I C A T I O N / D E S I G N S O L U T I O N

4.1 Design Concept

LIVING WALLS

Background:

Ecological Architecture is a design that

emphasizes natural materials and the use of
renewable resources that come from the
earth in such a way that they can be returned
to the earth without causing harm. In this way we can integrate nature from structure
especially to urban places like the city.

Ecological Walls or Living Walls is one way of putting nature into structure literally. The wall is
envisioned to be easy to apply to any clear or "dead" surfaces in a city to create a beautiful
and iconic, new micro eco-system.

Green Wall Benefits:

Improves aesthetics

Regulate temperature and reduce carbon footprint

Protect building façades

Improve air quality

Reduce noise

Provides additional points for L.E.E.D. certified

buildings

HEXAGONAL CORAL

The dynamic form and variant colors of the coral

is the concept of the structure. This concept
aims to achieve the biomimetic figure of an
aquatic organism that represents home and life as one of the guiding pattern in biophilic
design.
The hexagonal pattern also aims to create a shorter distance travel from one place to another
while also providing every indoor space to be connected to the outdoor spaces, therefore,
encouraging more outdoor opportunities.

4.2 Design Philosophy

“In architecture, the smallest detail should have meaning or purpose.” –Augustus Pugin

The proponent wants the proposed Beach Resort Hotel Complex to show its vision and
purpose through its form, function and uniqueness characterized by every details specified in
the buildings.

4.3 Form Concept

The form of each building in the proposed Beach Resort Hotel Complex will be based on a
Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort concept that will boost up the mood and eagerness of the
enthusiasts.

4.4 Functional Concept

Full functions of every space will be considered in planning the spaces. The purpose on why a
space is situated in a certain place will be primarily considered always. Spaces will be planned
also according to accessibility and with great consideration with other spaces.

4.5 Time Concept

The design of the proposed Beach Resort Hotel shall invest on materials and methods that will
strengthen and will make a better performance. The Beach resort hotel shall have facilities
that will enable character to be appreciated by today and future generations.

4.6 Economy Concept

Financing of this project is one of the most challenging parts in making this project possible,
low construction cost must be considered. However, the construction will use of high quality
materials and an inexpensive but long lasting and superior value.

The project will be designed also with a passive cooling as alternate option for minimal
consumption of electricity. Also green architecture will be used in the building design that can
also help as efficiency in the entire project.

4.7 Style Guiding Principles

The architecture style that will be used will be based on the theme of each field, which means
modern and classic design will be considered. Green architecture will also be used in designing
the entirety of the building. Since the design will be a combination of modern and classical
architecture, the building style offers simple, soft and uncluttered look.
4.8 Environmental Concept

As a contributor in the environment, the efficiency of the design is also the concern in making
this study. To provide a sustainable building, the principle of green architecture will be used.
Not only making a modern contemporary design Beach Resort Hotel, but the proponent also
would want the design to be flexible and that it would minimize the harmful effects on human
health and environment. Aside from using glass, the proponent will also use eco-friendly
building materials and construction practices.

4.9 Architectural Programming

The spaces in Beach Resort Hotel should be properly located and should consider the
important concepts in locating these spaces. Population, circulations, accessibility and security
of passengers are among the most important concept to be considered in designing a building
with a good flow of traffics.

The following are some of the spatial requirements that will support the schematic planning
ideas.

1. Safety and comfort for the audience and participants

2. Accessibility and facilities provided for handicapped audience

3. Convenience and security potential for cargo flow and handling

4. Opportunities for commercial space interactions

5. People’s behaviors

A. RESORT HOTEL FACILITIES

Administration

Front desk (counter)

Reception

Reservations

General

Manager Assist.

Manager

General work area

Conference room

Record room

Storage room
Vault room

General work area:

SALES DEPARTMENT

Credit Manager

Food and beverage manager

Banquet manager

AUDITING DEPARTMENT

Chief Auditor

Cashier

CLINIC

Waiting Area

Doctor's Room

CONCESSION AND SHOPS

Barber shop

Beauty shop

Gift shop

Post office

Internet shop

Lobby (public lounge and waiting area)

Main dining hall (ballroom)

Coffee shop

Bar and cocktail lounge

Kitchen complex

Four (4) function rooms

Sixty (60) twin-bed type room with a balcony Forty

(40) single bed type rooms with balcony Elevators (if necessary)
Stairs

Toilet facilities

Service area

Maintenance room

Electrical room

Mechanical equipment room

Employee lounge, locker rooms, and toilets

Housekeeping room

Workshops

Landscaping (hardscape/softscape)

Guard house

B. SPORTS AND HEALTH FACILITIES

Body fitness gym

Game room

a. Billiard Hall

b. Table Tennis

c. Video Games

Therapeutic massage and sauna Rooms

C. OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

Swimming pool (adult)

Basketball Court Children’s pool

Children’s playing area Jacuzzi pool

Horseback riding Two (2) tennis courts

Jogging path

Beach Volleyball court

Basketball court

D. COTTAGES

Thirty (30) single detached two (2) bedroom types

Ten (10) single detached studio type

Twenty (20) open cottages/Gazebos/Hut

E. MULTI-PURPOSED FUNCTION HALL ( max. capacity of 300 pax)

F. SCUBA DIVING CENTER

Equipment rental

Exhibit area

Decompression chamber

Clinic

G. SOUVENIR SHOPS

H. Two (2) VIEWING DECK ( Overlooking the breathtaking view of the crystal clear water of
the San Bernardino straight)

I. Wharf or pier
 R EFERENCES

Articles in Journal:

 Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation and

Parks: Visitor Carrying Capacity Guidelines (undated).

 Quicoy A.R and Briones N.D (2009). Beach Carying Capacity Assessment of
Coastal Ecotourism in Calatagan, Batangas, Phlippines. Journal of
Environmental Science and Management 12(2 ): 11-27.

 Rajan B. Varghese V.M, Pradeepkumar A.P (2013). Beach Carrying Capacity

Analysis for Sustainable Tourism Development in the South West Coast of
India.Environmental Research, Engineering and Management, 2013. No. 1(63),
P. 67-73

ELECTRONIC DATABASE

WEBSITES:

https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-12-11/worlds-best-beach-resorts-readers-
choice-2014/amp&ved=2

https://www.planetware.com/world/best-luxury-all-inclusive-resorts-in-the-world-
cay-1-3.htm&ved=2

https://www.afar.com/travel-tips/20-of-the-worlds-most-exotic-luxury-beach-
resorts/amp&ved=2

https://guidetothephilippines.ph/articles/islands-and-beaches/philippines-beach-
resorts/amp&ved=2

https://globaledge.msu.edu/blog/postamp/55748/the-importance-of-tourism-on-
economies-a&ved=2

https://www.thepinaysolobackpacker.com/travel-guide-subic-beach-tikling-island-
matnog/&ved=2

https://ecotourism.org/what-is-ecotourism/&ved=2

https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/13319&ved=2