
This is a Land Development project with a residential and retail components separated, mainly because of the need to sell/develop the retail lots separately. It integrates light urban design (the retail plaza) and a play of heights and layers to create a strong streetscape.
Wow! These look good. New businesses popping up!
ReplyDeleteActually these are still highly speculative... this isn't an Ayala Land Proj... I'm moonlighting din during weekends for my dad's office hehehe...
ReplyDeleteIn any case, this would be a very good change of scenery from the boxy SM commercial centers popping up.
ReplyDeletesure! make it happen! just nearby our place. GO MARIKINA!!! ;)
ReplyDeletewhoah! asteg!
ReplyDeleteHmmm... will that project be realized soon?
ReplyDeletenaku, tagal pa, still on the drawing board, the business plan is still very sketchy
ReplyDeletei love the axis and how it runs through the retail and the into the towers. love it!
ReplyDeletei'm sure there will be more detailed designs for the masses in the commercial area but somehow, the masses look fine by themselves, maybe all it needs are display window and coherent graphics and its already good to go.
Thanks! Glad to hear that someone appreciates the thought process behind it! Too bad this thing didn't push through! hehehehe
ReplyDeleteA GOOD PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR FLOW SEPARATION
ReplyDeleteWOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FAVORABLE HERE
WISH THAT THE CROSS CIRCULATION
ReplyDeleteCOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED
BY MEANS OF A COMPLETE SEPARATION
BETWEEN PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
A GOOD SOLUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN
THE PROVISION OF A CARPARK BUILDING
WHILE THE REST OF THE OPEN SPACE ALLOCATED TOWARDS
LANDSCAPING AND PROMENADE AREAS
THIS AREA COULD BENEFIT MUCH
ReplyDeleteFROM DEDICATED LANDSCAPE FEATURE ELEMENTS
SUCH AS PUBLIC ART , MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY PANELS ,
ARTISTIC SIGNAGES , AND SUCH LIKE
TO GIVE THE FIRST TIME VISITOR
A GRAND SENSE OF PLACE AND IDENTITY
A MAJOR DRAW WHEN PLANNING COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Thanks for the comments! As much as we'd like to cut the area for roads and increase the pedestrian areas for parks. This plan was severely limited because of the owner's intent. The buildings that you see aren't really the elements of the design to be built. This is more of a land subdivision plan, and the model was done to portray the scale and development restrictions/elements (such as the arcade and plazas, etc.) Essentially, we tried to balance urbanism, commercial/retail design, with the owner's intent of reducing cost of development. He didn't want to invest heavily in built infrastructure, which is understandable considering his lease-hold on the property.
ReplyDeleteHope this shed some light on your comments.