Taking into consideration that play is directly connected to leisure and amusement, present facilities lack the cultural-sensitivity that address to the Filipino leisure patterns and aspirations. For instance, amusement parks, a core space that trigger childhood memories are presently challenged. These types of park that exist nowadays have a general feel and spirit that is too western. The design seldom addresses to the needs of a typical Filipino – therefore, the potentials are not maximized.
The problem now is the application of this Filipino recreation into the landscape – what is fun and enjoyable for the Filipino? How would it appeal to the Filipino youth? And how would an amusement park tap the inner child of the Filipino, regardless of age?
This study aims to harness the full potential of landscape design and espouses the amalgamation of indigenous and native game cultures together with the present western technology trends and styles therefore creating a unique Filipino recreational landscape that would bring pride to their culture and identity through holistic spatial programming and creative amusement park design.

The Philippines has a rich and diverse culture shaped by its historical encounters with colonialism. The colonialism brought changes in the culture of the pre-colonial Philippines, including its folklore. In today’s generation, globalization poses a threat in preserving the Philippine folklore. Developed countries have more influence in the Philippines and other developing countries and the interest of Filipino people in Philippine folklore is diminishing thus it must compete to ensure the continuation of its nature of being passed down through generations. This study explores how architectural design principles and digital technology can be used effectively to showcase and preserve the customs, values, and beliefs of the Filipino people through Philippine folklore in a modern setting by developing a Philippine Folklore Museum. It creates a set of architectural design principles extracted from Philippine folklore and develops conceptual framework that translate to experiential architecture. With this study, it is argued that utilizing digital technology in architecture can sustain and immortalize the stories for the current generation to appreciate and contemplate to keep them alive for future generations. In conclusion, this study of creating a Philippine Folklore Museum to address the vanishing interest of Filipino people in Philippine folklore in the face of a growing digital world provides insights into how architecture may serve as a link to remember and celebrate being Filipino.

The question of flood water management and the environmental impacts of water consumption in Aquatic Sports Facilities (ASF) has been widely debated in the fields of urban development and DRRM. However, studies on reducing the cost of water and energy consumption through integration of sustainable practices while considering the health risks are rarely implemented to ASFs leaving a significant gap in the preexisting literature. The project addresses this gap by proposing an innovative approach of harmonizing water scarcity and abundance into the development of a sustainable ASF. Specifically, the CDP will be looking at studies on how sustainability, resiliency and safety can be properly integrated into the design of ASF in Valenzuela City, Philippines. The project will discuss the architectural interventions and design strategies employed in these studies and juxtapose them against the typical approaches of designing a conventional ASF suggesting that previous facilities have a huge environmental impact. Arguing that integrating water reuse and energy harvesting with a sport that uses a huge amount of water and energy would solve the juxtaposing concepts of both the shortage and abundance of water being wasted, with the end goal of contributing to urban resilience and overall wellness. In conclusion, by closely studying the integration of sustainable low impact development into an ASF design, sheds new light on the neglected issue of harmonizing urbanization, resiliency, and promoting a more sustainable future in ASFs.

However, such automation and its assistive technologies are currently being used as standalone components and isolated features. This highly contributes to the failure to address issues and concerns regarding the work synergy between humans, service robots, and emerging technologies. This study is qualitative, exploratory research that uses integrative and systems-thinking architectural approaches for the design of a tech-empowered 5-star resort hotel in Entertainment City, Parañaque. It examines key factors impacting the relationships of humans, service robots, and emerging technologies in the industry, which is used to develop a framework to be applied in the architectural design of the proposed resort hotel. Through this project, emerging-technologies-assisted service robots may go beyond being mere adjuncts but core elements that are harmoniously integrated to generate synergy with their human counterparts, provide efficiency in service, and enhance the overall human experience. In conclusion, this project, by exploring the integration of the specified automation in a 5-star resort hotel, serves as a model and initiator for discussions to the adoption of emerging-technologies-assisted service robots in service industry facilities of the Philippines.

The sudden rise in the need for healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the state of the world’s medical systems and their capacity for patient care. Presently, there is a huge burden on the existing healthcare systems which raises problems related to the capability of facilities to cater a high volume of patients with specific health issues and requires distinct care. During this period, architects were put into the spotlight for being at the forefront of providing solutions for medical issues faced within the hospital.
The Philippines was among the countries that struggled and faced crucial challenges in healthcare. In an effort to address these issues, the government established goals for the improvement of healthcare facilities in the country. One of the hospitals that the government has offered funding is the 60-year-old Philippine Orthopedic Center. This paper aims to address the current state of the Philippine Orthopedic Center. The hospital faces significant issues with its facilities in terms of accommodating physically-limited patients suffering from bone and muscle traumas, illnesses and injuries. The paper gathers various strategies proven to be effective in hospital design to aid the user-behavior of the hospital’s primary stakeholders in establishing a framework for design. This study aims to corroborate key information regarding the universal requirements for hospitals as well as the local customs and needs of a Philippine hospital.
The thesis ultimately provides a design applying the values of sustainability, on and accessibility for the provision of healthcare facilities through the Philippine Orthopedic Hospital.