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ILOILO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

COL LE GE O F E N G I NE E R IN G A N D AR C HI TE C T UR E
De p a rtm en t of A rc h ite ct ure
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AN ECO- FRIENDLY PUBLIC TOILET AT SAN MIGUEL PUBLIC PLAZA

Submitted to:
ROSA LEA V. AJESTA
Architectural Design 101
Instructor

Submitted by:
JANRY ALBANCIA
B.S ARCHITECTURE 1-A
 October, 2018

Overview of the Location

LOCATION: SAN MIGUEL, ILOILO

San Miguel is fourth class municipality in the province of

Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population

of 27,686 people.

San Miguel is 17 kilometers (11 mi) from Iloilo City. The

municipality is bordered by Cabatuan in the North, Sta. Barbara and

Pavia in the East, Alimodian and Leon in the West and by Oton in

the South. Southeast of the San Miguel is the Mandurriao district of

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

considerations in order to design a functional and useful structure.

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

gender, age, and ability.

O BJ ECT IVES

The main goal of this project proposal entitled “AN ECO- FRIENDLY PUBLIC

TOILET AT SAN MIGUEL PUBLIC PLAZA” is to design a public toilet which is

sustainable, healthy and accessible to the general public.

Specifically, this project proposal aims to;

 Design a modern and functionalist aesthetic public toilet that is unconventional that

would able to attract tourists and people of the community

 Provide opportunities to everyone and bring different groups of people together,

contributing to social integration and the desirability of a place

 Create a public toilet to boost the confidence of visitors, tourists and etc. to move around

the city and spend more time in the place

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

g) Liabilities and Opportunities

II. CLIENTS’ DATA

a) Cultural Beliefs

b) Preference

c) Personality Traits

III. BUILDING TYPOLOGY

a) Type of Structure

b) Historical Precedents
 I. SITE DATA

a.) Local Climate

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

usually experiences an extreme heat.

b.) Prevailing Wind

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

ongoing construction of the Municipal Hall to the Health Clinic.

c.) Orientation (Solar)

The sun will rise at the church location facing the main entrance of the plaza and it will sets

at the Municipal Health Center.

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 eye of the people or tourist of the municipality.

e.) Neighboring Structures

North: Restaurant and houses East: Church and Bank

South: Old Municipal Hall, Police West: Houses

Station and Mini kids’ Park

 f.) Site History

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

construction of the new municipal Hall.

g.) Liabilities and Opportunities

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

the beauty of the place.

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.

Also it is near by the commercial structures and carinderias.

II. CLIENTS’ DATA

a.) Cultural Beliefs

Most of the people of the town are oriented into simple and non-luxurious way of life.

b.) Preference

Simple yet significant and functional.

Cheap but long lasting.

c.) Personal Traits

People are friendly, happy, hospitable, religious, open to something new and family

oriented.

The citizens are very hard working and helpful.

III. BUILDING TYPOLOGY

a.) Type of Structure

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

the top of it.

b.) Historical Precedents

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

problems at the first mentioned toilets.

 CHAPTER III
ANALYSIS

After gathering the information and data, the following must be considered in designing an Eco-

Friendly Public Toilet.

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

to serve as a natural air purifier and to enhance the bad odor.

 It should be located near the hi-way to serve the travelers (especially going to the Leon)

commuter and it is easily recognize of new in the place.

 Toilet and urinals must be enough to cater the more people.

 Enough opening to make used of natural wind.

 The every part of toilet should be functional thus insignificant adornment should avoided.

 The materials use should be vandalism resistant and easily to clean

CLIENTS’ DATA

 The toilet must be unconventional through the exteriors and interiors of the structure to

attract people’s interest.

 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.

 It should be eco- friendly type of structure.