b.

Statement of the problem

As the current tourism situation of the municipality, Pamplona lacks tourist destinations.
Some resources are left idle such as the land located at Barangay Tabba, Pamplona, Cagayan
bounded by rivers and it is near to the ocean and is open for future development. The total area of
the lot is 223,054.00 square meters (22.3 hectares) and it is privately owned by Mr. Allein Eduarte.
To utilize the municipality’s resources, a well-planned and nature-unified complex will be the
main aim of this proposal to increase the municipality’s tourism, promote and develop a Nipa
development center and empower the community.
As a result, the study aims to develop a well-planned area for a Development Center and
Adventure Complex with an interactive and nature-oriented atmosphere at the same time
promoting the agriculture business with Nipa Plant. A Development Center and Adventure
Complex that will provide new place for recreation empowering both the locals and the
municipality of Pamplona

Research Questions
The study aims to develop a Nipa Enterprise Agri-Tourism cum Adventure Island and aims
to answer the following questions:
1. What will be the primary benefits of the new development to the community?
2. What design strategies that can be applied in order to execute a unified design with nature
and a tourist-friendly adventure complex?
3. What facilities are needed for a Development Center and Adventure Complex?

c. Architectural Goals/Objectives/Strategies
The study mainly aims to design and organize a site development plan of the 223,054.00
square meters (22.3 hectares) land in Barangay Tabba, Pamplona Cagayan with a Nipa
Development Center and Adventure Complex to provide business center that promotes their
primary crops and new place for tourism and recreation.
The purpose of the study are as follows:
 To design and develop a Nipa Development Center and Adventure Complex in Barangay
Tabba, municipality of Pamplona, Cagayan that can create different opportunities for the
locals.
Strategies
 Creating livelihood opportunities in the community through providing different
services needed for the adventure, such as selling the value added products of Nipa,
boat attendants and the like.

 To develop and design an adventure island that encourages tourism development through
rich social interaction among the tourists and the nature.
 Strategies
 Integrating the philosophies of Organic design to create an open design that
encourages the tourists to connect with nature and to appreciate even more the
beauty of the natural surroundings.
 Providing adventure facilities that enables the vacationers to be inspired through
what they can see and experience as it is a part of their appreciation and educating
themselves.

 To provide appropriate facilities to accommodate the needs of the tourist satisfactorily.

Strategies
 Incorporating appropriate facilities that are accessible and safe to the users.

The proposal also aims to apply sustainable design concepts, to provide resiliency on the
structures, to design a place for it to become as a representation of the place itself. Not just to
design the buildings considering its aesthetic factor but also to consider the function and impact
of the development to the people creating a sensible place promoting culture and tourism.

d. Scope and Delimitations

The scope of this study focuses on the planning and development of the site needed for the
future activities to be done in Barangay Tabba, Pamplona, Cagayan. The development includes
structures that are needed and desired for its proper orientation designed in accordance to the
design guidelines applicable for a Development Center and Adventure Complex and principles of
Organic architecture suited for the development. This project will be focusing on tourism as an
attribution to the livelihood of the people near the river and to the economy of the municipality as
well.
The study centers developing a Nipa Development Center and Adventure Complex in
Barangay Tabba, Pamplona, Cagayan. It is limited to featured areas which offers both aesthetic
and functional aspects to the development such as visitor’s information center, function halls,
clinic, mini wellness spa, eco-lodges, cottages, restaurants, commercial stalls, boat dock, Cruise
restaurant, landscape gardens, view deck, open ground and camping areas, research and
development center for Nipa, and ancillary areas.
The researchers shall also consider the following: efficient sourcing of potable water and
sanitary management that is applicable in relation to the site features wherein minimum impact to
the environment shall be taken into consideration.
Data available shall be limited to what the owner can provide together with the aid of the
municipal development office. Also, the extensive details of flora and fauna and other technical
aspect of engineering are not included.
e. Significance of the study
Tourism related business is one good venture to ponder on. The development and progress
of a community relies on the economic resources in which the locals should identify as an
advantageous source of income and employment.
The proposed development island pursues a defined strategy by initial focusing on the Nipa
Development Center and Adventure Complex and redirecting interest of the traveler and citizens
towards meaningful and exciting activities. The study will give the owner a guideline in developing
the island. It will also promote tourism and job opportunities for the people especially from the
nearby community, it will also serve as the future reference to academe and architecture students
on the subject matter about development center and adventure complex when employed in their
curriculum.
The proposed development can also serve as a tool to promote nature-based tourism and to
educate the visitors and the locale about environmental conservation. The said development will
enhance the natural beauty of the site through a harmonic design with its surroundings.
The study will compel the researcher to apply a more nature-friendly strategy of designing.
The planners will one way or another enrich their knowledge with sustainable and eco-friendly
development that they may use for their future projects. This is one way to contribute in the
preservation of the environment.
f. Assumptions
The design and planning of the adventure island and enterprise buildings will become a
starting point for the development of Pamplona, Cagayan. The project will have a great impact to
the municipality’s tourism because this will be the first adventure island and Nipa development
center in the municipality which can establish a connection between the people and the
environment considering architecture design. The project development will open several
opportunities that the community can be benefited on. This project is achievable through the
assistance of both the Local Government Unit of Pamplona, Cagayan and possible interested
private investors and giving aid to other concerns throughout its implementation.

g. Definition of terms
The following are conceptual defined and was the researcher’s working definition to
enhance the understanding of readers of this paper.

Adventure Tourism is an outdoor leisure activity that takes place in an unusual , exotic, remote
or wilderness destination. Also, it emphasizes on adventure activities that occurs in a natural
setting (Fennel & Dowling, 2003).
(Source: Kiper T., Role of Ecotourism in Sustainable Development, Chapter 3 pp. 779 )
Bioethanol is an alcohol produced from organic biomass such as sugar, wheat or corn. Bioethanol
is a biodegradable, non-toxic and proven alternative to fossil fuel that can be blended for use in
any petrol-engine car.
(Source: http://www.ensus.co.uk/Pdf/Bioethanol/What_is_bioethanol_.pdf?)
Biosolids are nutrient-rich organic materials resulting from the treatment of domestic sewage in a
treatment facility. When treated and processed, these residuals can be recycled and applied as
fertilizer to improve and maintain productive soils and stimulate plant growth.
(Source: https://www.epa.gov/biosolids/frequent-questions-about-biosolids)

Buoyant architecture is a sustainable flood mitigation strategy that allows an ordinary structure
to float on the surface of rising floodwater rather than succumb to inundation.
(Source: http://buoyantfoundation.org/)
Complex refers to a development that consists of many different and connected parts or group of
similar buildings and facilities on the same site.
Critical Regionalism refers to the appropriate architecture in regards with to its context that is
linked with local traditions and culture of the region (Frampton, 1983).
(Source: Colquhoun A., Critique of Regionalism; “The Concept of Regionalism” in ed. Cenizaro
V., (2007) Architectural Regionalism: Collected Writing, pp. 147)
Development Facility means a facility that either produces goods from an agricultural commodity
or uses a process to produce goods from an agricultural product.
Nipa is one of the most important economic Philippine crops. It differs from most palm in the lack
of an upright stem and it is trunkless. Nipa is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine
habitats of the pacific oceans.
(Source: http://www.stuartxchange.org/Nipa.html)
Reverse Osmosis is a technology that is used to remove a large majority of contaminants from
water by pushing the water under pressure through a semi-permeable membrane.
(Source: https://puretecwater.com/reverse-osmosis/what-is-reverse-osmosis)
Organic Architecture refers to a philosophy of architecture advocating harmony of the human
establishment with the natural organic ambience. This is achieved by adopting special design
approaches that are empathetic with the natural site, so that buildings, furnishing, and ambience
become more of a unified, interlinked composition.
(Source: https://www.scienceabc.com/innovation/what-is-organic-architecture.html)
Tourism is an operation of vacations and place of interest.
Tourist is a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure.
Holiday Villa – Shell by Kotaro Ide
Karuizawa, Japan, 2008
https://www.archdaily.com/11602/shell-artechnic-architects
Coexistence of natural environment and architecture is an important part of every
successful design, according to ARTechnic creatives who designed a holiday villa – Shell – in
Karuizawa, Japan, in 2008. The villa fits perfectly into surrounding landscape, similarly to
Fallingwater. Reminiscent of a shell, it not only corresponds perfectly with natural surrounding
but is also proportioned impeccably to fit the needs of its inhabitants. Its proportion and curved
lines stand in contrast to a woodland, but nonetheless Shell’s presence is balanced against both
surroundings and human presence. As designers contend “by isolating living space from the
wilderness, and upgrading its quality as a shelter, the house will be protected from nature and will
provide a comfortable environment. With this, the house will be taken care of and used frequently
and continuously.”

A frame, a shape, made at a completely different place for a completely different purpose.
Within this shell shaped structure will one find floors constructed, wall separating spaces, and
rooms furnished. The scenery conjures a SF film-like image, in which locals inhabit over an
abandoned spacecraft. With time, trees start to grow encircling the spacecraft, harmonizing it into
the landscape.
Relevance to the Study:
The Shell Villa is one great example of Organic Architecture. The researcher is
encouraged to use principles of Organic Architecture to the study to create a more unified design
with nature and create exciting adventures where tourists could really connect and appreciate
their time with nature. The way how the villa preserved its setting shall be emulated to the study.