Thesis Title: Akbay: ASPIRE: A Philippine National Sports School in New Clark City Tarlac
Thesis Proponent: Julius Caezar C.Valino Jr.
Design Adviser: Ar. Cristina D. Señal
School: NEUST- Cabanatuan City
Year of Defense: 2024
SYNOPSIS
This study presented an architectural proposal for the Philippine National Sports School, highlighting its potential to benefit users, the surrounding environment, and the national sports industry. The research focused on sports architecture, educational facilities, and institutional planning, emphasizing proper architectural processes and the prioritization of user needs.
ASPIRE: A Philippine National Sports School was designed as an integrated campus that provided spaces for athletic training, academic instruction, and holistic student development. The project addressed existing issues within the Philippine sports industry through the planning of a specialized educational institution. Architecture was used as a tool to strengthen identity and community, positioning the school as both a functional facility and a symbolic landmark for Philippine sports. The study utilized secondary data, including literature reviews and architectural precedents, and served as a reference for future architectural research and sports-oriented educational design.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Many young individuals engage in sports for various reasons, one of the most common being the desire to develop and enhance their skills. Sport has become a significant social movement that influences people of all ages. It serves as a platform for promoting values, shaping social behavior, and influencing how society functions. Additionally, sports can provide career opportunities and improve athletes’ overall quality of life (Llona, 2020).
In the Philippines, students, athletes, and sports enthusiasts aspire to become globally competitive through sports education. However, there are limited institutions offering specialized sports-related programs supported by adequate facilities that enhance both skills and academic knowledge. This lack of options restricts students pursuing tertiary education in the field of sports. Educational institutions must therefore be equipped to nurture and develop young individuals’ talents and abilities, especially during formative years when their potential can be maximized.
Sports education plays a vital role not only in personal development but also in contributing to the local sports community and the economic growth of a city or province. This study aims to address the need for a facility that supports student-athletes by providing appropriate learning and training environments.
Specifically, the research seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What are the impacts of sports schools on the sports community and on the economic growth of the province?
2. What design strategies can be implemented to create a facility that responds to the local climate and natural environment of New Clark City?
3. How can the proposed project meet users’ needs in terms of the following features:
-Learning Facilities
-Training Facilities
-Amenities (e.g., Library, Gym)
DESIGN OBJECTIVES
The Philippine National Sports School aims to deliver specialized sports education while providing facilities that support the needs of student-athletes and enhance their overall performance. The project objectives are divided into three main categories: the project’s impact on people and the community, design strategies, and user satisfaction in terms of features. By identifying the users’ needs and preferences, the researcher developed solutions and strategies that benefit the students, the environment, and the wider community.
Impact on People and the Community
• To create dedicated sports spaces such as gymnasiums, courts, and fields that help students improve their skills and performance, benefiting both the athletes and the community.
• To contribute to the local community and the sports industry by developing competent and highly skilled student-athletes who can compete and represent the country locally and internationally.
Design Strategies
• To develop an efficient and functional layout for the Philippine National Sports School based on user behavior and movement patterns, incorporating passive design strategies that support both users and the environment.
• To promote inclusive design by ensuring strong connectivity and accessibility among all spaces within the campus.
• To ensure a safe and secure environment through the integration of security facilities, protected pathways, and well-designed classrooms.
• To harmonize the design with the site’s local and natural surroundings by responding carefully to the built environment and site analysis.
User Satisfaction in Terms of Features
• To establish a school that offers specialized sports education and high-quality facilities for students who aspire to excel in athletics.
• To design a school that reflects and addresses the needs and preferences of its users, recognizing that these factors significantly influence the overall structure and success of the project.
DESIGN CONECPT
Tropical architecture has evolved into a distinct design approach widely adopted in hot and humid regions. It has gained global recognition for being energy-efficient, environmentally responsive, and climate-sensitive. This architectural style enhances thermal comfort through features such as sunshades, hollow walls, roof and wall insulation, light shelves, extended overhangs, and even the strategic use of tree shading. By incorporating these elements, buildings reduce heat gain and improve natural ventilation. In this project, tropical architecture is applied to harmonize the structure with the landscape, strengthen its relationship with nature, and utilize passive design strategies (Architropics, 2023).
As a sub-concept, Mutualistic Architecture serves as the primary design approach for the project. By nature, it is a holistic framework where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Architecture does not emerge from isolated components; rather, it is formed when these parts are integrated into a unified system. This approach requires a careful analysis of both the built environment and the natural surroundings, ensuring that they interact in a mutually beneficial and harmonious way. Mutualistic architecture operates across multiple scales — from the overall site planning down to the building components (Rottenberg, 2023).
By integrating both tropical and mutualistic architectural principles, the project aims to create a design that benefits not only the users but also the environment. Additionally, the concept promotes an immersive learning environment tailored to student-athletes, fostering connectivity, engagement, and improved performance efficiency.
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