BABADOOK (Group

BABADOOK (Group 7)
7) BS Architecture 3-1
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Members:
- Philip Meynard Fallurin - Rio Gonzaga
- Reyno Palabay - Marc John Rich Retuba

TOPIC 3 – LOCAL CASE STUDY

CCV CHAPEL
PROJECT INFORMATION MOTIVATION
Architect: Stan Allen Architect This case study mainly focuses on
how the building use the Ecological
Location: Silang-Tagaytay, Philippines
considerations of the site to

Project Year: 2006 -2008 improve the function of the site

TOPIC 3 - ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS structure.

Area: 230.0 sqm
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BABADOOK (Group 7)
7) BS Architecture 3-1
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Members:
- Philip Meynard Fallurin - Rio Gonzaga
- Reyno Palabay - Marc John Rich Retuba

OVERVIEW
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO DESIGN A CHAPEL THAT WOULD
BE CONSTRUCTABLE AND COMPATIBLE TO THE CONDITIONS
OF THE SITE AND ESTABLISH A COLLABORATION WITH THE
SURROUNDING TROPICAL LANDSCAPE.

The Chapel marks the entry to the CCV Foundation’s campus.

The approach is not to impose a solution from outside, but to

use the constraints found on site such as low cost, simple,
labor-intensive building technology, locally sourced materials
and the need for natural ventilation, and to turn these constraints
into opportunities.1
It is an elemental structure that is directly connected to the site,
more of a pavilion than a building.2

1
https://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2009/04/22/chapel-chosen-children-village-foundation-philippines.html

2 https://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2009/04/22/chapel-chosen-children-village-foundation-philippines.html
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BABADOOK (Group 7)
7) BS Architecture 3-1
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Members:
- Philip Meynard Fallurin - Rio Gonzaga
- Reyno Palabay - Marc John Rich Retuba

CCV Chapel is a simple sheltered enclosure,

made out of concrete and specifically designed
to make use of the benefits and counter the
harm of the existing weather and site elements.

The design is a simple pavilion created out of a single line that

folds back on itself: an open and accessible structure in which
the play of form, light and shadow creates an appropriate space
for gathering and contemplation. 3

3 http://www.stanallenarchitect.com/architecture/CCV
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BABADOOK (Group 7)
7) BS Architecture 3-1
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Members:
- Philip Meynard Fallurin - Rio Gonzaga
- Reyno Palabay - Marc John Rich Retuba

The walls bend and fold as they wrap the common space; this not
only gives measure to the interior, creating a sense of
expansiveness on a restricted site, it also gives the structure an
intrinsic lateral resisting capacity. Within the depth of the wall, the
closely spaced piers are shifted in plan to open up gaps within the
wall’s thickness. These gaps are infilled with a double-mitered
concrete panel so that indirect light can enter. On the exterior, these
structural elements create contrapuntal rhythm of columns and
clerestories, while inside in the 7-meter high space, shadows play
against fragments of the sky beyond.4

4
https://www.archdaily.com/406008/ccv-chapel-stan-allen-architect
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BABADOOK (Group 7)
7) BS Architecture 3-1
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Members:
- Philip Meynard Fallurin - Rio Gonzaga
- Reyno Palabay - Marc John Rich Retuba

The building has no HVAC, no glazing and uses well the

method of natural ventilation. The random stone paving runs
from the exterior throughout the interior and this is what
promotes the connectives and openness of the structure to
the site. The structure needs to be open and accessible, and
capable of being closed for security. When it rains, the water
comes in and drains along the floor. When the large screen-
like pivot doors are open the entire site is unified, bringing
into play the small plaza in front and the large Acacia tree
which was preserved during construction. A calm and
focused space for worship is created at the same time as the
building has a welcoming public presence.

Ideas of every statements are base from the

observations and from the information given by the
project architects in the references of this case
study.
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BABADOOK (Group 7)
7) BS Architecture 3-1
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Members:
- Philip Meynard Fallurin - Rio Gonzaga
- Reyno Palabay - Marc John Rich Retuba

ECOLOGICAL considerations
SITE LAND FORM MICROCLIMATE:

Relatively flat Temperature: At an average temperature of 25.3 °C,

April is the hottest month of the year. January has the
lowest average temperature of the year which is 22.8 °C.5
GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTIC
Humidity: average humidity of 78%
56 kilometer south of Manila. It lies within 120° 56′ longitude and
14° 6′ latitude6
Altitude: 634 m above sea level

CLIMATE
WATER SOURCES
Tropical monsoon climate
Silang water district 6

5
"Climate: Tagaytay - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table"

6
https://www.silangwaterdistrict.com/
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BABADOOK (Group 7)
7) BS Architecture 3-1
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Members:
- Philip Meynard Fallurin - Rio Gonzaga
- Reyno Palabay - Marc John Rich Retuba

SOLAR ORIENTATION AND WIND DIRECTION

SUNSET AND SUNRISE POSITIONS WAS UTILIZE BY THE DESIGN TO PRODUCE NE MONSOON
NATURAL LIGHTING THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE GAPS PRESENT IN THE WALL
DESIGN.

6:00 P.M. 6:00 A.M.

They also use convection

as a method of passive
cooling through the use of SW MONSOON
glass-less clerestory THE DIRECTION OF
9:00 A.M. THE WIND ALSO WAS
3:00 P.M. UTILIZE natural
ventilation TO
PRODUCE MUCH
12:00 NOON BETTER PASSIVE
COOLING
 BABADOOK (Group
BABADOOK (Group 7)
7) BS Architecture 3-1
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Members:
- Philip Meynard Fallurin - Rio Gonzaga
- Reyno Palabay - Marc John Rich Retuba

REFERENCES
http://www.stanallenarchitect.com/architecture/CCV

https://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2009/04/22/chapel-chosen-children-village-foundation-philippines.html

https://www.archdaily.com/406008/ccv-chapel-stan-allen-architect

All the information regarding the ecological elements of the site was from the ff sources:

"Climate: Tagaytay - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table"

https://www.silangwaterdistrict.com/
All photographs of the project building/structure is credited to:
Marvin Dungao