College of Engineering and Architecture

Urdaneta City Campus

Department of Architecture

Subject: AD 124 Architectural Design 4 Date: January 31, 2025

2ns Semester 2024-2025

I. Design Problem: “CITY HALL”

II. Plate no: MT-01

III. Introduction/Design Description:

City halls are a type of governmental building that houses a system that manages the
city people’s need. It houses different departments that cater the different requirements to
ensure constant city progression. The major departments include the engineering
department, legal department, public affairs, accounting department and the administrative
departments. Other minor departments like water department, Waste management
Department and Police Department can be included in the city hall but mostly have their own
separate building somewhere in the city.
As symbols of local government, city and /or town halls have distinctive architecture,
and the buildings may have great historical significance. Architecture plays a big role in
establishing these symbolisms. Mostly city halls follow the rule of balance in which greatly
conveys lawfulness and stability. This architectural quality sets the building apart from other
structures as it establish0es a formal identity of a place of formal interactions. Most cities
also use their halls as a social representation of who they are as a city and their collective
identify as one group.
Binalonan, a growing town or municipality of Central Luzon in Pangasinan, is slated
to become a city. The officials are applying to mark the municipality as a newly established
urban metro and this means many changes will come to the area soon. This also necessities
that a new governmental building is needed to better accommodate their growing demands,
if ever the city status will take place. Numerous considerations are needed to be reviewed in
constructing a city hall. The convenience of the site to the people, ample space for growing
population, flexibility of the space, and the identity of the aesthetics to be established to the
new building.
The importance of a city hall surpasses the obvious reasons as a place for officials.
They are buildings that also serve as cultural icons that symbolize their cities. The physical
structure shows the resilience of residents for better developments. It is a face of community
gathering that will stand time and as the city grew, the importance of their city hall remains.

IV. Site
The site is located in the Municipality of Binalonan in Pangasinan, Philippines. The
thriving municipality is slated to become a city alongside with the LGU of Binalonan currently
applying for the status. The need for new building is required to house the different
departmental offices. The problems when the current municipal hall is lacking facilities that
could accommodate the town’s residents if ever it will achieve a city rank. A call for solution,

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 Binalonan needs a new design of a city hall for a better housing for different departmental
offices. The current location of their existing town hall will be the site for the project.

V. Macro

Binalonan, officially the Municipality of Binalonan (Pangasinan: Baley na Binalonan;

Ilocano: Ili ti Binalonan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Binalonan), is a 1st class municipality in the
province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of
56,382 people

Map of Pangasinan with Binalonan highlighted Vicinity Map of Municipality of Binalonan

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 Micro:

Binalonan is located in the eastern part of the province of Pangasinan. The Municipality
is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Pozorrubio and Sison, on the south by Urdaneta,
on the east by San Manuel and Asingan and on the west by Laoac.

It is 51 kilometres (32 mi) from Lingayen and 190 kilometres (120 mi) from Manila.

The site is located on a relatively populated area of the town as most commercial businesses are in
proximity. The site is also placed at the back of the town’s church and park alongside the national
road which is great for its easy access to public. The underside of this that the location is near on a
heavily trafficked route which means the area creates more car noise and pollution. Orientation
wise, there’s a better opportunity for zoning offices.

NOTE: You can re-design or re-plan the existing structures within the site

VI. Space Requirements:

City halls require more spaces compared to a municipal hall. With business sector rising, the
need for additional departmental offices is necessary to cater the growing city systems.
Also, there will be additional considerations that will complement the growing competence of
a newly-established city in the country.

1. City hall design should adjust to the new normal.

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 2. A public art in front of the building is needed that should complement Binalonan’s
distinctiveness.
3. Helipads on roof decks must be installed for private, emergency and essential errands.
4. Segmental office partitions shall be used in designing layouts for dependents for clear
workflow and in respond to the new normal.
5. Must conform to the Philippine building standards.

The following are the spaces needed for the city hall:
Engineering Department
This department is primarily responsible in the administration and implementation of
infrastructure development and public works project of the Local Government Unit.
 Drafting room
 Head Engineer’s office
 Engineering Staffs’ office
 Storage
 Meeting office
 Waiting area

Legal Department
This office strategies, plans, drafts and study ordinances that are made to be imposed for the
city. They also give proper legal assistance and services to residents and gives legal advice to
the administration about employees under misconduct to their governmental duties.
 Archives
 Law Staffs’ office
 Head Lawyer/Judge’s office
 Courtroom
 Waiting area

Accounting Department
The accounting department handles finance and economic matters of the city by ensuring
the proper collection of tax and other monetary concerns. They work on a systematized
management of all the resources being used by the administration sent into the city
improvement.
 Treasury office
 Vaults
 Budget office
 Records
 Registrar Office
 Clerical office
 Accounting office
 Waiting area

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 Public Affairs Department
The offices included here are the ores who manages public concerns depending on
particular services provided. They directly interact with the residents either to give, assign or
receive services.
 Senior Citizen’s Affair Office (OSCA)
 Bureau of Internal Revenue
 Social Welfare and Developmental Office (SWDO)
 Negosyo Center
 Public Employment Services Office (PESO)
 Agricultural Office
 Environmental Office
 Health Office
 MDDRMO/Disaster Risk reduction Office

Administrative Department
The Administrative department will act as the point of contract for all employees and
residents, providing administrative support and managing their queries. Main functions include
having legislative power, executive power and administrative responsibilities overseeing the
city’s condition
 Mayor’s Office
 Mayor’s Staff Office
 Secretariat Office
 Lounge
 Meeting Room
 Vice Mayor’s Office
 Sangguniang Bayan

Amenities
This includes the necessary facilities in better accommodating a certain population for their
comfort, safety and happiness.
 Comfort rooms
 Storage
 Public Hall
 First aid room / Clinic
 Canteen
 Meeting room
 Pantry
 Great assembly / Conference Hall
 Waiting area

Utilities
These facilities are organized to give functional services to the building
 Mechanical office
 Electrical office
 Sanitary office

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  Security office
 Ventilation
 Janitor’s closet
 Gym
 Motor poll
 Parking Area for Employee and visitors

Circulation
Pathways for the foot traffic of the building.
 Lobby
 Stairs
 Elevators
 Ramps
 Corridors

Lay outing
Departmental layout will depend on the activities carried on by the department and the tools
or special equipment need. For example, a finance department layout may require an open
area for accounting clerks and collectors with one or two private offices, a machine room, and a
vault. The public affairs department on the other hand, may require private office for the
director, the engineer, and individual inspectors, a drafting room, a vault, a plan or map room
and conference rooms. The first step in department’s layout is to survey the work done by the
department. Work flow should be especially studied. A complete list should be made of all
employees and equipment to occupy the space. The possibility of future expansion should be
anticipated and provision made for additional personnel. Provision also should be made for
peak rather than Average workloads. Flow of work should, as nearly as practicable, be in a
straight line. Normally, work should come to the employees rather than their going to the work.
Minor activities can be grouped around areas of major activity. The flow chart below
demonstrates how certain spaces should be in proximity with each other for efficient process.

VII. Design / Diagram / Analysis Requirements

The following drawing/diagrams/analysis must adhere to wit:
A. Design theory and concepts thru biomimicry (Scale not required) – 15 points
Notes: Provide write ups, illustrations, and other means of solutions
B. Detailed Matrix Diagrams and Bubble Diagram (Scale not required) – 10 points
Notes: Provide complete solutions and illustrations
C. Site analysis (Scale not required) - 15 points
Notes: Provide and apply all pertinent solutions and strategies.
D. Space programming (Refer Space requirements as given) - 10 points
Notes: Provide all calculations, tabulations and solutions
Notes: All illustration/ drawings/ descriptions should colorize or render for presentation.

VIII. Grading
50 points

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 IX. Instructions to Design Requirements
1. Use 1 whole sheet white cartolina
2. Follow the standard drawing arrangements as given
a. Sheet 1 contents is the solution of Design theory and concepts thru biomimicry
b. Sheet 2 Site Analysis
c. Sheet 3 Matrix Diagram and Space programming
3. Provide 2 pcs fasteners to be attach on the left side of paper (no fasteners will not be
accepted)
4. Observed neatness of work however, no erasures of guidelines
5. To be finalized in ink for all drawings
6. Color rendering is advantage, mixed media is allowed
7. Apply all drawings with symbols, legends where needed
8. And apply the best drafting methods.

X. Timeline:
Date given: January 31, 2025
Date due: February 14, 2025

Prepared by:
Ar. Manuel V. Manzano Jr. MSAr
Design Instructor