research

1. ADESGN4S:
Research
Guide
AR. DAN VINCENT R. DIAMANTE IV

2. CHAPTER 2:
Case Studies

3. CONTEXT STUDIES:
Divisoria and Commercial District, Manila
• Physical and Geographic Characteristic of Manila City.
• Environment condition and climate of the site.
• Describe Manila in the geographic, historical, and social context
of the Philippines.
• Demographic profile of Manila and the districts where the
building is located.
• Socio-Economic profile and activities of the site.

4. CONTEXT STUDIES:
Divisoria and Commercial District, Manila
• Landmarks within 1 kilometer radius from the building.
• Accessibility and transport networks of the site.
• Site condition and profile.

5. CONTEXT STUDIES:
Philippine Art Deco and IDES O’ Racca Building
• Origin of Philippine Art Deco from a specific country, globally, and locally.
• Influence in social and environmental context.
• Description and features of Art Deco globally.
• Description and features of Philippine Art Deco.

6. CONTEXT STUDIES:
Philippine Art Deco and IDES O’ Racca Building
• History of IDES O’ Racca Building.
• Significance of the building.
• Architectural Design.
• Current state and condition of the building.

7. CONTEXT STUDIES:
Heritage Conservation Practices and Issues in the
Philippines
• Existing Heritage Conversation law.
• Governing Agencies associated with Heritage Conservation
• Issues related to heritage conservation.
• IDES O’ Racca Building status and situation in terms of Heritage.

8. CONTEXT STUDIES:
Contemporary Methods in Adaptive Reuse
• Definition and Importance of Adaptive reuse.
• Materials and methods in Adaptive reuse.
• Examples of buildings with adaptive reuse treatments globally and locally.

9. CHAPTER 1:
General
Information of the
Project

10. General Information of the Project
Background and Nature of the project
• Brief History of the building.
• Current state.

11. General Information of the Project
Statement of the Problem
• Current issues about the building and the surrounding site.

12. General Information of the Project
Project Goals and Objectives
• Expected results and effect of project to the stakeholders:
• Owner
• User
• society
• Country

13. General Information of the Project
Significance of the Project
• Value and relevance of the project.
• Subjective measurement

14. General Information of the Project
Analysis and Conclusion
• Summary of the research output.
• Final project description.

15. CHAPTER 3:
Technical Research
Data and Space
Programming

16. TECHNICAL RESEARCH DATA
Technical Data
• Project Space requirements
• Space measurements and layouts.

17. TECHNICAL RESEARCH DATA
Material Study
• Existing Material
• New material innovations

18. TECHNICAL RESEARCH DATA
Space Programming

19. TECHNICAL RESEARCH DATA
Space Interrelation Matrix

20. TECHNICAL RESEARCH DATA
Bubble Diagram

21. TECHNICAL RESEARCH DATA
Zoning Diagram

22. CHAPTER 4:
Conceptual
Development

23. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Project Brief
• A short description of key elements of your project. Think of it as
a quick summary for project stakeholders and cross-functional
collaborators. Your project brief should communicate your
project requirements—without bogging your stakeholders down
with too many details.

24. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Design Philosophy
• A set of ideas, theories or concepts that governed the work of
architecture with architects incessantly seek to create new
concepts or thoughts in defining architecture.

25. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Design Objectives
• A set of basic requirements and hopeful outcomes, subject to
realistic constraints. Design objectives and functional
requirements are what the design should strive for.

26. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Design Considerations
• Are key factors and constraints that influence a design process.
These can include cost, material selection, functionality, etc.

27. CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Design Strategies
• Refers to the overarching plan or approach that guides the
design process. It involves making decisions about the overall
concept, spatial organization, material selection, sustainability
goals, and other key aspects of the building or structure.

28. REFERENCES
(APA style)

29. RESEARCH SUBMISSION
Revised Schedule
CHAPTER 2 APRIL 20, 2024
CHAPTER 1 APRIL 27, 2024
CHAPTER 3 MAY 04, 2024
CHAPTER 4 MAY 11, 2024
ORAL DEFENSEMAY 11, 2024