College of Engineering and Architecture
University of Antique
Sibalom, Antique
Architecture Building Analysis
John Gideon T. Abong, John Reymart H. Almeria, Ronie M. Artoz, Mesty D. Collamat, Caezar Ian
C. Luces, Ken Loren M. Mingote, Ian Lester M. Onifa, Fhede Mae R. Sagcelo,
Joemel T. Soriano, John Miles M. Tonogan
INTRODUCTION:
University of Antique accommodates a sum of 109,572 students, 323 faculty and staff, and
exactly 96 programs offered to all its campuses (GOVPH, 2021). This mass population makes up a
number of buildings, 36 existing buildings and 22 proposed buildings in the University of Antique Main
Campus, according to the University of Antique – Main Campus Site Development Plan and Proposed
Site Development Plan. Building conditions, for that matter, are raised at a standard in ensuring the
maximum capability to hold a certain population, considering the orientation, ventilation, landscaping,
thermal mass, insulation, windows, and natural lighting. However, no architect nor master planner is
faultless and no amount of planning can answer and foresee problems at hand. One of the buildings in
the University of Antique is the Architecture Building which is no exception to being an objectionable
structure. The Architecture Building poses minor yet important details which may have been overlooked
during the planning and construction process.
The subject area of the analysis focuses on the application of passive design in the Architecture building.
It is a four-storey building situated at Bari, Sibalom, Antique (10° 47’ 38.5” N, 122° 0’ 34.72” E). The
building is facing north east, surrounded by trees which gives it a collected ambiance. It has a total floor
area of 1,302 sqm., comprising two (2) classrooms (one on the first floor and the other on the second
floor), three (3) laboratories (one on the second floor and two on the third floor), one (1) assembly room
(fourth floor) and three (3) offices, namely: faculty office (first floor), organization (second floor), and
architecture faculty office (third floor).
The building façade is an approach to modern minimalism incorporated with rustic colors. Although the
windows lacks shade and protection from rain and glare from the sun, it is greatly compensated by the
ventilation and lighting it provides. The lecture rooms and laboratories are all two and three quarters
(2.75) of a meter in height, 10 meters in depth and 9 meters in width which houses an average of 25-40
students per room (based on the number of seats provided per room). As afore mentioned, all of the
rooms from the second floor to fourth floor is easily penetrated by the sun’s glare and rain as it lacks
window fittings and fixtures, specifically a canopy to protect its occupants. In addition, the illuminance
inside the room is ranging from 116-125.00 1x on the first floor, 979 – 95,000 on the second floor, 403 –
80,000 on the third floor and 125 – 65,000 on the fourth floor with a humidity of 65% and an average
wind speed of 8.4 kph in the morning (8 AM) which drastically changes as time progresses (to see
changes see table 1.2 below). The hallway follows the standard dimensions with a width of three (3)
meters having a one (1) meter tall railing on the side. Each room window used are specified into two
types; casket type on the west side and sliding window on the east, including comfort rooms. The casket
window has a width of 2.60 meters and a height of 1.50 meters, while the sliding door/window has a
width of 2 meters and a height of 2 meters for the room windows; a width of 0.60 meters and a height
of 0.40 meters for the comfort room. As for the surrounding pavement, it creates a heat-island as it
retains heat coming from direct sunlight.
Table 1.1 Problems
Observation Solution
1. There is small air ventilation on Comfort
Rooms. Increase windows size.
2. Overhang is not fully able to shed the
rooms from sunlight and rainwater
droplets.
Installing of horizontal louvers to create
resistance to rainwater and sunlight while also
3. Open ventilation in rooms resulting to ensuring proper airflow on the east side.
direct sunlight, strong wind, and
rainwater entry.
4. The building orientation allows extreme Redesigning corridor railings in the west side
heat to enter the rooms at the east side with modern concrete railing.
and allows rainwater drops stacked on Installing canopy on the west side from first
floors in the east and west side. floor up to the third floor to create resistance
from rainwater.
5. Heat can easily enter and increase the
room temperature. Use of high R-value materials such as bamboo.
6. Pure concrete at the façade of the
Use of porous materials such as bricks as
building creates a heat-island that
pavements.
creates hot-air ambiance which are
supposed to be absorb by soil.
Table 1.2
FLOOR LEVEL TIME ILLUMINANCE ROOM WIND(AVERAGE HUMIDITY
(Dark-Light) TEMPERATURE )
1st Floor 8:00 (AM) 116.00 1x – 26.4°- 27.2° 8.4 kph 68%
125.00 1x
2ND Floor 979.00 1X – 28°- 28.9°
95000.00 1X
3rd Floor 403.00 1X – 29.5°-30.3°
80000.00 1X
4th Floor 125.00 1x – 28.8°-29.7°
65000.00 1x
1st Floor 12:00 (PM) 74.00 1x – 26.5°-28° 5.1 kph 64%
1275.00 1x
2nd Floor 71.00 1x- 27.3°-28 °
345.00 1x
3rd Floor 93.00 1x- 27.3°-28.1°
4065.00 1x
4th Floor 64.00 1x- 27.3°- 28.9°
6216.00 1x
1st Floor 3:00 (PM) 1252.00 1x- 25.6°- 27.2° 5.7 kph 76%
2452.00 1x
2nd Floor 77.00 1x- 26.4°-28.1°
3902.00 1x
3rd Floor 508.00 1x- 26.8°-28.1°
3998.00 1x
4th Floor 103.00 1x- 26.6°-27.1°
5054.00 1x
