A habitable bridge is an innovative architectural typology with a rich global history. While often regarded as visionary, it presents a promising solution to contemporary urban challenges such as land scarcity and housing and public space shortages. And while this typology is yet to be actuated in real life in the Philippines, this study explores how the redesigning of bridge spaces into a multi-use habitable bridge can become a modern-day solution to existing urban problems in the Philippines through the introduction of innovative building typologies to our cities dense urban landscape. This research highlights the potential of habitable bridges as a means of increasing the utility of underused interstitial spaces such as bridges. It aims to produce a habitable bridge in consideration of the Philippine context with regards to its concerns of land scarcity and the persistent unsafe habitation of bridge spaces in urban areas. The development aims to address this gap in architecture as well as provide more public recreational spaces for the residents of Manila, specifically the Ermita and Sta. Cruz area by creating a mixed-use space that takes advantage of the scenic views of the Pasig River.

The ongoing redevelopment plans for the Pasig River aims to revitalize the use of the waterway by promoting tourism and recreation; however, the plans eye on displacing thousands of informal settler families (ISFs) along the Pasig River to remote areas, threatening their livelihoods and cultivated social linkages. The design advocates for the integration of informal settlers in the revitalization of the Pasig Riverfront due to their decades-long acclimation to the locality and their ingenuity and collective resilience. Consultations with informal settler communities through face-to-face interviews were done to know more about their demands, current situation, and their capacity to take on a proactive approach in addressing urban issues. The community-centric approach in the study dictates the needed spaces and the overall layout of the project. Analysis of the interviews found that most informal settlers along the area have experience with skilled construction, and the social bonds between them and the surrounding community increases their adaptive resilience. The design first aims to address the lack of adequate housing for ISFs to primarily facilitate their proactive capacity in participating in the Pasig Riverfront revival. Prefabricated modular housing construction streamlines the construction process to lessen costs, making housing more affordable to the urban poor. Community spaces and neighborhood amenities were also included to facilitate social linkages and build on their collective resilience. Commercial spaces along the river are also left open for modular and configurable setups, transforming to the ever-changing demands of the community. The design also adapts nature-based solutions to mitigate flood risks associated with the site, and passive regenerative technologies are integrated to develop a low-cost, sustainable structure. The project aims to provide a community-centric framework in approaching future riverfront developments and collective housing projects in the country.

Competitive gaming has transitioned from traditional and physical sports into digital competitive gaming through the emergence of esports. Despite the rapidly increasing popularity of esports, there are only a few facilities dedicated to the Filipino esports ecosystem and most of which are inaccessible to most Filipino gamers. This design project aims to develop the first esports facility that will serve as the homebase for the Philippine National Team for Esports: Sibol, and to be able to accommodate the various aspects that comprise the whole esports ecosystem of the Philippines. Criticisms towards esports regarding its stereotypes and lack of physical activity are addressed by this project through discussions with gamers and non-gamers who have professional backgrounds in the academe and physical fitness. Solutions to these issues are the following: providing training and development facilities for Sibol, and maximizing the non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) of its users through the facility's configuration of spaces along with the utilization of virtual reality as a means to encourage physical activity. Through this facility, the Filipino esports industry will be able to gain more visibility thus leading to the acceptance of esports by the general public and making it a viable career option for the Filipino youth.

This research focused on developing an architectural solution to support the regulatory and consumer protection needs of the Philippine e-commerce sector. With the rapid growth of online transactions, the need for a centralized facility that integrates regulatory oversight, business support, and consumer advocacy became evident. The study aimed to design an e-commerce center that met the operational needs of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) E-commerce Bureau while providing spaces for business development and consumer assistance. The research sought to explore how architectural design could address the operational requirements of the DTI E-commerce Bureau, promote synergy between regulatory, business, and consumer functions, and ensure inclusivity, accessibility, and adaptability within a dynamic e-commerce environment. To achieve these goals, a mixed-methods approach was employed, which involved analyzing data from government publications, official reports, and relevant academic studies. These methods informed the design process by offering insights into the needs of various stakeholders and the workflows required to support effective regulation and consumer protection. This holds significance in addressing the challenges of e-commerce governance in the Philippines. This project proposed a functional and adaptable architectural framework to enhance the DTI E-commerce Bureau's ability to regulate the industry, support businesses, and protect consumers. Furthermore, it sought to demonstrate how architecture can respond to emerging societal and technological needs, potentially serving as a reference for similar initiatives in the future.

Flooding has been part of the landscape of Ilagan due to its geographical location in Cagayan Valley. As a prime agricultural city in the country, Ilagan has experienced considerable damage to its agricultural landscape and is threatened by a production decline because of flooding. Hence, there is a need to devise adaptation measures to sustain the productivity of Ilagan’s farmlands even in the face of flooding. An approach accentuating local knowledge is important to integrate at-risk communities’ adaptation learnings with established risk science for a more effective agricultural flooding response. The study achieved this by conducting a focus group discussion with an Ibanag farming community to explore indigenous agricultural flood adaptation measures. The study revealed four measures namely cultural, environmental sensitivity, temporal, and physical adaptation. This was supplemented by several interviews with agricultural experts and desk research to produce a toolkit of fifteen flood adaptation measures acknowledged by the scientific community. The integration of these knowledge types was tested through the community participatory workshop where local representatives shared their insights regarding agriculture in Ilagan and the proposed toolkit. From here, the study assessed three scenarios based on the pillar of climate-smart agriculture to select the most optimum condition. Finally, a masterplan guided by the four core principles extracted from the Ibanag farmers and strengthened by the fifteen specific agricultural flood adaptation measures was produced and developed into eight typologies. With this, the thesis aimed to contribute to the agricultural sector of Ilagan by proposing a flood-adaptive agricultural landscape plan informed by the integration of local and scientific knowledge.