capitol commons analysis
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Site mapping analysis of capitol commons in Pasig City. It focuses on Permeability and Variety.TRANSCRIPT
THE CAPITOL COMMONSOrtigas, Pasig CityPERMEABILITY Situated in Ortigas, Pasig City. And is bounded by three major roads; ShawBlvd., Meralco Ave., and Cat. !enry P. "avier. Public and rivatetransortation can access the all three roads. #he entrance signage are designed with landscae. $t has three major dro%o& oints; two along Meralco Ave., and one at ShawBlvd. #he three major dro%o& oints are landscaed in order to direct eoleand vehicle that those are the Caitol Commons' dro%o& oints. #hesitelano( theCaitol Commonsshowsthat it hasonemajor road)Carmino *erde +oad, that lin-s the Cat. !enry P. "avier and the Shaw Blvd.$t is a .%way%.%laned road which has a rotunda near the entrance. #he Carmino *erde +oad is designed with avement bloc- as to dictates thatit is the major road o( the site and it guides the driver. #heCaitol CommonshasthreeaccessroadsalongCarmino*erde+oadwhich lin-s the said road with the Meralco Ave. #hese access roads are .%wayroads. All access roads has huge hums at the midoint which lin-sedestrianscoming(romtheoositesideso( theroads. #hehumsalsodenotes the ingress o( the buildings which warns the drivers to slowdown. Access roads are /nished with ashalt, e0cet the hums which are /nishedwith avement bloc-s1tiles. Also, it has an access road )2ila +oad, which gives and oening to the CaitolCommons' $n(ormation Center. #his road, also gives way to the drive thru o(Starbuc-s. #here are a lot o( signage in Caitol Commons which guides, and warns thedriver. #hesidewal-sareavedwithavementtilesanddesignedwithatterns.Also,the clearanceo( the sidewal-along Carmino *erde+oad is3 metersaro0imately, whileonthe4accessroads, it wasreducedto5metersaro0imately. #he CaitolCommons have . designs o( street lights along Carmino *erde+oad. One is designated (or the edestrians, and the other is designated (orthe drivers. Sidewal-saree6uiedwithwideramsalongCarmino*erde, whileitisreduced to hal( at the 4 access roads. Also, sidewal-s are e6uied with (ence osts. #rees along the sidewal- o( Carmino *erde are installed with lightsVARIETY #he Caitol Commons have residential, o7ce, commercial, and entertainmentsaces just (or its users. +esidential. So(ar, theCaitol Commonsunveilstwoout o( threeo( itsresidential towers; the $merium and the +oyalton. O7ce. #heCaitol Commonso&ers8levelso( 9stanciaMall (or remiume0ecutive use. $t can be accessed by the users coming (rom Shaw, MeralcoAve, and Cat. !. P. "avier since the location o( the 9stancia Mall is locatedcentrally in the site. Commercial. Aside (or o7ce use, the 9stancia Mall is, obviously, a mall whichhouses remier international brands and li(estyle retailers. #he :nimart willalso houses .;,;;; s6.m. o( suermar-et sace with international and localgroceryitems. ??>,Santis @elicatessen, and a drive%thru Starbuc-s. 9ntertainment. #heCaitol Commonswill haveitsAstate%o(%the%artdigitalcinemas in which will be housed at #he Paragon. Bhentheconstructionisdone, varietyo( userscanbee0hibitedintheCaitol Commons. #he users can be (amilies residing at the residential unitsor shoing1buyingat thecommercial establishments, wor-erswor-ingatone o( the o7ces, or students who would li-e to unwind at the ar-. Also, there a lot o( activities that can be done in CaitolCommons, in themorning, eole can jog1e0ercise at the ar-. $n the a(ternoon, eole can eatlunch at the =astro Pub. And, in the evening, eole can sho in 9stancia.