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Junelle B. Barcena

Contemporary Architecture Critique

December 12, 2014

TriNoma Shoppin !all" The Contemporary #ilipino

Architecture in the $hilippine% ha% ob%er&e' a continuou% chane %ince it (a% )ir%t

%ettle' in thou%an'% o) year% ao. *e %tarte' )rom lean+to%, then e&ol&e' to one+roome'

hou%e% built (ith liht an' rea'ily+)oun' material%, then e&entually learne' to u%e hea&ier

material% %uch a% roc- an' %tone combine' (ith (oo', until (e en'e' up in the contemporary

tren' in con%truction" the u%e o) rein)orce' concrete. Thi% ha% pa&e' the (ay )or architect%

an' 'e%iner% to become more creati&e (ith 'e%in% (ithout ha&in to (orry about creati&e

)ree'om e%pecially (hen pertainin to the %tructural limitation% o) the material, (hich (a%

the ca%e (ith con&entional %tone an' (oo' (or-%.

The intro'uction o) rein)orce' concrete in the country pro'uce' the )ir%t multi+

%toreye' %tructure% an' inno&ati&e 'e%in% (hich are &i%ible all o&er !etro !anila to'ay, an'

the %tyle o) the%e buil'in% i% enerally re)erre' to a% contemporary architecture./ ne %uch

eample o) thi% i% the TriNoma Shoppin !all locate' alon pi)anio 'elo% Santo% A&enue

3DSA an' North A&enue in 5ue6on City.

The %hoppin mall (a% )ir%t opene' in %e&en year% ao 3Boli'o, 2007 an' %ince then

ha% been %er&icin the bu%y an' )a%t+pace' li)e%tyle% o) the metropoli% '(eller% u%e' to the

e&er chanin %urroun'in%. 8t i% a ma%%i&e %tructure con&eniently locate' alon ma9or

thorouh)are% an' thu% i% con%i'ere' a lan'mar- by many.

The 'e%in o) the mall i% unique )or a buil'in o) it% -in', %ince many %hoppin mall%

in the country u%ually ehibit the late%t tren'in element% in contemporary architecture, an'

thi% practice u%ually re%ult% in buil'in% that loo- li-e they coul' be )oun' el%e(here in the

(orl', i.e. are not ea%ily i'enti)iable to be #ilipino e&en thouh they (ere built in the country

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an' to %er&ice #ilipino%. The %ame cannot be %ai' )or the TriNoma Shoppin !all 'e%in )or

many rea%on%.

#ir%tly, e&en thouh the concept o) a lare %hoppin mall i% a (e%tern in)luence an'

ma9ority o) the %hop% )oun' in%i'e it are )ranchi%e% o)

bran'% )rom abroa', many element% in the 'e%in o) the

buil'in it%el) pay homae to 'etail% that coul' be

)oun' in our pre+colonial an' Spani%h+colonial

architecture. !any o) the%e can be clearly %een e&en

)rom the eterior o) the buil'in. At )ir%t lance, many

(oul' a%%ume that the mall ha% been aroun' )or a lon

time becau%e o) it% (a%he'+out 'ar- beie color, but it

i% actually only %e&en year% ol'. The choice o) the color

palette )or the mall ehibit% it% 'e%ire to contra%t it%el)

)rom it% peer%, many o) (hich come in the

contemporary an' po%tmo'erni%t color% o) rey%cale% an' pa%tel%. Thi% color palette i%

con%i%tent throuhout the mall, eterior an' interior. The interior% are pre'ominantly

yello(i%h in color becau%e o) the material o) the )loorin a% (ell a% the lihtin, i&in the

)eel that the interior% are illuminate' by can'leliht, a% the hou%e% (ere bac- (hen electricity

(a%nt a&ailable in the country yet.

The mall 'e%in ha% al%o re%pon'e' to the tropical climate o) the country by

incorporatin lan'%capin in it% eterior% (here&er po%%ible, almo%t completely %urroun'in

the entire buil'in. The eterior o) the mall i% e&i'ently co&ere' (ith reenery, an' one o) it%

(in% e&en re%emble% the Banaue :ice Terrace% e%pecially %ince there are plant% protru'in

)rom the e'e%. A''itionally, the lan'%capin i% not limite' to the roun' )loor le&el, but i%

con%i%tent throuhout all the mall% )loor%. A% lon a% one coul' )in' hi% or her (ay out, one

TriNoma Shopping Mall façade. The mall

clearly emphasizes the use of open space and

landscaping.

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(oul' mo%t probably come acro%% %ome %ort o) lan'%capin. 8t i% al%o near+impo%%ible to

enter the mall (ithout pa%%in throuh a lan'%cape' area, an' many o) it% hih+en' %hop% an'

re%taurant% (ere 'e%ine' to )ace the intricate lan'%capin %o a% to put it to oo' u%e. There

are not many %hoppin mall% in the country that put% %uch reat attention to the lan'%capin,

an' the 'e%in o) TriNoma Shoppin !all ta-e% it e&en )urther by incorporatin %e&eral (ater

)eature% into it% lan'%capin. The u%e o) hih+en' (ater )ountain%, %tream%, an' pool% are

abun'ant e%pecially in the entrance

)acin DSA, (hich i% u%ually the

mo%t (i'ely u%e' by %hopper% (ho

come by commute or by pri&ate

&ehicle. The material% u%e' in the

lan'%capin 3ceramic tile% an'

%ynthetic %tone ma%onry ho(e&er,

%till i&e it a contemporary )eel. 8t

manipulate% people an' lea'% them

to %peci)ic point% o) intere%t %uch a%

a care)ully manicure' la(n or a boar'(al- line' (ith tree%. The lan'%capin it%el) i%

contemporary %ince lan'%cape% are meant to be natural. The )act that it (a% clearly man+ma'e

%uccee'% in i&in u%er% a contemporary eperience (hile at the %ame time tappin into

memorie% o) untouche' lan'%capin many o) u% ha&e.

!any mall interior% are al%o 'e%ine' to protect it% in&e%tor% an' %hop% by -eepin

people in, thu% enticin them to %pen'. ;%ually, thi% re%ult% in lare, rectanular buil'in%

(ith 'ouble loa'e' corri'or% an' minimal entry an' eit point%. TriNoma al%o ta-e% thi%

principle a %tep )urther by it% 'e%in, (hich i% not a %traiht)or(ar' rectanular buil'in line'

(ith %hop% on both %i'e%. TriNoma% interior 'e%in i% ra'ial, (ith a circular atrium at the

TriNoma landscaping and water features. The mall attempts to make

its façade look natural by using earthy colors and incorporating

extensive landscaping.

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center &i%ible )rom all le&el%. The corri'or% branch out )rom the center an' the re%ultin lare

bloc-% are o)ten bro-en up by %maller, cur&e' corri'or%. The )lo( o) the eterior% i% al%o

%ome(hat con)u%in %ince it i% not clear eactly (here it lea'% unli-e (hen one i% in the

interior o) the mall, (here i) one (al-% aroun' lon enouh, one (oul' e&entually )in' hi% or

her (ay to the atrium. ne miht %ay that the )loor plan o) the mall i% 'i))icult to map out,

an' i) one i%nt )amiliar (ith the mall% circulation, roamin aroun' the interior% loo-in )or a

%peci)ic %hop coul' ta-e a (hile. The cur&e' corri'or% al%o pro&i'e limite' &ie(in anle%,

an' curiou% %hopper% coul' o on (al-in tryin to )in' out (hat %hop% are there aroun' the

ben'. Thi% coul' preci%ely be the oal o) the mall% 'e%iner%, %ince it i% a commercial

e%tabli%hment yearnin )or pro)it. The mall% interior 'e%in i% one o) it% 'e%in element% that

contra%t it% #ilipino root% theme, e%pecially %ince pre&iou% #ilipino% li&e' )or many year% in

%imple, one+roome' hut%. Thu%, the mall% interior 'e%in ehibit% contemporary architecture

(hile at the %ame time ma-in it %uitable )or a %hoppin mall that %i6e. Thi% %ho(% that e&en

thouh %hoppin mall% are built to %er&ice the people, it i% %till the mall o(ner% primary

concern to earn pro)it, an' one (ay to 'o that i% to epo%e cu%tomer% to a% many %hop% a%

po%%ible. 8) that (ere truly the ca%e, then the mall% 'e%iner% %uccee'e' in the TriNoma

Shoppin !all% interior 'e%in.

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References:

Boli'o, <. 32007, No&ember 12. A

trianle ta-e% %hape. $hilippine Daily

8nquirer. :etrie&e' December 2, 2014

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TriNoma interior. The mall’s interiors primarily consist of

curved corridors radiating from the atrium. Escalators are also

oriented so that shoppers going from one level to another passes

by many shops.

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