23 May 2024
Quezon Memorial Circle
Phase 1 - Proposed Revision
Original Plan Phase 1
A Multi-purpose Open Field
B Administrative Building
C Employees’ Building and
Motorpool
D Food Plaza
E Volleyball Covered Courts
F Basketball Covered Courts
G Futsal Covered Court
H Tennis & Pickleball Courts
I Dog Park
J Botanical Kiosks
K Retention Pond / Water
Feature
L Jogging & Bicycle Paths
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Completion Status
(as of 20 May 2024)
PHYSICAL COMPLETION
PROPOSED AREAS (PHASE 1) AREA (sqm)
PERCENTAGE
1 PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-PURPOSE OPEN FIELD 10,098.7 SQM 2.06%
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, EMPLOYEES’ HALL
2 8,296.95 SQM 23.49%
AND MOTORPOOL, FOOD PLAZA, PUBLIC TOILET A AND E-TRICYCLE TERMINAL
3 PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF LAWN TENNIS 1,090 SQM 27.19%
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD DEVELOPMENT, UTILITIES AND
4 9,489.6 SQM 20.63%
MAINTENANCE
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF RETENTION POND / WATER FEATURE,
5 5,218.2 SQM 7.41%
BOTANICAL KIOSKS AND DOG PARK
6 PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF CYCLING AND JOGGING PATH 1,075.3 SQM 47.83%
Summary of Proposed Revisions
NO. OF
PROPOSED AREAS (PHASE 1) PROPOSED ACTION
TREES
A MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD 46 FOR REVISION (Additional Green Space)
B ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING 0 TO BE RETAINED AS PER ORIGINAL PLAN
C EMPLOYEES’ BUILDING AND MOTORPOOL 0 TO BE RETAINED AS PER ORIGINAL PLAN
D FOOD PLAZA 0 TO BE RETAINED AS PER ORIGINAL PLAN
E VOLLEYBALL COVERED COUIRTS 0 TO BE RETAINED AS PER ORIGINAL PLAN
F BASKETBALL COVERED COURTS 0 TO BE RETAINED AS PER ORIGINAL PLAN
G FUTSAL COVERED COURT 3 FOR REVISION (Additional Green Space)
H TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS 0 FOR REVISION (Additional Green Space)
i DOG PARK 0 TO BE RETAINED AS PER ORIGINAL PLAN
j BOTANICAL KIOSKS 0 TO BE RETAINED AS PER ORIGINAL PLAN
k RETENTION POND / WATER FEATURE 0 FOR REVISION (Area Expansion)
l JOGGING & BICYCLE PATHS 0 FOR REVISION (Path Extension)
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Proposed Design Intervention
23 May 2024
Design Principle:
Regreen | Rethink | Reconnect
Biodiversity Restoration
preservation of all existing trees
planting of additional native trees
use of nature-based design
solutions to maximize the ecosystem
services of the park
expansion of the proposed retention
pond to further enhance the existing
biodiversity
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Design Principle:
Regreen | Rethink | Reconnect
Innovate the Landscape
introduction of more blue-green
infrastructures such as bioswales,
rain gardens, permeable paving and
retention ponds to make the park more
climate resilient
inclusion of smart automated
irrigation system in the landscape
maintenance design as well as
biodiversity-friendly lighting design
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Design Principle:
Regreen | Rethink | Reconnect
Create Polyvalent Spaces
provision of open spaces that will
serve as dynamic spaces that can
foster placemaking
Maximize the potential of spaces by
improving the overall circulation and
connectivity
create a new urban forest area where
city dwellers can relax and connect
with nature
Case Studies
Benchakitti Forest Park
Bangkok, Thailand
A former tobacco factory transformed into a constructed
wetland to alleviate flooding in urban Bangkok
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Case Studies
Tebet Eco Park
Jakarta, Indonesia
An aging park, redeveloped through
active regeneration of the site’s ecology
with tree conservation and enhancing
site's the blue-green infrastructure.
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Character Images (Blue Infrastructure)
Bioswale Retention Pond
French Drain Rain Garden
Character Images (Green Infrastructure)
Pathwalks / Shared Path Amphitheater
Open Lawn Mounds
Character Images
Pollinator Garden Forest Walk
Character Images
Skate Park
Options:
relocated to the site of the proposed futsal and tennis
courts
redesign to be greener (not adherent to the international
competition standards of skating)
Original Site Development Plan
PHASE 1
Proposed Revision
PHASE 1
Proposed Revision
LEGEND:
A Administrative Building
B Amphitheater
C Retention Pond
A
D Rain Garden
E
E Open Lawn
A
B
D
E
C
Sections and Elevations
Retention Pond
KEY PLAN
TREE CANOPY RETENTION POND FOREST ROAD
WALK
Sections and Elevations
Retention Pond
KEY PLAN
TREE CANOPY FOREST MOUND OPEN MOUND W/ FOREST WALK BIO OPEN ROAD
WALK LAWN AMPHITHEATER SWALE LAWN
Perspectives
Aerial Perspective
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Open Lawn
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Amphitheater and Open Lawn
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Shared Path Walk
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Shared Path Walk
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Shared Path Walk
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Retention Pond
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Retention Pond
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Retention Pond
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Open Lawn
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Open Lawn
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Path Walk - Night
KEY PLAN
Perspectives
Path Walk - Night
KEY PLAN
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Overview of the QMC Ecosystem
In 2017, a total on ninety-nine (99) trees in
QMC were cut for the construction on MRT-7
Station 2
according to the Vegetation Cover Map of QMC
made by DENR in 2020, the total vegetation
cover of QMC is at 195,100 sqm (19.51 ha)
the whole Quezon City has a total vegetation of
47,774,329.86 sqm in 2020, this translates to a
green space per capita of 16.08 sqm/capita
(the WHO Standard Green Space per capita is
9.0 sqm/capita)
23 May 2024
Overview of the QMC Ecosystem
based from the Tree Inventory and Tagging
activity done by PDAD and CCESD in 2023, a total
of 107 tree species can be found inside the park.
This is significantly higher compared to the 42 tree
species identified back in 2013
the biodiversity scale value of QMC is considered
HIGH*
*Source: Carbon Stock Assessment of an Urban Greenspace in
Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Philippines. (2023)
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Ecosystem Restoration
using the framework species method:
encourages biodiversity recovery through
selective planting of suites of framework trees
species
overtime, the area undergoes self-restoration
process, called natural succession
with the aid of wildlife, the area is gradually
replenished with naturally occurring indigenous
species succeeding and marked by rich
biodiversity.
the final result is a self-sustaining forest
ecosystem closest to the original biome
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Characteristics of Framework Species Top 10 Tree Species found in QMC
high survival based from the Tree Tagging and Inventory conducted in 2023
by PDAD & CCESD
rapid growth
dense, spreading crowns that shade out
Narra (655 trees)
herbaceous weeds
Mahogany (353 trees)*
flowering and fruiting (provides resources at
Acacia (328 trees)
young age to attract seed-dispersing wildlife)
Molave (258 trees)
easy to propagate nurseries (reliable seed
Talisay (193 trees)
availability, rapid and synchronous seed
Indian Lanutan (134 trees)
germination, production of vigorous seedlings
Gmelina (129 trees)*
of a plantable size in less than 1 year)
Fire Tree (101 trees)
Auri (95 trees)*
Tabebuia (77 trees)
*highly invasive species that will be slowly replaced
by native trees
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Initial Tree Palette
Narra Molave Tabebuia Talisay Dita Banaba Katmon Bani
Pterocarpus indicus Vitex parviflora Tabebuia rosea Terminalia catappa Alstonia scholaris Lagerstroemia speciosa Dillenia philippinesis Milletia pinnata
Siar Palawan Cherry Bagras Bitaog Malabulak Botong Alibangbang Balitbitan
Peltophorum pterocarpum Cassia nodosa Eucalyptus deglupta Calophyllum inophyllum Bombax ceiba Barringtonia asiatica Bauhinia purpurea Cynometra ramiflora
Agoho Lamio Ylang-Ylang Ipil Antipolo Champaca Guava Atis
Casuarina equisitifolia Dracontomelon edule Cananga odorata Intsia bijuga Artocarpus blancoi Michelia alba Psidium guajava Annona squamosa
Canopy Layer Midstory Layer
Sample Schematic Tree Planting Plan
make a less fragmented
canopy cover
create an urban forest with
a variety of native trees that
can offer canopy, food to
the wildlife while also
enhancing the visual
character of the park when
they are in bloom
EXISTING TREES PROPOSED ADDITIONAL TREES
Thank you!
