Abstract / Excerpt:

Mariculture in Samal Island has huge potential for development, as there is low population density, lands are not suitable for large scale agriculture, and without large watershed and river system to impact on water quality. The island depicts the richness of culture and an explosion of colors beneath the blue sky and clear waters. A locale for architectural innovations and economic advantage. The 224-hectare Mariculture Park, located in the sheltered municipal waters of Island Graden City of Samal in Davao del Norte, is ideal for milkfish and tilapia farming and sea cage rearing for grouper, sea bass and other high-end species, pearl and seaweed farming. The Mariculture Park promotes marine fish culture a an alternative livelihood for the marginal sustenance fisherman. It is mitigating factor to arrest the worsening condition of municipal fisheries sector in Davao gulf, especially the continued decline in production of municipal capture fisheries. This paper is an attempt to define Marine Architecture based on the concepts of tropical architecture. An application of Manosa Philosophy on Filipino architecture is robustly revealed. The Samal style from from the Sea faring Samal tribe is a vital element to the fusion of styles complemented by modular planning lay=out and architectural innovations combining the elements of both land and water aesthetics. The project is unique and one of a kind due to its unorthodox setting which is a kilometer away from shore, a different perspective on a familiar application- Filipino architecture on a marine environment.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Engineering and Architecture
Authors	Pogoy, Patrick Paul.
Page Count	-0
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 1, 2003
Tags	Architecture, Dissertations, Filipino, Naval Architecture, Sustainable Architecture

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