Group 3 – CE 132 THX

Domingo, Edward John 2012-37031

Espiritu, Laurence Kristoffer 2012-35634
Matangcas, Beatriz Anne 2012-47354
Misola, Ryan 2012-24520
Rabin, Marc Neil Reynan 2012-37540
Reyes, Katrina 2012-20988

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

I. Overview

The chosen site for this project is the medium rise residential condominium
community in Davao City – the Urban Hive Palms. It is primarily a residential area
located at the Amazon St, El Rio, Bacaca Road, Davao City. Developed by DATEM
Homes Inc, it boasts an avant-garde building design coupled with a meticulously done
landscaping for the residents.

Important Details:
1. Name: Urban Hive Palms (Medium Rise Residential Condominium Community)
2. Function: Residential Condominium
3. Address: Amazon Road, El Rio, Bacaca Road, Davao City
4. Developer: DATEM Homes Inc.
5. Started on: July 24, 2015
6. Status of Construction:
- Turnover of Buildings 6 and 7 on April 2016
- Turnover of Buildings 4 and 5 on 2017
- Construction Phase Already
Figure 1. Location Map of the Site (Small Scale)
Figure 2. Location Map of the Site (Large Scale)
 Figure 3. Location of Davao (Philippine Map Scale)

II. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA

The Medium Rise Residential Condominium Community, Urban Hive Palms, is situated
at Amazon Road, El Rio, Bacaca Road, Davao City. It encompasses a 2.8 hectare land and
composed of 7 main buildings. It is located at approximately 7º05’42.84’’ N 125º36’06.25’’ E.

The climate in the area is relatively uniform throughout the year. Rainfall, temperature and
humidity are evenly distributed as well. Despite the number of earthquakes occurring in the
region because of its proximity in the pacific ring of fire, typhoons in the area rarely occur. Soil
type for the site includes generally include good loam and clay types.

It consists of seven main residential buildings, an adult and kiddie pool, a clubhouse with
roof deck, path for jogging, a children’s playground, a function room and a fitness gym.

Site Vicinity

The target market of the project are generally students and professionals. There are lots of
major colleges and universities near the project site. To name some are DMSF college,
Brokenshire College, Davao Doctors College and Ateneo de Davao University. Adjacent malls
and recreational center are Abreeza, Victoria Plaza, Gaisano Mall of Davao and SM Lanang
Premier. The approximate distance of each school and mall is tabulated at figure 2.

Table 1. Location of Nearest Malls

Malls Distance from the Site

Abreeza 1.529

Victoria Plaza 1.582

Gaisano Mall of Davao 3.237

SM Lanang Premier 4.224

Table 2. Location of Nearest Schools

Schools Distance from the Site

DMSF College 1.744

Brokenshire College 2.931

Davao Doctors College 3.634

Ateneo de Davao University 3.903

Moreover, hospitals are also near the project site which can attract doctors and nurses to
buy units in the said project. Some of which are DMSF Hospital, MDRC Hospital, Broken
Hospital and Davao Doctors Hospital. Distances for which are shown in table 3.

Table 3. Location of Nearest Hospitals

Hospital Distance from the Site

DMSF Hospital 1.722

MDRC Hospital 2.076

Brokenshire Hospital 3.544

Davao Doctors Hospital 3.799

Subdivisions and villages such as El Rio Vista Village, Rolling Hills Subdivision,
Ladislawa Garden Village and AWHAG Village also surround the area.

Water Bodies
 The site is adjacent to the Davao River, the 3rd largest river catchment in the Southern
Mindanao Philippines that opens up towards the Gulf of Davao. It has a total area of 172,811 ha
and stretches out further to a number of streams. Its width varies from 60 to 90 meters and is
estimated to have average flows of 70-80 cubic meters per second.

Generally, 85.7% of the region’s water supply mainly comes surface water while the
other 14.3% comes from groundwater. Aside from these, aquifers are also abundant and add
supply to the location.

Water supply in the site is from the nearest watershed, Lasang River Watershed. Water
from the shed is being pumped and distributed by the Davao City Water District.

Figure 4. Aerial view of the Davao River

III. The Buildings and Infrastructures for Occupancy

Each building has six (6) storeys containing residential units for customers to purchase and own.
The structure is generally designed to have 20-26 units per floor. The type of unit may vary from
a 1-bedroom unit to a 3-bedroom unit. However, majority of the units present are made up of 2-
bedroom units. The seven (7) buildings are positioned beside each other, maximizing the area of
the land available for development, at the same time, giving space for people to walk around and
explore nature.

Important Details:
1. Seven (7) Medium Rise Residential Condominium Buildings
 TYPE HEIGHT (m)

RESIDENTIAL FLOOR 2.80

GROUND 3.00

PARKING AREA 3.10

TYPE OF ROOM NO. UNITS

1-bedroom 408

2-bedroom 336

3-bedroom 84
4. The concierge is present in a separate building, different from the 7 buildings containing units.
The commercial building is located at the center of the project, where clients may visit and be
accommodated. The main building contains the lobby of Urban Hive, an events space,
gymnasium, basketball court, and a roof deck. Outside the main building, there are kiddie pools,
adult pools, playground, and a jogging path present.

Population

In order to estimate the water demand and amount of waste water to be produced by the entire
condominium community, the population has to be determined. The following table is available
from the development’s website.

Table . General Details on the Residential Buildings

Building Number of Floors Number of Total Number of
Units / Floor Units per Building

1 6 (+ Roofdeck) 26 130

2 6 (+ Roofdeck) 22 110
 3 6 (+ Roofdeck) 22 110

4 6 (+ Roofdeck) 22 110

5 6 (+ Roofdeck) 24 120

6 6 (+ Roofdeck) 20 100

7 6 (+ Roofdeck) 20 100

Using one of the floor plans provided in the Buildings section, it was estimated that every floor
has two (2) 3-bedroom units and six (6) 2-bedroom units. The rest are one (1) bedroom units.
Assuming that one bed is good for two people, the population of the residents was estimated.

Table . Breakdown of Resident Population per Building

Buildin Residents
g
Numb Tot 3 Bedroom Unit 2 Bedroom Unit 1 Bedroom Unit Subtot
er of al al
Floors Unit
s
per People People People
Floo / Units/F / Units/F / Units/F
r Unit lr Unit lr Unit lr

1 6 26 6 2 4 6 2 18 432

2 6 22 6 2 4 6 2 14 384

3 6 22 6 2 4 6 2 14 384

4 6 22 6 2 4 6 2 14 384

5 6 24 6 2 4 6 2 16 408

6 6 20 6 2 4 6 2 12 360

7 6 20 6 2 4 6 2 12 360

TOTAL 2712

Next, since the development is a condominium community, it will have many employees,
ranging from maintenance, security personnel, managers, and others. <TABLE > summarizes
the number of staff needed to maintain the daily community operations.

For the residential buildings, there are two maintenance staff per floor, including the roofdeck,
thus there are 14 maintenance staff per building. The two admin staff will have an office at the
ground floor.
For the pools, there are two (2) adult pools and one (1) kiddie pool. The maintenance will keep
the pools clean. They will also be the ones monitoring the nearby water supply and pump control
room. Lifeguards are also present per pool.

The guardhouse at the entrance will have four security guards, two guards for the entrance and
two guards for the exit. The playground will have no staff as it is a free standing, public space for
the residents’ use. Since the development boasts an avant-garde building design coupled with a
meticulously designed landscapes that features jogging paths, eight (8) landscape caretakers will
be present.

Lastly, the clubhouse will house the central administrative office for the community. The
clubhouse is a small building at the center of the community, thus it only requires two
maintenance staff and two security guards. As for the administration staff room, it will have six
staff: the community supervisor who directly reports to the development owner, the finance
officer, the sales officer, and three more administrative aids.

Table . Breakdown of Number of Staff for the Entire Community

Structure Maintenanc Securit Admi Landscap Life
e Staff y n e guar Info
Guard Staff Caretake d Gym Desk Sub
r Staff Staff total

Residential 14 2 2 - -
Building - - 126

Kiddie and
Adult Pools 8 - - - 3 - - 11

Clubhouse
(with gym) 2 2 6 - - 4 1 15

Guardhous
e - 4 - - - - - 4

Playground - - - - - - - 0

Landscape
s - - - 8 - - - 8

TOTAL 164

Variable population will also be considered. This is basically the number of visitors per day. The
estimate assumed that for every 10 resident, there will be 1 visitor in the residential buildings. As
for the clubhouse, it is expected that around 30 (maximum) clients or prospective property
buyers will visit it daily.

Table . Breakdown of the Variable Population in the Community

 Structure Variable
Populatio
n

Residential
Building 272

Clubhouse 30

TOTAL 302

Lastly, population growth will be considered. The wastewater treatment facility will be designed
for a population growth in the next 30 years. How will the population grow if the structures are
constant (7 buildings, 1 clubhouse, etc.). This is possible when further development is envisioned
in the future. For example, the developer may opt to buy the adjacent lots, construct more
buildings, or even develop another phase. Assuming that another phase will be developed with
very identical designs (7 six-storey residential buildings, clubhouse, pools, etc.). To summarize,
the overall population estimate is:

Table . Summary of the Overall Population in the Community

Estimate Population

Residents 2712

Staff 164

Visitors 302

Current 3178

Allowance for Further 3178

Development

Future 6356

Wastewater Produced
In order to project the volume of wastewater produced, we used the average wastewater
flowrates as given by Wastewater Engineering Treatment and Reuse by Metcalf and Eddy
(2003).

For the condominuim buildings:

 Population Flowrate Volume (L)
(L/cap/week)

Residents + Guests 5968 1575 9 399 600

Staff 252 280 70 560

Wastewater flowrates
Employees (Hotel) > 40 L/ employee/ d
Pools > Customer and Employee > 40 L/p/d

450 liters/bedroom/day
We assumed that 1 bedroom houses 2 people, therefore
An occupant produces 225 liters of wastewater per day.

For the Pools:

Showers > 16.8 L/ person/day

Faucets > 15.7
Toilet Flushing > 26.7

Wastewater Produced
As told by the UP Town Center management, an average of 10000m3 of wastewater is produced
in a month. The table below shows the breakdown of wastewater taken from Commercial Water
Use and Potential Savings:

Table 2. Percentage of wastewater produced for each source.

Percentage of Volume of
Type of
Source of Wastewater Wastewater Wastewater
Wastewater
Produced Produced (m3)
Food Preparation 20.30% 2030 Greywater
Toilet flush 27.18% 2718 Blackwater
Faucet/Sink (Restroom
41.76% 4176 Greywater
and Dishwashing)
General Sanitation
10.76% 1076 Greywater
(Maintenance)

Disclaimer
If further studies would prove that the 20000 people/day population or 7.3M people/year
population is not reliable, the given data 10000m3 of wastewater per month will be used for the
design of the treatment plant.
References:
1) UP Town Center Management
2) Commercial Water Use and Potential Savings, Appendix E: Details of Commercial Water Use
and Potential Savings. Retrieved from http://pacinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02
/appendix_e3.pdf?hc_location=ufi.
3) Google Earth.
4) Lamb, Robert. How Gray Water Reclamation Works. Retrieved from
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/gray-water-reclamation1.htm
5) Lungsod ng Dabaw (2014). Davao City Profile. Retrieved from
ftp://ftp.wpro.who.int/scratch/NCD/KOMAF-FINAL-REPORT/Output%201.2/Annex%203-
Davao%20City%20Profile_v6.pdf on March 18, 2015