Background Overview

 1.1 Background/ Overview:

Macro-environmental Situation * Located in the Intramuros District, at the banks of Pasig River, the Manila Central Post Office is not only prone to heavy flooding but also to sanitation issues. Sanitation issues include faulty drainages within and outside the building and the defective sewage of the building. * Being at the center of the city’s commerce, traffic is also an issue. The vehicular passage of the Manila Central Post Office goes in every direction. * The front of the building faces the LiwasangBonifacio plaza (now known as Plaza Lawton). This Manila Central Post Office serves as the head office of PhilPost where all local and international mails and parcels are sorted before being distributed to its regional hubs. * Maintenance of the facility is a big problem, dilapidations are evident due to the presence of high humidity by it being at the banks of Pasig River.

Project Description
 An integrated adaptive reuse of the Manila Central Post Office incorporating a hotel within but still retaining parts of the Philippine Postal Company.
 A conversion of few of the office areas into the hotel’s amenities and putting up an extension at the upper floors that will serve as the hotel proper itself.
 An architectural preservation project that according to NHCP laws would cover not only the building itself but also the physical characteristics and the surrounding landscapes of the Manila Central Post Office.
 An undertaking in the preservation, restoration, conservation and the incorporation of a hotel in a heritage building without bypassing the different Heritage Laws.