Three BS Architecture students of the UST College of Architecture landed in the top 10 spots of the ArchiNext HGC Young Designers Competition 2020, for their designs of a community multiplex interactive space.
Bridge Lee led the UST winners, capturing the Grand Prize and the Best Presentation plum for his work entitled 鈥淭he Bridge.鈥� Bearing the tagline 鈥淏ridge the Gap, Close the Loop,鈥� the work envisions a fisherman鈥檚 park for Bancal Bay. The design considers four main factors: children鈥檚 safety, the livelihood of fisherfolk, sustainability of resources, and the protection of mangroves.
Lee 
Ranking 7th in the competition is Timothy James Arambulo, who proposed a nature art and commune park called Daungan. The park comes with amenities such as The Ark Library, Art Space Building, Service Building, a playground, and park benches, among others.
Arambulo 
Completing the ranks of Thomasian winners is Lorenzo Angelo Mauricio, who placed 9th, with his two-floor underground park, which comes complete with an underground garden and spaces. The work, set in Welcome Rotonda area at the boundary of Manila and Quezon City, aims to provide a walkable space for pedestrians in an urbanized setting.
Mauricio 
ArchiNext is a nationwide competition that 鈥渞aises the bar to challenge ingenuity in a relevant and timely structure that benefits the mass.鈥� This year鈥檚 focus, Ugnayan, refers to 鈥渢he central, holistic public space that aims to nurture learning, recreation, and play at the same time.鈥� According to ArchiNext, the space is envisioned to allow 鈥減eople to breathe and appreciate nature, art, culture, and interpersonal communication.鈥�
All entries were required to include in their designs a public park, play space, public library / administration office, art exhibition space, and recreational area, and had to give consideration to the following: accessibility, rainwater catchment, walkways and bike lanes, parking areas, and added facilities.
Entries were judged based on architectural planning (30%), landscape and design (30%), innovativeness (20%), and eco-friendliness (20%).
