The project is a Park System Network for leisure, recreation and play for the City of Pasig, Philippines. 

Pasig City Parks is a place-making project for the city of Pasig, where research and design are used to unravel the multi-layered history of the city, Pasig River and its tributaries.

This project visualizes a plan to reconnect the people back to their waterways and their history through a network of designed parkland types (blue and green spaces) that mark and connect historic sites of the city. This project proposes a revitalization of waterways as a place for publicly accessible amenities for culture, recreation and play. We believe that creating opportunities for story-telling through a choreographed promenade/ “pasyal”, will spark a rekindling of pride & affection, stewardship and public investment to its waterways and historic sites. The idea is to establish a way to experience the historic district of Pasig that includes its pre colonial past.

A walk through Pasig City is a story of water. Water is an opportunity for public space, for nature in the city, for community, for play, for exploration and commerce.  Pasig City is a place shaped by the water’s edge. The water is a place that can physically transport us.  It is an environment that, if we let it, can spiritually transform us. 

We were inspired by the coconut rafts historically used as a means to transport coconuts through the waterways of Laguna De Bay to Manila Bay. They became our reference as we imagined floating parks accessible via the easement on the river’s edge.  Grouped in clusters serving different public functions, these rafts are an opportunity for: sports and play, swimming, cultural and entertainment activities, and accessing ferries and water taxis.