Last Friday, I was finally told to pick up at Phivolcs the fault certification that I applied for Nuvali. But first, let me tell you about a blunder that I made in my last post, I hinted that the Valley Fault System appears distant from Nuvali based on the last image that I attached. I was wrong. (more…)
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Is there really a fault line in Sta. Rosa, Laguna?
Posted by Jun on June 18th, 2010
October of last year, upon a tip of a friend, I wrote in this site that there may be an active fault line that traverses part of Sta. Rosa. The image on the left below was released by the online version of ABS-CBN News showing the so-called Valley Fault System.
Lack of a master plan: What made Metro Manila into what it is today
Posted by Jun on May 4th, 2010
Please note that I have not forgotten about Nuvali’s master plan. But if we are to fully appreciate its master plan, it’s better that we look first at the National Capital Region and see what made it become what it is today.
I said previously that Nuvali’s master plan is geared towards achieving sustainability which is defined as forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future to meet their needs.
True sustainability can only be achieved by simultaneously addressing and enhancing three factors: environmental, social and economic. It’s a fine balancing act which Metro Manila failed to achieve. (more…)
Posted in Urban Planning 
Tags: master plan, Metro Manila, Paulo Alcazaren, sustainability 
No Comments »Nuvali’s best natural assets toward sustainability: location and topography
Posted by Jun on April 5th, 2010
Before going into Nuvali’s master plan, I think it’s important to study its location and topography first. Knowing these will indicate why Nuvali was master planned the way it was.
The following are Google Earth images that I edited to represent Nuvali. They are far from being complete and accurate and are only meant to facilitate the succeeding discussion. The outlines were based on available materials about Nuvali and plotted according to the visible images in Google Earth. (more…)
Posted in Urban Planning Tags: Google Earth, Laguna Lake, location, Nuvali, Taal Lake, Tagaytay Ridge, topography 2 Comments »What local governments can learn from the Ayalas’ Nuvali
Posted by Jun on March 31st, 2010
Nuvali, Ayala Land Inc.’s flagship project encompasses 1,840 hectares stretching from Sta. Rosa Laguna all the way to Calamba. It is the most ambitious project in Philippine real estate history which the Ayalas themselves dub as the next Makati Central Business District.
Not that they will leave the Makati CBD, but they admitted that with Nuvali, they can start with a bigger canvass (it’s eight times the size the Makati CBD), where they intend not repeat whatever mistakes they committed in their Makati development. (more…)
