After the 1990 earthquake, the fallen retaining wall flanking the left side of the Baguio Cathedral posed a continuing threat of erosion upon the church grounds.
Instead of rebuilding the wall, RGC&A proposed the option of harnessing the full potential of the area by placing an income-generating commercial facility thereon. In tandem with this, the building's beams and columns will be integrated as a retaining system. Such will guarantee that structural stiffness and strength is integrated unto the edifice.
Following our professional advise, the Church Administrative Council concurred on our most basic criterion: that the building must not compete with the view towards the Baguio Cathedral. The top level of our design was an unroofed parking area.
Unfortunately, after our tenure as adviser to the Vicariate lapsed, a skateboard-roof was sacrilegiously placed over our design without our blessing. Forever destroying the cityscape of Baguio where the Cathedral is no longer given the sanctity it once had.
Location : Session Road, Baguio Cathedral Compound, Baguio City, Philippines
Owner : Catholic Vicar Apostolic (CVA)
Enclosed Floor Area : 7,082 square meters
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