Thesis

BLISSA CABLE WAKE PARK AND RESORT

Chapter I INTRODUCTION

“Sports is the toy department of human life.” This is a quote

from an American sports journalist, Howard Cosell. What he wanted to

mean in his statement is that sports can be a source of enjoyment to

human beings because of the different factors such as money, fame,

health, body, hobby, self-esteem and relationships. According to

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the most fundamental and basic four

layers of the pyramid: esteem, love, security, and psychological needs,

can also be met through sports. Way back in the Ancient Greece when

people learned to be purposive, sportive and active beings, sports has

shown not only the changes in the human body but also revealed the

improvements in the society. The rise of the society was the rise of

architecture as well. It is the living evidence that sports has been a

great part of human beings’ life in the past and still continues in the

present.

There are sports were people attempt to push the physical

boundaries. These are what you call extreme sports. These extreme

sports tend to take the adrenaline rush and excitement to the next level.

It began as early in the 1950’s when people continue to search for

more high-risk sports. It evolved though time to make the new sports

safer but still performed at a greater level of difficulty. Extreme sport

is classified into land, air, and water.

The World Wakeboard Association establish in 1989 was

created by the wake boarders for the advancement and progression of

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wakeboarding. Their goal is to make wakeboarding, which is an

example of extreme sport, be known to the world. Russia, Singapore,

Egypt, India, Qatar and Malaysia are few of the wakeboarding spots

where the Wakeboarding World Cup was held. The World Cup series

aim to bring the best water sport athletes to high-populated,

international urban environments to bring more exposure to these

sports. In the Philippines, composing of 7, 107 islands surrounded by

bodies of waters, it is said to be one of the perfect places where water

sporting events can happen. Camsur Watersports Complex (CWC) is a

watersports park designed for wakeboarding, water skating, and

waterskiing. Last October 2006, they have hosted the first Philippine

Cable Wakeboard Nationals. The extreme watersports then became

popular to the whole country of Philippines. Many wakeboard parks

were built like first cable park, Lago de Oro in Batangas, Deca

Wakeboarding Park in Davao, Deca Wakeboarding Park in Clark,

Pampanga, some resorts in Boracay and Cebu has it too, and the latest

is the Republic Wake Park in Nuvali, Laguna. A Philippine Wake

School was also established to promote more the sport and to produce

world class wake boarders and wake skaters in the Philippines.

1.1 Background and Nature of the Project

Incorporating sports with the Philippine tourism is what the

group of private individuals from different businesses envisioned

to acquire more business opportunities in the country. In 2008,

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they’ve seen that surfing is one of the sports that urges in the

country but unfortunately, they find it hard to market. Then the

sport of cable wakeboarding was born on the surface of the

Philippine waters. Many cable parks arouse and they appealed to

the market. These cable parks that are mostly located in the

southern provinces and cities became hot spots during the

summer. The sport became popular as well as the resorts and the

places near to the wake parks benefited with it. But these parks

are more operational only during summer because the other

months of the year are rainy season.

Another concern of the CWC is that there is the growth of the

sport but there isn’t any development in the facilities needed and

required by the CWWC World Rules in Cable Wakeboard &

Wake skate. One facility needed is a training gym that would let

a beginner to try the sport in a safer place and water before it

could proceed to the real wakeboard obstacle. It also serves as

practice gym to the professional wakeboarders. Wakeboarding is

fun but it could also risk the lives and safety of the wakeboard

riders therefore a medical clinic is a must to give first aid

solutions in every wakeboard park.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

Even though the promotion of the water sports was

accomplished in the country, there are still some deficiencies to

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fulfill for them to be able to attain their goals. They still lack in

facilities and equipments which could help the athletes and

watersports riders to improve their performances. And if they

wanted that Philippines to host more international competitions,

then their design and facilities should also be an international

design, and could accommodate lots of people. It is not only the

athletes that should be internationally competitive but also the

physical infrastructure as well. It is well seen in our history that

architecture played a large role in defining the sports, the people

and the place. It would also be applicable in the modern times

that the local athletes and the country’s architecture and

infrastructures, together will uplift the name and glory of the

country.

Philippines weather for these kinds of sports is only fun and

safe during the summer. Rain could cause delays in any sporting

event. In the other countries, they have built a water sports

complex that is roof-covered and has bleachers, with the other

complete amenities needed both by the athletes or riders, and the

visitors or guests, and audience. It is like a stadium but this one is

more likely to have water for extreme water sports like

wakeboarding, water skating, waterskiing, indoor surfing, etc.

The project entails to design a cable wakeboard park with

training facilities and resort that would cater all the water sports

included in the international water sports competition. It will be

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the venue if the Philippines would host another year for the world

competition but also will serve as the training ground and fun

water complex for the local athletes and even for non-athletes. It

will have an indoor wakeboard training center so it can be used

during the day or even at night. Lighting and acoustics would

also play a major role in putting aesthetic and effects to the water

gymnasium. Having an indoor complex operational anytime of

the day and night and in any weather would also be source of

jobs and more income to the businesses. People who has work in

the morning and has spare time only at night could still have a

chance to play his or her favorite water sport during the night

operations.

1.3 Project Objectives

The World Wakeboard Association and Philippine Wake

School share same goals and that is to introduce wakeboarding

and other extreme watersports to the world and to support the

talented athletes to join in international competitions which also

could be a key to unite communities and riders from the different

countries. Thus the project aims to:

a) Have an indoor watersports gymnasium where beginners as

well as professional can use during daytime and night time.

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b) Provide a training center specialized for the different water

sports so that anyone interested in the sport can learn from

the basics to the professional level.

c) Provide a modern and complete sporting facility that riders

can use to develop their skill in different water sports so

that they could be able to represent the country for national

and international cup series and be the ultimate wakeboard

champions.

d) Enable the Philippines host more water sporting events and

international competitions and boost the tourism and

business opportunities.

e) Promote the Philippines to be the capital of extreme

watersports which will be another reason why it is more fun

in the Philippines.

1.4 Significance of the Project

The purpose of having a cable wakeboard park with indoor

water gymnasium and training center is not just to benefit the

business owners and employers but as well as the riders or the

costumers. It is not just to promote the countries’ or cities’

tourism. This could be chance for people to engage themselves to

sports to make them healthier and stronger. Most of the people

playing sports have less chances of getting illnesses for this is a

type of exercise. And aside from its health benefiting factors, it

gives opportunities to people to go in a one place where they can

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meet new people or even strengthen their relationships with

others. In all ages, men and women can work in camaraderie

when they get involved to the association. And being part of the

team that competes with the other countries could give them a

chance to bring pride and be the pride of your own country.

1.5 Project Scope and Limitation

The Bliss which is a Cable Wake Park and Resort shall be the

new ultimate venue for extreme water sporting events. As such, it

shall encompass the following:

Income-generating facilities like restaurants, sports

shops, souvenir shops, rent of equipments, concessions

or food stalls, café, etc

Accommodating facilities like cottages, rooms, villas,

lodging area

Watersports training facilities and equipments like

trampoline, cables and ropes, indoor pool and obstacles

Water technologies such as water jet pumps, wave and

wind generators, surf stimulators

Eco-design strategies like applying day lighting and use

of sustainable materials

Planning and zoning with respect with the intangible

qualities that the site has

Green technologies such as solar panels, solar tubes,

rainwater catchments

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Water facilities such as pools and man-made lakes

Basic facilities like shower areas, toilets, locker areas,

massage, spa and Jacuzzi

Recreations halls for other events

Medical facilities like clinics

Support facilities including administration offices,

organization offices, association offices, rental offices

The site in Batangas possesses a government that is relatively

organized in terms of the data and statistics of its development. Likewise, the

World Wakeboard Association, Asian Wakeboard Association and the Water

ski and Wakeboarding Association of the Philippines (WWASP) are active

and existing entities that possess substantial sources of information as well.

This study will focus primarily on the information provided by the

aforementioned public and private institutions, and secondarily on other

sources and experiences obtained in existing and theoretical models here and

abroad.

It shall not include the study of the developments immediately outside

the station periphery, but they may be included in the site development

overview.

Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE/STUDIES

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1. Julia Czerniak and George Hargreaves, Large Parks, Princeton

Architectural Press; 1 edition, 2007

The book is consists with eight essays covering about large

urban parks in depth as complex cultural spaces where it also tackles

the key issues of landscape discourse, ecological challenges, social

history, urban relations, and place-making are writ large. They

chronologically discussed the transitions and evolutions of different

parks from the past, the present, and up to the future projects. From the

historic parks in New York, the Central Park and Paris’s Bois de

Boulogne up to the contemporary projects such as Toronto's

Downsview Park and Staten Island's Fresh Kills, to newly unveiled and

yet-to-be-built projects such as Ken Smith's ambitious plans for the

Orange County Great Park, Large Parks highlights the complexities

and unique considerations that go into designing these massive and

culturally significant works. These cited parks showed the comparisons

between historical or contemporary perspective organized around

criteria such as built versus un-built, urban versus peripheral, or

competition-sponsored versus commission-based.

2. Fran J. Donegan and David, Short Pools & Spas: Ideas for Planning,

Designing, and Landscaping, Creative Homeowner; First edition, 2003

The book was informative about how to plan and design ones

outdoor landscapes. This book shall be beneficial for the project for it

could add ideas for the beautification of the recreational and amenities

in the site. It also taught everything that has to be known in planning,

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directions, and lay outing, and designing, kinds of pools, construction

and materials, up to the maintenance of swimming pools.

3. Jerry Yudelson, Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language

of Green Building, New Society Publishers, 2007

The fast growing trend in the world especially in architecture is

Green building. This book covers all things about designing green

structures; from planning strategies to the materials and advanced

technologies. Some of the most famous technologies are the solar

panels, wind turbines, green roofing, water treatment pumps,

permeable pavements, etc. all are discussed in this book. It does not

only give the solutions but it also cited cases and their impacts to the

environment. Certification of the building, how it was certified,

reasons why it was certified were also covered by the authors.

This would be helpful in deciding as to what strategies and

materials are to be used in the project to achieve its goal to be an eco-

friendly structure to the environment. As long as its aim is to conserve

water and energy and does lasts long, it could be considered as a

product of green innovation.

4. Christian Schittich, In Detail: Cost-Effective Building (Economic

concepts and constructions), Birkhäuser Architecture; 1 edition, 2003

From the title of the book itself, it is about cost-effective

buildings. Despite of the tight budgets on materials and construction,

there are still ways on how a structure can be a beautiful, useful and

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strong building. Because cost-effective building requires that special

attention be paid to the overall planning and implementation these

processes are examined comprehensively in specialist contributions

and project documentations, from office organization through the

design phase and the coordination of implementation planning, on to

ultimate realization. The solution was only to extend the use of

standardized products to innovative and individual solutions for

details.

5. Colin Porteous, The New Eco-Architecture: Alternatives from the

Modern Movement, Taylor & Francis, 2002

The book is full with photos and illustrations which explain

how to plan and design your structures with more effective alternatives

rather than supporting the modern movement in designs. Each

examples shown in the book was studied and analyzed in relation to

current issues of architectural sustainability. The main point was to still

to design not only for the sake of modernity and aesthetics but also to

adapt green solutions and other disciplines engaged with the built

natural environment.

Most of the lectures were about considering the sun light and

air directions. Passive cooling is still the key for proper ventilations on

structures and the choice of materials with the new construction

techniques can decide for the long life span of any structure that is to

be built.

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6. Gregg D. Ander, FAIA, Daylighting Performance and Design second

edition, Wiley; 2 edition, 2003

Daylighting is the process of incorporating natural lighting into

the design of buildings. This edition of the book shared details on

theory, calculations, and execution crystal clear with straight-to-the-

solution examples and uncluttered language. The book covers day

lighting strategies, materials, and methods of construction, including

significant advances in lighting and day lighting technology.

Daylighting is one main focus in the project for it is also a

strategy in conserving energy, in this case, conservation of electrical

powered lights. There’s hands-on look at pragmatic yet innovative

solutions to creating day lighting as the presented case study after case

study in a unique design-manual format that includes ample

illustrations and white space for sketches and notes.

Among the topics covered by this award-winning architect are:

environmentally sensitive design goals

design strategies

integration with electric lighting systems

calculation procedures

and thoroughly articulated case studies

7. Sage Russell, The Light of Architecture: Architectural Lighting Design

Concepts and Techniques, Conceptnine, 2008

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The book merges fundamental lighting knowledge with graphic

techniques for generating and communicating lighting design. The

textbook features 28 chapters divided into three parts: the

fundamentals of light, designing light, and deliverable, and presents

procedures that architects and designers can follow to develop an

architectural lighting solution that enhances the design intent of a

project. Case studies are also involved in the book with photos and

explanations for clearer understanding of the techniques that are to be

used in a project.

Lighting is also essential for it can set the mood in a place.

Good lighted places can also mean safety for the users. It adds

aesthetic to structures and landscapes at night time and more over, it is

highly needed in projects like cable wakeboard parks so that even the

day has ended, this facility can still be used over night.

8. Zbigniew Bromberk, Eco-Resorts: Planning and Design for the

Tropics, Architectural Press, 2009

The book is a design guide for low impact, environmentally

friendly tourist resorts in the tropics. It gives practical ideas as to

design structures that would work with a tropical climate and meet the

needs and expectations of the client and building inhabitants. The book

includes both architectural design and material solutions, supported by

theoretical principles, to present a sustainable approach to resort

design. Through illustrations, it was able to show how principles of

sustainable design have been successfully applied in tropical

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environments. It does not necessarily require large energy input and

too much money, to achieve the green building standards.

The has also Demonstrated design practices related to site

planning and layout, and re-assesses best practices for a tropical

environment, allowing architects to apply design principles to their

own projects. There are also international case studies from several

countries to illustrate best practice from a variety of tropical climate

destinations around the world.

9. William Warren et al and Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Tropical Asian

Style, Periplus Editions; Paperback with Flaps edition, 2007

This book showcases contemporary residences throughout Southeast

Asia, from Chiang Mai to Bali and Kuala Lumpur to Java.

Descriptively, the book cited different planning strategies and aesthetic

designs of each resorts possess to become known to the world and how

it affected one country’s tourism.

Silks, batiks, terra-cotta tiles and lacquer wares from Thailand

and Indonesia; stone garden sculptures from Bali; and antique furniture

from Java are only a few examples of the many beautiful items

examined and illustrated in this book. The designs of the resorts were

to achieve perfect harmony with its tropical surroundings and once

again, taught how these tropical structures was able to conserve energy

and resources but was not aesthetically eliminated.

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10. Christian Burchard and Felix Flesche, Water House, Prestel

Publishing, 2005

The life for future generations is the concern of this book. It

stated that “aqua-life” is the best slogan for the future dwelling habitats

as people would want to escape in the cities over-crowded, dry land

and who are in search of greater freedom. Urban planner, architects

and engineers envisioned that the future generation will dream of a

culture in close with nature wherein it can offer abundance of natural

resources in watery environment. Examples of modern aquatic

designed settlements are discussed and shown in this book.

One of the featured projects is a hotel in Le Meridien, Bora

Bora, French Polynesia designed by Jean Hugues Tricard and DL2A

Didier Lefort Architects Associes. The project was a luxury hotel on

stilts in the turquoise blue lagoon and with white sandy beaches. It is

consists of eighty-five wooden bungalows with spacious bedrooms, a

bathroom with a view of the lagoon, and a terrace with a jetty and steps

leading down to the water. It has reed awning in front of the bungalow

where guest can lounge under or just admire the underwater world

through the glass floor inside.

If looking at the Philippines’ history, this kind of settlements

even started with our tribal communities who lived near or on water

where there primary source of life is fishing. The fact that the

Philippines island surrounded by water, and that we are rich in natural

resources used in stilts construction, we are then capable of adapting

this kind of structures in our country.

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11. Donald Albrencht, New Hotels for Global Nomads, Merrell Publishers,

2003

The book began with an essay about upscale hotel planning, its

trends and influences. It has 45 examples of hotels and discusses each

detail about how it was planned and designed by citing descriptions

and showing the floor plans and other photos. One article is about the

“New Hotel for Mainstream Eco-Tourism”. Todd Dallan, a principal of

FTL, the New York design and engineering firm, proposed this new

project planned for a beachfront in Costa Rica. Everything was

designed for minimal environmental impact.

The resort offers different activities but he did not include golf

and tennis for these sports require razing or paving a vast land areas

and large quantities of water and pesticides. The pool as well was non-

chlorinated. He also considered the use of mechanical systems such as

solar powered heating systems, insulating glass windows, composting

toilets, solar panels, fresh water cisterns and gray water system for

toilet flush and irrigation. He also uses a fabric roofs which are

waterproof and ecologically sound due to its long lifespan though its

downside is it does not entirely block sound. To give solution to the

problem, he provided plants to serve as buffer zones. Dallan said that,

“The perception of being in the vanguard is important to eco-tourists.

They know they are participating in a capitalistic venture, but are a

capitalistic venture with vision and conscience.

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12. Elinando B. Cinco. (July 10, 2011). “Wakeboarding competition”,

Manila Bulletin, Retrieved March 9, 2012,

http://mb.com.ph/node/326255/wakeboarding-competition

The newspaper article began its story by the history of

wakeboarding in the Philippines. Wakeboarding was introduced by

Governor “LRay” Villafuerte Jr. in Camarines Sur. After its

proclamation, it then started to become the Bicol’s tourist drawer.

The popularization of the sport follows the establishments of

wake parks in country. Nuvali’s Republic Wake Park was the latest

cable wake park that was built in Laguna. This idea threatened

Camsur’s constituents and the governor for it might take away the

profitable business from them. In the email statement from the

governor of Camsur, he was able to say the beneficial factors of

wakeboarding to their place and to the country’s tourism.

The fear of Camsur’s governor may be true for Nuvali’s

Republic Wake Park is not just near the center of the country but

because it is new, it possesses the most innovative designs and better

equipments and facilities. The President of the Philippine Wakeboard

Association and a member of the Asian Wakeboarding Council has

even thought and decided that LRay can easily convince the World

Wakeboarding Association to hold its competition this year or the next

in Nuvali. It clearly showed that technology has a big advantage in

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getting clients, having more income, and producing better designs and

comfort to the users.

13. RUSH Training Center. (2010). Wakeboard Training, March 9, 2012,

http://www.rush-tc.com/site/wake.html

RUSH training Center is a wakeboard training gym in Northern

California. It is the first indoor wakeboard and wake surf training and

lessons facility. You can learn the sport in a progressive, controlled

instructional environment both on and off the water. It uses innovative

state of the art training equipments, competition trampoline, foam pit

and professional instruction that allow the beginners as well as the

advanced riders to master the fundamentals necessary to progress with

safety. After the beginners train in the training gym and knew the

techniques that would only be the time that the rider can take it to the

next level and apply the skills learned on water.

14. CableWakeboard.com (2009). How To Build a Cable Park, March 9,

2012, http://cablewakeboard.com/pages/how-to/

This article gave some tips on selecting the proper venue for

cable wakeboard parks like site must realistically be able to support a

lake, utilities, and all related building and structural facilities. It stated

that the site has to have at least 6 acres (about 2-3 hectares) of water is

the about minimum lake size, but it also must be in a certain shape and

you will need room for a building and parking. In general you need

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around 8 x12 acres (about 3-4 hectares) of land minimum. Moreover,

the article cited the basic information as to where to start, where to

look for a site, if pre-existing lake is fine to use, how much space

needed, if it can be built on salt water, How much a cable system cost,

manufacture of cableway systems, how many people can use a cable

system, how many towers are required, how tall do the towers stand,

what should the shape of the lake and the cable system be, etc.

15. ActionSports Northwest . (2012). Portland Action Sports Complex

and Resort, March 9, 2012, http://www.pdxactionsports.com/

The article discussed the proposed sports complex located in

Portland. It is said to be highly sustainable sports complex and resort.

The facilities included are surfing, skateboarding, bmx biking, rock

climbing, kayaking, and white water rafting in one location. The

facility would also include family friendly activities, including water

slides, tubing, instruction and camps. It is also a LEED certified

design of ecologically responsible, sustainable development. The entire

development would be a destination resort that could become the

athletic center of the city, providing an excellent range of facilities for

local residents and serving as a model of how to develop for the next

generation of active sports in a sustainable manner. It does not only

strive to install the most advanced and forward thinking sports

facilities, but also utilize the most current thinking on energy and heat

generation, storm water and gray water management and reuse, and

ecologically responsible materials and methods.

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http://www.pdxactionsports.com/the_facilities/water-slides/

http://www.pdxactionsports.com/the_facilities/water-slides/

http://www.pdxactionsports.com/the_facilities/kayak-and-whitewater-rafting-course/

http://www.pdxactionsports.com/the_facilities/indoor-rock-climbing-gym/

http://www.pdxactionsports.com/the_facilities/indoor-rock-climbing-gym/

http://www.pdxactionsports.com/the_facilities/indoor-skate-park-and-bmx-course/

http://www.pdxactionsports.com/the_facilities/indoor-skate-park-and-bmx-course/

http://www.pdxactionsports.com/the_facilities/indoor-surf-pool/

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Chapter III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

In order to arrive at a reliable and absolute data, and extensive

research process is required and this holds true to any given research

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problem that calls for efficient solutions. The researcher shall hence

come up with a systematic methodology of tackling the research

process. As this project focuses with the development of cable

wakeboard park and training center with resort, it entails a lot of

statistical details, user characteristics information, and various

backgrounds that shall be useful in governing the design process of the

project as a whole.

1.1 Research Design

1.1.1 Historical Research

History means the search for knowledge and truth. It involves

past experiences in able to seek solutions to know what is to be

done for the present and future. By describing the past events

and gathered facts from the studies before, researchers can then

learn from the errors from the past and improve more their

present studies. The methods of historical research shall include

formulating the problem, gathering source materials, and

criticizing the resource materials.

Historical research method is very useful for this project since

it will cover the cable wakeboard parks that already exists and

has become a part of the country’s sports history and tourism.

By doing a historical research of the said topic, the researcher

then shall be able to know the origin of the sport, where and

how it was started, the first designs of the cable wake parks, the

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used technologies from before up to the transition of modern

technologies invented. The history of the entities

aforementioned shall help in determining how to develop the

present studies without committing the same mistakes before

and be of great help for further studies by the future

researchers.

1.1.2 Descriptive research

Descriptive study entails gathering information about the

present and existing conditions for an investigator to analyze

and describe the nature of a situation and explores the cause of

the particular phenomena. It generally starts with a problem and

creates a hypothesis. Hypotheses are questions needed to be

answered through collecting data. To obtain descriptive

information, the following are needed to be done:

Observation. The communication between the

researcher and the participants chosen for

investigation is the key and salient aim of this method.

Use of devices. These devices are also called

descriptive survey instruments whereas; these are

used to conduct measurements from the identified

participants.

Moreover, several types of descriptive research shall likewise

be used including the following:

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Case studies. It entails prelude to further and more in-

depth research about a unit over a considerable period

of time that attempts to determine what factors led to

its success or failure. For the researcher’s specific

project, a close observation of the current situation at

the existing cable wakeboard park and resort shall be

done over the summer period (April-May 2012). The

observation and detailed description shall then be

recorded for reference.

Surveys Survey studies are done to gather relatively

limited data from a relatively large number of cases. It

involves determining information about variables

rather that about individuals. It is a sampling or a

partial collection of facts, figures, or opinions taken

and used approximate to indicate what a complete

collection and analysis may reveal. This method shall

be used in this study in able to gauge the public’s

knowledge of water parks and resorts and how they

will respond to improvements in wake board facilities,

particularly in the application of modern technologies

in the said project.

Trend Analysis. This method will enable the

researcher to know the people’s demands or needs in

the future. In the case of this project, the researcher

will be able to project what people seek more and

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what developments they want for its future use and

incorporate those gathered data to his or her design of

the cable wakeboard park and resort. This can be done

by surveys repeated at intervals and considering the

help of the experts. The existing trends and best

practices abroad shall likewise be studied and

assessed to know if they are applicable here in the

country.

The descriptive method is the most viable method for the

proposed Cable Wakeboard Park and Resort for there is an existing

underutilized cable wakeboard park that can be the perfect setting

for present study.

1.1.3 Participatory Research Method

Participatory research is when a problem is defined in

terms of the people who feel and think that something is a

problem. The people themselves were those who develop their

own theories and solutions to the problem. This method is

conducted to gathering new knowledge with the people who are

capable of defining that knowledge as the participants.

The candidate participants of this method are those

athletes, professional and non-professional, who are engaged in

wakeboarding, and other hobby wakeboard riders who think

that there are problems in existing cable wakeboard parks. Also

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included are the wakeboard trainers, wakeboard fans, and

leaders or officials of any wakeboard associations. As part of

the research, an interview and consultation with these people

shall be made to know if they really see a problem and

deficiency in the current designs of cable wakeboard parks.

1.2 Research Instruments

It has been a part of the norm of any well-founded researches that

different devices such as descriptive survey instruments are used to

conduct measurements from identified participants. Listed below are

the following instruments that are to be used in this particular research:

1.2.1 Photo Documentation

The photo documentation will be used to capture visual

reference of existing cable wakeboard parks and other related

facilities to the project in the country. Of particular focus and

significance is the Lago de Oro Water Ski Park and Resort in

Batangas, Republic Wake Park in Laguna and the Camsur

Watersports Complex (CWC) in Bicol which are the most

famous wakeboard parks in the country and has hosted the

World Wakeboarding Competitions.

1.2.2 Library research

In able to seek for more knowledge and pieces of information

from secondary sources such as books, magazines, journals and

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other print publications, the researcher shall visit the following

libraries:

University of Santo Tomas-Miguel de Benavides Library

National Library

Online Libraries (for journals)

1.2.3 Internet Research

The popularity of using internet to gather fast, accessible and

updated information offering comprehensive details with

illustrations can help the researcher visualize the subject matter,

regardless of its location anywhere in the world. For this particular

project, these websites shall be much of help:

http://www.cablewake.com (Worldwide Wakeboarding)

http://www.cwcwake.com (Camsur Watersports

Complex)

http://www.lagodeorobeachclub-calatagan.com (Lago

de Oro Beach Club)

http://www.philippinewakeschool.com/ (Philippine

Wake School)

http://www.thewwa.com/ (World Wakeboard

Association)

http://www.engineering.com (Designs of Wave

Generator Technology)

1.2.4 Interviews and Surveys

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http://www.engineering.com/

http://www.thewwa.com/

http://www.philippinewakeschool.com/

http://www.lagodeorobeachclub-calatagan.com/

http://www.cwcwake.com/

http://www.cablewake.com/


Interview and surveys are very essential in data collection

especially in getting the needs and wants in the project. The

possible respondents in this project can be professional and non-

professional wakeboard riders, students, coaches, beginner riders,

association leader and groups, wakeboard owners, wakeboard

enthusiast and fans, sports analysts, or other who have not tried the

sport but has enough knowledge and those who are interested and

want to try it in the future.

For this project, a series of interviews and surveys will be done

in the country’s leading wakeboard parks where the possible

respondents can be found. The survey shall have two types of

sampling to arrive at both descriptive and inferential statistics. The

first is accidental sampling, wherein whomever the researcher

meets shall be subject to answering the survey. The second is

through convenience sampling wherein the telephone and the

Internet are used to conduct the survey.

1.2.5 Site Visit and Investigation

It is very important that the researcher will see and explore the

probable site first hand for it give him or her an actual feel of the

place as well as the people in its periphery. It is also better if the

researcher would have a personal experience of using the

wakeboard facilities especially the cable wakeboard lake to fully

assess the current situations on the place. The researcher’s personal

observations and experience would give him or her possible

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recommendations and solutions to the project’s problem and even

improve the design for Philippine cable wakeboard parks.

Chapter IV THE SITE

4.1 Criteria for Site Selection

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Selecting a site requires a certain criteria in able to choose the

appropriate site for the particular project. It involves both the location

and site, wherein the location is the general area within a city and the

site is a specific piece of property (Powers, 1997). The first step in site

evaluation is to develop a checklist to ensure that all relevant factors

are considered (Applebaum, 1965). And the judgment of the

desirability of the site shall be based upon the result of the evaluation

of the checklist.

Several standard checklists have been published to aid the

evaluation process (Nelson, 1958; Gruen and Smith, 1960; Kane, 1966;

Applebaum, 1966; Khan, 1992; Khan, 1999). These checklists

commonly include information on the socioeconomic and demographic

composition of the neighborhood, level of competition, and existing

retail outlets in the area. Site-specific factors such as traffic count,

parking facilities, ease of ingress and egress, and visibility are also

considered (Ghosh and McLafferty, 1982).

Below (Table 4.1.1) is a site selection checklist with three probable

sites where cable wakeboard park and resort can be built.

Table 4.1.1 Criteria for Site Selection

Site no. 1(Lago de Oro,

Calatagan,

Site no. 2(CWC, Camsur,

Bicol)

Site no. 3(Deca Wakeboard

Park)

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Batangas)Demographics

Parking

Visibility

Traffic Patterns

Signage

General Location

Accessibility

Competition

Future

Demographic

Size

Intangible Qualities

Based from the (Table 4.1.1) criteria of site selection, site 1 which is the in

Calatagan, Batangas is the most favorable site among the three. It is also suited for the

given project objectives.

4.2 Site Selection and Justification

Table 4.2.1 further shows why Site no. 1, Lago de Oro in Calatagan,

Batangas was the chosen site for the particular project which is the Cable Wakeboard

Park and Training Center with Resort.

Table 4.2.1 Site Selection

FACTORS SITE REQUIRED ACTUAL SITE

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1. Land Availability Enough for a man-made

lake, a training

camp/center, restaurant

and shops, cottages and

other resort amenities to fit

in and near the beach

The site is big enough to

accommodate the space

requirements for the

project and is perfect for a

resort for the beach is

accessible and is also a

part of the site.

2. Land used &

zoning

Tourism zone The actual site is located at

the tourism zone found in

the zoning map of

Batangas City

3. Climate Dry and cool Batangas has a natural

cool climate.

4. Vegetation More green spaces The site is surrounded by

natural vegetation.

5. Soil Condition Suitable to build structures Good for landscaping and

is a buildable land.

6. Topography Favorably flat land The site is a flat land.

7. Transportation Easily reachable through

any kind of land

transportation vehicles

Highly accessible by land

transportation vehicles and

even small boats for it is

near the seaside.

8. Environment Close to the natural

environment

It is situated in a natural

environment, clean, free

from pollution, rich in

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natural vistas.

9. Utilities With source of electricity

and water supply

The site is supplied by

electricity and water

source.

10. Security Safe and secured, gives

privacy

It has fences and large

setbacks from the road and

the adjacent properties

making it more private and

safe.

11. Adjacent Structures Better if isolated rather

than in a crowded area to

keep the privacy and

peaceful ambience of the

place

There are no other

establishments yet beside

the actual site.

4.3 Site Description

The site is located at the first class municipality of Batangas, in Balibago,

Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines. It is a two-hour ride from Manila. It is bounded by

open fields to its north and south. To its east are the Balibago highway and the South

China Sea in its west.

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deca wakeboarding