A PROPOSED SEAFOOD RESTAURANT: REDEFINING THE RESTAURANT USING A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH IN LUCENA CITY, QUEZON

The world was once a breathtakingly beautiful landscape, but technological advancements in infrastructure and buildings have slowly eroded its beauty. However, incorporating sustainability into architecture can save and restore the world's natural glory. Sustainable architecture is a broad term for buildings that reduce humanity's environmental impact. An eco-friendly approach to modern building includes all aspects of the planning and construction process, such as selecting building materials, designing and implementing heating, cooling, plumbing, waste, and ventilation systems, and integrating the built environment into the natural landscape. (Hohenadel, 22) The greatest way to enable people to enjoy the beauty of nature and the sea surrounding them is to include such building materials in a restaurant that specializes in seafood cuisine and dishes and uses a qualitative method in which it shall use observations. Moreover, it can have a low environmental impact as a core design principle. Therefore, bricks, cross-laminated timber, and Low – E double glass wall, (ALSECCO, 2019) will be introduced and used as eco-friendly materials, while a rainwater harvesting system should be utilized in the overall plans of the structure. These four eco-friendly materials will be critical components in the building's construction and finish product. Aside from that, the proper execution of planning and the restaurant's overall ambiance will be paramount in this project, where people can relax and admire nature's beauty while enjoying the restaurant's delicious cuisine.