A Ground Works Project for Anthology Festival 2026
In partnership with
Site Plan
Intramuros is Manila’ s historic 0.67-square-kilometer citadel established in 1572 by Spanish conquistador serving as the center of Spanish colonial power. It means “within the walls” of walled city. The Walled city of Manila undergone centuries of resiliency, resisting invasions, earthquakes, and fires. Today, Intramuros’ s Walled City remains as key tourist attractions and the center of it all is Plaza de Roma and the Eight Historic Churches of Manila that reflect centuries of care, resiliency and the continuous stewardship, with each generation preserving and renewing these places for those who follow. The site of Medallion Tower is where tourists and locals meet. Besides its rich heritage, shaded park with big trees, colorful local economy and birdlife provide layers of care toward urban ecosystems.
The yellow-colored steel tube structure adds vibrancy and local’ s presence of day-to-day’ s local economy such as food stalls, horse carts and tourists’ transportation to the historical stoned façade of colonial architecture. This meeting point tower offer passerby with temporary resting spot to meet and to read about history, heritage and architecture.
Design Inspiration
CORE DESIGN TEAM
Medallion Tower is a meeting point and a guide to architectural history of Intramuros. The sixed-wall-tower draws inspiration from the triangular edges of fortresses that protect the Walled City of Intramuros in the past. This meeting point Installation defines stewardship of care over time not only in its historical value but also in its local craftsmanship in the making of the ceramic medallions.
“From Fortresses to Medallion Tower ”
MEDALLION TOWER
Width = 3 M
Length = 2.6 M
Height = 4.2 M
MATERIALS
Ceramic Medallions Skin, Tube Steel Structure
Stewardship Over Time is one of the Ground Works pavilions for Anthology Festival 2026, a collaborative project by Carlo Calma (Philippines) and Hun Chansan (Cambodia).
Carlo Calma
Justine Jugueta
Jeruel Lachica
Hun Chansan
Thai Dina
Mey Rath
Hun Luis Rady