The practicality of vertical living meets the comfort of an urban townhouse in this 16-storey residential condominium rising on a 580 square meter lot in an upscale neighborhood in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Each of the 12 luxurious residential flats is housed on its own exclusive and unique floor with a generous area of 280 square meters per unit. These combined with 2 storeys of commercial units and another storey for amenities result to a gross floor area of 6,400 square meters.
This facility is a day care center planned in the city of Quezon, located north-east of Manila, Philippines. The Philippine day care center, while its main function is a kindergarten/nursery, it also provides lodgings for the socially vulnerable and serves as a town community center. By having multiple functions, the day care center is more than just a nursery—it is a ”multi-purpose housing” made available for the city’s residents. It is a place where neighbors communicate with each other, a place of life and activities for the children and people without family. There, what is being contemplated is the proper way of a public “housing” that also provides communal functionalism.
On November 9, 2013 the devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, causing more than 5,000 deaths and destroying the homes and cities of millions. Natural disasters due to climate change have become extremely commonplace all over the world. We can’t do much to stop them, but as architects we can help design and build stronger and more resilient buildings to withstand them. As part of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) by OOAc in support of the Typhoon Haiyan victims, the objective of this project is to generate a design concept for a typhoon-resilient school to be implemented in the affected area of the Philippines, where sadly over 4,500 schools have been destroyed by the massive storm.
What should a sacred space look like today? How should it work? Is there such a thing as a contemporary idea of the sacred?
In spite of a glut of typological clues we choose an anti-form. We did not want legibility. We sought to reinforce the experience of the search. Religions are defined by their mysteries and the stories of individuals who break through.
It is with immense privilege that Century Properties is pleased to announce Trump TowerTM Manila, the Philippines’ most illustrious residential skyscraper and Manila’s definitive landmark. Bearing the name of a brand globally-renowned for the finest standards of luxury, elegance and sophistication, Trump TowerTM Manila encompasses all the outstanding qualities of a Trump address, with superior quality, detail and craftsmanship evident in both its visually-arresting architecture and its interior design.
Chef’s Table is a contemporary restaurant owned by celebrity Chef Bruce Lim, a well celebrated chef who hosts world-renowned tv cooking shows and consults for numerous food companies. His cuisine is essentially contemporary Filipino. He takes local dishes, ingredients, and recipies and gives them a surprising but pleasing twist.
Built for a fashion designer, the design of the condominium unit utilizes the power of lines – a principle that is prevalently used in fashion as well. The lines draw the user’s eyes towards the glass doors from which the views can be appreciated – shifting their attention to the crampness of the space to the expansive feeling that one can usually associate with views of an urban skyline.
Located in front of Manila City Hall, the proposed project by HartnessVision integrates “water branding” into the landscape architecture of a Maynilad water distribution facility. The site is organized around 3 programmed, landscaped axes (nature, access, amenities) in which pedestrians have priority. The presence of systemic infrastructural strategy and notions of environmental stewardship permeate the design language.
Software used: Sketchup and 3DS max, with post production in Photoshop. The entire presentation was formatted for PowerPoint presentation to the client (Maynilad) hosting the competition.
CCP Architectural Design Competition for the Artist’s Center and Performing Arts Theatre
Buensalido Architects’ Entry
INTRODUCTION
The Cultural Center of the Philippines’ masterplan states that ”The CCP Complex shall be a center for arts and culture in Asia. Primarily, it shall be the centerpiece of artistic expression of the Filipino soul and spirit, created for the Filipino artist and all sectors of Philippine society. The CCP Complex shall be the major cultural, ecological and tourism landmark of the Philippines. It shall be a home for the Filipino artist and an urban oasis for the Filipino people.”
The ‘Zephyr’ Mixed use development is a conceptual design of a High end commercial & retail space coupled with residential units above. the design is inspired by flows of air which the building harvests to power common areas in the development.
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