Oceo Drive Tourist Resort Proposal / STAPL Architects
Designed by STAPL Architects at the popular diving hub of the Philippines, the Oceo Drive tourist resort is a beachfront property which has multiple dwelling options ranging from single studio rooms, suites, sky villas, bungalows and beach facing villas. With the intention to be on an axis which aligns all its rooms and public spaces towards the overwhelming view of the beach and sea beyond, the resort makes for a perfect summer getaway. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Study Center in Tacloban / WORKSHOP
Architects: WORKSHOP
Location: Tacloban, Philippines
Design Team: Alexander E. Furunes, Trond Hegvold and Ivar K. V. Tutturen
Year: 2011
Area: 46 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Ronnie Ramirez, Nelson Petilla & Verlyn Ponce
Zuellig Building / SOM
SOM recently shared with us their new tower located in Manila’s Makati Central Business District that has been shortlisted for a 2012 MIPIM Asia award. Rising 33 stories to height of 160 meters, the Zuellig Building is the first premium office tower in the Philippines to be erected since 2000. It is also the first building in Makati that has been pre-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) at the LEED Gold level, and is expected to achieve LEED Platinum certification by September 2013. More details after the break.
The House / Buensalido Architects
Architects: Buensalido Architects
Location: Manila, Philippines
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 180 sqm
Photographs: Mitch Mauricio
Smiles By Dr. Cecile / Buensalido Architects
Architects: Buensalido Architects
Location: Dusit Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area: 90 sqm
Completion: 2009
Photographs: Benson Go
Trump Tower Manila / Century City Development Corporation
Century City Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Century Properties Group Inc. focused on mixed-use developments with high-rise condominiums, recently revealed their architectural design for the Trump Tower in Manila, Philippines. The tower is going to be prominent on the Manila skyline for years to come. It’s a beautiful glass building – very architecturally significant with an incredible spire. Its architecture will be truly iconic. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Chef’s Table / Buensalido Architects
Architects: Buensalido Architects
Location: Fort Global City, Taguig City, Philippines
Size: 250 square meters
Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Buensalido Architects
Maynilad Water Complex Proposal / HartnessVision
Located in front of Manila City Hall, the proposed project by HartnessVision integrates ‘water branding’ into the architecture of this Maynilad customer facility. The site is organized around 3 programmed axes (nature, access, amenities) in which pedestrians have priority. The expression of water-channeling and healthy clean water resources play important roles in their concept. More images and project description after the break.
Entry for the CCP Architectural Design Competition for the Artist’s Center and Performing Arts Theatre / Buensalido Architects
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.” In relation to this vision, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, recently held a design competition for two new iconic buildings within it’s complex –a New Performing Arts Theatre, and an Artists’ Center, located within the Arts Sanctuary Cluster of the 62 hectare property. Buensalido Architects recently shared with us their entry for this competition.
Coral City / GOMMA Design
Rome based architecture and design firm GOMMA Design has submitted one of their latest projects, Coral City, a self-sustaining and disaster-resistant eco-village in the Philippines, submitted for the DAtE competition. Additional images of their proposal and a lengthy description are available after the break.
DAtE 101 / skm2
Martin Schorn and Michael Koecher of skm2 have shared with us their runner up proposal for the Design Against the Elements 2010 international competition. Additional images and a brief abstract from the designers after the jump.
First Certified “Green” Project in the Philippines / Oppenheim Architecture + Design
Leading international “green” architect Chad Oppenheim of Oppenheim Architecture + Design was selected by top Philippine developer, The Net Group, to design the nation’s first certified green project in Taguig City, Philippines. The Net Metropolis is the flagship pilot development of the recently created Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC) to answer to the local environment’s specific needs.
Oppenheim, who has a growing reputation for his green design work, participated with the PHILGBC in the actual creation of the nation’s new rating system BERDE (Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence) to apply to the design of the first tower in the project, The Net Lima. You can check more projects by Oppenheim here, and don’t miss our interview with him! More images and project description after the break.
Design Against the Elements Green Design Award Winner / Nikola Enchev and Stefan Vankov
Nikola Enchev and Stefan Vankov shared with us their winning design in the student Green Design Award category for the Design Against the Elements Competition. Set in Manila, Philippines, the design addresses the disastrous consequences of climate change around the world, and propose an architecture that would end the cycle of destruction and rebuilding that occupies so much time and so many resources in countries that are most effected by extreme storms. The design focuses on affordable and resilient communities that use modern technologies to thwart the effects of such storms.
Read on after the break to read more on this project.
Courtyard House / Buensalido Architects
Architects: Buensalido Architects
Location: Paranaque Metro Manila, Philippines
Project area: 300 sqm
Project year: 2009-2010
Photographs: Buensalido Architects
Airport in Caticlan Island / Buensalido Architects
Buensalido Architects, based on the city of Makati, Philippines, shared with us their proposal for an airport competition in Caticlan Island, the gateway to Boracay Island. More images and architect’s description after the break.
