A project in four chapters

From first measure
to lived-in place.

01

Read what is there

Courtyards, thresholds and long-standing structures remind us to begin with climate, movement and what a place already knows.

An open stone temple pavilion with carved columns in a paved courtyard.

02

Establish an order

A contemporary civic facade is our reference for rhythm and depth. Plans and models then test how that order belongs to this brief.

White architectural fins rising above the glass entrance of the Iloilo Convention Center.

03

Resolve the material

A woven cabinet becomes a study in grain, shadow and touch. Samples and full-scale details turn those qualities into buildable instructions.

A wooden cabinet with woven cane panels and a dark metal handle.

04

Plan for daily life

Tables gathered beside generous windows are a useful reminder: the finished room is a setting for ordinary routines, not the final photograph.

Two round white tables and green and white chairs beside tall windows, seen from above.