Architecture made simple for Filipino families
Custom homes, renovations and the permits that go with them, across Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan, Tarlac and Olongapo. Every project is quoted after a free consultation, so the first conversation costs nothing.
Shaping spaces with purpose
- Areas served
- 5
- Services
- 10
- Published case studies
- 3
- First step
- A free consultation
- Stages
- 4
Pampanga, Bulacan, Bataan and Tarlac provinces, plus Olongapo City.
From a single site assessment to a full design-and-permit job.
A bungalow, a subdivision plan and a two-storey expansion.
Every project starts with one, before anything is drawn or quoted.
Consultation, design, drawings and permits, build support. Changing your mind costs nothing until you approve the concept.
What an architect settles first
Most of what makes a house comfortable in this climate is decided before anyone chooses a tile or a paint colour. These four are the ones that cost nothing to get right on paper and a great deal to fix once the walls are up.
What we do
Ten services, though most families need three of them: a design, the drawings that get it approved, and someone to keep the builder honest.
- Custom house design A house designed around how your family actually lives, not a plan bought off a shelf.
- Renovation and expansion planning Adding rooms, adding a floor, or reworking what is already there without starting again.
- Permit and documentation assistance The drawings, forms and signatures a building permit needs, prepared and filed.
- 3D rendering and virtual walkthroughs Walk through the house before anyone pours concrete, while changes are still free.
- Interior space planning How the rooms work: circulation, storage, light and where the furniture actually goes.
- As-built plans and site assessments Measured drawings of what is already standing, and an honest read of what a site can take.
- Project coordination and contractor liaison Someone who speaks both languages standing between your drawings and your builder.
- Sustainable design options Orientation, cross-ventilation and shade, so the house is cooler before anything is switched on.
- Subdivision and housing development planning Unit layouts, road access and the documentation a housing board expects to see.
- Consultation for future home buyers A second opinion before you commit to a lot, a plan or a contractor.
How a project runs
Four stages. You approve the design before anything is filed or built.
- 01
Consultation
Free. You describe the lot and the brief; we tell you what is realistic on it.
- 02
Design
Concept, then the plan you approve while changing it still costs nothing.
- 03
Drawings and permits
The permit drawing set, filed, with the review comments answered.
- 04
Build support
Coordination with your contractor so the drawings survive contact with the site.
Work we have published
Three projects, described by what they had to solve and what happened. No photographs appear beside them, because the practice has not published photographs of these houses.
- Case study 1
Modern Bungalow in Angeles, Pampanga
Goal. A minimalist single-storey layout optimized for senior accessibility
Result. Construction completed ahead of schedule with zero major revisions
Read the detail - Case study 2
Subdivision Plan in Tarlac City
Goal. Develop 15 mid-range units on a 1,200 sqm lot
Result. Project approved by local housing board and greenlit for Phase 1 development
Read the detail - Case study 3
House Renovation + Expansion in Balanga, Bataan
Goal. Expand from 2BR to 4BR without exceeding setback requirements
Result. Smooth transition to two-storey layout while retaining original foundation
Read the detail
Before you commit to anything
The questions families ask before they hire anyone, answered without a rate card attached.
- Why a 3D walkthrough is worth doingWhat a virtual walkthrough shows that a floor plan cannot, and why changing a wall in a model costs nothing while changing it on site costs a great deal.
- 50 sqm house design in the Philippines: what fits on the floor and on the lotHow big 50 sqm is (5 m by 10 m), what a 50 sqm house holds, a 50 sqm lot under the lot coverage and BP 220 rules, and when to build up on a 100 sqm lot.
- How architect fees work in the PhilippinesThe four ways architects in the Philippines charge, what each one suits, what moves the number, and which costs are the architect's fee and which are the build.
- As-built plans: what they are, an example, and when you need oneWhat as-built plans (as-built drawings) are, an example sheet, how they differ from design and record drawings, and when a Philippine house needs one.
Where we work
Four provinces and one city in Central Luzon. Travel beyond them is possible; ask.
- PampangaThe home province, and where most of the practice’s work sits. Angeles, San Fernando, Mabalacat and the towns around them.
- BulacanClose enough to Metro Manila that lot sizes are tight and setbacks decide the design. Planning matters more here than anywhere.
- BataanCoastal and inland sites with very different exposure. Two of the practice’s three published case studies are in Balanga.
- TarlacWider lots and more subdivision work. The published subdivision case study is a 15-unit plan in Tarlac City.
- OlongapoOlongapo and the Subic side, where slope and drainage shape what a lot can carry.
Start your project
Tell us where the lot is, what you want on it and roughly when. Every project is quoted after a free consultation, so the first message costs nothing and commits you to nothing.