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Sulo Restaurant 1962
By Mañosa Brothers Architects (Manuel,
Francisco and Jose)
Location: Makati Commercial Center
 Brief History
 Burned down in the 1970’s
 Was demolished and later
rebuilt in 1978 with similar
design
 The structure was brought
down in 1985 to make way
for the expansion of the
Makati Commercial Center
in the late 1980s and now the
Glorietta 3 of Ayala Mall
stands in its place.
 Style
 First ethnic style restaurant in
terms of design and
materials
 Every detail was coordinate
including the furniture and
decoration which were
executed with touch of
glass and elegance
 Roof
 A graceful hyperbolic
shape inspired by Muslim
vinta
 Was constructed with
laminated timber
 Other materials are utilized
for local color were wood,
adobe, colored tiles and
brass and capiz shells
 Design guidelines is the use of
class and elegance
Asian Institute of Management
1967
By Gabriel Formoso
Location: 123 Paseo de Roxas,
Legazpi Village, Makati, 1229
Metro Manila
 Brief History
 Founded in 1968 by Harvard
Business School
 Materials Used
 Native materials. Wood and
adobe on the exteriors that
gives a distinctly Filipino
feeling to the building
 Reinforced concrete finished
with adobe and molave
panels. The molave panel is
inspired by Filipino ancestral
homes
 Scale
 Delightfully human and
the play of volumes and
height is so deft and well
composed
 Why it blends?
 It maintains an academic
environment for hundreds of
student and professors in a
tight environment
 Design approach
 Plan the rooms around the
garden court
 Provide open spaces for
discussions & interactions
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Folk Arts Theatre CCP 1974
By Leandro Locsin
Location: Guerrero St, Pasay,
Metro Manila
 Brief History
 Was built in 77 days
 Officially authorized by
Imelda Marcos for the Miss
Universe Pageant in 1974
 Also known as Tanghalang
Francisco Balagtas
 Roof
 An enormous cantilevered
minimal
 Has an area of 1 hectare
and can carry 10,000 people
seated in the flat area
 Fascia
 Is a single span structure
(column to column span of
80 meters) resting on 8
monumental column
 Planned as an open air
amphitheater with concrete
roofing, taking advantage of the
seaside breeze of the Manila Bay
nearby, while capable of seating
8,458 people.
 The column free space allows all
sorts of theatre seating
arrangements
Coconut Palace (Tahanang
Pilipino) 1978
By Francisco Mañosa
Location: Pasay City, Manila.
 Brief History
 This building has had a
controversial history. It was
built over a 14 month period
1978-81 by the First Lady
Imelda Marcos for Pope John
Paul's visit in 1981. The Pope
was reportedly appalled at
the cost and extravagance
of the building and he
refused to stay there.
 Materials
 Extensive use of coconut
lumber and various parts of
the coconut tree in its
construction
 Other native Filipino materials
used apart from the coconut
are banana fiber and
pineapple fiber and
Philippine hardwoods such as
narra
 Plan
 Interlocking hexagons and
partial hexagons set in a
honeycomb pattern.
 Roof
 Six-sided domes double roof
of coconut wood shingles,
whose shape suggests a
salakot, or farmer’s gourd
hat.
 Column
 Inverted coconut trunks, with
their distinctive bulge at the
root end forming the
capitals.
 These columns are joined at
the top by delicate
latticework similar to that
found in many ancestral
houses.
 Interior
 The hexagon is mirrored and
echoed in the inlay
pattern on the marble floors,
in the shape of the swimming
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pool, in the twin staircases corridors to the interior

that lead from the main floor offices
to the upper rooms.
 Coconut wood parquetry
covers the floors; carpets are
made of coconut fiber and
wallpaper from the fibrous
sheath. The massive
chandelier made from 101
coconut shells and so is the
dining table of 40,000 tiny
pieces of inlaid coconut
shells

Batasang Pambansa Complex

.1978
By Felipe M. Mendoza
Location: Constitution Hills,
Quezon City, Metro Manila
 Brief Info
 Headquarters of the house
of Representatives
Philippines
 Design
 An attempt to blend
contemporary design with
traditional Filipino
architectural motifs
 Plan
 Classically symmetrical with
the main assembly hall
bounded by office buildings
on both sides
 Form
 The dominant form is a
modernized bahay kubo
 Feature & Detail
 Maximum use of natural
ventilation which is
achieved by partitions that
are open at the top
&providing generous