TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

363 P. CASAL ST., QUIAPO, METRO MANILA

PRELIM ACTIVITY 01: BUSINESS MODEL

AR 541- BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN ARCHITECTURE 1

AVELLANOZA, EMMANUELE ANN A.

ARCH51S1

AR. LYNDON REGALARIO

INSTRUCTOR

30 January 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EFFECIENCY – BASED OFFICES ………………………………………………………………………… 1
• ALVEO LAND ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 1
• VISTA LAND ………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
• FILINVEST LAND INCORPORATED ……………………………………...……………………... 2
EXPERIENCED – BASED OFFICES ………………………………………………………………………. 2
• VISIONARCH ………………………………………………………………………………………... 2
• SOLURI ARCHITECTS …………………………………………………………………………….. 3
• VBO ARCHITECTS + ENGINEERS ………………………………………………………………. 3
EXPERTISE – BASED OFFICES …………………………………………………………………………… 4
• ASYA ……………………………………………………………………………………………..…... 4
• WTA ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
• SOM ……………………………………………………………………….…………………………. 5
REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
I. EFFECIENCY – BASED OFFICES
1. ALVEO LAND

A subsidiary of Ayala Land, Alveo offers a vibrant portfolio of groundbreaking real estate
developments that provides upscale living and working spaces within various thriving
and emerging growth centers around the country.

Alveo Land caters to the upscale market with its dynamic portfolio of residential,
business, commercial, and leisure developments across the country. Alveo, just outside
Metro Manila, is contributing to the rise of growing economic centers with Broadfield,
Ayala Land's newest estate in Calabarzon.

Alveo Land, one of the country’s most respected and reliable names in real estate, is
targeting visionary business investors with its extensive and strategic project portfolio.
Banking on the heritage of its parent Ayala Land, the industry leader is forging ahead
with innovative and exciting developments that are sure to make a lasting impact on the
new business landscape.

2. VISTA LAND

Vista Land is one of the leading integrated property developers in the Philippines and
the largest homebuilder in the country overall. It is the market leader by far in terms of
total number of houses built, having built over 400,000 homes in 49 provinces, and 147
cities and municipalities in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Company believes that it
is one of the few leading integrated property developers in the Philippines that is focused
on the affordable market segment.

A developer that specializes in inexpensive and socialized housing, they offer homes
made of high-quality materials at a low price. Vista Land has demonstrated its continued
confidence in the Filipino market through its plan for further expansion into new areas in
the country. FELCO fully supports Vista Land with its aligned mission of providing quality
products to every Filipino. Both brands make no compromises when it comes to
community building and infrastructure development.

Vista Residences properties are strategically located near developed business districts
and premier universities, perfect for the lifestyle needs of young professionals and
university students. As the Philippines’ leading integrated property developer and largest
homebuilder, Vista Land ensures that both existing and forthcoming VRI projects are in
premier and growth sites nationwide.
 3. FILIVEST LAND INCORPORATED

Filinvest Land, Inc. – is a real estate firm subsidiary of Filinvest Development Corporation
also owned by the Gotianun family. Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) is one of the leading full-
range property developers in the Philippines with a diverse project portfolio spanning the
archipelago. The company has developed over 3,000 hectares of land into homes for
over 160,000 families.

From residential communities, FLI has diversified into building townships, mid-rise and
high-rise condominiums, BPO hubs, office buildings, shopping centers and leisure
developments. With over 250 ongoing developments in 50 key areas across the country,
FLI continues to expand and innovate, propelled by its commitment to build the Filipino
dream.

FLI’s business has historically focused on the development and sale of affordable and
middle-market residential lots and housing units to lower and middle-income markets
throughout the Philippines. In recent years, FLI has expanded its residential business by
catering to other income segments and by introducing innovative concepts in response
to market demands. Recent innovations include entrepreneurial communities, medium-
rise buildings (MRBs), townships, and themed residential projects with a leisure
component, such as farm estates and developments anchored by sports and resort
clubs. The Company has a wide network of sales offices, in-house sales agents and
independent brokers located throughout the Philippines, as well as accredited brokers
in countries and regions with large Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and expatriate
Filipino populations.

II. EXPERIENCED – BASED OFFICES

1. VISIONARCH (Visionary Architecture Inc.)

An ASEAN architecture firm based in the Philippines led by ASEAN Architect Daniel
Terence Yu who was also formerly the president of G&W Architects. It is a professional
and full-service organization engaged in project development consultancy, architectural
and engineering design, construction supervision and management services.

Visionary Architecture Incorporated is a top architecture studio in the Philippines, with

over 150 architects and designers capable of delivering projects ranging from mixed-use
transit-oriented developments to multi-tower residential condominiums, commercial
complexes, premium office developments, luxury hotels, industrial, and institutional
buildings.

Visionarch's empathy stems from their design philosophy: life-centric architecture.

Architectural discourse has long revolved around form and function, and while those two
components are vital, Architect Daniel Terence Yu believes that “buildings have an
implicit promise to people.” And that promise is, “Life will be better.” Working with the
country's leading development companies has allowed them to contribute to our
 country's advancement by consistently sharing their experience in this field for over four
decades.

2. SOLURI ARCHITECTURE

Soluri Architecture is a hands-on, award-winning practice that uses a proprietary design

process to solve their client’s complex problems through simple, elegant, and
extraordinary design solutions. They work on a variety of project types as a design-
focused firm, applying their own design methodology to every project they take on. They
approach every client and project as a coherent vision, with the goal of designing a
structure or setting that is unlike anything else that already exists. They thrive in bringing
extraordinary structures and spaces to life in a wide range of project types because of
their broad experience and client-centered approach.

Their methodology is fully client-centered, and they adjust the phasing process to the
needs of each individual project. Regardless of the size of the project, most clients begin
by conducting an in-depth investigation. This critical step allows them to comprehend
the micro- and macro-level challenges affecting your project and modify the project
phasing to match their client's objectives.

The desire for top-notch and contemporary design unites Soluri Architecture diverse
clients, which includes luxury brands, cities and municipalities, real estate developers,
businesses, manufacturers, and homeowners. Soluri Architecture markets their firms by
joining numerous events internationally and locally such as AIA Convention in Chicago.
They also co-partnering with other architectural firms.

3. VBOAE (VBO Architects + Engineers)

The company name is derived from the partner’s family names and has been designed
for different clients ranging from restaurants, business establishments, residential as
well as hospitality related projects.

VBo is a Philippine-based group of architects, designers, engineers, and thinkers

involved in planning, architectural and engineering design, project management and
building information modeling. It started as a collaboration of several young
professionals in the year 2008. In 2013, it started to be based in Muntinlupa City. The
company is a complete Architecture and Engineering firm that has already tackled some
big-ticket projects from well-established developers like Ayala Land in its LiO Tourism
Estate, a fully integrated resort community in El Nido, among other notable projects.

The design aesthetic is more on clean lines, more on modern style, a mantra and design
direction that Mary Neil has cultivated under Leandro V Locsin and Partners with the
Architect Ed Ledesma as his mentor. Moreover, the company’s whereabouts are
available online through their website and social media. They also participated in a few
interviews from different media platforms. VBo believes that design innovation is formed
by the collaborative ideas of different professionals and the client. VBo listens, thinks,
speaks and designs.
III. EXPERTISE – BASED OFFICES

1. ASYA Design

The Asya Design Partner is a sole proprietorship type of firm, founded by Architect Albert
Yu. It is an expertise-based and experience-based firm that offers an architectural design
system at the most economical construction cost. The firm is both a design-based and
construction-based firm. It specializes in design and build projects. The company offers
design, construction, and engineering experience that has been demonstrated in the
industry to create the best possible design and build outcomes. The firm is fully
integrated and active throughout the process with exact structure, from project
development through property administration.

The company offers various modes of services some of these are design-based and
non-architectural work which is the making of brand designs. The firm is fully integrated
and active throughout the process with exact structure, from project development
through property administration. The type of project that the firm is working on are mostly
mixed-use developments, condominiums, offices, and commercial spaces. Their
potential types of clients are the business owners, entrepreneurs, private corporations,
and high-net worth individuals.

By adopting a new perspective on all facets of architectural design, ASYA Design

Partner has risen to meet greater challenges and established new trends in the real
estate market. The firm's sophisticated use of building technology applications and
dedication to high design standards have led to a portfolio that includes some of the
most prominent clients both local and worldwide.

2. WTA Architecture and Design Studio

WTA, based in Manila, Philippines, is ranked among the top ten architectural firms in the
Philippines by BCI Asia. The studio is a multidisciplinary team of youthful and idealistic
architects, interior designers, urban planners, and engineers. Furthermore, the firm
engages in a variety of design initiatives, with a focus on socially relevant designs aimed
at beautifying Manila and creating a better city.

WTA Architecture and Design Studio has been recognized for its various international
design competition recognition and awards such as APR’s Urban Design & Architecture
Design Gold Award 2022, WAFX 2021 Award and more.

WTA Architecture and Design Studio is an expertise-based firm focusing on social

responsive design. WTA has worked on luxury apartments, condominium buildings,
suburban mass residential housing, skyscrapers, branch offices, corporate
headquarters, dormitories, luxury hotels, retail shops, and shopping malls. The time-
constrained wide range of expenses has enabled them to explore and project urban
trends and growth patterns in the Philippines.
3. SOM

The Skidmore, Owings and Merrill is a type of a partnership architectural firm, founded
by two architects and an engineer. It is an expertise-based firm wherein it offers services
to provide solutions that no single person could have ever imagined. It relies on deep
knowledge and unique talent that the company has. They are what we called the
starchitects because of their unique style and abilities. The firms are both design-based
firm and construction-based firm since they have architects with an artistic sensibility for
the design and an engineer for the stability of the structure.

Since the company has an irrefutable reputation and it is widely known worldwide.
Making it one of the world’s largest and most influential architectural firms. It has no
boundaries and offers various types of projects. The firm has now completed 10,000
projects across more than 50 countries. Such as Adaptive Reuse, Airports, Civic +
Government, Commercial, Cultural, Façade Design, Graphics + Brand, Higher
Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Interiors, K-12 Education, Landscape + Ecology,
Mixed Use, Residential, Science, Structural + Civil Engineering, Transportation, Urban
Design + Planning, and Workplace.

The firm has a long history of providing innovative and environmentally friendly designs
for some of the most intricate buildings and urban settings throughout the world. Each
project is approached from a multidisciplinary perspective by the firm's team of skilled
architects, engineers, and planners, who work together to provide integrated solutions
that satisfy clients' needs. The design teams are investigating the potential of machine
learning and artificial intelligence while also optimizing parametric tools.
References:
[1] https://qa.alveoland.com.ph/about-us/
[2] https://www.fireflyelectric.com/portfolio/vista-land/
[3] https://www.filinvestgroup.com/our-businesses/filinvest-land-inc

[4] https://www.visionarch-architects.com/our-story

[5] https://architizer.com/firms/visionarch/

[6] https://www.vboae.com/

[7] https://architizer.com/firms/vbo-architects-and-engineers/

[8] https://asyadesign.com.ph/about-asya/

[9] https://wtadesignstudio.com/practice/