Guides
Most of what decides whether a house goes well is settled before anyone pours concrete. These are the questions families actually ask, answered properly, with no rate card attached.
Before you commit
The decisions that are cheap to change now and expensive to change later.
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How to choose the right lot for your home
Orientation, drainage, setbacks, access and soil: what to check on a lot in the Philippines before you pay for it, and which problems a design can solve later.
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How architect fees work in the Philippines
The four ways architects in the Philippines charge, what each one suits, what actually moves the number, and which costs are the architect's fee rather than the build.
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Renovate or rebuild? How to decide
The structural, cost, permit and lifestyle tests that decide whether an existing Filipino home is worth renovating or is better rebuilt, and the cases where each one wins.
Getting it approved
What the building office asks for, and why applications come back.
Designing for here
What the Philippine climate does to a house, and what to do about it.
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Designing for the Filipino climate
Orientation, cross-ventilation, shade and materials that keep a Philippine house cooler before anything is switched on, and what each one costs to build in.
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Modern bahay kubo homes: tradition that still works
What the bahay kubo got right about the Philippine climate, and how those ideas carry into a modern house: elevation, airflow, deep eaves and light materials.
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Why a 3D walkthrough is worth doing
What 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.
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.