Description

The idea of vertical living, with all the advantages and more of an urban townhouse, is realized by allowing for generous spaces, daylight and ventilation on all four faces of the property. Envisioned as a stack of flats, the structure showcases this individuality by providing each and every unit with a different floor plate. Each unit occupies its own floor that centers around a living and dining suite bounded by full-height floor to ceiling windows. This suite in turn opens up to a luxurious veranda that provides a unique setting for both private moments and social gatherings. This personal yet very open space, coupled with a generous use of glass, allows for a blurring of the indoor and outdoor and creates an intimate affinity with the sky. 

Twelve Luxury Flats establishes a new form of urbanism in the metropolis by allowing for a socially aware yet uncompromising urban lifestyle. It delivers a distinctly unique proposition of allowing for all that you would need or want in an urban home.

The practicality of vertical living meets the comfort of an urban townhouse in this sixteen-storey residential condominium rising on a 586 square meter lot in an upscale neighborhood in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Each of the twelve luxurious residential flats is housed on its own exclusive and unique floor with a generous area of 258 square meters per unit. These combined with two storeys of commercial units and another storey for amenities result to a gross floor area of 6,400 square meters.

In Twelve Luxury Flats, each unit is programmed to have generous spaces with day lighting and ventilation on all four faces of every unit. At one floor per unit, it offers the luxury of living in an expansive space with unrestricted views.

The residential units are planned to cater to a unique setting of both private moments and social gatherings. The plan centers around a living and dining suite bounded by floor to ceiling windows that open up to a luxurious veranda. This personal yet very open space allows for a blurring of the indoor and outdoor and creates an affinity with the sky.

In form, the verandas sweep in and out creating an organic profile with its soft curves and clean flowing contour contrasting to its solid white and grey palette - humanizing the otherwise cold feel of modern contemporary buildings.

This distinct profile coupled with its light scale works with the surrounding streetscape by creating a landmark in this uniquely organic setting instead of dominating and overpowering it.