< Back Twelve Luxury Flats wins an Asia Pacific Property Award! WTA Architecture and Design Studio 24 June 2021 WTA Architecture and Design Studio was honoured at the 28th Asia Pacific Property Awards in an online virtual ceremony for the Twelve Luxury Flats project. The company competed against the best design professionals across the Asia Pacific regions to be recognised in the Architecture: Multiple Residence Philippines Category for 2021-2022. Twelve Luxury Flats was lauded for providing exclusivity while still offering social spaces and amenities within its dense neighbourhood. WTA’s designs for Twelve Luxury Flats, a mid-rise medium density residence, translate the urban sprawl into height by stacking 12 residences into a smaller footprint. Each unit provides the same size as a typical townhouse with a greater degree of privacy. There are no walls that you share with neighbors, no visibility of your movement through the front door or windows. However, a number of shared community spaces are located on various floors to encourage stronger bonds among neighbors. WTA has always been actively pursuing the development of more sustainable living conditions for the city—one that allows for comfortable and attractive spaces with friendly neighbors in a smaller footprint and impact on our environment. The Asia Pacific Property Awards are judged by an independent panel of over 80 industry experts. Judging focuses on design, quality, service, innovation, originality, and commitment to sustainability. The judging panel is chaired by Lord Caithness, Lord Best, and Lord Waverley, members of the House of Lords in the UK Parliament. GROHE and American Standard are the 2021-2022 Headline Sponsor of the Asia Pacific Property Awards. \ Previous Next

< Back Horizon East District WTA Architecture and Design Studio 21 July 2021 Horizon Manila is currently the biggest approved reclamation project in the Metro Manila side of Manila Bay. The first phase of development of Horizon Manila is Horizon East. It is a 12-hectare superblock located in the centre part of the first island. Within Horizon East is a church, a village, an esports arena, offices, dormitory, and an International school. Horizon East embraces a conscious commitment to providing lush green spaces. It fosters the growth and well-being of a holistic and thriving community. The village in Horizon East is surrounded by amenities that define its perimeter. It features 100 villa lots around a transversal community centre. A green lane bisects the entire neighborhood to encourage movement and interaction for both adults and kids. It includes a clubhouse, a pool, basketball courts, playgrounds and gardens. To the north of the village, the church of the crossroads weave various paths that come together to form the church. Representing the convergence of all devotees, the church becomes the epicentre, the communal hearth. This journey is an experience of openness and solemnity. It allows us to take a breath and reconnect us with nature and ourselves. Building more foundations for the community, Horizon East features a comprehensive K-12 program with the best learning facilities in Manila. The school focuses on learning through exploration and collaboration called the learning loop. It is a collection of pockets of ideas that serves as meeting point. These take form in social parks that stimulate learning though sensory experiences and social interaction. As children hone their skills in school, their formed experiences contribute to creating a sustainable collaborative community – a ripple effect that spreads out towards the city and our country. The skatepark and e-sports arena is a multi-level outdoor activity centre. This includes retail outlets, skating pits, and a central rock climbing pillar. Inspired by rock formation, the e-sports arena integrates technology with the surrounding landscape creating a dynamic and unique structure. It features areas that suit active lifestyles within the city setting. This provides city dwellers with an accessible venue for health and recreation. Our vision to maximize what the city can be continuous throughout Horizon Manila. Building with communities in mind, Horizon East envisions a well-connected core for the city of tomorrow. View project here. Previous Next

< Back Horizon Manila WTA Architecture and Design Studio Winner 2021 WAFX Award WTA Architecture and Design Studio 7 December 2021 The WAFX Award herald’s the world’s most forward-looking architectural concepts, and is awarded to future projects that identify key challenges that architects will need to address in the coming years. Reclamation Horizon Manila is a 419 hectare reclamation project in Manila Bay. This project will reclaim 0.2% of the bay and provide almost 10% more land to Manila. It is about finding space for 150,000 Manileños at the geographical and political heart of our country. It will increase the available public open space by over 50% in the city with its canal park and provide almost 20km of waterfront living. It is an incredible opportunity to reimagine what Manila can be in the future. A reclamation project means having to consider the blank landscape that you get. We introduced geography into this greenfield site by creating 3 islands connected by a canal park that serves as a center for the urban valley that’s created by the built form surrounding it. This urban valley is the setting for the different communities at Horizon. Community Communities grow around common interests anchored by shared spaces. We wanted to grow distinct communities and we wanted to determine what makes communities. We wanted to simultaneously grow 28 diverse communities that are reflective of the barangays that are the basic blocks of our country. Each of these communities or barangays grow around a shared common ground that is reflective of the various historical districts of Manila. Where you can walk from Divisoria to Binondo, to Sta Cruz and Raon, from Ermita to Intramuros, from Malacanang to Espana. It is this great diversity of urban neighborhoods that gives character to each district and barangay and makes Manila distinct and dynamic. We wanted to complete this ecosystem of neighborhoods by inserting various urban amenities and public spaces. We’re creating new neighborhoods that grow around botanical gardens and museums, theaters and shopping streets. The main fabric or framework of this masterplan is about the various social interactions that lead to the growth of small hyperlocal communities. This is the solution we propose for how to grow and manage a megacity like Metro Manila. This creates an almost pixelized more digestible kind of urbanity. Where each pixel serves as a hyperlocal barangay that provides a mix of typologies and uses centered around a common ground. Master Plan Master planning a city in the 21st century is not about a top-down command and control perspective. It is about growing more human and more organic communities. It is about a very human and social environment. Each of the 28 communities in Horizon will have its own vectors of growth, different centers of gravity, and varying intensities of development. They can grow simultaneously around the various seeded points of interest that serve as individual catalysts. Communities will grow around schools and churches, around ball courts and parks, around plazas that harken back to the Law of the Indies that has shaped each and every Filipino town or city. They can grow around shopping streets and theater rows, around innovation labs and wellness centers, around markets and fairgrounds that serve as the heart of all Filipino communities. Each of the 28 barangays are designed to grow individually but also link together and form an urbanistic relationship as we would find in any healthy ecosystem and generate faster and more balanced growth. Human Environment We are trying to build human environments that prioritize not just social interactions, but also strengthen personal mobility in the most traffic congested city in the world. We are building a city where you are always 400 meters away from the nearest tram or ferry station and anywhere in the 3 islands is always just 15 minutes away. This is done with three intersecting major road loops formed by tree-lined sidewalks and bike lanes, arcaded walkways and a tram line that connects the 3 islands. More than half of Horizon’s streetscape will be primarily pedestrian. This is reflected in the pedestrian roads and bridges that crisscross the islands. This is the kind of human environment we want to build an environment overlaid upon green networks that will bring back bird songs into our daily life, like that of the humble maya that we used to see everywhere in our city. These green corridors serve not just the wildlife but allow us to comfortably walk across the 3 islands all the way to the water’s edge. How do you get us Pinoys to walk under the hot tropical sun? We’ve interspersed points of interest distributed every 400 meters or so that pique the interest of the curious Pinoy. Whatever direction you walk in, there is always something interesting going on just around the corner, and these barrier-free public spaces will always be open and allow you to join in. We’ve also created a diversity of building heights that allow us to shade the streets. The districts have building densities that alternate between shaded and open neighborhoods so you’re never too long under the sun or in dark shade. Housing The critical need for more housing in Manila is addressed with a diversity of housing typologies and densities. One of the key features of Horizon is the incorporation of the city’s first CBD public housing program. Providing instantly inhabited districts that not just further quickens growth and development, but also provides public housing for 8-10,000 families. This assures the new city of access to service workers who are the vital lifeblood of its day to day operations. Public Space and Sustainability Civic spaces are a critical component of nation building. Public housing needs to be reinforced by much needed public space. Horizon Manila will provide an additional 50% of open green space to the city. This access to public space allows us to reconnect with nature and allow us to reconsider our relationship with public space. Manileños perceive the fronts of our homes as the only public space we own. This lack of connection is what leads to detachment from and degradation of our public parks and waterways. The reintroduction of canals, reservoirs, and waterways into our city serves to rekindle the memory of what it means to live by the river. This is at the core of what it means to be Tagalog, people of the river. Awareness is created and strengthened by exposure. The canal fronts and seafronts of Horizon will always remain public and showcase a diversity of experiences. The shoreline will reclaim our lost mangroves with over 70% of the shoreline planted with mangroves. This allows everyone to walk all the way to the water’s edge and enjoy walks by the shore with the sunset and the skyline view. This will be the reclamation of our legacy. One of our legacies will be how we deal with the unfortunate annual water scarcity we are faced with. This is the greatest challenge for our future. Horizon will provide over 3 million cubic meters of freshwater reserve by harnessing and collecting the annual rainfall that falls on our islands. This will be able to serve over 5 months of reserve and provide freshwater back to the old city. City of Tomorrow We named this project Manileño to highlight the focus on our people. We look at the future as uncertain. Technology is uncertain. What is certain is the continuation of the thread of life. Cities are about people. The future is about building strong communities. Our communities are about life. Life by the water. Life in our beautiful city of Manila. Read the article by D+C. Previous Next

Be a part of socially relevant architecture that matters. Careers Careers at WTA WTA Architecture and Design Studio is an innovative and multi-awarded design practice based in San Juan, Metro Manila. We foster a collaborative studio culture rooted in creativity, bold thinking, and socially relevant design. Our team is united by a strong design-oriented DNA and a shared belief that architecture has the power to shape communities and transform lives. We are always looking for passionate, talented, and curious individuals to join our growing studio. Opportunities are available across a wide spectrum of disciplines—from architecture and interior design to engineering, urban planning, communications, and operational support. If you're driven by purpose, energized by collaboration, and eager to contribute to meaningful work, we’d love to hear from you. Please note that all positions are full-time, on-site roles. As a collaborative studio, we believe in the value of physical presence and shared space. All team members report to our office. How to Apply To apply, please send your introduction letter, CV and portfolio (max 10MB) to careers@wta.ph . Kindly indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line. Alternatively, you may click on any of the open positions listed below and follow the specific application instructions provided. Important: Applications submitted to the general contact form or unrelated email addresses will not be reviewed Our Commitment WTA values diversity, inclusion, and equity. We are committed to creating a workplace that embraces different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. At WTA, we don’t just hire talent—we cultivate it. If you believe in design as a force for good and are ready to grow with a team that challenges conventions and inspires progress, we encourage you to apply. View Available Positions Available Positions Job Category Choose Job Category Level of Experience Choose Level of Experience Architect 2025 Full Time Junior Architect 2025 Full Time Junior FF&E Designer 2025 Full Time Junior Interior Designer 2025 Full Time Library Management Associate 2025 Full Time Sales Architect 2025 Full Time Senior FF&E Designer 2025 Full Time Senior Interior Designer 2025 Full Time Senior Project Architect 2025 Full Time Senior Structural Engineer 2025 Full Time

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< Back The Emergency Quarantine Facilities (EQF) Wins B1M Construction Story of the Year 2021 WTA Architecture and Design Studio 11 November 2021 We are delighted to announce that WTA Architecture and Design Studio has won the B1M Construction Story of the Year 2021 for its Emergency Quarantine Facilities! It has been an opportunity for the team, industry friends and key partners who helped along the way to highlight a powerful part in our industry. Being able to contribute to society in light of our current situation is something that drives the team to continue to innovate, collaborate, and learn from other people. The Emergency Quarantine Facility (EQF) Project, was an initiative to augment and increase the capacity of our hospitals during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and help flatten the curve of the pandemic growth. It consists of a temporary structure design that embodies speed and scalability. The structures were simple and comprised of readily-available materials, which allowed the teams to build them in 5 days. Plans were made open source to allow people from other provinces, islands and countries to access and use the same design. “We learned from the builders, it taught us how much more we can learn from the communities when it comes to designing and building, moving forward,” says William Ti, Principal Architect of WTA Architecture and Design Studio Collaboration played a huge role in the success of these EQFs. WTA, together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, medical experts, industry partners and sponsors, built more that 3,500 additional beds in the Philippines. “We are proud that we were able to show that architecture and the building industry play a vital role in society. Even in an emergency, shelter is still vital and it shows how we can come up with new ideas quickly, collaborate, and bring everyone together.“ – William Ti In a video by B1M, William explains how fulfilling it is to see something that one builds or thinks about coming to fruition. He believes that we cannot be paralysed by fear during an emergency and points out how action and agency can lead to so many things. This is what can set one apart from others. A big thank you to everyone who supported and made our Emergency Quarantine Facilities possible! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ7Wg6IIboE Learn more about the EQFs here. Previous Next

< Back AFP, EQF Project Team turnover new quarantine facility to ARMMC Jimmyley E. Guzman | Philippine Information Agency 5 May 2020 PASIG CITY, May 5 (PIA) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Marikina City Government, and WTA Architecture+Design Studio turned over five emergency quarantine facilities (EQF) to Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center (ARMMC) in Marikina City on Monday, May 4. AFP Inspector General LtGen Ramon Ang Lim together with Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro, AFP Chief Engineer MGen William Ilagan, 51st Engineering Brigade’s BGen Emmanuel Anthony Ramos, and WTA’s Architect William Ti Jr. led the turnover ceremony. The 120-bed capacit y emergency quarantine facilities (EQF) were fu nded by the Marikina City Government and partly by United Architects of the Philippines-Manila Chapter. The AFP’s Office of The Chief Engineer led by MGen William Ilagan and volunteers Danny Ko and Leah Longalong led the construction of the EQFs. Lt. Gen. Lim expressed his gratitude to those who extended their support. “The AFP deeply appreciates this assistance and partnership. We hope that this will continue to inspire everyone to contribute in winning this challenge.” Read more here . Previous Next

< Back WTA Celebrates the Inauguration of the New Tagaytay City Hall WTA Architecture and Design Studio 11 July 2025 WTA proudly joined the people of Tagaytay in celebrating the inauguration of the new Tagaytay City Hall, a project that reflects the city’s vision for progress, resilience, and community-centered governance. Designed by WTA, the new City Hall stands as a landmark of civic pride and an embodiment of the values of transparency, accessibility, and service. With Tagaytay’s unique character and natural setting as inspiration, the building integrates thoughtful planning, sustainable strategies, and human-centered spaces that bring citizens closer to their local government. The inauguration ceremony gathered city officials, staff, and community members in a celebration that marked not just the completion of a building, but the beginning of a new chapter for Tagaytay. The new City Hall is envisioned as more than an administrative center—it is a public space where governance and community converge. For WTA, the project is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to nation-building through architecture. By designing civic spaces that prioritize openness and inclusivity, we aim to foster stronger connections between people and their institutions. We are honored to have been part of this milestone and look forward to seeing the Tagaytay City Hall become a hub of service, unity, and progress for generations to come. Previous Next

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< Back MEGA emergency quarantine facility sa Camp Crame PTV 30 April 2020 Mega emergency quarantine facility sa Camp Crame, nai-turn over na sa PNP People’s Television (PTV) features EQF Team and WTA in Mega emergency quarantine facility sa Camp Crame. Read more here . Watch the full feature here . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBWY6d_94Gw Previous Next