< Back WTA Awarded as BCI Asia’s Top Ten Architects in the Philippines 2020/2021 WTA Architecture and Design Studio 21 June 2021 Manila, Philippines, June 21, 2021 – WTA Architecture and Design Studio was honoured at the 16th BCI Asia Top Ten Architects in the Philippines 2020/21 awarding ceremony. Alongside 9 other firms in the Philippines, WTA was recognized for its newly accomplished and currently ongoing projects such as the FEM Stadium, Garden City, and the Omni Gardens. The firm, despite challenges faced during a year of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to provide dedicated service to its clients. Aiming to accomplish projects within set timelines, the firm has also learned to adjust and consequently apply new design solutions to its projects in order to address current and future challenges in health and well-being. WTA is honored to be part of the top ten awardees and plans to continue to provide the best design service for its clients. The BCI Asia Top 10 Awards provides an overview of the regional building and construction industry by recognizing the top architectural firms and developers that had the greatest impact on the built environment in Southeast Asia. The annual BCI Asia Awards—now into its 16th year—recognizes developers and architecture firms that have built and designed the greatest volume of buildings, as well as ecologically sensitive projects and impressive interiors in seven Asian markets: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. This event seeks to encourage the creation of socially responsible architecture, and remains one of the most coveted awards in the regional building industry while serving as a platform for domestic and international networking among elite architecture firms, property developers, manufacturers and service providers. Previous Next

All Sports Education | Healthcare Hospitality Civic | Culture Office | Commercial | Retail Residential Exhibition | Research Transport | Infrastructure newtaipei5_edited.jpg newtaipei4_edited.jpg newtaipei2_edited.jpg newtaipei6_edited.jpg newtaipei3_edited.jpg Taichung Cultural Center Project Information Status Completed Location San Juan City, Philippines Area 6,500 sqm Client Remove if not applicable Description WHERE ENDLESS WRITINGS MEET INFINITE STROKES The honor and responsibility of having in possession a portion of man’s history, knowledge and culture – no other buildings fit the job more perfectly than a museum and a library. They feed people tremendous amounts of knowledge, present to man something of his own in ways more tangible, more real, more artistic. Architecture for books and architecture for the arts are two typically separate programs. Their fusion proposes a new learning model where the truth that they are both learning and social spaces is highlighted. They challenge the people to go beyond what is written and explore what has been created, to go beyond what has been crafted and explore the how’s, what’s and why’s. The aim is to create an architecture that invites curiosity and cultivates knowledge. The programs complement each other to allow users to respond well to these two challenges, providing them an experience more than just different, but more so fulfilling. Having the library and museum combined produces architecture more powerful, more influential than when taken separately. Man that has evolved is suited to architecture that has likewise evolved, thus the marriage between the two. It is a venue for a different kind of experience – far from just the scent of thousands of pages, or the drama of the aisles lined by displays. A PART OF HISTORY IS DEEPLY ROOTED Elements of the past when integrated with the present subconsciously form a stronger bond, a stronger connection to people. One needs to consider the origins and basis of a culture before one can fully understand. Taichung is as it is now because of several factors and one of them is their inclination towards rice cultivation – a key player in the development of Chinese culture. This element is incorporated in the design by defining the phases of rice cultivation and using them as basis for deriving the various textures and materials of the green roof. The three main phases of rice growth are: vegetative, reproductive and ripening translated to roofing materials such as vegetation, solar panels and rice husk tiles respectively. All of these provide a touch of history on the architecture of the modern day. A STRUCTURE OF PURE ARCHITECTURE The collision of two planes as a reaction to the massive buildings surrounding them is a serendipitous metaphor for the convergence of the two equally powerful programs. The library and the museum create great impact and pressure upon each other apparent in the final form. WHERE EVERYTHING MEETS The challenge is in creating a connection between people and the library museum – how to steer their curiosity and interest. The key comes in providing various visual connections, establishing an indirect relationship among man, the library, the museum and then extending this concept a step further to connect to the landscape. 2013 Merit Field Stupa Catbalogan City Hall Varna Library Trece Martires City Hall Tagaytay City Hall Bataan Provincial Capital Masterplan Church of the Multitude Balanga City Hall DSWD Elderly and Child Care Facility Manila City Hall Highlands Chapel Ferdinand E. Marcos Presidential Library Chinese Embassy Cultural Section Supreme Court Saint Scholastica Chapel Museo Pambata Reading Corners Philippine International Exhibition Center Sulong Manila Guggenheim Helsinki New Taipei City Museum of Art

Office DOWNLOAD PDF Residential & Mixed Use Sports Master Planning Office Transport & Infrastructure Houses Commercial Institutional & Religion Retail Hospitality Education & Healthcare Competition & Research Interiors Koppel Factory Location: Calamba City, Laguna Plot Area: Storeys: 2 Year: Floor Area: Status: 2014 12,905 SQM Completed Description Clean, functional and straightforward. The Koppel main office and manufacturing facility features a minimalist design that plays around with scale and geometric shapes. Its elegant design not only supports company operations but also represents the brand’s commitment to providing high-quality and reliable products.

< Back Presenting Manileño WTA Architecture and Design Studio 7 January 2021 Manileño is a masterplan that focuses on the people who make up the storied and vibrant communities, from Chinatown to Tondo, from Quiapo to Baclaran, that define Manila and make it the distinct heart of our country. Instead of the usual top-level master plans, It stitches together diverse communities(or barangays) that come together to form a kaleidoscope. Each community is developed around unique public amenities and plazas that allow its residents to develop a shared experience. These unique features are never too far from the next, encouraging not just exploration and interaction, but also making sure that the next community will have its own features that define the boundaries between communities. Shared experiences and defined boundaries strengthen and reinforce communal identity. The main highlight of Horizon Manila is the canal park, a unique and enriching feature that will define the lives of all its residents. The canal park not only connects the 3 islands but also provides Horizon with a public park at its core that stretches all the way to the water’s edge, ensuring that the Manila Bay sunset will always belong to the public. A viaduct with a monorail system allows direct access from Manila to the islands. From the Central Station, the trackless electric tram system loops around the development, and no place on the island will be more than a 5-minute walk away from a tram station. All the roads will be tree-lined and will feature 8m wide sidewalks with 3m arcades that ensures you can walk in the shade or away from the rain anywhere in Horizon. The development emphasizes personal mobility with pedestrian and bike lanes and looks to encourage a car-free lifestyle for most of its residents. Horizon Manila will feature hyper-local public amenities that give residents a diverse mix of programs and activities in each community. These facilities include micro libraries and pop-up galleries and museums, as well as the country’s first e-sports arena. A state-of-the-art basketball arena will be enhanced by basketball parks throughout the islands that reflect the prevalence of streetball in our culture. We see Horizon as the City of Tomorrow. It is envisioned to once again bring development and growth energy back to the City of Manila . It will reestablish Manila as the heart of our nation and provide a model and impetus for the rehabilitation of the old city center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80QVHrsEv9Q Previous Next

Residential & Mixed Use DOWNLOAD PDF Residential & Mixed Use Sports Master Planning Office Transport & Infrastructure Houses Commercial Institutional & Religion Retail Hospitality Education & Healthcare Competition & Research Interiors Tropical Loggia Location: Morong, Bataan Plot Area: 502 SQM Storeys: 2 Year: Floor Area: Status: 560 SQM Concept Description An art of design opening the residence to the outside elements and harmonizing with it. Harnessing, polishing and applying textures and characters inspired from the outside environment within the interior spaces creating seamless transitions between two plans of everyday reality of indoors and outdoors. Tropical Loggia is a proposed home design situated in a residential beach community. The design aims to bring the environment indoors by opening up spaces and incorporating natural elements into the interior details. The entrance of the home was designed without a front door to encourage social interaction within the community. Instead, a long hallway welcomes visitors entering the home creating a soft boundary between the outside and inside. The program rethinks how people interact and view the home as a collection of spaces unified when sliding doors are opened up. Social spaces define this residential typology. Each space is thoughtfully designed for privacy, comfort and utility, which can transform into a spacious entertaining space when needed. All key areas were brought to the rear side of the house to allow people to enjoy the view of the lot. The rear side of the house was then opened up further to create more useful spaces and to take advantage of the view of the ocean. Natural elements - its textures and characteristics - were incorporated into the interiors of each space, allowing its users to still enjoy the ambience of its surroundings. Seamless transitions prevail in every space giving its users a beautiful and open tropical home. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us.

All Sports Education | Healthcare Hospitality Civic | Culture Office | Commercial | Retail Residential Exhibition | Research Transport | Infrastructure Highlands Chapel_Exterior - Perspective 3.png Highlands Chapel_Interiors - Perspective.png 20032024_Chapel_1 - Photo.jpg 20032024_Chapel_18 - Photo.jpg 20032024_Chapel_14 - Photo.jpg 20032024_Chapel_16 - Photo.jpg Highlands Chapel Project Information Status Design Location Legazpi City, Philippines Area 2,200 sqm Description The proposed site for the chapel is at the lower part of the site in a valley. Instead of making the chapel highly visible, in order to distinguish a separation from the nearby amusement park, the chapel is instead concealed and sunken with the dense vegetation of the forest. Upon parking, the approach to the chapel follows the four stages of Penance. The intention is a journey from the entry point where one starts as sinful and repentant. Once the users reach the chapel structure itself at the end of the journey, they are to feel cleansed and purified before the mass service. The form of the chapel itself was intended to be pure and simple in shape. The continuous curve’s geometry is informed by numbers taken from the Bible as illustrated above. The result is an elliptical floor plan with irregular seating arranged from the site’s contour topography. 2024 Taichung Cultural Center Merit Field Stupa DSWD Elderly and Child Care Facility Guggenheim Helsinki Supreme Court Ferdinand E. Marcos Presidential Library Trece Martires City Hall Saint Scholastica Chapel Tagaytay City Hall Museo Pambata Reading Corners Catbalogan City Hall Varna Library Sulong Manila New Taipei City Museum of Art Church of the Multitude Manila City Hall Philippine International Exhibition Center Balanga City Hall Chinese Embassy Cultural Section Bataan Provincial Capital Masterplan

All Sports Education | Healthcare Hospitality Civic | Culture Office | Commercial | Retail Residential Exhibition | Research Transport | Infrastructure BBI_Exterior - Side.jpg BBI_Exterior - Front.jpg BBI_Exterior - Pool.jpg BBI_Interiors - Bedroom 2.png BBI_Interiors - Bedroom T&B 2.png BBI_Interiors - Bedroom T&B.png BBI_Interiors - Bedroom.png BBI_Interiors - Common Area 1.png BBI_Interiors - Common Area 2.png BBI_Diagram - SDP.PNG BBI_Diagrams - Site Analysis.png Baigad Bantayan Villas Project Information Status Design Location Cebu, Philippines Area 10,000 sqm Description Bantayan is a small island located northwest of the main archipelago of Cebu province. Although said to be named after its role as an island of watchtowers or “Bantayan ng Hari” in the Spanish colonial era, the island now prides in its peaceful lifestyle and hospitality; accepting an average of 136,000 tourists in its port municipality of Santa Fe every year, 87% of which are Filipino. This collection of beach villas hidden along the approaches of Baigad Lagoon offer a safe natural haven. Designed as a respite for a family and their guests, these simple island homes inspire serenity and oneness with nature. 2021 Zoey Courtyard Residences Upper West Parc Highlands Condo Residences Cloudscape Tagaytay Hongji Gardens Bataan Terminal and Convention Center Cruz Residence 4PH Housing Project Hiribaco Resort Grand Titanic 15 Dancalan Residence Esperanza Tower Chi Residences Legazpi Park Terraces Bacoor Bay Cambridge Residences Garden City Golden Bay Extension Chinatown Oasis Vivace Parkways Tropical Loggia Angeles Urban Hub Roxas Condominium Cloud Citadel Balay Doppio Morong Farmhouse Balintawak Cloverleaf Riverpark Manila Yung Green Harbor Chateau Lorraine Supima Sports and Supima Residences Jinxi Seaview City Brick House High Gardens Omni Gardens Imperial Era Mansions Enclaves Residence Casa Sol Silhouette Yap Residence Bougainvilla Residence Twelve Luxury Flats Chan Residence The Crossing The Empyrean Artisan Tower One Six Wilson Gardens Pockets of Nature Pawikan House C3 Residence Park Royal Ongpin The Urban Block Balay Luce Ikebana House Corner House

Houses DOWNLOAD PDF Residential & Mixed Use Sports Master Planning Office Transport & Infrastructure Houses Commercial Institutional & Religion Retail & Interiors Hospitality Education & Healthcare Competition & Research Interiors Brick House Location: Rosario, La Union Plot Area: 400 SQM Storeys: 1 Year: Floor Area: Status: 2025 275 SQM Schematic Design A composition of contrasting elements that compliment each other to fulfill the client’s vision. Open brick patterns on high walls. Lush green vegetation against bold red bricks. Closed wall segments opening up to clerestory windows and skylights. A bal ance is struck between transparent glass façades and private enclosures, creating a dynamic interplay of openness and pri vacy. The design thoughtfully responds to the need for both safety and a connection with the surrounding environment.

All Sports Education | Healthcare Hospitality Civic | Culture Office | Commercial | Retail Residential Exhibition | Research Transport | Infrastructure PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock20.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock5.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock4.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock3.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock2.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock16.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock18.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock14.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock17.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock8.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock15.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock9.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock13.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock10.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock11.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock12.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock7.jpg PROJ-2014-158-UrbanBlock6.jpg The Urban Block Project Information Status Design Location Taguig City, Philippines Area 34,000 sqm Description A 2015 WAF World Building of the Year Finalist, the Urban Block stands as a visual anchor in contrast to its neighbors. This commercial mixed-use development espouses a minimalist basic form that enriches the surrounding towers by creating a huge elevated mid-level green square on its deck. With a gross leasable area of 94,000 square meters over an 8,300-square meter prime property, it envelopes a diverse commercial program comprised of offices and retail, events and sports facilities, and an urban park and food exposition in an adaptive volumetric space. The cubic form stands in stark contrast to the existing and future point towers of BGC - adding an iconic character to the structure. This form also maximizes the allowable floor - area ratio to a much lower height and entails huge floor plates that allow flexibility in office and retail planning as well as multiple connections that create a stronger core centrality. This centrality increase activity and maximizes foot traffic by allowing seamless and convenient travel throughout the complex. To make the massive block permeable, an urban valley is created in the base levels. This attracts activities and foot traffic while functioning as the main public space of the building. On all sides of the upper floors, campus deck that serve interactive flexible spaces with various activities create punctures to the facade. A solar well is also integrated to allow filtered and indirect natural light into the structure's core. On top of it is a cooling pond that acts as a wading and reflecting pool of the urban parl. Clothing the entire structure is as ETFE skin that makes The Urban Block appear softer while aiding in minimizing solar heat gain. 2013 One Six Wilson Gardens Grand Titanic Zoey Courtyard Residences Chinatown Oasis 15 Dancalan Residence Morong Farmhouse The Empyrean Hiribaco Resort High Gardens Angeles Urban Hub Ikebana House Yung Green Harbor Roxas Condominium Enclaves Residence Bougainvilla Residence Hongji Gardens Upper West Parc Pawikan House Tropical Loggia Legazpi Park Terraces Corner House Esperanza Tower Highlands Condo Residences Bataan Terminal and Convention Center Supima Sports and Supima Residences Golden Bay Extension Imperial Era Mansions Yap Residence Chi Residences Cloudscape Tagaytay The Crossing Balay Luce Balintawak Cloverleaf Pockets of Nature Brick House Riverpark Manila Park Royal Ongpin Garden City Silhouette Cruz Residence Artisan Tower 4PH Housing Project Casa Sol Omni Gardens Cambridge Residences Balay Doppio Bacoor Bay C3 Residence Chateau Lorraine Vivace Parkways Jinxi Seaview City Cloud Citadel Twelve Luxury Flats Chan Residence Baigad Bantayan Villas

Transport & Infrastructure DOWNLOAD PDF Residential & Mixed Use Sports Master Planning Office Transport & Infrastructure Houses Commercial Institutional & Religion Retail Hospitality Education & Healthcare Competition & Research Interiors Bataan Grand Terminal Location: Balanga, Bataan Plot Area: 46,333 SQM Storeys: 3 Year: Floor Area: Status: 2012 31,394 SQM Concept The site is an L-shaped 4.6 hectare lot in Balanga, Bataan with an existing 3,000 square meter terminal structure. It is bounded by Calero Street which connects the downtown plaza of Balanga with the proposed future city center site along Enrique Garcia Sr. Avenue which connects to the provincial highway. The existing terminal structure is currently one of of not the biggest structure in Balanga. It is a 3-storey structure that dwarfs most of the surrounding properties. Current site conditions show a lack of pedestrian-oriented planning and human scale. This mechanical and alien development has created a kind of termination for Balanga’s northward expansion. Priority is given to vehicular traffic and convenience rather than to passenger safety and comfort. This upended organizing principle coupled with the openness of the surrounding landscape has given rise to a noise-polluted and barely walk-able development. The program calls for the development of an integrated central bus and jeepney terminal for Balanga and Bataan. Together with this terminal, a convention center and commercial retail center is to be developed. A 112-room business hotel will also be developed to support these programs. The business hotel can accommodate large functions and events. This allows the city to tap into the huge MICE tourism market. It also supports transient travelers from the terminal and business guests by providing them with convenient and reliable accommodations in Balanga. The commercial retail center is an activity node that provides people with a destination for shopping. It increases time spent and monetizes the foot traffic from the terminal and convention. In order to attract more people and encourage longer stays , a more engaging street front should be presented along with ample desirable public spaces.