#LeadersTalk with Kenneth & Mock Designs, Kevin Lao
RL House: Modern Tropical House on a Hill
Modern Tropical House on a Hill Three Storey Residential - Punta Fuego, Nasugbu Batangas City, Philippines Gross Floor Area = 650 sqm RL House is a three level Modern Tropical House situated in Punta Fuego, Nasugbu Batangas City, Philippines. Constructed upon a hill, the house a play of three levels cascaded [...]
Aluminium frame can withstand the stormiest nights
As an archipelago located around the Pacific Ring of Fire, Philippines is prone to natural calamities such as typhoons and earthquakes. Approximately twenty tropical cyclones enter the Philippine area of responsibility each year, ten of which are expected to potentially become typhoons. The country has lost thousands of lives and [...]
Engineer Slater Young Reacts To Architect Llyan Oliver Austria’s Reaction To The Skypod
Architect Llyan Oliver Austria has swept the internet by storm when he released reaction videos on houses of popular personalities. His views soared when he reacted to the house of the late Lloyd Cafe Cadena. Family businesses The first thing that Architect Llyan noticed is that Engineer Slater used I-beams instead [...]
What we splurged on (#SKYPOD EDITION)
Written By: Kryz Uy Building the SKYPOD, Slater and I always had this mindset that quality must always come first. We wanted to build a house that would last us years – a lifetime even. A home that would age beautifully with us as we embark on this married life. [...]
House on a slope: Never upstage nature
By: Glenna Aquino | Philippine Daily Inquirer Built on an uneven downhill slope, the house has a contemporary silhouette with large, open-plan social spaces for entertaining visitors. The interiors feel like elegant outdoor rooms ringed by old mango trees with gnarled trunks that add an organic feature to the modern structure. The [...]
At Home Essential
German innovators Kenneth and Mock continue to serve as the foundation of so many Philippine residences Living in the lush Philippine islands entails weathering tropical storms and adjusting to yearly monsoons. Therefore, a trustworthy window and door system is necessary when it comes to building a home. Kenneth and Mock [...]
Willie Revillame’s Enchanting House in Tagaytay
By: Cielo Anne Calzado If you’ve seen Willie Revillame’s stunning tropical house in Ayala Heights, Quezon City, you’ll know that he values the home. Aside from completing it with elegant must-haves, the outdoor area was designed by a landscape artist and was given much thought, too. The same can be said for [...]
This tropical minimalist home by Valencia and Go stands out in Iloilo
Written by: Judith Torres | Photographed by: Ed Simon of Studio 100 Paolo Valencia and Isabella Robles Go design a home for a family to live as they please while keeping appearances and some things secret After two years of being lived in, there isn’t a nook or cranny in [...]
BEACH PLEASE!
Two years in the making and three years later, the owner asked us to visit the beach house just to give it that final HL Designs touch. Together with the project-in-charge back in 2013, Ar. Kristin Ducao and I set sail at 5 in the morning for Ormoc. Then [...]