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CAZA employs passive cooling for concrete FR House in the Philippines

January 22, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

New York studio CAZA has completed a cast-concrete house in the Philippines, aiming to optimise passive cooling and natural ventilation. FR House comprises a series of “concrete cubes” that facilitate cross-ventilation and regulate the building’s temperature at the warmest times of the day. According to Carlos Arnaiz, founder of CAZA, this is essential in a

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Foster + Partners designs Manila skyscraper with wraparound verandas

May 23, 2022 Cajsa Carlson 0
Exterior of Foster + Partners' BWDC tower in Manila

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled the BWDC Residential Tower in Manila, Philippines, which will feature wraparound verandas with large roof overhangs that help keep the apartments cool. Designed to have expansive views of a golf club in central Manila, the 45-storey skyscraper aims to mitigate the city’s high temperature and humidity by

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GamFratesi creates plant-filled interiors for Harlan + Holden Glasshouse Cafe in Manila

March 31, 2019 Ali Morris 0
Interiors of the Harlan + Holden Glasshouse cafe designed by Gamfratesi

Cane furniture, tiled floors and mint green upholstery fill this glasshouse-inspired cafe in Manila, Philippines, by Danish studio GamFratesi. The 60-seater Harlan + Holden Glasshouse Cafe is located in a 130-square-metre garden plot in front of one of Manila’s most popular shopping malls. Surrounded by pedestrian traffic that moves between nearby skyscrapers offices and the mall,

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Timber arches support wavy roof of Mactan Cebu International Airport in the Philippines

December 3, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Rolling waves inspired the undulating timber roof of this airport on the island of Cebu, designed by Integrated Design Associates as a “symbolic gateway to the Philippines”. The design of Terminal 2 at Mactan Cebu International Airport was led by Hong Kong studio Integrated Design Associates, with support from local firm Budji Royal and industrial designer Kenneth Cobonpue.

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