Precast wall panel unit installation

Steel men @ work

Site Inspection Photos

Nax ;) !

Although its going to be the first time to post some site photos, I've spent quite a great deal of time visting project job sites. I started out when I was in high school, I'd tag along with my dad to fit-out work and when things are much tamer. Now, I get to go into riskier settings with him. We'd tightrope some really narrow walkways and beams spanning gaping holes in the ground. We'd get to go up the slab and beam formwork and watch the "men of steel" ... the magbabakals on site put in the reinforcing ties for the columns, I've seen oatmeal-like batches of concrete being poured into slabs.

Its a risky and fun activity. It just shows that a lot of the stable and beautiful things/structures we see everyday start out as an unstable, disorderly yet orchestrated ballet of men, machines and materials working together to build something.

Its the best way to learn about scale and proportion, and how things go together. And, nothing beats the mounting thrill of watching something you had a hand in designing, come into fruition, with every drop of sweat, grain of sand, bag of cement and bar of steel going into it.

Just so you know...

I'm not taking on the assignment because I owe you anything. Nor am I
taking it on because I want you to feel like you owe me something. I
will charge you a fee, albeit a small one, in order to pay for small
procedural costs.





Not to put added pressure on me... but I am currently racking
my brains on the project. A small one, but a very challenging and
interesting assignment. I am doing my best on it, not because I want to
boast or to prove something to you or your parents. I stand to learn a
lot from the project. And I'm worried that I may not be around (because
of the HK engagement) to properly supervise implementation.





But most of all. I want it to be an expression. Of what? Well. You know
what. So anyway. Back to the drawingboard, before I end up promising
the moon for you

YEAAAAHHHH!!!! Congrats to the University of Santo Tomas!

For winning Game 3 of the finals for the Men's Basketball Tournament. This is so much sweeter because of the ff.:

1. 5 Years kaming minarinade sa UST, hindi kami nakatikim ng championship
2. I'm a LaSallian din! So buong-buo sa puso ko ang pagkaanti-blue eagles;) hehehe
3. Underdog wins over the favorite. need I say more?
4. Partida pa yun ah, fouled out na yung mga major players ng UST!
5. If Japs Cuan only made half of all his free throw opportunities, UST would have pulled away and the deficit would have been bigger for Ateneo.
6. Ha! A lot of my colleagues at work are from Ateneo!

So there you go!

Next Year uli! La Salle naman!!! ;)

DLSZ Chapel and Retreat House Scheme 1 dated July 2006

This is the initial design study we submitted to the school. The submission package we provided included a research on the Church/Religious Building type along with case studies of important modernist churches. We were able to get a toehold on the project because of the research. But that's just the start of the real work. By the way, this scheme was a product of a lot of heated debate between me and my design principal (hahaha... who happens to be my father) I just conceded to him for a lot of items because, aside from the time pressure/schedule, I also had trouble articulating what I wanted and there are times you just got to hand over the ball to the team lead and see where he goes with it... layered cake notwithstanding...

DLSZ Chapel and Retreat House Scheme 3 dated 8-2006

Approaching the church from the road leading to DLSZ. That corner is Caliraya St.

This is my scheme... although internally, it was shot down by my principal, because of additional restrictions and a reduced program/budget. This is a massing study and most of the key ideas aren't seen on the perspectives. I can upload plans later.