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How do you adaptively reuse an old house into a Japanese restaurant?
In this episode of BP Design Narratives, Ar. Jorge Yulo shares the story behind Omoté, a Japanese restaurant created from an existing house through layered architecture.
Retaining the original structure, the design introduces a new architectural skin that conceals before gradually revealing the spaces within. Omoté unfolds through a series of thoughtfully composed spaces shaped by the fusion of Japanese elements and modern design.
Yulo takes us through the ideas, challenges, and design decisions behind the transformation of Omoté.
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The National Museum of Fine Arts’ Art Deco: Modernity and Design in the Philippines 1925-1950 commemorates the style’s centennial since its inception in Paris. As the exhibit draws to a close, BluPrint interviews Arnulfo F. Dado, Museum Curator of the Architectural, Arts, and Built Heritage Division, to explore the importance of Art Deco.
DXT Corp., formerly known as Dexterton, launches its Kohler Showroom at its Quezon City office alongside the Philippine Institute of Interior Designers’ (PIID) General Membership Meeting (GMM). The opening features a series of talks underscoring the theme, “Designing for Possibility.” Inside, the experiential showroom allows consumers and designers to interact with Kohler’s curated collections firsthand.
Kapitolyo, a popular village in Pasig City, is home to a diverse food and beverage scene. With a proximity to various business districts like Makati and BGC, its cafés serve people looking for a community in the big city.
BluPrint lists down 4 cafés in Kapitolyo that reflect the dynamic community it serves, from young professionals to families alike.
Architecture often reveals itself over time.
Ar. Micaela Benedicto of MB Architecture Studio, reflects on designing homes that respond to climate, embrace change, and grow alongside the people who inhabit them. Her work demonstrates how thoughtful decisions made at the beginning of a project can continue to shape daily life years later.
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Ar. Micaela Benedicto of MB Architecture Studio shares how she designs spaces built to last. Rooted in tropical design principles and shaped by her client’s stories, she designs projects that listen to their site, climate, and the people who will inhabit them.
With each project shaped by a distinct story and a specific place, her architecture shows how thoughtful design can stand the test of time.
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Rimadesio, known for its architectural partitions, sliding systems, and modular storage solutions, gathered Manila’s architects and designers around a shared approach to contemporary living defined by precision, material clarity, and integrated systems thinking.
Rather than treating furniture as standalone objects, Rimadesio approaches interiors as coordinated spatial environments where storage, partitions, and furnishings operate as part of a continuous architectural language. The event highlighted how technical innovation and restrained Italian design continue to influence contemporary residential and interior environments in the Philippines.
As Bespoke Furniture marks a decade as the exclusive Philippine distributor of the Italian brand, the gathering reflected an ongoing exchange between global design systems and local architectural practice.
