Architecture firms in the Philippines
Studios designing residential, resort, and commercial work across the Philippines, with the architects behind them and the materials they specify.
The Philippines has a distinct architectural voice. Its strongest residential practices work in the modern-Filipino tradition, adapting the bahay kubo and bahay na bato, and materials like capiz, bamboo and adobe, to the tropical climate and to contemporary life. The late National Artist Francisco Mañosa framed this as “Designing Filipino”, and the approach still shapes the country's most recognisable homes and resorts.
The field ranges from neovernacular and modern-Filipino luxury studios, to contemporary and sculptural practices winning on the world stage, to landscape-led regional firms outside Metro Manila. Choosing well means matching a firm to your project type and region, confirming the architect is PRC-licensed, and reviewing built work rather than renderings.
GroundWork lists 50 web-verified architecture and design-build firms in the Philippines, each profile sourced from PRC records and official firm channels, and filterable by region and sector below.
Notable practices
Editorial picks- Mañosa & CompanyKeeper of the “Designing Filipino” traditionEst. 1976 · Metro Manila
- BUDJI+ROYAL Architecture+DesignModern-Filipino luxury, with landscape built inEst. 2001 · Metro Manila
- Barchan ArchitectureAsia's Best Firm in Architecture Design, 2025Est. 2006 · Metro Manila
- Carlo Calma ConsultancyWhere sculpture and architecture meetEst. 2009 · Metro Manila
- LLG ArchitectsCebu's landscape-led, award-winning studioEst. 2012 · Cebu
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50 practices
Metro Manila
8X8 Design Studio Co.
8X8 Design Studio Co. is a Makati architecture and interior firm founded in 2012 by Pearl Robles-Alfonso and Adrian Lorenzo Alfonso, known for modern-tropical homes.
ResidentialView
Iloilo City
AB Architectural Designs Co.
Iloilo and Bacolod architecture and construction firm founded in 2006, offering full residential design and build services.
Residential · est. 2006View
Iloilo City
Archian Designs Architect Studio
Tropical architecture design and build studio founded in 2010 by Ian Jay Bantilan, working across Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, and Davao.
Residential · est. 2010View
Metro Manila
Archion Architects
Archion Architects is a Quezon City firm co-founded by Daniel Lichauco, working across residential, institutional, healthcare, and commercial projects.
Residential · est. 2000View
Metro Manila
Atelier Almario
Award-winning Metro Manila interior design studio led by sisters Ivy and Cynthia Almario, specializing in high-end residences, hotels, and restaurants.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
Atelier Sacha Cotture
Atelier Sacha Cotture is a Swiss architecture, master-planning and interior practice with a Manila office, known for a bamboo-clad courtyard house in Parañaque.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
BAAD Studio
BAAD Studio is a Muntinlupa architecture practice known for context-driven tropical Filipino homes shaped by climate, site, and passive design.
Residential · est. 2010View
Davao
Baja Architects Design & Construction
Baja Architects Design & Construction is a Davao City design-build practice led by Ar. Mark Kenneth Baja (UAP), handling architecture and construction end to end.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
Barchan Architecture
Barchan Architecture, formerly Buensalido + Architects, is Jason Buensalido's contemporary-Filipino studio, named Asia's Best Firm in Architecture Design in 2025.
Residential · est. 2006View
Binan Laguna
BNY Architects
BNY Architects is a Binan, Laguna firm founded by architect Ben Nichol Ybanez, focused on modern-minimalist and Japandi-style residential homes.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
BUDJI+ROYAL Architecture+Design
BUDJI+ROYAL Architecture+Design is the Bonifacio Global City studio of Budji Layug and Royal Pineda, known for modern-Filipino “total design” luxury homes.
Residential · est. 2001View
Baguio
Cali Architects
Cali Architects is a Baguio City design-build studio founded in 2020 by Ar. Amon Cali, known for a 'Tropical Brutalism' of raw concrete and bold geometry.
Residential · est. 2020View
Metro Manila
Carlo Calma Consultancy
Carlo Calma Consultancy is the art-meets-architecture studio of Juan Carlo Calma, designer of WOVEN, the Philippine Pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Osaka.
Residential · est. 2009View
Metro Manila
Casas+ Architects
Casas+ Architects, formerly Recio + Casas, is a Makati firm founded by Carmelo Casas, known for landmark high-rise residential towers.
High Rise Residential · est. 1988View
Lipa Batangas
Cesar R. Macasaet Architects, Associates & Partners
CRM Architects is a Lipa City design-build practice founded in 2009 by veteran architect Cesar R. Macasaet, spanning residential and commercial work.
Residential · est. 2009View
Metro Manila
CMV Interior Designs
Manila lifestyle interior firm founded in 2014, specializing in high-end residential villas, homes, and condominiums.
Interior Design · est. 2014View
Metro Manila
Conrad Onglao
Conrad Onglao is a Philippine architect and principal of C.T. Onglao Architects, known for restrained, East-meets-West homes for the country's elite.
ResidentialView
Davao
Constantin Design & Build
Constantin Design & Build is a Davao City design-build firm (est. 2012) delivering bespoke homes through in-house design, construction and renovation.
Residential · est. 2012View
Davao City
CP Design and Architecture
Davao City architecture and interior design firm known for residential, hospitality, and eco-tourism projects across Mindanao.
ResidentialView
Davao City
Daap Perspectives Architectural Services
Davao City architectural and design-build firm led by principal architect Danielo Apari Jr., covering residential, interiors, and institutional work.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
DST Design + Build
DST Design + Build is a Quezon City design-build firm founded in 2004 by Dryan Suiza Tria, known for sustainable, design-led modern residences.
Residential · est. 2004View
Metro Manila
Emmanuel Miñana
Emmanuel A. Miñana Architects (EAMA) is a Manila architecture firm founded in 1990, known for contemporary Filipino residential and commercial design.
Residential · est. 1990View
Davao City
Far East Associates
Davao City architecture and master-planning firm founded in 1994 by Arch. Daniel T. Lim, spanning commercial, institutional, and residential work.
Commercial · est. 1994View
Metro Manila
Fulgar Architects
Fulgar Architects is a Manila firm founded in 2013 by Ian Fulgar, designing custom homes alongside hospitality, resort, and golf estate projects.
Residential · est. 2013View
Batangas
G Cube Design + Build
G Cube Design + Build is a family-owned, full-service design-build firm in Lipa City, Batangas, led by architect Mariethel Garing-Matabang.
Residential · est. 2014View
Metro Manila
Gamaconstruct
Gamaconstruct is a Philippine design-build practice led by architects Ria Garcia-Malig and Glen Malig, known for modern-Asian residential interiors.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
GF & Partners Architects
GF & Partners Architects is a Makati firm founded in 1973, continuing architect Gabriel Formoso's legacy across residential and commercial work.
Commercial · est. 1973View
Metro Manila
Hearth Group
Hearth Group is a Makati studio established in 2019, led by architect Jaime W. Hermogenes, pairing architectural design, interior architecture, planning and photography.
Residential · est. 2019View
Metro Manila
Hurray Design
Manila design-build studio founded in 2009 offering interior design, interior architecture, and turnkey construction for premium residences.
Residential · est. 2009View
Metro Manila
Jeco Construction
Jeco Construction is a Metro Manila family-owned design-build firm (est. 1990) founded by Engr. Jesse A. Cosme, delivering architecture and construction under one roof.
Residential · est. 1990View
Metro Manila
Jim Caumeron Design
Jim Caumeron Design is a Makati studio known for minimalist, light-filled homes built as monolithic white volumes, such as the Panorama House in Tagaytay.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
JJ Acuna / Bespoke Studio
Interior-architecture practice launched in 2015 with studios in Makati and Hong Kong, working on homes and hospitality.
Interior Design · est. 2015View
Metro Manila
Jorge Yulo Architects & Associates
Jorge Yulo Architects & Associates is the Makati studio of Ar. Jorge Yulo, founded 1995, known for experiential, context-driven residential, civic and interior work.
Residential · est. 1995View
Metro Manila
Leandro V. Locsin Partners
Leandro V. Locsin Partners is a Makati firm continuing the practice of National Artist Leandro Locsin, now led by Andy Locsin.
Residential · est. 1955View
Cebu
LLG Architects
LLG Architects is the Cebu studio of Patrick Lendel Go and Leizle Marie Go, an award-winning, landscape-led residential practice behind The Rise at Monterrazas.
Residential · est. 2012View
Metro Manila
Lor Calma & Partners
Lor Calma & Partners is a Makati modernist architecture and interior firm founded in 1975 by Lor Calma and now led by design principal Ed Calma.
Residential · est. 1975View
Davao City
Lu-Labrador Architects
Davao City full-service architecture firm founded in 2009 as JSL Architects and rebranded Lu-Labrador Architects in 2015.
Residential · est. 2009View
Metro Manila
M.CAL Architecture & Design
M.CAL Architecture & Design is a BGC, Taguig firm led by Monique C. Albert-Lopez, designing bespoke homes, residential buildings, and interiors.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
Mañosa & Company
Mañosa & Company is the Manila firm behind the “Designing Filipino” neovernacular tradition, founded by National Artist Francisco Mañosa and now led by Gelo Mañosa.
Residential · est. 1976View
Batangas
Minimalist Architects PH
Minimalist Architects PH is a Lipa City design-and-build studio led by Ar. Neil Angelo Honorica, specializing in minimalist residential architecture across CALABARZON.
Residential · est. 2020View
Metro Manila
Nazareno Architecture + Design
Nazareno Architecture + Design, formerly Nazareno + Guerrero, is a Pasig firm led by Anthony Nazareno, known for bespoke residential and hospitality design.
Residential · est. 1997View
Davao City
Prefab Davao
Davao City design-build and prefabrication firm delivering modular residential, commercial, and industrial structures under one roof.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
PXP Design Workshop
PXP Design Workshop is the Makati studio of architects Patrick Espiritu and Spencer Sy, known for nature-integrated, climate-responsive tropical homes.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
Rock Robins Design Studio
Pasig-based interior architecture and design studio led by IDr. Rock Robins, focused on upscale residential interiors with indoor-outdoor living.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
Royal Pineda+
Royal Pineda+ is architect Royal Pineda's solo Modern Filipino practice, a luxury residential studio built on precision over scale.
ResidentialView
Metro Manila
RU Design+Build
RU Design+Build is a Parañaque design-build firm (est. 2003) led by architect Ryan Untivero, delivering architecture, interiors and landscape under one contract.
Residential · est. 2003View
Metro Manila
Sim Ateliers
BGC-based full-service architecture and interior design partnership focused on premium residential projects.
ResidentialView
Davao City
SM Mascardo & Associates
Davao City architecture firm founded in 2000 by Arch. Salvador M. Mascardo II, covering commercial, institutional, and residential design.
Residential · est. 2000View
Metro Manila
Tier One Architects
Tier One Architects is a Makati-based design-build firm delivering full-service residential and commercial projects across the Philippines since 2017.
Residential · est. 2017View
Metro Manila
TJSO Architects
TJSO Architects is a Manila firm led by architect T. Jordan Ong, designing modern-tropical homes around material honesty and passive cooling.
Residential · est. 2007View
Architecture firms in the Philippines, answered
Who are the top architecture firms in the Philippines?+
Leading residential and modern-Filipino practices include Mañosa & Company, BUDJI+ROYAL Architecture+Design, Barchan Architecture (formerly Buensalido + Architects), Carlo Calma Consultancy, and Cebu's LLG Architects. GroundWork profiles each with verified, source-cited credentials, alongside a wider directory of firms filterable by region and sector.
What is modern Filipino architecture?+
Modern Filipino architecture adapts traditional forms such as the bahay kubo and bahay na bato, and indigenous materials like bamboo, capiz and adobe, to contemporary homes and the tropical climate. The late National Artist Francisco Mañosa called the approach “Designing Filipino”.
How much does an architect cost in the Philippines?+
Architect fees in the Philippines are commonly structured as a percentage of the project's construction cost or as a fixed design fee, guided by the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) Standards of Professional Practice. The exact figure depends on the scope, so request a proposal from the firms you shortlist.
How do I choose and hire an architecture firm?+
Match the firm to your project type (residential, resort, or commercial) and region, confirm the architect is PRC-licensed, and review their built work. On GroundWork you can open any firm's profile for its principals, projects and contact options, or send a project brief and we'll route it to suitable practices.