The bahay-na-bato goes global

Architect Emmanuel Manny Miana makes his presentation in the World Architectural Festival in Singapore By Margarita L. Chan |Philippine Daily Inquirer

ARCHITECT Emmanuel MannyMiana giving his 10-minute presentation to a three-member jury

PIONEERING Philippine team at the WAF 2014 in Singapore: Emmanuel Miana and Bienvenido Tantoco Jr.

SINGAPOREFor the first time, a Filipino is on the shortlist of this years World Architectural Festival (WAF), the worlds largest annual gathering of architects and interior designers.

I felt very fortunate to be able to share my work with the global architecture and design community, said Emmanuel Manny Miana after giving a truly laudable presentation of Villa Marina, the Tantoco familys home in Santa Elena, Laguna.

The suburban home was inspired by the bahay-na-bato (stone house) from the Philippines Spanish colonial past.

Miana, whose work is well-regarded in the country, received a rousing round of applause for his presentation before a packed audience and WAFs three-member panel of international judges.

His family and some colleagues flew to Singapore to give him moral support, including his team from Emmanuel A. Miana and Associates (Eama) as well as John Samonte, Jorge Yulo, Christian Guerrero, Anthony Nazareno, Alfred Wieneke, Ariston Tan, Ed Calma, Bong Recio, Meloy Casas, Paolo Alcazaren and Elizabeth Reyes.

Villa Marina truly celebrates the Filipino design aesthetic as reflected in its architecture, interiors and landscape design, even in its lighting. This project integrated technology with context, climate and cultural diversity, infusing the Filipino vernacular with contemporary vision and global appeal, Miana said of his presentation.

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The bahay-na-bato goes global