RCLA MARU Architects Co.: October 2017

COMMERCIAL and RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

by RCLA MARU ARCHITECTS CO.

Very trendy and practical these years are the Design and Construction

of Buildings of multi-use. Many of them are RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL

- where the lower floors are Commercial and the upper Floors

are Residential. This is where the DESIGN-BUILD Team

of RCLA MARU ARCHITECTS CO., harnessed their potential.

The photos herewith are documentations of one of the well-studied

and significant project of the company. Designed and implemented by

one of its Partners, Architect Reynold C. Lamasan, whose experience

and trainings were from abroad and the Philippines,

this Four Storey Building

created a Statement in the Community.

To hasten the construction period,

RCLA MARU ARCHITECTS CO.

employs heavy equipments for the projects depending

on their budget capacity.

The use of backhoe for critical excavation is a solution.

From the standard use of ordinary Concrete Hollow Blocks

and increasing its Requirements to 350 PSI and more.

From the conventional use of Wooden formworks to Steel Scaffoldings.

From the use of Reinforced Concrete Beams and Columns to

Structural I-Beams and Columns. And from the pouring of

Suspended Reinforced Concrete Slab on plywood and

wooden formworks to the use of Metal Decking Flooring System.

Reinforced Concrete must be of guaranteed quality.

Maybe by Pumpcrete or Line concrete pouring is always

a major part to take care in a Building Construction.

Designing and Constructing edifices is not just for Business

and Practice of Profession, it is more of a SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Here, the Design Solutions of Architect Reynold C. Lamasan had helped transformed the community to a more Cleaner, Modern and impressive environment which is critical to its location being

along MacArthur Highway at Bocaue, Bulacan.

This part of Brgy Bunlo had been a flooded area up to the stretch

of SM Marilao during the construction of the project. Just on the finishing stage of the project, this portion of the MacArthur Highway was elevated

and concreted by DPWH - much to the delight of the residents.

The government action on roadways and infrastructure enhances

not just the view but also the accessibility of the completed project.

Skylights and other glazing makes the facade impressive.

Aluminum Cladding gives a sleek and sassy effect to the building. Yellow denotes a gaiety and festive look, always new in the eyes of the beholder.

Individual lines like strips of yellow aluminum cladding forms like

SCREEN over certain openings. Alternating the reflective glass and horizontality of concrete beams gives a feeling of repose on a bright color.

The design is practical and economical, considering a simple facade,

yet the effect is distinctive.

Clean straight lines in white walls and yellow accents makes the edifice demure, on the go and positive. This dramatic use of color acts as identifier and a mood-setting element being a contributor of supposed to be an impressive scenario along the highway.

The reflection of the bright cloudy sky makes the building floating in heavens.

That Is the essence of the use of GLASS. Practicality and Beauty.