WTA Residential project, Twelve Luxury Flats, in San Juan features the practicality of vertical living meets the comfort of an urban townhouse.

Twelve Luxury Flats

Interiors Residential
Client:
Artesan Prime Properties
Location:
San Juan City, Philippines
Year:
2013-2019
Status:
Completed
Storeys:
16
CFA:
6,499 sqm
Project Team:

William Ti

Greg Ng

Townhouses in San Juan are detached from the urban realm, completely disconnecting the private from the public. These types of developments destroy the city fabric, its walkability and its sense of community. How do we respond to the disconnect within the San Juan community? How do we create a viable alternative to the current residential landscape of San Juan? Our design proposal translates sprawl into stacks. Instead of twelve disconnecting townhouses, we stacked twelve residences. The residential units are planned to cater to a unique setting of both private moments and social gatherings. The plan centers around a living and dining suite bounded by floor to ceiling windows that open up to a luxurious veranda. The pandemic has renewed our appreciation for bigger homes. Balconies become our immediate connection to fresh air, to direct sunlight, to the outside world. This personal yet very open space not only allows for a blurring of the indoor and outdoor but likewise creates an affinity with the sky.

The practicality of vertical living meets the comfort of an urban townhouse in this sixteen-storey residential condominium rising on a 586 square meter lot in an upscale neighborhood in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Each of the twelve luxurious residential flats is housed on its own exclusive and unique floor with a generous area of 258 square meters per unit. These combined with two storeys of commercial units and another storey for amenities result to a gross floor area of 6,400 square meters.

In Twelve Luxury Flats, each unit is programmed to have generous spaces with day lighting and ventilation on all four faces of every unit. At one floor per unit, it offers the luxury of living in an expansive space with unrestricted views. The residential units are planned to cater to a unique setting of both private moments and social gatherings. The plan centers around a living and dining suite bounded by floor to ceiling windows that open up to a luxurious veranda. This personal yet very open space allows for a blurring of the indoor and outdoor and creates an affinity with the sky.

Residential Tower Typical Floor plan layout in the Twelve Luxury Flats, San Juan, Manila
Twelve Luxury Flats Schematic sketch for the form evolution of curvature
Twelve Luxury Flats Schematic for social spaces within the residential project in San Juan, Manila.
WTA Residential project, Twelve Luxury Flats, in San Juan features the practicality of vertical living meets the comfort of an urban townhouse.

In form, the verandas sweep in and out creating an organic profile with its soft curves and clean flowing contour contrasting to its solid white and grey palette – humanizing the otherwise cold feel of modern contemporary buildings. This distinct profile, coupled with its light scale works, creates an organic and unique landmark among the surrounding streetscape.

Twelve Luxury Flats featuring a curved facade that creates a soft iconic addition to the San Juan Skyline
Ground floor facade for commercial spaces in the Twelve Luxury Flats in San Juan, Manila.
Wide sweeping balconies that are relevant and functional define the medium density alternative of Twelve Luxury Flats in San Juan
Look up: Twelve Luxury Flats featuring curved balconies
Look up: Twelve Luxury Flats featuring curved balconies
Look up: Twelve Luxury Flats featuring curved balconies
Luxurious lobby Interior Design with Marble and black accents located in the Twelve Luxury Flats, San Juan, Manila
Foyer Interior Design in the elevator lobby of the WTA Residential project, Twelve Luxry Flats, San Juan, Manila.
White marble Powder room Interior Design with chrome accents at the Twelve Luxury Flats
Dining room interior design featuring the built in wood tv cabinet with white and chrome elements in the Twelve Luxury Flats, San Juan Manila
Living room interior design featuring the built in wood tv cabinet with white and chrome elements in the Twelve Luxury Flats, San Juan Manila
Living room interior design featuring the built in wood tv cabinet with white and chrome elements in the Twelve Luxury Flats, San Juan Manila
Bedroom interior design featuring a soft textures with a nude color pallette in the Twelve Luxury Flats, San Juan Manila by WTA
Overlooking Manila, this bedroom interior design features a soft texture with a nude color pallette in the Twelve Luxury Flats, San Juan Manila by WTA
Minimalist walk in closet with natural sunlight, Twelve Luxury Flats Residential Tower, San Juan
Balcony Design on the Twelve Luxury Flats Building by WTA Design Studio
Interior Design of social space on the top floor of Twelve Luxury Flats. Featuring a nude color palette with soft and modern textures