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  Project Title

  DAVAO CIVIC CENTER

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  Lor Calma and Partners

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  Awarded
  
  WINNER, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Educational / Institutional

• Project Link
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• Project Location
  Davao City, Philippines
• Project Status
  Under development
• Client
  Cebu Landmasters
• General Contractor
  To Be Advised


• Architectural Firm
   
• Architect Firm / Studio Name
  Lor Calma and Partners
• Lead Architect(s)
  1
• Other Team Members
  Albert Ascalon and Ayn Del Mundo
• About Firm
  Lor Calma and Partners (LCP) was established by renowned father and son architects Lor and Ed Calma as an architectural design, interior design, master planning and furniture design firm. Spearheaded by Arch. Ed Calma as the Principal Designer of the company, LCP has the personal strength and experience of a full competent staff to support all of its client’s projects. LCP has done various institutional buildings, commercial/retail, museums, exhibitions, development design and more

Species of orchid (scientific name: Vanda Sanderiana) considered as the “queen of Philippine flowers” is the inspiration for the Civic Center project as the organizing element. Steel framed structure unifying façade is composed of inflorescences giving rise to 5 distinct expressive roofs and 7 distinct facade arrangement of the flowers’ revelation, closely arranged, discernible curved and unequally notched edges.

The gaps are then filled with high-performance insulated structural glass wall with multi-colored dichroic film that evokes sense of movement and color, yet playful that transforms

Other prizes
Lor Calma and Partners was established in 2007 as an architectural, space planning and interior design firm. It has a wide experience in the design of corporate, commercial, office facilities, residential structures, furniture and lighting. The Company is dedicated to the corporate mission of providing excellent products and services to it’s clients. Lor Calma and Partners has the personal strength and experience of a full competent staff to support all of it’s client’s projects.