The Firm

F.L. SANTAROMANA CASA Arkitektura is a “House of Architecture engaged in the planning and management of Architectural and Interior Design, Engineering, and Construction Management Services. It is, by acceptable standards of the profession, a “House of Architecture.”

Composed of dedicated Filipino Professionals with an aggregate experience of more than twenty years, the firm subscribes to a strong policy of service with intergrity and excellence.

The firm specializes in institutional, educational, commercial, and industrial design as well as first class residential and resort development. Expertise includes the preparation fo pre-feasibility studies with the objective of effectively achieving pre-design development goals.

Since its founding in 1986, the firm has engaged in diversified operations in the field of design and construction under the dynamic leadership if architect Francis L. Santaromana, whose boundless energy and passion for excellence has enabled him to steer the firm to where it is now.

All this, backed by a roster of satisfied clients, is F.L. Santaromana Designs.

The Team

Principal Architect/ Interior Designer:
Francis L. Santaromana

Associate Architect/ Design Group Head:
Rachel S. Ebalan

Key Design Group:

Arch. Allan Tan
Project Architect (Corporate accounts)
Genesis Recto
Project Coordinator/Designer
Shelwyn King
3D Designer
Rebecca Cantalejo
Project Manager/Designer
Dale Jon Contez
Project Coordinator/Designer

Office Admin:
Sarah D. Tingzon

The Architect

Formal Education
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Bachelor of Science in Architecture

University of the Philippines, Diliman
Master in Architecture

Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
Executive Management Program

Professional Registration
Licensed Architect

Licensed Interior Designer

Professional Background

1986 to Present

Founder
F.L. Santaromana Designs/CASA Arkitektura
Principal Designer/ General Manager

2004 to 2006

Kinetic Worldwide Media (Creative Outdoor Media Management)
VP Operations

2000 to 2004
Poster Publicity Philippines (Creative Outdoor Media Management)
Country Manager

1993 to 2011
Faculty; Professor
Design Studio Lab Head
UP College of Architecture, Diliman

1993 to 1997
Technical Consultant
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)

Technical Consultant
Presidential Management Staff (PMS)

Organizations

United Architects of the Philippines-Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects (Makati-CBD Chapter)
Corporate Member
President, 2002-2003
Vice President, 2000-2001
Director, 1994-1998

Philippine Institute of Interior Designers
Corporate member, 2000
Anniversary Chairman, 2005

Rotary Club of Manila Bay

President Elect 2012

Charter Member 1993

VP for Internationalism, 2002
Director for International Service, 1999-2000
Director for Youth Service, 1998-1999
Director for Vocational Services, 1996-1997
Protocol Officer, 1994-1995

Architectural and Allied Training, Seminars, Expositions and Workshops

LIGHT SHOW WEST (Seminars on Lighting Products, Systems, Environmental Impacts)

Los Angeles Convention Center, LA, California USA October 2011

SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL EXPO (Architectural Tour)

Shanghai, China 2010

Architectural Tour on Green Building (Products,Systems, and Projects) by Hunter Douglas

Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 2008

Inter-University Regional Conference on Asian Megacities

Annual conference
- University of the Philippines 2008
- Seoul University, Korea 2007
- University of the Philippines 2005
- Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 2003


Preservation and Conservation of Historic and Heritage Sites

Architectural Institute of Japan (10 Key Cities 2002 )

Training in Allied Fields

Outdoor Media Management (Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding/ Signages)
Philippine Representative/ Executive Officer
Poster Publicity International, Warwick, London 2002

Administrative Training & Management Workshop
Philippine Representative/ Executive Officer
Poster Publicity International, Malaysia, 2004

Electronic Mapping Software Workshop/ Training
Philippine Representative/ Executive Officer
Kinetic Worldwide Media, London 2006