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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