THE STUDIO
A Cebu-based studio designing for how the Philippines actually builds and lives.
Established in 2024, Archden is an architecture and interior design studio based in Cebu, taking on residential and commercial work across the Visayas and Mindanao. We work on homes, restaurants, and commercial buildings — carrying each one from an early concept through construction-ready documentation.
Our approach stays close to the site: tropical light, local materials, and the practical realities of building in the Philippines. The result is architecture that’s considered without being precious — quiet, well-detailed buildings that hold up over time.
HOW WE WORK
Values
Contextual Design
Every site has its own light, wind, and street. We start there before we start drawing — designing for the climate and the neighborhood, not against them.
Craft & Detail
Material choices, junctions, and proportions are worked through in detail, not left to be resolved on site.
Collaborative Process
Clients, contractors, and consultants stay in the loop from concept through construction, so nothing gets lost in translation.
THE ARCHITECT
Dennis Dominic Danao
Registered & Licensed Architect
Dennis leads design at Archden, bringing every project from first sketch through construction-ready documentation. His work is grounded in the realities of building in the Philippines — tropical light, local materials, and a close working relationship with clients and contractors on site.
FROM CONCEPT TO SITE
Our Process
Consultation
We start with the site, the brief, and the budget — understanding what has to be true for the project to work.
Concept & Design
Massing, planning, and material studies are developed and refined with the client until the design is right.
Documentation & Permitting
Approved concepts are developed into construction-ready drawings and coordinated through local permitting.
Construction Support
We stay involved on site through construction, resolving details as the building comes together.