Malipano Island stands a view hundred meters
off Samal Island and is the site of the seven executive villas. The island
offers three holes of golf and a west facing white sand beach. Staggered
along the island's costline, the constellation of seven houses borrows
from Maranao and Samal ethnic influences in both materials and forms.
Four Houses (villas 1-4) squat on stilts directly over the water in a
nod to traditional seafarer of Samal. The remaining three houses (villas
5-7) are located on rocky spot cropping above the beach. The houses are
composed of three octagonal structures containing a reception area and
living room, guest suite and dining room around a cantilevered deck.
The
shape of the roofs is inspired by the traditional Philippine hat, the
salacot.
