Sitio Toto
Busuanga
A dark-clad house set into the hillside, with a pool deck facing the water, an open dining pavilion and timber-beamed rooms inside.
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Every home starts with ground.
Scroll to watch an R-Haus home go from a bare lot to a finished house, then step inside.
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Designed before a single shovel moves.
The column grid, rooms and openings are drawn and engineered first, so the build follows the plan.
Built on what you can't see.
Excavation, footings and tie beams, sized for the soil and for everything that will stand on them.
Steel before concrete.
Rebar cages are tied and checked at every column before the formwork closes around them.
Two floors and a roof deck, poured.
Columns, beams and slabs rise floor by floor, with shoring left in place until the concrete cures.
The walls close in.
Hollow block walls go up on both floors, leaving an opening for every window and door in the plan.
Finished, inside and out.
Plaster, glass, timber cladding and a front garden. The site becomes a house.
Designed and built by R-Haus.
One team from the first drawing to the last coat of paint. Keep scrolling to step inside.
Welcome home.
A timber pivot door opens straight into the living room.
A living room that faces the garden.
Light from the front windows, with the stair built into the room instead of hidden away.
A kitchen built around the island.
Cook, eat and talk in one space, with storage along the back wall and a table for everyday meals.
A bedroom on the quiet side.
Set back from the street, with a window to the side garden and built-in storage.
A bathroom planned to the centimetre.
Vanity, toilet and a glass shower fit a compact footprint without feeling tight.
A stair that's part of the house.
Timber treads and a glass rail keep the climb open to the living room below.
Upstairs, the hall looks back down.
A glass rail over the stair connects both floors.
A private master suite.
A timber feature wall, a reading chair by the window, and doors out to the terrace.
Rooms built around how you live.
A gaming room with its own lighting, storage and screens, planned in from day one.
Outdoor living, one floor up.
A covered terrace over the front garden, with a spiral stair to the roof.
And a deck above it all.
Shade, seating and a view of the neighborhood as the lights come on.
Your home starts here.
Tell us about your lot and how you want to live. We'll design it and build it.
Preparing the site
Plans you can build from, and an architect who stays for the build.
R-Haus Architects turns your lot, your list of rooms and your design pegs into a complete set of plans, signed and sealed for your building permit. When you need it, we stay on as architect-on-record through construction.
- Permit-ready plans
- Signed and sealed drawings and specifications for your building permit.
- Architecture and engineering
- Structural, electrical and plumbing plans prepared alongside the design.
- Architect-on-record
- Site inspections and quality checks while your project is built.
Selected projects
Recent work by R-Haus Architects. Select any photo to see the full set.
Verginia Residence
A white two-storey house among coconut palms, with a pool, a covered lanai, an open timber stair and warm wood ceilings throughout.
Busuanga
Palawan
A cluster of timber-gabled cottages around a shared garden, with decks, planters and outdoor lounges under the palms.
Services and fees
Fixed fees for permit-ready plans, or a fee per square metre when you want an architect on record through construction.
Design service: architectural
Detailed architectural plan for your building permit.
₱30,000Lump sum
Includes
- Architectural plans
- Architectural specification
- Printing of plans, signed and sealed
Maximum of two revisionsUp to two-storey buildings
Design service: architectural and engineering
Detailed architectural and engineering design plans for your building permit.
₱80,000
Everything in architectural, plus
- Bill of quantity
- Structural analysis and structural plan
- Electrical analysis and electrical plan
- Plumbing and sanitary plan
- Bill of materials
- Specifications
Maximum of two revisionsUp to two-storey buildings
Design service with architect-on-record
The full design package, then our architect stays with your project through construction.
₱1,800Per sqm of total gross floor area
Everything in architectural and engineering, plus
- Periodic site inspection and quality assurance
- Contract interpretation and dispute resolution
- Review of technical submittals
- Financial and administrative control
- Final turnover and project closeout
Maximum of two revisionsUp to two-storey buildingsSite visit fee: ₱3,500 per visit
Soil testing, when the Office of the Building Official requires it, is shouldered by the client.
Five phases of regular design service
Every project moves through the same five phases, from defining what you need to the last inspection on site.
- 1
Project definition
We consult with you to define the project scope, requirements and conceptual framework.
- 2
Schematic design
Schematic plans, elevations and sections that set the project's overall size and shape.
- 3
Design development
From the approved schematics we fix the size and character of the project, including technical details, materials and structural and mechanical systems.
- 4
Contract documents
Complete working drawings, specifications and bill of quantities or cost estimates for building permits and construction bidding.
- 5
Construction
Periodic inspections to make sure construction follows the plans, plus change orders and certificates of payment and completion.
How your project starts
- 1
Gathering data
Your documents, the number of users, the rooms and systems you need, and your design pegs.
- 2
Site visit
We verify the area and check for any possible conflicts on the lot.
- 3
Sketch and schematic diagram
A non-detailed plan in 2D and 3D, so you can see the layout and massing early.
- 4
Client meeting for approval
We walk you through the 2D and 3D plan and agree on changes before detailing.
- 5
Detailed architectural plans for approval
The full architectural set, ready for your review.
- Floor plan
- Elevation
- Section
- Perspective
- Site development plan
- Architectural specification
- Bill of quantity of finishes
- 6
Detailed engineering plans
Prepared alongside the approved architecture.
- Structural plans
- Electrical plans
- Plumbing plans
- Mechanical plans, if needed
Soil testing, if the Office of the Building Official requires it, is shouldered by the client.
Book a consultation
Pick a time to talk through your lot, your rooms and your budget. We'll recommend the service that fits and explain what happens next.
Prefer to send your details first? Use the form on our Contact Us page.
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