MANILA, Philippines - SOC Land, the property arm of publicly listed South China Resources, recently launched the model units of Anuva, its resort themed mid-rise community ideally situated along the East Service Road of SLEX 10 minutes south of Makati.
Anuva’s model units are each a showcase of a modern Filipino home built and designed by homegrown talents, reflecting the developer’s emphasis on Filipino pride and the property development’s most notable advantage – generous spaces.
According to SOC Land vice president Juan Miguel Reyes, “From the very first time that we talked to our consultants, we made it clear that we want an all-Filipino flavor to the development – using as much as possible local consultants and talents as well as locally manufactured and sourced material.”
Going inside the fully fitted model units, one will see a modern design with a relaxed resort-like feel to it. The use of wood for the interiors as well as APO Floors’ vinyl flooring, the APO Mimicri that mimics the appearance of wood while at the same time being durable and easy to maintain, provides a warm, home-y feel to the units.
Said Reyes, “We see Anuva to be more of a showcase of Filipino home – a tropical home that is suitable to Philippine climate than a Mediterranean or European home that may not suit a tropical setting.”
For Architect Brian John Mangio, Managing Partner of N.S. Mangio & Associates, the consultancy firm that designed the units’ interiors, this emphasis of SOC Land on Filipino pride and providing truly value for money condo homes “made it more delightful to design the condo development.”
Anuva will provide 80 percent open space in its 2.4 hectare development, while its units’ squarish configuration will give 50 percent more frontage of either the hallway or the outdoors, providing future residents a wider sense of space.
Architect Mangio explained that squarish units are not typical because developers are aware that a bigger frontage means less sellable space on the same floor.
“With Anuva, developer SOC Land is more than willing to sacrifice sellable space just to be able to offer something unique and with more value,” he said.
Mangio said that designing the units at Anuva has been more interesting than working on the narrow and deep rectangular units typical of other developments as the shape made possible better use and coordination of spaces.
He said, “Whereas before, with a rectangular unit, we just work front to back with the living, kitchen and dining, and bedroom areas lined up across the length of the space. Now it can be side by side, with the kitchen hallway, for example, forming part of the living area. The interiors are now more balanced.”