(BA Hons Interior Architecture and Design) born in 1986, graduated in London Metropolitan University. Worked as an assitant in SOM, Skidmore Owings and Merill company, for 4 years and was a model making head for 2 years, in where was involved in a number of award winning restaurant and environmental office buildings, and had done private works in converting old spaces into new working areas. Has a background in the hospitality industry in which he applies his knowledge in designing and restaurants around London, and now joined up with a team in Kirk+interiors in 2008.
Background:
I am from Manila, the capital city of Philippines. I have been here in the UK for almost 6 years now, and I have completed my HND diploma in Hospitality Management. I have been working in the hotels and restaurants ever since I graduated from college. I have trained in one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurant in Savoy grill 3 years ago, and now I am currently working in the Four Seasons Hotel in Canary Wharf. My position changes to a main course, starters and then preparation in the larder kitchen.
I am always travelling especially to Rome to visit my mum and some friends. I am always drawing or taking pictures wherever I go. And if there is any other oppurtunity to go somwhere else I am always on to it. In relation to my work, I am able to stay in other Four Seasons around the world for free, depending on how many days I am allowed in one year. At this time, I have currently 5 days complimentary nights free. And I am planning to go this time to the newly opened Four Seasons in Florence.
I studied the Japanese language for two years, and so far my Italian is slowly improving. I have been working with all the italians in my kitchen in Four Seasons and I have no other choice but to learn the language. It is very close similar to my language, Tagalog because it is mixed with some spanish words and maybe because my family background is also mixed with spanish.
I started to appreciate architecture since when I was small. I am always drawing houses and buildings, probably because I am always seeing my grandfather whos an engineer and an architect in the family, do his drawings and always building and adding some structures to our house.
Being a chef is one thing I wanted to accomplish or to do in my lifetime, and my dream profession or a career one day is to become an architect or an artist.
photo by Kevin Pineda
Food (Italian and Japanese Food) + Travel (collecting souvenirs) + Photography
These are the 3 main things that I am obsessed about. Ive always wanted to travel around the world and discover new tastes and differnent cultures, language and etc. I always want a record of all the things ive been seeing and experincing. Thats why one of my hobbies is taking my camera and to take lots of pictures. Ive always been into cooking and also as a profession ive learned how to cook Japanese and Italian cuisines, though not really good at it, I am really glad that I have to skill to make it happen.
V & A Exhibition layout and study drawings
This is a sketch of the Cold war exhibition in the Victorian Albert Museum. This shows the main rooms in the exhibition in where you can see from the sketches the outline and some exhibits that are shown in the rooms.
This is a drawing piece made by Frei Otto, in the 1940's interpreting how they thought the future 2000 will be like. This is the Utopia that they are talking about. One city and are all interconnected to each other to provide better living for people.
This is just a piece of that drawing that I have sketched in the gallery. I like how this reflects and is similar to designs that are now being built. The curvy pathways crossing each other and into the buildings is a great and very inventive idea during that period and is considered a very distant and futuristic.
Now everything seems possible and we can see structures and ideas that are pushed to the limits. And now being built and tested, to make the place and the design adaptable to people to live in and also friendly to the environment.
This is just a piece of that drawing that I have sketched in the gallery. I like how this reflects and is similar to designs that are now being built. The curvy pathways crossing each other and into the buildings is a great and very inventive idea during that period and is considered a very distant and futuristic.
Now everything seems possible and we can see structures and ideas that are pushed to the limits. And now being built and tested, to make the place and the design adaptable to people to live in and also friendly to the environment.
