Plaza + Partners

What Plaza + Partners does

Plaza + Partners is a Metro Manila–based architecture, interior design, planning, and urban design firm founded in 2015/2016 by Rebecca Plaza. The firm delivers fee-based professional services across eight practice areas — civic, office, hospitality, houses, residential interiors, residential towers, retail, and commercial — for private individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and government/public-sector entities. Projects span residential towers and interiors, hotel and resort redesigns, fintech offices, mixed-use commercial developments, and large-scale urban regeneration (notably the 106,668 sq.m. Carbon Market regeneration in Cebu for CFI Co-Operative Bank). Service pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed, with revenue derived from professional services fees tied to scope, size, and complexity.

The firm is differentiated by a people-centered, sustainable, and contextual design philosophy and a hybrid go-to-market that combines direct private-client engagement, developer and cooperative relationships, and government partnerships (e.g., Sulong Maynila with Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada). Distribution is direct sales within a single domestic market (the Philippines), though project execution now spans 10+ provinces across Luzon, Visayas, and island tourist destinations. The firm operates from a single San Juan, Metro Manila headquarters with no subsidiaries, no disclosed external funding, and founder-owned private status.

Beyond project delivery, Plaza + Partners co-presents the Anthology Architecture and Design Festival, Southeast Asia's largest architecture and design event, which has scaled from 2,000 attendees in 2016 to 7,000+ featuring 70+ architects from 25 countries. This positions the firm as a regional design-community convener alongside WTA Architecture and Design Studio, UAP Manila Metro Chapter, and public-sector partners. The practice is also recognized through founder Rebecca Plaza's 2016 AYDA Gold Medal and 2018 World Economic Forum ASEAN speaking appearance, and through recurring media coverage in Philippine Star, Business Mirror, Lifestyle Asia, and Philippine Tatler.

Name

Plaza + Partners

Legal name

Plaza + Partners Inc.

Website

https://plazaandpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plaza + Partners is a Metro Manila–based architecture, interior design, planning, and urban design firm serving private, corporate, cooperative, and government clients across the Philippines with fee-based project services spanning residential, hospitality, commercial, civic, and urban regeneration sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail & Mixed-Use Commercial Construction (IMAFACAB), Hospitality & Entertainment Venue Construction (IMAFACAC)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Urban planning
• Masterplanning services
• Civic design

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Fee-based professional services for architectural design, interior design, masterplanning, and engineering services across residential, commercial, hospitality, civic, and retail sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Plaza + Partners provides architecture, interior design, masterplanning, and urban design services across residential, commercial, hospitality, civic, and retail sectors in the Philippines. The firm delivers fee-based professional design solutions through project-based engagements with private clients, real estate developers, cooperatives, and government entities. Its portfolio spans single-family houses, residential interiors, residential towers, offices, hotels and resorts, retail spaces, and large-scale urban regeneration projects such as the Carbon Market redevelopment in Cebu.

Product overview

Plaza + Partners is a full-service architecture and interior design firm based in Metro Manila offering a comprehensive portfolio of design services. The firm operates as a single unified practice organized around distinct service categories rather than separate product lines. Their core offerings span architecture (masterplanning, building design, engineering), interior design (residential, commercial, office, hospitality), and urban planning/civic design. Project types include office design, hospitality design, residential houses, residential interiors (condominiums and penthouses), commercial development (malls, supermarkets, markets), retail design (restaurants, cafes, gyms), and residential tower architecture (dormitories, co-living). The firm also co-presents the annual Anthology Architecture and Design Festival, the largest architecture and design festival in Southeast Asia, which serves as a platform to promote awareness about architecture and design in urban societies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Anthology Festival grew from 2,000 attendees in 2016 to 7,000+ attendees, featuring 70+ architects from 25 countries

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• One Mega GroupminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Supported Anthology Festival with fellowship galas co-presented with Bluprint Magazine and Pino Design Magazine
• WTA Design StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaborated with WTA Design Studio on the Manila Regeneration project 'Sulong Maynila' working with Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada. Also co-present Anthology Architecture and Design Festival together.
• Anthology Festival Partners (WTA Architecture, UAP Manila Metro Chapter, Intramuros Administration, The City of Manila)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Co-presenters of the Annual Anthology Architecture and Design Festival, Southeast Asia's largest architecture and design festival. Festival started in 2016 with 2,000 guests and has grown to 7,000+ attendees featuring architects from 25 countries.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WOHA Architects: Singapore-based award-winning architecture firm with sustainability-led hospitality, civic, and masterplanning work; a broader regional incumbent that Plaza + Partners competes against for Filipino hospitality and urban regeneration commissions.
• Urban Works Institute / Palafox Associates: One of the largest Philippine architecture and planning firms, covering masterplanning, urban regeneration, and large-scale mixed-use projects; competes with Plaza + Partners on transformative urban and civic commissions.
• SCDA Architects: Singapore-headquartered luxury architecture and interior design firm working across hospitality, residential, and mixed-use projects in Southeast Asia; a regional incumbent bidding into the same high-end hospitality and residential segments.

Direct peers

• WT Architects (formerly WTA Design Studio): Manila-based full-service architecture and design firm; Plaza + Partners' partner on Anthology Festival and the Sulong Maynila urban regeneration project, with overlapping portfolios in civic, commercial, and interior design.
• Budji+Royal Architecture + Design: Filipino architecture and design firm with comparable residential, hospitality, and commercial projects across the Philippines, positioning itself similarly as a design-led, internationally recognized local practice.
• Archion Architects: Philippines-based architecture firm offering architecture, interior design, and masterplanning for residential, commercial, and hospitality clients, directly overlapping with Plaza + Partners' service mix.
• Atelier Garcia & Associates: Filipino architectural and interior design firm with comparable hospitality, residential, and office design exposure across the Philippines.
• Asya Design Studio: Filipino full-service architecture and interior design practice with comparable residential, commercial, and hospitality portfolio in Metro Manila and major Philippine cities.
• MnM Design Works: Philippines-based interior design and architecture firm focused on commercial, hospitality, and residential interiors, closely aligned with Plaza + Partners' interior design service line.
• Jorge Y. Ramos Architects & Associates: Long-established Manila architecture firm delivering residential, commercial, and institutional design at a similar scale; broad incumbent-style peer for project bidding in the Philippines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/plazaandpartners
• Instagraminstagram.com/plazaandpartners
• Xx.com/PlazaPartners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plaza-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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