Franc Obguia

advisor

Cebu Institute of Technology – University (CIT-U), College of Engineering and Architecture, Cebu City

Philippines

Architecture and Sustainability. Top 8 Finalist – Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA) Philippines… more

There’s a lot to appreciate in how this project was put together—from the layered diagrams to the clarity of your zoning and plans. The idea of using transformation as a narrative driver, anchored on social processes, is a thoughtful angle. It’s clear that you’re not just exploring architecture as a fixed form, but as something alive—something people shape and reshape. That’s a strong and timely concept.

The presentation is clean and well-composed. Your diagrams are playful and do a great job of breaking down the cube transformation into something visual and digestible. The structure of your boards flows well and helps guide the viewer through the project logic. I especially appreciated the way you positioned the various functions of the café—each floor having a distinct character and role makes for a versatile public space.

The perspective views, while compelling in composition, could benefit from using two-point perspective to avoid distortion and better convey spatial realism. Making the vegetation more grounded in scale and form would also help anchor the building to its environment. Adding more animated figures could bring in a needed layer of human presence—it would help the viewer imagine how people interact with the space, which is especially important for a public café.

Still, the renderings hold a certain charm, and the concept of modular adaptability is clear throughout the visual material. The rooftop cinema is a lovely addition—it gives the building a public life beyond the usual, and the fabric canopy adds softness to an otherwise strong, concrete presence.

Thank you, Margarita Bulgakova, Egor Orlov, for sharing your project and for taking part in the Inspireli Competition. It's refreshing to see ideas that embrace both structure and spontaneity—your work celebrates the way people truly use spaces, not just how they’re drawn on paper. Keep pushing that balance between form and function—there’s a lot of promise here. Congratulations on a thoughtful and imaginative proposal.