A new concept. An exciting street life. A great artist. Creatively fused together, this dynamic and inspired combination gave birth to The Picasso Boutique Serviced Residences, a place where art and passion live.

The Picasso

An old building. An exciting street life. A great artist. Creatively fused together, this dynamic and inspired combination gave birth to The Picasso Boutique Serviced Residences, a place where art and passion live.

Conceived as a place that engages visitors and viewers in a series of layers of discoveries, The Picasso will delight you with its many creative touches that unfold as you explore the residences and as you come back for another stay.

Stylish

At the heart of the concept for The Picasso, says architect Dominic Galicia of Dominic Galicia Architects, is the idea of Cubism. "It's the idea of seeing one thing, an object in space, from different vantage points and then reassembling those different views into a new form. So you're taking an object that you see every day and seeing it in a totally new way - that's the chord in Picasso that struck us." Given the task of repurposing an old landmark into something new and exciting, Galicia, together with interior designer Tina Periquet of Periquet Galicia, turned to Pablo Picasso's art for inspiration. The design team transformed the building into a canvas for reimagining something old into something vibrant and new.

Engaging

From the very first, the idea of exploring and discovering, of engaging the visitor, was a keystone in The Picasso's design. "What's the purpose of a place like this? It's an engine - an engine of art, an engine of city life," Galicia says. "It brings in new people and new ideas. It's a great way for someone visiting from abroad to learn about and see our city." And because Salcedo Village is one of the few places in the city that is truly conducive to walking, to exploration on foot, The Picasso was built to engage the street life around the area. From your first sight of the two-level lobby to the unfolding of the original pictures formed across the balcony fins on the facade, you will be treated to a show that evolves before your very eyes. "The whole thing encourages investigation. The façade, for example, can only be understood over time," Galicia grins. Pictures that assemble only when you see the facade from a certain angle; ceiling mirrors that reflect the street scene back to you as you work out or sip your morning coffee, or reflect what's inside the Function Room or gym to the pedestrians on the street; carefully chosen paintings gracing the interior; found objects that meld the past with the present; significant visual elements inspired by art and artist alike--there will always be something to engage your senses. Nor will the display be static as Art Cabinet at The Picasso, our in-house art gallery, will treat our guests to changing artworks and art forms every few months.

Unconventional

"We believe a city is a series of layers, a city moves with time but it doesn't erase its past. Anything is more interesting when it has layers, so we kept layers from this building's past - such as the textured ceiling slab in the Lobby - and worked it into our design," says Galicia. Just as Pablo Picasso often layered disparate elements in his collages, The Picasso is meant to be enjoyed as an interplay of its many complex and dynamic layers.

Found objects from the old building's construction were worked into the design, such as this textured edge of floor slab hanging over the first floor lobby. This echoes the way Picasso would often integrate found objects into his sculptures.

Frames are used to engage and draw in your attention to everything you do and see. In the lobby, a mural is framed by a large horizontal slab and a smaller rectangular frame; the bed and television in the rooms are supported by frames; the windows serve as a large frame with which to view the city; the building itself is framed by its vertical and horizontal streets where the amenities and commercial spaces are located.

The entire building is done in a color palette inspired by Picasso's various works and periods. The floors are done in themes inspired by Picasso's different periods, while the lobby is done in a color theme inspired by the concept of Picasso in Manila-the blue sky, the bright sun, and the sunset.

Original images of a figure asleep and awake painted on 16 panels of the facade can be seen as you approach The Picasso from opposite ends of the street.

Picasso often used guitar forms in his collages, and these are reflected in the vertical lines in the lobby.

The chessboard pattern, reminiscent of Picasso's harlequins, can be found on the lobby floor and ceiling.

Artworks in different media-from paintings, to sculpture, to projection art--from the Art Cabinet at the Picasso will grace different areas of the Residences.

Each floor is designed in a different color from Picasso's color palette and adorned with room numbers styled in a faux painting that transforms the corridors into a mini-gallery on their own.

Our Picasso monogram is inspired by Picasso's sketch of Don Quixote, reminiscent of the old knight on his horse with his lance ready for another go at those windmills.

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