Filipino contemporary architecture firm Barchan + Architecture has been named Asia’s Best Firm in Architecture Design, the most prestigious and coveted prize at the 2025 Asia Architecture Design Awards (AADA).
Barchan + Architecture has been awarded this distinction following an extensive and highly competitive evaluation process conducted by AADA’s esteemed panel of judges. The winners are recognized as the most outstanding examples of innovation, sustainability, and design excellence in the region.
The Filipino architecture firm is also recognized as 2025 Asia’s Best Commercial Building Architecture Design for The Terraces at Dao, a 3,100-square-meter head office and warehouse for an entertainment equipment rental company in Marikina City. The design showcases vibrant hues and playful light manipulation with colorful hallmarks of Filipino culture like jeepneys and fiestas. It features a series of curvilinear canopies that unified and connected the different structures and programs on the site, a nod to the iconic Banaue Rice Terraces.
With the theme Vibrant Asia, the 2025 AADA puts the spotlight on the extraordinary ingenuity and imagination of architects and designers across the continent.
Arch. Jason Buensalido, founder and chief design ambassador of Barchan + Architecture, said this recognition affirms their design philosophy of expressing Filipino culture in design while inspiring positive change to people, communities, and the environment.
“We are incredibly humbled and proud to be recognized as the Best Firm in Architecture Design at the 2025 AAD,” says Arch. Buensalido, noting that AADA provides an excellent platform to showcase their outstanding work internationally.
“This award reflects our deep commitment to creating impactful and sustainable architecture that truly resonates with the spirit of Vibrant Asia. We extend our sincere gratitude to the AADA judges and to our clients who trust us with their visions. Barchan + Architecture hopes to further contribute to the evolving built environment in the Philippines and in Asia by crafting spaces that help us build a better world.”
The AADA Winners’ Night will be on July 25, 2025, at The Shilla Seoul Hotel in South Korea, which is considered an iconic architectural destination where traditional Korean elements seamlessly blend with contemporary design.
