Ar. Riesa leads RAL Architects from Malolos, Bulacan — designing homes, commercial spaces, and institutional buildings for clients across Luzon and beyond. 15 years in practice, licensed as both an architect and a real estate broker.
Most of the practice's work is based in Bulacan, where Ar. Riesa lives and works day to day. But the projects span provinces, project types, and budgets — from a multi-million-peso private estate to a compact family home, a restaurant fit-out, and a parish chapel.
RAL Architects is a Malolos-based practice, and most projects are close to home. The record also includes work in Pampanga, Batangas, Quezon province, Metro Manila, and Davao.
From a ₱30M private estate to a single-family home, a commercial fit-out to an institutional chapel — the same rigor in space planning, documentation, and site coordination applies throughout.
14 years in real estate — leasing, tenant relations, sales — before architecture, plus a broker's license since 2016. Design decisions get made with real-world use and resale value in mind.
A cross-section of independent practice work — spanning a large private estate to compact family homes, commercial interiors, and institutional buildings, primarily across Bulacan and nearby provinces.
Before founding RAL Architects in 2022, Ar. Riesa held project and design roles on several large-scale hospitality, residential, and commercial developments. These were delivered under previous employers, so they're listed here by project and role rather than shown as personal portfolio pieces.
Before I was designing buildings, I was fourteen years in real estate — leasing units, managing tenants, closing sales. I still think like a broker first, whatever the project is. Every plan has to work for the person who's going to live in it, run a business out of it, or eventually sell it.— Ar. Riesa, UAP, REB
Lot, budget, and program — whether it's residential, commercial, or institutional.
A layout built around how the space will actually be used, at whatever scale it calls for.
Full submission drawings, coordinated with your local LGU.
Construction drawings, BOQ, and specifications your contractor can price and build from.
Send a message with your location, project type, and rough scope — Ar. Riesa will reply with next steps.