Francisco Mañosa

Francisco 'Bobby' Mañosa (born February 14, 1931) is a Filipino architect noted for his Filipino inspired architectural designs. His most notable work is The Coconut Palace.

Manosa, on May, 2008 built his own Bahay Kubo mansion. With only 3 posts or "haligi", it has 5 one-inch coconut shell doors, 2nd floor, a "silong", Muslim room, sala, and master's bedroom with a fish pond therein.[1][2]

Personal life

Francisco Mañosa was born in Manila, Philippines. He currently lives in Ayala Alabang Village as a retired but decorated architect. He has 3 children, all of whom now work for the family company. Bambi, the eldest and only daughter, is the head of the interior design department of Mañosa & Co, as well as the Director of the Tukod Foundation. Dino acts as CEO of the entire Mañosa Group, and is the founder and CEO of Mañosa Properties. Francisco's youngest son, Gelo, continues his architectural legacy as the CEO of Mañosa & Co..[3]

While not working on his projects for the company, Francisco Mañosa was also part of the jazz band The Executive Band.[4] He played piano for the band.

In 2012, Francisco Mañosa had a fall in which he cracked two vertebrae which had to be fused in order to heal. He also needed heart bypass surgury in order to repair a life-threatening ventricular blockage.[5]

Works

Churches

Residential

Commercial

Institutional

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