BALAY KŌBŌ
2024



BALAY KŌBŌ is a home + creative studio that allows creatives to have photoshoots and intimate events in sun-filled spaces. 

The structure was specifically designed with Filipino and Japanese in mind. I provided clarity on both identity and strategy, ensuring that every aspect of the brand infuses both Filipino and Japanese sensibilities of lightness and beauty.


– Visual Identity
– Brand Strategy
   – improvements on existing strategy
– Signage Design


Initial Drafts starting point of the custom wordmark was a cross-section of a bamboo
Central to the identity is the gumamela icon, whose form is patterned after the wordmark, but with a gentler touch 


DOCUMENTATION Aya Cabauatan
SIGNAGE FABRICATION Jearon Sepacio