Casa Tesoro was a stately home on A. Mabini Street in Ermita when the district and its surrounding arrabales like Malate were enclaves of landed gentry with second homes. The mansion was built as a vacation house and once marked a whole neighborhood’s genteel and patrician identity.
Finding a balance between clever use of limited space and creating a visually stunning interior is the first order for any interior designer doing condos. That it should be remarkably functional comes next.
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And when a beautiful house has been built, do we think of the architect or do we think of the owner? What makes the house a home? What makes an owner’s vision shine through?
Ditta Sandico’s grandparents Manuel Sandico and Pilar Hizon built the house in 1927. In this house, Ditta’s father, Fernando Hizon Sandico, came into the world. Fernando was the fifth in a happy brood of eight children, with Mayorico, Pergentino, Benito, Luz, Caridad, Orosia and Donatila.
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