ANTE.

• commercial / retail

• custom-fabricated steel construction designed for mobility and easy reassembly

Ante is a food and beverage retail startup. The proposed design for the concept stores translated the client’s inspiration and references to music, emphasizing original, custom-made design and branding. Custom-fabricated bottles riveted unto folded galvanized steel flat sheets act as a translucent skin, while bright strip lights blinked in beat to the Ante. original soundtrack and selected playlist. This created a dynamic atmosphere of vibrancy, bringing forth the undertones of the Poblacion street scene. 

This project dominated local press, critics, and industry reports as an emerging design approach that incorporates branding into environmental atmospheres, and won design awards in the Philippines.

• architectural design

• fixtures & equipment

• project management

• construction management

Ante., Adrianne Ong, Serious Studio

Nina Gonzalez