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CW Home Depot, one of the leading retail stores of quality building, finishing, and furnishing materials in the country, has once again co-presented the 20th Estilo De Vida Inter-School Design Competition, an impressive platform for interior design students to promote their design prowess as well as to showcase the use of sustainable and locally sourced building materials. CW Home Depot has always given its usual support to the competition's core mission of unleashing creative potential of young and aspiring interior designers while creating opportunities for them to experience the full cycle of their chosen profession.

Established in 2004, the Estilo De Vida was proudly organized by the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA) spearheaded by the founder of Estilo De Vida and DMCI’s Jorge Consunji in collaboration with the Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID). The said competition was organized alongside with the Philconstruct Manila exhibition which was held last November 9-12, 2023 at the SMX Convention Center and World Trade Center in Pasay City.  

The exhibition has showcased only the top 3 winning designs among some 188 students from at least 15 participating schools nationwide. Carrying the theme, “HEALING SPACES: empowering abused women and children on their path to healing by creating multifunctional and comforting environments within medical facilities”, this year’s presentation was organized in partnership with the Child Protection Network (CPN) in support to the noble mission of the Women and Children Protection Units (WCPU). All top 3 winning designs will be carried out to actual construction to 3 selected beneficiary hospitals namely the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center, National Children’s Hospital, and Ospital ng Makati.

Present during the awarding ceremony were Philconstruct’s 2023 committee head & Pacific Paint (BOYSEN) Philippines’s vice president for marketing- Engr. Ruben Cueto; Philippine Constructors Association’s (PCA) Executive Director- Mr. Barry Paulino; former Estilo De Vida Chairpersons- Ms. Gwen Cobankiat- Cua; Idr. Nina Ramos- Marasigan; Ms. Ellen Chua; CW Home Depot’s Corporate Communications and Events Manager- Ms. Ana Flores- Bermudez; President and CEO of DMCI Holdings, Inc. and Estilo De Vida founder-  Mr. Jorge Consunji; former Estilo De Vida Chairman- Ms. Rosario Evangelista; 20th Estilo De Vida Chairperson- Archt. Weejee Decena and PCA president-  Engr. Ronaldo Elepaño, Jr.      

The 20th Estilo De Vida winners were announced last November 11, 2023 at the SMX Convention Center. The champion design was "FOLDING SPACES" by Donna Angelique Bihasa from the De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde; the first runner-up was "ALPAS" by Carl Bryan Valdez from the University of the Philippines, Diliman; and the second runner-up was "AKAP" by Clarisse Anne Abrera from the Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. Aside from supporting future interior designers, Estilo De Vida aims to encourage the use of sustainable materials and the adaptation of 5Rs in the designs of all the participants.