Royal Pineda

Royal is the Principal Architect+CEO of BUDJI+ROYAL Architecture+Design, the lead advocate of Modern Filipino Architecture+Design. Together with Principal Designer+Chairman Budji Layug, Royal spreads their ‘Practical Luxury‘ design philosophy through various projects in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, USA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Thailand, Israel and now, Dubai. Pineda takes great pride in designing the Bangkota. “It makes me immensely proud as a Filipino to be seen in a new light: Our stories as a nation truly need to be told!” he says. “We should be sharing these discoveries with our people!