From Sampaloc to Taguig
The Tuason Residence, given a second life
Casa Real began as the Tuason Residence on Sociego Street in Sampaloc, Manila, a heritage Art Deco home. DMCI Homes acquired the Sampaloc property in 2011 for its Sorrel Residences development and chose to save the house: it was carefully dismantled, moved to Acacia Estates, and rebuilt using approximately 80 percent of its original materials.
SampalocOriginal site, Manila
2011Saved by DMCI Homes
~80%Original materials reused
2Function halls
- Original narra and ipil floorboards, wide doors and window frames.
- Capiz windows, wooden wall calados, ventanillas and the original iron grilles.
- Restored ipil staircases and ornamental woodwork; the original concrete balusters and lion's head gargoyle drains were reused.
- A new roof of Mazarron clay tiles and Machuca tile floors where the originals could not be saved.
- A gated main entrance under a porte cochere, and a grand staircase entrance along Acacia Lane.
