The Entrance Gate Rotunda at Providence Iloilo
As the saying goes, 'change is inevitable in every phase of life', it is also true when it comes to all activities and endeavors done by men.
Mayor Arcadio Gorriceta of Pavia with
Providence Iloilo Officers and Staff.
Providence Iloilo is an epitome of how change happens in the field of real estate development. It is a middle class mass housing community coming into being located at Brgy. Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo. It is very easy for Providence Iloilo to claim itself as the Philippine's Finest Middle Class Mass Housing Project.
For the first time ever in a Middle Class Mass Housing Project that it has these features for its main entrance:
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a. Entrance structure and landscaping designed by Arch. Ildefonso P. Santos, the first East Asian that became a member of the American Landscape Architect Society and is responsible in introducing said profession in the Philippines sometime more than 30 years ago. Architect Santos is considered not only the pioneer in landscape architecture in the Philippines but is more considered as the 'Father of Philippines Landscape Architecture'.
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b. It is an ovum shaped work of art with a distinct and vibrant character through the interplay of design, colors and lightings.
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c. It is equipped with a dancing fountain, the first in the Island of Panay, where it has mechanized water actions and synchronized lightings and music.
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d. It has six daytime fountains that tickles the senses when behold.
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e. Night and day distinct looks and character.
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f. Reflecting pool with 70 + sculptured brass birds as if flying akin to the movement of ballet dance.
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g. There are massive 'ara-al' boulders inside the pool giving the entrance rotunda an elevation perspective.
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h. The grounds surrounding the entrance pool is a 'combo' of tiles, stones, and greens planned to exude variety and playfulness.
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i. Two deco walls that surround the pool in a rotating-like motion with its color splints of crafted mosaic tiles.
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j. Colored pave stones in diverse circular outlines creating a 'rippling' effect.
And why does St. Rafael Development Corporation (SRDC), the owner and developer of Providence Iloilo took the extra steps in providing such entrance features to the project? This is to build a beautiful landmark for the project and provide the homeowners and the public a place where to relax and stroll in the midst of 'cool' and 'reinvigorating' surroundings for the mind and body to re-charge. A place where cultural and art performances can be performed to enhance the quality of life and to provide opportunity for the mind and body, including the spirit of a man, to attained the greatest heights that God has endowed. After all, St. Rafael Development Corporation (SRDC) is guided in all its projects and developments by its Vision, "Building Communities... Transforming Lives... ALL FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD".