Just when we thought our hearts couldn’t be any fuller, La Consolacion College Bacolod has done it again.
Team Tinabuay—composed of Kyle Angelo Española, Sandra May De Pedro, and Lorelei Navales—has officially clinched the 6th Place in the ArchiNEXT 2025: Salin-Likha: Creating Legacy for the Future. This announcement, released on the evening of April 1 by ArchiNEXT, brings even more pride to LCCB’s growing legacy in the field of architecture and design.
Their entry, “Tinabuay,” is more than a creative concept. It is a love letter to Bacolod City—its people, its heritage, and its ecosystem. Rooted in the vibrant rhythm of the MassKara Festival and inspired by the critically endangered Negros Bleeding-heart Dove, Tinabuay envisions a waterfront sanctuary that reflects the community’s resilience, spirit, and ecological consciousness.
“The MassKara Festival came from a place of sorrow—but it taught us that from hardship, beauty can rise,” said Dr. Vincent Raymund Y. Alovera, Dean of the School of Architecture, Fine Arts, and Interior Design (SARFAID). “Tinabuay captures that very essence—not only in aesthetic, but in soul.”
Blending traditional motifs with modern ecological design, Tinabuay invites people to gather, celebrate, and reconnect—not just with one another, but with nature itself. Its layout reflects the bleeding-heart dove—a quiet symbol of both vulnerability and hope. Flowing lines, layered spaces, native flora, and zones for active, semi-active, and reflective interaction breathe life into a space envisioned as both a cultural and environmental haven.
This recent win places Tinabuay alongside the previously awarded Pulso design—which earned 8th place just days ago. With two teams now in the Top 10 nationwide, LCCB SARFAID has clearly cemented its position as a formidable force in design education.
Sr. Flolyn S. Catungal, OSA, LCCB President, expressed heartfelt pride:
“Our students are telling the world that design is not just a profession—it is a form of storytelling, healing, and community-building. Tinabuay is a beautiful reminder that when we design with purpose and identity, we leave behind more than just structures—we leave behind a legacy.”
With five entries in the Top 50, two in the Top 10, and an unshakable spirit that pulses through every plan, sketch, and idea—La Consolacion College Bacolod proves, yet again, that its learners are builders of both spaces and soul.