About Jorge Yulo

Before receiving a master's degree in architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1995, Jorge Yulo worked at the firm of Cabrera/Barricklo Offices in New York City in 1985-86 and transferred to Leandro V Locsin and Partners in Manila upon acquiring a degree.

He left the firm in 1994 to pursue his own practice until he established Jorge Yulo Architects and Associates in early 1995, during the 1997 Asian Crisis JYAA cultivated its interior design services, which constitutes a significant percentage of the firm’s portfolio.

JYAA is composed of architects, artists, and technical consultants who work comprehensively as a multi-faceted team, maintaining a studio culture of experimentation, creativity, and experientiality.

The Team

Jorge Yulo

Principal

Paulino Taccad, Jr.

Partner

Francisco Agosto III

Senior Associate | Production Manager

Dan M. Calvo

Senior Associate | Office Manager

Amabelle Estaniel

Associate

Aleson Salcedo

Associate

Eduardo Laccay

Associate

Patrick Espino

Associate

AWARDS

Silver A' Design Award

2021

Interior Space & Exhibition Design

Mecha Uma Restaurant

Architecture MasterPrize Honorable Mentions

2024

Architectural Design

Hacienda Sta. Elena Community House

Architecture MasterPrize Honorable Mentions

2024

Conceptual Architecture

Mecha Uma Restaurant

ICONIC Awards by the German Design Council

2023

Recognition

MAMOU Prime, Reincarnated Villa

ICONIC Awards by the German Design Council

2016

Recognition

Mecha Uma Restaurant

PRESS

Equilateral House

RESIDENTIAL

Kanto Creative Corners

Silver A' Design Award

Explores the project’s triangular geometry and site-driven logic.

ABS-CBN Metro.Style

The Equilateral House Is a Vessel for Unexpected Surprises

Discusses material reuse, spatial experience, and climate responsiveness.

Architecture MasterPrize

Equilateral House – Honorable Mention

“Equilateral House” – Archimarathon YouTube Feature

A breakdown of the house’s proportions and passive design strategy.

Hacienda Sta. Elena Community House

civic/community

Architecture MasterPrize

Hacienda Sta. Elena – Honorable Mention

Uncommon, YouTube Series

“Jorge Yulo on Uncommon Ground” – Video Feature

A rare glimpse into JYAA’s approach to context, restraint, and civic space.

Mecha Uma

restaurant

“Mecha Uma by Jorge Yulo” – INSIDE Awards Feature

An intimate 64-sqm, 20-seat Japanese tasting restaurant in BGC recognized for its "raw" aesthetic and innovative design. The design features a dramatic, vaulted ceiling with cube-like braces, highlighting a "raw" concept using concrete, steel, copper, and wood.

Mamou Prime

restaurant

“Culinary Jewel Box: Mamou Prime by Jorge Yulo”

An in-depth look at the spatial layering and crafted restraint behind one of JYAA’s most refined restaurant interiors.

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