Gvian Lois Zapanta, Interior Designer

The fourteen projects. Arrow keys move from one to the next; Enter opens the one in the middle. The index lists them all as plain links.

Blueprint — as-measured shell
Built photograph — reception
Plan detail — zoning

Built healthcare · 2022–2023

MaxiMD

Diagnostic Laboratory & Clinic · Portal Mall, GMA, Cavite, Philippines

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Drawing — as-measured or concept
Final image — render or photograph
Plan — zoning

Built retail · 40+ branches · 2022–2025

MaxiDrug

Multi-site pharmacy rollout · Philippines

02
Drawing — as-measured shell
Built photograph or final visualization
Plan — zoning and furniture layout

Paid commission · built workplace · 2023

Quezon City

Workplace interior · Quezon City, Philippines

03
Drawing — measured existing apartment
Built photograph — living / dining
Plan — retained layout

Implemented residential · 2025

Paris

Residential space planning · Paris, France

04
Specification excerpt — anonymised
Material board detail — no client identifiers

Internship · 2026

HBA Manila

Luxury hospitality · FF&E · Manila, Philippines

05
Measured shell plan — Greenbelt survey
Site photograph — active fit-out

Internship · 2026

T1

Site & project coordination · Makati, Philippines

06
Drawing — as-measured or concept
Final image — render or photograph
Plan — zoning

Individual thesis · 2026

Supporting Patient Comfort

Healthcare design thesis · Cavite, Philippines

07
Orthographic and component drawing
Exhibition photograph — finished piece

Furniture design · 2024

Equanimity

Table · exhibited · Manila, Philippines

08
Plan — curved zoning
Render — featured space

Retail & commercial · 2024

Oda Suki

Beauty lab · Manila, Philippines

09
Plan — dining
Render — dining space

Hospitality · 2024

Satori

Japanese restaurant · Manila, Philippines

10
Plan — U-shaped workflow around the courtyard
Render — sculptural ceiling

Studio / fashion · 2025

Fashion Atelier

Sartorial Fiesta · Manila, Philippines

11
Plan — two-floor zoning
Render — curved timber seating

Workplace · 2025

TOMO

Corporate headquarters · Manila, Philippines

12
Plan — layout and work triangle
Render — kitchen

Residential · 2023

Sundream

Kitchen · Manila, Philippines

13
Plan — 360-degree access
Render — three-quarter hero view

Retail / experiential · 2023

Aesop

Pop-up display · Manila, Philippines

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Interior Designer · Healthcare · Retail · Residential · Hospitality

Built & professional

MaxiMD

Diagnostic Laboratory & Clinic

Type
Built healthcare
Place
Portal Mall, GMA, Cavite, Philippines
Year
2022–2023
Role
Interior Designer
Status
Completed · Operational
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Built & professional

Professional practice

Research

Academic

Interior Designer · Healthcare · Retail · Residential · Hospitality

Built & professional

  • 01 MaxiMD Diagnostic Laboratory & Clinic · Portal Mall, GMA, Cavite, Philippines · 2022–2023
  • 02 MaxiDrug Multi-site pharmacy rollout · Philippines · 2022–2025
  • 03 Quezon City Workplace interior · Quezon City, Philippines · 2023
  • 04 Paris Residential space planning · Paris, France · 2025

Professional practice

  • 05 HBA Manila Luxury hospitality · FF&E · Manila, Philippines · 2026
  • 06 T1 Site & project coordination · Makati, Philippines · 2026

Research

Academic

  • 08 Equanimity Table · exhibited · Manila, Philippines · 2024
  • 09 Oda Suki Beauty lab · Manila, Philippines · 2024
  • 10 Satori Japanese restaurant · Manila, Philippines · 2024
  • 11 Fashion Atelier Sartorial Fiesta · Manila, Philippines · 2025
  • 12 TOMO Corporate headquarters · Manila, Philippines · 2025
  • 13 Sundream Kitchen · Manila, Philippines · 2023
  • 14 Aesop Pop-up display · Manila, Philippines · 2023
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Profile

Singapore upbringing. Manila design education. Internationally oriented practice.

Interior Designer with an international outlook shaped by growing up in Singapore and completing design education in Manila. My work combines space planning, concept development and visualization with technical documentation, FF&E and material selection, and hands-on exposure to site and project coordination.

Before completing my degree, I had already worked as the sole interior designer for a multi-site pharmacy business, contributing to 40+ built pharmacy projects; developed and coordinated a built diagnostic laboratory and clinic; completed an independent workplace commission; supported confidential luxury hospitality projects during my HBA Manila internship; and gained live construction and project-delivery exposure through T1 Project Services.

I am most drawn to healthcare, residential and hospitality environments where client needs, spatial clarity and design intent can be carried from concept through technical development and built reality.

SingaporeUpbringing1.35° N · 103.82° E
ManilaEducation and practice14.60° N · 120.98° E
ParisImplemented residential, 202548.86° N · 2.35° E

Native English & Tagalog · Beginner French

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Education, capabilities, tools

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design · Specialization Major in Construction & Project Management
De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde

Core capabilities

Space planning & design developmentTechnical drawings & documentation3D modelling & visualizationFF&E / materials / specificationsSite survey & as-built documentationCustom joineryDesign & project coordinationResearch-led design

Primary software

AutoCADSketchUpEnscapeCanva

Working exposure

PhotoshopRevitArchicadTwinmotion

Working knowledge, used on projects, rather than full proficiency.

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Fourteen projects.
One designer.

Design intent, carried from concept to built reality.

Availability

Open to international opportunities and relocation.

Gvian Lois Zapanta · Interior Designer Spatial planning · Healthcare · Residential · Hospitality · FF&E studiogvian.com