You can’t get much more urban than this first sketch done with #UskManila friends for our Christmas sketch call and pot-luck (I brought along homemade mini quiches). This building is near Becky’s Kitchen (a nice old bakeshop in a heritage building on Pablo Ocampo Street, Malate, Manila) and houses the “Benilde Hub of Innovation for Inclusion” (Benilde HFI) – part of the College of Saint Benilde. The building was designed by Javier Design Studio Manila (JDSM) – certainly an eye catching design. The building may look a bit unclear to someone who doesn’t know HFI, but all the same, I remember being there and having a great time sketching with my daughter! Plus I really love to sketch scenes like this.

Sat-13-Dec-2025