Providence Iloilo

Providence Iloilo

The residential plaza in Iloilo was designed by Ildefonso Santos, ASLA, considered the “Father of Philippine Landscaped Architecture. Providence Iloilo is a new urban community model for the islands, designed to have a balance of housing, jobs and services. Santos’ structure at the entrance to the new community includes an egg-shaped work of art and a dancing fountain with synchronized lightings and music, said to be the first mechanized fountain on the island of Panay. A reflecting pool incorporates 70 some sculptured brass birds in flight and ara-al boulders. The environ around the pool combines greenery, pavestones and two walls of colorful mosaic tiles.