Adefuin’s collaboration with the owners of the resort started when the latter read an article about the interior designer’s exhibit for the ninth anniversary of design hub, LRI Design Plaza. Keenly interested in Adefuin’s signature style, the resort owners tapped him for the Eskaya expansion project. “When the owners came to meet me [for the first time], they discussed how they wanted to have a fresh approach to the interiors of the new villas [that were being constructed]. The brief given to me [specified] a bahay kubo or nipa hut with high-end modern amenities. So basically, the overall design concept is contemporized Filipino. While native touches and the tropical atmosphere are maintained in keeping with the original villas, the new ones reverberate a lighter ambience, with cleaner lines and urban elements.