CONCEP is the acronym for Consultants for Com-

prehensive Environmental Planning, Inc. – a pro-

fessional design and planning firm established in

1977. It was co-founded by two architects-

planners, Leon M. Mayo and Nathaniel von Ein-

siedel. Over the last 30 years, CONCEP has been

involved in the design conception of a wide variety

of construction and land development projects. For

these projects, CONCEP’s professional experience

and technical network of resources enabled it to

impart a creative and practical work methodology.

From a wider viewpoint, the principals and associ-

ates of CONCEP have supported the government

for its public sector design and urban planning re-

quirement. In this light, CONCEP’s design outlook

remains broad and modern as it maintains produc-

tive interaction with the private sector, national

agencies (NEDA, DILG, APT and others), local gov-

ernments, (numerous cities, towns and provinces),

and foreign funding institutions (World Bank, Asian

Development Bank, USAID, UNCHS and others).

About us

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CONCEP’s mainline services involve Architectural

Design and Urban Planning. In its quest for better

project viability, CONCEP takes a hands-on role not

only for the main works at hand, but also for com-

plementary work ranging from pre-planning to pre-

construction activities. Pre-planning activities may

include the preparation of regional economic stud-

ies, visioning and inception reports, and business

plans. Pre-construction activities on the other hand

confirm posed planning theories and include initial

value engineering works, preparation of survey

and marketing materials, and liaison with con-

cerned government agencies.

CONCEP’s expertise is available in the following

principal forms:

A. Architecture and Project Administration

• Design conceptualization and development

• Contract documents

• Construction supervision

• Construction administration

B. City Development Strategies

• Economic competitiveness analysis

• Capital investments planning, program-

Services

ming and budgeting

• Urban revitalization and heritage promo-

tion

• Development incentive packaging

C. Community Planning and Urban Design

• Master-planned communities

• Neighborhood structure and land use

• Pedestrian-friendly movement system

D. Alliance for Local Economic Development

• Economic growth trends analysis

• Regional environmental management

• Integrated area development

E. Regional Planning and Urban Growth

Management

• Sub-regional growth policies and structure

• Area-wide economic incentives packaging

• Inter-local alliances for services delivery

• Planning for environmental sustainability

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Concep Network

CONCEP is cognizant that in the end, projects are

made for people and markets, and where the more

consistently successful projects can only be those

whose design, planning and implementation re-

quirements have been more substantively and rig-

orously addressed.

CONCEP projects are ingrained with a competitive-

ness that arise from many years of practical de-

sign, planning experience and interaction with

countless project proponents, development man-

agers and policy makers. Today CONCEP, together

with its network of eminent development special-

ists, is proud to remain at the forefront of develop-

ment. This network of consultants are acknowl-

edged practitioners in the country and includes the

Urban Partnerships Foundation (UPF) whose

founding members are prominent urban practitio-

ners from Asia Pacific countries, Japan, the Nether-

lands, Singapore, USA, Canada and Australia.

UPF is a knowledge sharing network formed in 2002 to help address and manage the effects of rapid urbanization in the Asia Region. Its purpose is to help make cities better places. While headquartered in the Philippines, its members consist of international urban development practitioners who for-merly comprised the UN Habitat’s International Panel of Experts. Today, it con-tinues to be headed by Architect Nathaniel Von Einsiedel who is also its foun-der. Today, the UPF members engage in regional advocacy consultancy work for governments and multi-lateral and bilateral support agencies. In brief, the UPF is described as follows:

• UPF is a professional, independent non-profit policy, research and knowledge sharing organization dedicated to the improvement of the quality and standards of urban management and development.

• UPF’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the effective, equi-

table, efficient, and sustainable management of urban areas in order to enhance the total living environment.

• UPF brings together the people able to influence the outcome of impor-

tant issues related to urban management and the built environment. • UPF facilitates the exchange of relevant and current knowledge and in-

formation about urban management and development to all its mem-bers and affiliates.

• UPF helps build and strengthen capabilities in urban management of the

public and private sectors especially in developing countries. • UPF is founded on the principles of international cooperation. It relies

heavily on the experience of its members and affiliates which includes prominent practitioners of urban management and development from 17 countries. All urban practitioners have the opportunity to participate in and benefit from the UPF.

The Urban Partnerships Foundation (UPF)

Recent projects

CONCEP provides planning, design and manage-

ment studies for various projects that are mostly

located in different areas of the Philippines and

elsewhere. The projects types range from stand-

alone building projects to private real estate devel-

opments to regional master plans. In support of

the physical design, many of CONCEP’s larger pro-

jects also include the preparation of site strategic

analysis, project business plans and institutional

arrangements for project implementation and op-

erations. The clients of CONCEP are a cross section

of landowners, businessmen, industrialists and in-

stitutions from the private sector as well as towns,

cities, and national / international agencies from

the public sector. In the following pages are exam-

ples of some of CONCEP’s more recent projects.

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Commercial Building Bacolod City

La Vista Residence Quezon City

Architectural Design Projects

Subdivision Park Development Pasig City

Westgrove Residence Cavite

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Governor’s Mansion Sariaya, Quezon

Ancestral House San Juan, Batangas

Heritage Restoration Projects

Father Blanco’s Garden San Agustin Church, Intramuros

Post-war Period Residence Roxas Blvd., Paranaque

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Apartment Penthouse Makati City

Retrofitting & Interior Works

Two-storey Residence Pasig City

Apartments Abroad and in the Philippines

Restaurant Ortigas Center

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Business Park Bacolod City

Site Master Planning Projects

Satellite Business District Iloilo City

Estate Development Project Silay City

Heritage Zone Makati City

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Regional & City Planning Projects

Silay City Master Plan Silay City

SBFZ Comprehensive Master Planning Project

Subic Bay Freeport Zone

Makati City Redevelopment Vision for the 21st Century Makati City

Downtown CBD Redevelopment Iloilo City

Ferry Terminal System Guimaras / Iloilo City

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International Planning Workshops & Forums

Good Governance, Poverty Reduction and Social Development / Asian Mayor’s Forum Bangkok, Thailand

DILG Project Development and Management Course Canberra / Brisbane, Australia

“World Summit on Sustainable Development” Johannesburg, South America

Mayor’s Asia Pacific Environmental Summit Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Nathaniel von Einsiedel is a regis-tered architect and urban planner. He was the first Commissioner for Planning in the Metro Manila Commission, serv-ing for 10 years where he formulated and administered the first Metro Manila land-use and Zoning Ordinance, the

Regional Development and Framework Plan and the Capital Investments Program. Today, he is the chairman of CONCEP, Inc. and Executive Director for the com-pany’s planning division. Over the years, he has serviced the broad urban plan-ning concerns of both private and public sector where he remains a popular consultant, author and resource speaker for urban development matters today. He is a UAP and PIEP Fellow and was past president of PIEP and CREBA, respectively the country’s foremost planning and real estate bodies. Outside the Philippines, he is an active consultant for international urban development projects and programs of foreign funding institutions such as World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and UN-Habitat. In the course of his career, he has served as Regional Director for Asia-Pacific of the UN Urban Management Program. He is presently a Trustee of the Center for Advanced Philippine Studies (CAPS) and the Heritage Conservation Society. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of the Philippines, Masters in Urban Planning from Columbia University in New York, U.S.A, and Ph.D in Public Administration from Pacific Western University in Hawaii, U.S.A.

Principals

Leon M. Mayo is the President of CONCEP Inc. He is a registered archi-tect and environmental planner with extensive project design and planning experience. In the course of profes-sional practice, he has serviced a wide variety of private and public sector

projects. As a principal designer for the firm, his works covers a range of designs for developments with spe-cialty and contemporary styles, heritage adaptive re-use projects and themed developments. Early in his career, his work activities involved modular and systems building as well as the export supply of pre-fabricated building components and accessories. Today he is in charge of CONCEP administration and is the company principal in charge of architectural and construction projects. From a wider standpoint, Architect Mayo is a consultant for public sector-based projects. His engagements have consisted of urban development planning consultancy work both at local and regional levels for LGUs, Govern-ment agencies and foreign funding institutions. At the regional level, he is a director of UPF, an international planning consulting company and has been involved with the UN-Habitat’s Urban Management Program for Asia Pacific, the Honolulu-based MAPES program, and various regional planning conferences and symposiums. He graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture. He com-pleted his graduate studies from Ateneo Graduate School of Business (Masters in Business Administration) and from Galillee College in Israel (Diplomate in Urban Economics Development).

Contact Us

1856 Asuncion St. Santiago Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel. No.: (63-2)895-1812 / (63-2)895-3547 Fax: (63-2)890-2480 E-mail: concepinc@gmail.com Website: www.concepinc.com

CONCEP operates from out of its own office in Makati City, Metro Manila where it started many years ago. CONCEP production is ably implemented by its veteran principals together with a select group of young and creative in-house technical staff. Depending on the nature of the project, an elite team of specialist and professional consultants who have worked with CONCEP over the years can be readily mobilized. The two main production divi-sions of CONCEP are: • the URBAN PLANNING DIVISION and • the ARCHITECTURAL DIVISION. CONCEP personnel consist of architects, planners, management specialist and general services staff who complement each other in the delivery of ser-vices to clients. CONCEP’s third division is the AD-MINISTRATIVE DIVISION that sustains its day-to-day operations.

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