In August 1996, after 18 years in Hong Kong, Arch. Casas decided to return to the Philippines to lead the development of Pacific Plaza Towers in Fort Bonifacio, joining forces with his partner who came back 4 years earlier. The project, completed in 2000, served as a landmark design statement for Metro Pacific Corporation, original developers of the Fort Bonifacio Global City. From then on, the firm grew as a result of a wide range of clients who sought their expertise in high rise residential and office building design as well as master planning. The firm received the Prestigious Firm of the Year Award in 1997.
After two decades of diversified architectural projects, the firm formerly known as Recio+Casas decided to recreate itself with the fresh identity that is Casas+Architects, subsequently incorporated in June 2013 to constitute Casas + Architects, Inc. The firm is a consistent awardee of BCI Asia Top 10 Architectural Firm of the Philippines from 2006 to 2014. Arch. Casas recently received the award