MAN WITH THE MIDAS TOUCH

This energetic real estate magnate has started a revolution that merges prefabrication, high-end design and property development.

It is barely 9am and Robbie Antonio is already radiating enough energy to fire up a room full of people. The Filipino real estate magnate is alternating between posing for the photo shoot for this magazine and replying to emails and messages on his phone.

To say he is busy is an understatement. Antonio wears several hats, but the one keeping him most occupied right now is that of founder and CEO of Revolution Precrafted. Concurrently, the 41-year-old is the founder and president of real estate group Antonio Development.

Revolution Precrafted produces branded, prefabricated living spaces designed by some of the biggest names in architecture and design, including Pritzker award winners such as Zaha Hadid and Kengo Kuma. “I wanted to democratise architecture,” says Antonio after the photo shoot, in between ordering breakfast and pushing his publicist