As 2013 comes to a close, I look back at all the projects HL Designs has done with a smile and a grateful heart for we have been blessed.    
  
With the completion of 6 Golden Cowrie restaurants this year, it has been a golden year for us.  First, we did the al fresco area at its original branch in Salinas drive, Lahug, Cebu City, which I wrote about earlier this year.  Then almost simultaneously, the SM City, Cebu branch was renovated, and 2 new stores were built in Mandaue City: one along A.S. Fortuna, then another one at Park Mall.
On December 8, Golden Cowrie inaugurated 2 new branches outside Cebu: Butuan City and Puerto Princessa City, Palawan.  
We at HL Designs are very grateful for the opportunity given to us to design the new restaurants and I can only hope and pray that the Golden Cowrie group will continue to be blessed as they have been a blessing to us.  
| Hukad sa Golden Cowrie in the newly opened Robinson's Mall, Butuan | 
| The signature puso (hanging rice) lamps are lined on one side of the restaurant. | 
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| The blessing and inauguration of Hukad in Puerto Princessa City | 
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| Hukad in One Manalo, Puerto Princessa City | 
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| The signature puso (hanging rice) lamps are a staple in every Hukad interior. | 
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| The al fresco dining area at PPC. | 




