Buildings

• FAMOUS BUILDINGS IN MAKATI

PBCOM TOWER

-The Philippine Bank of Communications occupies the first ten floors of this building

-Tallest building in the Philippines

architect: G.F. & Partners, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (San Francisco)

http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=104103



GT INTERNATIONAL

-The "G. T." in G.T. International Tower stands for George Ty, one of the wealthiest men in the Philippines, owner of this building, and the chairman of MetroBank. MetroBank is the anchor tenant.

-A 10-story vertical fin marks the tower’s presence on the Makati skyline and provides a visual signature at the tower’s crown

architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, G.F. & Partners, Recio+Casas Architects





PETRON MEGAPLAZA

-This was the tallest building in the Philippines before the PBCom Tower was topped off.

architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP


LKG TOWER

-Within the office tower there are 3 dining levels, a banking hall, parking for 500 cars, an owner’s penthouse and a helipad for VIP access on the roof.

architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Recio+Casas Architects




PACIFIC PLAZA TOWER1

-This is one of two developments in Makati by the same name; see also the Pacific Plaza condominium building on Ayala Avenue in Makati City.

architect: Recio+Casas Architects, Arquitectonica

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=106237




ROXAS TRIANGLE

architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners






ROBINSONS SUMMIT TOWER

-architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, W.V. Coscoluella and Associates







THE ENTERPRISE

-This complex was originally known as the KSA Towers.

architect: Wong Tung & Partners Ltd., Arads & Associates






AYALA TOWER1-AYALA TRIANGLE

-Headquarters of the Ayala Corporation, the company that built the Makati Central Business District.

-This building was built solely as a response to the Philippine Stock Exchange relocating from Makati City to the Tektite Towers in the Ortigas Center. AyalaLand was hoping that the Philippine SEC would reconsider its plan. It didn't succeed completely with its attempt to keep the stock exchange exclusively in Makati City but the building did become one of the most prestigous office towers in the country.




EXPORT BANK

-architect: R. Villarosa Architects




THE WORLD CENTER

architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, W.V. Coscoluella and Associates





THE PEAK

-The first 20 floors are offices while the next 15 floors are residential.

OXFORD SUITES

-Centuries properties group

LAWSON TOWER–ESSENSA EASTCOMERON TOWER-ESSENSA EASTarchitect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners



CITIBANK TOWERarchitect: Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners




OAKWOOD PREMIER

-In July 27, 2003, this complex was seized by rebel soldiers demanding the resignation of President Arroyo. Among the residents that were held was Ruth Pearce, the ambassador for Australia. The rebels eventually surrendered after a day

architect: Architecture International, G.F. & Partners



PHILAMLIFE TOWER

-A 48-storey office building using fully unitized curtainwall of glass, aluminium panel and granite.

-The tower proper incorporated into the system horizontal sunscreens, vertical fins, light bullnoses, crown lighting and balcony trellises.

-Shallow and deep-set cladding was used extensively on the building envelope.

-The entrance facades employed mirror stainless steel shopfronts, capped with functional sculpted canopies in hairline finish.







RIZAL TOWER ROCKWELL

architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Palafox Associates





RCBC PLAZA-YUCHENCO







SALCEDO PARK APARTMENTS

architect: Recio+Casas Architects



ONE MCKINLEY PLACE

architect: R. Villarosa Architects, Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum







PACIFIC PLAZA CONDO

-This is the first in the "Pacific Plaza" series of condos by Metro Pacific Corporation. It is the predecessor of the Pacific Plaza Towers of the Fort Bonifacio project.

architect: Recio+Casas Architects





FORBES TOWER WEST

architect: RMJM Philippines, Inc., Palafox Associates




TWO RCBC PLAZA







RUFINO PACIFIC TOWER

This was the tallest building in the Philippines before the Petron MegaPlaza (and two years later, the PBCom Tower) was topped out. However, it remains the tallest steel-framed building in the country.

LUNA GARDENS






MANANSALA TOWER

Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group BLWTL.

PLDT TOWER

-This site was an unfinished project until the Phillipine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company bought the site and erected their corporate Headquarters here.

architect: Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners




WEST OF AYALA

architect: RNL Design


REGAL ELIZABETHAN

architect: R. Villarosa Architects, Inarc Design Hong Kong Ltd.






AYALA-FGU





6790 AYALA





ORIENTAL GARDEN –LOTUS&ORCHID TOWER

Federal Land Inc..


AMORSOLO SQUARE-ROCKWELL






EQUITABLE TOWER





PACIFIC STAR BLDG

-This was the tallest office building in Makati City until the Rufino Pacific Tower was built. It has a helicopter shuttle service to and from the Manila Hotel

Century Properties Group, Sojitz Philippines Corporation.






MANHATTAN SQUARE

Megaworld Properties & Holdings, Inc., Brennan Beer Gorman / Architects.






TRAFALGAR

Ray Burton Group of Companies.



NEW WORLD RENNAISANCE

New World Development Company Limited, Renaissance Hotels, Resorts & Suites [Marriott International, Inc.].






AXA LIFE

Federal land inc.

SKYLAND PLAZA

Federal Land Inc., Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator.


PCI

PCI Bank, Jardine Schindler Elevator Corp..

6750 AYALA

Ayala Land, Inc., Meinhardt (Philippines).

ROCKWELL:HIDALGO PLACE/PHINMA PLACE/NESTLE/


LOPEZ CTR,ROCKWELL

-Future headquarters of First Philippines Holdings.

-This building is named after Manolo Lopez, the owner and developer of the Rockwell Center.

-The Lopez Centre is currently on the planning stage of Phase II of the Rockwell Center.

-It is rumoured that this tower will be over 1,000 feet.


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