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• 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)
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
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.
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
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.
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, W.V. Coscoluella and Associates
RIZAL TOWER ROCKWELL
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Palafox Associates
RCBC PLAZA-YUCHENCO
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, W.V. Coscoluella and Associates
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
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, W.V. Coscoluella and Associates
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
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Palafox Associates
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
REGAL ELIZABETHAN
architect: R. Villarosa Architects, Inarc Design Hong Kong Ltd.
AYALA-FGU
architect: Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners
6790 AYALA
architect: Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners
AMORSOLO SQUARE-ROCKWELL
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Palafox Associates
EQUITABLE TOWER
architect: Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners
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/
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Palafox Associates
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.
architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP