• 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 & Merri
ll (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 LL
P
,
Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan
& Partners
ROBINSONS SUMMIT
TOWER
-architect:
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassa
baum
,
W.V. Coscoluella and As
sociates
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 EAST
COMERON TOWER-
ESSENSA EAST
architect:
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
CITIBANK TOWER
architect:
Pimentel Rodriguez Simbula
n & 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 Asso
ciates
RIZAL TOWER
ROCKWELL
architect:
Skidmore, Owings & Merr
ill LLP
, Palafox Associates
RCBC PLAZA-
YUCHENCO
architect:
Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill LLP
,
W.V. Coscoluella an
d 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 Assoc
iates
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 & Merr
ill LLP
, Palafox Associates
MANANSALA TOWER

Alan G. Davenport Wind Engin

eering 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 Sim
bulan & Partners
WEST OF AYALA

architect: RNL Design

REGAL ELIZABETHAN
architect:
R. Villarosa Architects,
Inarc Design Hong Kong Ltd.
AYALA-FGU
architect:
Pimentel Rodriguez Sim
bulan & Partners
6790 AYALA
architect:
Pimentel Rodriguez
Simbulan & Partners
ORIENTAL GARDEN –
LOTUS&ORCHID TOWER
Federal Land Inc..
AMORSOLO SQUARE-
ROCKWELL
architect:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill L
LP
, 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 & H
oldings, Inc.
,
Brennan Beer Gorman / Ar
chitects
.
TRAFALGAR
Ray Burton Group of Compan
ies
.
NEW WORLD RENNAISANCE
New World Development Compa
ny Limited
,
Renaissance Hotels, Resorts & S
uites
[Marriott International, Inc.].
AXA LIFE
Federal land inc.
SKYLAND PLAZA
Federal Land Inc.,
Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalat
or
.
PCI
PCI Bank,
Jardine Schindler Elevator Cor
p.
.
6750 AYALA
Ayala Land, Inc.,
Meinhardt (Philippin
es)
.
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