anyone have any news on the Rockwell Center or any buildings that will go up in it? actually, can anyone fill me in on the history/planning of this whole complex? thanks in advance.

currently the Manansala is in construction.. topped off already... you can check it in the Project On the Rise forum.. soon the Joya Lofts are planned to go into construction...

rdm
if you want more info about rockwell, you could check out the website of the designer at http://www.som.com/opener.cfm

mag post naman kayo ng pics

oo nga. paki naman.

i've read in one latest newspaper article that they use the recycled water from the rockwell complex in air-conditioning the powerplant mall. COOL

all Rockwell pics are in the Makati City thread. after all, Rockwell is still in Makati City.

Pictures of Powerplant Mall in Rockwell.
From arkispecs.com

http://arkispecs.com/data-coop/pictures/malls/images/arki-malls38_JPG.jpg

http://arkispecs.com/data-coop/pictures/malls/images/arki-malls39_JPG.jpg

http://arkispecs.com/data-coop/pictures/malls/images/arki-malls40_JPG.jpg

http://arkispecs.com/data-coop/pictures/malls/images/arki-malls41_JPG.jpg

http://arkispecs.com/data-coop/pictures/malls/images/arki-malls37_JPG.jpg

What's new in Rockwell? any developments? :)

well Manansala has been topped off a long time now. Joya lofts is still being sold, with a big tour around the US. so their mainly looking for overseas buyers. no construction yet. only 30% sold

But there is fencing around the Joya Lofts site. Their getting ready for construction.

this isn't sure, but most likely they'll start construction of Joya when all of Manansala's construction is finished. so maybe early 2005. any trucks, construction stuff yet?

May, fencing na sa Joya site?
So, wala na yung go kart track?

yes, Thomasian. I saw the place early August.

one cool shot i found at Pbase.com
hope this works.

edit...doesn't work...
here's the link. does anyone know how to post it from that link?
here's the link:

http://www.pbase.com/image/30094428/original

another one...this one was used in Joya Lofts hard print ad.
http://www.pbase.com/image/10505053

:eek: Both of them are nice!! The first one is absolutely beautiful!

yeah, they're nice! just the right shutter speed for the first pic!

awesome shots! and that's just a piece of the cake. more taller skyscrapers are certain to come to Rockwell.

yes...looking forward to Joya Lofts, Manansala and Metropolitan in the nearby.

and also there's a couple more skyscrapers on plan for Rockwell. there's of course the 1000-foot Lopez Centre, and according to a Rockwell model i saw, there's 2 or 3 more, and they look like office towers.

really awesome!!! lalo na ung first pic. :bow:

I have seen photos of Rockwell during New Years Eve, nice but why was the lighting of the buildings done in such manner. Parang flourescent light bulbs lining the structure.


Jon

they are neon lights just like what GT Tower has. Rockwell towers are again lighted up! As early as weekend. They removed that Joya Lofts streamer at Strella Gateway and changed it to an awesome night pic of Rockwell! And again, the flyover from EDSA to Strella is also lighted up! Very nice!

any pics to share to us?

and also there's a couple more skyscrapers on plan for Rockwell. there's of course the 1000-foot Lopez Centre, and according to a Rockwell model i saw, there's 2 or 3 more, and they look like office towers.

Where have you seen that model? I want to see it too.

The lightings on the outline of the towers are called ropelight , or is it lightrope(?) . They LED's are contained inside a transparent hose so they are more protected and secured . Pero kapag ganung sa mga building ay small bulbs na yata ang gamit or baka bigger LED's para mas visible yung luminance kahit sa malayo . Rockwell has that tradition na every year for the holiday season to decorate their buildings. Sa Makati , marami din sa mga buildings kaya lang scattered kaya hindi ganun ka prominent.
Sa Alabang naman nakita ko yung Bellevue Hotel mayroon din , pero all not necessarily for the holidays but for its visibility at night as it is the only true blue deluxe hotel there so far.

Ok, so it's just like the lights that the UST Main bldg. use for the Christmas season.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/image.php?u=2369&dateline=1096555977

Thanks>>>>Cropher. I have seen the lighting from afar and I was not impressed at all and one time we drove by during daytime but I never thought of observing the structure.

Jon

i see, so lightropes pala yon, but how do you call those bulbs inside the flyovers' railings in the lawton area?? parang binalot kasi sila sa butas-butas na steel casings so there....

baka ordinary fluorescent lamps lang yung na nilagyan ng diffuser tapos inenclose sa butas-butas na steel casings.

This is not in Rockwell but in Malate, those street lights around Malate are beautiful. Minimalist and definitely classy.

As far as the ones on Roxas Boulevard it is bright and colorful. I wont say anything negative about it since Atienza is really doing a great job of bringing back Metro Manila its glory. The fountains in the area also gives Manila a nice and classy touch.

Jon

Uso nga sa mga parks yung lamp post na yung post mismo ay may decorative ( usually ay small circles ) light effects . Either white /yellow and some are even blue /green /red

i see, so lightropes pala yon, but how do you call those bulbs inside the flyovers' railings in the lawton area?? parang binalot kasi sila sa butas-butas na steel casings so there....

aren't you referring to those implanted in the hi-ways used to guide motorists? cat's eye something ata tawag dun? hehe...not sure.
nway, i haven't seen Rockwell's lights at close range.

nyway, here are the pics i took last year.
they're basically the same

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p37dfcc0668fe680ac8353dc89fc8b168/f9b390e6.jpg

Part of it
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p81aa65849e1b75674f8af884ac4c557f/f9b39108.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/pff23991131aeadef956dc797ab714d47/f9aea9bf.jpg

This is LKG
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p3393c5400ff29de8fc3305efd21b8c95/f9aea9c7.jpg

bump...any new pics of Rockwell? Now that there have been some changes such as Manansala and Joya's construction.

I haven't been to Rockwell. I left before it was opened to public. I hope somebody will post pictures of the buildings there..

When I visited last time (which was my first trip), I kept on passing the Rockwell zone. I'll have to go there next time!

good bump:D

umm... nothing new in e-rockwell.com :(

IN ADDITION to another condominium building, Rockwell Center later this year plans to start construction of a cluster of villas and a resort club, this time in the tourist hotspot of Boracay.

IN ADDITION to another condominium building, Rockwell Center later this year plans to start construction of a cluster of villas and a resort club, this time in the tourist hotspot of Boracay.

could boracay still handle more resorts? fell like this poor little island is over developed already

Boracay is now too overdeveloped the local council has passed a resolution banning construction of new resorts in the island.

Boracay is now too overdeveloped the local council has passed a resolution banning construction of new resorts in the island.

that's good to hear!

next time they will limit the no of tourists coming in, hope so to preserve the natural resources of the island, too much tourist flocking actually contribute to the deterioration of the place

I hope they keep Puka Beach the way it is. One restaurant in the corner is more than enough. I like the feel of the place totally different than the more popular white beach.

Jon

next time they will limit the no of tourists coming in, hope so to preserve the natural resources of the island, too much tourist flocking actually contribute to the deterioration of the place

that would be great! have you guys heard about the plan shangrila villas in boracary island?

rockwell really ROCKS WELL.

rockwell really ROCKS WELL.


That was good.

I love Rockwell and Shangri-la and everything, but why don't these big developers try to put up resorts in other parts of the country that are somewhat - but not fully - established yet...? like Palawan or something. I mean, Boracay, as you guys say, is over developed and has already been well established as a tourism hotspot. on the other hand, Palawan, and dozens of other islands, have been partially developed and established but still has much room for much needed better, friendlier developments. why not build there instead and help spur tourism in that area instead of building in already developed areas that are actually threatened by any further development..?

anyway, I guess this is totally off topic from Rockwell Center, but yeah... hehe.

I love Rockwell and Shangri-la and everything, but why don't these big developers try to put up resorts in other parts of the country that are somewhat - but not fully - established yet...? like Palawan or something. I mean, Boracay, as you guys say, is over developed and has already been well established as a tourism hotspot. on the other hand, Palawan, and dozens of other islands, have been partially developed and established but still has much room for much needed better, friendlier developments. why not build there instead and help spur tourism in that area instead of building in already developed areas that are actually threatened by any further development..?

anyway, I guess this is totally off topic from Rockwell Center, but yeah... hehe.

Before they will build resorts on other islands they will wait first for the infrastructure to develop.

I love Rockwell and Shangri-la and everything, but why don't these big developers try to put up resorts in other parts of the country that are somewhat - but not fully - established yet...? like Palawan or something. I mean, Boracay, as you guys say, is over developed and has already been well established as a tourism hotspot. on the other hand, Palawan, and dozens of other islands, have been partially developed and established but still has much room for much needed better, friendlier developments. why not build there instead and help spur tourism in that area instead of building in already developed areas that are actually threatened by any further development..?

anyway, I guess this is totally off topic from Rockwell Center, but yeah... hehe.


Bottom line is about profit and money. These companies and the people who own, run it are businessmen after all. :)

Jon

IN ADDITION to another condominium building, Rockwell Center later this year plans to start construction of a cluster of villas and a resort club, this time in the tourist hotspot of Boracay.
is the new building the JOYA or something even newer

Joya's not in Boracay.. well Joya Lofts that is... I'm not too sure what the name of the Lopezes real-estate arm, Rockwell's just the name of the development right?

Joya's not in Boracay.. well Joya Lofts that is... I'm not too sure what the name of the Lopezes real-estate arm, Rockwell's just the name of the development right?
it's rockwell land corporation

Any news on the Lopez Center? suppossedly it was gonna be the tallest building in the Philippines at over 1000 feet 52 floors.It would Easily top out the current King PBcom at 850 feet.Lopez Center is part of the second phase of the rockwell development..Does anybody have any latest news?It would be awesome if these project goes on.

Any news on the Lopez Center? suppossedly it was gonna be the tallest building in the Philippines at over 100 feet 52 floors.It would Easily top out the current King PBcom at 850 feet.Lopez Center is part of the second phase of the rockwell development..Does anybody have any latest news?It would be awesome if these project goes on.

LOLZ. typo error it must be 1000ft. 100 ft means 1.9 ft for every floor. Kahit si dagul hindi kasya don.

Well the economy is growing bigger and if we maintain the 6% and up GDP I'm sure the construction boom will be apparent just like the late 90's and the Phase II of Rockwell Center will also start.

for sure if the economy keeps on growing at the pace of 6 to 7% per annum then expect a lot of construction activites, there is a very good chance that the country will be having 1000ft scrapers and mind u they might be constructing not jst one maybe two or three or four at the same time, ill be happy if we get to have a couple of 1000 ft buildings before the end of the decade :laugh:

Yeh 1000ft tall scrapers would ne nice! ..in the Philz!!Kasi mga neighbor countries natin meron sila,.. tayo lang wala...I mean PBcom is tall but not tall enough....h,,, i wonder if there is a chance one will be in Global City...i dont knw the height limits there but still if they build it the lopez center,it would be awesome..

i hope it would also be a "landmark" 1000ft scraper. i mean a building with excellent design. that would represent the entire MM.

Yeh 1000ft tall scrapers would ne nice! ..in the Philz!!Kasi mga neighbor countries natin meron sila,.. tayo lang wala...I mean PBcom is tall but not tall enough....h,,, i wonder if there is a chance one will be in Global City...i dont knw the height limits there but still if they build it the lopez center,it would be awesome..

The other countries in Asia may have taller buildings but the overall impact of our skyline is still very nice when viewed from afar. The financial districts of Makati and Ortigas are dense and not scattered out so it creates a nice skyline.

Jon

Indeed it is nice, but something like Lopez Centre would only make things better. :) A landmark skyscraper is often what people judge skylines on..but not to say without it a skyline is crap.

yeap the first 1000 footer should be wht the empire state bldg was to nyc

I love Rockwell and Shangri-la and everything, but why don't these big developers try to put up resorts in other parts of the country that are somewhat - but not fully - established yet...? like Palawan or something. I mean, Boracay, as you guys say, is over developed and has already been well established as a tourism hotspot. on the other hand, Palawan, and dozens of other islands, have been partially developed and established but still has much room for much needed better, friendlier developments. why not build there instead and help spur tourism in that area instead of building in already developed areas that are actually threatened by any further development..?

anyway, I guess this is totally off topic from Rockwell Center, but yeah... hehe.

Bicol is also a promising province for tourism development. I wonder how they're going to market the beauty of Siquijor. Well, why not make like a "Merlin enchanted island" or ala Harry Potter. Siquijor - the Temptress Isle.

Any picture updates???

Rockwell Land To Allot P4-B For Expenditures
Business World 2/17/06

Rockwell Land Corp., the real estate arm of
the Lopez group, is allocating P4 billion for
capital expenditures this year, its top official
said. In an interview, Nestor J. Padilla, president,
said the funds will be used for the
construction of the Joya Tower, the residential
tower which pioneered in the loft
concept for condominium units, and for the
purchase and development of two properties
outside Rockwell Center. A portion of
the funds, or P700 million, Mr. Padilla said,
may be sourced from bank loans. He did
not say where the bulk of the capital expenditure
will come from. The Joya Tower
is estimated to cost a total of P5 billion. Mr.
Padilla said the remaining P1 billion will be
used for the purchase and initial development
of a 100-hectare property in Tagaytay
as well as for the initial development of a
10-hectare property “between Makati and
Alabang.” The two sites will house the first
projects that Rockwell Land will embark on
outside Rockwell Center. Earlier, company
officials said they needed to expand outside
the Rockwell Center since the 15-hectare
property only has three vacant sites left for
the development. These are the Ateneo
Graduate School Car Park, which will be
used as a temporary site for the Rockwell
office once construction of the newest
project, Number One Rockwell, starts; the
site for the Lopez Tower; and the space
the company allocated beside the mall for
a hotel or serviced apartment. Mr. Padilla
declined to say where the 10-hectare
property is located exactly, but said
Rockwell is in talks with the owner of
the property, which used to be a factory,
for a joint-venture development. The 10-
hectare property, Mr. Padilla said, will be
developed into “affordable low-rise
housing,” which will be sold for P40,000
to P50,000 per square meter.

^^ what about the bridge in estrella street? Is it still going to be build? Dapat bilin nila yung katapat nila sa Pasig and make it like a small Rockwell too, yung Noahs ark ba yun (factory) - nalugi na yun diba?

^^That would be great and it would be ecstatic if it is a Calatrava (the Swan bridge, san un??) Calatrava bridges are like fish bones with all those white metal sticks (?) and everything. But hey, Rockwell has the decisions here...

^^That would be great and it would be ecstatic if it is a Calatrava (the Swan bridge, san un??) Calatrava bridges are like fish bones with all those white metal sticks (?) and everything. But hey, Rockwell has the decisions here...

uhm... could you find a pic of the bridge you're describing? hahaha, or you may draw it in paint or some other program and post it here :)

if i'm not mistaken... i read it somewhere in this thread before that the govt is going to be the one who'll build the estrella bridge and it aint goin to be so special as everyone would hope. its just a bridge... for cars (period)... :)

@thomasian
that would be great if rockwell land corp will invest for affordable low rise housing in makati.

Any latest photos of Rockwell ? Very scarce din yata ang photos ng Rockwell and this thread only have few posts and it is almost 2 year-old .

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c54/marites4/DSC00637.jpg

that picture satisfies my hunger 4 rockwell marites4 tnx!

Wow , Rockwell is really glitzy looking ..more pics please.

yes rockwell is very nice specially the inside streets. Too bad their land area is small and limited. Classy buildings and well manicured pretty landscaping.

uhm... could you find a pic of the bridge you're describing? hahaha, or you may draw it in paint or some other program and post it here :)

Here is a Calatrava-designed bridge somewhere in Europe, not the Swan thing (the Swan (?) has more burloloy and fish bones), but it's close. IT looks good right? Perfect for Rockwell!

Now just imagine if Pasig is as clean as this!
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4118/ddbridge013fh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Yeah, it would be great if we had a side-spar or Sundial cable-stayed bridge (as shown above) crossing the Pasig River.

Even a tied arch or three-hinged arch design would be nice:
http://www.matsuo-bridge.co.jp/images/bridges/illustrations/arch-tied.gif
http://www.matsuo-bridge.co.jp/images/bridges/illustrations/arch-3hinge.gif

As long as it isnt an ordinary girder bridge.

Can anyone post the pic of a map/semi-materplan of Rockwell? I know someone posted one.

Rockwell Powerplant asked to scrap Easter Bunnies promo

First posted 06:20pm (Mla time) April 15, 2006
By Jerome Aning
Inquirer



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INTERNATIONAL television and film actor James Cromwell has joined local animal rights activists in trying to persuade the operators of a high-end Makati City mall to scrap its Easter event where 1,000 bunnies would be given away as prizes to customers.

Cromwell, perhaps best known for his role as Farmer Hoggett in the hit movie Babe, said Easter rabbits that would be given children at the Rockwell PowerPlant mall might end up neglected and abandoned.

A noted vegan and animal rights speaker, the international actor took a break from filming Spider-Man 3 and wrote Nestor Padilla, president of Rockwell Land Corp., which owns the mall, last April 14 to urge him to call off the plan.

"It's natural for kids to get caught up in the excitement of this kind of promotion, but inevitably, the novelty of getting a free rabbit quickly wears off," he said in his letter, a copy of which was provided by the Manila chapter of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to the media.

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=72624

any news about the lopez tower?

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/5536/dsc004412qa.jpg
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/8937/dsc004479pr.jpg
Went to Rockwell for the first time, I wanna live here!!

Wow, nice pics. I love the way Rockwell was designed/planned. I hope they do the same thing in the Meralco area. Sana magkatotoo yung sabi ni thomasian..

Greate pics.:)

its beautiful... :D

wow! nice pics!

Rockwell Land to possibly expand Rockwell Center 7.5 hectares on the opposite side of the Pasig River...

Construction Of Makati-Mandaluyong Bridge Set
Business World 5/25/06

Construction of the proposed Makati-
Mandaluyong bridge may begin on June
after owners of the property where the
bridge will straddle on the Mandaluyong
side have allowed public works officials
to start civil works there. The terminus
of the P194-million bridge over Pasig
River, will be situated along Estrella Street
near the Lopez-owned Rockwell Center
in Makati and at the Noah’s Ark compound
at the Mandaluyong side. The 688-
meter long bridge should provide a link
between the existing Rockwell Center
and the Lopez-owned business’ expansion
across Pasig River. The company has
initiated talks with Noah’s Ark management
for its 2.5-hectare property and
Apollo Steel for a five-hectare property
in anticipation of the bridge’s eventual
construction.

^^EXPANDING ACROSS PASIG! WOW!

^^Maybe that's the bridge in the rendering.

When will the construction finish? Would anyone have photos or drawings of the final bridge design? I don't think the one in the illustration is the exact and final design.

Kinda slow ang thread na ito ...almost 2 years ago pa ito sinimulan .

Google Earth : Rock well

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/JAMAICUS/Rockwell.jpg

^^clouds again!

I'm looking forward to that bridge!

Though the PowerPlant is visible...

Rockwell Land eyes joint ventures in property development

Lopez-owned Rockwell Land Corp. is now pursuing opportunities in key locations in Metro Manila through potential joint ventures with landowners outside the Rockwell Center in Makati City.

In a speech at the stockholders meeting last Friday, Benpres Holdings Corp. (Benpres) chairman and chief executive Oscar M. Lopez said there are only three spaces left for development inside Rockwell Center, a high-end residential project in Makati City.

Rockwell is the Lopez group’s firm which is engaged in real estate development, sale or lease of residential and commercial lots and units and lease of mall facilities.

Mr. Lopez said sales from the Rockwell Center "will enable the company [Benpres] to reduce its debt level and allow it to finally start its dividend payout. To sustain this for the long term, Rockwell will diversify into more affordable condominium projects and lower-risk horizontal development projects," Mr. Lopez said.

These projects, which aim to cater to the middle market residential segment, are targeted to be launched in the next two years and will capitalize on the Rockwell brand.

In May 2002, Rockwell started construction of its new condominium project, The Manansala, which had 98% market take-up as of December 2005 at around which time the project was completed.

In January 2004, Rockwell launched the Joya, a new residential tower on the east side of Rockwell Center. The project broke ground on Aug. 27, 2004, with 82% market take-up as of end-2005. Total estimated cost to complete the project amounted to P4.6 billion. Rockwell expects to complete the Joya by 2008.

Mr. Lopez said Rockwell had sold most of its unfinished Joya condominium units. Rockwell Land, which is 24.5% owned by Benpres, is now working on a sophisticated high-end complex called One Rockwell that will enable it to keep its premier position in the luxury condominium market.

In its annual report, Benpres noted that Rockwell is also looking into developing residential leisure projects outside of Metro Manila in tourism destinations such as Tagaytay, Baguio and Batangas.

"The planned developments will be be situtated in highend exclusive locations and will continue to carry Rockwell’s top-quality seal. These projects aim to meet client demand for a wider range of Rockwell products and services, and will be the company’s focus in the next five years," it added.

Rockwell reported 21% improvement in net income in 2005 to P288.5 million amid registering lower consolidated revenues at P2.55 billion due to lower revenue recognition of condominium sales as revenues from The Manansala tapered off. However, this was partially offset with the start of revenue recognition of Joya. Revenues recognized from condominium sales fell 30.05% to P1.49 billion from P2.13 billion.

Benpres said last Friday that it wants to settle $200 million out of the $400-million loans through asset swap or dividends from some of its investments in other firms.

While Benpres posted a hefty P2.08 billion in quarterly earnings from P281 million in the same quarter last year, company president and chief operating officer Angel S. Ong said full-year net income may fall below the first quarter ended March 2006 unaudited level after provisioning and auditors’ adjustments.

Benpres posted unaudited consolidated revenues of P3.95 billion in the first three months of the year, 14.16% higher than the restated P3.46 billion the same period last year.

Its net income in the first quarter is primarily derived from the equity share in net earnings of First Philippine Holdings Corp. as it reported a net income of P3.7 billion out of revenues of P13.4 billion. It booked a one-time gain on dilution of its equity interest in First Gen Corp. (First Gen) in the amount of P2.7 billion after First Gen had its initial public offering (IPO) in February 2006. First Holdings’ unaudited consolidated costs and expenses totaled P10.5 billion. Its performance also reflects higher contribution of First Gen and First Philippine Infrastructure Development Corp.

http://www.bworldonline.com/BW061206/content.php?id=041

Power Plant Mall Chapel:

Blessing - June 5, 2006

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/8.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/18.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/20.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/24.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/26.jpg

Interiors

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/143.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/144.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/146.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/updates/ppm_blessing/images/147.jpg

Came across this interesting case study entitled "The Process of Gentrification:The Case of the Community Around the Rockwell Center, Makati City, Philippines" by Maria Lourdes B. Alampay. It's rather long but very informative especially if you're planning to invest in the Rockwell area. Here's the link if interested: http://www.itc.nl/upa/pack3/015_Package_III_Exercises.pdf

^^ Where excatly in the mall is that chapel? Didn't noticed that the last time I went there......

The chapel is right beside Apple Center in the 4th floor. The hallway there used to situate BPI and Chinabank's ATM. :)

Twice ko pa lang narating ang Rockwell ,first wayback 2001 pa yata ( wala pang PP mall ) nung sa Ateneo school yung venue ng exam sa job na inaaplayan ko , then 2003 yata nung pinuntahan ko yung PowerPlant Mall .

I like Powerplant's escalator, yung nag foform sila ng "X" pag tiningnan mo sa side, parang katulad nung sa Rustan's Makati na di mo na kailangan pang umikot pabalik sa kabilang dulo para makaakyat o makababa.
Dapat ganito ang gawin ng mga malls natin kasi mas convenient saka bawas pa sa "traffic" ng mga tao dun sa lugar ng escalator dahil wala nang ikot-ikot pa, at syempre kung di sobrang pagod ang mga tao, mas gaganahan silang magshopping at mas madaling mag-akyat-baba kahit marami nang bitbit na shopping bags.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC00726.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC00714.jpg

anu yung mga small buildings before the banks...sana modern rin sila no....

those are houses

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/5536/dsc004412qa.jpg
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/8937/dsc004479pr.jpg
Went to Rockwell for the first time, I wanna live here!!

ganda ng pics mo, crisp

I like Powerplant's escalator, yung nag foform sila ng "X" pag tiningnan mo sa side, parang katulad nung sa Rustan's Makati na di mo na kailangan pang umikot pabalik sa kabilang dulo para makaakyat o makababa.
Dapat ganito ang gawin ng mga malls natin kasi mas convenient saka bawas pa sa "traffic" ng mga tao dun sa lugar ng escalator dahil wala nang ikot-ikot pa, at syempre kung di sobrang pagod ang mga tao, mas gaganahan silang magshopping at mas madaling mag-akyat-baba kahit marami nang bitbit na shopping bags.

To save space din siguro kaya ganun ang escalator ...hindi naman kasi kalakihan ang PowerPlant mall.

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/5536/dsc004412qa.jpg

Rockwell really looks great and well planned . This used to be a defunct power plant compound /complex .

In Sucat , Muntinlupa City ..there's also this old ( but very much functioning ) Napocor power plant called Gardner . If ever this poweplant expired its usefulness , I hope that the compound where it is located will be converted into a similar development in the years ahead . If Rockwell is by the river ..this Sucat plant is by the lake ( Laguna de bay ) .
In 5-10 years time kasi fully develop na yung Brittany bay na within the vicinity at lalo pang nadadagdagan ang developments within the area like
( Landco's lowrise residential devellopment , Veridian towers and a Robinson mall plus the planned extensions /modernization of Skyway and C-6 , SouthRail etc) . Sana , maging katulad talaga ng Rockwell at Lopezes din ang mag-handle if ever yung Sucat plant..mas malaki pa naman ang land area at parang may reclaim land portion pa nga sila sa Laguna lake .

I went back to other bank of Pasig across Rockwell and took some more pictures while raining.. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC00900.jpg

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I'll try to get back here on a better weather..

^^ Haha, I know how you feel, enjoy pa rin kahit umuulan, diba? Meron kasing part dun sa BGC pics ko na umuulan na pero kumukuha pa rin ako ng pics, pero ewan ko kung bakit enjoy at masaya pa rin ako kahit umuulan. :D Hehe, para tayong tanga. :hilarious

wow meron na ring outline yung new building

matagal na ata ung outline ng manansala dude...

imo galeng if all the buildings in rockwell will have those yellow outline lines... it will be like a rockwell signature :okay:

matagal na ata ung outline ng manansala dude...

Matagal na nga talaga.

imo galeng if all the buildings in rockwell will have those yellow outline lines... it will be like a rockwell signature :okay:

Eastwood has blue lights for it's Cyber One tower, and I thought it would be unique... until I saw recently that Eastwood now also has those yellow outline lights on it's condos. Tama bang gayahin ang Rockwell? They should have sticked with blue para pareho sa Cyber One nila.

Are there no plans for expansion? Does it end on that small lot for the Lopezes?

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=60579

Japanese national falls to death from Makati building
ABS-CBN NEWS 12/26/2006 5:23:20 PM (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=60579)

A Japanese national died after falling from a building in Rockwell Center in Makati City Tuesday morning, DZMM reported.

Senior Superintendent Gilbert Cruz, Makati City police chief, identified the fatality as Kasayuki Ito. Ito was reportedly with the Japanese embassy in Pasay City.

Ito died after falling from The Mansala Tower's 25th floor. His body was recovered from the building's roof deck at 7th floor.

Ito was occupying Room 2521. He fell off the building's 25th floor around 9 a.m., police said.

Cruz said they are not ruling out foul play in the incident. He said 30 minutes before Ito fell off, he called his driver and asked to be fetched from his room.

nice photos pau. di ba shanty town yung sa side na yun ng rockwell?

Great pictures.

nice photos pau. di ba shanty town yung sa side na yun ng rockwell?
^^ Here is a Day shot Pau took Francis
taken last Friday... from the Mandaluyong side of the Pasig River...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC00711.jpg

Night shot
I went back to other bank of Pasig across Rockwell and took some more pictures while raining.. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC00900.jpg

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I like Powerplant's escalator, yung nag foform sila ng "X" pag tiningnan mo sa side, parang katulad nung sa Rustan's Makati na di mo na kailangan pang umikot pabalik sa kabilang dulo para makaakyat o makababa.
Dapat ganito ang gawin ng mga malls natin kasi mas convenient saka bawas pa sa "traffic" ng mga tao dun sa lugar ng escalator dahil wala nang ikot-ikot pa, at syempre kung di sobrang pagod ang mga tao, mas gaganahan silang magshopping at mas madaling mag-akyat-baba kahit marami nang bitbit na shopping bags.

Ganyan sa Metro stores :D

:banana: Madami pa palang building ang ginagawa over that side of Makati

hindi naman marami....puro rockwell lang ata

Nakita ko Rockwell nung Friday from the MRT, all the yellow lights are on, may bonus pa!, yung tower crane ng Joya, may yellow outline lights na rin, ayos!!!

@vatics just gave me a thorough lecture regarding rockwell...before that, rockwell to me was a name for some high-end makati project...now, i think i've fallen for it...

crossing my fingers that they'd branch out to cebu in the next 10 years, that way i'd have earned some dough to get my own unit...:)

^ So nakikijoin siya sa skyline ng Rockwell? That's cool. :okay:

in relation to the above photographs where will one rockwell and metropolitan be located, thanks

^^ Metropolitan - to the left of Manansala; One Rockwell - partly visible between Metropolitan and Manansala with most parts covered in view by those two towers.

BTW, this is what Power Plant Mall should have been...

http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/current/sct1001/page45.php

ASIA AFTER THE FLU
The economic crisis of the late ’90s has forced shopping center developers to adapt

By Susan Thorne

Although Asia’s economic crisis forced Rockwell Land to scale back its plans for Power Plant Mall in Manila, the company says the center is doing well since its opening last year.

It was envisioned as a trophy mall, a landmark historic conversion project and a shopping destination that would attract new international retail players to the Philippines.

Called Power Plant, the Rockwell Land Corp.’s prestigious shopping center in Manila, conceived in 1995 at the height of Asia’s economic boom, was planned as 50,000 square meters (538,200 square feet) of retail in the renovated structure of a former power plant, with a dramatic open-concept using exposed steel beams and floor-to-ceiling glass storefronts.

But that was before the notorious “Asian Flu,” the financial and economic upheaval that rolled through Southeast Asia following devaluation of the Thai baht (the national currency) in 1997. Power Plant is just one of many elaborate projects that developers across Southeast Asia have had to rethink in the wake of the crisis, which saw a sudden drop in property values, followed by depressed customer spending, retail store closings and a massive loss of investor confidence in retail projects.

“Development simply ceased, like turning off the tap,” said Colin Stephens, chairman of Design International, Toronto, architectural and planning consultants for Power Plant. With the peso plunging by around 40%, planning abruptly stopped on the project in 1998, even though drawings and construction documents had already been prepared with a 1999 completion in mind, and Design International started from scratch with a new, much leaner concept.

They were not alone. The majority of shopping center owners and developers are using a variety of strategies to cope with the new economic circumstances; they are canceling or slowing work on upcoming projects, reconfiguring or downsizing existing centers, and changing mall design features and the tenant mix.

Power Plant, a four-level shopping galleria, today is totally different from the original vision. Plans to restore the old power plant building were scrapped, and it was demolished. In its place, developers drew up a new, more frugal, concept: They used plaster and forms instead of exposed steel, and substituted local building materials for imported ones where possible. They adjusted the tenant mix, too, with leasing efforts focused on local and Asian retailers rather than foreign operators; the original fashion merchandising focus was replaced by more casual, trendy lifestyle retailers and cafe dining. To mask the compromises, Design International held the line on overall center size and distinctive features, such as Italian tile flooring, underground parking and street landscaping, succeeding in setting the center apart from other Manila malls.

Developers all over the region have taken similar measures, and controlling construction and decor costs have been at the forefront of their efforts. Asian developers have traditionally imported many shopping center components such as steel beams, air-conditioning units and glass from North America or other Western countries; Stephens estimates that around 30% of costs for shopping center projects were paid in U.S. dollars before the crisis. But the cost of imports skyrocketed after the Asian currency devaluations, resulting in the much more extensive use of local construction materials.

Developers are also saving money on interior decoration and design. Stan Laegreid, principal with Callison Architects, Seattle, said his company can generate savings by simplifying the major surfaces of a center — using less costly wall surface materials, for instance — and putting more emphasis on accents, “like accessorizing a black dress with jewelry.” An example of this “environmental graphics” approach can be seen at Maju Perdana, a 450,000-square-foot shopping center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where Callison used large, dramatic signage and prominent entry features for a cost-effective design theme.

The crisis also has affected the retail mix and price point in centers, in response to lower customer spending levels since 1997. The Flu polarized the Asian shopping mix, Laegreid explained: Most midprice customers have traded down to a lower price point, while a small, affluent percentage of the population continues to buy premium-priced merchandise. Successful centers are adjusting to this new demographic. U2 Zone in Seoul, Korea, for example, started as a boutique-oriented mall with international brands and a high-fashion component, but has recently added a high number of domestic value vendors and stores, Laegreid said. One mall that has capitalized on both extremes of the market is the Wisma Atria Shopping Complex in Singapore’s Orchard Road shopping district, which is effectively two distinct shopping destinations — an upper-end one on the two top floors, with designer fashions and premium prices, and two floors of value and junior-oriented retail on the lower levels near the subway.

But the crisis has left many Western retailers reluctant to enter the region, so that local or regional retailers and existing foreign franchisors are now the backbone of the merchandise mix.

North American participation in the food-service sector is still strong, however. Moreover, the withdrawal from Southeast Asia of Japanese department stores such as Sogo, Tokyu and Daimaru has left room for Carrefour, Wal-Mart and other international hypermarkets to play a larger role in shopping centers.

“We’re seeing virtually every retail project with a hypermarket included,” Laegreid observed.

Nevertheless, many centers face a substantial oversupply of retail space in their markets — overbuilding was endemic in Southeast Asia in the 1990s — and must find alternative uses for their store premises.

“If you’re traveling through Bangkok today, you still see it in terms of empty [retail] buildings,” said Geoffrey Cresswell, managing director of MMC International Architects, Toronto, who works extensively in Thailand. Demalling or downsizing centers — even operating with half or less of the mall open for business — are two common solutions for Asian owners, he said. In other cases, mall owners might divide vacant retail units into smaller ones with lower rents in order to attract independent retailers as tenants. However, attempts to modify mall space or individual stores are often complicated by the fact that Asian mall premises are most commonly sold rather than rented.

Depending on mall layout and design, conversion to mixed-use may be possible. With a typical Asian multilevel shopping center — six to seven floors of retail tied to office towers — one or two of the retail floors might be rented to office tenants such as travel agencies or small insurance firms, Cresswell said. A focused use approach is another possibility. The 90,000-square-foot gross leasable area Seri Center in Bangkok has bounced back from difficult times that included the loss of anchor Au Printemps by redefining itself as a specialty center for computer and software retailers.

In the intense competition for tenants and customers, many owners are coming to appreciate the importance of good management, Cresswell observed.

“They’re starting to see the advantages of promoting your shopping center, of having big events to attract customers — something many of them didn’t think you needed to do before,” he said. Issues such as energy efficiency are being considered more carefully, and owners are coming to see that leasing is a better arrangement than selling stores, because they can maintain better control over center quality and tenant mix. If it continues, that attention to good management could be the silver lining in the dark cloud of Asia’s financial troubles.

The radical changes seem to have worked for Power Plant, which is largely occupied and doing well since its opening last year, its developers say.

Rockwell Christmas Decorations
by yoyanini of Flickr

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/337611123_745d478e07.jpg?v=0

who are those, your parnts

^^ mall-wide sale this weekend :okay: :colgate:

@tigs: Pilosopo mo talaga! :D

i saw the model of the original power plant, it was really cool. too bad it got changed.

i saw the model of the original power plant, it was really cool. too bad it got changed.

So it was really grand? Don't they have plans of integrating their original plan in the future?

^^ I tried to search for original plans, and though I found a couple items, I don't know whether or not they're helpful.

Here's two OLD renderings of Rockwell by Design International and Palafox Associates.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/JDEC/d-i_rockwell_powerplan.jpg
(From Design Intl.)

http://www.palafoxassociates.com/images/rockwell.jpg
(from Palafox)

If you look carefully, there's what appears to be a glass structure connected to one end of the mall. The glass barrel vault in the both renderings is also larger. Then there's the planned hotel (Ritz-Carlton?) that's connected to the mall, but I read that it'll be done at a later phase.

...on second thought, maybe it would be easier asking Edmundtanso about what it looked like:nuts: .

^^Sayang talaga yung Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

i saw the model of the original power plant, it was really cool. too bad it got changed.

Where?

^^Sayang talaga yung Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

I think the Ritz-Carlton Hotel construction is just termporarily shelved. Moreover, the Lopezes have yet to come out with a statement officially declaring that the said project is cancelled.

Where?

actually it was on one of SOM book. check it out!

I think the Ritz Carlton project will push through after all. I read in the BusinessMirror weeks ago that investors from the Middle East(under the Ritz Carlton brand) are scouting properties for this plan. The former International School property has also been considered. Makes me wonder did the Lopezes cancel the supposedly reserved Rockewell property for Ritz??

MMDA Gen Mgr Robert Nacianceno was a guest in TV program in NBN 4 last night Feb 1, 2007 and he gave some interesting information on the MMDA projects for the next three years. He said that there was already a blessing of the Pasig ferry system so hopefully tuloy na yang operation na yan very sson. He also said that there are 6 NEW BRIDGES to span Pasig River to further ease traffic flow. He just gave hints on two of those bridges... one is between Guadalupe and the C-5 bridge and the other is one in Rockwell. So I assume that Rockwell bridge is the one passing through Noah's Ark. But I think the Rockwell Bridge is more of a privately funded project with the aid of the Lopezes. Sana these bridges are not your typical run-of the mill concrete bridge. Hopefully the designs are more artistic, preferably steel types or cable bridges and pleasing to the eyes since it's been a very very very long time since we have a new bridge spanning over the Pasig river. As to the other 4 bridges, does anyone have any idea where they will be located?

kung cable bridge, sayang naman kasi maliit lang ang span ng Pasig river diba?

hey guys! here's a link to another Rockwell page. i said something about the bridge...just scroll down the page.... thanks!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=257399&page=19

Last Saturday, I had the chance to kill time in Rockwell so here are my shots around...

took this while on traffic at the Makati-Mandaluyong Bridge..
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I almost hit a jeepney while taking this picture near the Hulo Pasig River Ferry station....
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Estrella fly-over.. with BGC at the background..
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Manansala
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Nestle and Phinma
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inside Powerplant Mall
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Joya Lofts
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around Rockwell
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Very nice pics Pau_P1. Thanks for sharing those to us. I lived in Makati for 5 years during my college days but I'd never been in power plant and rockwell center. too bad for me, I'll visit rockwell when I returned to PI next week :banana:

i really love the ambiance in Rockwell.. its so singapore-ish (except for the cablewires).

Rockwell is nice, especially that the buildings there look good, too. Thanks for the pictures:okay:

ang ganda ganda naman sobra......grabe nauna pa ang joya sa metropolitan e nauna pa yata ni launch yun ng philtown....

i really love the ambiance in Rockwell.. its so singapore-ish (except for the cablewires).

wala namang cable wires sa loob ng rockwell mismo. yung cable wires sa streets sa labas.

wala namang cable wires sa loob ng rockwell mismo. yung cable wires sa streets sa labas.

correct. yong mga wires nasa daan papuntang rockwell.

hola!!!! gusto ko lang i-share ang mga pictures ko ng rockwell... hope you enjoy..... kasi i know i did.....

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Hehehe, If this bed is inside the showroom then someone from Rockwell need to fix this properly!:ohno:

^^ maybe somebody's hiding under the sheets. :D




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^^According to the report last night on Business Nightly, Rockwell will start to build the Lopez Tower this year.

thats great news! :)

So after starting with One Rockwell, this is their next thing to build? I noticed Rockwell doesn't start projects all at once...

If their plans of expanding onto the other side of the river pushes through, they need to wait til Lopez Center finishes? :?

^^According to the report last night on Business Nightly, Rockwell will start to build the Lopez Tower this year.

Seriously???

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

^^Time to go out the street and shout "Hallelujah!!!"

nice photos @ Pau and Optimus. Feels like we've been toured around. Minus the ranting of the jeepney driver whom Paul almost hit. :) Take care you guys and keep on clicking.

sana nga totoo na tong construction ng Lopez Tower. There are possibilities that the news slipped through our scrutiny. In the first place, there's no need to publicize about an office tower since there's no preselling done like in residentials. Siguro negotiations na lang sa potential tenants.

Seriously???

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

That's according to the news. They said that their considering Lopez Tower to be residential and office tower. But for now, they will first build 3 BPO towers that will cost around 500 million. :)

Rockwell begins P10-B, five-yr. development plan
THE COMPANY CAN ALSO ACCESS P2.5-B FACILITY
By Honey Madrilejos-Reyes

Reporter

THE Lopez-controlled Rockwell Land Corp. will spend nearly P10 billion in a five-year development program that includes various property development projects and the construction of an office building for business process outsourcing (BPO) in the Ortigas commercial district.

For this year alone, company president Nestor Padilla said they will be allotting P2 billion to fund the continued development of its residential towers at Rockwell Center and the construction of a BPO building near Medical City in Ortigas.

“We have the money to fund these projects,” Padilla told BusinessMirror. “But should we need more, we can easily tap a P2.5-billion facility being offered to us by two financial institutions. Debts are still the cheapest way of raising funds,” he told BusinessMirror.

The plan is to build three BPO buildings and a residential enclave.

“We now have gotten approval for us to start redevelopment of portions of [the] Meralco property,” Padilla said. We’re looking at carving out 1.3 hectares just beside Medical City… that will house three… BPO buildings. And we’re also working [at an] initial residential enclave in that part. The planning is actually in the very, very advanced stage.”

He said Rockwell Land will start constructing the first BPO building this June and expects to complete it after a year.

“We are thinking of building a 10- to 15-story building that can accommodate more than 8,000 seats. If the demand is strong, we will immediately build the two other buildings,” Padilla said.

Building the three BPO towers will require total funding of P1.5 billion. The budget for the residential enclave, on the other hand, was not yet divulged, but the plan of the company is to put up a tower with 25 to 30 floors.

The company will also revisit the plan to develop the Lopez Tower, which it planned on doing before the Asian financial crisis erupted in 1997.

“That is a 60,000-square-meter gross leasable landmark tower that can house a 65-story building and I think the time is right for us to revisit it. It will complete Rockwell Center as a self-contained center, with residential, office, mall and school,” Padilla said.

The development of the Lopez Tower will cost between P3.5 billion and P4.5 billion. The plan is to develop the upper half either as a hotel or serviced apartments and the lower half as commercial office spaces.

“If we start the development of the Lopez Tower this year, it will take us four years to finish it,” Padilla said.

Formed in 1995, Rockwell Land is a real-estate development company initially tasked to develop prime residential and commercial land located adjacent to the Makati central business district.

Its flagship project, Rockwell Center, is a living environment that combines residential, office, educational, entertainment and shopping in a self-contained and exclusive community. Its development began in early 1996.

Rockwell Centre sits on a 15.5-hectare property which used to house a Meralco power plant.

Rockwell Land is 51-percent owned by Meralco, 24.5 percent by Benpres Holdings Corp. and 24.5 percent by First Philippine Holdings Corp.

^^ sana simulan na nila this year... :) wow.. nakaka excite naman.. :)

^^ one thing i can say about the Lopez Rockwell group is that once they start/break ground a building project, construction work goes really FAST :okay:

Our best source of information on this projects is Mr. Elpidiforo O. Cuna, Jr., official spokesman of the Lopez Group and Vice President for Public Relations of Meralco.

The Philippine STAR 02/16/2007

Property maverick Rockwell Land Corporation (Rockwell) has once again captured the public’s attention when it unveiled the latest addition to Rockwell Center’s already picturesque landscape last Jan. 15, 2007.

What used to be an open car park along Rockwell Drive, fronting Power Plant Mall is transformed into an "island" teeming with lush greenery. An exciting addition to this resort-type setting is an enchanting water feature surrounded by flowery shrubs and playful fronds that pull together the cluster of charming villas that house food & beverage favorites.

At the corner sits the new Rockwell Information Center sleek, modern, and undeniably the first-of-its-kind. Designed by a team of architects led by Mr. Arlen de Guzman and Ms. Alice Erfe, the new establishment bears quite a resemblance to Number One Rockwell’s model unit The Glass House a perfect combination of classic, sophisticated and modern architectural design.

Adjacent to the Power Plant Mall, the new information center is definitely an eye-catcher. Standing at a height of 10 meters, it marks the company’s progressive outlook as it strives to bring Rockwell closer to the public.

Made fundamentally out of clear-cut glass, Rockwell’s iconic info center successfully fuses the outdoors with the indoors.

An outsider’s perspective would afford anyone a view of the structure’s stylish and elegant interiors, which perfectly encapsulates the premium Rockwell image stable, up-to-date and proactive to its clients’ needs and whims. The info center’s interiors shows an interesting blend of architectural accents stability of concrete; playful juxtaposition of glass, wood, metal, and painted wall; attractive interplay of reds, blues, and yellows in the surrounding off-white walls that showcase the ever changing skyscape of the Rockwell community.

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Rockin’ at Rockwell. (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/03222007/index.html) Three events on Wednesday made Rockwell in Makati the exciting place to be if one is looking for quality living that combines the convenience of the city with the comforts of suburban life. From left, Nestor Padilla, Rockwell president; Nene Lichauco, chairperson of Barangay Bel Air; Manolo Lopez, Joe Guingona and Oscar Lopez of the Lopez Group of Companies; and Marites Lopez and Jay Lopez of the First Philippines Holding Corp., pose for posterity at the topping ceremony of Joya Towers and & Loft South Towers. Later, they presided at the groundbreaking for One Rockwell, and the inauguration of the Rockwell Information Center. --ROMY FLORANTE

Be wary of journalists, they might make us expect too much... but with the boom we are experiencing right now, it just seems a matter of time before we see this Lopez tower ressurected from its asian crisis grave. Double the fun if they increase the proposed height!

^^ This is the best time to begin the construction of the Lopez tower. :)

for the past couple months i noticed that the water pressure in the restrooms at the cinema level of Power Plant Mall is NOT what it used to be :ohno: i dunno if it's felt in the general rockwell center

^^ I noticed that too. :(

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nice view...i like it

@x_md: Nice! View at Rizal Tower?

nice view...i like it

Does anybody know the name of the building under construction at the foot of Guadalupe Bridge (Mandaluyong side)? How tall is it? Thanks and More Power!

^^ Robinsons Gateway Garden Ridge Tower 1. Parang mga around 33 floors. There's still a similar tower 2 and an L-shaped 3 to rise if my memory serves me right.

^^ Robinsons Gateway Garden Ridge Tower 1. Parang mga around 33 floors. There's still a similar tower 2 and an L-shaped 3 to rise if my memory serves me right.

Thank you, Thomsian!

The Pasig River looks clean in that photo. :)

as of may 5, 2007 (from my sisters' trip to the philippines, so jealous!!!)

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i must say, Manansala is just the prettiest condo i have seen by far. well... next to the Fort's Regent Parkway. i like the character of both buildings. reminds me of pretty women with nice clothes and no makeup.

So beautiful!!!

i must say, Manansala is just the prettiest condo i have seen by far. well... next to the Fort's Regent Parkway. i like the character of both buildings. reminds me of pretty women with nice clothes and no makeup.

Patay ka kuya Alfonso! Shouldn't it remind you of ate Lauren looking pretty in nice clothes and without makeup. :D

Courtesy of Dvorak. TY. :)

Rockwell from GA's roofdeck

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ganda nung photos IsaganiZenze :okay: I like the first pic :D

okay, sorry for my ignorance,t these pictures at the very bottom looks like Makati, but where are those ones above it? Ones with Nestle' and Phinma something atop of it's towers? They are all beautiful and very modern looking.

okay, sorry for my ignorance,t these pictures at the very bottom looks like Makati, but where are those ones above it? Ones with Nestle' and Phinma something atop of it's towers? They are all beautiful and very modern looking.

That's Rockwell Center (this thread). Also in Makati along J.P. Rizal Street near Pasig River.

Rockwell really looks so well with the quality developments it has as a self-contained business community . It's indeed the best out there, in its league as a mini-CBD.

That's Rockwell Center (this thread). Also in Makati along J.P. Rizal Street near Pasig River.

Thanks. I'm sorry, I got confused when someone mentioned something about guadalupe bridge and pasig river.... You can tell how easy I can get myself lost if I visited the Philippines again. I don't get to go that much as I really don't have any direct relatives that lives there in the Philippines.

grabe talaga ang mga buildings sa rockwell ... how i wish FBGC's future highrise buildings would have the same form as that of Rockwell's.

why? it's more interesting to have developments having characteristics of their own.

Rockwell to build innovative BPO complex in Ortigas (http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS2007071898067.html)

Premier developer Rockwell Land Corp. (Rockwell) is venturing into a new project, the development of a business processing outsourcing (BPO) complex set in the Ortigas business district.

Comprised of three buildings to be built on a 1.3-hectare property owned by Meralco, the BPO complex will introduce an innovative concept in the form of a campus-like setting where the buildings are spaced far apart between greenery.

According to Nina S. Cordero, Rockwell’s assistant vice president for Business Development, the joint venture project between Rockwell and Meralco will bring over 70,000 square meters of preferred office space, addressing the growing demand for work environment catering to the needs of the fast-rising BPO sector.

The first tower will be comprised of 20 floors; the second, 15 floors; and the third, 10 floors. Acclaimed architectural firm Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners (PRSP) has been tapped to design the three buildings, all conforming to the standard standards required by BPO facilities.

Rockwell has earmarked P2 billion for the construction of the BPO complex, which is expected to have its ground-breaking in July 2007. The first two towers will be completed by the end of 2008.

The BPO complex to be developed by Rockwell will be different from the usual mold, infusing greenery and more "breathing space" into an office setting. This will provide a healthier and more conducive work environment.

"Having secured our position as the choice developer for the high-end segment, we are bringing our expertise into building a BPO complex that will carry the Rockwell stamp of excellence," Cordero said.

The said undertaking signals Rockwell’s endeavor to move beyond its pioneer development in Makati City. Its ongoing project at the Rockwell Center, Number One Rockwell, has been experiencing brisk sales take-up, with 79 percent of the units already sold.

Flickr photo by ty.R :D

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any progress of the lopez center anyone? its past midyear na..

Dumaan ako sa JP.Rizal St. last Wednesday tapos meron akong nakitang parang construction sa likod ng Powerplant Mall. Lopez Center na kaya ito?

i hope, triple that!

@ tyronne, did you see any progress on one rockwell?

^^Nope, sorry. I believe One Rockwell site is on the other side? Sa JP Rizal lang ako dumaan eh. :)

hopefully they're keeping in quiet because of their competition with Century City--to build the tallest building in the country

If true looks like plans for Rockwell's extension at the Noah's Ark site is now an impossibility with Century beating them to the punch. Too bad.

From Cocktales
Victor C. Agustin

Ortigas seeks Ayala’s Kapitolyo reconnection

TWO preeminent Spanish haciendas, Ayala and Ortigas, might be partners again, this time as 21st century developers, if a bold Ortigas plan to re-acquire and re-develop the 10-hectare Kapitolyo compound pushes through.

According to the grapevine, the Rizal provincial government, after holding a series of public hearings, has agreed to revert the donated land back to Ortigas and Co. on condition that the developer provides the capitol another usufruct site somewhere in Antipolo.

The broad strokes of the plan had been confirmed by no less than Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III during a recent talk with newsmen.

Apparently, the Rizal government and Ortigas have been discussing such a plan since 1992, given that Pasig, where Kapitolyo is located, had already been integrated with highly-urbanized Metro Manila.

According to Ynares, Ortigas would even provide P1-billion cash to the Rizal government to fund the construction of a new capitol building. In addition, the Rizal government would be allowed to keep about a hectare of the present Kapitolyo for the existing tennis courts and other sports-related functions.

Another benefit: The present jail right across the Ultra compound would also be relocated.

To fund such an ambitious redevelopment, Ortigas is seeking to re-establish partnership with pre-war partner Ayala Group, whose Bank of the Philippine Islands was a minority stakeholder until the 1970s of what was then Ortigas y Cia.

If the joint venture pushes through, Ortigas will contribute the Kapitolyo land, with the Ayala Group providing the capital, development and most likely management of the new mixed-use center.

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Funereal stirrings

The real estate market in Makati is literally rising from the dead.

The shuttered PLDT warehouse adjoining South Cemetery by the intersection of Reposo Street and Metropolitan Avenue has finally been sold, a check at the site showed.

Given that no developer would build a high-rise that overlooks a cemetery, the 2.5-hectare compound had lain unsold in the open market for years.

The going rate for the Jupiter and Reposo area, on the other side of the street, hovers in the P30,000-a-square-meter vicinity. At that price, the PLDT property would have a notional value of P750 million.

It was not immediately clear if the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. knocked off a few dozen millions just to monetize the idle asset.

Heard through the grapevine

Ambassador Jose E.B. Antonio of Century Properties has beaten the Lopezes to the draw, acquiring from Cocobank the foreclosed Noah’s Ark compound in Mandaluyong, on the other side of the river, which the Lopezes had been considering to integrate with their highly-successful Rockwell development.

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Very Nice Christmas Tree in Power Plant / Rockwell! :okay::okay:
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Christmas Tree at Powerplant Mall, Rockwell Center
Photo by my_soul_insurance_2004 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/my_soul_insurance2004/)



Ganda so beautiful and festive! Very nice indeed! Better pa than the one in Ayala Ave. in my opinion. :okay::okay:
Outdoor Christmas Tree at Power Plant Mall
This 'tree' is a 3 storey high wire skeleton strung with thousands of fairy lights. It's outside the Power Plant Mall at Rockwell.

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Outside Power Plant Mall

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photos by my_soul_insurance_2004 (http://flickr.com/photos/my_soul_insurance2004/)

wow galing ng trees.......parang sarap mag stroll hhww.....katakot lang dahil walang tao....naglalakad...most are in their cars...

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November 22, 2007

^^Wow, nadagdagan yata yung ilaw ng mga rockwell buildings.

Nadagdagan nga, but I like them better nung wala yung dinagdag. Noon kasi parang drawing lang sila sa skyline ganda ng effect na pure outline lang yung pwesto ng ilaw noon. Saka mukhang bitin kasi yung dinagdag eh.

Walang problema kung bitin . . . you should have something to always crave for. Once Joya Towers are completed that portion of Rockwell will no longer be bitin.

Magandang idea sana kung parang visualizer yung ilaw sa outline ng rockwell buildings, sumasayaw sa tugtog, taas baba taas baba...

Nadagdagan nga, but I like them better nung wala yung dinagdag. Noon kasi parang drawing lang sila sa skyline, ganda ng effect na pure outline lang yung pwesto ng ilaw noon. Saka parang bitin kasi yung dinagdag eh.

taken by gilvillagracia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tigalpo/)

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ganda talaga ng Rockwell!

Rockwell rocks! :rock:

Power Plant Mall. Where Fashionable Manila shops.:)

tagal ko ng di nakakapunta sa Rockwell.. Sana mas gumanda pa..

tagal ko ng di nakakapunta sa Rockwell.. Sana mas gumanda pa..

dyan punta si trillanes....sa susunod......sa lopez.....tower naman...

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Photos by lainegallery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laineortega/)

Ganda ng pics..

naunahan mo ako dxpsycho....ganda talaga nang pics...thanks for posting

naunahan mo ako dxpsycho....ganda talaga nang pics...thanks for posting

hehe, palitan lang tayo,bro.
ganda kasi ng night shots na 'to. worth sharing talaga. :okay:

Hehehe, unahan lang tayong tatlo pero ngayon parang nahuhuli palagi ako kasi busy lol

Hehehe, unahan lang tayong tatlo pero ngayon parang nahuhuli palagi ako kasi busy lol

no updates again, I am checking too often. well talagang maganda yung na post ni dxpsycho. I might not be checking that often in the next couple of weeks, finals kasi sa school....well until later uli.....

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Photos by lainegallery (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laineortega/)

Love this...mukhang kuha sa ibang bansa:)

nice angle!

Love this...mukhang kuha sa ibang bansa:)

i'm sorry, but i hate it when people say, "mukang ibang bansa..." or mukang hindi sa pilipinas...":ohno:

i mean, can't we filipinos have decent world-class buildings/infrastructures? will it always be about other countries? should we always use other countries as a reference?

lalng. just a thought :)

andaya talaga...walang sinabi ang mga photos ko sa mga photong yan! that photo must have been taken this week lang. astig. ganda...

eto yung version ko. at least ibang angle naman, kahit di maganda. wahehe...pagtiyagahan na lang niyo ha...
http://images.skyscraper1026.multiply.com/image/3/photos/13/600x600/1/Rockwell%20001.jpg?et=QxQWf%2CfTU6GR3YFp517JIA

closer:
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^maganda naman Tebs a..especially the first photo, I like the reflection of Rockwell Center on the water :okay:

i'm sorry, but i hate it when people say, "mukang ibang bansa..." or mukang hindi sa pilipinas...":ohno:

i mean, can't we filipinos have decent world-class buildings/infrastructures? will it always be about other countries? should we always use other countries as a reference?

lalng. just a thought :)

Ok...rephrase ko na lang:)

Love this...mukhang kuha sa Rockwell:banana:

i'm sorry, but i hate it when people say, "mukang ibang bansa..." or mukang hindi sa pilipinas...":ohno:

i mean, can't we filipinos have decent world-class buildings/infrastructures? will it always be about other countries? should we always use other countries as a reference?

lalng. just a thought :)

amen ...naunahan mo lang ako bro.... i visited a number of countries and i can truly say na nde tau napag iiwanan.....sa kalinisan maybe pero kung sa mga bldgs din lang.....we can also offer the best of what is out there...

Stunning pictures!

thank u dex. worse than i expected yung outcome. was supposed to take close up shots pa sana na wormview, pero pagdating ko sa rockwell, patay na mga ilaw. :ohno:

at pag nandun ka sa rockwell, para ka talagang nasa rockwell...o yan, wala akong sinabing parang nasa ibang bansa ah...hehe...

Rockwell at night Courtesy of Erwin/Dvorak...Thank You bro! :okay: :okay:

pic taken yesterday..

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from flickr

taken by enario

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taken by mark pedrogosa

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wow.. at night it feels like you're in another city.. gorgeous.. thanks for the pics

Even if Rockwell goes for an IPO pala , the proceeds will not be used to build the Lopez Tower. Oh well... :cry:

Rockwell Land eyes new residential project
By Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Philippine Daily Inquirer
http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=108496

MANILA, Philippines—Rockwell Land Corp. is looking to fund new property projects with proceeds from a proposed initial public offer, an official of the Lopez Group said.

First Philippine Holdings Corp. president Elpidio Ibañez said Rockwell has acquired five hectares of a former General Milling Corp. plant along C5 in Pasig City that would be developed into a possible residential project. Details, however, were not yet available.

First Holdings owns a substantial stake in Rockwell Land.

Ibañez said the project could be funded by Rockwell Land’s possible initial public offer. “There’s no target size yet for the offer. It would depend on how the market is,” he said.

Rockwell is also embarking on a joint venture project with sister firm and majority shareholder Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on an office development catering to business process outsourcing firms. Meralco is the owner of the land within the Meralco complex in Pasig City on which Rockwell will develop the BPO space.

Rockwell Land was earlier considering an initial public offer by the first quarter of 2008.

Rockwell Land is the developer of “Rockwell Center” in Makati, a prime 15-hectare, self-contained community. This was the site of a former power plant named after James Chapman Rockwell, the first president of another Lopez-controlled firm, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).

The Rockwell Center comprises several high-rise residential condominium projects, a sports and leisure club, a lifestyle shopping center known as the Power Plant mall, the corporate headquarters of Nestlé and Phinma and the Ateneo Graduate School.

Rockwell Land was established in 1995 by three Lopez firms: Meralco owning 51 percent, and First Philippine Holdings Corp. and Benpres with 24.5 percent each.

Another Rockwell Land project is “One Rockwell,” the only high-rise residential condominium with z-shaped units. One Rockwell was launched in 2005 and was 55-percent sold last year.

In 2006, Rockwell Land fully sold the “Joya Towers & Lofts,” a condominium project that was touted as the first to launch the “loft concept,” or units with high ceilings, to the local market.

More than 40 percent of sales of the Joya project came from the overseas Filipino market. Joya units will be delivered to home buyers in 2008.

Rockwell pics originally posted by Icarus-rising. Many Thanks! :)



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Allow me to post these pictures taken at Plant in December 2007, featuring the Christmas Tree :) I take pictures of this tree every year. :)

1.
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3.
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^^ wow!

nice cluster guys, keep it up! these should be also posted on international threads.

from flickr

taken by enario

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taken by mark pedrogosa

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these pictures should be included in the philippine tourism promotion video.. i think those guys can do a little better in promoting metro manila

agree...and next year, kasama na ang Joyas sa lighted up towers nila! :okay:
@ dexter, do they use the same tree every year? i mean something that looks like that?

From EdwinM of Pinoyphotography
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/2186276805_a98456f69a_o.jpg

Taken from this thread
http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?topic=2922.3735

these pictures should be included in the philippine tourism promotion video.. i think those guys can do a little better in promoting metro manila

It looks like downtown San Francisco at night!

Hong Kong even with all those extra colours from the billboards...

I saw Rizal tower on a TVC, a fabric softener commercial to be exact. They added a huge billboard on top of it with a girl bungee jumping from it.

(Taken from http://www.e-rockwell.com/newdev_specific.php?id=53 )

I don't recall these photos being posted here. Are these new? I saw them on e-Rockwell's "New Developments."

Rockwell-Meralco Business Center
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http://www.e-rockwell.com/wms/pic/cbd7518a-fab5-915d.jpg

^^ It's a new BPO office project by Rockwell Land, but it's not part of Rockwell Center. It will be located to the left of Medical City along Ortigas Ave, inside the Meralco complex that is being redeveloped right now.

Meralco BPO 3 Towers [com] QC (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=472164)

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From EdwinM of Pinoyphotography
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Taken from this thread
http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?topic=2922.3735



:)Love this...very strong and progressive angle

(Taken from http://www.e-rockwell.com/newdev_specific.php?id=53 )

I don't recall these photos being posted here. Are these new? I saw them on e-Rockwell's "New Developments."

Rockwell-Meralco Business Center
http://www.e-rockwell.com/wms/pic/cbd7518a-fd1d-c603.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/wms/pic/big/cbd7518a-fe2e-f3ff.jpg

http://www.e-rockwell.com/wms/pic/big/cbd7518a-fe2f-1619.jpg

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http://www.e-rockwell.com/wms/pic/cbd7518a-fab5-915d.jpg


Maganda pero mas ok kung kasing taas siya ng mga cybergate tower. Mas maganda naman ng malayo ang design nito kesa sa cubergate towers.

taken by vintageboy from flickr......taken jan. 28/ 08

parang winter city... diba?????

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/EnozAnewor/vintageboyrockwell.jpg

Nice, ang galing naman ng pic. :okay:

Maganda pero mas ok kung kasing taas siya ng mga cybergate tower. Mas maganda naman ng malayo ang design nito kesa sa cubergate towers.

Right. Rockwell Land proved the competition that BPO buildings don't have to be ugly.

taken by vintageboy from flickr......taken jan. 28/ 08

parang winter city... diba?????

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/EnozAnewor/vintageboyrockwell.jpg

great pic man!

parang hindi pinas!

great pic man!

parang hindi pinas!

VERY ARTISTIC!

Yes, wonderful photo!

awesome photo!

yes, I agree. Nice photo, and nice place, nice towers! :okay:


kung katulad ng Nestle at Phinma ang BPO bldgs ng Rockwell, maganda nga. And I hope those nonglass parts of the building will be granite or marble.

...I agree with you all, awesome photo...could be a winter photo from Chicago, er Toronto, er Vancouver, er Frankfurt, er New York, er Seattle...but Rockwell? Metro Manila? ....just shows you the many faces of our cosmopolitan capital!!:colgate:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/EnozAnewor/rcb17rockwell.jpg

by rcb17 from flickr.com

awesome shot!