I'm just saying is that, is there a scandal behind the problem?Is there like a rumor speculating? I was just asking.If there is non, let us please lay low on this.

You know exactly I was only being sarcastic. Well, at least we've increased both our post counts. (I know post count is so important for some of us here) Peace! :)

Btw, those pylons really look awesome in Ortigas. I hope they maintain them well. :rock:

some pics of ortigas, hahaha :) kakasawa na nga sa ortigas eh... anyways...

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/2100/roadtrip10131vk.jpg

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the improvement starts...hahaha
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the overpass with escalators. :) looks nice sa pic... hahaha
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mga na-aspaltong daan sa ortigas... :)

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http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9149/roadtrip10635wf.jpg

it really looks like new may kasama pang amoy ng boagong aspalto hehe..

the improvement starts...hahaha
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7641/roadtrip10210pd.jpg


What are they doing?

^baka dyan natutulog yung palaboy laboy

What are they doing?


ginagawang bricks ata, just like the roads inside the Ortigas like julia vargas, adb road, etc. did i post some pics of that? :)

^^that is a great idea

but there is a problem in the renovation of Ortigas road islands. Cause in Ortigas Center, there are 3 cities in it (Q.C., Pasig and Mandaluyong) the border line is in ADB ave? am i right? so, I think that the project was only for the Pasig side... For me, the whole roads in ortigas must be renovated even though there are some boundaries in it.

that's what makes me sick when i think of Ortigas. I never thought before that Galleria in Ortigas is a part of QC, while ShangriLa in Mandaluyong...then there's a part there that says ...'welcome to pasig'...making emerald tower or perhaps Union bank part of Pasig. whew nahilo ako dun. imagine touring 3 cities in less than an hour...by foot.

forgot to post this. :) walang sawang ortigas, hahaha.

may squatters area pala malapit sa Astoria. hehehe
http://img423.imageshack.us/img423/7332/roadtrip20217ol.jpg

ang ganda ng astoria dito, parang miami yung dating
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asphalt road...
http://img423.imageshack.us/img423/3296/roadtrip20231hs.jpg

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4814/roadtrip20246du.jpg

sensya na, madalas kasi ako sa Ortigas eh... :)

galing ni kiben! :okay: may plan bang alisin ang mga mapapangit na poste dyan? o at least fix make them look a little cleaner?

Yeah , napansin ko rin kahapon while trekking the Pag-Ibig branch office , eyesore nga yung mga electrical post . Halos wall to wall pala ang buildings doon sa road na ka-line ng OSMA . Hotel ba yung Linden Suites ?

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Debenhams Store Facade :
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Color changing ceiling :
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Short boulevard leading to Ortigas Park ,
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Ortigas pocket park

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I was just there yesterday, well I passed by Ortigas Center and Shangri-La. nice pictures

wow parang vietnam wall memorial

thanks for the pics leximont, I really like the flooring sa debenhams... hahaha

galing ni kiben! :okay: may plan bang alisin ang mga mapapangit na poste dyan? o at least fix make them look a little cleaner?

oonga, may solusyon ba para mapaganda yung mga poste at wires? paano kaya mapapaganda?

it's an ortigas skyline with the Makati on the background... :)

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Hmm.. yeah Ortigas does need a cleaning up. From those latest photos it looks similar to the Jupiter/Makati ave area in Makati CBD

look at the billboard sa BSA twin tower, hahaha
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close up... di kaya masira yung building na toh pag-maraming nakalagay?
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anong building eto, will it be UC again???
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I like this building sa angle na toh, maganda yung loob...
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/8431/roadtrip30121yh.jpg

Quadrillion Plaza... wala pang taong gumagawa...
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http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1024/roadtrip30142xi.jpg

have I post some of the pics here, sabihin niyo lang para-i-edit ko...

mas ok ng mapuno ng billboards yung BSA towers kesa nman madilim sya pag gabi... lol

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/413/roadtrip10506cl.jpg


I love this one! Good Job Kiben!!!! :okay:

^made that as my desktop screen

anong building eto, will it be UC again???
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4181/roadtrip30110ob.jpg


OMG!!!!!!
:eek2:

http://www.home-investment.com/index/empire5.jpg

Could this be true? Will Burgundy Empire really reach its potential height? Perhaps the building will really be 42 floors up since some projects include the basement when stating number of floors. If that is the case, they just need to add around ten more floors....

^You really like that bldg?@ Wally

I hope, too, the Quadrillion bldg resumes construction cause the facade looks nice and curvy from the rendering I've seen before.

Nice skyline pics there @KiBen Somebody should create a banner from one of them. :cheers:

imo, if the developers don't plan to finish Burgundy Empire as originally planned, they would have taken off the crane long time ago...

@at Kiben, actually construction is still on-going...parang may 7-11 na nga yata sa ground floor eh...

Ortigas Skyline (shot from C-5)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/P1010398.jpg

^nice. clouds. how bout makati next time eh?

hmm.. nice shot @sinjin. ganda naman ng union bank bldg.

OMG!!!!!!
:eek2:


Could this be true? Will Burgundy Empire really reach its potential height? Perhaps the building will really be 42 floors up since some projects include the basement when stating number of floors. If that is the case, they just need to add around ten more floors....

looks like it. look at those protruding outward from the top floor. they don't need those stuff if construction is not deemed to go upwards. i usually see those on Ayala projects for every 10 or 15 floors. let's keep our fingers crossed! :)

Ortigas @ Dusk (from Marikina)
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wow! sinjin, that would make it at the Urban Photo contest! that looks great!

^^ Lol, thanks but it's too small. I wonder why

^^ nice shot sinjin

awesome sinjin... ;)

It's now in the UPC: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=342410 ;)

what do you mean too small? or maybe because photobucket shrinked it.

Ortigas @ Dusk (from Marikina)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/P1010433b.jpg

I really like this one sinjin! ang galing! :)

Wow, sinjin! Parang a city about to sleep...or a city about to awake kasi dusk.

astig ng photo mo sinjin!!! sali mo sa urban photocontest!

guys, i think this is the first ever rendering i've seen for SM-KS (The Podium Mall) courtesy of Jonu, new SSC member :D. looks really great! but the last time i read about this project, those two smaller towers were scrapped or something. any updates? :D

Hi, I'm a little new to SSC.

Anyway, I don't think I've seen anyone here in the Philippine Forum post renderings of SM-KS. A little browsing on Google and Emporis and I found these:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/JDEC/Architecture/sm-ks.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/JDEC/Architecture/113586.gif
I can see how the design derives from The Podium.

Um, dunno if these were ever posted alreadyhttp://graphics.gaiaonline.com/images/template/smiles/icon_sweatdrop.gif...

magnifico ! Bravo ! sinjin !

sinjin.... parang clear na ung skyLINE ng ortigas.... makikita talaga ung lines

Ortigas Photos

Below are a couple of pictures that I took a few weeks ago…

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^^ :eek2: I love the sky on the photos, specially the 4th one

@ Jonu - Thanks! I havent seen the first rendering you posted...its new to me:eek: Looks awesome. I guess we can wait longer for SM-KS to be built.

Where's that second pic?

That's a great shot Sinjin.

The Meralco building looks like it's due for a major paint job. But I like that building. So many great memories watching stage plays there. Anybody see the big Aruwana (sp?) in one of the ponds? They feed it whole chickens.

guys, i think this is the first ever rendering i've seen for SM-KS (The Podium Mall) courtesy of Jonu, new SSC member :D. looks really great! but the last time i read about this project, those two smaller towers were scrapped or something. any updates? :D

just one question about this project... matutuloy ba toh? tsaka if ever matuloy, pano ilalagay yung 50 storey sa podium? hahaha, naguguluhan lang ako... :)


@ wonderboy, thanks pics :) !!!

This SM-KS I think is design by IEDP/PRSP, try to surf the Architecture Asia, Philippines and look for the list of Philippine architects online, you can find this design.

Ortigas Photos

http://img287.imageshack.us/img287/4425/o6copy6cw.jpg

Brutalist style of architecture.

^^ Isn't that Meralco Center?

Yes it is. :)

it is also the lopez building right?! no offense but it's ugly and dirty now! the lopez's shoulddo something to it!

Ortigas Center on the background...
http://www.menshealth.com.ph/images/wp/wp_isabel2_800.jpg

It's actually the background that I'm interested in. :D

it is also the lopez building right?! no offense but it's ugly and dirty now! the lopez's shoulddo something to it!


100% agree. Hope they beutify that building. Sa Ortigas pa naman siya.

Ortigas Center on the background...
http://www.menshealth.com.ph/images/wp/wp_isabel2_800.jpg

It's actually the background that I'm interested in. :D


magnificent background! i love BSA tower! :D

^^ Isn't that Meralco Center?

oh yah, i remember when we watched a play in the theatre there, with kc ata playing the role of litt;e mermaid, I was 10 palang nun, at bata pa... :)

100% agree. Hope they beutify that building. Sa Ortigas pa naman siya.

There's this Meralco Redevelopment Project in which the initial part of it is the Medical City Hosp. and the Ateneo Med. School beside it.

Maybe the reason why they're not beautifying the Meralco bldg. is that it's intended to be replaced by another building as part of the Meralco redevelopent plan set to make the Meralco complex in Ortigas like Rockwell which is also another Lopez-owned development.

But in my opinion, the Meralco bldg. will actually make a good hotel once refurbished. The shape alone (mind you, it's very imposing), the location, the theater, and all the space around the bldg. to make way for function rooms, pool area and other amenities make for a good foundation for converting it into a hotel. Plus points for having a good view of Ortigas Center and an expansive space infront to make way for magnificent fountains ala Las Vegas hotels and a grand entrance court.

it could be a landmark... I love those beautiful fountains sa Las Vegas!!! ganda nga ilagay dun...

onga tama si aaron just a lil tweakin with that meralco center, gandang hotel na niyan... :)

^^ hotel pala yun? akala ko office..

office nga yata siya... pero ireredevelop din siya ng mga lopez (i hope into something else) :)

^^ sana new building.. idemolish na sana..

^^ Well I didn't see it (the Meralco bldg.) in the conceptual masterplan of the Meralco Complex Redevelopment (I already lost the copy of it, sorry).

off-topic:

Any latest photo of Shang-rila Edsa?

good news for edsa shang! voted as Best Hotel in Manila by DestinAsia magazine of Hongkong!

^^ wow... ano yung site for that mag?

onga tama si aaron just a lil tweakin with that meralco center, gandang hotel na niyan... :)

Yes, Meralco Center would make a nice hotel. See the similarities in style with the massive Las Vegas Hilton. Add a few palm trees and you're in Vegas.

Originally Posted by Wonderboy
Meralco Center
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Las Vegas Hilton
http://www.hotelsbureau.com/las_vegas/images/hilton_las_vegas.jpg

^^They really look alike. However, kung gagawin mang hotel, sana mala-Bellagio or Mandalay Bay

Rich talaga ang Meralco, Lopez clan.

^^Is it still occupied? That Meralco Building? You're all right, it would make a great Vegas-style hotel.

Demolish the meralco building! que horror :) yes it's not only occupied its the hq of Meralco and has a very good restaurant at the top. It's listed in the Architectural and Heritage Societies as a landmark, at it's time it was very modern and is considered by many as beautiful . It's interesting to see todays change in taste as people here clamor to tear it down! As for it's being dirty it's actually clad in marble not some simple paint job from what I remember. You'll need to do very expensive restoration work to make it look shiny. Up close you'll see it's not so bad and looks like other graceful old buildings. The Meralco redevelopment plan has this building landmark as one of it's key linchpins.

Call Centers Give Rise To New Business Districts
Article taken from Business World
BY MARICEL E. ESTAVILLO, Reporter

Pushed by the call center boom, 14 new business districts are rising in Metro Manila. Combined, these emerging locations will add about 1,300 hectares of developed land, alternatives to the already congested Makati City and Ortigas Center, according to data from property consultancy firm Leechiu & Associates Inc.

Leading the development are big-ticket real estate firms -- the same ones which took the brunt of the 1997 Asian crisis but now with renewed optimism from a sudden rise in office demand.

"All of these have solid developers behind them, with deep pockets, long-term vision and track record to build buildings that are at least the same if not better than the ones you find in Makati. These buildings will be better able to address the needs of tenants," said David T. Leechiu, president and general manager.

Megaworld
First in the list is Megaworld Corp. After its successful bet on Eastwood City in Libis in Quezon City, the listed firm is now focusing on the 50-hectare McKinley Hill Cyber Park in Taguig City and the 25-hectare New Port City in Pasay City.

Designed for a mixed-use development, New Port is expected to start construction in 2007 after McKinley Hill, Megaworld investor relation officer John T. Hao said. New Port is a joint venture between Megaworld and state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

"We don’t have the final plan yet for the office development in New Port but we are expecting a dozen more IT buildings to rise in that area," he said. Along with office buildings, development will also include residences and hotels.

Office construction in McKinley is set to start early next year, to run for seven to ten years. Megaworld has already set aside some P8.2 billion for McKinley Hill. It plans to put up at least 2,000 square meters of office space, mostly for call center and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies and to build retail shops and condominiums in the area, replicating the Eastwood City development.

Prospective company locators in McKinley Hill include new ones and those operating in the Eastwood City CyberPark that are gunning for expansion. "This is for our future clients and existing clients in Eastwood which want to expand but still choose to locate inside Metro Manila," Mr. Hao said.

Eastwood has about 60 technology company locators, employing some 12,000 to 15,000 people.

McKinley Hill is just a piece of a bigger emerging business district in Taguig City -- the mixed-use 41-hectare Fort Bonifacio Global City that is now controlled and managed by Ayala Land, Inc. and Evergreen Holdings, Inc. of the Campos Group.

"The Ayala-Campos consortium provides credibility and foundation for sustained development and it has high potential for capital appreciation in the mid-term," Mr. Leechiu said.

At present, office facilities in Fort Bonifacio are 100% occupied and upcoming buildings such as Net Square are already pre-sold, with strong interest coming from large multinational tenants wanting 8,000 square meters and up of office space.

Araneta Center promoted

In Quezon City, meanwhile, Araneta Center Inc. (ACI) is now aggressive in promoting its 35-hectare Araneta Center as a premier business location.

In its master plan, an eight-hectare Cyber Park will be developed on the land where the Elephant World, Fiesta Carnival and parking space fronting the Coliseum are located. The Cyber Park has been initially planned to house up to 10 office buildings.

Most of these prospective buildings are for build-to-suit development on which construction will start as the market asks, ACI leasing manager Eugenio C. Barcelona said.

Next year, it will convert the 3,000-square meter old SeaFood Market Restaurant -- now called the Expo Centro -- into a call center location. This is a one-floor facility located at the corner of EDSA and McArthur Street.

It is also looking at converting a portion of the top floor of the Ali Mall, which now hosts cinemas, into office facilities to meet urgent demand from the industry. These will add to the four-floor office facility at the Gateway Mall, which is now fully occupied by BPO firm Accenture Philippines.

ACI is also looking at expanding the Gateway and the Plaza Fair buildings, to make way for the Gateway Office Tower.

Mandaluyong developments

In Mandaluyong City, Campos-led Greenfield has EDSA Central and Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) is in the process of creating a mixed-use complex.

At an estimated cost of P2 billion, Greenfield will build a 12-storey and 35,000-square meter office building called EDSA Central IT Park by first quarter next year. It has also started the development of the two-storey and 16,000-square meter EDSA Central IT Center II that will replace Uniwide mall, located at the corner of United Street and EDSA.

These will add to the operational EDSA Central IT Center, which is composed of two buildings with a combined floor area of 36,393 square meters.

Meanwhile, RLC’s 28-storey office building for call centers and BPO firms, Robinsons Cybergate Center (RCC) Tower 2, will be completed by third quarter next year. This will replicate the already sold out RCC Tower 1.

These office buildings are part of RLC’s mixed-use community that includes Robinsons Place Pioneer Mall and RLC’s residential condominiums -- One Gateway Place, Gateway Garden Ridge and Gateway Garden Heights.

In Pasay City, Federal Land is pitching its 45-hectare Metropolitan Business Park as the next business destination.

"We are also looking at call centers and technology companies as tenants in our future office buildings. Our buildings in Makati City such as Philippine AXA Life Center and GT Tower are already 100%- occupied," said Ramon Aldaba, Federal first vice-president for sales and marketing.

Development for Metropolitan Business Park will run for 25 years. Mr. Aldaba said it has already started commercial and residential developments.

Mall developer SM Investments Corp. has also waded into office construction with its 10-storey building for call centers and BPO, to be located at the SM Central Business Park in Bay City in Pasay.

Targeted for completion by third quarter of 2007, the building, dubbed the SM Call Center Building, will have a total floor space of 55,000 square meters on a 1.2-hectare piece of land.

Other emerging business districts include Greenhills in San Juan, Rockwell Center in Makati City, Aseana IT Business Park and AsiaWorld City along the Manila-Cavite Coastal Rd. Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang, Muntinlupa.

Districts to rise in attractiveness

"The trend has started and over the course of the next ten years these districts will become more attractive locations. I think the take-up will be gradual, over a 2.5- to three-year period, because it will be unlikely for tenants to flock too far away from Makati or Ortigas so soon. Decision makers do not like drastic change, gradual, until the critical mass is achieved," Mr. Leechiu said.

Office supply in the 14 emerging business districts is increasing. By 2007, it is expected that these districts will account for 13% of the total office supply in the country. Makati will get 62% and Ortigas Center will get 25%, he said.

The figure is an increase from the current 9%, Makati City’s 61% and Ortigas Center’s 26%. The consolidated annual demand for office space in Metro Manila is pegged at 150,000 square meters per annum.

Also, the emergence of these new business districts are expected to lead to a gradual decline in land values in Makati City and Ortigas Center as competition cuts into rental rates.

Office rental rates in Metro Manila are expected to peak in 2010 and 2011 but are expected to correct either in 2012 or 2013.

Prime buildings such as Ayala Triangle Tower One & Exchange Plaza, The Enterprise Centre, Philamlife Tower, and RCBC Plaza -- are now testing the P700 per square meter monthly lease, from P600 currently.

Grade A buildings are also trying to push up lease rates to P500 to P600 from P400 to P450. Grade A buildings in the Makati CBD are 6750 Ayala Avenue Office Tower, Philamlife Tower, and PBCom Tower while Grade A facilities in Ortigas Center are Antel Global Corporate Center, Discovery Center, and Wynsum Corporate Tower.

Current lease rates are significantly higher, almost 70%, from the P280 per square meter during the 1997 Asian financial crisis.



New office supply insufficient for growing BPO industry needs
Article taken from Business World
By MARICEL E. ESTAVILLO, Reporter

At least 12 new large office buildings in Metro Manila are due for completion next year, equivalent to an all-time high of 210,000 to 240,000 square meters of additional office supply.

But even this is not enough to soften the expected increase in monthly rental rates nor sufficiently address the ever-growing demand for office space of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry for next year, according to property consultants polled by BusinessWorld.

"There has been very little new construction in core areas in Manila between 2002 and 2006. Once new supply starts to come on stream next year, occupiers will have some attractive options to choose from. Developers who proceed now will be well-positioned to benefit," said Alan J.M. Dalgleish, managing director of Colliers International Phils., Inc.

"A few large office buildings are expected [for next year] -- delays are likely -- but will not relieve price hike in Makati and Ortigas central business districts," said David T. Leechiu, president and general manager of Leechiu & Associates, Inc, citing the firm’s latest research.

"The call center business [accounting for 80% of BPOs] is here to stay and continued growth is expected. Our current market is the US and we already have phenomenal growth. What happens [now] is centers from Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other locations start to move [their non-core business functions overseas]," said Ryan L. Isip, associate director of CB Richard Ellis Phils., Inc.

Most of the buildings expected to be completed next year will be located outside the Makati Central Business District (CBD), which now holds some 48 of the 114 call centers the country has to date.

In fact, Leechiu & Associates said about 14% of the overall estimated office supply for next year -- up from 9% in 2005 -- will be spread out among emerging business districts outside Makati and Ortigas CBDs, which will have 62% and 24% of office supply, respectively.

Last year, Makati and Ortigas CBDs respectively held 65% and 26% of the total office supply.

Furthermore, most of the new buildings for next year are either "build-to-suit" -- custom-built for a tenant -- or already sold in agreement to companies even at the start of construction.

A few of the planned buildings for next year have not been announced in public by their respective developers, although talks with their prospective locators and partners have been progressing. "Construction has not yet commenced on some of these, so it likely that for some, actual completion may slip to 2008," Mr. Dalgleish said.

New office building projects with completion target of 2007 are spread out among Bay City in Pasay City, Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, Mandaluyong City, Quezon City and Alabang.

There is the One E-comCenter in Bay City of SM Investments, a 10-storey building with total floor space of 94,000 sq.m.

In Fort Bonifacio, there are the 16,000-sq.m. Fourth 26th Street, the 23,000-sq.m. McKinley Hill Tower, the 32,000-sq.m. Net Cube Center and the 15,000-sq.m. HSBC Manila Back Office -- a build-to-suit facility to serve entirely the requirements of HSBC’s domestic backroom operation.

In Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang, there is the Plaza @D, a six-storey building with total floor space of 10,800 sq.m.

And in Mandaluyong, there are the 12-storey EDSA Central IT Park of Greenfield Development Corp., with total floor space of 35,000 sq.m. and the Robinsons Cybergate Center 2 [phase2], with total floor space of 20,000 sq.m.

Except for the HSBC Manila Back Office, Net Cube Center and the second phase of the Robinsons Cybergate, most of the new buildings due for completion next year will either be scheduled for turn over to tenants at the start of third quarter.

For next year, amid the anticipated 240,000 sq.m. of additional of office supply, Mr. Dalgleish said there will still be a "significant office supply shortfall," as the demand from the BPO industry continues to grow.

Industry group Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) has projected that industry workforce will double from 162,250 persons at the end of last year to 343,013 persons by the end of 2007, meaning 180,763 new jobs will be created from this year until next year.

"This [forecast for 2007] is theoretically equivalent to around 1.1 million sq.m. of office demand, assuming six square meters of floor space per person. This is a slightly crude measure, but significantly there is some anecdotal evidence from occupiers to show that floor space requirements are indeed growing as rapidly as this," Mr. Dalgleish said.

"Even if you refuse to believe the BPAP forecasts and reduce them to historic growth levels, there is still a significant office supply shortfall. And don’t forget the rest of the service sector -- finance, banking, real estate and insurance -- which will also be the source office [space] demand," Mr. Dalgleish added.

For this year, Mr. Isip said the the estimated 90,000 cumulative call center seats is roughly equivalent to some 640,000 sq.m. of space occupied. Leechiu & Associates has estimated annual growth in demand for office space in Metro Manila at about 150,000 sq.m.

The growing demand for office space amid insufficient supply is expected to result in higher monthly rental rates next year, particularly for buildings in Makati and Ortigas central business districts (CBDs).

"Rental levels will likely be under the most upward pressure in Makati, in the absence of new supply. Vacancies, all grades, could hit 4.7% at the end of 2006 from 7.4% at the end of 2005," Mr. Dalgleish said.

He added that premium grade office rents -- such as Ayala Tower One, The Enterprise Center, PhilamLife Tower and RCBC Plaza -- will likely hit P780 per sq.m., an increase of 20% from current average of P650/sq.m.

"With most new supply due for completion in the latter part of 2007, we expect further rental growth in 2007," Mr. Dalgleish said.

In Makati City, Leechiu & Associates said rents for prime and grade A buildings have gone up by 20% to 25% from 2004 and renewals are at risk of 40% to 80% rental increases.

In Ortigas CBD, the firm added that rents for prime and grade A buildings have gone up 20% from 2004 and renewals are at risk of 20% to 30% rental increases, slightly lower than those of buildings in Makati CBD.

Office spaces are considered prime and grade A if located in prime or more luxurious buildings in key CBDs, with contiguous floor space of at least 2,000 sq.m., have the accreditation from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority for tax cuts and incentives, and if they have facilities and amenities required by big companies.

^^^ I wonder why there is no mention of One Corporate Centre and Burgundy Empire. Those two office buildings are HUGE and yet all the projects mentioned in that article are the little ones... :??:

the one corporate center, they are working on the 1st floor?

I think the already building above the 2nd floor... look for the thread

pics from dencios, Capitol Hills, the awesome view! hahaha, :) mixed city buildings eh... sorry, cellphone lang gamit ko eh.

yung nasa left, obviously Eastwood...
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8450/dsc072574yk.jpg

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8118/dsc072584da.jpg

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8575/dsc072615tg.jpg

the sky is clear...
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9804/dsc072645dy.jpg

Folks, you should see these Ortigas pics from pinoyphotography.org c/o PARC

http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?topic=4116.0;all

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/3426/img00053po.jpg
http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/3820/img00193mg.jpg
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/618/img00436kj.jpg
http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/5355/img00365hn.jpg

More pics in the above link

^^ I love the Robinson Tower. Thos shots are soliddd!!!

^^ :eek2: the robinsons tower reminds of petronas tower.. :applause:

:eek2: Robinsons-Equitable tower is absolutely stunning in those shots! especially the last one. wow.

The reflection of the lights in the other buildings seems to exaggerate it, or are those lights coming from inside the building? :?

more photos

taken by Victore T. Ong and Vernes Go from pbase.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Building1.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/img00300bg.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/untitled2.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/img00400yt.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Building2.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/108964818_251070895d_ooo.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas2.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas3.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas4.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas5.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas6.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas7.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas8.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas9.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas11.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas12.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas13.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas14.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas15.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas16.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas17.jpg

Fountain in PSE Center
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2681/1psecfountain4xf.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5223/2psecfountain8kz.jpg

at ang makulit na si Hetti ng jollibee. hinarang pa nya talaga ako para kuhaan sya ng picture as in hinarang nya ako ang kulit talaga pero nakakaaliw :D
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5734/hettiemerald3vn.jpg

photos take by EMPTY, TEKGIK, T850, DANIELG from PBASE and pinoyphotography

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/ORTIGAS22.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/ORTIGAS21.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/ORTIGAS20.jpg

photo taken by LEVI from pinoyphotography

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/ORTIGAS24.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/ORTIGAS23.jpg

great pictures!!!

Many of these photos are really dazzling :eek: . I can never get the right exposure to take photos like these. . .

those photos are awesome! :drool: look at Union Bank--i think it's one of the most gorgeous bldgs around. thanks for posting them :okay:

@Normand: i used to have a crush on Hetti. is she still single? :D

those are perfect night shots! ang ganda, naluha tuloy me :cry: nakita ko bahay ko

those are perfect night shots! ang ganda, naluha tuloy me :cry: nakita ko bahay ko

san banda unit mo? para naman mabisita ka namin he he he

wow... sobra ganda ng shots na yun ah... it reflects an artwork of an expert! grabe!

and look at this...the most most awesome of Union Bank!
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d136/aLueZgAniZen/Ortigas15.jpg

^^ wow.. :eek2: its so crisp!

Taken from Loreland Farm Resort in Sitio Ibabaw, Antipolo, Rizal.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/metromanilaskyline05142006prime.jpg

More....

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/metromanilaskyline05142006.jpg

I just realized that the photographer of those night shots or Ortigas is my classmate in photography class!

tnx for sharing such impressive photos!!

wow..... :eek2: ang laki pala tlga ng skyline ng metro manila!!!!!

Shocking pala talaga ang skyline ng buong Metro Manila! Tapos yung animal dun sa Rate Our Skylines thread nagtrabaho na naman! Lahat ng MM cities + Cebu ay nasa level 200 na! Sira ulo yun, as if may sumeseryoso pa sa ROS, mamatay na siya sa pagod, hahahahahahahahha!!!!!

pag nasa MRT nga ako ang saya tingnan ng mga buildings eh... sarap kumuha ng pics kaso kakahiya..

yes right! on that angle, all MM cities are seemed to be connected to each other.

repost ko lang pic ko...hehehe love my own :D

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/Ortigasfixed.jpg

^^ ang ganda ng reflection nung color blue na building.. :D

we LOVE YOUR PICTURE TOO FHOY! i love that blue all right :)

^^ that's a very bright pic! glad to see a pic with no creepy power lines

also taken from Loreland Farm Resort in Antipolo.. from one of the pool areas though so its not a pano. sumisilip lang yung ortigas sa mga puno :)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a114/auen00/SSC2/41bb2593.jpg

we LOVE YOUR PICTURE TOO FHOY! i love that blue all right :)

yeah Fhoy, I love you too, I mean I love your picture too. :D

also taken from Loreland Farm Resort in Antipolo.. from one of the pool areas though so its not a pano. sumisilip lang yung ortigas sa mga puno :)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a114/auen00/SSC2/41bb2593.jpg

Hi aUen. What Phase was that pic taken? Kasi the best view is on Phase 1 :) May view deck dun minus the safety rails, one wrong move and you'll be rollnig down the hills of antipolo :lol:

^^ yeah phase 1 was the best! swimming there would have been so much cooler if the function room wasnt blocking the view :lol:. i took that pic in Aplaya, next to the pools with the big ship. hehe cant remember what it was called :) im quite sure i took a night pic and a few pano pics from the view deck but i cant find them grr. probably my friends deleted them, worried we would run out of memory (we didnt though :lol: )

We stayed there too! Sa floating cottages. I was raining the whole night and had a hard time trying to find a good view for some night shots, pero wala talaga. Youll get a glimpse of the metro on some parts but pangit ang view. Panira nga yung function room. They could have just made an inifinity pool with it. :okay:

thanks for the photos everyone!!!! I love them!!! hehehe

05.14.06
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Unionbank.jpg

^^ :eek2: that's a really beautiful pic.

very picturesque building, well from all the bits above the podium. is the top floor, the 49th I think, in the floors below the helipad or are those mechanical?

^^ The top floor (below the helipad) is the viewing lounge. :)

nice pic thomasian! astig naman sa taas! ay, Aaron pala... hehe :jk:

very picturesque building, well from all the bits above the podium. is the top floor, the 49th I think, in the floors below the helipad or are those mechanical?

for window cleaners? hehe :dunno:

^^ The top floor (below the helipad) is the viewing lounge. :)

viewing lounge? is it open to the public?

OMG.. id like to go to the viewing lounge.. :eek2:

More....

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/metromanilaskyline05142006.jpg

So this is the view from Antipolo my friend saw that made him say Metro Manila skyline was something sorta like New York's. Nice job! :cheers:

id like to share the pics i found in my camera.. i took them when i visited the philippines on april. i know they dont have the best quality because i was in a car.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a114/auen00/e893d925.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a114/auen00/7f3d6d98.jpg

dont know where to post this one..
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a114/auen00/70b62f48.jpg

that's ok Auen, ako den naman eh... hehehe

A view of Ortigas from my place
Morning shot kaya may smog :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/ortigas.jpg

^^ nice view.. :D

A view of Ortigas from my place
Morning shot kaya may smog :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/ortigas.jpg

wow... nice view. :) and you see this everyday? wow ang saya naman.. :)

wow! ganda! san yan place mu kinuha yan?

...dont know where to post this one..
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a114/auen00/70b62f48.jpg

That SM Supercenter is part of the Frontera Verde project:

Post it here, the Frontera Verde thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=191789&goto=lastpost

:eek2: GANDA AS IN SUPER GANDA! :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

wow... nice view. :) and you see this everyday? wow ang saya naman.. :)

i live in Kalayaan...maybe where on the highest part of Makati/Taguig/Pasig area...I can see Ortigas, Boni :D, Rockwell, FortBoni and a little of Makati skylines.

Thanks :)

@ Thomasian

Open ba sa public 'yung viewing lounge? May entrance fee ba?

A view of Ortigas from my place
Morning shot kaya may smog :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/ortigas.jpg

One San Miguel and Astoria Plaza are truly Ortigas classics. Although Astoria Plaza could use a good powerwash and a re-paint. Nice view and nice picture.

^^ I have a pic of Astoria Plaza.

05.15.06
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Astoria-Plaza_05-15-06.jpg

Astoria looks leaning in donbagsit pic... :lol:

@ thomasian

I tried to send you this PM but this message appears

thomasian has exceeded their stored private messages quota and can not accept further messages until they clear some space.


btw, here's my message

Title: Urban Bank Viewing Lounge

Message:

open ba for public 'yon? May entrance fee ba? Balak kasi namin na pumunta do'n e nung nakita ko 'yung pic mo ng Union Bank......

thanks.

Tanong ko lang... There's this Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in NYC and it's a luxury class hotel and I was just wondering if Astoria Plaza in Ortigas is affiliated with Waldorf=Astoria?

http://www.moveandstay.com/picture_cities/manila.jpg

ang laki ng pinagbago ng ortigas.

The Ortigas Center Thread V
1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=187508)|2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=276604)|3 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=315985)|4 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=355365)

http://www.ortigas.com/images/ortigasmap.png
The Ortigas Center Map


Ortigas Center is the second most important commercial and business district in Metro Manila, Philippines. The district is located at the boundary of Pasig City, Mandaluyong City, and Quezon City. It is home to many shopping malls, skyscrapers, and nightlife bars and restaurants. Every day, thousands of office workers commute to the center to work within the hundreds of companies housed within the area's buildings.

Ortigas Center is surrounded by the streets of EDSA to the west, Ortigas Avenue to the north, Meralco Avenue to the east, and Shaw Boulevard to the south.

ORTIGAS CENTER IN PICTURES

The Ortigas Skyline
http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/v3/80/364280/1/44275501.ortigasskyline2.jpg

Sunrise @ Ortigas Center (Union Bank Tower)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/sunriseortigas.jpg

Ortigas Center @ Day
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/ortigasskyline.jpg

Ortigas Center with Laguna de Bay (where's Laguna de Bay in the pic? :?: )
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/ortigasw_ldb.jpg

Sunset @ Ortigas Center
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/sunsetortigas.jpg

Ortigas Center @ Night
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/ortigasnight.jpg

Day Skyline with the new look of SM Megamall
http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/v3/80/364280/1/45731571.ortigasskyline3.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/p6fafc8cc9dd39a2f48305cda83d82a8f/f522bf2e.jpg

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=ys0zja&outx=600&oq=0

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=ystkfm&outx=600&oq=0

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pdc39ca600a4c5c329ae513756e378c9d/f5291aa8.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pde98a46b5e5835d3cbb380cc528ba2fc/f5291a81.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pb8cbb15097a9afa725af1376f73967d9/f5291a71.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/p7a0d168150b886e13a5c4c4905ddb64f/f5291bc3.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pf88fa8eae15ad41f75e406ef6ec08c8f/f5291ab8.jpg

http://www.realestatemovers.com/8%20Wack%20Wack%20PTHS%20Balcony.JPG

here's a night shot i took last friday night while having dinner at Discovery... pero hanggang four seconds lang maximum exposure ng camera ko kaya, oh well...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0869.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0872.jpg

haay, sarap kumain with a nice view!

bakit kaya ganun yung skyline natin, laging madilim..

^^ hindi lang properly exposed yung pic myx :D

repost ko lang pics ko from thread 4...di ko napansin na more than 500 posts na pala dun...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/jafhoy2/100_0869_edited-3.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0872.jpg

taken last friday from Discovery while having dinner there...sensya na di na exposed yung pic ng matagal...hanggang four seconds lang kaya ng cam ko :D

^^ pero talagang madilim ang skyline ng makati at ortigas tuwing napapadaan kami pag gabi.. tapos kasi lahat ng building nilalagyan ng light yung exterior para maganda tingnan pag gabi.. :D

new thread na pala... di ko rin napansin na nag exceed na sa 500 posts yung thead4.. :D

POST HERE GUYS: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=354961
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:lock:

repost ko lang pics ko from thread 4...di ko napansin na more than 500 posts na pala dun...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0869.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0872.jpg

taken last friday from Discovery while having dinner there...sensya na di na exposed yung pic ng matagal...hanggang four seconds lang kaya ng cam ko :D

Bakit ganun, 4 seconds na exposure tapos ang dilim pa rin :? Dapat siguro mas mataas ang ISO setting. Try ko na lang enhance... ;)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/fhoy_ortigas-pic.jpg

erald™']@ Thomasian

Open ba sa public 'yung viewing lounge? May entrance fee ba?

Di ko talaga alam eh. :) Haven't been there.

^^ naka set to Auto yung ISO pag ginagamit ko long time exposure eh :cry: i wish my i brought my other camera instead...kaya lang luma na rin...

^^ Pareho pala tayo, there's no way I can also tinker with the ISO kasi kahit anong setting, auto pa rin siya. Exposure time lang naaayos ko, 4 seconds lang din maximum. Wawa naman tayo. :cry:

^^ Tama 'yan, damayan sa oras ng pangangailangan. :D

@ thomasian

thanks.

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Meron bang tower sa Ortigas na open for public ang top or 'yung viewing lounge nila?

and here's my 2003 ortigas skyline pic. dunno how it would look like now from the same spot. though most likely pareho lang dahil di pa tapos yung supertalls na proposed or u/c.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/shigure/ortigas2003.jpg

One San Miguel at night

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/dagbagsit/ortigasnyt.jpg

Shutter Speed: 8 sec
Aperture: f 4.8
Flash: Off
Canon Powershot A60

erald™']Meron bang tower sa Ortigas na open for public ang top or 'yung viewing lounge nila?

Discovery Centre's 36th floor garden used to be open to the public...but then people trashed the place big time so they closed it ;) private functions na lang...

^ Wala nang ibang tower? Sayang.....tsk, tsk...

naka-akyat na ako dun sa tuktok ng discovery eh, yung may stairs pataas.

Hi! I'm a newie here. Can you please give me an update of the rental rates of office spaces in Ortigas Center? Thanks.

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Quantum Suites at the Malayan Plaza now open


Nestled right in the heart of the Ortigas Business District is the newest and trendiest hotel in this part of the metropolis, the Malayan Plaza.

Located at ADB Avenue corner Opal Road, the imposing Malayan Plaza which is managed by Quantum Hotels & Resorts Inc. is the newest serviced residential suites which caters to guests travelling for both business and pleasure. Conveniently within walking distance to leading shopping malls, dining and entertainment centers as well as top business addresses, checking-in guests will surely appreciate homey, spacious, and tastefully furnished rooms which convey modern day lifestyle living with functionality and comfort.

The Malayan Plaza’s facilities and amenities include fully-furnished suites with living, dining, kitchen and bedroom areas, airy veranda with a breathtaking view of the Ortigas skyline for select suites, 29-inch flat screen color TV with DVD player and cable programming, NDD/IDD telephone system, individually-controlled airconditioning, a full kitchen equipped with state-of-the-art cooking and dining facilities, in-room video intercom, complimentary bottled mineral water, four passenger elevators and one service elevator, 10-level parking area, in-room broadband internet access, helipad, lap swimming pool and kiddie pool, open-air Jacuzzi, gym, gameroom, children’s playground and playroom, mini-park and jogging path, 24-hour security and other top amenities one would expect in a deluxe hotel at a value for money rate.

To kick off its soft-opening, the Malayan Plaza offers special discounted rates for the following rooms: R2,888++ for a Studio Room and R3,888++ for a one-bedroom Suite. The two-bedroom and three-bedroom Suites will be made available within the year. Room rates are inclusive of complimentary buffet breakfast for two, welcome fruit platter, in-room coffee and tea-making facilities, complimentary bottled mineral water replenished daily, daily supply of newspaper and free access to the fitness center, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, playroom, jogging path and garden deck.

The special soft-opening promo rates are valid from June 1 to Aug. 15. For inquiries and reservations, log on to www.quantumsuites.com.

http://www.mb.com.ph/archive_pages....6052765228.html

@cokelitro: wow, fhoy. nice view and they're nice shots actually kung di nga lang madilim kaya bigyan natin ng CPR!! :D

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/not%20my%20photos/100_0869_edited-3ef.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/not%20my%20photos/100_0872fhoy.jpg

sana ok na 'to. :)

^^ Hail oh Hail to thee! dudz! galing!!! :okay:

^^ ganda ng pics ni dudz.. sayang talagang hindi nag glow yung upper part ng mga buildings.. :D

^^ uy myx, thanks! :D

The Ortigas Building (across Meralco) exterior cosmetics and painting works has completed. same color scheme with the Strata's along Emerald Avenue. AIC Gold Tower paint job is halfway na. MegaPlaza and Holiday Inn will follow. wala lang. :cool:

http://i3.tinypic.com/116p9v7.jpg

sorry, panget ng angle.. :D

@ myx, kanina lang ba yan, kanina den nasa Ortigas ako eh, kaso sa Podium, Mega and Shang kami... :)

same buildings... lang magawa kanina eh... :sleepy:
sorry for the wires...
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/3876/dubaiandssc0058yf.jpg

walang sawang orient square at wynsum :jk:
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/3450/dubaiandssc0082pq.jpg

aspaltong daan sa ADB ata...
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/1355/dubaiandssc0109sg.jpg

Anson's toh diba? Sorry, wrong angle po
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/6385/dubaiandssc0117tz.jpg

same buildings...
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/6844/dubaiandssc0120oo.jpg

Unionbank
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/4862/dubaiandssc0130pd.jpg

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/66/dubaiandssc0844fa.jpg

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5213/dubaiandssc0853px.jpg

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/6317/dubaiandssc0891vl.jpg

walang sawang Shangrila, hahaha :jk:
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/7195/dubaiandssc0995cs.jpg

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6571/dubaiandssc1002vo.jpg

forgot this one... syempre, di mawawala yung wires...
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1622/dubaiandssc0049hl.jpg

^ ang bilis ah?

eto pa pala, Malayan Plaza...
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5188/friendsandssc0467vb.jpg

Ang hirap naman kasi kumuha ng litrato e, tinitingnan ka........

kiben >> buti di tayo nagkasabay.. haha.. :D

gerald >> yup.. nakakahiya tlga.. tapos nag flash pa yung digicam ko sa galleria.. nagtinginan lahat... kakahiya..

http://i2.tinypic.com/116np90.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/116ns0k.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/116nrkw.jpg

ang bilis oh, matatapos na... ^^ ako, wala akong hiya sa mga tao... hehehe :D si Gerald kaya, hahaha, pag-kumukuha ako ng pics sa Ortigas, lumalayu... :hahaha:

^Inaasar lang kita, hehehe.......buti medyo, malakas loob mo..hehe

basta ako pasimple lang pag kumukuha ng pics... pero nakakahiya tlga nung nag flash.... :rollin2:

Naghahanap kami ng spot/tiyempo na konti na lang/ wala nang tao........hirap, hehe :jk:

ako, wala akong paki sa mga taong naglalakad, hehehe (medyo) kasi di naman nila ako kilala eh... unless na nakita nila ako sa SSc, hehe :jk:

yun din iniisip ko. di naman nila ako kilala.. hehe. pero nakakahiya tlga pag tumitingin sila sayo.. :lol:
pero kasi mag isa lang ako that time e.. wala akong kasama...

^ Sinusubukan ko na rin 'yan e.......pero lakas tama nung tingin nila sa akin...hehe:jk:

^^ ok lang sana kung mukha ang torista kaso, pinoy na pinoy eh.. haha :lol:

ako, one time dun sa podium, hahaha, kung nakita niyo yung mga pics dun na na-post ko dati, nasa top floor ako nun, tapos maraming taong kumakain, mostly mga college students ata, eh, nahiya ako... so, sa gilid lang ako nag-pic... at tingin sila ng tingin sa akin... hahaha

ako, one time dun sa podium, hahaha, kung nakita niyo yung mga pics dun na na-post ko dati, nasa top floor ako nun, tapos maraming taong kumakain, mostly mga college students ata, eh, nahiya ako... so, sa gilid lang ako nag-pic... at tingin sila ng tingin sa akin... hahaha


haha.. hindi ko kaya yan... nakakahiya tlga pag ganun.. :lol:

pano pa kaya sa loob ng MRT/LRT, hahaha! ako, kakayanin ko... no matter how hard, how asim the place is... :jk: at maraming tao... pipic ko yung kaylangan... kasi sayang naman diba... ingat ingat lang sa cam... :D

Buti sana kung mukha kang turista.....kaya lang mukha kaming terorista :jk:

actually mas gusto ko yung amoy sa MRT kahit masikip.. kasi sa LRT2 kahit maluwag amoy paa... pero masasanay ka rin sa amoy.. :lol:

di pa kasi ako nakakasakay ng LRT2 eh... hehehe

'di ba magalaw 'yon? Tapos may mga nakatingin pa rin sa 'yo, hehe

mas ok sa LRT2.. doble ata ng size ng MRT3.. :D basta maluwag.

wow, hahaha, dapat sa MRT/LRT thread naten toh pinapagusapan... hehehe :jk:

lagot.. SPAM na tayo... :lol:

^ napasarap usapan niyo, hehehehe!!

ewan ko ba.. mahilig ako sa off topic.. :lol:

napansin ko lang kanina sa quezon ave mrt station, yung pinaka maliwanag na building sa buong metro manila ay yung BSA towers.. sobrang liwanag talaga.. wala ng tatalo.. :lol:

Mas maganda Ortigas kung maliwanag sa gabi top nung buildings....

mas maganda yung metro manila skyline kung lalagyan nila ng lights yung building.. para nag-go-glow.. :D

just want to share these...di ko pa pla naipost.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/ortigas/b1d63778.jpg

not as good as the makati panos...and looks like there's a missing part.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/ortigas/07f94e81.jpg

:)

noticed robinson's tower with green lights on one of its side. but the brightness of the lights are not even.

woow.. ganda!!

taken yesterday afternoon...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0959.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0973.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0972.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0962.jpg

^^ Cool pics Coke, sharp and crisp :)

taken yesterday afternoon...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0973.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0972.jpg

wow never knew these buildings existed.

^they're actually beside each other, hehehe....they're also the same color.

taken yesterday afternoon...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0973.jpg



:eek2:

wow never knew these buildings existed.


they look different from that picture. :eek2:

those are impeccable shots, fhoy! :applause:. those glass towers are spotless! and the colors of the first photo are just right...lamig sa mata :okay:. thanks for sharing :)

@cyrusal: thanks

wow! coke/fhoy, you made just the right adjustments + superb angles! You Orient Square look soo nice! were those taken from Discovery Centre?

pareng dudz! the same awesome dudish shots! amazing! now where's the night version? :D

c0ke, and sir dudz... amazing shots!!! :applause:

wow! coke/fhoy, you made just the right adjustments + superb angles! You Orient Square look soo nice! were those taken from Discovery Centre?

thanks! hehehe yeah took those shots from Discovery...sa isang men's CR :lol: wala akong pakialam kahit some guys were also in there :D
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@dudz, thanks po! :D

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0962.jpg


does anyone have a map of manila ? can you show exactly where this is please ? (what´s that wide highway in the back of the shot ) salamat

does anyone have a map of manila ? can you show exactly where this is please ? salamat ^^ Hi Richard.
Not sure how familiar you are with the areas in and around MetroManila but I hope I can give you a little idea. The picture taken is located in Mandaluyong and very close to 2 main hi-ways, Edsa and Ortigas (that big boxy building on the right hand side is the SM Edsa MegaMall). The small buildings on the upper left hand side of the pic is Fort Bonifacio (FBGC) while the ones on the upper right hand side is Makati. Hope this helps a little. :)

hi richard. 3cr already made a good description of the location but hope this helps further. the X mark marks the approximate spot where @cokelitro took the shot and the arrow points to the direction of the photo. and maybe the wide hiway at the back (more to the right) of the photo you're referring to is EDSA. :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/3a69d0ce.jpg

@francis20: dudish ba?! :D mas iba ang dating ng photos ni fhoy eh. and the night version i think nauna na, nasa page 1. :) been there also kaya lang wala pa akong cam nun. and the lobby atrium of discovery is awesome...30 floors yata!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/jafhoy2/100_0869_edited-3.jpg

Oo nga may night version na almost the same angle --- o post ko uli kuha ni fhoy :)

@dudz, the atrium of Discovery is actually up to the 36th floor ;)

by the way, how many floors does Orient Square have? and how tall is it? Dicovery Centre is 170 meters...so this should be around 150 meters... i can't believe the orient square is not listed in SSP!!

hi richard. 3cr already made a good description of the location but hope this helps further. the X mark marks the approximate spot where @cokelitro took the shot and the arrow points to the direction of the photo. and maybe the wide hiway at the back (more to the right) of the photo you're referring to is EDSA. :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/3a69d0ce.jpg

@francis20: dudish ba?! :D mas iba ang dating ng photos ni fhoy eh. and the night version i think nauna na, nasa page 1. :) been there also kaya lang wala pa akong cam nun. and the lobby atrium of discovery is awesome...30 floors yata!


hi 3Cr AND DUDZ,
thanks a lot for your kind descriptions of the area. i grew up in mandaluyong so i approx know from where this shot was made. it´s´just that we´re talking about some 35 years ago ! so definately i would have a hard time finding myself around.... :)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/100_0973.jpg
bat nga iba kulay nito
galing coke :)

^^ THAT building look so familiar... like I saw it in Cebu before....

^^ are you refering to globe telecom tower in cebu? :D
it does look alike.

^^ Yeah, I think so... look so similar yet so different...

thanks dudz and coke for the pics! ang ganda!

galing talaga ng orient square photo ni fhoy. by the way, i guess, that's one of the towers in ortigas na magaling ang pagkakablend ng one-way mirror curtain wall sa color and square structure niya. the only bad thing about this tower is having 2 boring sides, and a bit slim. keep them on coming. i have my personal fave sa ortigas - Union Bank Tower. I'll post my photos pag na upload ko na.

Orient Square is my favorite building in Ortigas... Really beautiful. I like how it seems to change colors in different angles. I remember saying it here before but I guess it's ancient history-- I think if Darth Vader set up his corporate headquarters in the Philippines, it would be in Orient Square. Too bad, according to Francis, the interiors don't look as grade A as the exteriors.

not a first hand info mike. i learned that from someone who works there. that makes it a 2nd hand info. however, it seems like several skyscrapers in ortigas indeed have superficial grandeur - Orient Square, Jollibee Plaza and even Tektite Towers. hopefully the the other ones are commmendable inside and out - Union Bank, Robinson's Equitable, Discovery Centre, OSMA.

@dudz, the atrium of Discovery is actually up to the 36th floor ;)wow!! i want to see that again! :D thanks, fhoy.

@richard: you are welcome:) and yeah, this part of mandaluyong have changed a lot since then. it's totally a new place!

@kiben: you're welcome too :)

@mhe-ann: thanks pala mhe-ann :)

these are the result of my afternoon stroll around Ortigas CBD. It was a sunday, kaya naman napakatahimik, kahit sa harap ng mga buildings.

Here's my "Up Close & Personal" with Ortigas Skyscrapers
most of these are familiar sights, but i will leave the guessing to you on what towers are these. :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p3f3fbcf3362faf47a14ef718bb02c3dc/eea88e01.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p280bc51d13dc2b6489bb0f3c168fb273/eea88e60.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p68ac1153eedff6fdee0fe835fdd0e9c6/eea88f66.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p1e27d22bc8db6a8d30d92ba0332f4797/eea88fa8.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p327adca3e99a9c7128c42b75bb6fe365/eea89087.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pa1a7b148de95cec0aa8e3644a75a4819/eea88e84.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pd09f7407fa390b000594170b6784a4b1/eea88f7e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pfb1ac77dddf65bd3b28f5ba6eee40a19/eea8907c.jpg

let the games begin! :D. beautiful close up shots, francis. :okay:

Ortigas Centre Skyscrapers
this time, a portrait. pwede bang magka portrait ang skyscraper? :)
or basta miscellaneous Ortigas shots na lang.

One San Miguel Avenue (and the wires)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pf5a4fd20f83ab963f10f66db4eea93f1/eea8908d.jpg

And the vendor
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/paeb49261ae983b5e36b60c52f03d9bcd/eea8906d.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p6d60528d39fa4135fe58aa0717554457/eea89038.jpg


BSA Twin Towers (at dusk)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p9990d70194ae5a48450a1c52813fba18/eea8900e.jpg


BSA Twins through the wires (what kind of wire is this?)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p893d42e8fd62f1f5aa4a9ad78bcd0e93/eea88e4e.jpg


Looks like the glory days are over for Tektite Towers
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pb6d43a08dda2ac88c287e509919cc849/eea88eea.jpg


Of Towers and Wires (barbed wires that is :D)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p9a9c22110d3cc7d5d9fe269293829b75/eea88eb2.jpg


Robinsons-Equitable (and the wires)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pf8a6bfe5532b6161f758896b31ad8d35/eea88dce.jpg


I realized Antel Tower has interesting corrugations
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p41a259db24ce2346d93d2fdc5ebdc138/eea88fd1.jpg


Closer
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p57e81bd76da28faf98a5ee1a8bf3ecce/eea88f76.jpg


This is the ugly side of Orient Square
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p3625a35d48bb05aba1d7e3e9be3de124/eea88eab.jpg


UnionBank. Me fave Ortigas Skyscraper
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pc4ce5e426d0c3c7d6b29d4ba269fc264/eea88e73.jpg


I'm starting to believe that Unionbank Tower consulted the Chinese feng shui gurus
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p66e6be6e2c4eb1ce5bb9eb5a91a3dd76/eea88e07.jpg


Unionbank Going up...and Pointing up
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p401eab2cd5a154a84419c1d8c78f1e5b/eea88e9b.jpg


Wires are everywhere!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pf85e727fa4c06ba8ebcc48ab223d0ba4/eea88e9f.jpg


And since RCBC was feng shui-ed, then so was ASB Malayan Tower...look at the shapes.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pab49987da46c40d24f929c9bca6a7491/eea88e61.jpg


Finally, Ortigas Park
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p8f821854a7a643a7eafde0cbb03a8794/eea88df8.jpg


Too bad, the sun is already down, and it's about to rain. No interesting color was captured in most of my photos. :(
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pcd409ad72a985d7d4a875cf23d1b5627/eea88f98.jpg


I got a crown, do you?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p6955e31258bfb279a4abaa66348ea0f9/eea89012.jpg


The inverted pyramid of SMC Headquarters
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pe7fe52a0dd95cad41261d578612755f4/eea88fb6.jpg

let the games begin! :D. beautiful close up shots, francis. :okay:

thanks dudz! yours are superb. am just starting to learn. i posted my other shots so you will have an idea where to those facades belong to. :)
too bad you will realized how untidy the facades are on a close look.

naku parang may kalaban si dudz :lol:
anyway, nice facade, francis

Great pictures Francis20

I really love one san muigel... thanks for those pics.... hope more high-rise would rise soon and Ortigas should develop itself more due to stiff competetion with the current and emerging CBD's....

wala po akong balak makipag laban sa mga professional phtographers dito... :D :D



http://i6.tinypic.com/11tu1y1.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/11tu8vo.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/11tubra.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/11tv12t.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/11tv38x.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/11tv3w3.jpg

kalaban? di naman. magkaiba naman kami ng hilig ni dudz. he's mostly into landscapes and skylines. ako naman sa portraits at facets ng buildings. :) and he's gone too far in photography. i'm just on the start up. i might invite him for a photoshoot one weekend. di ba dudz? by the way, tigs, you might want to check the Photo 101 thread. you would see how both of us works hand in hand. :)

galing ng photos mo kuya francis. di ka lan sa portraits at facets ng buildings mahusay kumuha... sa wires din. hehe... :D peace po.

Hehe...thanks guys for appreciating. by the way, i went there supposedly to take photos of BSA Twins as requested by one of the our coforumers. so sinama ko na rin pagkuha ng iba pa, especially UnionBank. :)

Galing naman Francis! You know I'm a fan.. :)

I think it will be interesting to have a photo project about just electric wires. We always say how ugly they are, but I'm sure somebody with your eye for patterns and geometry can turn something as ugly as electric wires into artful things.

@myx, entrance ba ng SM yung kuha mo? it looks very modern. i thought it was the entrance of One McKinley at Fort Boni with those cylindrical columns.

mike, huwag kan ganyan, kasi me collection nga ako ng mga powerline photos. :D but almost all look the same! not much variety, kaya medyo boring. i like the powerline shots of dudz na me mga pigeons. pigeons nga ba yun dudz? they don't blend very well with those modern skyscrapers. hopefully meralco will put them underground soon. but while they are up there, pwede pa nating kuhanan ng photos. :)

whoa, thank u so much francis for these great photos. :okay: galing! :bow:

Here's my "Up Close & Personal" with Ortigas Skyscrapers
most of these are familiar sights, but i will leave the guessing to you on what towers are these. :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p3f3fbcf3362faf47a14ef718bb02c3dc/eea88e01.jpg
^^Emerald Mansion reflection from Unionbank tower glass

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p280bc51d13dc2b6489bb0f3c168fb273/eea88e60.jpg
^^Jollibee Plaza

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/p68ac1153eedff6fdee0fe835fdd0e9c6/eea88f66.jpg
^^Antel

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pa1a7b148de95cec0aa8e3644a75a4819/eea88e84.jpg
^^AIC Gold

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pfb1ac77dddf65bd3b28f5ba6eee40a19/eea8907c.jpg
^^OSMA

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid207/pd09f7407fa390b000594170b6784a4b1/eea88f7e.jpg
^^Tektite

speaking of Tektite, it's ground level looks old and boring na. :(

i like the union bank building...

kalaban? di naman. magkaiba naman kami ng hilig ni dudz. he's mostly into landscapes and skylines. ako naman sa portraits at facets ng buildings. :) and he's gone too far in photography. i'm just on the start up. i might invite him for a photoshoot one weekend. di ba dudz? by the way, tigs, you might want to check the Photo 101 thread. you would see how both of us works hand in hand. :)oo nga pala, 'yung photo101, tagal ko ng di nakadalaw dun! :doh:. at korek ka dyan, francis :D medyo enjoy tayo sa mga landscapes at skylines. i also try other areas, nag-explore pa rin. marami pa ring dapat matutunan. and yeah, a photoshoot/outing? why not?! been thinking about it too! sched tayo minsan!:)

about the birds on the powerlines. eto ba yung nakapost sa bgc thread? :D not sure what those birds are. parang seagulls. certainly not pigeons. there were so many (hundreds) of them that day, perched on three powerlines that span pasig river near intramuros. sa manila bay marami din nyan minsan. :)

sure dudz! ayan o ^ si rusty ang me nag iinvite. siya din me pakana kaya ako napunta sa ortigas...:D eh di pa man din ako mahilig magpunta sa ortigas dahil sa mga news about hold ups, etc. siya ang taya pag nagpunta tayo ng ortigas, ako pag makati at ikaw pag mandaluyong, manila, pasay...at ano pa ba...quezon city. hehe...

rusty, mukang alam mo lahat ang mga skyscrapers sa ortigas ah. AIC gold is having a makeover. I didn't know you would see the reflection on Unionbank's facade. Naluluma na din yung facade niya. Me stains na coming from the aluminum cladding!

Ortigas has alot of hidden gems. Because the buildings are clustered together they somehow get lost.

I don't know why developers in the metropolis are so preoccupied with concentrating buildings in an already saturated area. Other cities like Bangkok for example spread their buildings out unlike MAKATI or Ortigas. By spreading them out each building can be appreciated for their unique architectural qualities as well as look much taller. Look at Mandaluyong as an example where the buildings standing alone seem to dominate the skyline.

^^ No kidding, eh? But just look at the support of some forumers to the third tower of that Club Ultima complex in Cebu. Despite so many projects proposed and talked about, at the end of the day, Cebu still doesn't have that many tall buildings. And yet they actually cheer for some of the tallest ones to be clustered side by side stuck to each other in that teeny tiny part of the city instead of wanting some adequate spacing between them.

Or what about those forumers who actually wanted the Anson building to be just as tall as its neighbours, the Discovery Suites and Malayan Plaza? Or that proposed building beside Jaka? Imagine wall to wall tall highrises with no gaps! :gaah:

So the big question is not just about developers wanting buildings to be so concentrated in a saturated area but rather why the public, including people that are suppose to be high rise architecture fans, accepts them like that! In cities where people do care about the beauty of the city, occurences such as the Burgundy/West of Ayala phenomenon would not be allowed. :rant:

I don't know why developers in the metropolis are so preoccupied with concentrating buildings in an already saturated area. Other cities like Bangkok for example spread their buildings out unlike MAKATI or Ortigas. By spreading them out each building can be appreciated for their unique architectural qualities as well as look much taller. Look at Mandaluyong as an example where the buildings standing alone seem to dominate the skyline.

same as NYC and HK. They are densely clustered and yet they still take your breath away when viewed from the horizon.

thanks sa pics francis!!! ang ganda! haha, also kay myx, haha, wala den akong balak sumali sa mga photography :D

It's not developers which neccesarily control the clustering but city planning. Urban planners tend to congregated dense cores so as to make it more efficient. A sprawled cbd over hundred of sq.km means greater investment in utilities and of course transportation. Whereas lets say in Wall st. the investment bankers tend to walk from one building to another no matter how rich they are, billionaires in Sao Paolo or BKK ride choppers to the next meeting or so.

ako rin, i prefer clustered buildings but definitely not wall to wall...at least not that close anyway...pero pag clustered kasi, it's easy to walk around the area...kaya dito sa ortigas, naglalakad lang ako going from my place to anywhere around the area.

It's not developers which neccesarily control the clustering but city planning. Urban planners tend to congregated dense cores so as to make it more efficient. A sprawled cbd over hundred of sq.km means greater investment in utilities and of course transportation. Whereas lets say in Wall st. the investment bankers tend to walk from one building to another no matter how rich they are, billionaires in Sao Paolo or BKK ride choppers to the next meeting or so.

That's true. conducting businesses in closer establishments is faster and more efficient. In other words, it's more convenient.

Yeah but does this office tower look clustered with the other office towers so it would be convenient for business?

http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/sixwm/2003/09/217313.jpg

Looks kinda isolated to me for both the office workers and the residents (and I doubt every single resident works in the office tower and vice versa).

So honestly, why stick it wall to wall with a residential building of the same height? You can still have clustered CBDs but the tall buildings of the same height don't have to literally stick wall to wall together. I doubt HK tall buildings have neighbours of the same height literally sticking together. Can you imagine if someone builds a thousand footer sticking right beside the China Bank Tower?

And this especially for Ortigas where there are SO MUCH CHEAP land available. I dunno why buildings can't have some podiums to ensure some spacing and view corridors. I find it very disturbing that there is a distinct possibility that the beauty of buildings such as Union Bank may be ruined in the future if some crazy developer decides to build an equally tall building right beside it.... :eek: