*****>>>"""GLOBALCITY,metromanila" masterplan"""<<<******

thefort map:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefortmap.gif

Located within Metro Manila adjacent to Manila’s Central Business District of Makati, this 246 hectare project is the first phase of an over plan to privatize a 530-hectare military base. The project concept is to develop a long term strategy to implement a phased development comprised of 138 million square feet of mixed-use commerical, retail, residential, and institutional facilities. The project is envisioned as a self-contained state-of-the-art community incorporating international standard public (above and below grade rail sytems), infrastructure and telecommunications system required for an “intelligent city.”


***hirs the masterplan***
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefort1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefort2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefort3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefort4.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefort5.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefort5b.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefort6b.jpg

THE GLOBALCITY is now UNDERCONSTRUCTION!!!!!!

:eek2:

hirS the current pics of the U/C GLOBALCITY:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/05e.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/04D.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/03C.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/02B.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/01A.jpg



for more info about the GLOBALCITY visit:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=159348

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*info:*

SECTION 5. ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN

The objective in drawing up Design Standards and Guidelines is to
encourage the creation of a visually interesting and stimulating
environment, with varied architectural forms and a level of detail that constantly delights occupants and visitors alike.
5.1 BUILDING CHARACTER
5.1.1 Building character is created by use of a range of exterior
visual patterns expressed through cornices, columns, glazing and
variations in massing, colors, texture, and materials, etc. In
identifying a particular character for a building, it is important that
facades should employ different but related architectural elements so
as to create harmony but avoid repetition and monotony.
5.1.2 The expression of building character should include horizontal
and vertical banding and rhythm; lintel, cornice and molding and the
organization of glazing, etc. Comparable and compatible design
details should be employed on all sides of the building. Vernacular
architecture is encouraged to reflect the culture of the Philippines. In
addition, the design of a building should respond to the local climate
in both its overall form and materials used.
5.2 BUILDING MATERIALS
5.2.1 Buildings and other improvements, including landscaping,
lighting and signage must be consistent with and blend with the
character of the particular local environment in which they are
located.
5.2.2 Environment-friendly materials shall be used for all the
buildings. External reflective glass should be clear with a maximum
outdoor reflectance of 20% and the shading co-efficient of 0.3 or
anything with an equivalent performance in terms of reflectivity and
energy efficiency.
5.2.3 The external finish materials of any building constructed on the
lot shall be capable of easy maintenance and shall be of such color,
type and materials, as shall be permitted in writing by the Declarant.
5.2.4 The actual specific minimum construction(s) cost of buildings
may be determined by the Declarant in supplemental declarations to
these Design Standards and Guidelines that it may issue from time to
time.
5.3 FAÇADE
5.3.1 All building walls, including parking structures, shall be
designed with sufficient architectural details as to create identity
while still in harmony with the buildings/developments in immediate
vicinity.
5.3.2 Buildings should provide for a hierarchy of horizontal and
vertical expression and patterns that should relate to the particular
form and proportion of a building. The purpose of detailing is to
create consistency among the building frontage and other
architectural features, such as the building entrance, corner, and
variation in setback, etc.
5.3.3 The main entrance to a building should be clearly defined by its
size and form as well as in the use of colors, texture, materials and
lighting.
5.3.4 Relentless grids and "eggcrate" fenestration shall be avoided.
5.3.5 Balconies are allowed and encouraged.
5.3.6 To preserve the serenity and “green character” of the
University Park, the following guidelines apply to all buildings:
a. All plumbing and other pipeworks of any building constructed on
the lot shall be embedded or concealed accordingly. For gas pipes,
concealment should provide for free vent.
b. Utilities and equipment on roofs must be visually screened from
top and sides with appropriate treatments that conform with the
building design.
c. Vehicles in parking structures shall not be visible from both the top
and the sides. Open/transparent areas should not exceed 50% of the
parking structure openings.
d. Retail outlets shall not be visible from any public road. Within the
building where such outlet(s) are located, unifying elements with
respect to signage, graphics, awning and lighting etc. should be
adopted.

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

Where in Metro-Manila is this? Any maps?

Where in Metro-Manila is this? Any maps?

in taguig city i think 1 kilometers away from makati city!!!

Hmmmm... the architecture certainly isnt bad, but I cant help but feel that this development is quite tacky...

the pictures shot from the cemetery sure evoke an eerie feel to the residents of pacific plaza towers... haha

the development has been started long ago and till now there isnt much change....

the pictures shot from the cemetery sure evoke an eerie feel to the residents of pacific plaza towers... haha

the development has been started long ago and till now there isnt much change....

Actually it is developing and changing. More condominiums are under construction, educational institutions are already in place like International School Manila, British School Manila, Manila Japanese School just to name a few. A 16 story medical center is already under construction, the St. Lukes Medical Center. Retail/Entertainment/Shopping are already in place and more to come.

The view on those condominiums of the Philippine American Memorial and Cemetery is actually nice, calming and serene with those magnificent trees and neatly lined crosses. The memorial is one of its kind, the only American Battle Monument in the whole of Asia.

The best part of the Global City is the management team of Ayala/Campos. The Ayalas were the ones responsible in turning a vast swampland into the premiere financial district of Makati in the Philippines. They've got the experience and knowledge and they envisioned Fort Bonifacio to be the natural extension of Makati.

Fort Bonifacio (http://www.fbglobalcity.com)


Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

Wow. :eek:

Great project ;)

lots of condominiums IS NOW UNDERCONSTRUCTED!!!

educational institutions are already in place like International School Manila, British School Manila, Manila Japanese School just to name a few.

A 16 story medical center is already under construction, the St. Lukes Medical Center. Retail/Entertainment/Shopping are already in place and more to come.


GO GLOBALCITY!

GLOBALCITY


A team of international consultants, tasked to design a world-class city of the future, put together the best elements in urban design, site planning, zoning, density management, pedestrian systems, infrastructure and aesthetic guidelines. The result was Bonifacio Global City's award-winning master plan.

Predominantly zoned as Mixed-use, Bonifacio Global City allows a wide range of possible uses, thereby providing lot owners with great flexibility. At the same time, specific restrictions are in place to standardize the developments and to protect the order, value and attractiveness of the City.

One such restriction is the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) scheme, which imposes a limit on the density allowed on each lot. This ensures that utilities are adequate to service the area and prevents over-congestion in the future.

Although Bonifacio Global City's original masterplan has been adopted under the new Ayala-Campos management, it is undergoing continuous review, with further refinements made to better serve the needs of today's market.

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Bonifacio Global City's utilities and infrastructure are probably the most modern and of the highest standards in the country. This assures a convenient and worry-free environment. To preserve the City's visual appeal, all utilities are laid underground.

Flooding is virtually non-existent in Bonifacio Global City. This is because it is served by country's largest private underground drainage detention structure. Twelve meters deep, the structure is capable of holding 22 million liters of water and releasing the same under controlled conditions.

Providing for cutting-edge information and communication technology, Bonifacio Global City is equipped with an integrated 48-core single mode fiber optic cable network designed by the world-renowned telecommunications consultants Ove Arup and Partners. This broadband superhighway supports a wide range of telephone, video and data applications.

Water pressure is strong and continuous in Bonifacio Global City. The state-of-the-art water and sewage system is managed by a joint venture with Veolia Water (formerly Vivendi), known for its international expertise in water operations. Water reservoirs with a combined capacity of over 18,000 cubic meters assure residents of water supply 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Water quality is guaranteed to meet the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water. Meanwhile, the City's waste water is treated at a central sewage treatment plant located outside the City. The treatment plant complies with all national environmental standards.

A first in the Philippines, gas is distributed through an underground piping system managed by Pilipinas Shell. Patterned after international gas systems, it aims to provide residents with greater convenience.

Also underground are the electric power lines. Continuous supply of electric power is provided by MERALCO. As the population grows, sub-stations will eventually be built to service the City's growing power requirements.

Wow that looks fantastic - and I thought Birminghams Eastside was big at 180 hectares. This will be a very worthwhile project.

Wow!! what a masterplan. Its almost like paradise.. thenagain could be a bit more environmentally friendly. nonetheless its almost as good as any other city

SOMA TOWERS

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/5229402-L.jpg

LOCATION:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/5294550-L.jpg

UPDATES:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/photo_consupdt4.jpg

MCKINLEY TOWER

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/MPRbuilding.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/mprtypicalresidentialfloorplan.jpg




LOCATION:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/mprlocmap.jpg

THE ICON TOWER
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/ICON2.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/ICON.jpg



LOCATION:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/aranetacoliseum/ICON3.jpg

Serendra

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/enriquezdave/ayala2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/enriquezdave/ayala1.jpg

http://edmundtanso.smugmug.com/photos/29457454-L.gif

"CAPITAL PLACE" APRRROVED TO BE CONSTRUCTED!!!


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/fighter24/thefort5b.jpg

Very nice.

so cool pics and info !

global city can be seen in makati cbd...

global city, my home :D -coz im here everyday

:) Very impressiv plans

do you have any photo of "market market" in global city?

looks awesome.

Well, here are pictures from the Global City Thread in the Philippine Forums. Thanks to the photographers and the forumers who took and found these diagrams and pics. Sorry if you've seen most of them. :)

here's a general overview of Global City

http://www.condomillion.com/listings/philippines/towers/Essensa/Bonifacio-Global-City.JPG

Bonifacio Global City video (captured by thomasian)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/p31f6abaa8475fbf1c3d7588aaeb19e5e/f9146a61.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/p638dc610a24d44de26b1715a4f97b9db/f9146a88.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/p6345112071110b9ce75b3585f4936b1b/f9146a5a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/pdde45bc3ed78c8e57ae5c343b9d23ff8/f9146a7a.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/p2954dcb3486aa09b3e1a0b2f48ca200e/f9146a5f.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/pf3aa376a127ce037d8c2d440a333463f/f9146a76.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/p2f47c607eb50a75b8387ba352826de1e/f9146a72.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/pfdc542b99cb616c1c9583c74128b4a0f/f9146a56.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/pc43e7659c43f00002fb73609c6a41a26/f9146a65.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid110/pb7df65a219e982e6748d5f2955e1d25d/f9146a5b.jpg


And someone asked for Market Market Photos, well here are some from Forumers from the Phil. Forums. Thanks to them again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/f734fb96.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/39e11f1d.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/Photo_032205_084x.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100_0738x.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100_0731xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B1060xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B1230xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B1230xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B0891xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B1201xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B0882x.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B0981xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B0760xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B1020xx.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/100B1030xx.jpg

Fast food joints in Fort Bonifacio.

Pancake House
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/pancakehouse.jpg

Gloria Jeans
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/gloriajeans.jpg

Westlake
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/westlake.jpg


A restaurant serving Philippine dishes at Fort Bonifacio.
Pier One (http://www.pierone.com.ph)
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/fortphoto.jpg

Educational institutions in the emerging district at Fort Bonifacio.

International School Manila
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/IS.jpg

British School Manila
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/bm2.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/BritishManila.jpg

Every Nation Leadership Institute
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/EN.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/EN1.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/EN2.jpg

Metromanila's BIG BOOM!

You have morbid thoughts, sad! I hope I'm wrong.

:eek2:

ive been to ISmanila and its really a big school.... if you are not familiar with the place, you will really get lost. like what happened to me.. that school is like a maze inside...

It would really be nice if some of the prestigious colleges and universities in the Philippines establish a campus at the University Park area of Global City but then again I don't think they can afford the sky high prices of the lots there.


Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

I think all this new construction is great however why are they making all the new buildings in the same area, the same height? It makes for an odd skyline.

I think all this new construction is great however why are they making all the new buildings in the same area, the same height? It makes for an odd skyline.

They have districts within the global city so I would think all residential towers would be in the same area, educational institutions in one area and commercial establishments in another area but then again they have mixed use developments on their plans so we'll just have to wait and see. As far as skyscraper heights that remains to be seen as well because Fort Bonifacio is an ongoing development. By the way Serendra has low to mid rise buildings and I believe on its second phase high rise towers.

Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

Views of Global City and beyond courtesy of Metromanila.info

Pacific Plaza Towers
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/gc5.jpg

Vacant lots and Market!Market! (top left hand side)
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/gc2.jpg

Dining establishments in the foreground with Ortigas Business District in the background.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/gc1.jpg

View of an affluent neighbourhood and a section of the Makati Financial District.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/gc3.jpg

pacific tower is the best building ive seen in metro manila..

Views around Fort Bonifacio

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/gc7.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/pp1.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/gc6.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/FAM.jpg

It seems to me that Myx not only got lost in the new International School. He got lost also with Philippine history. Japan controlled the Philippines for only 3 years and the U.S. for 33 years, not the other way around. He may have just gotten "myxed" up.

^^^^^

yes, my mistakes... i didnt noticed it... im really sorry 'bout that... :D

It seems to me that Myx not only got lost in the new International School. He got lost also with Philippine history. Japan controlled the Philippines for only 3 years and the U.S. for 33 years, not the other way around. He may have just gotten "myxed" up.


Finally someone had to say something about it! I pretty much ignored it hoping that he'll notice it sooner than later. :)

:)

Aerial shot of the Makati skyline from Fort Bonifacio Global City. This is/will be the view of the condo developments along Manila Golf such as Fairways Tower (U/C), Pacific Plaza (C), Icon (TBC), One McKinley(C), Forbestown (U/C), Bellagio (U/C), and Bonifacio Ridge (C)...Essenza(C) and Regent Parkway(C) are also pictured on the left hand side.

(C) - Constructed
(U/C) - Under Construction
(TBC) - To Be Constructed

http://www.philskies.net/library/pancreas/Planespotting/Feb_March/Dsc05881.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93makati-aerial_edited.jpg


This is the approximate site where The Icon Towers will stand. The Icon will be constructed around the front right side of One McKinley which will allow future unit owners the views of Manila Golf and the Makati Skyline as shown in the background.
http://www.realestatemovers.com/141_4127_resize.JPG
http://www.realestatemovers.com/141_4125_resize.JPG

Icon Tower 1 model

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/edges/Picture046.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/edges/Picture050.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/edges/Picture052.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/edges/Picture049.jpg

:dunno: :dunno: :? :? :? Hi Pinoy, Why do you always put the same old pictures for different thread?????? New Pictures please... be creative

Fairways Tower rendering
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid108/pedce6a9a8f57601d6f5b5cfaef3601d3/f9440301.jpg

On going construction at Fairways Tower
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bgc/IMG_0151.jpg
Pic taken from unit kitchen window in Pacific Towers.
http://www.condomillion.com/listings/philippines/condos/0001989/0001989-kitchen.JPG
How Fairways Tower units view will look.
Reminds me much of Central Park in Manhattan, New York...
http://www.realestatemovers.com/PPT-%20South%20120_2021%20resize.JPG
http://www.realestatemovers.com/PPT-%20South%20120_2017%20resize.JPG

Fairways Tower construction up-close.
http://www.philtown.net/images/cms/Fairways%20Tower%20as%20of%20Sept.%2013.jpg

Very interesting and organized. Good luck with this one.

wow... some of those pics of aerial shot was outdated and its very nice to see our skyline improving...

Bellagio Towers Rendering
Tower 1
http://www.realestatemovers.com/Bellagio.JPG
Tower 2
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/Bellagio-2.jpg

Lobby
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/Bellagio_Lobby.jpg

Infinity Pool
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/Bellagio_Pool.jpg

Retail Complex
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/Bellagio_Retail.jpg

Bellagio construction update
]http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/geebeng/bellagio125thfl.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/geebeng/bellagio125th.jpg

Bellagio's future views of Manila Golf and Makati CDB
(pic taken from Boni Ridge which is located beside the Bellagio construction)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid190/p642332457031f989c73ee6ddb1766fd2/f1f49aed.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid190/p33eed76b285637ce8f833c2826b53e7f/f1f49aee.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid190/paae3881f4c180f2835aa3bce4f5e1837/f1f49aec.jpg

I didn't have a clue that there was that level of development occuring.

Forbeswoods Heights at Forbestown
http://www.megaworldcorp.com/_data/properties/logo/ACFUg1Gg5.gif
at the Forbes Town Center[/b][/size]
by Megaworld Corporation
http://www.megaworldcorp.com/_data/properties/big/ACF2A0SSO.jpg
Development Plan
http://www.megaworldcorp.com/_data/properties/floor_plans_big/site_dev.jpg
Forbeswoods Heights construction update
http://www.realestatemovers.com/Forbeswood%20view_resize_110304.JPG
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bgc/IMG_0302.jpg

Forbeswood Parklane at Forbestown
http://www.megaworldcorp.com
http://www.megaworldcorp.com/_data/news/ACFMn1OUZ.jpg
Forbeswood Parklane: Your Castle in the Park
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/9181/forbeswoodparklane252tk.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2069/forbeswoodparklane503dw.jpg)

A couple of pics I found while online.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/bldg04.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/Penhurst.jpg

great pics

Some more nice pics from within Fort Bonifacio...a different perspective.
(Photos by jbkayaker12)
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/fb12.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/fb17.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/fb15.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/fb101.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/fb11.jpg

(Photo by Dudz)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/american%20cemetery/IMG_0230b.jpg

McKinley Park Lofts in Fort Bonifacio (Status: Pre-selling)

http://robinsonsproperties.com.ph/images/mpr.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/MPRlogo.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/MPRbuilding.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/MPRcutawayperspective.jpg

Building Floor Plan:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/mprtypicalresidentialfloorplan.jpg

Future Unit Views:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/mprWview.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/mprSview.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/mprSWview.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/mprSEview.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/mprNWview.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/mprNviews.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/mprNEview.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/MPReastview.jpg

Fort Bonifacio Global City Construction update:
(Photos by Dudz)
Fairways Tower...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bgc/IMG_0151.jpg
Bellagio Tower 1 (at the left)...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bgc/IMG_0153.jpg
Serendra...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/bgc/IMG_0276.jpg

Taguig eyes convention center and coliseum at Fort Bonifacio
By Rhodina Villanueva The Philippine Star 10/22/2005
The Taguig City government is planning to put up a coliseum and a convention center on a 3.5-hectare property in Fort Bonifacio. Taguig Mayor Freddie Tinga said that with the help of investors, they plan to build it beside the Market! Market commercial center. (This project will be across Serendra which is the one underconstruction opposite Market Market which has the dome/round roof in the picture above).

For the complete article you can go to: http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200510226304.htm

Here is the concept design of the TAGUIG COLISEUM AND CONVENTION CENTER (courtesy of asraz):

http://www.taguig.gov.ph/images/fortbonifacio_perspective.jpg

Soon to rise on a 3.5 hectare property beside Market! Market!, to be built by Northshore Holdings, Inc. and Mayor Fredie Tinga's administration. The place will also have a hotel, office building, service apartments, shopping center and food court.

Metro Manila is coming fast these day. I have to check it out more often.

wow... another coliseum.. how much its capacity?

Serendra Construction update:

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Latest update by Edmundtanso
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http://edmundtanso.smugmug.com/photos/44797479-L.jpgSerendra u/c
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid195/p50d22f17be3eee5e4de8d3aa00ce8705/f1638c7f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid195/p62a32adb0bd6c922a8be6b1e7084f97f/f1638abb.jpg

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Phase 2 cranes
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Impressive! I've worked at Hatch Asia (within BGC) for about a month and I must say the road networks is so organized. Pacific Plaza Towers are stunning especially at night. I'm so excited for BGC. The rendering of the proposed Coliseum and Convention Center is beautiful. I hope they build it fast. ;)

Just posting the Latest and Greatest version of FBGC's (Fort Bonifacio Global City) Development Master Plan

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/BGC_new-masterplan.jpg

Original and Newly Revised FBGC Development Master Plan (side by side):
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7724/fbgc0ul.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Another new office building at FBGC called Fort 26 to be constructed soon! :)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/Fort26thStreet_2.jpg

woah!!

^^ Really great developments, I hope next time they also develop other parts of the country.

Fort 26th Street looks nice
boxy but glassy and nice

This is less than a decade old Article about Fort Bonifacio Global City

Battle of the CBDs
By Rufi Vigilar


The country's next high-rise haven will probably be Fort Bonifacio,
whose bid to become the postcard city of the future appears to be the
boldest challenge, so far, to Makati and Ortigas' central business
districts.
Luis Pangilinan, vice president of the Fort Bonifacio Development
Corporation(FBDC) trumpets the grand plan: "We are looking at
competition with Singapore and other Asian cities. Not anymore
Ayala or Ortigas."
The FBDC's goal, according to its developers, is not just to create
an alternative, self sufficient city to which businesses, commercial
establishments, and residents might relocate.
If its plans are carried out, it promises to be not only the most
well-planned but also the most environment-friendly and aesthetically
conscious city in the country, providing wider roads, and better
traffic management.
It will also give importance to what Pangilinan calls green
architecture which not only integrates indoor and outdoor landscaping
but also natural ventilation and economical energy consumption. In
all, a dreamscape that one might say would turn all central business
districts green with envy.
Pangilinan says Fort Bonifacio will attract even those who own
property elsewhere in Metro Manila, like parties owning lots in
Ortigas Center which, Pangilinan says, is "choking itself to death"
because of its narrow roads.
Although he cites Ortigas Center as having what might be the
closest thing to green architecture in the country at the moment--the
terraced San Miguel building, it was an independent venture.
Traffic in Ortigas Center is bad as it is, considering that there are
still many empty lots around. What more if these were built on. It is
actually faster to walk along Julia Vargas to SM Megamall, than take
one's car.


Despite its traffic problems, Makati continues to enjoy the
reputation of being the country's premier central business district.
Ninety-nine percent of the total leasable space at Ayala Avenue's
newest building, the Tower One, has been taken up by the country's
leading securities firms and the world's largest financial institutions
including Deutsche Bank, Union Bank of Switzerland, L.N.G.
Barings, and S.B.C. Warburg. Bloomberg Business News is also
scheduled to inaugurate its office there soon.
Continued confidence in the area is also known by several office
buildings being built. San Miguel has torn down its old building and
put up the Enterprise Center. The Dona Narcisa Bldg. is being
redeveloped to become the Equitable Bank Tower. The Elizalde
bldg. will soon give rise to the JAKA Tower, the tallest building in the
Philippines according to advance hype.
These are not developments by Ayala but by other firms, stresses
Ayala Land vice president Vincent Tan.
If Makati remains highly attractive to investors, it is not only
because many would rather take a wait-and-see attitude toward Fort
Bonifacio. Makati has shown a dynamic and visible concern for its
present problems with traffic management and parking.
Metal rails have been placed along Ayala Avenue, with bus stops
designated at strategic points. Without them, pedestrians used to spill
onto the streets during rush hours, worsening the slow pace of traffic.
A pedestrian underpass is already operational near the intersection
of Ayala and Makati Avenues. Two more will be built, at the
intersection of Herrera St. intersecting the main avenue, and another
along Paseo De Roxas.
Still, Makati's heavy traffic has made obvious the fact it has grown
too dense. The district has continually changed rerouting schemes for
one-way traffic.
Pangilinan credits Makati for its quick responses but points to the
zoning regulations in the Makati Central Business District as an
organized way of inviting disorder. Zoning is certainly an organized
scheme of situating similar establishments in one place, but has
contributed to traffic problems within the area, says Pangilinan.
As ambulant employees of Makati will note, it is faster to walk than
take a car from Buendia Avenue, crossing Ayala Avenue to Legaspi
Village.
This happens especially during peak hours like lunchbreak and
bundy time, when pedestrians and drivers alike make an exodus in
one direction toward the commercial center and home.
Ayala Land's vice chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala is aware that
during the past six years, traffic demand has greatly outpaced
infrastructure supply. But he adds that critics of Makati's traffic and
parking situation may have failed to see the bigger picture. "It's not
just a problem of moving people within the district. Makati's traffic
problem is inseparable from that of Metro Manila as a whole. "The
road network of Metro Manila was designed during a time when the
primary business district was Manila, with no provision for sufficient
bypass routes."
The two main arteries of EDSA and the South Expressway strain
from the large number of vehicles seeking to pass through Makati
and its periphery to get to different parts of Manila.
Buildings within the Makati Central Business District are required to
provide 25 percent more parking slots than required by the National
Building Code. Yet, Zobel de Ayala admits that there are still an
obvious lack of parking facilities to meet the over rising demand. Add
the increase in the number of vehicles and the lack of discipline
among drivers.
"There is a mistaken belief that a central business district should
keep on providing parking facilities in response to a growing
demand," says Zobel de Ayala. Not that it has totally abandoned the
idea. Ayala Land specifies off-site parking facilities, already having
identified one in Legaspi Village.
One lesson that can be learned from other countries, says Zobel de
Ayala, is the futility of relying solely on road-based solutions to
traffic problems. "The principal objective," he says,"is to move
people, not cars."
Zobel points to Singapore's area scheme where a road user must
pay a certain fee to drive through a particular place. "However, this
must be backed by a mass-transit system, as shown in other
countries."
FBDC's and Ayala's planned solutions are actually similar:
expanding the capacity of roads to handle more vehicles and reducing
the reliance on private transport by providing alternatives like a mass
transit system and ample pedestrian access including skywalks.
But the FBDC's advantage, according to Pangilinan, is that it is
planning a wider road network from scratch, with the sole purpose of
maintaining a comfortable density level in Fort Bonifacio.
The master plan, conceived by the world-renowned architectural
firm of Helmuth, Obata, Kassabaum--HOK International (Asia
Pacific) Ltd.,' shows a road network radiating from the center, a la
Paris, around a central park slightly smaller than the Quezon
Memorial Circle. The outer areas integrate the grid structure of New
York.
"FBDC's idea is to disperse people," says Pangilinan. Rather than
lumping, say restaurants in one area like Makati, each block in Fort
Bonifacio will be self-sufficient, explains Pangilinan.
Even with the plan of making the Big Delta, Fort Bonifacio's
innermost circle which is a strip of entertainment establishments that
is sure to draw people, Pangilinan adds that mass parking areas on
the periphery and "prohibitive" parking fees toward the center and
inside buildings will assure good pedestrian and traffic management.
It remains to be seen whether people are willing to walk rather than
take their cars. To address this, the FBDC envisions a tram line
similar to that in San Francisco.
The FBDC envisions the main artery, Bonifacio Boulevard, to be
42 meters wide, accommodating two tram lines bordered by two
islands in the center. There will be four lanes in either direction for
vehicles, with a multifunctional lane each on opposite sides of the
road, so that vehicles planning to load or unload can slide through
without hampering traffic flow.
An outbound rail linking Fort Bonifacio to the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport and all the way to Clark International Airport
will be built, at the intersection of Herrera St.,intersecting the main
avenue, and another along Paseo de Roxas.


The FBDC is a joint venture between the Bases Conversion
Development Authority (BCDA) and the Metro-Pacific-led Bonifacio
Land Consortium (BLC). The participation of four consortia made
up of some of the country's most prestigious firms points to the
viability of Fort Bonifacio as the next central business district.
Aside from its traffic management plan, Fort Bonifacio's appeal,
says Pangilinan, will come from the way it will look. Envisioned as a
postcard city of the future, the design will revolve around the
principles of green architecture like indoor and outdoor landscaping
and natural ventilation.
The FBDC will raise the requirement on developers to provide 42
percent of open space on their property, instead of just the 30
percent prescribed by law, says Pangilinan.
"This will be unlike buildings along Ayala Avenue where they have
been built side by side and hardly have visual corridors and footpaths
between them," adds Pangilinan.
The only green left in Makati is in its parks: the Greenbelt and
Legaspi Parks in Legaspi Village and the Jaime Velasquez and Ugarte
Parks in Salcedo Village. But even the greenery in Ugarte has now
given way to the development of new high-rises, says Pangilinan,
referring to the Roxas Triangle Towers, which broke ground last
Friday. These twin towers will be 49-storey high and operational by
1999.
(Ayala Land's external relation's officer, Berry Marfori, claims that
all trees that had to be dug up during the construction of Tower
One--the first high-rise within the former Ugarte Park--have been
preserved and simply relocated, though most of their branches had to
be cut off for the trees to survive. "They are now part of a new
landscape within the premises, access to which is now exclusive to
tenants of Tower One but which shall later be opened to the public
"when greenery becomes more lush.")
Pangilinan alleges, however, that Ayala is breaking Makati's density
limitations by building on Ugarte Park. "The roads are not designed
to carry that many cars and people."
Setting a stiffer requirement on property developers against their
habit of maximizing land use may sound unlucrative. In this age
when ecological awareness is a favorite topic when it comes to
political correctness, Pangilinan says "maximizing property does not
work anymore for discriminating clients." The garden city of
Singapore, which has continued to bring investors, is proof, adds
Pangilinan. "Green architecture is investment. It gives higher value to
property and enhances development."
From afar, Fort Bonifacio's vertical development will take on a
stair-like character. The sight will be a mounting arrangement of
buildings toward the center. "It will be a postcard in the future,' says
Pangilinan.
Fort Bonifacio's green architecture and its spacious layout has
already attracted both local and foreign property developers. The
Four Seasons group, a luxury hotel chain operator in the US and
Japan, was interested in setting up a hotel and service apartments
around it, says Pangilinan. "We have visited them and they have
visited us."
Four Seasons has offered to buy four hectares, for about P4.8
billion three times the BLC's bid price, plus about a billion peso
more.
Mercedes Benz had also shown interest in putting up a regional
office at the Fort Bonifacio, adds Pangilinan.
The first building that will actually rise in Fort Bonifacio will be The
Essensa, a P7.2 billion, 30- storey, twin tower luxury residential
condominium that will be ready for occupancy in 1999. It was
designed by I.M. Pei and partners, the same architectural company
that gave the Grand Louvre in Paris its famous glass pyramid in Paris
and the towering Bank of China in Hong kong.


The Fort Bonifacio project's ambition has elicited skepticism.
Where will the end demand for all the residential and office buildings
come from?, wonders Andrew Baird, Philippine analyst for J.P.
Morgan & Co.
Pangilinan is optimistic, saying that world events will create an
increasing interest among foreign investors to look at the Philippines.
Foreign media, he says, have been more hospitable than the local
media. Business is expected to pick up after the Asia-Pacific
Economic Conference this November. Pangilinan also points to the
reversion of Hong Kong back to China in July next year. "It may not
be a rapid exodus, but a sure one," says Pangilinan.
Moreover, according to FBDC, a market study done with Richard
Ellis International Property Consultants indicates a strong demand for
high-end residential units and Grade A office and commercial
buildings.
The same study showed that demand for Grade A buildings has
reached an occupancy rate of over 95 percent, but demand has not
been met by Metro Manila's CBD office stock, with only 10 percent
considered Grade A quality. These figures are the lowest in the
region, the study states, allowing FBDC to address this demand.
As far as central business districts are concerned, "Fort Bonifacio is
the only property left contiguous and plannable," claims Pangilinan.
He envisions it to be more impressive than the Makati Skyline in 15
to 20 years.
Till then of course, Makati will continue to be the premier CBD,
employing stopgap measures to its traffic and parking problems, since
part of its solutions depend on the government's fulfilling its
infrastructure schedule. It may also be about the same length of time
Metro Manila may have to go through the necessary pain before
realizing a true dream city.

from phil forum originally posted by geebeng
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/geebeng/serendra1.jpg

wow nice view

wow.. eurostar carnival... :D

Just reposting Sugarboy's original posting of this great aerial panoramic pic of the Makati CBD skyline from FBGC (Fort Bonifacio Global City) /Manila Golf vantage point. Hope you like it as mch as I did. :okay:http://www.troncophotography.com/images/aerial/09.jpg

Credits to John Tronco for this fabulous shot.

www.troncophotography.com (http://www.troncophotography.com)

@3cr, now you know why it will be very frustrating for me to have a unit at Fairways Tower. This is your view bro!

For the info of the photography fanatics, the photographer named above is one of the very few shooters here in Manila known for aerial panoramic shots. John uses a special panoramic, low distortion camera which imprints a 4.5cm x 16cm image on 120 film.

The image above is practically the actual size of the contact print.

^Wow, i love that pic!

eto fave ko

http://www.realestatemovers.com/152_5254%20-%20resized.JPG

wow nice shot

i didn't know that FBGC have a thread here... :)

underconstruction @ FBGC

taken by DUDZ!!!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/patok/b8e80ca2.jpg

^^ whats the tall tower?

^^Bellagio 1

^^

i see.. so is it already topped off?

almost topped-off, i guess. it looks like they're just working on the crown.

another shot by the awesome sir DUDZ!!!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/makati%20view/6619489a.jpg

pacific plaza really stands out!!! :eek2:

another shot by the awesome sir DUDZ!!!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/makati%20view/6619489a.jpg
Wow!! it's really spreading out. :)

Fairways Tower @ FBGC

FT Rendering:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid108/pedce6a9a8f57601d6f5b5cfaef3601d3/f9440301.jpg

FT (topped off) - Pic originally posted by Pau:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/DSC06837.jpg

FT from a different perspective - Pic originally posted by Geebeng:
Credits to RealestateMovers.com for this pic.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/geebeng/fairwaystower.jpg

FT's Manila Golf / Makati Skyline view - Pic posted by Sugarboy:
Credits to John Tronco for this fabulous shot.
http://www.troncophotography.com/images/aerial/09.jpg

Im taken away. Amazing, just amazing. Bravo manila.

Manila it's gonna have a very nice downtown! :)

^^ Yup, and that's despite of the brouhaha about politics and coup d'etat!

Manila it's gonna have a very nice downtown! :)


there are so many downtowns in metro manila.. but makati is the center of all...

there are so many downtowns in metro manila.. but makati is the center of all...

Makati is definitely the centre and I think it serves as a better CBD than Ortigas or Fort Bonifacio.

^^ Not just better, but best. Thanks to Ayala. :D

nice cluster.

here are more photos of the development...

photos care of Francis from PF and posted by mhe-ann :) cheers

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Francis23/Picture026.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Francis23/Picture025.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Francis23/Picture024.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Francis23/Picture023.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/Francis23/Picture022.jpg

fantastic

great pics..

nice shots.

SoMA

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/pae5e42fcd41de48a435ac041dcd1503c/f8d59321.jpg

Construction Updates

March 12, 2006
10:00 AM

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http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d83/jafhoy2/100_0397.jpg

Thanks coke...at least they're on the second level na.

I’m impressed, especially nice the skyline shots, I’m looking forward the new ones

i like the soma...

Photos by Macky

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2324.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2325.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2326.jpg

Photos by Macky

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2327.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2330.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2329.jpg

More Photos by Macky

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2347.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2349.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2348.jpg

Photos by Macky

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2350.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2343.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2342.jpg

more by macky

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http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/to22to/IMG_2328.jpg

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wow.. great pics..

what beauties!

Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2097094,00.html)

Foster wins deal for a vertical city

MOSCOW’s mayor has endorsed plans to build a tower, 600 metres high, designed by the British architect Lord Foster of Thames Bank. It is expected to be the tallest in Europe when it is completed in 2010.

http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,281145,00.jpg

wau,at first i thought i was looking at an european country's pics!Lovely city

^^ a perfect blend of East and West only in the Philippines :)

Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2097094,00.html) http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,281145,00.jpg
Mmmm what's this got to do with Fort Bonifacio Global City? :)

^^ for bragging for their city... hehe...

probably posted on the wrong forum. if not, probably a douche trying to rain down on our parade.

this city looks clean and well-planned.

It sure is. I've worked in that CBD before and the place is really nice.

Would it be better if it has a mass transit system there?

^^ there was a Plan for a subway under the Global City that will connect the Airport and the MRT Line 3 in Makati CBD, i don't know the status right now, but i think it will push thru once the Global City developed. There are also lots of Buses and jeepneys that plies through Global City. At the moment any Rail connection is not feasible, maybe in 5 to 10 years time.

^^^^ Yeah!! I think so.

Pano shot of U/C in FBGC courtesy of Pau:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/Fortpano.jpg ^^ Wow beautiful Pau. Keep up the great work and continue posting bro! :okay:

And here is Ayala's revised FBGC MasterPlan showing the linear park that will be surrounded by commercial establishments. (Courtesy of Tootsjap):
Fresh from the Ayala Land web site.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/bkatoots/fbgcoldnew.jpg

Pau, Just want to sincerely thank you for sharing/posting such a good selection of nicely taken FBGC and American Cemetery pics. :okay:
Fort Bonifacio Global City
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07759.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07760.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07753.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07757.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/0f8ce237.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/b56c5434.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07702.jpg

Pacific Plaza
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07751.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07749.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/c392ac3d.jpg

parks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07727.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/f803a977.jpg

the Sundial
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/3f4fafe5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07726.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07724.jpg

balanghay
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07752.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/3f56fd7d.jpg

Manila American Cemetery
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07774.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07771.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07804.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07805.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07802.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07778.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07792.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07797.jpg

I was surprised to learn that there were Filipino soldiers who were buried in these grounds as well...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07781.jpg

Wait... so are they really doing away with the circular center as proposed in the original master plan??

Cha, Yup no more rotunda as seen on the revised FBGC masterplan I posted above. It will be replaced by a linear park (stretching from Serendra's Piazza to the Forbestown commercial area) that will be surrounded by commercial establishments. If plans push through, this commercial area will be patterned after Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive daw. Guess we'll just have to wait and see... :)

That's very nice CBD but it looks very quiet.

That's very nice CBD but it looks very quiet.

ha ha ha ha The CBD is lying next to an American Cemetry :D very peaceful :D

FBGC developed faster than i thought and well planned

FBGC developed faster than i thought and well planned

The taxes are lower in this CBD compared to Makati CBD plus the infrastructure is superb.

ha ha ha ha The CBD is lying next to an American Cemetry :D very peaceful and quite :D
For your future reference, it is called Philippine American Cemetery and Memorial. Yes, it is quiet and serene there. :)

For your future reference, it is called Philippine American Cemetery and Memorial. Yes, it is quiet and serene there. :)

is it near the Libingan ng mga Bayani?

^^Nearby.

c/o KiBeN

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Fort Bonifacio's masterplan is one of the best planned in South East Asia but right now, most of it's high-rises are residential. I saw more condos than office towers being built in the area.

Yeah, the demand is not much high for office spaces...but maybe call centers may change that trend. I wish the government will do a superb job on whatever they're building on that piece of land alloted for the "Government Center for Business"

GLOBAL CITY Skyline


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Very nice city. Seems comfortable to live.

^^ yet expensive. :D

[QUOTE=thomasian] Here's Promenade... construction now in fulll swing!!!

All pictures taken 05.14.06

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SoMa - Rising really fast!!!... also 05.14.06
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/SoMa_05.jpg

HSBC
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Serendra (Northern end)
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Fairways
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BELLAGIO

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Just adding more info (courtesy of Tyronne) to what Kiben has already shared regarding FBGC's City Center Master Plan. Thank again Kiben and Tyronne. :)


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The Bonifacio Global City Center

The City Center forms the physical core of the Bonifacio Global City, and is essentially designed as a three-by-three matrix of high-tech offices and residential buildings, busting retail outlets and pedestrian-friendly roads and walkways. The grid approach ensures a city center that is easy to navigate.

The Retail Promenade
Encompassing the 29th Street is the Retail Promenade characterized by abundant landscaped areas. Its design concept is centered on a east-west central access with well-known brands and various activity pods. It offers retail at the ground level and offices at the second floor.

This pedestrian highway is a 40-meter wide, green, landscaped retail strip with a length of about 400 meters cutting across the city center. From fashion and beauty, health and wellness, home accessories & furnishings, sports lifestyle, anything is just a literal walk down the road. The vibrant social activity in the park shall be complimented by best match retail and food concepts. Here community life is celebrated in all its bustle and color.

The City Square Blocks
feature landscaped areas and parks. This is the place for various community activities, where people in Bonifacio Global City can come together. It is an ideal location for hotels, conference facilities and entertainment venues.

The Garden Square Blocks
offer mixed-use neighborhoods, each oriented towards a green landscaped park with informal play areas.

The Main Boulevard Blocks
mark the visual edge of the city center. The area is ideal for ground-level retail and public-oriented uses close to the transit center.

http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/1508/imgmasterplan2b9ip.jpg

source (http://www.fbdcorp.com/indexa.html)

Some updates (courtesy of Gridlock) on Ayala's Promenade as well as the neighboring Serendra Projects in FBGC... :)
hi guys! here are updates on the promenade at the bonifacio global city taken may 31, '06:http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/FortBonifacio023.jpg
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serendra updates
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Serendra the next phase: Introducing Two Serendra.
(Courtesy of Slapstring)

Two Serendra
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we're still updating our website twoserendra.com
...but for more slides in the meantime, you may visit this gallery:
Two Serendra at slapstring.zoto.com (http://slapstring.zoto.com/galleries/twoserendra)

Chateau De Noble in FBGC (Fort Bonifacio Global City):

hey guyz, this is the one I'm saying. Chateau de Noble at FBGC, to be constructed 2007.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/chateau.jpg
Allied Bank to put up P1-B residential condo in Global City
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 07/21/2006

Allied Banking Corp., a banking concern of tobacco and beer magnate Lucio Tan, is building a P1-billion high-end residential condominium building within Bonifacio Global City in Taguig in partnership with a local property development firm.

The project, majority owned by Winville Development Corp. of Chinese businessman Berkley So, is expected to start construction in 2007 and is slated for completion by 2010.

Dubbed as Chateau De Noble, the building will have 40 stories.

Allied Bank provided the land while Winville will serve as arranger of the development of Chateau De Noble.

As such, Winville will pool funds from prospective investors to fund the project.

Winville legal counsel Raymundo Quiroz said a portion of the property is now owned by the company after shelling out a significant amount.

Quiroz said the money to invested by Chateau de Noble’s investors will be placed under an escrow account with Allied Bank — Winville’s trustee.

He said Allied Bank has also agreed to provide financing arrangements at market interest rates and credit term of 12 to 15 years.

Designed and masterplanned by international architectural company CCO Design Ltd. of Hong Kong and world-renowned WSP Group Hong Kong Ltd., Chateau de Noble’s unit will come in one, two or three bedrooms with engineered laminated flooring, built-in closets; bathrooms with bathtubs; first-class modular kitchen, built-in cook top, cabinets, and exhaust system; water heaters and split-type airconditioners; audio entry phone; emergency trigger systems; and a utility area.

"We are committed to bring investors value for their money, as the investments required for our units are very competitive and in fact are even lower than the others of the same class within or outside of the Bonifacio Global City," Quiroz said.

Existing residential buildings at the Bonifacio Global City include Bonifacio Ridge, One McKinley Place, Regent Parkway, Penhurst Parkplace, Pacific Plaza, and Essensa.

Ongoing residential projects on the other hand, include Kensington Place, Fairways Tower, South of Market, Forbestown, Fifth Avenue Place, and Serendra.

The Bonifacio Global City is fast becoming the burgeoning battleground for top developers such as Ayala Land Inc., Megaworld Corp., Robinsons Land Corp. Century Properties, G&W, and Philtown Properties (a subsidiary of RFM Corp.)

ALI’s developments include Market! Market!, a 10-hectare retail complex; Serendra, the biggest residential complex at 12 hectares boasting of 50 percent open space; and ALI’s office building projects with For Bonifacio Development Corp. (FBDC).

Of the 240 hectares comprising Bonifacio Global City, 137 hectares are owned and developed by FBDC. FBDC is 55 percent controlled by Bonifacio Land Corp., which is majority owned by Ayala Land Inc. and Evergreen Holdings Inc.

source: http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200607210709.htm

Two Serendra looks really good!

this is really cool!

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/6576/712photo9vd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Proposed Fort Bonifacio Visitor Center

The Fort Bonifacio Visitor’s Center is envisioned to become an icon of FBDC’s mission statement, a symbol of the development’s promise, & a medium for expressing the qualities that would definitely set this city above the rest. The main function of the center is to communicate, and the message the structure conveys is a promising invitation to a pleasant future with the global city, well said.

The noticeably radical form of the structure emanates from its intention to first capture the attention of an audience before conveying a set of messages. The architecture then communicates through metaphors; with its spherical form implying global competitiveness, the suspended cigar-shaped structure alluding to a bridge to the future, and the structural suspension arches portraying portals to tomorrow’s global city. It is a structure that deserves a place within “the most exciting piece of real estate in the country.”

On the more practical side, the gallery is suspended so it may minimally disturb the earth and body of water below it, giving itself the smallest footprint possible. This makes the building truly Eco-friendly, as it would allow more room for ground vegetation, minimize water runoff, lessen the building’s dependence on the city sewage system, and facilitate the free movement of air.

Should the time come when this suspended structure must leave, it shall gracefully depart from its site, leaving only a minimal amount of scars upon the earth on which it once stood on. This principle of stilted building is really nothing new, as our forefathers have demonstrated this time and again through the immortal “bahay kubo.”

The structure is designed to transform into a dynamic light sculpture at night. Its facets are illuminated from below by wash luminaires fitted with dichroic filters that drench the unusual forms in various high-intensity hues. Different colors of light are cast by the fixtures in cycles, allowing the audience to see the building “in a different light” upon every glance. Fixtures focused on the arches & tension cables emphasize the finer sculptural elements & details. While the reflections of light on the pool magnify the separation between the ground plane and the suspended structure, luminaires submerged underwater project an interesting rippled pattern refracting onto the building’s under-surfaces.

wow! :eek2:

Chateau de Noble

hey guyz! francis, this is the one I'm saying. Chateau de Noble at BGC, to be constructed 2007.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/chateau.jpg

talaga bang itatayo iyan sa fbg

i like this tower

almost forgot this was suppose to be for GC, not Los Angeles (which itself is having a construction boom)... Very nice.

Construction of the BGC Center goes full-blast

The (BGC) Center forms the physical core of the BGC. Based on the ongoing construction, Bonifacio Development Corporation (BDC) is prioritizing the development of the retail promenade which will be composed of several retail outlets/shops, surrounded by landscaped areas.

As per BGC's Masterplan, "the City Center forms the physical core of the Bonifacio Global City, and is essentially designed as a three-by-three matrix of high-tech offices and residential buildings, bustling retail outlets and pedestrian-friendly roads and walkways. The grid approach ensures a city center that is easy to navigate."

A portion of the Retail Promenade is expected to be opened at the end of the year 2006.

Compare these pictures ("before" and "after") to appreciate the ongoing development of the BGC Center.

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http://www.realestatemovers.com/181_8116_BGC%20City%20Center_062906.JPG

Note: I took the "Before" (ie, old masterplan) picture October 2005. I took the "After" (ie, new masterplan) picture June 29, 2006. I was in One McKinley Place when I took both pictures.Can't wait for the Retail Promenade to open at the end of this year :) ...

c/o thomasian

The Piazza at Serendra

1 to 12 of 41 pictures. ;)

07.19.06

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c/o thomasian


BGC Promenade

13 to 17 of 41 pictures. ;)

07.19.06

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Some Fairways Tower pics courtesy of our Filipino SSCF members:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07748.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC07760.jpg

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http://www.realestatemovers.com/181_8111_Fairways_aerial_062906.JPG Happy viewing! :)

more updates on The Piazza at Serendra

The Piazza at Serendra - BGC

18 to 29 of 40 pics (this time with labels ;) )

07.19.06

East Escalators: Ground to 2nd level, and Ground to basement parking level.

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Center Bridgeway: (there are two others, the one in the West (http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Photo_071906_005x.jpg) and the East (http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Photo_071906_022x.jpg) , both with escalators up to the basement-parking level)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Photo_071906_014x.jpg

The staircase on the center bridgeway:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Photo_071906_023x.jpg

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The views from the center bridgeway: (all facing West/Market! Market!)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Photo_071906_017x.jpg

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Eastern entrance with (from L-R) view of SoMa, Fifth Avenue Place (soon), Essensa Twins, Regent Parkway, and Fairways Tower.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Photo_071906_026x.jpg

Eastern entrance
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Photo_071906_027x.jpg

Thanks Aaron/Thomasian! :)

The Piazza at Serendra

The last batch!!!

07.19.06

The West Entrance - facing Market! Market! and the beautifully landscaped rotunda.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Photo_071906_044x.jpg

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Thank You dxpsycho! :)
View of BGC from a plane from Legazpi City about to land at the Manila Domestic Airport

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Thank You Steph! :)
here's a photo taken last july 01 on my way to cebu...

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^^ Can anyone please identify the Architect/Designer of each and every hi-rise tower building in Global City? I would love to know these great architects. Congratulations to GC!!! :applause:

Thanks for these latest FBGC (Fort Bonifacio Global City) pics Pau! Very nice indeed! :)

The Fort Strip
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09370_1.jpg

Bonifacio Global City Center
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09371_1.jpg

Bonifacio South
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09361_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/eb965505.jpg
Serendra and Promenade
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09369_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09373_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09372_1.jpg

Forbestown Center
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09365_1.jpg

South of Market (SOMA)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09391_1.jpg

Grand Hamptons
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09377_1.jpg

Icon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09364_1.jpg

Fort 26
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09363_1.jpg

Singapore Embassy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09362_1.jpg

Net Cube
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09374_1.jpg

Forbeswood Heights with Makati skyline backdrop
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09359_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/DSC09360_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Global%20City/251616d9.jpg

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Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2097094,00.html)



http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,281145,00.jpg

Though it's not going to build here, but it looks like Philippine flag. Isn't? :tiasd:

LOL. That's the tower in Russia right? I think it is red because they want us to see the cross-section. But I think the Manila Tower proposed in Ayala Ave resembles the Philippine flag... :lol:

LBT anyone?

***************PHILIPPINES 4-EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


NICE PROJECTS ARE GOING ON IN GLOBAL CITY AT THE FORT HOPE IT WILL BE LIKE MAKATI IN THE NEXT YEARS!!!!!!

@Redu: Yeah, it really looks like our flag. Isn't the architect Filipino though?

wow! THE PHILIPPINES IS REALLY BOOMING!! hope everything will be successful!!

This thread needs more updates...

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http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7236/dsc02024uu4.jpg

closer...
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9016/dsc02038ys9.jpg:cheers:

The signage on Fort Bonifacio's buses really goes well with the overall design theme of the city.the new fort bus..

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/patok/FBGC/Fbus1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/patok/FBGC/Fbus2.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/patok/FBGC/Fbus3.jpg

^^ The development was fast. :lol:

i love it.. it's really developing

nice city.

Good update

nice cluster!! how far is it from NAIA??

more or less 3km. ;)

Do you guys have any updated pictures of Bonifacio High Street? Do you guys know what company's planning to occupy the offices on the 2nd floor?

currently there are about 30 t0 40 high rise buildings to be constructed/finished in the global city in 5 years time.....cant wait to see all these developments come to life.it will surely put metropolitan manila to be one of the best skylines in the world.

Can anyone post an updated pic of BGC please.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2158/2228704002_78e5c05e04_b.jpg?v=0

BGC pictures by ako_yun

Some pics of the BonifacioGlobalCity

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2753854999_ce3987aeeb_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2754689458_d25c0cfeca_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2754693046_ff9d427491_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2753913191_f9e8faf360_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2754731432_65213e4b09_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2754739282_b0304466c5_b.jpg

i think this thread needs to be moved to General Developments section.

what happened top the rotunda? i really like the idea of having a circular park.

what is that circular part on the picture? is it the philippine and american cemetery? aren't they gonna develop it? :lol:

i guess andres bonifacio is very proud....

what happened top the rotunda? i really like the idea of having a circular park.

what is that circular part on the picture? is it the philippine and american cemetery? aren't they gonna develop it? :lol:

change of plans. :)

;24067900']Aerial shots of BGC and McKinley Hill (taken from a 5J flight from Legazpi last week)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4310/dsc04526eh4.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7195/dsc04527gy0.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3205/dsc04528wt1.jpg

from this thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=409623&page=32

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2755875138_ae54698bbd_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2755896824_04ea1b68d0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/2755252807_2c6307f9bc_o.jpg

PR A340
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2755909648_86261fa680.jpg

All photos taken from Citibank Tower

for more: http://www.phrealestate.net/

The BGC once fully complete will compete with makati already and considered the best new CBD in Southeast Asia. I love how this new city will emerge as a modern era of city planning.

Any updates or do I need to look at each individual building? Thanks.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1130.snc4/149251_464926817878_27480017878_5625180_2436140_n.jpg
http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/36/74/19014763/2_607194200l.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs583.ash2/150572_478133343585_624443585_5664743_3653626_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1203.snc4/155568_478150238585_624443585_5665079_3342569_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs577.ash2/149956_478151478585_624443585_5665097_5791030_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1357.snc4/162978_478153408585_624443585_5665156_2012858_n.jpg
-credits to the owners of these photos... thanks :)

Had a really nice trip. Stayed at the South of Market building. Really enjoyed the area.

WOW !!!!!! THE PLACE IS BETTER THAN TONDO true true and better than "NEW YORK" NO HARD FEELINGS OTHER COUNTRIES hehehehehehe i know some have or had better that ours but here is just AMAZING :) :)

lol