from Edmundtanso

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/skycity.jpg

http://edmundtanso.smugmug.com/photos/13413647-L.jpg

On a 4,000 square metre site, Skycity will be a 80 storey tower with 36 levels comprising of commercial office space, a six star all-suite hotel with an average of 220 rooms and a limited number of luxurious residential penthouses units. In addition to this, a podium plaza and cinema complex, podium vehicle parking and an eight level shopping mall is located below ground level.

The uniqueness in its concept is that the functions of the building vary from a hotel to office space, on a very large scale. The observation area, ‘Skyview’ and ‘Skycafe’ is the highest man made occupyable space in Manila, which will provide visitors a unique opportunity to overview Manila, the capital city.

The plaza is the main access point to the commercial office, and serves as a principle connector to the plaza’s facilities which includes a cinema complex, bowling alley and commercial outlets.

As a result, the design scheme perfected the client’s concept into a workable architectural solution while providing the tower with a distinct skyline character.

Which tower looks like this one.
You have 3 chances :|

Messturm, Frankfurt? However, this one still looks fine to me. :cheers:

I hope that is not going to be the color,it looks like a old chemical or factory plant chimney.

^I thought the same when I looked at it :)

Will this project finally push through?

Oh I'm in tears!

Fantastic Project!!

Will be the tallest in Manila??? How tall is the actual tallest in Manila??

Salut!

great news, I hope it get =s built. Still 300 m??

i love it!

I hope that is not going to be the color,it looks like a old chemical or factory plant chimney.
I think it looks great the way it is.

Fantastic Project!!

Will be the tallest in Manila??? How tall is the actual tallest in Manila??

Salut!
the current tallest, PBCom, is at 250-ish meters (if im not mistaken).

PBcom is 259m..


i hope skycity would have another style of renderings... because it looks so cheap(i mean the quality of the picture)!

excavation site (from wally)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p78daeea7fb76f7a21b5c2eb6cae59846/f17fd414.jpg

^^^^^Oh!! wow!! look at that ^^^^^

excavation site (from wally)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid194/p78daeea7fb76f7a21b5c2eb6cae59846/f17fd414.jpg
nice to see the project has actually started

If I understand correctly, it was started long time ago, and got stalled (probably because of the Asian financial crisis ?)

the project was on-hold bec. of the legal dispute between the developers and the east greenhills association, (a nearby group of wealthy residents).

the opponents trying to keep skycity away because they are worried that the building will cast a shadow on their homes and affect their water supply.....



source: emporis

the exciting about this megastructure is, this skyscrapers features an observation area known as "skyview" & "skycafe", (the highest occupyable space in the capital)
which will provide the visitors a unique opportunity to overview the whole metropolitan manila....

another tourist attraction for manila!

great!

Which tower looks like this one.
You have 3 chances :|
The middle and upper part of the tower is almost a shameless rip-off from the Commerzbank, Frankfurt.

hmmmz, it looks like a mix between the Commerzbank, and a tower in China
World Trade Center, Chongqing:

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179775

but it isn't an ugly building, :)

...but remember this project began in 1996 (proposals and so on), excavation: 5-6 years ago, and then it was put on hold....so it has been around for a long time, it just didn't materialize....but i guess they should update and tweek portions of it....but I love this building, i hope it materializes...i don't care if people claim it to be a "shameless rip off" of some other building...i hope it gets built :)

The tower is nice but it is just a rip-off of the Commerbank. The only thing different is that it is round has a different lower part (I think a mall) and the top is a bit different. If this tower would be build in my city, I would shame myself for the rest of the world.

If this tower would be build in my city, I would shame myself for the rest of the world.

Now when you have strong negative comments like that you know that nobody really listens to you. :)

Looks like a nice building. I love the public access to it.

The tower is nice but it is just a rip-off of the Commerzbank. The only thing different is that it is round has a different lower part (I think a mall) and the top is a bit different. If this tower would be build in my city, I would shame myself for the rest of the world.


is this the building you are refering to?

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/627/4023110_1067.jpg

compared to: skycity
http://edmundtanso.smugmug.com/photos/13413647-L.jpg

...if so...it is similar, I'll give you that. But I don't think SkyCity is a "rip-off" of Commerbank, if you look closely, its quite different. From what I am assuming that you call "rip-off" which is the part that have gaps, is circular in sky city. As well the upper portion of the building is totally different. As you mentioned, the base is different. As well, it's much taller. So I won't be ashamed if this scraper is constructed in Metro Manila. It will just add to the extensive skyline that we have already.

I don't say the tower aint nice but there will allways be peoplewho will say when this tower is completed. It looks like the Commerzbank, can't those Phillipino's design a skyscraper themself.
I don't belong to those people cause there are really nice skyscrapers in the Phillipines, I like the one in Makati a lot.

that's true though..most of the buildings that are developed in the world are mosty some sort of tweeked design from other buildings, which we cannot avoid. But it's not just in the Philippines. anywho, that's all i guess. :) cheers

Amazing stuff there Manila, especially if it turns out to be as dark as in the rendering.

I can think of very few towers in this world that is not resembling another one in general shape. Once in a while we get something new like BOC, Turning Torso, the controversial Elephant Tower and Taipei101. But that's not the norm, even for really tall towers.

8 level shopping mall underground?! Wow!!

the excavation site looks pretty deep too, maybe even deeper than 8 floors?

I don't say the tower aint nice but there will allways be peoplewho will say when this tower is completed. It looks like the Commerzbank, can't those Phillipino's design a skyscraper themself.


Well, thats one of the consequences of globalization...international designs that are similar. Its not a total rip-off of CommerzBank, since EGI is circular while CommerzBank is three sided, but yes there are many distinct similarities.

Anyways, its an awesome project...hope to see the start construction soon. Great for the Metro Manila skyline:okay:

8 level shopping mall underground?! Wow!!

the excavation site looks pretty deep too, maybe even deeper than 8 floors?
I would rather not go shopping there. :runaway:

This is going to be really nostalgic for Filipino forumers! Finally a supertall for Metro Manila, yoohoo!!!!

Can someone show the scale of this building perspective to the Ortigas skyline?

fabo................

this one is awesome :D


more news pls :D

Can someone show the scale of this building perspective to the Ortigas skyline?
yes ... this would be very much appreciated

im looking forward for that mall... hehe..

Nice!! So many towers a new in this year. The year 2008/09 will be great!!!

cmon lets move together ...

we will make skyscraper's pride belong to ASEAN countries ...

Love the cities Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

embrace it together


cheers,

otanx

such a cool building!! what's the progress, is it u/c??

I think it looks like Commerzbank, not Messeturm. But not so much.

Congrats to Manila, Looks Great! Very modern in my Opinion :cheers:
One thing though 335m for 80 Stories, that spire will be adding plenty of meters on that tower just like Q1

Nice tower! :okay:

eee! so excited! one supertall built means an open invitation to others :D:D:D

Just want to know if the SkyCity will be taller than the proposed Lopez Center in Rockwell Center, Makati

Photo of SOM-Chicago Rendering of Rockwell Center, Makati - Metro Manila
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4766/pic16hw.jpg

current
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/makati%20view/rockwell1.jpg

^^ i've read that Lopez Tower will be 320m while SkyCity is 335m.

eee! so excited! one supertall built means an open invitation to others :D:D:D

I think they are in a wait and see situation. they are waiting for the first tallest to be constructed then they will construct taller than what is currently being constructed just like what happend to the tall building along Ayala Avenue.

nice renderring of lopez tower i hope it is much taller

im kinda excited about the lopez tower! :D

What is that hideous thing on top? that should be removed!

ANYWAYS, GOBLET OF FIRE OPENS TODAY SO PLEASE WATCH IT!!!!

What is that hideous thing on top? that should be removed!


its the crown tower... hehe..

Can someone show the scale of this building perspective to the Ortigas skyline?

Photo created and posted by BoNduRanT in Ortigas Skyline Thread
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/antipolopano2copy.jpg
Hope you guys like it.

A photo of EGI Skycity once completed along with ortigas skyline.

Nice rendering! :okay:

A photo of EGI Skycity once completed along with ortigas skyline.


Thanks man! A few degrees boost will correct the tilt. This building will be straddling two skylines- Ortigas and Mandaluyong and should trigger a boom to create a one big skyline to rival Makati!

wow that's a nice rendering

its so impressive!!

Just want to know if the SkyCity will be taller than the proposed Lopez Center in Rockwell Center, Makati

Photo of SOM-Chicago Rendering of Rockwell Center, Makati - Metro Manila
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4766/pic16hw.jpg
i like the design of the Lopez tower, sorta Chicagoesque :)

Nice tower for MAnila ...but how can you afford such buildings? Your economy is not that dynamic or large.

Who occupies these towers?

^^ shhh... pinoys are just disguising to be poor. :D and dont be surprised, metro manila's skyline is among the world's top fifteen, if not top ten or top five.

Beautiful. The pic on page 1 looks like something by Norman Foster (very smilar to Commerzbank in Frankfurt).

I love it!!!!

Who occupies these towers?

local and foreign companies;) yes, we have them:|

So construction has started?

Looks very cool

the slums here in the philippines can still afford to go to mall to eat and to shop... as in to shop a lot..! so why discriminate them???

the slums here in the philippines can still afford to go to mall to eat and to shop... as in to shop a lot..! so why discriminate them???
Oh! that's interesting, people who live in those slums can afford to buy things in shopping malls. Are you kidding me? :)

When will this project be completed,2008?
or 2007? or 2010?

I just realize this thread
Great tower :okay:
I bet it will be a successful landmark for MM

:eek: I like a lot this tower!!!

Good thing that Manila is building a supertall. But I'm not impressed with the architecture.

Oh! that's interesting, people who live in those slums can afford to buy things in shopping malls. Are you kidding me? :)

you'd be surprised! :) There are malls in Manila that cater to the lower income groups too. But honestly, I do think that they are better off saving their money for things they need more like education but then I think again that it is their simple joy to be able to go to the mall and shop. Who am I to stop them?

Most malls that cater to lower imcome groups in The Philippines mostly sell cell phones or anything related to that. Though they'll have some stores and of course the fast food chains.

Nice tower for MAnila ...but how can you afford such buildings? Your economy is not that dynamic or large.

Who occupies these towers?

It is true that the Philippines is considered a developing economy. And that is exactly what has been happening since the early 90's - it is developing. It is wrong to think that just because a country is classified as "third world" or developing that the whole country is nothing but jungle and slums. I hope that the pics in this thread change whatever opinion you have about the Philippines as well as other developing countries.

Oh! that's interesting, people who live in those slums can afford to buy things in shopping malls. Are you kidding me? :)

geez what that has to do with shopping, even poor Brazilian people visits Sao Paulo's malls. Why? Arent your poor people visit Bangkok malls? Anyway Bangkok is a bargain's paradise, so i presume u love night shopping on those flea markets?

It is true that the Philippines is considered a developing economy. And that is exactly what has been happening since the early 90's - it is developing. It is wrong to think that just because a country is classified as "third world" or developing that the whole country is nothing but jungle and slums. I hope that the pics in this thread change whatever opinion you have about the Philippines as well as other developing countries.

Like Cokelitro said, the term third world doesn't apply anymore. It's either upper, middle or lower income. The Philippines is indeed a middle income country.

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Like Cokelitro said, the term third world doesn't apply anymore. It's either upper, middle or lower income. The Philippines is indeed a middle income country.

yup! that's why i put the word third world in quotation marks. :)

Oh! that's interesting, people who live in those slums can afford to buy things in shopping malls. Are you kidding me? :)

mosaic, the truth is yes. majority of the people who live in slums are actually quite affluent and cash-rich. unbelievable but yes they have a great buying power. if you visit manila's slums, a typical house has the following:

huge flat-panel tvs
complete home appliances (8-burner stoves, washing machines with dryers, etc.)
huge refrigerators
air conditioners
and more...

but they do prefer to live in slums...

but they do prefer to live in slums...

because they find it more cheaper plus if the slums got demolished they will have instant money or instant housing from the government.

could we stick to the topic, please?

good tower. good news for manila

great tower :)

Just want to know if the SkyCity will be taller than the proposed Lopez Center in Rockwell Center, Makati

Photo of SOM-Chicago Rendering of Rockwell Center, Makati - Metro Manila
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4766/pic16hw.jpg

current
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/makati%20view/rockwell1.jpg

I really like the design of the Lopez Center. Its simple and very modern to me.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4766/pic16hw.jpg

SOM regurgitating their old designs again. Wasnt there a tower a lot like this designed for Guangzhou a few years back? With the spiky crown and everything. Maybe it was for a different city, I dont remember what is was called.

that's the old design of Lopez Centre
SkyCity is taller i think

Well, Manila is totally booming.

i like lopez centre than the skycity!

that's the old design of Lopez Centre
SkyCity is taller i think

I think that's the only design of The Lopez Centre and this one is definitely taller than The Skycity!

^^ Wanch, this is the newer design of Lopez Centre (320m)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/LopezCentre.jpg

^^ Wanch, this is the newer design of Lopez Centre (320m)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/LopezCentre.jpg

Still is the same concept but modified a bit :) Compared to the ICC in HK where they had different concepts!

^^ Wanch, this is the newer design of Lopez Centre (320m)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/jafhoy/LopezCentre.jpg

Hmm. This reminds me of the Freedom Tower for NYC. Not surprising given that the architect for both buildings is SOM...

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/writing/images/tower_slide_2.jpg

It's looks very different from The Freedom Tower! But I like this (Lopez Centre) design better

I wish the Lopez Centre is as tall as the Freedom Tower.

Impressive talls! :applause:

The Lopez Centre doesn't need to be as tall as the Freedom Tower but it will be among the world's tallest if it's completed! At least better than The Bayoke II

i hope this structure will start construction soon as it will surely add to the already growing skyline of metro manila...this will certainly become the new landmark....

With international investors bullish again on the Philippine property market, are these "on hold" and "stale" projects back on track? Anyone has insider info on these major real estate projects?

I really hope this one picks up again.

Metro Manila badly needs a supertall. BADLY.

Any latest development on this?

You heard the news in bandila last week? there was this filipino architect who will design the highest building in the Philippines but I dunno if he's referring to skycity or lopez center, but either way, one of these two buildings will surely be on the grounds! :banana:

^ So he is yet to design it?

what i mean is that, he already designed it???? :lol:

^^ Yeah, I saw it on Bandila. They said he DESIGNED Philippines' tallest.

the tallest being PBCOM, right? "will design" and "designed" are two different things

^^ he already "designed" it, my 1st post was just a typo graphical error. my bad.

really? can you tell us more about the news?

Don't you have basic cable/TFC? :D

Well, I didn't get to watch it. The part I saw was that he was famous outside the Philippines. And the tower they showed on the news didn't look like SkyCity.

^^How does it look like then? Can you describe it for us?:)

^^How does it look like then? Can you describe it for us?:)

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/6558/13413647lbm9.jpg

Skycity is a 77 storey skyscraper whose construction is pending in Mandaluyong, Philippines. It is expected to be completed in 2012 and be 335 metres tall.

Skycity is planned as a mixed used skyscraper with a hotel, officespace and residential space.

link: http://www.answers.com/topic/skycity-mandaluyong

^ I think tyronne meant the one featured in the TV newscast ;)

^^I've seen that already, thanks:)

My question was for Diz because he said what they showed on tv didn't look like Skycity:)

I didn't get a good look at it. Maybe they have it on youtube. :D

i tried looking it at youtube but I cant find one.

Well wafu, you saw it too! Describe it or did they actually show SkyCity?

Skycity still butt ugly, rather have something else as our tallest

Actually it just needs a little design revisions. It would look a lot more better if its podium was not so large or tall , or as a compromise the central tower should seemingly start at the ground floor, that would be a great design then

Well wafu, you saw it too! Describe it or did they actually show SkyCity?


actually, they didn't show the skycity, the news was focused more on the architect. it was stated that he was the one who designed the building that will be the tallest in the philippines. He also designed some buildings in some arab countries. btw, he's a filipino

Don't you have basic cable/TFC? :D

Well, I didn't get to watch it. The part I saw was that he was famous outside the Philippines. And the tower they showed on the news didn't look like SkyCity.

:D basically i dont need a TFC or even cable to watch it.. anywhere in the country it's available...ABS-CBN is a free channel..

BTW, i wasnt able to watch it coz 10:30 or 11:00 pm is my SSC time.. :D

actually, they didn't show the skycity, the news was focused more on the architect. it was stated that he was the one who designed the building that will be the tallest in the philippines. He also designed some buildings in some arab countries. btw, he's a filipino

perhaps, he's the one living in KL right now.. He was also featured on PINOY ABROAD, with his design of Centennial Tower..

^^^ The one envision to stand right near the new muntinlupa city hall, soaring to 400+ meters in height? And cladded in gold tinted windows?

^^I also heard about Lopez Centre in the news. Karen Davila said that "...also designed the Lopez Centre, the planned tallest building in the country also located in Rockwell Center" or something like that. So the country's proposed supertall isn't "dead" yet.

^^^ The one envision to stand right near the new muntinlupa city hall, soaring to 400+ meters in height? And cladded in gold tinted windows?

400+? Really?

well, a 400-m scraper will definitely put our mark in the skyline battle in S.E.A., but I'm not gonna hold my breath. Probably 300-m, thats IF it gets built.

^^I also heard about Lopez Centre in the news. Karen Davila said that "...also designed the Lopez Centre, the planned tallest building in the country also located in Rockwell Center" or something like that. So the country's proposed supertall isn't "dead" yet.

That's it. That is what the fuss is all about. The news feature on Bandila was about Mr Palafox and his works, which include the still unbuilt Lopez Center.

Are there any updates on the status of the project, did it begin construction already???

from Edmundtanso

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/skycity.jpg

http://edmundtanso.smugmug.com/photos/13413647-L.jpg


Status updates for this one

Any definite designs for the country's newest planned supertall- the Metrobank hotel-office in North Bonifacio? I heard it will be around 400 meters.

the article said it'll only have 62 storeys. I dont think that'd be 400meters.

http://edmundtanso.smugmug.com/photos/13413647-L.jpg



awesome!!!but hope they will change the color of exterior into a blue...any latest updates to this...any pictures...

^^^ In proposal hell....

nice building

^:okay: will be the pinas future tallest building

Is there any other picture or render? This one is quite like Lord of the Ring tower!

any news on this one?!

This project has been around for ages! I remember seeing this in 1999 and still...

This project is pretty dead.

^^ agree. :D

Totally dead

just sleeping, not really dead. :)

still sleeping...or in a coma?!

Coma I think. Almost 3 years in proposal hell.

this project
is

dead.

There's still a very big and deep hole where this project is located.

what? that project was proposed in 1999? that's hell dead

there was a
legal battle between
the developer
and the nimbys.

the project is on a lot
near a wealthy
neighborhood and
they protested because
they're afraid of
shadows :lol:

:bash:


and yes,

this project

is


dead.

they were
done digging
when the legal
battle began.

shall we send flowers?

what the hell. why would you bump this thread...

because it's here. and it isn't locked. and we are supposed to commemorate the dead.

Looks nice. Reminds me Frankfurt´s Commertzbank in some way...

i just hope they finish the legal battle. not totally dead but in coma.

i thought it was approved already..that they could push through with the project..hmmmm..someone posted about it in a Philippine forum..

SC decision on 77-storey Skycity condo project affirmed with finality
April 24, 2010, 3:29pm

The Second Division of the Supreme Court ruled with finality on the right of the Skycity to be developed within a C-2 Zone in a parcel of land along the corner of EDSA and Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City.

The lot used to be the site of the Tropical Hut Hamburger and Restaurant and Supermarket, a bank, parking spaces, through-street from Florida Street to Ortigas Avenue and a telecom tower.

In a Resolution dated March 10, 2010, the Supreme Court upheld its decision dated January 22, 2010 that the proposed Skycity project can be legally constructed by its owners in the lot which belongs to a C-2 Zone, different and distinct from the residential zone where the oppositors, the Greenhills East Association (GEA), is physically located. By resolving to deny the Motion for Reconsideration of GEA with finality, the Supreme Court noted that “the basic issues raised therein hav [-ing] been duly considered and passed upon by the Court in the aforesaid decision and no substantial argument hav [-ing] been adduced to warrant the reconsideration sought.”

"Since the decision was promulgated on January 22, GEA made several motions and manifestations which the Supreme Court duly noted. It nevertheless resolved with objectivity and impartiality the issues involved and finally put a stop to endless babble on the case. Thus, the proposed 77-storey condominium building with 8 basements is now cleared to proceed with its construction 14 years after its planning and design," Bienvenido G. de Castro, EGI Vice President-External Affairs said.

"The proponent, E Ganzon, Inc. hopes that its oppositors would now cooperate to realize the project which had unduly been delayed to the prejudice of its developer, the livelihood of those it stands to benefit during the interim, and the Filipino people in general who had been deprived of doing business in an environmentally friendly building because of their opposition," De Castro added.

De Castro said the project would still have to secure other permits, clearances and licenses as any other development project normally goes through under the current practice. But, with the patriotic help of its neighbors and government agencies, the project is supposed to clear the various regulatory requirements without a hitch. It is clearly the right of the owner of the lot to use its land pursuant to its ownership and the laws regulating its exercise, as the Supreme Court declared.

The Skycity would have several fire refuge zones, treat its sewer water prior to discharge, provide sufficient parking in the building and manage traffic within the building as well as cooperate with the local government in traffic management outside the building. It will have a program for the conservation of the environment during the lifetime of the building and implement solid waste management pursuant to law.


^^
my hopes are high for this project..any updates then?:)

^^
my hopes are high for this project..any updates then?:)

i don't think so... close this thread ;)

close this thread !!!!!!!!!!

We could post updates on the jungle taking over the deep hole & the constructed underground floors :lol:

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