One San Miguel Avenue
Location: San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
Developer: Amberland Corporation
Height: 183 meters
Architect: Philip H Recto Architects
Recognized as the tallest all Filipino designed skyscraper.

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Photo by randyg

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a friend once referred to this as the darth vader building :lol:

^^ For the life of me why?????

because of the the top of the building reminds of him of "him" :lol:

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this is one heck of a giant isn't it?
i am curious if it is reserved only for san miguel business offices, or does it have tenants too, for bpo's, etc?
if it is really true that the st francis shang condo will be built bigger than this, ortigas center's shaw blvd side will balance nicely with the densities nearer to ortigas avenue and meralco avenue.:)

^^ This building has nothing to do with San Miguel Corporation. I think it has a few BPOs but its mostly smaller offices. I think one of the largest tenants is a government agency (National Food Authority)....or at least they were thinking of signing a lease there for ten floors a few years ago. Not really sure. Maybe c0kelitr0 can enlighten us.

For SSC old schoolers, I actually tried to get office space (unit 3803) in this building for ASF's Meet HQ back in 2003 but the financing didn't push through... :(

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^^ it does look like a sort of robot or something, although i'd say it is more of optimus prime and less of darth vader.

it deserves a second look and some contemplating, parang magta-transform siya in case of alien attack..

hyper-modern, and proudly pinoy this one is.

btw, thanks for the info on this

this is my most fave of them all. too bad they do not often light up the building like before. its looks "romantic" when fully lighted up.

nakapasok na ako sa building na to before when i applied for work in a call center in this building. thats sykes, i think. disappointing lang interior. at least sa nakita ko.. i realized na sobrang liit ng lot ng building. it does not have a good lobby. i don't even want to call it lobby. parang hallway lang..

but the exterior, superb. :cheers:

^ one san mig looks drab and dirty up close, the building admin should do something about it.

this is my most fave of them all. too bad they do not often light up the building like before. its looks "romantic" when fully lighted up.

nakapasok na ako sa building na to before when i applied for work in a call center in this building. thats sykes, i think. disappointing lang interior. at least sa nakita ko.. i realized na sobrang liit ng lot ng building. it does not have a good lobby. i don't even want to call it lobby. parang hallway lang..

but the exterior, superb. :cheers:

Parang elevator-hallway/elevator-lobby lang. Wala syang seryosong lobby talaga.

Sobrang bagal ng mga lifts dito. Pano naman double-decker ang apat na elevators.. Ang natatandaan ko pag sa even floors ka, sa upper lift lobby ka maghihintay, odd sa ower lobby. :)

^^ it does look like a sort of robot or something, although i'd say it is more of optimus prime and less of darth vader.

a robot with two hands up? hehe

http://www.iranian.com/Satire/Cartoon/Dec98/Images/snowmans.gif
^^it's a snowman though :lol:

^ one san mig looks drab and dirty up close, the building admin should do something about it.

I also am not a fan of the building. I don't really like the top.

One side of the facade is partially devoid of finishing... hope they fix this its an eyesore esp for a tall office building. Anyways it dominates its part of the skyline, although not for long once the St. Francis towers are completed.

OSMA looks really dirty up close.. i've been inside and it looks horrible. :( but the exterior is okay..

Parang naka i-stack na case ng smb. pag pilipino nag design, malapit talaga sa puso. Ahehehehe

what i like about this bldg is that it reflects its name. looked at from a certain angle it looks like the number "1"

^^here you go:D

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wow! sana makaakyat ako sa pinakataas ng building na yan tsaka sa Unionbank na rin.

Sa totoo pang parang ayaw ko sa interiors ng building na yan,parang tinipid sa spaces,the corridors are narrow and the elevators are cramped. It gives me a claustrophobic feeling at least in comparison to Wynsum and Unionbank

^ahh... puwede bang umakyat sa pinakataas ng unionbank? wala lang, that's my dream kasi... :lol:

ravencute! hehehe you took that pic from Fitness First? :D

^^ UU tagos ang view hanggang FBGC :D

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raven, hehehe ganda nga ng view from there.

The former office of the Pacific Plan aka now known as Lifetime Plans had their office on the 16th Floor from 2002 - 2006 ! Unfortunately their sales were down since very few people knows their office. This forced the Pre-need company to move to the present Greenhills branch in early 2006

The sales branch is known as Metro Manila XI

let's revive this thread with some photos:
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afterthought yung geometry, pero i didn't know that the geometry wants to imply that it's number "1", it's fuzzy, don't you think, they could have think something better

wow! sana makaakyat ako sa pinakataas ng building na yan tsaka sa Unionbank na rin.

i think you can
ask a forumer
here to give you
access. he should
be able to help, he built
the damn thing, after all

;)

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oh, thanks for reminding that. let me revisit that plan. hopefully, SSCers are still welcome up there. :)

by the way, can you take shots from the median of the road next time. hehe...those power lines are an eyesore.

oh, thanks for reminding that. let me revisit that plan. hopefully, SSCers are still welcome up there. :)

by the way, can you take shots from the median of the road next time. hehe...those power lines are an eyesore.

sure he he.

here's a very old pic
of mine at the top
of OSM courtesy
of Sirs S and CL

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:D

whoah...look at that! don't we all love to pose with a skyline on the backdrop? but hey, don't you have any better ladder than the scaffolding? :D cool shot dude.

@anakngpasig pwede ba makiakyat? :D

kanina lang

framed by nature
:D

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mukhang naglinis sila ng glass :okay:

neat and crisp. i hope the metal claddings get a treat too.

i've been to the top of this building also. gabi nga lang.

I work in this building, and this is the view from the 49th flr deck (sorry, kuha ng phone cam)

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^^ sykes ka ba work?

^^ sykes ka ba work?

Emerson, sa Shared Services

Di ko magets yung purpose ng top niya, bukod sa pagiging decorative . . . araw-araw kong nakikita yan eh, katabi kasi ng school namin. Tapos di ko rin magets kung bakit dalawa yung antenna niya. :))

8/10

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voted 8/10 the top looks close to cebu's grand regency hotel

nice building 8.5/10

8/10

5/10.. this kind of building design makes the manila skyline look ugly..

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7 :)

I dunno, something doesn't feel right here..but i'd still give it 8/10 for being a megastructure

9/10

7.5/10

maganda sya pero masyado ng madumi kailangan ng make over!!!! 7 out 10

pero kapag napinturahan 8