The Peak
Location: 107 Alfaro Street, Makati City
Height: 138 Meters

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6092/42088343thepeaktowerzr4.jpg

saan po dyan yung The Peak?

^^ The blue building.

oic, that one with the hideous antenna :D

:lol:

Yeah, there's also an illusion with the glass, parang ang narrow ng building at transparent ang glass that you'll think you're seeing the other side of the sky :lol:

^^ Transparent?

^ Yeah, that's why I referred to it as an illusion

that building is ugly.. especially with those satelite dishes on top..

^ indeed..it is the most hated building in Makati.:D

plus the firewalls.. hope those buildings with firewalls get replaced with new ones.

@Sinjin: Oo nga noh! Parang sekeleton na pinitura lang! :lol:

they should really replace this... wonder how they can demolish such a tall building

^^ They can't even demolish the Jaka tower. Do you think they'll demolish one that is being used?

^^ They can't even demolish the Jaka tower. Do you think they'll demolish one that is being used?In that case, they should at least renovate it to look better...somehow.

You know guys the building isn't that bad! And it used to be the third tallest building in the country when completed.

I still remember its cool CGI commercials back in the early 90s and has a catchy slogan, "The Power of Intelligence at its Peak!". This was because The Peak was one of the early "intelligent" buildings back then (along with 6750 Ayala Ave and Rufino Pacific Tower). Even I once had a dream to live and work there since it is a mixed used building where you can theoretically live and work without living the premises.

I think the colour scheme is the one that makes it look crappy but it can always be repainted. The communication tower does add to its character and I couldn't imagine The Peak without it. But overall, the building itself is pretty decent and if I can afford and have the opportunity to acquire both a residential and an office condo there, I'd go for it.... :yes:

^^ Transparent?^ Yeah, that's why I referred to it as an illusion

If it's transparent, light passes through it (not reflected), and we should be seeing the other side of the sky, not a reflection of the sky as what I can see right now.

^ Yup and it looks like we're seeing the other side of the sky ;)

@Sinjin: Oo nga noh! Parang sekeleton na pinitura lang! :lol:

Parang ako ang nahihirapan. Parang masyadong malaki yung "hair piece" nya in relation sa "katawan" nya :lol:

Its the ugliest in makati but i can't imagine makati without it

i thought its comparable with The Peak of Jakarta... i was wrong. eww.

^ to be fair, its is about a decade older than Jakarta's The Peak.

:lol: its definitely one of the ugliest

I agree that the color scheme (blue) is hideous. I also agree that the television tower (owned by UHF channel 27; remember that this building was one of the tallest in the area when it was built) makes it look bad too. On the good side, this building is advanced and "intelligent" as @queetz mentioned. Also note that The Peak Condominium is a mixed use residential-office tower where the condo units are located at the lower half and office units at the higher floors. Oh well, I do miss the parties at the poolside where we had a great view of the Makati skyline (esp the all glass Rufino Tower).

Maganda lang ito sa gabi. Sobrang bright ng ilaw sa may antenna. Buti nalang may pakinabang ito sa skyline pag madilim na. :lol:

my simple contribution :lol:

http://i15.tinypic.com/44jelad.jpg

@allan dude: what do you have to do? now :lol:

if it wasnt blue, i wouldnt hate it as much

^ :lol:

ugly shade of blue pa

eeewww... I hate it
whats a firewall anyway?

^^ The developer must have been anticipating that another tall building will rise beside it. Sagad kasi sa property line yung dalawang opposite sides kaya it will be useless nga naman to have windows once a building of the same height or higher will be built beside it na maaring maitayong sagad din sa property line. The downside of it, it really looks bad pero once may katabing building na ito, di na mahalata ang kapangitan.

^^ Yeah....plus firewalls in tall buildings are more prevalant in the Makati CBD than anywhere else in Metro Manila for obvious reasons (high land prices). It, unfortunately, is something that is pretty much a norm, even for new projects (i.e. Grand Soho).

anu ba ung firewall????

maganda naman siya sa gabi eh

^ Do you have any night shot of it?

anu ba ung firewall????

un yung flat side na pader ng isang structure.. yung sa mga bahay o building...

my simple contribution :lol:

http://i15.tinypic.com/44jelad.jpg

I personally think this angle of the building looks better :D

^^an engineer probably designed that with no or little architect's consent. coz there's no way they'd let an inexperienced or unlicensed architect handle a project of that magnitude. and any decent architect wouldn't think of putting up a firewall all the way up that way... or so i think :P) i'd color it gray or red at the very least. or put graffiti. imagine a huge painting of a mountain peak :)


anu ba ung firewall????it's a fire resistive wall which helps contain/restrict/delay fire for as long as it was designed to withstand. when you opt to build your structure to the very extent of your lot's property line, you are required to put up a firewall as a fire preventive measure incase of an accident.

^ Do you have any night shot of it?

actually not a good nightshot pero it shows how bright the top is :D

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/whytewhyte/Pic246.jpg

oo nga maganda siya sa gabi dahil halos invisible sya.

^ haha, oo nga naman..unless lagyan ng ilaw yung firewall, parang mga bintana kuno.. lol

Its the ugliest in makati but i can't imagine makati without it

It is ugly. I could imagine my shoeboxes painted in this color. I can imagine makati without it.

A short poetry i made for the peak...

In the day
shall thee stand bold?
And ruin
thy majesty's mold?

But

In the night
may you stand bold
and accord
thy majesty's mold

:nuts: im kinda crazy today... :nuts:

thank god that antenna is there because for the sake of the anorexic blue building it goes "hey stop looking at the blue fugly building because i'm a distraction and I want some attention"

oo nga maganda siya sa gabi dahil halos invisible sya.

:rofl:

The fugliest building in Makati CBD. But when viewed from the plane, the building is very distinctive due to its blue color.

If this building is fugly wait till you see the buildings here in Abu Dhabi weird and a lot of irrelevant details. No ample parking and like a matrix. It looks like they're made from one same mold. Even the newly built buildings here I'm so aghast on how it was designed. So I'll shed some light on this building. For me change the paint and I guess it would look better.

oo nga maganda siya sa gabi dahil halos invisible sya.

8/10 kasi sabi nya invisible daw...:lol:

7. Regards.

voted 6/10 doesn't look like one.

Cant imagine MAKATI without this one. At night, this is one of the nice looking buildings because of the lights on it's antenna.

Very ugly building! 3!

Did I read somewhere in a thread they called it "The Freak". We don't need to be harsh but surely it deserve its place to be the bottom among Makati buildings.

8/10

not ugly... its a decent building anyway.. i will rate this at 7/10.

6/10

8/10

haha' o love it... invisible at night though by day its blue blue blue... its blue sky awesome tower. specially the antenna by night light

this should be leveled to the ground for humanity's sake.

8/10

4/10

7.5/10

4/10. Are these condos or offices? Is that the cellsite tower on top? If it is, health hazard yan sa tenants ng building...

worst ever building sa makati cbd sana mademolish na sya kasi masyado na syang old at palitan ng bago

9. looking nice for me
:)

The best thing they could do for this building is paint it beige :lol:

The best thing they could do for this building is paint it beige :lol:

The irony is when the building was first being marketted, it kinda has a grey to beige colour. It was a very cool television ad that uses CGI, which at that time was still brand new technology. But that was when the Peak was to be the third tallest building...man I'm old... :ohno:

The irony is when the building was first being marketted, it kinda has a grey to beige colour. It was a very cool television ad that uses CGI, which at that time was still brand new technology. But that was when the Peak was to be the third tallest building...man I'm old... :ohno:

hehe... Grey would look good. its actually only the colour that makes it look ugly, the building itself is Ok for the time when it was built. I don't even object to the huge firewall as another scraper could be built there.

^^ demolish

so so building....6

this should be leveled to the ground for humanity's sake.

And what would you do to those whose only property is at this ugly building? Is that for humanity? It may be ugly, but who has the right to say it must be demolished? The bashers?

6.5/10 demolish? say what?