Zuellig Office Plaza
Manila, Philippines
721,180 sq. ft. / 67,000 sq. m.

http://www.hok.com/xml/work/project/ZuelligOfficePlaza_DAL/images/1_1.jpg

This Class "A" office development is at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue in the heart of Manila's Makati Business District. It includes a 700,000-sq.-ft. office tower, a 21,180-sq.-ft. retail and lobby podium, and an underground basement and parking garage for 700 cars. The site is across the street from the Ayala Triangle, a prominent park in Manila. Careful analysis of the sun, wind and other environmental influences on the site influenced the design of a series of schemes oriented on the favorable east-west axis. The project has been designed to LEED Silver certification requirements.

so is this going to be at that open parking space beside the Atrium building? across Mandarin Oriental? nice one!

who's the developer? and what's the timeline? nice if indeed true

who's the developer? and what's the timeline? nice if indeed true

no details yet, rendering done by HOK

"LEED Silver certification requirements" good good. finally. :okay:

Official announcement na ba ito, akala ko hold pa muna?

so is this going to be at that open parking space beside the Atrium building? across Mandarin Oriental? nice one!

Your guess seems to be correct based on the rendering and address (Paseo de Roxas cor Makati Ave.) provided.

very good location.

counted
at least 34 floors!

:banana:

yeah, somewhere around that. i counted the floors too. :nuts: this will be as tall as Citibank tower (close to 120m tall). very nice location indeed. i've been waiting for a supertall to rise from that parking lot.

so is this going to be at that open parking space beside the Atrium building? across Mandarin Oriental? nice one!

^^ Looks to be the right location. That part of Paseo de Roxas will be revitalized with this kind of development. Now if only the RJ Jacinto building gets revived as well then Paseo will have very good looking buildings on that part.

Zuellig Office Plaza
Manila, Philippines
721,180 sq. ft. / 67,000 sq. m.

http://www.hok.com/xml/work/project/ZuelligOfficePlaza_DAL/images/1_1.jpg

This Class "A" office development is at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue in the heart of Manila's Makati Business District. It includes a 700,000-sq.-ft. office tower, a 21,180-sq.-ft. retail and lobby podium, and an underground basement and parking garage for 700 cars. The site is across the street from the Ayala Triangle, a prominent park in Manila. Careful analysis of the sun, wind and other environmental influences on the site influenced the design of a series of schemes oriented on the favorable east-west axis. The project has been designed to LEED Silver certification requirements.

Has UAP adopted the LEED or created its own grading system? Good to hear that new buildings in the Philippines are trying to be more environmentally friendly. This office building looks nice!

Wala pang tutuong LEED system dito, Chika lang iyan. Kaya leed cert requirements nakalagay. To indicate that they are aware and following the design process. In reality when we took a look at it, for a lot of buildings it's not that hard to get silver leed certified here assuming someone wanted it certified !

sana taasan pa nila, sayang ung development dyan sa area if mababa e

MAY 2009 start na ata construction nito..

nice design.

nice, sana lang mas mataas

once built, this tower will give a refreshing look of the area which is surrounded by Mandarin Oriental hotel, Atrium, Somerset, Peninsula court where HSBC Savings bank is located, etc.

zuellig swapped their offices/property at malugay street with this one with ALI but zuellig management will actually move to more modest accommodation at a new building next to Robinson in bicutan,,,,,the architects for zuellig plaza are from NY but dont know who.

Has UAP adopted the LEED or created its own grading system? Good to hear that new buildings in the Philippines are trying to be more environmentally friendly. This office building looks nice!

Wala pang tutuong LEED system dito, Chika lang iyan. Kaya leed cert requirements nakalagay. To indicate that they are aware and following the design process. In reality when we took a look at it, for a lot of buildings it's not that hard to get silver leed certified here assuming someone wanted it certified!

^^ Looks like LEED certification is the new buzz word being bantered around by commercial building developers nowadays. Even the future PSE (Philippine Stock Exchange building) in BGC is aiming for LEED certification too but this time it's for a GOLD certification, the first one in the country they say.

^^ actually dapat lang regarding sa global warming ngayon. :yes:

zuellig swapped their offices/property at malugay street with this one with ALI but zuellig management will actually move to more modest accommodation at a new building next to Robinson in bicutan,,,,,the architects for zuellig plaza are from NY but dont know who.

That would be the old offices of AstraZenica. I forgot where they moved to. :D

taken yesterday, April 28

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/Zuellig.jpg

another unused Ayala property now about to become productive...skeptics always say nothing much happening in the Philippine economy...and yet heres another building to silence the naysayers..obviously this would not be built unless there was demand..

if you amalgamated the CBD's of Ayala, Eastwood, Fort, ortigas and Alabang, we would probably have the densest CBD in Asia....

what a shame makati was not able to keep up with the infrastructural needs to be the sole CBD.
that could have been our showcase to the world.

Hope they transplant the tress on the site =)

another unused Ayala property now about to become productive...skeptics always say nothing much happening in the Philippine economy...and yet heres another building to silence the naysayers..obviously this would not be built unless there was demand..

if you amalgamated the CBD's of Ayala, Eastwood, Fort, ortigas and Alabang, we would probably have the densest CBD in Asia....

what a shame makati was not able to keep up with the infrastructural needs to be the sole CBD.
that could have been our showcase to the world.

ang ganda sana kung lahat ng CBD magkakadikit. its not that i don't want to scatter developments. sana they will build a railway connecting makati, fort and ortigas. :)

^^ You got that right! :D

WOAH!! Super glass!!!! Tapos LEED Certification? :applause: :applause: :applause:

:eek2: Nakakahabol pa nga talaga tayo sa eco-trends when it comes to providing office spaces yet giving importance to nature! :oaky:

another unused Ayala property now about to become productive...skeptics always say nothing much happening in the Philippine economy...and yet heres another building to silence the naysayers..obviously this would not be built unless there was demand..

if you amalgamated the CBD's of Ayala, Eastwood, Fort, ortigas and Alabang, we would probably have the densest CBD in Asia....

what a shame makati was not able to keep up with the infrastructural needs to be the sole CBD.
that could have been our showcase to the world.

If all those villages were to be re-zoned for high-density development, then it is highly likely that there will be one contiguous CBD.

If all those villages were to be re-zoned for high-density development, then it is highly likely that there will be one contiguous CBD.

highly unlikely, a client of mine, who lives in san miguel village, told me that there was once a 20M buy-out to all residents should they wish to vacate the area.. no one took nor has been supportive of that offer... what more for the other villages, they could have been offered more, yet this effort could always be forlorn..

Zuellig Office Plaza
Manila, Philippines
721,180 sq. ft. / 67,000 sq. m.

http://www.hok.com/xml/work/project/ZuelligOfficePlaza_DAL/images/1_1.jpg

This Class "A" office development is at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue in the heart of Manila's Makati Business District. It includes a 700,000-sq.-ft. office tower, a 21,180-sq.-ft. retail and lobby podium, and an underground basement and parking garage for 700 cars. The site is across the street from the Ayala Triangle, a prominent park in Manila. Careful analysis of the sun, wind and other environmental influences on the site influenced the design of a series of schemes oriented on the favorable east-west axis. The project has been designed to LEED Silver certification requirements.

taken yesterday, April 28

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/Zuellig.jpg

This is one project I'm really gonna be watching out for! Exciting! :okay:

highly unlikely, a client of mine, who lives in san miguel village, told me that there was once a 20M buy-out to all residents should they wish to vacate the area.. no one took nor has been supportive of that offer... what more for the other villages, they could have been offered more, yet this effort could always be forlorn..

Well, they can always vacate poorer eastern Makati at that price! Surely they'd be willing to buy new houses and perhaps be more prudent in spending P20 million, so that if they were to be given new-found wealth, they would know how to use it wisely.

Of course, a P20-million bailout for every poor family in Cembo, Pembo, Comembo, Pinagkaisahan and Pitogo is highly unlikely in itself. The more realistic option is to see the results of the Bel-Air "referendum" come December. If they agree to zone high-density and their land prices shoot up to P60,000 per square meter as previously suggested, then San Miguel and Valenzuela will be put in the same predicament.

if you amalgamated the CBD's of Ayala, Eastwood, Fort, ortigas and Alabang, we would probably have the densest CBD in Asia....


even if compared to shanghai, HK or dubai?

oh, dubai cannot compete. it's just a new city in it's infancy stage. yes there are high profile projects but they are few and scattered around the city. and now free-falling ang economy nila at stopped ang majority ng projects.

Zuellig to construct 33-story green building (http://http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_may6_2009)

THE low-key Zuellig Group is building a 33-story office tower, the first green office tower in Makati, at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue.

The corner property, used by Ayala Land for a long time as a car park, is right next to the Atrium and, across the street, the Mandarin hotel.

According to the grapevine, the Ayalas gave up the corner lot, with its commanding view of the park, in exchange for the present Zuellig building, a 60s-era low-rise along Buendia beside the Ayala-built Columns complex of residential condos.

No less than the Zuellig patriarch, Dr. Stephen Zuellig, made the announcement for the groundbreaking during a dinner Monday night at the Manila Polo Club to celebrate his 92nd birthday.

Many in the 250-plus audience-led by such names as former President Ramos, Jaime Zobel de Ayala, John Gokongwei, Oscar Lopez, Teresita Sy-Coson, Washington Sycip, and former Foreign Secretary Roberto R. Romulo (who, incidentally, is the chairman of the Zuellig Family Foundation)—were unaware that Zuellig, though Swiss, was not only born in Intramuros, in a hospital ran by St. Paul nuns, but that he still carries to this day his Philippine passport.

And, despite its Swiss name and multinational reach, the Zuellig Group is actually a homegrown Philippine company that, from a pre-war trading company, has been turned around into a pharmaceutical distribution and manufacturing concern with considerable real estate ventures around the region and in the United States.

The new headquarters, for instance, will cost the company P7 billion, according to Romulo.

^^ Moderators may now edit the name of the thread to insert the number of floors to 33 floors.

^^ Moderators may now edit the name of the thread to insert the number of floors to 33 floors.

Done. Hmm... I'm kinda disappointed that it will only be 33 floors. :(

Done. Hmm... I'm kinda disappointed that it will only be 33 floors. :(

^^ Yeah, me too. I would have wanted this to be at least 40F. Anyway, this is an office building so the height of the floors would expectedly be taller than those in condominiums. So it may end up being equivalent to a 40F condo.

^^ At least it has a mark of LEED. This is a good start though.

^^ This is for a Silver LEED certification and if you get hold of the requirements, it seems that most buildings can easily get the Silver LEED certification. The GOLD certification is a lot harder. I think the proposed PSE building will be the first to aim for the GOLD status.

This is a great step towards sustainable development for the Philippines. Texas Instruments has had their facility in Baguio LEED Silver certified (note certified not just design to LEED Silver standards), this further proves that LEED can be applied in a Philippines setting.

As for Silver being an "easy" target, it actually depends on which LEED version they are going for. As of mid-2009, all projects must be registered under LEED 2009 (or LEED v3) which uses a different point system and has different point thresholds for certification. Standards used are also different to reflect a more stringent energy saving target (that's for both MNECB and ASHRAE).

My point, certifying this to LEED silver will be no small feat (designing it to silver, on the other hand is easy, even designing to gold is easy to the point that it's mandatory for a lot of govt buildings in USA and Canada). It'll require a good integrated team who are up for the challenge. On that note, does anyone know who the developers and consultants are?

whats up with leed?

OO nga, what's up with the LEED ... (katamad mgresearch)

i think LEED meant green buildings.. that is, they are designed to be environmentally friendly by using reusable energy, recycling facilities.. something like it...

LEED means Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a rating system established by the US Green Building Council, for 'green' buildings. There are separate rating guides for new construction, existing buildings, commercial interiors, retail, schools, healthcare and homes.

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8155/1205building.jpg

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo views (Monday, May 11) the scale model of the proposed P7-billion, 33-storey Zuellig Building, first green skyscraper in Asia to rise at Paseo de Roxas corner Makati Avenue, Makati City. With her are David Zuellig, Daniel Zuellig, Roberto Romulo, and Architect Willie Coscolluela. (PNA/NIB/ep) - Source (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=21)

Zuellig builds P7-billion office high-rise in Makati (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=466602&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
Updated May 12, 2009 12:00 AM
Philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=466602&publicationSubCategoryId=66)


MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo joined recently the groundbreaking ceremony for the Zuellig Building, the largest investment in a high-rise office building Makati has seen so far this year. The building will offer 33 floors (66,000 sq. m) of prime grade office space to tenants who look for the highest standards of quality and sustainability.

The building aims to be the first “green” office building in the Philippines with a LEED Gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED is a rating system for green buildings established by the US Green Building Council to guide developers, architects, engineers and the construction industry towards sustainable design.

Despite the challenging global economic environment, Zuellig reaffirms with this investment its confidence in the resilience of the Philippine economy and in the status of Makati as the country’s premier business center.

CB Richard Ellis, the exclusive leasing agent for the Zuellig Building, projects that office vacancy rates will increase as off-shoring and outsourcing tenants move into low-cost buildings, but expects demand for prime office space and rental rates to rebound to early 2008 levels by the building’s completion date in 2012.

The Zuellig family has been in business in the Philippines since the early 1900s. Zuellig Pharma is a major distributor of pharmaceuticals in the Philippines and other Asian countries.

On May 4, a testimonial reception was held in honor of the patriarch, Dr. Stephen Zuellig, on the occasion of his 92nd birthday. In addition to announcing the groundbreaking of the Zuellig Building, Dr. Zuellig highlighted the role of the Zuellig Family Foundation and Interphil, the Zuellig Group’s manufacturing arm, in making basic medicines available to the poor at affordable prices.

solar pwere db yan? would it collect raindrops?, would it use human stool as a power supply woul dit turn urine into water? box type na naman

^^:lol:

btw, thanks for the updates @ruralvillage

ruralvillage, [dx] - thanks for posting....it's great to see new LEED tower in Makati

kala ko ba LEED silver pero bakit LEED gold on the press release?

MOD: Pls. change the name of the building to Zuellig Building - name of the tower.

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projects015.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projects017.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projects016.jpg

thanks sa link ng photo
na yan, ang ganda ng
facade nito!

:eek:

and guys, nasa site nila
155 meters ang height!!

http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/images/pic-1.jpg

http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/images/bythenumbers.gif

^^ welcome, yes, it's gonna be the jewel in that corner :)

SOM pala design
consultant nito
which actually
translates to the
architect kasi di yata
pwede sa pinas
ang foreign archi lang,
kailangan may local partner

thanks for the link as well!

here's some other renders from the image gallery (http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/gallery.html) of the website:

http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/images/pic-2.jpg

http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/images/pic3.jpg

http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/images/pic-4.jpg

http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/images/pic-5.jpg

http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/images/pic-6.jpg

wow this is a beauty.. and it will be on the front side of the Makati Skyline if you're from EDSA.. it will really stand out.. great!

taken yesterday, April 28

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/Zuellig.jpg
the call girls and transvestites who have lurked here for so long (and even sat at the guard house on the corner of Sta potenciana and paseo de roxas) will need to find a new place.

the call girls and transvestites who have lurked here for so long (and even sat at the guard house on the corner of Sta potenciana and paseo de roxas) will need to find a new place.

:lol:

actually whats really funny is MACEA wrote an ordinance to ban transvestites on Apartment Ridge near the Pen but it was ok for the "real" females to stay.

Swiss taipan builds Makati monument
EVEN after the press conference, reporters who covered Monday’s groundbreaking for Makati’s latest tower, to be constructed on the last remaining Ayala Triangle park-view lot, did not know the name and the title of Kasigod Jamias, president of Zuellig Corp.

It was a tribute to how effectively the Zuellig Group and its Philippine-born Swiss patriarch, the 92-year-old Dr. Stephen Zuellig, have kept themselves under the media radar, despite their multi-billion footprint in the business community.

That footprint will literally grow bigger in the coming months, with the 24/7 construction of a 33-story, US-certified green office building on the 8,285-square meter corner lot opposite the Mandarin Hotel.

How Zuellig pried out the prized property from the hands of Ayala Land is a fascinating story in itself.

The Philippine Zuellig empire has long been housed in a 60s-era low-rise along Buendia, in a 1.2-hectare property that borders the South Cemetery.

According to Jamias, the “Doctor,” as the Zuellig patriach is called, acquired the lot when the Zobles were converting their hacienda into the future financial capital of the Philippines with the understanding that his property would have an unobstructed view of a park across the street.

That “park” is now where Ayala’s mid-range cluster of residential condominiums, “The Columns,” now stand.

To make a long story short, rather than sue, Zuellig proposed a property-plus-cash swap with Ayala for another park-side lot, the former parking lot at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue.

For an additional P900-million cash, then Ayala Land president Jaime Ayala agreed to the Zuellig swap, Jamias said, adding that the 8,285 sq. m. lot was effectively valued at P2 billion.

The 33-story building itself—the biggest office venture of the Zuellig Group so far—will cost P5 billion; it will be two stories shorter than Ayala Tower One, which stands at the other end of the Ayala Triangle park, when it shall be finished by mid-2012.

Looks like there are provisions for a second tower.

Interesting. I'm as surprised as anyone to find out that Dr. Zuellig was born in the Philippines, but I guess I really shouldn't, considering that Manila was the jewel of the East pre-WWII. Can't wait for this building to get done

http://www.zuelligbuilding.com/images/bythenumbers.gif

10 minute walk to MRT Station? Both Buendia and Ayala MRT Stations are 1.2kms away from this one so you'd have to walk at around 7.2kms/hr., quite fast for a 'walk'.

^^ average
walking speed
is actually 6 to 7
km/hour ;)

This Green building looks very promising...

I hope everyone follows those principles of going "Green", especially our Governments. It's for own race's sake

Swiss taipan builds Makati monument
EVEN after the press conference, reporters who covered Monday’s groundbreaking for Makati’s latest tower, to be constructed on the last remaining Ayala Triangle park-view lot, did not know the name and the title of Kasigod Jamias, president of Zuellig Corp.

It was a tribute to how effectively the Zuellig Group and its Philippine-born Swiss patriarch, the 92-year-old Dr. Stephen Zuellig, have kept themselves under the media radar, despite their multi-billion footprint in the business community.

That footprint will literally grow bigger in the coming months, with the 24/7 construction of a 33-story, US-certified green office building on the 8,285-square meter corner lot opposite the Mandarin Hotel.

How Zuellig pried out the prized property from the hands of Ayala Land is a fascinating story in itself.

The Philippine Zuellig empire has long been housed in a 60s-era low-rise along Buendia, in a 1.2-hectare property that borders the South Cemetery.

According to Jamias, the “Doctor,” as the Zuellig patriach is called, acquired the lot when the Zobles were converting their hacienda into the future financial capital of the Philippines with the understanding that his property would have an unobstructed view of a park across the street.

That “park” is now where Ayala’s mid-range cluster of residential condominiums, “The Columns,” now stand.

To make a long story short, rather than sue, Zuellig proposed a property-plus-cash swap with Ayala for another park-side lot, the former parking lot at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue.

For an additional P900-million cash, then Ayala Land president Jaime Ayala agreed to the Zuellig swap, Jamias said, adding that the 8,285 sq. m. lot was effectively valued at P2 billion.

The 33-story building itself—the biggest office venture of the Zuellig Group so far—will cost P5 billion; it will be two stories shorter than Ayala Tower One, which stands at the other end of the Ayala Triangle park, when it shall be finished by mid-2012.

Fascinating story indeed! Just read your column a while ago (Manila Standard). :okay: :okay:

10 minute walk to MRT Station? Both Buendia and Ayala MRT Stations are 1.2kms away from this one so you'd have to walk at around 7.2kms/hr., quite fast for a 'walk'.

Lol. No... because here in the US, the average phys. ed. student is expected to run the mile within 5 minutes.

actually this building is so well located since its on the quiet uncongested side. no traffic to fort via kalayaan and away from the madness of ayala avenue and the slow part of buendia from the riles to paseo de roxas,,,,and if you have an intervillage sticker, direct to rockwell and park at bel air.

^^ average
walking speed
is actually 6 to 7
km/hour ;)

Lol. No... because here in the US, the average phys. ed. student is expected to run the mile within 5 minutes.

Let's be realistic, this is a city and there will always be obstacles that will slow you down to more or less 6kph. There will be intersection(s) and of course other people walking the sidewalks. Not to mention being in corporate attire in a tropical country makes you want to walk in a more leisurely pace unless you want to arrive in you're office sweating like hell.

wow.. so i guess that with a swap that means Zuellig will leave the Zuellig loop and Ayala now owns the land... so I guess that the Ayalas will convert the lot for a new development huh... nice!

Let's be realistic, this is a city and there will always be obstacles that will slow you down to more or less 6kph. There will be intersection(s) and of course other people walking the sidewalks. Not to mention being in corporate attire in a tropical country makes you want to walk in a more leisurely pace unless you want to arrive in you're office sweating like hell.

It's actually quite a manageable walk. I've done it in 7 minutes on a hot day, all I can say is that there are a lot worse walks out there.

Not to mention being in corporate attire in a tropical country makes you want to walk in a more leisurely pace unless you want to arrive in you're office sweating like hell.

i think they already put
the sweating into consideration
because some of the
features of Zuellig Bldg
include showers and locker
rooms to encourage
people to walk and/or use
bicycles when going to work.
i think it's part of LEED reqts.

:D

bigger render..

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1419/11print.jpg

i think they already put
the sweating into consideration
because some of the
features of Zuellig Bldg
include showers and locker
rooms to encourage
people to walk and/or use
bicycles when going to work.
i think it's part of LEED reqts.

:D

Oh, shower rooms. :naughty: Hehehe. :D Okay I rest my case. :)

bigger render..

this should be
the old one ;)

Oh, shower rooms. :naughty: Hehehe. :D Okay I rest my case. :)

exciting, isn't it? :lol:

i wanna work here!!

double the height! please!

This is nice! Sana tuloy tuloy na!!! Sana lumipat kami dito! We are currently @ Philamlife Tower. Isa isa ng umaalis ang mga companies na medyo nagtitipid! Nokia na lang katabi namin!

this is i think the 1st building in asia who got the LEED certification. this is good for the 2 ecos, economy and ecosystem. ill follow the construction phaase of this building kasi malapit lng sa office nmin.

^^ Islandson.Ph- very nice

I have read about this from Good News Pilipinas. I can't believe that it's first in Asia considering that many proposed [and under-construction] buildings in Korea, China, etc. are green. I have to do some research about this... I have suspicions that it's overrated by Good News Pilipinas since the news from Business Mirror never said of anything that "it's first in Asia".


Nevertheless, this building is very promising and the design's elegant and simple that it's spartan. :)

nice building design! :)

bigger render..

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1419/11print.jpg

reminds me of the Joy~<something> tower in ortigas

^^ Joy~Nostalg? :D

^^ Joy~Nostalg? :D

tilde talaga ang connector ng name nya? arte hehehehehe

Nice design and great location :)

you can search for LEED certified buildings here: http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/Project/CertifiedProjectList.aspx

for the Philippines:

Aegis People Support Center
Green Power Nueva Ecija Philippines Inc.
Green Power Panay Philippines Inc
Nuvali Technopod Buildings
One Campus Place
Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila
Texas Instruments Philippines Clark
Texas Instruments TIPI Phase 5 Baguio
The Mind Museum
Zuellig Building

you can search for LEED certified buildings here: http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/Project/CertifiedProjectList.aspx

for the Philippines:

Aegis People Support Center
Green Power Nueva Ecija Philippines Inc.
Green Power Panay Philippines Inc
Nuvali Technopod Buildings
One Campus Place
Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila
Texas Instruments Philippines Clark
Texas Instruments TIPI Phase 5 Baguio
The Mind Museum
Zuellig Building


wahh mali ako,:ohno: hehe thanks sa research mo now we have lots of LEED certified building d2 sa Pinas. sana yung fabrication shop nmin maging LEED certified din.:banana:

i dunno if OT:

^^have you seen this one? http://www.robinland.net/
this is one of the first green building in the philippines (cebu).
http://www.robinland.net/index.php/projects/53-robinland-bpo-harbor-view

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Mandaue/DSCx_0031.jpg

While Robinland's green building is stunning as it is, Zuellig Building should by far elevate the standards of efficient-green-LEED-certified buildings. truly a landmark of Makati.

^^ Cool. I didn't know that....

^^^ astig yung austhetics nya, magaling yung archi ng building n toh

i hope maglabas sila
ng high resolution ng
newest render nila.

^^ that robinland building in cebu looks cool

seems like digging shall commence soon on site.. last friday I noticed 2 back hoes and a dump truck on site.... as viewed it from our window in PhilamLife Bldg

SOM Return To International Style In Manila:dunno:

Published on 15-05-2009 by Skyscrapernews.com

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/2118SOMReturnToInternationalStyleInManila_pic1.jpg

Groundbreaking has gone ahead on what will be Manila's first green office building to gain a LEED gold certificate, a rating system used in the USA as a guide to anyone involved in the creation of sustainable buildings.

It's been named the Zuellig Building after the Zuellig family who are much respected not only in the business community for there operating in the area since the 1900's, but also their philanthropy. Once completed the tower will stand at 155 metres, and comes from the sketch pads of world renowned architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.

Not to many pages were take up on the design however because what they have come up with is essentially a bog standard glass box similar to what the firm invented in the fifties and sixties that so revolutionised office buildings.

Set on a columned base the international style tower has two levels one shorter than the other, giving it two flat peaks. A hint of modernity is shown through the angular vertical strips of cladding that run in front of the full height glazing.

The tower will be located on the outskirts of Makati's Central Business District and is in walking distance of the metro and train routes, but to encourage workers to cycle specially allocated bicycle spaces feature in the 5 storeys of underground.

To gain its LEED certification the tower boasts a number of green features including the collection of grey water for use in irrigation and flushing purposes.

When complete the tower will provided 65,000 square metres of grade A office space and more importantly 2,000 square metres of retail therapy space so workers can go and spend their wages before they earn them.

retail therapy space? that sounds new to me. some people will love this. but i don't think that's a big plus for this building.

wala lang...

that corner in makati ave and paseo de roxas is the pinamumugaran ng mga pok-2x (females and she-males)..they make tambay in front of the atrium building and hail passing cars. sometimes, they post themselves by the baranggay outpost at the corner... and the alley way in the urdaneta village parallel to makati ave, at the back of Atrium is where they "park and rest".

^^^ wat tym ang operation? hehehhe

Govt declares Zuellig Building an IT center (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideBusiness.htm?f=/2009/august/24/business3.isx&d=2009/august/24)
Manila Standard (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideBusiness.htm?f=/2009/august/24/business3.isx&d=2009/august/24)

Zuellig Building, the high-rise project being constructed at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenues in Makati City, is the latest development declared by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority as an information technology center.

Prospective locators of the building will enjoy a host of fiscal and non-fiscal perks administered by Peza, including a five percent gross income tax, in lieu of all local taxes, and duty-free importation of capital equipment.

The Peza board approved the project as an IT zone on June 29, subject to the issuance of a Presidential proclamation.

In a report to Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Peza director-general Lilia de Lima said the project cost was initially pegged at P3.1 billion, including P2.1 billion for the building construction,and P1 billion to cover other costs.

She said this was so far the largest investment in a high-rise office building in Makati.

“The new development will provide the IT sector, particularly the booming business process outsourcing industry and other IT-enabled services, 66,280 square meters of prime office space,” said De Lima.

The project sits on an 8,285-square-meter lot in one of the prime locations in the Makati commercial business district.

Bridgebury Realty Corp., the property arm of Zuellig Pharmaceuticals, is developing the property.

The project is a 34-story (including mechanical room) office building with five-level basement parking and retail spaces located at the first three levels.

Offices are located from the third to the 33rd floor level, giving a majestic view of the city’s central business district.

De Lima said the building aimed to become the first “green” office in the Philippines with a gold certification from the US Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

About 75 percent of the entire floor area, or nearly 50,000 sq. m., would be dedicated to office and IT space. A little over 3 percent (2,194 sq. m.) is designated as common area, while the remaining 21.83 percent, or 14,468 sq. m., is allocated for other purposes.

The project started development in May and is slatedfor completion in March 2012.

Company officials are confident the office property market would have recovered by the time the building is completed.

Real estate consultancy firm CB Richard Ellis will manage the property.

CBRE has said that locators of the building would generate cost savings in the long run, especiially in electricity, due to the building’s design that maximizes the use of natural light and minimize the need for indoor lighting.

It added the building’s façade was designed to deflect heat generated by direct sunlight exposure, thus capping costs related to the need for air conditioning. Elaine Ramos Alanguilan

Wow! Simply Beautiful and Earth Friendly! :okay: :okay:


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Zuellig affiliate allots P7 billion for first ever green building in RP
By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio (The Philippine Star)
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=497824&publicationSubCategoryId=66

MANILA, Philippines - Bridgebury Realty Corp., an affiliate of the Zuellig Group, announced it will be investing P7 billion for the construction of the first ever Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) approved building in the country.

The company said they expect to finish the building by 2012.

To be able to be LEED certified, the building must adhere to a set of specific energy principles and features.

These include low-flow plumbing fixtures and water recycling initiatives that will cut water consumption by more than 70 percent when compared to a typical building.

Also, a LEED certified building use reflective paving materials, energy efficient systems and fixtures, lights that automatically turn off when rooms are unoccupied or dim when enough daylight is available. This will reduce energy cost by as much as 16 percent.

Lastly, it has a highly efficient filtration system and automatic carbon dioxide monitoring system used to maintain a healthier indoor environment.

Henry R. Realon, director for LEED consultant Davis Langdon & Seah said that constructing a LEED compliant building may mean an additional three percent to seven percent to the total construction cost.

However, he said the savings in energy and water consumption will offset the initial added cost. The payback period for a LEED certified building, Realdon said, is five years.

For the Zuellig building in Makati, total savings in water is 76 percent and energy savings is 16 percent.

“The Zuellig building has successfully combined design creativity and building performance efficiency,” Realon said. “The unique curtain wall design which uses the latest glass technology will not only bring a new style into the Makati cityscape but also allow daylight into 90 percent of interior spaces while reducing cooling requirements.”

Environmentally friendly buildings can help cut down power costs by as much as 50 percent and reduce water use by 40 percent, international property firm CB Richard Ellis said.

CBRE Chairman Rick Santos said studies show that green buildings reduce energy consumption by 24 percent to 50 percent.

Santos said green buildings are in demand. More than 3,000 buildings in the United States are LEED certified.

Santos said he expects it to pick up given that firms are becoming more environmentally friendly.

SOM Return To International Style In Manila:dunno:

Published on 15-05-2009 by Skyscrapernews.com

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Groundbreaking has gone ahead on what will be Manila's first green office building to gain a LEED gold certificate, a rating system used in the USA as a guide to anyone involved in the creation of sustainable buildings.

It's been named the Zuellig Building after the Zuellig family who are much respected not only in the business community for there operating in the area since the 1900's, but also their philanthropy. Once completed the tower will stand at 155 metres, and comes from the sketch pads of world renowned architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.

Not to many pages were take up on the design however because what they have come up with is essentially a bog standard glass box similar to what the firm invented in the fifties and sixties that so revolutionised office buildings.

Set on a columned base the international style tower has two levels one shorter than the other, giving it two flat peaks. A hint of modernity is shown through the angular vertical strips of cladding that run in front of the full height glazing.

The tower will be located on the outskirts of Makati's Central Business District and is in walking distance of the metro and train routes, but to encourage workers to cycle specially allocated bicycle spaces feature in the 5 storeys of underground.

To gain its LEED certification the tower boasts a number of green features including the collection of grey water for use in irrigation and flushing purposes.

When complete the tower will provided 65,000 square metres of grade A office space and more importantly 2,000 square metres of retail therapy space so workers can go and spend their wages before they earn them.

I don't think the area where the building is at is considered outskirts. Anyway, There are too many IT buildings in Manila. Are there any other business that Manila can attract?

I don't think the area where the building is at is considered outskirts. Anyway, There are too many IT buildings in Manila. Are there any other business that Manila can attract?

^^technically, yes the property is located at the outskirts of the CBD.

Nice looking building. Fresh and modern....tapos LEED certification pa. Ayus.:)

Well, they can always vacate poorer eastern Makati at that price! Surely they'd be willing to buy new houses and perhaps be more prudent in spending P20 million, so that if they were to be given new-found wealth, they would know how to use it wisely.

Of course, a P20-million bailout for every poor family in Cembo, Pembo, Comembo, Pinagkaisahan and Pitogo is highly unlikely in itself. The more realistic option is to see the results of the Bel-Air "referendum" come December. If they agree to zone high-density and their land prices shoot up to P60,000 per square meter as previously suggested, then San Miguel and Valenzuela will be put in the same predicament.

@anyways

AFAIK, for us in Bel-Air, we will stay this way for at least hanggang 2032. :)

^^ Actually, Bel-Air has been rezoned to allow for higher-density development. Read the Makati thread for more on it. :D

^^ Actually, Bel-Air has been rezoned to allow for higher-density development. Read the Makati thread for more on it. :D
Hmm.....

You have a link for that?

what's the latest on this project? is it on hold?

did these people spend all their money trying to get that leed certification?:fiddle::angel1::cripes::crazy::D

as of April 20
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what's the latest on this project? is it on hold?
construction is in progress. :)

good news,makati's newest glass tower

i bet this is going to be a makati landmark.

as of April 20
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construction is in progress. :)


grabe, makati skyscrapers on a roll! how will this city look like after 10 years?

ganda na talaga that part of makati in a couple of years. I can't wait :)

thanks very much for the update, Ronnie! you're the man, man!!:rock:

that pile of concrete blocks in Ronnie's pic looks interesting. i wonder if that's being used as a weight to stabilize the crane's base, or whether it's a part of the process in determining how strong the soil is and/or where to put the columns of the tower or whatnot. i think i've seen that piling of concrete blocks process before in one of the crazy many dubai construction pages, wherein one of the posters said it was to determine where to put the column or something like that(?) i'm not so sure about that though

^^ welcome

July 14
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did these people spend all their money trying to get that leed certification?:fiddle::angel1::cripes::crazy::D

Maybe! It's the in-thing in "greening exercises" and environment promotions. Actually, there is another one in Taguig which has this LEED certification.

There are a number of criteria, one of which is that you must reuse at least 14% of what you have consumed, as in water. This must be observed even during the construction stage. Zuellig Building will recycle at least 50% of its water consumption. As reported in the article, this will be used for irrigation and flushing purposes. Another is the choice on the use of materials. These materials must be environmentally friendly. A resort in Batangas has been recognized for this. Zuellig will also have a watery area which will be expected to cool down air when the wind passes through it. There are areas for greenery for breathing space, and so on...

is there any update on the construction of this building? thanks in advance.

I don't think the area where the building is at is considered outskirts. Anyway, There are too many IT buildings in Manila. Are there any other business that Manila can attract?

last week

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4901632412_4b7fd1d38d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wetboxers/4901632412/)
P8079492_1 by wetboxers, on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wetboxers/4901632412/)

thanks!

I read an article in one of our magazines here, that I think has a good point regarding LEED. The sad part about LEED is it becomes a promotional and marketing tool, a license for developers and owners to raise their rental costs etc etc.; which obviously misses the point of being LEED. I think Frank Gehry said that one.

Singapore has their own LEED system I think. Sadly our government doesn't have environmental laws as part of their agenda for now.

^^ I believe we already have a local LEED system. It's not run by the government though. I forgot the firm's name darnit.

Poor building. It's rising beside a very ugly neighbor.

and that will make it stand out from the rest...

Poor building. It's rising beside a very ugly neighbor.

NIMBYs unite!

Maybe! It's the in-thing in "greening exercises" and environment promotions. Actually, there is another one in Taguig which has this LEED certification.

There are a number of criteria, one of which is that you must reuse at least 14% of what you have consumed, as in water. This must be observed even during the construction stage. Zuellig Building will recycle at least 50% of its water consumption. As reported in the article, this will be used for irrigation and flushing purposes. Another is the choice on the use of materials. These materials must be environmentally friendly. A resort in Batangas has been recognized for this. Zuellig will also have a watery area which will be expected to cool down air when the wind passes through it. There are areas for greenery for breathing space, and so on...

i was only trying to insinuate the reason behind the lack of updates then.;)

9/20
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yup, i saw the cranes busy and going up last week! this is an exciting project.

when does alphaland start their main headquarters construction on ayala avenue?

OT: Is is true that Alphaland is owned by the Marcoses. Take for instance the Alphaland building (formerly Toyota) on EDSA, near Chino Roces. Rumors have it that the Marcoses reclaimed it through Bobby Ongpin.

^^ If it is, then that's at least why the buildings have such high quality.

and that will make it stand out from the rest...

That Atrium Building needs to get torn down! Kawawang Makati Avenue, apart from The Landmark, it also got that horrible government building.

anybody know who should i contact regarding the office spaces? lease kaya to or for sale?

i can see the construction from my window, ambilis nila gumawa.

Yesterday November 28

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thanks for pic updates. Another nice building to look forward to. Rising so fast!

When completed its one of the most beautiful and elegant office building in the country !:cheers:

When completed its one of the most beautiful and elegant office building in the country !:cheers:

GT International Tower, LKG Tower and RCBC Plaza already rank as the architectural wonders amongst office buildings in the country and no doubt the Zuellig building in the same league as well. :cool:

adding to the fact that it's LEED-certified. :okay: it will be a good sight from the office at Citibank.

anybody know who should i contact regarding the office spaces? lease kaya to or for sale?

all spaces for lease only...you may contact Aki Aquino, Associate Director at CB Richard Ellis for inquiries. Mobile number +63 928 507 9133

Our company also tapped to manage the building as well, and consult with the owners and project group during the weekly project update...will post soft copies of the official brochure once done!

actually, there's a lot more going into this building than meets the eye..i.e. the glass itself has a ceramic "frit" pattern built into it that blocks heat/glare from the sun at certain times of the day...the angle of the sun was analyzed and the "frits" designed with a specific window location in mind to maximize the use of the frit pattern...it's actually going to be installed like a giant puzzle with each piece of glass going into only the space it was designed to go into...

wow, that sounds interesting! i hope it won't translate into higher per sqm rental. i wanna move there once done. :D hehe...

isn't it about time that the peninsula building across zuelig is reconstructed by adding more floors into it? given its prominent location, the peninsula building looks awkward because of its midget height. that intersection of paseo de roxas and makati avenue has to have tall, better looking buildings. sadly, the peninsula building is not one of them.

i passed by that area last weekend:

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab335/kin_toy/3b2cf282.jpg

wow, that sounds interesting! i hope it won't translate into higher per sqm rental. i wanna move there once done. :D hehe...

rents will be competitive with buildings with similar stature, i.e. enterprise, rcbc, philam. early lessors get better rates, a' la pre-selling of residential condos

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/161/img01742201012231105.jpg

^^ LEED building by Zuellig, Makati Ave cor Paseo de Roxas.

Thanks for the photo update leechtat and kintoy!

best project since the GT Tower.

That Atrium Building needs to get torn down! Kawawang Makati Avenue, apart from The Landmark, it also got that horrible government building.


horrible indeed!!! :bash:

Taken Yesterday from One of the Condos at The Fort...

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Nice update. Building so fast. Another LEED certified, tall and glassy building to look forward to.

i would love to see this building finished... pero sana mas mataas pa ang ginawa nila.

OT - mandarin needs some recladding... together with the atrium (or better i-develop na rin 'to to another highrise).

i would love to see this building finished... pero sana mas mataas pa ang ginawa nila.

OT - mandarin needs some recladding... together with the atrium (or better i-develop na rin 'to to another highrise).

we need higher FAR's to get taller buildings with decent sized floor plates. average floor here is around 1800 sqm per floor for the low zone, and almost 2000 sqm for the high zone. getting a lot of interest now from prospective tenants...

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Taken : 3-24-11
:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Thanks for sharing. Very nice curtain wall. Do I see vertical etching on the glass?

this will be my 2nd favorite after GT once completed.

^^ Looks to be the right location. That part of Paseo de Roxas will be revitalized with this kind of development. Now if only the RJ Jacinto building gets revived as well then Paseo will have very good looking buildings on that part.

They should commercialize Urdaneta Village or their Paseo residences to complete the skyline. If there are retail stores here...okay yun! may alternative nako sa rockwell.

Taken Yesterday from One of the Condos at The Fort...

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Look at that big space of Urdaneta...sarap develop lahat into high rise...lots here would be priceless including bel-air..since they are in the center of all these developments..this is a zoning wherein BGC cannot compete

They should commercialize Urdaneta Village or their Paseo residences to complete the skyline. If there are retail stores here...okay yun! may alternative nako sa rockwell.

the SCC clown speaks again! :nuts::nuts::nuts:

Look at that big space of Urdaneta...sarap develop lahat into high rise...lots here would be priceless including bel-air..since they are in the center of all these developments..this is a zoning wherein BGC cannot compete

Ang opinion ko dito eh mas ok na magstay ang Urdaneta, kasi yun yung magset ng boundary ng CBD, kung wala ang Urdaneta at nagdikit dikit ang buildings sa Makati, magmumukhang Sao Paulo Brazil ang Metro Manila...

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Taken : 3-24-11
:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Great to see this....

Look at that big space of Urdaneta...sarap develop lahat into high rise...lots here would be priceless including bel-air..since they are in the center of all these developments..this is a zoning wherein BGC cannot compete

Potential but I doubt this will happen.

the SCC clown speaks again! :nuts::nuts::nuts:

???

Ang opinion ko dito eh mas ok na magstay ang Urdaneta, kasi yun yung magset ng boundary ng CBD, kung wala ang Urdaneta at nagdikit dikit ang buildings sa Makati, magmumukhang Sao Paulo Brazil ang Metro Manila...

Eventually that's going to happen...kung nag de-develop na nga sila sa cementeryo why not these villages...

very very nice!

WOW! it looks surreal! Hopefully more buildings will follow this type of trend. I wouldn't mind having boxy structures as long as they are glass curtain wall!

oh wow what a beaut.

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Taken : 3-24-11
:cheers::cheers::cheers:

the most beautiful glass curtain wall in the country so far !

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Taken : 3-24-11
:cheers::cheers::cheers:

wow!!! amazing!!! sana ginawa man lang nila sanang 50 floors to make a better impact in the skyline. or better yet eto sana ang ginawang 300+ meters...

kung ganyan lang sana ang itsura ng Gramercy.... ang ginaya pa Citiland :D

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Taken : 3-24-11
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Wow! stunning glass cladding, this should look great when completed :cheers:

Look at that big space of Urdaneta...sarap develop lahat into high rise...lots here would be priceless including bel-air..since they are in the center of all these developments..this is a zoning wherein BGC cannot compete

i say keep these villages, i like the contrast of them next to the high rises, they have lots of trees also. there are plenty of lots that can be re developed in the makati cbd anyway.

kung ganyan lang sana ang itsura ng Gramercy.... ang ginaya pa Citiland :D

shittyland*

^^The cladding looks delicious!

It's like one of those U/C towers I see in the International Forums na sobrang inggit ako! :D

Thanks for sharing. Very nice curtain wall. Do I see vertical etching on the glass?

It could be some sort of printed shading to decrease the solar gain from the glazing. Looks like it could be a nicely integrated solution to the problem of glassy buildings in our tropical climate (partly why you don't see many in the Philippines, aside from cost). :okay:

This and Net Lima are part of the initial wave of green buildings in the Philippines. Hopefully their design and green strategies end up working once the building is finished and occupied.

It could be some sort of printed shading to decrease the solar gain from the glazing. Looks like it could be a nicely integrated solution to the problem of glassy buildings in our tropical climate (partly why you don't see many in the Philippines, aside from cost). :okay:

This and Net Lima are part of the initial wave of green buildings in the Philippines. Hopefully their design and green strategies end up working once the building is finished and occupied.

It looks more of a ceramic frit pattern for me... This is highly similar to a building in Shinjuku (Gakuen Cocoon Tower) although that the frit is done in dots to allow a bit of transparency within the pattern...

kung ganyan lang sana ang itsura ng Gramercy.... ang ginaya pa Citiland :D

how can you do that in a residential condo? eh di wala ng openings for the window or balcony?

how can you do that in a residential condo? eh di wala ng openings for the window or balcony?

its doable and something that has already been done elsewhere. here's the living shangri-la condo in downtown toronto. and i think there are some condo developments in rockwell and bgc which have all-glass cladding.

http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/images/ShangriLa032811-yyzer.jpg

It looks more of a ceramic frit pattern for me... This is highly similar to a building in Shinjuku (Gakuen Cocoon Tower) although that the frit is done in dots to allow a bit of transparency within the pattern...

Thank you! Fritting is what I meant by "printed solar shading" ... I couldn't recall the term for transparent dot shading on glass for the longest time! I was even about to call it dotting. :lol:

its doable and something that has already been done elsewhere. here's the living shangri-la condo in downtown toronto. and i think there are some condo developments in rockwell and bgc which have all-glass cladding.

http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/images/ShangriLa032811-yyzer.jpg

Rizal Tower in rockwell is all glass clad but without balconies... I think Gramercy's intent was to appreciate the skylines via your personal balcony... I agree that Gramercy's design could have been better but as a residential dwelling, unitised curtainwall glazing is expensive... moreover, a heat trap so you have to cool your place regularly which in turn is more expensive in the long run (as we are in the tropics)... Alot of people like glass-cladded buildings like this but in our climate, quite impractical since we can harness natural ventilation anyway in residential dwellings.

Did you know that an electric bill in Pacific Plaza Towers in Fort Boni is expensive because of cooling purposes? You can scour its thread and see the implications of such. Also, I have a friend who lives there and during the previous typhoons that have occured, there were leakages in the glazing..

Rizal Tower in rockwell is all glass clad but without balconies... I think Gramercy's intent was to appreciate the skylines via your personal balcony... I agree that Gramercy's design could have been better but as a residential dwelling, unitised curtainwall glazing is expensive... moreover, a heat trap so you have to cool your place regularly which in turn is more expensive in the long run (as we are in the tropics)... Alot of people like glass-cladded buildings like this but in our climate, quite impractical since we can harness natural ventilation anyway in residential dwellings.

Did you know that an electric bill in Pacific Plaza Towers in Fort Boni is expensive because of cooling purposes? You can scour its thread and see the implications of such. Also, I have a friend who lives there and during the previous typhoons that have occured, there were leakages in the glazing..

I knew there was something in Rockwell and / or BGC which are all-glass cladding. But yeah, I have to say that having an all-glass residential would be very costly.

Sana we can have glass-cladded condos like these. Di ba ang nice? May glass curtain wall ka na, may balcony pa.
http://ellidavis.com/images/toronto/condo-neighbourhoods/CityPlace1.jpg

Pero di naman nag-iisa ang Makati sa dami ng mga di kanais-nais na building (not that I'm saying Gramercy is one of those ha). Kung anong kina-sleek ng mga condo sa Toronto, napaka-bulky at heavy naman tingnan sa Sydney... tulad na lang nito.

http://www.hotelhunter.co.uk/images/giata/0011/9654/meriton-kent-street-in-sydney-aussenansicht.jpg?1271770751

^^ Gramercy IS one of those. You ALMOST got the chance to have of those glass cladded condos, got Century Properties stole it from you. :lol:

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The big space at the left side of the building can still accomodate another tower. I wish they will construct another sleek and taller tower .

me getting excited to stand in front of that reflective pond.

Nice glassy tower. Another 500 footer, it would have been better if it is at least 40++floors. One of the anticipated building in the metro. Net Lima, another LEED certified is probably more expensive than this tower @ P7B??

I hope they keep that space open. We lack plazas in our CBDs.

Anyway, how do you pronounce the name 'Zuellig'?

I heard that BPO companies are not allowed to setup offices here.

I heard that BPO companies are not allowed to setup offices here.

i guess what's the use of a green building if the lobby entrance is crowded with chain smokers and littered with butts.

i guess what's the use of a green building if the lobby entrance is crowded with chain smokers and littered with butts.

agree on this. philam used to be a prestigious building in my eyes, but since they allowed the bpos there, naku, naglipana na ang hithitan ng hithitan ng sigarilyo.

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The big space at the left side of the building can still accomodate another tower. I wish they will construct another sleek and taller tower .

I love the expansive plaza with water feature fronting the entrance of the building .

^^^^

sweet.

I hope they keep that space open. We lack plazas in our CBDs.

Anyway, how do you pronounce the name 'Zuellig'?

That will be a good addition to the neighboring Ayala Triangle Park. Tyronne, have you been there?

"Zuellig" is pronounced as Zue-lig. Though Im not sure if that would help. :)

I heard that BPO companies are not allowed to setup offices here.

This is good news, imo.

One of the recently opened office tower in BGC also did the same thing. I don't remember if it's Accralaw or Marajo Tower. But this tells something about the available provisions in this tower. BPOs require high speed and reliable connectivity, round-the-clock security, a/c and all. So if an office tower cannot provide this, they settle on having the mainstream tenants.

Well, not all BPOs are bad. But since most BPOs are call centers, really even a nice looking tower with a grand lobby as RCBC, PBCom or Philam becomes filthy. Apologies if that will offend somebody here. Of course, not everyone working with BPO has that lifestyle.

Perhaps it's about time the BPO companies have to start addressing this.

I love the expansive plaza with water feature fronting the entrance of the building .

Instead of building a tower on the left, I wish they'd build one on its right - where the Atrium is. The old building surely does look good inside with its hotel-like ambiance. But it's getting old and will be out of place once Zuellig opens up for business.

Beautiful.... just beautiful... how I wish all future bldgs would look like this.. doesn't need to be tall..

I'd rather have 10 shorter Zuelligs than 10 Gramercies that look like Cityland.. :(

-dp-

The new curtain wall design makes this building more beautiful! Simple and elegant!

the best of that is a 33 storey building equal to the height of the high-ceiling 40-storey joy-nostalg building in ortigas....what a extra high ceiling....

We cannot deny that many of those working in BPO companies especially call centres have a liberal lifestyle. In fact friends of mine working in financial or multinational firms located in other floors of the building complain because of their behaviour. Especially when they make too much noise riding a lift or doing private things in the restrooms on in the rooftop.

I just hope that Grade-A or premier office buildings in Metro Manila should enforce strict laws on BPO employees who do not follow the rules. And that the companies where these people work should install discipline.

bpo employees are having this crisis, their routine usually, WORK-REST-EAT-SEX....a person who undergo crisis is not in a normal state of mind thats why we can't blame them of having different habits.....

Apparently Grade A offices had not seen this coming. When vacancies in Makati went down to as low as single digit %, it was fuelled mainly by BPOs occupying not one but multiple floors.

Well at least the trend now is for BPOs to move to IT zones (not IT bldgs within CBDs) . Some now have a building of their own (e.g., Convergys, HSBC, etc). I noticed this is true in India, considering the sheer size of BPO companies and the investment India put on real estate infra.

Anyway...all good news for Zuellig since this will be for mainstream tenants. Another good news will be...I'll be seeing the top floors of this tower from the office. :)

we should all be thankful to BPOs as well cuz its growing and becoming the main force of the phil economy. these mega projects will not become a reality without them. pity those "typical pinoys" and their "STEREOTYPES"!!!

we should all be thankful to BPOs as well cuz its growing and becoming the main force of the phil economy. these mega projects will not become a reality without them. pity those "typical pinoys" and their "STEREOTYPES"!!!

The BPO industry have its ups and downs. While it create jobs for Filipinos, it also created a liberal lifestyle to those working there. But we also cannot deny the fact that these lifestyles do happen especially with the majority of its young employees.

But is BPO the only industry The Philippines can attract? Most like with Zuelligs' innovation, we might see multinational companies move their offices there.

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The big space at the left side of the building can still accomodate another tower. I wish they will construct another sleek and taller tower .

I am amazed with the progress of its construction. Truly, a tower that is different from the rest in that area of Makati CBD.

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littered with butts.

i'd like to see this...:lol:

The BPO industry have its ups and downs. While it create jobs for Filipinos, it also created a liberal lifestyle to those working there. But we also cannot deny the fact that these lifestyles do happen especially with the majority of its young employees.

But is BPO the only industry The Philippines can attract? Most like with Zuelligs' innovation, we might see multinational companies move their offices there.

This is OT but I don't understand why BPOs have created this lifestyle/behavior or why its exclusive to BPO companies (if thats even true, i have no first hand experience). If it is like this why don't management do something about it.

This is OT but I don't understand why BPOs have created this lifestyle/behavior or why its exclusive to BPO companies (if thats even true, i have no first hand experience). If it is like this why don't management do something about it.

Because most BPO employees especially those in the front line are youths especially those who have not finished college or university level. Another is most BPO companies are less strict in their rules like dress codes, or have uniforms, etc. A third would be the working hours for most employees.

The management can do something about it but again you have these employees who go straight to the department of labour especially those who got terminated for misbehaviour.

Those working in advertising companies also share a similar lifestyle. But tend to be more creative and intellectuals.

http://newsbytes.ph/2011/02/07/call-centers-and-an-altered-social-landscape/

We cannot deny that many of those working in BPO companies especially call centres have a liberal lifestyle. In fact friends of mine working in financial or multinational firms located in other floors of the building complain because of their behaviour. Especially when they make too much noise riding a lift or doing private things in the restrooms on in the rooftop.

I just hope that Grade-A or premier office buildings in Metro Manila should enforce strict laws on BPO employees who do not follow the rules. And that the companies where these people work should install discipline.

Whhhaaaa... What private things do they do in the restrooms and rooftop??

Whhhaaaa... What private things do they do in the restrooms and rooftop??

Is this true? Having sex in restrooms and rooftop????? Really?

Is this true? Having sex in restrooms and rooftop????? Really?

A friend of mine works in a risk management group on the 18th floor of Citibank Centre in Makati. One floor down is a call centre.

The security guard patrolling these areas did found used condoms in the restroom and on the roof.

Nowadays, the security in Citibank tend to look down on call centre employees working on the building and often discriminate them.

This is one of the reasons why Zuellig will not allow BPO companies to hold offices in this building. They want it to be prestige.

hiv is increasing in the PHils. and the ones getting infected are getting younger and younger. Filipinos should retain their conservative values and not emulate western people.

i thought i was in the wrong thread:D

A friend of mine works in a risk management group on the 18th floor of Citibank Centre in Makati. One floor down is a call centre.

The security guard patrolling these areas did found used condoms in the restroom and on the roof.

Nowadays, the security in Citibank tend to look down on call centre employees working on the building and often discriminate them.

This is one of the reasons why Zuellig will not allow BPO companies to hold offices in this building. They want it to be prestige.

:ohno: I can see CitiCentre's roodtop on broad daylight. Could get very dark there at night. it gets controlled illumination, if any, from the nearby and taller Citibank Tower (mainly because of the latter's dark curtain walls).

Now the older of the citibanks has become filthy, physically and morally. I hope the newer one won't follow suit. None of our business, you might say. Right. But as someone who works up there, I must be concerned.

Could happen anywhere though. A friend (a lady) talked about same things going on on HP's office (shared services) at Rob Summit along Ayala. And one of such private things happened in one of male's restrooms. They found out because of the strong smell. lol...(excuse me for this, just wanna share some hard realities)

Anyway, we're still talking about tenants here, so we're not guilty of being OT. I think. :D

:ohno: I can see CitiCentre's roodtop on broad daylight. Could get very dark there at night. it gets controlled illumination, if any, from the nearby and taller Citibank Tower (mainly because of the latter's dark curtain walls).

Now the older of the citibanks has become filthy, physically and morally. I hope the newer one won't follow suit. None of our business, you might say. Right. But as someone who works up there, I must be concerned.

Could happen anywhere though. A friend (a lady) talked about same things going on on HP's office (shared services) at Rob Summit along Ayala. And one of such private things happened in one of male's restrooms. They found out because of the strong smell. lol...(excuse me for this, just wanna share some hard realities)

Anyway, we're still talking about tenants here, so we're not guilty of being OT. I think. :D

The fact that the Citibank Centre is one of the oldest buildings in Makati. BPO companies also hold offices in the Tower itself and it also faces the same problem, same concern.

The most common complaint that building tenants and its staff have on call centre employees would be noise. And there are complaints of them talking loud when riding lifts.

These are some of the problems of key Makati buildings that have BPO tenants especially PBCom, Fil-Am Life Tower, Enterprise or RCBC. I doubt Zuellig will experience this.

These problems must happen everywhere not just in BPO offices. if it happens more in BPOs its probably down to bad management. i dont really accept the other reasons about education level, dress code, working hours etc.

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I like the curtain wall design... :)

nice update. we can only wish now it will be higher than intended height. after being out of office for 3 weeks, now i can see the topmost floor of the construction from 26F.

Wala pang tutuong LEED system dito, Chika lang iyan. Kaya leed cert requirements nakalagay. To indicate that they are aware and following the design process. In reality when we took a look at it, for a lot of buildings it's not that hard to get silver leed certified here assuming someone wanted it certified !

To quote your statement above. It is hard to undergo a pre-certification from LEED whether it is silver or gold. From materials to site implementation LEED are being considered. Have you worked in a LEED pre-cert. structure?

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Sidstamm photo.

These problems must happen everywhere not just in BPO offices. if it happens more in BPOs its probably down to bad management. i dont really accept the other reasons about education level, dress code, working hours etc.

mismo!

Great Glassy Building! But will be much great if this will stand 200m+...

the zuelig building will be a standout masterpiece of a building. once completed, it can unobstructively be seen from Edsa.

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awesome!!! another nice building rising in makati. thanks bondurant!:)

Very very nice! :applause: :applause: :applause:

natural design ba yan na parang bamboo na not straight?

dp

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the best building in the country. its sooo beautiful. :cheers:

^^wow...one-of-a-kind indeed!

incredible quality in construction

^^wow...one-of-a-kind indeed!


And it would have been an eye candy if it was a supertall.

Cladding while rising...nice.

The taller the better...Nice building! :)

i'm so impressed!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! The building looks massive! We can only just wish it is taller...

It's actually a lot better in person.

We cannot deny that many of those working in BPO companies especially call centres have a liberal lifestyle. In fact friends of mine working in financial or multinational firms located in other floors of the building complain because of their behaviour. Especially when they make too much noise riding a lift or doing private things in the restrooms on in the rooftop.

I just hope that Grade-A or premier office buildings in Metro Manila should enforce strict laws on BPO employees who do not follow the rules. And that the companies where these people work should install discipline.


Just a while ago sa PBCOM there is a fat brown skinned lady screaming in front of the elevator. Paulit ulit nakakapanginit ng ulo dina nahiya sa mga nasa elevator na nagmamadali. Then sa loob ng elevator ayun ang ingay padin. Bakit ngaba parang papansin yung ibang mga call center people? Haaaay.

^^ Brown skinned? What is this type of discrimination called? :lol:

^^lol
also discrimination on overweight people

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Impressive. It's better if it was really taller and have a non-boxy design. We look forward for this project just like the Net Lima at the Fort, also LEED certified.

^^ amazing, this will be one of the best looking buildings in the country, great location to showcase it also.

saan nga pala ito? bat di ko makita sa mga aerial?

near makati ave cor paseo

Wow, ang ganda nga ng design niya. Modern na corporate na sexy? Hahaha I like it!!

Anybody know who is the property developer of this building? Si Zuellig ba mismo?
How do I contact them for office spaces?

Anybody know who is the property developer of this building? Si Zuellig ba mismo?
How do I contact them for office spaces?

Developer is Bridgebury, but yes, owned by Zuellig. leasing is done through sole leasing agents, CBRE. Call landline 7522595, look for Aki Aquino or Joanie Mitchell or Jason Abraham. Hope this helps.

natural design ba yan na parang bamboo na not straight?

Yup, inspired by bamboo and water. The lines are also aligned with the sun, helping block out glare during peak hours of the day.

Yup, inspired by bamboo and water. The lines are also aligned with the sun, helping block out glare during peak hours of the day.

that is cool

near makati ave cor paseo

is it in the triangle itself?

i love this building! might as well see it in person.. Haven't been to Makati since last year.. I hope this will not be the last of the classy buildings to be built in Makati, my home for 5 years..

is it in the triangle itself?

No. Beside Atrium. There is only one higrise building inside the triangle.

Developer is Bridgebury, but yes, owned by Zuellig. leasing is done through sole leasing agents, CBRE. Call landline 7522595, look for Aki Aquino or Joanie Mitchell or Jason Abraham. Hope this helps.

Thanks! Btw, when is the completion date of this building?

Just a while ago sa PBCOM there is a fat brown skinned lady screaming in front of the elevator. Paulit ulit nakakapanginit ng ulo dina nahiya sa mga nasa elevator na nagmamadali. Then sa loob ng elevator ayun ang ingay padin. Bakit ngaba parang papansin yung ibang mga call center people? Haaaay.

stereotype much?

When is the completion date of the Zuellig Bldg?

halos makukumpleto na ang glass cladding. ang ganda. pero hindi ata ganun ka-dark ang tint ng glass kitang kita ang loob. maybe its the effect of making it "green"?.

When is the completion date of the Zuellig Bldg?

Tenants can fit out beginning end of the year, fully operational 1Q2012. Will update when the show suite is done...in the planning stages now, and a good way for prospective tenants to get a feel of a fully fitted space...

halos makukumpleto na ang glass cladding. ang ganda. pero hindi ata ganun ka-dark ang tint ng glass kitang kita ang loob. maybe its the effect of making it "green"?.

Yes, the glass lets in as much natural light as possible, lessening the use of office lighting. The heat is addressed by double glazing