Joy-Nostalg Center
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The Joy-Nostalg Center also known as the J-Tower and Q-Tower during construction, is a mixed-use office and hotel in Pasig City
, Philippines
. It houses the headquarters of Asia United Bank
, a medium-sized financial company, and will also be the new home of the Oakwood Premier serviced apartments in Metro Manila (which was previously located in neighboring Makati City
). The building is developed and owned by Quantuvis Resources Corporation. During construction phase, the name used for the building was Q-Tower.
Originally planned to be a 38-storey building, it was finally approved to have 41 floors above ground with a total height of 150 meters (492.1 feet) from ground to its architectural top.
high-end mall, the SM Megamall
and Robinsons Galleria
, and the Metrowalk; and is within reach from other business addresses within the central business district.
. All the designs were directed and approved by the architectural design director of Quantuvis Resources Corporation.
The building has exterior curtain walls using modern stick system and aluminum composite cladding, and it has a double-glazed Low-Emissivity glass facade that deflects 35% of outside heat, which in turn reduces energy consumption in airconditioning by 35%. It also has a penthouse sky garden and lounge, and a helicopter landing deck on the rooftop.
The building will also house restaurants including French restaurant Le Souffle, Asia United Bank
, and the offices of Extraordinary Group, Republic Biscuit Corp., and Earth + Style group of companies.
Pasig City
The City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It houses the headquarters of Asia United Bank
Asia United Bank
Asia United Bank is a commercial bank located at Parc Royale Condominium, Doña Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig. They recently transferred to the recently finished Joy-Nostalg Center at 17 ADB Avenue corner Topaz Street, still in Ortigas....
, a medium-sized financial company, and will also be the new home of the Oakwood Premier serviced apartments in Metro Manila (which was previously located in neighboring Makati City
Makati City
The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...
). The building is developed and owned by Quantuvis Resources Corporation. During construction phase, the name used for the building was Q-Tower.
Originally planned to be a 38-storey building, it was finally approved to have 41 floors above ground with a total height of 150 meters (492.1 feet) from ground to its architectural top.
Location
The building is located on a 1,790-square-meter lot with its frontage along ADB Avenue and the rear-side along Topaz Street, in the heart of the Ortigas Center central business district, in front of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters. Its strategic location makes the new and only Oakwood Premier serviced apartments ideal for expatriates working and dealing with ADB who need hotel and accommodation services, since it is just located right in front of the major banking institution. It is also a few blocks away from numerous shopping malls and entertainment areas like The PodiumThe Podium
The Podium is an upscale shopping mall located along ADB Avenue in the Ortigas Center, a major business and commercial district in Pasig City, Philippines...
high-end mall, the SM Megamall
SM Megamall
SM Megamall is a huge shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the 3rd SM Supermall developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines owned by Henry Sy Sr. The mall has two buildings interconnected with a bridge...
and Robinsons Galleria
Robinsons Galleria
Robinsons Galleria is a large shopping mall located at EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City just near SM Megamall. It is Robinsons' flagship mall. The mall is owned by John Gokongwei, founder of JG Summit Holdings and Robinsons Land Corp. It was built in 1990 with a total gross floor area of...
, and the Metrowalk; and is within reach from other business addresses within the central business district.
Project team
The Joy~Nostalg Center was conceptualized and master-planned by Architects Esteban Y. Tan and Gavino L. Tan Partners, while interior design specifics were designed conceptually by Lee Designs (the Interior Design firm of C.Y. Lee & Partners) and executed by Leandro V. Locsin & Partners with the hotel/serviced apartments guided by Oakwood Technical Group from Singapore. The façade and interior design concepts were made in collaboration with the Taiwan-based architectural group of C.Y. Lee & Partners, responsible for the concept behind the former tallest building in the world, the Taipei 101Taipei 101
Taipei 101 , formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010...
. All the designs were directed and approved by the architectural design director of Quantuvis Resources Corporation.
Building
The Joy~Nostalg Center is a 41-storey mixed use building, with 18 floors of commercial office space, 22 floors of premium serviced apartments, and 6 basement parking levels. Of the 18 commercial office floors, 6 will be used as the headquarters of Asia United Bank, while the remaining 12 will be leased for other parties. The premium serviced apartments will be operated by international company Oakwood Premier.The building has exterior curtain walls using modern stick system and aluminum composite cladding, and it has a double-glazed Low-Emissivity glass facade that deflects 35% of outside heat, which in turn reduces energy consumption in airconditioning by 35%. It also has a penthouse sky garden and lounge, and a helicopter landing deck on the rooftop.
The building will also house restaurants including French restaurant Le Souffle, Asia United Bank
Asia United Bank
Asia United Bank is a commercial bank located at Parc Royale Condominium, Doña Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig. They recently transferred to the recently finished Joy-Nostalg Center at 17 ADB Avenue corner Topaz Street, still in Ortigas....
, and the offices of Extraordinary Group, Republic Biscuit Corp., and Earth + Style group of companies.