Philamlife Tower
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The Philamlife Tower is an office skyscraper
located in Makati City
, Philippines
. It is owned and developed by Philam Properties Corporation, the real estate arm of The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (Philamlife). Standing at 200 metres (656 feet), it is currently the fifth-tallest building in Makati City, and is the 9th tallest in the Philippines. The building has 48 floors above ground, and 5 basement levels for parking.
, just a few meters away from its intersection with Ayala Avenue
. The site, directly across from the Ayala Triangle, offers a superb opportunity to take advantage of views of Metro Manila
. It is a walk away from most of Makati's other major office buildings including the current tallest building in the country, the PBCom Tower
, and entertainment centers like Glorietta
, Greenbelt
and Ayala Center
.
It was conceived and designed as a world-class intelligent office building, whose architectural elements were generated by the cultural and climatic context of The Philippines and Manila's position in a global economy
The 48-storey office building boasts of large column-free floor plates, and uses fully unitized curtainwall of glass, aluminium panel and granite. The tower proper is incorporated into the system horizontal sunscreens, vertical fins, light bullnoses, crown lighting and balcony trellises. Shallow and deep-set cladding was used extensively on the building envelope. The entrance facades employed mirror stainless steel shopfronts, capped with functional sculpted canopies in hairline finish. This makes Philamlife Tower a benchmark in exterior wall design and function.
The Philamlife building incorporates 60,000 m2 of prime leasable office space, an exclusive private club facility, two major banking halls and required support services.
It also has The Tower Club, a private facility for elite corporate executives at the 33rd and 34th floor, which have exclusive restaurants and lounges, boardrooms, and health club.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located in 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...
, 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 is owned and developed by Philam Properties Corporation, the real estate arm of The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (Philamlife). Standing at 200 metres (656 feet), it is currently the fifth-tallest building in Makati City, and is the 9th tallest in the Philippines. The building has 48 floors above ground, and 5 basement levels for parking.
Location
The building is located inside the Makati Central Business District along Paseo de Roxas Avenue in Makati CityMakati 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...
, just a few meters away from its intersection with Ayala Avenue
Ayala Avenue
Ayala Avenue is an avenue in Makati City in the Philippines. It is one of the busiest thoroughfares in Metro Manila, crossing through the heart of Makati's central business district. Because of the many businesses located on the avenue, Ayala Avenue is aptly nicknamed the Wall Street of the...
. The site, directly across from the Ayala Triangle, offers a superb opportunity to take advantage of views of Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
. It is a walk away from most of Makati's other major office buildings including the current tallest building in the country, the PBCom Tower
PBCOM Tower
The Philippine Bank of Communications Tower, more commonly known as PBCom Tower, is an office skyscraper that currently holds the title, since 2000, of the tallest building in the Philippines. It has a total ground to architectural top height of , with 52 storeys including an 8-level radio tower...
, and entertainment centers like Glorietta
Glorietta
Glorietta is a large shopping mall in the Ayala Center in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The mall is owned by the Zobel de Ayala family and its holding company, Ayala Corporation...
, Greenbelt
Greenbelt (Ayala Center)
Greenbelt is a shopping mall located at Ayala Center, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines which is just near Glorietta and SM Makati. It is owned by Ayala Malls, a real-estate subsidiary of Ayala Land, which is an affiliate of Ayala Corporation. It opened in the 1980s and it is one of Ayala...
and Ayala Center
Ayala Center
The Ayala Center is a commercial complex operated by Ayala Land Incorporated located in the central business district of Makati in Metro Manila, Philippines.-About the Center:...
.
Design
The Philamlife Tower was designed by local architecture firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates, which have renowned international architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP as its conceptual design consultant. Project and construction management works was provided by American firm Turner International and local company Jose Aliling & Associates, while construction of the building was made by the general contractor company EEI Corporation.It was conceived and designed as a world-class intelligent office building, whose architectural elements were generated by the cultural and climatic context of The Philippines and Manila's position in a global economy
The 48-storey office building boasts of large column-free floor plates, and uses fully unitized curtainwall of glass, aluminium panel and granite. The tower proper is incorporated into the system horizontal sunscreens, vertical fins, light bullnoses, crown lighting and balcony trellises. Shallow and deep-set cladding was used extensively on the building envelope. The entrance facades employed mirror stainless steel shopfronts, capped with functional sculpted canopies in hairline finish. This makes Philamlife Tower a benchmark in exterior wall design and function.
Amenities
Among its many features include: 100% raised flooring, a state-of-the-art feature that provides space beneath the floor for cabling and wiring, advanced structured cabling systems, automatic parking sensor system, double paned curtain wall, fully integrated building management and proximity card access system, provision for 24 -hour air conditioning, 16 high speed elevators, and a helipad.. It also has eight corner offices per floor to a private club facility, as well as, a cafeteria for tenants.The Philamlife building incorporates 60,000 m2 of prime leasable office space, an exclusive private club facility, two major banking halls and required support services.
It also has The Tower Club, a private facility for elite corporate executives at the 33rd and 34th floor, which have exclusive restaurants and lounges, boardrooms, and health club.