Philippines
Bank of the Philippines Tower of Communications is more commonly known as PBCom. The Tower is officially ranked skyscraper office as the second tallest building in the Philippines. It was previously the tallest building in the Philippines with its name going from 2000 until the completion of the Federal Land Tower in early 2017.It includes a total architectural height of 259 meters (850 feet), with 52 stories including the tower. The 8-level radio is a joint development of Filinvest Asia Corporation (FAC) and Philippine Bank of Communications (Pbcom). The building is the home of PBCom, one of the oldest banks in the Philippines. The bank occupies the first ten floors of the building, with a food court on the 7th floor.
PBcom Tower
Altitude record: highest in the Philippines from 2000 to 2017.
Preceded by: petron mega plaza
Talented By: Grand Hyatt Manila
General information
Status: Completed
Type: Office
Location: 6795 Ayala Avenue corner VA Rufino Street, Salcedo Village, Makati, Philippines
Location: 14 ° 33′29.90 ″ น. 121 ° 1′9.51 ″ E
Construction started: 1998
Opening: 2018 2000
Cost: 74 USD million
Owner: Bank of Communications of the Philippines
Height: Antenna Peak
259 m (849.7 ft)
Roof: 241 m (790.7 ft.)
Technical details: number of layers
52 above ground, 7 ground floor
Floor area: 119,905 sq m 2 (1,291,000 sq ft)
Lifts / Elevators: 23
Design and construction
Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP; GF & Partners Architects
Developer: Philippine Bank of Communications
Filinvest Development Corporation
Structural Engineer: Aromin & Sy + Associates, Inc.
Main contractor: Construction Company Samsung Philippines, Inc.
The place
A tower seen from the corner of VA Rufino and Dela Rosa Avenue in Makati.
The building is located at Ayala Avenue, corner of VA Rufino Road in Makati, right within the Makati CBD, stretch of Ayala Avenue where PBCom Tower is located. It also has the main branch of Bank of the Philippine Islands, Salman Commerce, Banking Corporation, and maintains. Safe bank The building is home to international call centers such as Convergys, HSBC HDPP and ICT.
Design and construction
PBcom Tower at night
Building in July 2005
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The PBCom Tower was designed by local architecture firm GF & Partners Architects in collaboration with international architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP; And structural design is provided by local engineering firm Aromin & Sy + Associates.Project and construction management services are provided by IA Campbell & Associates, a Philippines based project management company [1] while construction work is performed by Samsung Engineering & Construction. The domestic branch of Samsung Construction Company Philippines, Inc. Samsung is known as the builder of the tallest buildings in the world, including the Petronas Twin Towers, Taipei 101 and the Burj Khalifa.
In addition to these companies, other members of the design team include Edgett Williams Consulting Group (Elevator Design), Golder Associates, Inc. (Seismic Study); Fisher, Marantz, Rentro, Stone (lighting consultant); Shel Milson & Wilke (sound analysis); CDC Limited (Curtain Wall design); Control Risks, Inc. (safety system design); NBF Water & Wastewater Services (Sanitation Design); DCCD Engineering Corp. (Electrical System Design); RJ Calpo & Partners (Mechanical Design); And Radian Technology, Inc. (Fire Protection Design)
The double glazed exterior curtain wall is an aluminum frame with massive lighting effects, creating a facade that reflects a blend of art and function. It has an elegant interior with glass, natural stone and metal. The landscape garden in the stepped plinth also enhances the natural effect of the building design. The building also uses full-height tinted safety glass for curtain walls to block heat and sound.
The office space has high ceilings to add a comfortable working atmosphere. Perimeter columns to allow flexibility in planning interior spaces. Requirements for raised access floor or bottom pipes And having a continuous wide window in full height glass allows for stunning views while letting in natural light into the office.
Convenient
Inside the building there are also banking facilities for efficient business transactions. Food court with cafe in outdoor garden Business center to complement the operations of the organization And a covered helipad for access to alternative transportation and emergency evacuation.
Other facilities include 100% standby generators, lightning and ground protection systems, structured cabling systems for high-speed data transmission, video and audio communications, provision of telecommunication systems, fiber optic systems, tower management systems. Highly monitoring CCTV cameras in a strategically controlled location at 24-hour central command station, fire alarm and automatic sprinkler system, dual water supply system with water treatment system, underground and overhead ponds, 2 separate controlled air handling units per floor with air conditioning load for after-break. work Applications of communication towers, noise and smoke evacuation systems, and gondola systems for outdoor maintenance.
The building has 17 high-speed tower lifts in a 3-zone elevator group to ensure minimum waiting times, four shuttle lifts for parking floors and facilities, and one service elevator for all floors.
The building's car park has a secure and integrated multi-level design with a paging system and a driver's lounge.
PBCom Tower is designated by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as one of the only two accredited information technology (IT) buildings in the country.IT companies that own PBCom Tower are entitled to special tax benefits and privileges. Other specialties from the government
