The One San Miguel Avenue is an office skyscraper located at San Miguel Avenue (hence the building's name) in Ortigas Center, Pasig, Philippines. It was completed in 2001 and stands at 183 metres (600.39 feet) from ground up to the architectural top, although if measured with its antennas, it stands at 203 metres (666 feet). It has 54 floors aboveground and 7 basement levels.
| One San Miguel Avenue | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1 San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Boulevard, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°34′41.02″N 121°3′27.11″E / 14.5780611°N 121.0575306°E |
| Construction started | 1997 |
| Completed | 2001 |
| Opening | 2001 |
| Owner | Amberland Corporation |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 203 m (666.01 ft) |
| Roof | 183 m (600.39 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 54 aboveground, 7 belowground |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Philip H. Recto Architects |
| Developer | Amberland Corporation |
| Main contractor | Monolith Construction & Development Corp. |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |
Design and location
editThe One San Miguel Avenue is the first office tower owned and developed by Amberland Corporation, was designed by Filipino architectural firm Philip H. Recto Architects. Located along San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Boulevard, it is currently one of the highest buildings in Pasig and in Ortigas Center as a whole,[2] and is quite distinguishable due to its height and location. It used to serve office spaces for the Manila Broadcasting Company, which included a transmitter tower for DZMB and DWYS, before transferring technical operation to nearby BSA Twin Towers; as well as the new national headquarters of Brigada Mass Media Corporation, which houses studio facilities for its Luzon flagship DWBM,[1] and to a branch of international BPO company Sykes. It is also near numerous office and residential buildings, as well as major shopping malls like SM Megamall, Shangri-La Mall, and St. Francis Square.
The building has eight double-decker elevators.
Amenities
editThe building has 6 basement and 5 aboveground floors for parking of tenants and guests, a canteen at the 9th floor, and Virspacio Coworking Spaces at the 31st floor[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Emporis Online One San Miguel Avenue, Pasig[usurped]
- ^ a b Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of April 2008)
- ^ Skyscraperpage.com One San Miguel Avenue, Pasig
- ^ Ortigas Online One San Miguel Avenue
- ^ Philip H. Recto Architects One San Miguel Avenue selected Philippines' Outstanding Skyscraper
- ^ Amberland Corporation website Our Projects
- ^ Monolith Construction & Development Corp. Completed Projects - One San Miguel Avenue
- ^ Real Estate Movers website One San Miguel Avenue