ASEAN Convention Center | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Convention center |
Location | Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines |
Coordinates | 15°11′15″N120°30′38″E / 15.18748°N 120.51056°E |
Completed | 2016 |
Renovated | 2017 |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 5,300 m2 (57,000 sq ft) |
The ASEAN Convention Center, formerly the Fontana Convention Center, is a convention center at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Philippines. [1]
The building was originally constructed in February 2016 and was meant as one of the venues of one of the ministerial meetings of the 2017 ASEAN Summit. [2]
It was renovated by Budji+Royal Architects for four months 2017 and was renamed as the ASEAN Convention Center and the venue hosted the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting. [3]
The convention center covers an area of 5,300 m2 (57,000 sq ft) and has a lobby, four banquet halls and has four Presidential rooms. Its facade was previously yellow in color prior to the 2017 renovations. [3]
The judo, jujitsu, and kurash competitions of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games are scheduled to be held at the convention center. [4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the convention center was temporarily converted to a 150-bed quarantine facility. [5]