Mitsukoshi BGC

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Mitsukoshi BGC
Mitsukoshi BGC logo.svg
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The mall in 2023
Mitsukoshi BGC
Location Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates 14°33′31.2366″N121°3′11.9412″E / 14.558676833°N 121.053317000°E / 14.558676833; 121.053317000
Address8th Avenue cor. 36th Street, Bonifacio Global City
Opening dateNovember 18, 2022;23 months ago (2022-11-18)
DeveloperNomura Real Estate Development
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings
Federal Land, Inc.
ManagementSunshine Fort North Bonifacio Commercial Management Corporation [1]
ArchitectTorafu Architects
No. of stores and services~120
Total retail floor area 28,000 m2 (300,000 sq ft)
No. of floors3 (+ 1 basement)
Public transit access Bus-logo.svg BGC Bus Logo.svg
Website www.mitsukoshi.ph

Mitsukoshi BGC is a shopping mall in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the first outlet of the Japanese retail chain Mitsukoshi in the Philippines.

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History

The mall podium structure under construction, July 2019 Mitsukoshi Mall under construction.jpg
The mall podium structure under construction, July 2019

In 2018, [2] Japanese firm Mitsukoshi, Ltd. announced that it would open the first branch of its retail chain in the Philippines. [3]

The retail outlet, named Mitsukoshi BGC, would be developed as a joint project between Japanese companies Nomura Real Estate Development and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings with Philippine firm Federal Land. [4] The project includes the adjacent Seasons Residences. [4] [5]

Mitsukoshi BGC partially started operations with its soft opening on November 18, 2022. [6] [7] The grand opening for the mall was held on July 21, 2023. [4]

Architecture and design

Mitsukoshi BGC is the podium structure for the four-tower The Seasons Residences residential complex. [8] The mall structure covers four storeys, which includes a basement level. [1] [6]

The Seasons, including the podium hosting the mall, was designed by Japanese firm Torafu Architects in collaboration with artist Asao Tokolo. [8] The façade, which is a product of the collaboration, features a geometric design that is a derivation of the Japanese hemp leaf. [9]

Facilities and tenants

Mitsukoshi BGC deviates from the standard department store model of the Mitsukoshi brand and instead follows a shopping mall format with 120 tenants when it first opened. [10]

Marketed as a "lifestyle mall", Mitsukoshi BGC primarily features stores and outlets under Japanese brands. In its basement, it hosts the Itadaki Food Court and Mitsukoshi Fresh, a depachika or food market. [5]

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