The World Centre

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The World Centre
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The World Centre as seen from Buendia Avenue in Makati.
The World Centre
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location330 Gil Puyat Avenue, Salcedo Village, Makati, Philippines
Coordinates 14°33′42″N121°01′16″E / 14.56167°N 121.02111°E / 14.56167; 121.02111
Construction started1994
OpeningNovember 1996
OwnerMegaworld Properties & Holdings, Inc.
ManagementMegaworld Land Inc.
Height
Antenna spire152.4 m (500.00 ft)
Technical details
Floor count30 aboveground, 5 belowground
Lifts/elevators7 passenger, 1 service
Design and construction
Architect(s) Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; W.V. Coscoluella & Associates
DeveloperMegaworld Corp.
Structural engineer Ove Arup & Partners
References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

The World Centre is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines. [9] It is owned by Megaworld Corp. It stands at 152.4 metres (500 feet), [1] [2] [3] and is located on the largest central business district of the country.

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Design

The World Centre building was designed and planned by Filipino architectural firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates, in cooperation with international architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Structural engineering consultancy work was done by Ove Arup and Partners. [6] [7] The building's exterior is clad with glossy curtain walls, and has a spire for communications and transmission. The building also has a helicopter deck area at the roof deck.

Occupants

The World Centre houses the Embassy of China's consular section and military attaché office.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Emporis.com The World Centre, Makati [ usurped ]
  2. 1 2 Skyscraperpage.com The World Centre, Makati
  3. 1 2 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of June 2009) Archived March 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ HLURB website List of Makati Projects Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ The Manila Standard World Centre to open next month - October 29, 1996
  6. 1 2 Megaworld International The World Centre
  7. 1 2 Dot.com.ph Megaworld Properties & Holdings, Inc.
  8. ↑ Alvis Realty The World Centre
  9. ↑ Savills, K. M. C. "The World Centre". kmcmaggroup.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
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