G.T. International Tower
| G.T. Tower International | |
|---|---|
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (design consultant) | |
| Developer | Federal Land, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Aromin & Sy + Associates, Inc. |
| Main contractor | C-E Construction Corporation |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
G.T. Tower International is an office
Design and construction
The G.T. Tower International was developed by Federal Land, Inc., the real estate arm of the Metrobank Group. The building's design was made by local architectural firms GF & Partners Architects and Gozar Planners Philippines, in cooperation with renowned international architectural firm
The tower is crowned with a 10-storey vertical fin.[1] This fin marks its presence in the Makati skyline and provides a visual signature at the towers crown. Although the G.T. International Tower opened in 2001, it was not formally inaugurated until 2004.[8]
Location
The building is located at the corner of Ayala Avenue and H.V. Dela Costa Street at Salcedo Village in Makati. It is also adjacent to the headquarters of BDO, a rival bank of Metrobank which is the main asset of the building's owner George Ty. It is situated near the entrance of the Makati Central Business District from Gil Puyat Avenue. It is a walking distance from most of Makati's other major office and residential buildings, including the second tallest building in the country, the PBCom Tower, and is easily accessible by public transport along Ayala Avenue.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the Philippines
References
- ^ a b Emporis.com G.T. International Tower, Makati
- ^ a b c Skyscraperpage.com G.T. International Tower
- ^ GF & Partners Architects Website Projects
- ^ Aromin & Sy + Associates Our Projects Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu Website GT Tower Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of April 2008) Archived March 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Savills, K. M. C. "GT Tower International". kmcmaggroup.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "GMA inaugurates 50-storey GT International Tower". Official Website of the Republic of the Philippines. September 21, 2004. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008.