The Shang Grand Tower
The Shang Grand Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residential |
Architectural style | Art-Deco architecture |
Location | Perea Street corner Dela Rosa Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, Philippines |
Coordinates | 14°33′16.96″N 121°1′17.67″E / 14.5547111°N 121.0215750°E |
Construction started | 2003 |
Completed | November 2005 |
Opening | March 8, 2006 |
Cost | Php 2,000,000,000 |
Owner | The Shang Grand Tower Condominium Corporation |
Management | The Shang Grand Tower Condominium Corporation |
Height | |
Roof | 180 m (590.55 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 46 aboveground, 4 belowground |
Floor area | 71,316 m2 (768,000 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 7 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Palmer & Turner (P & T) Architects and Engineers Ltd.; Recio + Casas Architects |
Developer | EDSA Property Holdings, Inc. |
Structural engineer | Ove Arup Philippines |
Main contractor | D.M. Consunji, Inc. |
References | |
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] |
The Shang Grand Tower, also known as simply the Shang Tower, is a high-end residential condominium skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines. It was developed by Shang Properties, Inc. The 46-storey building was opened in 2006 and rises to 180 metres (630 feet) from the ground to its architectural top. It is currently the 10th-tallest complete building in Makati, and is the 19th-tallest building in the country and Metro Manila as well. The 250-unit condominium was the first self-funded residential condominium of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ Kuok Group in the country, and all units were sold-out as of 2006.[citation needed]
Construction and design
The Shang Grand Tower was designed by international architectural firm Palmer & Turner (P & T) Architects and Engineers Ltd., in cooperation with local architectural firm Recio + Casas Architects; while the structural design was provided by engineering company Ove Arup Philippines, the local branch of international engineering firm
International landscape consultants Belt Collins were responsible for its outdoor panoramic designs, while “designers to the hotel and resort industry,” Hospitality and Leisure Asia set the tone for its general interiors.[9]
The Shang Grand Tower construction began in September 2003, a period in which the
Design
The building stands on a nearly 2,900 sq.m. of land, and roughly 71,000 sq.m. of floor space takes the shape of the letter “Z” with a straight line in the middle. This enables unit owners at the extreme ends of “Z” to have three views of the outside.[9]
The exterior has a post-modern with traditional
Residential units have floors in “engineered wood”
The building is purely residential in nature, with no commercial or office space, no bridgeways or walkways to connect it to any commercial and office establishment.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Emporis.com Shang Grand Tower, Makati City
- ^ Skyscraperpage.com Shang Grand Tower
- ^ Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of October 2008) Archived March 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ HLURB website Masterlist of Projects - Makati Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Shang Grand Tower website The Shang Grand Tower official website
- ^ a b Jose Aliling & Associates Projects - Residential Buildings[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b D.M. Consunji, Inc. Shang Grand Tower
- ^ Real Estate Movers Shang Grand Tower
- ^ a b c d Philippine Daily Inquirer - Home, five-star home - February 14, 2004
- ^ Shang Properties, Inc. Projects Portfolio
- ^ Manila Bulletin - Shang Grand Tower tops off - March 17, 2005