ASEAN Convention Center | |
Status: | Complete |
Building Type: | Convention Center |
Location: | Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines |
Pushpin Map: | Luzon#Philippines |
Coordinates: | 15.1875°N 120.5106°W |
Completion Date: | 2016 |
Renovation Date: | 2017 |
Floor Area: | 5300sqm |
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 5300sqm 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]