Crown Regency Hotel and Towers explained

Crown Regency Hotel and Towers
Location:Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City, Philippines
Building Type:Hotel
Status:Complete
Opening:December 2005
Antenna Spire:1652NaN2
Roof:1502NaN2
Floor Count:45 above ground, 1 underground
Architect:T.I. Vasquez Architects & Planners Inc. (TVA&P Inc.)
Structural Engineer:M.A. Coronel Engineering Consultancy (MACEC)
Main Contractor:ASEC Development & Construction Corporation
Developer:J. King & Sons Company, Inc.
Owner:J. King & Sons Company, Inc.
Management:Crownlifestyle.Net, Inc.

The Crown Regency Hotel and Towers is a hotel complex in Cebu City, Philippines. The main building, the 45-storey Fuente Tower 1, is one of the taller hotel buildings in the country at about 160abbr=offNaNabbr=off. It used to be the tallest building in Cebu City until it was eclipsed in 2015 by the first tower of Horizons 101, which stood at 178m (584feet).

The top 38th of the hotel tower feature an amusement facility which includes a roller coaster that runs around the edge of the building, and a stroll around the edge of the building with the protection of safety harnesses. There is also an elevator going from the 18th floor (Sky Lobby) all the way to the 38th floor and providing a great view of Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City.[1]

Architecture and design

The Crown Regency Hotel and Towers was designed by local architectural firm T.I. Vasquez Architects & Planners Inc.,[2] [3] while the structural design was made by M.A. Coronel Engineering Consultancy (MACEC)

Other members of the design team are CMA Engineering Consultants (Sanitary, Mechanical, and Fire Safety Works); lraido T. Legaspi, Jr. & Associates (Electrical Works); and E.O. Bataclan & Associates (Interior Design).

The General Contractor that built the tower was ASEC Development and Construction Corporation.

Height increase

Construction has started on the roof level to increase the height of the building in order to add new rides and attractions to the Sky Extreme Adventures facilities. Initial reports indicate at least an 802NaN2 structure is to be added.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hotel to open amusement ‘park’ on top floors before end of ’08 . 2008-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201143246/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/09/29/bus/hotel.to.open.amusement.park.on.top.floors.before.end.of.08.html . 2008-12-01 . dead .
  2. T.I. Vasquez & Partners Crown Regency Building (Fuente Tower)
  3. Crown Regency Hotels & Resorts Crown Regency Hotel & Towers