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]
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.
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.