Metrobank Center Explained

Metrobank Center
Alternate Names:Metrobank Financial Tower
Grand Hyatt Manila
Former Names:Federal Land Tower
Etymology:Metrobank
Location:Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates:14.557°N 121.0521°W
Mapframe-Zoom:17
Cost:US$300 million
Start Date:2011
Completion Date:2017
Developer:Federal Land
Architecture Firm:Wong & Ouyang
Casas Architects
Owner:Federal Land
Architectural Style:Contemporary and Postmodern
Structural Engineer:Ove Arup & Partners
Main Contractor:Datem, Inc.
Number Of Restaurants:3 (hotel)
Number Of Rooms:461 (hotel)
Architectural:3181NaN1
Roof:259.11NaN1
Floors:66
Highest Prev:PBCom Tower
Highest Start:2017
Highest Region:the Philippines
Hotel Chain:Hyatt (Grand Hyatt Manila)

The Metrobank Center[1] is a 318m (1,043feet) mixed-use supertall skyscraper,[2] located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila. It is currently the tallest building in Metro Manila[3] and in the Philippines.

Background

The Metrobank Center is part of Federal Land's Grand Central Park mixed-used complex.[4] The Metrobank Center is connected through a common podium with the Grand Hyatt Residences, a 45-storey condominium skyscraper.[4] [5] The complex has a second residential tower, the Grand Hyatt Residence South Tower which stands 50-storeys high.[6] [7]

The building's pinnacle height is 318m (1,043feet)[2] while its height up to its roof is around 259.1m (850.1feet).[8]

The Grand Hyatt Manila is a major tenant of the building. The hotel has 461 guest rooms and occupies the top 25 floors of the building.[9] It also hosts three major restaurants namely The Grand Kitchen, No. 8 China House, and The Peak. It also has meeting and events rooms covering 2281sqm.[10]

Architecture and design

Wong & Ouyang, as well as Casas Architects were the architectural firms behind the Metrobank Center.[11] Ove Arup & Partners was responsible for the wind, structural, and seismic engineering of the building. Arup devised its damp outrigger system to make the building resistant to seismic shock and wind. Concrete outrigger walls were installed in the Metrobank Center's two mechanical floors.[12]

History

In September 2008, Taguig Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga announced that Federal Land will be building a 66-storey skyscraper that would surpass the PBCom Tower in height which was then the tallest building in the country. The construction of the building then dubbed as the "Federal Land Tower" was scheduled to commence within 2009.[13]

The project would be formally unveiled by Federal Land in March 2011[11] with the groundbreaking ceremony taking place on March 24, 2011.[14] Initially it was projected to be completed in 2014.[15] While the building was under construction in August 2017 there was a fire incident in it though no injuries were reported.[16]

The marker at the hotel's lobby was unveiled in September 2017 by George Ty of Federal Land and President Rodrigo Duterte.[17] The hotel opened on January 23, 2018.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metrobank Center . KMC . 30 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Metrobank . Federal Land, Inc. . 4 July 2019 . With a pinnacle height of 318 m (1,043 ft), Metrobank Financial Tower [Grand Hyatt Manila] is regarded as the tallest building in the country..
  3. News: First Grand Hyatt hotel opens in the Philippines. 14 February 2017. Hotel Management Network. 23 January 2017.
  4. News: Grand Hyatt Manila approaches completion. 14 February 2018. Manila Standard. 6 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Grand Hyatt Residences. Federal Land. 14 February 2018.
  6. News: Remo . Amy . Redefining ‘grand experiences’ . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 18 July 2020 . en.
  7. News: Grand Hyatt Manila Residences opens second tower BusinessWorld . 6 November 2020 . BusinessWorld . 5 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Casas. Carmelo. Grand Landmark Residences - Metrobank Center (A-203). 25 April 2018. Casas+Architects, Inc..
  9. News: Tibajia . Chonx . What makes the Grand Hyatt grand? The peak of 5-star dining & entertainment . 6 November 2020 . The Philippine Star . 5 July 2018.
  10. News: First Grand Hyatt hotel opens in the Philippines. 14 February 2017. Hotel Management Network. 23 January 2017.
  11. News: RP's tallest mixed-use building unveiled. 14 February 2018. The Philippine Star. 14 March 2011.
  12. Web site: Grand Hyatt Metrocenter, Manila The tallest and biggest mixed use building in the Philippines. Arup. 14 February 2018.
  13. News: RP's tallest building soon to rise in Taguig. 14 February 2018. GMA News. 8 September 2008.
  14. News: Dela Peña. Zinia. Federal Land allots $300M for Grand Hyatt Hotel in Global City. 14 February 2018. The Philippine Star. 25 March 2011.
  15. News: Ty's Federal Land to put up $300-M Hyatt hotel in Taguig. 14 February 2018. ABS-CBN News. 24 March 2011.
  16. News: Under construction Grand Hyatt Hotel at BGC hit by fire. 14 February 2018. GMA News. 21 August 2017.
  17. News: Gonzales. Iris. Federal Land unveils Grand Hyatt Manila. 14 February 2018. The Philippine Star. 6 September 2017.