The BDO Corporate Center Ortigas at the Ortigas Center is an office skyscraper in Mandaluyong, Philippines serving as the headquarters of Banco de Oro (BDO). Located along ADB Avenue, It is one of the tallest buildings in Ortigas Center standing at almost 689 feet (210 meters).
| BDO Corporate Center Ortigas | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 12 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°35′11″N 121°03′32″E / 14.5863509°N 121.0589897°E |
| Construction started | 2012 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Cost | ₱2 billion |
| Height | |
| Roof | 210 m (688.98 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 47 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Arquitectonica FSL & Associates, Co. |
| Developer | SM Keppel Land |
| Main contractor | DDT Konstract, Inc. |
| References | |
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Architecture and design
editThe BDO Corporate Center designed by the architectural firms Arquitectonica and FSL & Associates, Co.[2] The firm designed the BDO Corporate Center attained it Gold LEED certification for the building. Double glazed curtain walls, with ceramic frit are among the prominent features of the building. The 47-storey building was built on top of an already existing shopping mall building of The Podium.[3]
Construction
editThe construction of the BDO Corporate Center commenced in the first half of 2012.[4] Initially the building was planned to be completed by the first quarter of 2015[5][6] but the building was completed in November 2015.[1]
About ₱2 billion was the estimated cost for the construction of the building.[7]
Tenants
editThe building will be occupied by the banking firm Banco de Oro (BDO), the namesake of the building. The BDO Corporate Center was not meant to become the new headquarters of Banco de Oro. The bank's management & many major offices still remained in Makati (former Equitable-PCI Headquarters) until their demolition starting 2022.[7]
Reception
editThe main occupants of the BDO Corporate Center, Banco de Oro received three awards for the building at the Philippine Property Awards 2015, namely the Best Commercial Development, Best Office Development and Best Office Architectural Design awards.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "BDO Corporate Center Ortigas". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "BDO Corporate Center Ortigas". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ Golez, Karen (August 18, 2014). "BDO Corporate Center: 47-Storey Class-A Office in Ortigas". KMC MAG Group. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "BDO Corporate Center Ortigas Revolutionizing the work place experience". The Philippine Star. October 29, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Dumlao, Doris (October 19, 2012). "47-floor BDO headquarters to rise in Ortigas". SM Investments Corporation. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 1, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "BDO to open new 47-storey building in 2015". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. October 27, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Dumlao, Doris (January 2, 2013). "BDO to invest P2B in new corporate tower in Ortigas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "BDO wins awards for property development". BusinessMirror. July 29, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2016.