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 160 meters (520 feet). It used to be the tallest building in Cebu City[2] until it was eclipsed in 2015 by the first tower of Horizons 101, which stood at 178 metres (584 feet).
| Crown Regency Hotel and Towers | |
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_cropped.jpg) The complex in 2022 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City, Philippines |
| Opening | December 2005 |
| Owner | J. King & Sons Company, Inc. |
| Management | Crownlifestyle.Net, Inc. |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 165 m (541.34 ft) |
| Roof | 150 m (492.13 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45 above ground, 1 underground |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | T.I. Vasquez Architects & Planners Inc. (TVA&P Inc.) |
| Developer | J. King & Sons Company, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | M.A. Coronel Engineering Consultancy (MACEC) |
| Main contractor | ASEC Development & Construction Corporation |
| References | |
| [1] | |
The top 38th of the hotel tower feature an amusement facility which includes a flat roller coaster utilizing a tilting vehicle that runs around the edge of the building as well as an activity of strolling around the edge of the building with the protection of safety harnesses. There are also two high-speed scenic elevators (as well as two high-speed elevators opposite them with traditional enclosed cabs) going from the building's 18th floor (Sky Lobby) all the way up to the 38th floor. The scenic elevators provide a great view of the rest of uptown Cebu City to the north.[3]
Architecture and design
editThe Crown Regency Hotel and Towers was designed by local architectural firm T.I. Vasquez Architects & Planners Inc.,[1][2] 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
editThe roof level's height was increased, in turnincreasing the height of the building in order to add new rides and attractions to the Sky Extreme Adventures facilities. At least an 80 ft (24.38 m) structure was added.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b T.I. Vasquez & Partners Crown Regency Building (Fuente Tower) Archived 2009-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Crown Regency Hotels & Resorts Crown Regency Hotel & Towers Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hotel to open amusement 'park' on top floors before end of '08". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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