RCBC Plaza
{{Infobox building
| name = RCBC Plaza
| image = RCBC Plaza in 2022.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| location = 6819 Ayala Avenue corner Gil Puyat Avenue, 1227 Makati, Philippines
| coordinates = {{coord|14|33|38.74|N|121|0|59.52|E|region:PH|display=inline,title}}
| building_type = Office
| status = Complete
| start_date = 1996
| completion_date = 2001
| opening = 2001
| antenna_spire =
| roof = Yuchengco Tower: {{convert|192|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}
Tower 2: {{convert|170|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}
| top_floor =
| floor_count = Yuchengco Tower: 46 aboveground, 7 belowground
Tower 2: 41 aboveground, 7 belowground
| elevator_count = Yuchengco Tower: 24
Tower 2: 19
| cost = US$400 million
| floor_area = Yuchengco Tower: {{convert|79757|m2|sqft|-3|abbr=on}}
Tower 2: {{convert|71368|m2|sqft|-3|abbr=on}}
| architect = Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLD; W.V. Coscolluela & Associates
| structural_engineer = Magnusson Klemencic Associates, formerly Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire; R.S. Caparros Associates & Company
| main_contractor = EEI Corporation in Joint Venture with Walter Construction of Australia (Formerly Concrete Constructions) and Walter Bau of Germany - ECW JV
| developer = RCBC Realty Corporation
| owner = RCBC Realty Corporation
| references = Emporis {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070501172050/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2rcbcplaza-makati-philippines Two RCBC Plaza, Makati]}}Emporis {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070501141928/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=yuchengcotower-makati-philippines RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower]}}Skyscraperpage [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=43628 Two RCBC Plaza, Makati]Skyscraperpage.com [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=43627 Yuchengco Tower]Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat [http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Tallest/CTBUH_TallestPhilippines.pdf Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of October 2008)]HLURB website [http://www3.hlurb.gov.ph/yabbse/attachments/makati_projects.pdf Masterlist of Projects - Makati City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611034521/http://www3.hlurb.gov.ph/yabbse/attachments/makati_projects.pdf |date=2007-06-11 }}RCBC Plaza website [http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/home.aspx RCBC Plaza] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029084009/http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/home.aspx |date=2009-10-29 }}R.S. Caparros Associates & Company [http://www.rscamnl.com/makati11.htm The RCBC Plaza]EEI Corporation [http://www.eei.com.ph/projects.pdf List of Completed Projects - Building Projects - Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815080009/http://www.eei.com.ph/projects.pdf |date=2010-08-15 }}
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RCBC Plaza is an office skyscraper complex located in Makati, Philippines. It is home to the offices of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) and is composed of two buildings: the taller RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower (Tower 1) and the smaller RCBC Plaza Tower 2. The taller tower stands at {{convert|192|m|ft|sp=us}} from the ground to its architectural top, and is currently the 8th tallest complete building in Makati, and is the 16th-tallest building in the Philippines, while the shorter tower stands at {{convert|170|m|ft|sp=us}}. At the time of its completion, the complex, as a whole, was considered by its developers to be the largest and most modern office development in the country.
Design and construction
The RCBC Plaza was designed by international architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, in cooperation with local architectural firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates. The structural design was provided by international engineering company Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire in cooperation with local engineering company R.S. Caparros Associates & Company. Project management services was provided by Bovis Lend Lease, while construction management works were provided by Pacific Orient Consultants & Management, Inc. The Main Contractor was ECW Joint Venture consisting of EEI Corporation (Philippines), Concrete Constructions (Australia) and Walter Bau (Germany). The superstructure construction works were self performed by ECW JV. EEI Corporation is also a part of the Yuchengco Group of Companies.RCBC Plaza website [http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/consultants.aspx RCBC Plaza Project Consultants] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118043556/http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/consultants.aspx |date=2009-11-18 }}
Besides these groups, other members of the design team include Ove Arup & Partners New York (Conceptual Services/Engineering/Transport & Traffic), DCCD Engineering Corp. (Electrical, Mechanical, Sanitary & Fire Protection Engineers); Davis Langdon & Seah (Quantity Surveyors); Hassell Ltd. (Landscape Consultants); ALT Cladding & Design (Cladding Consultants); Fisher Marantz Renfro Stone (Architectural and Theatre Lighting); and Shen Milsom & Wilke LLC [http://smwllc.com/]. (Acoustical Consultants).
The external finishes of the buildings feature aluminum panels with fluorocarbon paint finish to towers, curtain wall of clear and solar reflective glass and stone cladding to podium.RCBC Plaza website [http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/tech_specs.aspx RCBC Plaza Technical Specifications] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107193121/http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/tech_specs.aspx |date=2009-11-07 }}
Location
RCBC Plaza stands on an island site bounded by thoroughfares in the Makati Central Business District such as Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) on the north, Ayala Avenue on the west, Geronimo Street on the east, and Salcedo Street on the south.RCBC Plaza website [http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/location.aspx RCBC Plaza Location] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031063914/http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/location.aspx |date=2009-10-31 }} Around its area are the Ayala North Exchange, educational institutions like the Asian Institute of Management, the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, Ateneo Law School, Mapua Institute of Technology Makati Campus, Centro Escolar University Makati Campus, CEU School of Law and Jurisprudence and the Far Eastern University Makati Campus - Business School. It is also a few blocks away from residential buildings like The Columns, Alphaland Makati Place, The Lerato, The Rise Makati, and SMDC Air Residences, plus the service facilities of the Makati Medical Center, Makati Central Post Office, and Makati Fire Station.
The RCBC Plaza is the home of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), as well as the Yuchengco Institute for Advanced Studies (a partnership between RCBC and De La Salle University Professional Schools) and Yuchengco Museum.Philippine Business Magazine [https://web.archive.org/web/20020830073007/http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/archives/magazine/vol9-2002/9-1/photoessay.htm Volume 9 No. 1 - Towers of Power]RCBC Plaza website [http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/overview.aspx RCBC Plaza Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109010429/http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/overview.aspx |date=2009-11-09 }}
It also houses the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, an auditorium with a capacity of 450 seats.{{cite web |title=RCBC Plaza |url=http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/cpr-auditorium |website=www.rcbcplaza.com.ph |access-date=17 March 2020}} It currently hosts the Repertory Philippines since 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.artplus.ph/features/repertory-philippines-brings-theater-back-on-stage-for-season-87|title=Repertory Philippines Brings Theater Back On-Stage for Season 87|date=December 5, 2023|first=Marian Luisa|last=Palo|website=Art+ Magazine|accessdate=April 2, 2024}}
Features and amenities
File:Yuchengco Museum, Makati City, Feb 2024.jpg
The building complex features include perimeter located columns that offer a whole floor efficiency of 90% to 91%; floor-to-ceiling height of {{convert|2.75|m|sp=us}} with provision for raised flooring; external Curtain Wall System facade; provision for Executive Toilet; Fiber Optic Telecommunication Backbone carrying telephone, data, security and building management signals; Fire Protection System with sprinklers, smoke detectors and pressurized stairwells; designated High Loading Zone; 100% emergency back-up power System; State-of-the-art invisible security system; central chiller-type Air-conditioning System; and digitally controlled and monitored Building Automation System.RCBC Plaza website [http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/amenities.aspx RCBC Plaza Key Features and Amenities] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104002226/http://www.rcbcplaza.com.ph/amenities.aspx |date=2009-11-04 }}
Amenities of the complex include banking chambers; convenience and specialty shops; gymnasium and health spa; food court restaurant; open-air courtyard; and a Roman Catholic chapel. Parking services are available at its 7-level basement that can accommodate up to 1,670 cars. De La Salle University also operates a satellite campus in RCBC Plaza, offering professional and graduate programs including its Masters in Business Administration program.
Since September 2023, the RCBC Plaza hosts the Embassy of Ireland in Manila.{{cite news |title=First Irish Embassy in PH opens in RCBC Plaza |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/13/first-irish-embassy-in-the-philippines-opens-in-rcbc-plaza |access-date=13 September 2023 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=14 September 2023 |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://rcbcplaza.com.ph/ RCBC Plaza official website]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070501141928/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=yuchengcotower-makati-philippines RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower]}} at Emporis
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070501172050/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2rcbcplaza-makati-philippines RCBC Plaza Tower 2]}} at Emporis
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