Robinsons Summit Center
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{{Infobox building
|name = Robinsons Summit Center
|image = Robinsons Summit Center in 2022.jpg
|image_size = 220px
|caption = Robinsons Summit Center as seen from Ayala Avenue in 2022.
|location = 6783 Ayala Avenue, Makati, Philippines
|coordinates = {{coord|14|33|26.86|N|121|1|14.58|E|display=inline,title}}
|building_type = Office
|status = Complete
|start_date = 1997
|completion_date = 2001
|opening = 2001
|antenna_spire =
|roof = {{convert|174|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}
|top_floor =
|floor_count = 38
|elevator_count =
|cost =
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|architect = Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum; W.V. Coscoluella & Associates
|structural_engineer= R.S. Caparros Associates & Company
|main_contractor = D.M. Consunji, Inc.
|developer = Robinsons Land Corporation
|owner = Robinsons Land Corporation
|management =
|references = Emporis.com {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070321020458/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=robinsonssummitcentr-makati-philippines Robinsons Summit Center]}}Skyscraperpage.com [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1366 JG Summit Center]Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat [http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Tallest/CTBUH_TallestPhilippines.pdf Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of April 2008)]HLURB website [http://www3.hlurb.gov.ph/yabbse/attachments/makati_projects.pdf List of Makati Projects] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611034521/http://www3.hlurb.gov.ph/yabbse/attachments/makati_projects.pdf |date=2007-06-11 }}R.S. Caparros Associates & Company [http://www.rscamnl.com/makati5.htm JG Summit]D.M. Consunji, Inc. [http://www.dmcinet.com/Unv_ProjectDesc.asp?Type=HOB&ProjCd=0657&Category= Projects - JG Summit Building]
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Robinsons Summit Center, formerly known as the JG Summit Center, is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines.{{Cite web|last=Savills|first=K. M. C.|title=Robinsons Summit Center|url=https://kmcmaggroup.com/building/Robinsons-Summit-Center/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=kmcmaggroup.com|language=en}} It is owned by JG Summit Holdings, Inc., and developed by its real estate arm, Robinsons Land Corporation. It stands at {{convert|174|m|sp=us}}, is currently the 9th-tallest complete building in Makati, and is one of the tallest buildings in the Philippines.
Design
The Robinsons Summit Center was designed and masterplanned by the international architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), in cooperation with the Filipino architectural firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates. The building's structural frame was designed by R.S. Caparros Associates & Company. The building has an unobstructed view of the Makati skyline from all floors. It has a double-height main lobby and double-height glass wall frontage and a three-zone vertical movement configuration for optimum elevator performance. A rooftop master antenna serves as an architectural highlight.Robinsons Land Corp. website [http://www.robinsonsproperties.com.ph/rsc.php Projects - Robinsons Summit Center]
Location
Located along Ayala Avenue near the corner of Paseo de Roxas, the Robinsons Summit Center is accessible near every other major destination in Makati. In its vicinity are the Glorietta Mall, Greenbelt, and Ayala Center, as well as educational institutions like the Asian Institute of Management, the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, and the Ateneo Law School. It is also a few blocks away from deluxe hotels like Makati Shangri-La, The Peninsula Manila, and Dusit Thani Manila, plus the service facilities of the Makati Medical Center and the Central Post Office.
The Robinsons Summit Center has been chosen as a location for major call centers and a telecommunications company.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]
Amenities
The building is designed to comprise only 6 units per floor, with an average floor plate of only {{convert|1,200|sqm|sp=us}}. On the 8th and 9th floors is a branch of Fitness First. On the 37th floor are the Philippine operations of Hewlett-Packard Philippines Corporation. The building also has a helipad located on its roof deck, 10-level parking with over 390 slots, and is equipped with a state-of-the-art building management and communications system.
See also
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070321020458/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=robinsonssummitcentr-makati-philippines Robinsons Summit Center at Emporis]}}
- [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1366 JG Summit Center at Skyscraperpage.com]
- [http://www.ayalamap.com/map/buildings/structure/robinsons-summit-center/details.html Robinsons Summit Center at Ayala Map]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Makati
Category:Skyscrapers in Makati
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Metro Manila