The World Centre

Office in Makati, Philippines

14°33′42″N 121°01′16″E / 14.56167°N 121.02111°E / 14.56167; 121.02111Construction started1994OpeningNovember 1996OwnerMegaworld Properties & Holdings, Inc.ManagementMegaworld Land Inc.HeightAntenna spire152.4 m (500.00 ft)Technical detailsFloor count30 aboveground, 5 belowgroundLifts/elevators7 passenger, 1 serviceDesign and constructionArchitect(s)Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; W.V. Coscoluella & AssociatesDeveloperMegaworld Corp.Structural engineerOve Arup & PartnersReferences^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

The World Centre is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines.^[9] It is owned by Megaworld Corp. It stands at 152.4 metres (500 feet),^[1]^[2]^[3] and is located on the largest central business district of the country.

Design

The World Centre building was designed and planned by Filipino architectural firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates, in cooperation with international architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Structural engineering consultancy work was done by Ove Arup and Partners.^[6]^[7] The building's exterior is clad with glossy curtain walls, and has a spire for communications and transmission. The building also has a helicopter deck area at the roof deck.

Occupants

The World Centre houses the Embassy of China's consular section and military attaché office.

References

^ ^a ^b Emporis.com The World Centre, Makati^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Skyscraperpage.com The World Centre, Makati
^ ^a ^b Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of June 2009) Archived March 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ HLURB website List of Makati Projects Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ The Manila Standard World Centre to open next month - October 29, 1996
^ ^a ^b Megaworld International The World Centre
^ ^a ^b Dot.com.ph Megaworld Properties & Holdings, Inc.
^ Alvis Realty The World Centre
^ Savills, K. M. C. "The World Centre". kmcmaggroup.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

External links

The World Centre at Emporis^{[dead link]}
The World Centre at Skyscraperpage.com

Makati Central Business District

Towers

Office	AIA Tower Alveo Financial Tower Ayala Tower One Exportbank Plaza G.T. International Tower Lepanto Building LKG Tower L. V. Locsin Building Makati Sky Plaza Pacific Star Building PBCom Tower Petron Megaplaza RCBC Plaza Robinsons Summit Center Rufino Pacific Tower Smart Tower The Enterprise Center Tower 1 The World Centre Tower 6789 V Corporate Center Zuellig Building
Residential	Discovery Primea Grand Soho Makati Makati Tuscany One Roxas Triangle Salcedo Park Twin Towers Shang Salcedo Place The Beacon – Amorsolo Tower The Beacon – Arnaiz Tower The Beacon – Roces Tower The Residences at Greenbelt Laguna Tower Manila Tower San Lorenzo Tower The Shang Grand Tower

Ayala Center

Ayala Museum
Dusit Thani Manila
Fairmont Makati
Glorietta
Greenbelt
Holiday Inn & Suites Makati
InterContinental Manila
Makati Shangri-La, Manila
New World Hotel Makati
One Ayala
Raffles Makati

Other landmarks

Education

Transportation

Roads	Amorsolo Street Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Gil Puyat Avenue Makati Avenue Paseo de Roxas
Rail	Ayala station Buendia station (MRT) Dela Rosa railway station Pasay Road railway station SkyTrain
Pedestrian	De La Rosa Elevated Walkway Pedestrian underpasses

Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.

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Completed

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250–299 m	PBCom Tower (259 m, 2000) Trump Tower Manila (251 m, 2017) The Gramercy Residences (250 m, 2013) Discovery Primea (250 m, 2013)
200–249 m	Park Central South Tower (248 m, 2022) Grand Riviera Suites (230 m, 2014) Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila (229 m, 2016) One Shangri-La Place Towers (227 m, 2014) BSA Twin Towers (221 m, 2000) G.T. International Tower (217 m, 2001) Alphaland Makati Place (215 m, 2016) The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Towers (213 m, 2009) BDO Corporate Center Ortigas (210 m, 2015) One Rockwell West Tower (210 m, 2010) Petron Megaplaza (210 m, 1998) The Knightsbridge Residences (210 m, 2013) UnionBank Plaza (206 m, 2004) Greenbelt San Lorenzo Tower (205 m, 2009) Edades Tower (205 m, 2014) Net Park (205 m, 2015) Golden Empire Tower (203 m, 2002) One Corporate Centre (202 m, 2009) Milano Residences (200 m, 2016) Philamlife Tower (200 m, 2000) Summit One Tower (200 m, 1998)
150–199 m	One Central Makati (195 m, 2013) 8 Forbestown Road (194 m, 2013) Anchor Skysuites (193 m, 2013) RCBC Plaza Towers (192 m, 2001) The Infinity Fort Bonifacio (190 m, 2011) Tower 6789 (185 m, 2013) One San Miguel Avenue (183 m, 2001) LKG Tower (180 m, 2000) Marco Polo Ortigas Manila (180 m, 2014) The Shang Grand Tower (180 m, 2005) Pacific Plaza Towers (179 m, 2001) Atlanta Centre (179 m, 1998) Birch Tower (178 m, 2012) Aspire Tower (175 m, 2012) Robinsons Equitable Tower (175 m, 1997) One Roxas Triangle (174 m, 2000) Robinsons Summit Center (174 m, 2001) Paragon Plaza (174 m, 1998) The Enterprise Center Tower 1 (172 m, 1999) Greenbelt Laguna Tower (171 m, 2008) Greenbelt Manila Tower (171 m, 2010) The Beaufort (170 m, 2013) The Beacon Arnaiz Tower (170 m, 2012) Pearl of the Orient Tower (168 m, 2004) Discovery Suites (167 m, 1999) GA Towers (165 m, 2005) One Rockwell East Tower (165 m, 2011) Rufino Pacific Tower (161 m, 1994) Ayala Tower One (160 m, 1996) The Orient Square (160 m, 1999) Zuellig Building (160 m, 2012) Lancaster Suites One (158 m, 2007) Bellagio Golfview (156 m, 2010) Exportbank Plaza (155 m, 1998) Rizal Tower (155 m, 2000) Wharton Parksuites (154 m, 2012) BSA Grand Tower (154 m, 1998) Belton Place (153 m, 2012) The World Centre (152 m, 1996) Salcedo Park Twin Towers (151 m, 1996) Pacific Plaza Condominium (150 m, 1992) One Legazpi Park (150 m, 2006) Joy-Nostalg Center (150 m, 2009) Forbes Tower West (150 m, 2011) One McKinley Place (150 m, 2004) The Columns (150 m, 2009)