The World Centre

The World Centre
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	330 Gil Puyat Avenue, Salcedo Village, Makati, Philippines
Coordinates	14°33′42″N 121°01′16″E / 14.56167°N 121.02111°E / 14.56167; 121.02111Coordinates: 14°33′42″N 121°01′16″E / 14.56167°N 121.02111°E / 14.56167; 121.02111
Construction started	1994
Opening	November 1996
Owner	Megaworld Properties & Holdings, Inc.
Management	Megaworld Land Inc.
Height
Antenna spire	152.4 m (500.00 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	30 aboveground, 5 belowground
Lifts/elevators	7 passenger, 1 service
Design and construction
Architect	Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; W.V. Coscoluella & Associates
Developer	Megaworld Corp.
Structural engineer	Ove Arup & Partners
References
^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

The World Centre is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines. 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 the People's Republic of China, Malaysia and Norway.

References

1 2 Emporis.com The World Centre, Makati
1 2 Skyscraperpage.com The World Centre, Makati
1 2 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
↑ The Manila Standard World Centre to open next month - October 29, 1996
1 2 Megaworld International The World Centre
1 2 Dot.com.ph Megaworld Properties & Holdings, Inc.
↑ Alvis Realty The World Centre

External links

Makati CBD

Towers

Office	Ayala Tower One Exportbank Plaza G.T. International Tower Lepanto Building LKG Tower L. V. Locsin Building Pacific Star Building PBCom Tower Petron Megaplaza Philamlife Tower RCBC Plaza Robinsons Summit Center Rufino Pacific Tower The Enterprise Center The World Centre Tower 6789 V Corporate Center Zuellig Building

Residential	Discovery Primea Grand Soho Makati One Roxas Triangle Salcedo Park Twin Towers The Residences at Greenbelt The Shang Grand Tower

Ayala Center

Other landmarks

Education

Transportation

Roads	Amorsolo Street Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Gil Puyat Avenue Makati Avenue Paseo de Roxas

Rail	Ayala MRT Station Buendia MRT Station Buendia railway station Pasay Road railway station

Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.

Skyscrapers and towers in Metro Manila

Completed

Over 250 m	PBCom Tower (259 m, 2000) The Gramercy Residences (250 m, 2013) Discovery Primea (250 m, 2013) Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila (250 m, 2016)

200–249 m	Grand Riviera Suites (230 m, 2014) One Shangri-La Place Towers (227 m, 2014) Alphaland Makati Place (220 m, 2016) G.T. International Tower (217 m, 2001) BSA Twin Towers (215 m, 2000) The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Towers (213 m, 2009) The Knightsbridge Residences (210 m, 2013) One Rockwell West Tower (210 m, 2010) Petron Megaplaza (210 m, 1998) BDO Corporate Center (210 m, 2015) UnionBank Plaza (206 m, 2004) Greenbelt San Lorenzo Tower (205 m, 2009) Edades Tower (205 m, 2014) Golden Empire Tower (203 m, 2002) One Corporate Centre (202 m, 2009) 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) Lancaster Suites One (158 m, 2007) Bellagio Golfview (156 m, 2010) Exportbank Plaza (155 m, 1998) The Rizal Tower (155 m, 2000) Wharton Parksuites (154 m, 2012) BSA Grand Tower (154 m, 1998) The World Centre (152 m, 1996) Salcedo Park Twin Towers (151 m, 1996) Pacific Plaza Condominium (150 m, 1992) Wynsum Corporate Plaza (150 m, 2000) One Legazpi Park (150 m, 2006) Joy-Nostalg Center (150 m, 2009) Forbes Tower West (150 m, 2011) One McKinley Place (150 m, 2004) Zuellig Building (150 m, 2012) The Columns (150 m, 2009)

Under
construction

The Stratford Residences (312 m, 2017)
Federal Land Tower (282 m, 2016)
Trump Tower Manila (250 m, 2016)
Century Spire (245 m, 2018)
The Skysuites Tower (220 m, ?)
Net Park (205 m, 2016)
UNTV Broadcast Center (200 m, 2017)
Torre de Manila (165 m, 2018)
JAKA Tower (?, 2018)

Proposed

Unbuilt

Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion
Commons

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The World Centre

Design

Occupants

See also

References

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