PBCOM Tower is the tallest building in the Philippines and the seventy-ninth tallest building in the world. It has a height of 259 meters, soaring at 52 storeys high plus an 8-level radio tower. The building is the home of the Philippine Bank of Communications, or PBCom, one of the oldest Philippine banks. The bank occupies the building's first ten floors, with a foodcourt on the seventh floor. It is also home to a competitor bank, East West Bank, which is based in the building's twentieth and twenty-first floors.

The building is located at 6795 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street in Makati City. The stretch of Ayala Avenue where PBCOM Tower lies also has branches of Metrobank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Equitable PCI Bank, Export and Industry Bank, the Philippine subsidiary of United Overseas Bank, International Exchange Bank, and East West Bank. The building is also across from the main office of Union Bank of the Philippines.

PBCOM Tower is designed by international architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Its exterior double-glazed, unitized curtain walls create a facade that reflects a fusion of art and function. Its interiors are an elegant interplay of glass, natural stone and metal.

PBCom Tower is a joint venture of Filinvest Land, and PBCom Tower. However, floors of 20th and upwards are managed by Filinvest Land.

Features

Offices

• 2.6 meter high ceiling

• 200 to 300 square meters per unit

• provisions for powder-coated T-runner and acoustic board ceiling

• perimeter columns for flexibility in space planning

Elevators

• 17 high-speed passenger lifts

• 4 shuttle lifts for parking levels

• service elevators

• 6 zoning elevators lobby

Air-conditioning

• 2 individually-controlled chilled water air handling units per floor

• provision for variable air valve (VAV) to meet tenants' individual air-conditioning requirements

Building Automation

• fully computerized building management system

Communications

• high-speed backbone access to voice, data and video

• 100 telephone lines per floor (2 carriers)

• with provision for expansion of fiber optic cable risers

• communication/radio tower

Parking

• 889 slots

• paging system

• parking management system

Other Features

• 100% full power back-up

• 24-hour security

• banking facilities

• control room

• food court (7th floor)

• garden

• business center

• executive dining area

• smoke control for Life Safety Evacuation

• helicopter pad

PEZA (Philippine Economic Zone Authority) Incentives

• Income Tax Holiday from 4 to 6 years

• Option to pay a special 5% tax on gross income earned

• Exemptions from import duties & taxes on imported machinery, equipment and raw materials

• Additional deduction of up to 50% of training expenses

• Permanent resident status for foreign investors with initial investments of at least US$ 150,000

• Employment of non-resident aliens required in the operation of IT Enterprises

• Other incentives, as may be determined by the PEZA Board

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Design Manager / Interior Designer
written by Marife Pascual, January 30, 2008

Any idea how much the total project cost( PBCom Tower)

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