BDO Corporate Center

BDO Corporate Center
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Location	12 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center Mandaluyong, Philippines
Construction started	2012
Completed	2015
Cost	₱2 billion
Height
Roof	210 m (688.98 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	47
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Arquitectonica
References
^[1]

The BDO Corporate Center at the Ortigas Center is an office skyscraper in Mandaluyong, Philippines. Its main tenant is Banco de Oro.

Architecture and design

The BDO Corporate Center was design by the architectural firm Arquitectonica. The firm designed the BDO Corporate Center with the intention of attaining a Gold LEED certification for the building. Transparent curtain walls, silver stripes and vertical metal panels are among the prominent features of the building. The 47-storey building was built on top of an already existing shopping mall building of the The Podium.^[2]

Construction

The construction of the BDO Corporate Center was commenced in the first half of 2012.^[3] Initially the building was planned to be completed by the first quearter of 2015^[4]^[5] but the building was completed on November 2015.^[1]

About ₱2 billion was the estimated cost for the construction of the building.^[6]

Tenants

Two thirds of the building will be occupied by the banking firm Banco de Oro (BDO), the namesake of the building. The rest of the building space which is for office-use was leased to other tenants.^[2] The BDO Corporate Center was not meant to become a new headquarters of Banco de Oro. The banking firm's management's head office remained in Makati.^[6]

Reception

The main occupants of the BDO Corporate Center, Banco de Oro received three awards for the building at the Philippine Property Awards 2015, namely the Best Commercial Development, Best Office Development and Best Office Architectural Design awards.^[7]

References

1 2 "BDO Corporate Center Ortigas". Emporis. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
1 2 Golez, Karen (18 August 2014). "BDO Corporate Center: 47-Storey Class-A Office in Ortigas". KMC MAG Group. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
↑ "BDO Corporate Center Ortigas Revolutionizing the work place experience". The Philippine Star. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
↑ Dumlao, Doris (19 October 2012). "47-floor BDO headquarters to rise in Ortigas". SM Investments Corporation. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
↑ "BDO to open new 47-storey building in 2015". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
1 2 Dumlao, Doris (2 January 2013). "BDO to invest P2B in new corporate tower in Ortigas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
↑ "BDO wins awards for property development". BusinessMirror. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

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

Ortigas Center

Towers

Shopping centers

Other landmarks

Education

Transportation

Roads	ADB Avenue Julia Vargas Avenue Meralco Avenue Ortigas Avenue San Miguel Avenue Shaw Boulevard

Rail	Ortigas MRT Station Shaw Boulevard MRT Station

Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.

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