The Ramon Cojuangco Building (RCB) is an International style office building in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.
| Ramon Cojuangco Building | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | International |
| Address | Makati Avenue |
| Town or city | Makati, Metro Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Current tenants | PLDT Inc. |
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Owner | PLDT Inc. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Leandro Locsin |
History edit
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) would commission a design for an office building along Makati Avenue in 1974. The structure which would be dubbed the Ramon Cojuangco Building would be inaugurated in 1982.[1]
The building was the site of the setting up of a router that connected the Philippines to the internet in 1994 by Filipino engineer Benjie Tan.[2]
As per the National Cultural Heritage Act which became law in 2009, the Ramon Cojuangco Building became a presumed Important Cultural Property (ICP) since it is a work of a National Artist.[1]
In May 2022, the PLDT would file a petition to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts have the building delisted as an ICP[1] intending to redevelop it into a "modern, ecologically sustainable and open campus-type headquarters".[3]
Architecture and design edit
The Ramon Cojuangco Building is a 15-story structure designed by National Artist Leandro Locsin and is an example of International style architecture. It has also three levels underground.[1] An NCCA report notes that Locsin's "response to vernacular design" is evident in the building but is "minimal and ambigious". The building is noted to exhibit's Locsin's "floating effect".[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Adel, Rosette (May 21, 2022). "What we know so far: PLDT's petition to remove Makati building as important cultural property". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Lago, Amanda (May 17, 2022). "PLDT asks NCCA to remove Cojuangco Building as Important Cultural Property". Rappler. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Bautista, Jane (May 19, 2022). "PLDT wants Makati building off heritage list so it can redevelop site". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "'Not important': PLDT Building to be demolished?". Lifestyle.INQ. June 26, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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