One San Miguel Avenue
Encyclopedia
The One San Miguel Avenue is an office skyscraper
located at San Miguel Avenue (hence the building's name) in Ortigas Center Pasig City
, Philippines
. It was completed in 2001 and stands at 183 metres (600.39 feet) from ground up to the architectural top, although if measured with its antennas, it stands at 203 metres (666 feet). It has 54 floors aboveground and 7 basement levels.
. , and to a branch of international BPO company Sykes
and Emerson Electric Company
. It is also near numerous office and residential buildings, as well as major shopping malls like SM Megamall, Shangri-La Mall, and St. Francis Square.
The building has eight double-decker elevators.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located at San Miguel Avenue (hence the building's name) in Ortigas Center Pasig City
Pasig City
The City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It was completed in 2001 and stands at 183 metres (600.39 feet) from ground up to the architectural top, although if measured with its antennas, it stands at 203 metres (666 feet). It has 54 floors aboveground and 7 basement levels.
Design and location
The One San Miguel Avenue is the first office tower owned and developed by Amberland Corporation, was designed by Filipino architectural firm Philip H. Recto Architects. Strategically located along San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Boulevard, it is currently one the highest buildings in Pasig City and in Ortigas Center as a whole , and is quite distinguishable due to its height and location. It is the home of the Manila Broadcasting Company which occupies the top four floors with executive offices, and a transmitter of DZMB and DWYSDWYS
DWYS, currently operating as YES! FM, it is a 24 hour automated music FM radio station owned by Pacific Broadcasting Systems in the Philippines...
. , and to a branch of international BPO company Sykes
Sykes Enterprises
Sykes Enterprises provides business process outsourcing services, such as technical support and customer service. Sykes has over 51,000 employees at 80+ locations in 25 countries operating in 30 languages.-History:...
and Emerson Electric Company
Emerson Electric Company
Emerson Electric Company is a major multinational corporation headquartered in Ferguson, Missouri, United States. This Fortune 500 company manufactures products and provides engineering services for a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer markets.Emerson is one of the largest...
. It is also near numerous office and residential buildings, as well as major shopping malls like SM Megamall, Shangri-La Mall, and St. Francis Square.
The building has eight double-decker elevators.