St. Francis Square
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The St. Francis Square is a complex of three buildings in Ortigas Center
. The most notable buildings in the complex are the BSA Twin Towers, which is designed by R. Villarosa Architects using tube-frame structural design
. The twin towers are both counting 55-storey and it rests on a reinforced mat-slab foundation
.
Groundbreaking and construction began on 1999 and completed on 2000. Later the twin towers halted by late 2009 for renovation, which is still on-going. The complex is located in the heart of Ortigas Center
, a major financial district containing at least 100 hectares of office space. The other building situated in St. Francis Square is the St. Francis Square Mall
.
They also were the tallest twin towers in the country (the other being tallest complete twin Pacific Plaza Towers
in 2001) until the completion of The St. Francis Shangri-La Place
. More likely, if the height of the towers included the spire atop the pyramid, the official height of BSA Twin Towers could be more than 200 metres.
The towers were adjacent to The Podium
, one of the premiere malls located within Ortigas Center
. Some elements of the design of the towers were incorporated in BSA Tower
, one of the condominium projects of St. Francis Square Group of Companies.
is one of the buildings in the St. Francis Square complex. It stays at 4-storey and is a direct competitor of nearby SM Megamall
. The mall and the Twin Towers are separated by a massive parking lot for the customers of the mall.
Ortigas Center
Ortigas Center is Metro Manila's second most important Philippine financial district-cum-central business district after the Makati Financial and Central Business District in Makati City. With an area of at least 100 hectares, the district is located at the boundaries of Pasig City, Mandaluyong...
. The most notable buildings in the complex are the BSA Twin Towers, which is designed by R. Villarosa Architects using tube-frame structural design
Tube (structure)
In structural engineering, the tube is the name given to the systems where in order to resist lateral loads a building is designed to act like a three-dimensional hollow tube, cantilevered perpendicular to the ground. The system was introduced by Fazlur Rahman Khan while at Skidmore, Owings and...
. The twin towers are both counting 55-storey and it rests on a reinforced mat-slab foundation
Shallow foundation
A shallow foundation is a type of foundation which transfers building loads to the earth very near the surface, rather than to a subsurface layer or a range of depths as does a deep foundation...
.
Groundbreaking and construction began on 1999 and completed on 2000. Later the twin towers halted by late 2009 for renovation, which is still on-going. The complex is located in the heart of Ortigas Center
Ortigas Center
Ortigas Center is Metro Manila's second most important Philippine financial district-cum-central business district after the Makati Financial and Central Business District in Makati City. With an area of at least 100 hectares, the district is located at the boundaries of Pasig City, Mandaluyong...
, a major financial district containing at least 100 hectares of office space. The other building situated in St. Francis Square is the St. Francis Square Mall
St. Francis Square Mall
St. Francis Square Mall is a mall located in the heart of Ortigas Center. The mall is a direct competitor of nearby SM Megamall. It is also a modern low-rise building, holding a 3,000 capacity auditorium and houses over 1,000 stalls and stores....
.
BSA Twin Towers
The most notable buildings in the complex are the BSA Twin Towers, both soaring at 55-storey and counting 197 meters up to the roof. They're also occupying a land area of 3,037.32 square metres of the site's land. Standing at 197 metres (646.3 ft) tall, the BSA Twin Towers are the 11th tallest buildings in the Philippines.They also were the tallest twin towers in the country (the other being tallest complete twin Pacific Plaza Towers
Pacific Plaza Towers
The Pacific Plaza Towers are high-end residential condominium skyscrapers located in Taguig City, Philippines. The twin 53-storey buildings, the North Tower and South Tower, were completed in 2001 and rises to 179 metres from the ground to its architectural top...
in 2001) until the completion of The St. Francis Shangri-La Place
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, also known as The St. Francis Towers 1 & 2 are twin-tower residential condominium skyscrapers in Mandaluyong City, Philippines...
. More likely, if the height of the towers included the spire atop the pyramid, the official height of BSA Twin Towers could be more than 200 metres.
The towers were adjacent to The Podium
The Podium
The Podium is an upscale shopping mall located along ADB Avenue in the Ortigas Center, a major business and commercial district in Pasig City, Philippines...
, one of the premiere malls located within Ortigas Center
Ortigas Center
Ortigas Center is Metro Manila's second most important Philippine financial district-cum-central business district after the Makati Financial and Central Business District in Makati City. With an area of at least 100 hectares, the district is located at the boundaries of Pasig City, Mandaluyong...
. Some elements of the design of the towers were incorporated in BSA Tower
BSA Tower
The BSA Tower is a skyscraper in Legaspi Village, Makati City, Philippines. It is a serviced apartment building operated by Quantum Hotels and Resorts. It stands at 153.9 metres from ground to tip of architectural spire.-Design:...
, one of the condominium projects of St. Francis Square Group of Companies.
St. Francis Square Mall
The St. Francis Square MallSt. Francis Square Mall
St. Francis Square Mall is a mall located in the heart of Ortigas Center. The mall is a direct competitor of nearby SM Megamall. It is also a modern low-rise building, holding a 3,000 capacity auditorium and houses over 1,000 stalls and stores....
is one of the buildings in the St. Francis Square complex. It stays at 4-storey and is a direct competitor of nearby SM Megamall
SM Megamall
SM Megamall is a huge shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the 3rd SM Supermall developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines owned by Henry Sy Sr. The mall has two buildings interconnected with a bridge...
. The mall and the Twin Towers are separated by a massive parking lot for the customers of the mall.
External links
- St. Francis Square - Official website
- BSA Twin Towers - Official website