Pacific Star Building

Office

14°33′40″N 121°01′38″E / 14.56111°N 121.02722°E / 14.56111; 121.02722Completed1989ManagementCentury Property GroupHeightRoof112.5 m (369.09 ft)Technical detailsFloor count29Floor areaMore than 56,000 m² (602,778.98 sq ft)^[1]Lifts/elevators14^[1]Design and constructionArchitect(s)Gabriel FormosoArchitecture firmGF & Partners ArchitectsStructural engineerSiemens Building TechnologiesMain contractorRepublic of Nauru

The Pacific Star Building, also known as the Nauru Building, is a 29-storey high-rise building in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.^[2] It was the tallest building in the country upon its completion.

Background

The building was built by the Republic of Nauru through its Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust. The high-rise building is managed by Century Properties Group.^[3] An adjacent 6-storey low-rise office building, the Pacific Star Building Low Rise is also partially owned by the company and is part of the building complex.^[4] The Monterrey building of DMCI was demolished to give way to the construction of the building.^[5] Completed in 1989^[6] and inaugurated on May 17, 1989, by then Nauruan Health and Education Minister Reuben J. Kun,^[7] Pacific Star Building was the tallest building in the Philippines upon its completion until it was surpassed by Rufino Pacific Tower.^[8]

Architecture and design

The Pacific Star Building consists of two buildings,^[1] a 29-storey high-rise building with four basement levels^[9] and a 6-storey low-rise building which is built around a semicircular driveway ornamented with a fountain.^[1] The taller building stands 112.5 meters (369.09 ft) high.^[10]

The building was designed by architect, Gabriel Formoso^[11]^[12] under his firm, GF & Partners Architects. The architecture firm describes the building's arches as inspired from Spanish architecture.^[9] Siemens Building Technologies was responsible for the structural engineering of the building.^[13]

Reception

The building is among the few buildings at the Makati Central Business District to be rated five stars by the Makati Commercial Estates Association.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Pacific Star Building". KMC MAG Group. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ Savills, K. M. C. "Pacific Star Building". kmcmaggroup.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
^ Fucanan, Terrie (3 September 2006). "The Grand Soho Makati - Your answer to hassle-free condo living". The Manila Times. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ "Century Properties buys part of Pacific Star complex". Century Properties Group. Businessworld Online. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ Arceo-Dumlao, Tina (5 December 2004). "Farm boy moves on to build half of Makati". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ "Pacific Star Building". KMC MAG Group. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ Republic of Nauru (Plaque outside building). At the entrance of Pacific Star Building Low Rise in Makati: Government of Nauru. 1989. Republic of Nauru: The Building was erected by the Government of the Republic of Nauru and officially opened by the Honorable Reuben J. Kun, M.P., Minister for Health and Education. Republic of Nauru on 17th May 1989
^ "RP's new tallest building rises in Makati". Manila Standard. 16 March 1993. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pacific Star Building". GF & Partners Architects. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ "AYALA CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. RAY BURTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, respondent.- DECISION". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ Fiel, Corito (15 December 1990). "Formoso - Likha fellow". Manila Standard. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ Portem, Jayson Braza. "Philippine Architecture - History of Architecture 4.0" (PDF). Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ Salazar, Tessa (3 July 2001). "Old buildings need upgrading to rival new 'brainy' ones". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

Makati Central Business District

Towers

Office	AIA Tower Alveo Financial Tower Ayala Tower One Exportbank Plaza G.T. International Tower Lepanto Building LKG Tower L. V. Locsin Building Makati Sky Plaza Pacific Star Building PBCom Tower Petron Megaplaza RCBC Plaza Robinsons Summit Center Rufino Pacific Tower Smart Tower The Enterprise Center Tower 1 The World Centre Tower 6789 V Corporate Center Zuellig Building
Residential	Discovery Primea Grand Soho Makati Makati Tuscany One Roxas Triangle Salcedo Park Twin Towers Shang Salcedo Place The Beacon – Amorsolo Tower The Beacon – Arnaiz Tower The Beacon – Roces Tower The Residences at Greenbelt Laguna Tower Manila Tower San Lorenzo Tower The Shang Grand Tower

Ayala Center

Ayala Museum
Dusit Thani Manila
Fairmont Makati
Glorietta
Greenbelt
Holiday Inn & Suites Makati
InterContinental Manila
Makati Shangri-La, Manila
New World Hotel Makati
One Ayala
Raffles Makati

Other landmarks

Education

Transportation

Roads	Amorsolo Street Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Gil Puyat Avenue Makati Avenue Paseo de Roxas
Rail	Ayala station Buendia station (MRT) Dela Rosa railway station Pasay Road railway station SkyTrain
Pedestrian	De La Rosa Elevated Walkway Pedestrian underpasses

Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.

Skyscrapers and towers in Metro Manila

Completed

Over 300 m	Metrobank Center (318 m, 2017)
250–299 m	PBCom Tower (259 m, 2000) Trump Tower Manila (251 m, 2017) The Gramercy Residences (250 m, 2013) Discovery Primea (250 m, 2013)
200–249 m	Park Central South Tower (248 m, 2022) Grand Riviera Suites (230 m, 2014) Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila (229 m, 2016) One Shangri-La Place Towers (227 m, 2014) BSA Twin Towers (221 m, 2000) G.T. International Tower (217 m, 2001) Alphaland Makati Place (215 m, 2016) The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Towers (213 m, 2009) BDO Corporate Center Ortigas (210 m, 2015) One Rockwell West Tower (210 m, 2010) Petron Megaplaza (210 m, 1998) The Knightsbridge Residences (210 m, 2013) UnionBank Plaza (206 m, 2004) Greenbelt San Lorenzo Tower (205 m, 2009) Edades Tower (205 m, 2014) Net Park (205 m, 2015) Golden Empire Tower (203 m, 2002) One Corporate Centre (202 m, 2009) Milano Residences (200 m, 2016) 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) Zuellig Building (160 m, 2012) Lancaster Suites One (158 m, 2007) Bellagio Golfview (156 m, 2010) Exportbank Plaza (155 m, 1998) Rizal Tower (155 m, 2000) Wharton Parksuites (154 m, 2012) BSA Grand Tower (154 m, 1998) Belton Place (153 m, 2012) The World Centre (152 m, 1996) Salcedo Park Twin Towers (151 m, 1996) Pacific Plaza Condominium (150 m, 1992) One Legazpi Park (150 m, 2006) Joy-Nostalg Center (150 m, 2009) Forbes Tower West (150 m, 2011) One McKinley Place (150 m, 2004) The Columns (150 m, 2009)