| Pacific Star Building | |
|---|---|
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 Interactive map of the Pacific Star Building area | |
| Alternative names | Nauru Building |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the Philippines from 1989 to 1991[I] | |
| Preceded by | Manila Pavilion Hotel |
| Surpassed by | The Peak Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Coordinates | 14°33′40″N121°01′38″E / 14.56111°N 121.02722°E /14.56111; 121.02722 |
| Completed | 1989 |
| Management | Century Property Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 112.5 m (369.09 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Floor area | More than 56,000 m2 (602,778.98 ft2)[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 14[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Gabriel Formoso |
| Architecture firm | GF & Partners Architects |
| Structural engineer | Siemens Building Technologies |
| Main contractor | Republic of Nauru |
ThePacific Star Building, also known as theNauru Building, is a 29-storey high-rise building inMakati,Metro Manila,Philippines.[2] It was the tallest building in the country upon its completion.
The building was built by theRepublic of Nauru through itsNauru 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 thetallest building in the Philippines upon its completion until it was surpassed byRufino Pacific Tower.[8]
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 fromSpanish architecture.[9]Siemens Building Technologies was responsible for the structural engineering of the building.[13]
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]
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. Despite the plaque the building was opened in the evening by President Corazon Aquino in the presence of President Hammer DeRoburt of Nauru. After the ceremony all were forced to remain for some time because of a storm and heavy rain that flooded the streets. There is no way Reuben Kun would have opened the building in the presence of His President and the President of the Philippines. Corrected by one who was present.