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View of Rockwell Center at night | |
| Project | |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1998 (1998) |
| Developer | Rockwell Land Corporation |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill andFelino Palafox |
| Owner | Lopez Holdings |
| Website | Rockwell Land Corporation |
| Physical features | |
| Major buildings | Power Plant Mall,Nestlé (Philippines) headquarters,Rizal Tower,Luna Gardens,One Rockwell East Tower,One Rockwell West Tower |
| Streets | J.P. Rizal Avenue, Estrella Street, Rockwell Drive, Amapola Street, R. Palma Street |
| Transport | |
| Location | |
Place in Metro Manila, Philippines | |
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| Coordinates:14°33′55″N121°02′13″E / 14.5654°N 121.0370°E /14.5654; 121.0370 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan area | Metro Manila |
| City | Makati |
| Barangay | Poblacion |
Rockwell Center is ahigh-endmixed-use neighborhood inPoblacion and Guadalupe Viejo inMakati,Metro Manila,Philippines, named afterJames Rockwell, former President ofManila Electric Railroad and Light Company (Meralco).[1] It is a project of Rockwell Land Corporation, which is owned by theLopez Holdings Corporation. Rockwell Center was first developed in 1998 and is being expanded since 2012. The architectural firmSkidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) carried out the design under the direction of former design partnerLarry Oltmanns,[2] whileFelino Palafox and his company, Palafox Associates, became responsible for the master-planning of the complex.[3] Its centerpiece, thePower Plant Mall, opened on December 26, 2000. Rockwell Center includes office buildings, condominium towers, a professional school and a shopping mall.

Rockwell Center sits on a 15.5-hectare (38-acre) lot inPoblacion, Makati previously occupied by a thermal power plant, which was operated by then Lopez-ownedManila Electric Railroad and Light Company until its closure in 1994. The lot is bounded byJ.P. Rizal Avenue to the north, where it faces thePasig River;Estrella Street to the east; Rockwell Drive and Amapola Street to the south; and R. Palma Street to the west.

Marking the expansion of Rockwell Center is The Proscenium at Rockwell, a 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres) mixed-used luxury development standing in the property formerly occupied by theColgate-Palmolive (Philippines) headquarters across Estrella Street in Guadalupe Viejo, Makati. The complex is designed by world-renowned architectCarlos Ott.[4] The development consists of five residential towers, luxurious retail spaces, an office tower, and a performing arts theater called The Proscenium Theater,[5][6] featuring limited and spacious units for each floor of the towers. The five residential towers are named the Kirov, Sakura, Lincoln,[7] Lorraine, and the Iconique Tower.
The development's office tower component, the 1 Proscenium, was opened in 2021.[8] The Proscenium Theater is slated for completion in September 2025.[9]