Crown Regency Hotel and Towers

Crown Regency Hotel and Towers
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Hotel
Location	Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City, Philippines
Opening	2005
Height
Roof	140 m (459.32 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	38 above ground, 2 under ground
Design and construction
Owner	J. King & Sons Company, Inc.
Management	Resort Club of the Pacific
Main contractor	ASEC Development & Construction Corporation
Architect	T.I. Vasquez Architects & Partners
Developer	J. King & Sons Company, Inc.
Structural engineer	G.E. Origenes Consulting Engineers
References
[1][2]

The Crown Regency Hotel and Towers is a hotel complex in Cebu City, Philippines. The main building, the 38-storey Fuente Tower 1, is one of the tallest hotel buildings in the country at 140 meters (459 ft). It is likewise the tallest building in Cebu City and the country's tallest building outside of Metro Manila.^[2]

The top floors of the hotel tower feature an amusement facility which includes a roller coaster that runs around the edge of the building, and a stroll around the edge of the building with the protection of safety harnesses.^[3]

Project team

The Crown Regency Hotel and Towers was designed by local architectural firm T.I. Vasquez Architects & Partners^[1], while the structural design was made by G. E. Origenes Consulting Engineers.

Other members of the design team are CMA Engineering Consultants (Sanitary, Mechanical, and Fire Safety Works); lraido T. Legaspi, Jr. & Associates (Electrical Works); and E.O. Bataclan & Associates (Interior Design).

The General Contractor that built the said tower was ASEC Development and Construction Corporation.

Height increase

Construction has started on the roof level to increase the height of the building in order to add new rides and attractions to the Sky Extreme Adventures facilities. Initial reports indicate at least an 80 ft (24.38 m) structure is to be added. ^[4]

Images

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  Top of Crown Regency Hotel with edge coaster

See also

List of tallest buildings in the Philippines

References

1. ^ ^{a b} T.I. Vasquez & Partners Crown Regency Building (Fuente Tower)
2. ^ ^{a b} Crown Regency Hotels & Resorts Crown Regency Hotel & Towers
3. ^ Hotel to open amusement ‘park’ on top floors before end of ’08
4. ^ [1]

External links

• Crown Regency Cebu
• Sky Experience Adventure