Rufino Pacific Tower

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building_name = Rufino Pacific Tower


caption = The all-glass exterior of Rufino Pacific Tower.
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location = Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines
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use = Office
status = Complete
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opening = 1996
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roof = convert|161|m|ft|2|abbr=on
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references = Emporis.com [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu?id=rufinopacifictower-makati-philippines "Rufino Pacific Tower, Makati"] ] Skyscraperpage.com [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=79016 "Rufino Plaza"] ]

Rufino Pacific Tower or more commonly known as Rufino Tower or Rufino Plaza is an office skyscraper and is one of the tallest in the Philippines. It was the tallest skyscraper in the Philippines, with or without its antenna, from 1996 until it was surpassed by the Petron Megaplaza in 1998. However, it remains as the tallest steel-framed building in the country. It has a ground to architectural top height of 161 metres (528.22 feet), which is the basis of measuring tall buildings Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat [http://www.ctbuh.org/HighRiseInfo/TallestDatabase/Criteria/tabid/446/Default.aspx "CTBUH Criteria for Defining and Measuring Tall Buildings"] ] . Counting its 8-storey radio tower, the building has a total height of 200 metres (656.17 feet). It has a total of 41 stories above ground level, including a podium which is actually the original building modified to be a part of the new tower.

Rufino Tower is designed with exterior double-glazed, unitized curtain walls that create a facade that reflects a fusion of art and function. Its interiors are an elegant interplay of glass, natural stone and metal.

The building is the home of the Rufino family corporations, including major financial and insurance corporations. Also considering it as home is the Czech Republic Embassy [ Philippine Travel Guide [http://www.philippines-travel-guide.com/foreign-embassies.html "Foreign Embassies in the Philippines - A Complete List"] ] .

Location

The building is located at 6784 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street (which was also named in honor of the Rufino family) in Makati City. The stretch of Ayala Avenue where Rufino Pacific Tower lies also has branches of Metrobank, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Equitable PCI Bank, Export and Industry Bank, International Exchange Bank, and East West Bank. It also almost directly faces PBCom Tower, the tallest building in the Philippines and home to the Philippine Bank of Communications.

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=rufinopacifictower-makati-philippines Rufino Pacific Tower at Emporis]
* [http://www.ayalamap.com/map/buildings/structure/rufino-pacific-tower/details.html Rufino Pacific Tower at Ayala Maps]

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