century city
CENTURY CITY - A PLACE BEYOND IMAGINATION
INTRODUCTION
The following study presents a concept plan for the International School site (IS) in Makati Philippines , prepared by Century Properties, Group. The project consists of a mixed-use development designed as a subdivision to be implemented in phases. The property is a 4.8 HA parcel located adjacent to the CBD of Makati and adjacent to Makati Avenue.The IS is designed as a true urban center, a community that operates 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. The project presents a mix of functions that guarantee a vibrant city life: residential, office, hotel, retail and open space. The close integration of all the above functions guarantees a unique offering: a lifestyle the combines live, work and play.
SITE ORGANIZATION
The site is bound by Kalayaan Avenue on the south side, Salamanca Street on the east, Valdez Street on the north and Spring Street on the west. Access and egress is offered from all sides except the west, although the southern connection to Kalayaan and the eastern connection between the site and Makati Avenue by means of General Luna Street are considered the main front doors to the development.
The development is organized in 5 different parcels plus a site dedicated for public use (school). The central parcel (parcel # 4) contains the majority of the retail program and the open spaces and acts as a connector to all of the other parcels surrounding it. This central parcel also organizes the access, egress and parking facilities for all visitors to the development.
The retail parcel is accessed from Kalayaan and General Luna. From here, vehicular circulation enters the development on the grade level into the central parking structure and can go dow from there. An underutilized service street along Kalayaan is re-used to direct traffic from Makati Avenue into the development, thereby allowing for Kalayaan to serve two-way traffic between the IS and Makati Avenue. The retail program starts at grade level and steps up to 4 more levels above the entrance. The parcels of the development (hotel and mixed use) are organized around the retail parcel, and each have their owen access and egress off of adjacent streets, accommodate their own parking needs and can all incorporate more retail into the lower building levels.
The site is bound by Kalayaan Avenue on the south side, Salamanca Street on the east, Valdez Street on the north and Spring Street on the west. Access and egress is offered from all sides except the west, although the southern connection to Kalayaan and the eastern connection between the site and Makati Avenue by means of General Luna Street are considered the main front doors to the development.The development is organized in 5 different parcels plus a site dedicated for public use (school). The central parcel (parcel # 4) contains the majority of the retail program and the open spaces and acts as a connector to all of the other parcels surrounding it. This central parcel also organizes the access, egress and parking facilities for all visitors to the development.
The retail parcel is accessed from Kalayaan and General Luna. From here, vehicular circulation enters the development on the grade level into the central parking structure and can go dow from there. An underutilized service street along Kalayaan is re-used to direct traffic from Makati Avenue into the development, thereby allowing for Kalayaan to serve two-way traffic between the IS and Makati Avenue. The retail program starts at grade level and steps up to 4 more levels above the entrance. The parcels of the development (hotel and mixed use) are organized around the retail parcel, and each have their owen access and egress off of adjacent streets, accommodate their own parking needs and can all incorporate more retail into the lower building levels.
Each of the surrounding parcels can be developed separately yet its vehicular and pedestrian circulation is also connected to the central retail parcel. In this manner, the entire site will be perceived as an integrated development at full build-out. Residents, users and visitors will have the benefit of experiencing close and seamless connections to all the uses and amenities offered on the site.
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