Last night at the Philippines Property Awards, Crone Partners designed Arya Residences won multiple awards including;
1) Best Luxury Condo Development (Metro Manila)
2) Best Residential Architectural Design!
3) Best Boutique Developer
Congratulations to our client ArthaLand for their support on the project and the quality delivery of the project vision.
Crone Partners have 6 residential towers under construction in the Philippines with a further 10 towers in various stages of Design in Makati and Cebu. The towers range from 20 to 55 levels totaling more than 5,000 apartments and over 500,000m2 of office GFA over a 10 year period.
The Arya Residence in Fort Bonifacio Global City is a good example of Crone’s commitment to Green Buildings. Arya is the first Green Certified residential building in the Philippines targeting LEED Gold and BERDE Ratings. The Arya Residence has won numerous awards including the 2012 South East Asia Property Awards “Best Residential Development” in the Philippines.
The iconic 128 Nivell Hills is the latest design to dazzle the Philippine market.
128 Nivell Hills is a high rise residential condominium whose unique aesthetic and modern living features make it a major competitor in the current Cebu market. The project is the first major development for the client Diamond Hiland Inc. giving the new developer great design credibility in Cebu.
The project is located in the Central Visayas region in Cebu and will consist of 560 apartments, a niche retail component and quality amenities including numerous pools, roof top gardens, a gymnasium and events spaces. The development will cater for the upscale market and reflect the modern lifestyle of its residents and investors.
The concept proposes two towers whose composition gives the impression of shifting elliptical floor plates. This unconventional form is successful in creating a dramatic appearance whilst also maximising 360 degree unobstructed views of the surrounding Cebu landscape and coast.
128 Nivell Hills intends to provide a design benchmark for residential developments on both a local and international scale.
128 Nivel Hills
Austrade Senior Trade Commissioner Anthony Weymouth presented; “Infrastructure, Trade Opportunities in the Asian Century”, to a packed conference in Manila last month. A section of the presentation was devoted to “Philippine Green Building Projects” and highlighted the Crone Partners designed, Arya Residence, located in Fort Bonifacio Global City, in the Philippines. The Arya Residence is targeting dual Environmental Certification, both LEED Gold and BERDE ratings. The Arya Residence, is the first residential building in the Philippines to seek dual certification and a great example, of the future of Green Buildings in the Philippines.
A PDF file link to the slides of the Austrade presentation are found below as well as notes from the slides;
Philippine Green Building Projects
GREEN is the new colour of progress
• Through the efforts of the Philippine Green Building Council (PhilGBC), the country launched our own green building rating tool called BERDE (Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence)
• Green building ratings for residential, commercial and eventually, communities will be implemented
• Consumers & developers are also becoming more environmentally aware so they invest in green technologies
• It’s not easy being GREEN but the country is getting there!
Case Study: Arya Residences
1. Arthaland is a Philippine developer wanting to build the country’s first “green” residential skyscraper.
2. Australian Architects Crone Partners from Sydney was identified as the architectural design consultant.
3. Arya Residences recently won “Best Residential Development” in the Philippines at the 2012 South East Asia Property Awards and is being praised by local and international markets, for promoting green buildings
Crone Partners
Arya Residences
4. Arya is the first residential building in the Philippines to apply for a dual green building certification – LEED and BERDE, challenging popular culture in the Philippines.
5. Now, Arthaland is looking for more ‘green’ products from Australia for their 3 upcoming projects. They used Windtech’s wind tunnel testing system and the Australian paint, Klaas Coatings.
The article, “A Natural High. Vertical Garden Living at the Heart of Ayala Centre”, was published in the Travel Life Magazine, February / March issue 2013. AYALA Land Premier, kindly gave me a tour of the marketing suite, for the Crone Partners designed, Garden Towers, last week in Makati. Currently 50% of apartments are sold in tower 1, with the expectation of 70% to be sold by October this year. Preparation of marketing material for tower 2 is well underway and we hope Ayala Land Premier, will again request additional works on the Design Development Stage, as provided for tower 1. Fingers crossed.
garden towers
This photograph was taken earlier this year. Crone Partners designed the building in 2006 and the first tower was completed in 2012. A relatively long construction process by Australian standards with the first tower taking 5 years to construct. Our role was to provide Concept Master Plan and Schematic Design services for a twin tower residential project for Ayala Land Premier. The site is located in Fort Bonifacio Global City, Makati, Philippines.
It was an extremely rare blue sky day in Manila. Typically hazy with smog. Perfect for taking a photograph. Unfortunately my thumb got in the way of a really good photograph. 🙂
