Noted Jewish American architect Daniel Libeskind has been commissioned by luxury real estate developer Century Properties to design its latest Makati project.
Dubbed “Spire,” the structure will be the fifth and final residential tower to rise in the master-planned Century City. Spire caps a string of high-profile projects launched by Century over the last couple of years, which includes Gramercy Residences (the country’s tallest skyscraper), Milano Residences, Knightsbridge Residences, and the country’s first ever Trump Tower.
According to the company’s website, Spire’s architecture goes beyond a traditional tower. Rather than taper into a fine point at its peak, the building blooms like a flower, which is symbolic of Century Properties’ growth through the years. With its geometric shapes, the tower’s “crown” — which is represented by the three interlocking segments — is distinctly Libeskind in structure, an interesting fusion of the playful and sophisticated.
An honorary member of the UK’s Royal Academy of Arts, Libeskind is widely regarded to have influenced a new breed of planners and architects interested in the future development of our cities.
His notable works include the Jewish Museum Berlin, the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester England, the shopping center Crystals at CityCenter in Las Vegas, the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre in Hong Kong, and Reflections at Keppel Bay in Singapore.
On February 7, 2003, Libeskind won the competition for the master plan of the World Trade Center in New York City.
Libeskind said about the project,
These are very exciting times for the Philippines real estate industry, I am delighted to be part of a project destined to reshape Manila’s skyline and to make a bold and optimistic statement about the future of the Philippines.
