Rufino Pacific Tower or more commonly known as Rufino Tower or Rufino Plaza is an office

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and is one of the

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and tallest buildings in Metro Manila. It remains as the tallest steel-framed building in the country. It has a ground to architectural top height of , one of three ways of determining building heights according to

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/ref> Counting its eight-storey radio tower, the building has a total height of . It has a total of 41 stories above ground level, including a 10 storey podium which is actually the original building, the old V.A. Rufino Building, and was modified to be the podium of the new tower. It is one of the few skyscrapers that utilizes car elevators. 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 interplay of glass, natural stone and metal. The building is the home of the

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corporations, including major financial and insurance corporations. The

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Location

The building is located at 6784

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corner V.A. Rufino Street (which was also named in honor of the Rufino family) in

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. The stretch of Ayala Avenue, aptly nicknamed the

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of the Philippines, where Rufino Pacific Tower lies also has branches of Metrobank,

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(now BDO),

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(now UnionBank), and

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. The Tower hosts the city's first "green & boutique" business centre, Little Green Hub, for incubating start-up and early-stage companies in Makati. It also almost directly faces

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, the tallest building in the Philippines then. The building has a signature all glass design, similar to Pacific Plaza Towers, the one of the tallest buildings in

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, which was also developed by the Rufino family.

References

External links

Rufino Pacific Tower at EmporisRufino Pacific Tower Information
{{Manila Skyscrapers Skyscraper office buildings in Metro Manila Skyscrapers in Makati Office buildings completed in 1994 1994 establishments in the Philippines