January 9, 2009

Blue glass

We pass by the UnionBank Plaza Building in the Ortigas Center of Pasig City once a month or so especially when we're on our way to one of the malls in the area. I never took notice of it because its street-level entrance and facade looks like any other building. It was only when we were at the Ortigas Home Depot several large blocks away that I saw what it really looked like. I love the sapphire blue glass but what is that thing on top?

UnionBank Plaza Building

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33 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 9, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    Great blue building! Have you found out what the top is? It doesn't seem to belong there...

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  2. OlivierJanuary 9, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    superbe cet immeuble, cela donne de très beau reflet bleu.

    this magnificent building, it is very beautiful blue.

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  3. Jim KlenkeJanuary 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    I love the building, maybe the top is a restaurant and observation deck.

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  4. BuckJanuary 9, 2009 at 9:10 PM

    Great shot Hilda - buildings are hard to do, I think.

    My vote is air traffic control centre!

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  5. Knoxville GirlJanuary 9, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    wow, that's impressive, love how you caught the simmmering blues. and the Thing On Top? - perhaps that's where the zeppelin docks.

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  6. HalcyonJanuary 9, 2009 at 9:54 PM

    It is a very pretty building. I'm glad the Home Depot helped you see it in a new light! :)

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  7. LoisJanuary 9, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    That is a beautiful shade of blue which happens to be my favorite color!

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  8. SharonJanuary 9, 2009 at 10:24 PM

    That is an attractive building.

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  9. GeorgeJanuary 9, 2009 at 10:56 PM

    What a beautiful building against a beautiful sky. You did a great job in composing this picture. It looks like a helicopter pad at the very top of the building, but I have no idea what is just below it.

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  10. MurciaDailyPhotoJanuary 9, 2009 at 11:48 PM

    It is an impressive building. Hence there is who has the money.

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  11. abcJanuary 10, 2009 at 1:01 AM

    Impressive building, but I much prefer Our Lady of the Remedies in yesterday's post. But I'm sure you do too Hilda.

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  12. WayneJanuary 10, 2009 at 2:48 AM

    Nicely captured Hilda.

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  13. Destitute RebelJanuary 10, 2009 at 3:06 AM

    Beautiful building, reminds me of one in Sharjah UAE called the emerald tower, pretty similar.

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  14. Greg DimitriadisJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:02 AM

    Great photo! It's one of the most original Skywatch pictures I've seen this week, catching the sky both directly and in reflection.

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  15. lunarossaJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:06 AM

    What a fantastic building, very futuristic. I expect Spiderman jumping over any minute! Have a great weekend. Ciao. Antonella

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  16. sandyJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:57 AM

    Beautiful photo....love it.

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  17. ~tanty~January 10, 2009 at 6:27 AM

    Great building. We don't have a building that high here.
    Thank you for your visit and yes I have a wonderful day today :)

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  18. marleyJanuary 10, 2009 at 6:58 AM

    Ita a great colour and looks cool against the sky. Looks like they ran out of glass when they got to the top!

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  19. rafJanuary 10, 2009 at 7:11 AM

    Blue, blue, indeed, in this reflection shot. Super SWF image, Hilda!

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  20. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    Interesting building - as blue as the sky itself. Will you answer your question for us next week?

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  21. Debbie Courson SmithJanuary 10, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    That's a spectacular building...

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  22. escapeJanuary 10, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    i too like that building. it's not the usual bar type building. some says it looks like a rocket.

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  23. Princess OdyJanuary 10, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    It's a cool building! It makes me miss Ortigas even more

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  24. ReenaJanuary 10, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    hi..
    i think it's a helipad and the extended part of the building is its central shaft (where the elevators go)

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  25. Jane Hards PhotographyJanuary 10, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    It is a cool blue image and so tall. If it's two storey's high here we get vertigo.

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  26. HildaJanuary 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    JM, Wren:
    I really don't know what it is. And uUnless I find someone I know who works there, I might never find out.

    Buck, KG:
    I love your imaginative guesses! :D

    Marc:
    I like them both. I appreciate good architecture, whether new or old. But I am partial to stone, wood and iron which mostly appears in older architectural styles.

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  27. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 11:30 PM

    It's one of my favorite Ortigas Center scrapers. And it's one of its tallest as well, but not for long. I'm not sure whether somebody actually told me the top was designed to resemble the top of a lighthouse or that somebody merely observed the similarity.

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  28. ArijaJanuary 11, 2009 at 2:57 AM

    Stunning reflactions of the sky in all those window, and stunning architectural photo as well.

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  29. PJJanuary 11, 2009 at 2:37 PM

    That is an amazing sight, Miss Hilda. You nailed this one, yes ma'am.

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  30. JaamZINJanuary 11, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    It looks great with this blue reflection:)

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  31. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2009 at 3:10 AM

    That's an amazing building. I'm guessing the top bit is a helipad, for helicopters to land.

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  32. Gerald (SK14)January 12, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    my thought is a helipad too

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  33. HildaJanuary 12, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    Jackie, Gerald:
    Yes, the top is a helipad but it's the part just below it — before the blue glass starts — that I'm curious about. It looks like it's two or three levels in there.

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