June 22, 2009

Glass nests

The headquarters of Nestlé Philippines in Rockwell Center, Makati City. To its left is the Joya Lofts and Towers and behind it is The Manansala. Both Joya and Manansala are upscale condominium towers developed by Rockwell Land and, like its other condominiums in the center, are named after distinguished Filipino artists. The dark blue, rounded glass tower on the right is the PHINMA Plaza, the head office of the PHINMA Group, an investment holding company involved in property development, education, finance and energy.

Nestlé Philippines headquarters in Rockwell Center, Makati City

21 comments:

  1. LoisJune 22, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    Very impressive buildings Hilda! I like seeing the sky reflected in the Nestle one. I am finally home from attending a wedding, so I can visit again. I see I missed some great posts while I was gone!

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  2. VPJune 22, 2009 at 7:01 AM

    It is pleasant how well these building fit together. I would like to see better, if possible, the right one: rounded building are not so common and this looks quite interesting.

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  3. Cezar and LéiaJune 22, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    Sweetie Hilda!
    Manila is a huge city with different "faces"! Amazing buildings! This specific region is really beautiful and looks very contemporaneous...I loved your idea for this title.
    You are always so creative and your description about the place is so interesting!Many thanks for all links and information.
    Have a great week!
    God bless you
    Léia

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  4. pennyJune 22, 2009 at 7:24 AM

    What a magnificent group of buildings these are. Great photos, Hilda.
    To bad the Nestle building wasn't made out of chocolate...just a fun thought :D

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  5. GeorgeJune 22, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    What a great picture of some magnificent buildings.

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  6. escapeJune 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    definitely one of my favorite part in the metro and that building i think is one of the oldest structure in the modern rockwell area.

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  7. Don and KriseJune 22, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    It seems like each year, the corporate buildings get more beautiful, more ornate. It's nice they didn't build some concrete monstrosities, Does the Nestle building have a chocolate fountain?

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  8. OlivierJune 22, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    l'empire Nestle est énorme, et ce bâtiment vraiment impressionnant. J'aime ces bâtiments tout en verre.
    empire Nestle is huge, and this building really impressive. I like these very glassy buildings.

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  9. stromsjoJune 22, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    An entire career for a window cleaner!

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  10. HalcyonJune 22, 2009 at 9:10 PM

    It looks like a nice place to work. And I love the greenery that's on the ground too. Beautiful trees and flowers.

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  11. UnknownJune 22, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    A very nice building. It do stand out among its neighbors:-)

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  12. LowellJune 22, 2009 at 10:05 PM

    For some reason, I would not expect to see a Nestle building in Manila...don't really know why...these are all impressive buildings, though...I can imagine the condos are quite expensive.

    I'm also struck by the different architectural styles...

    Nice job, Hilda!

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  13. AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 10:59 PM

    It might be difficult to imagine but the Nestle company had a small building in Greenville, Ohio where Annie Oakley was from and me too. Patty my wife of 54 years told me that her home economics class went through the plant about 1954 and they were canning evaporated milk. They would run some cans through with Pet milk labels and some had Carnation milk labels but she said it all came from the same holding tank. It was a small building as we both recall.

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  14. BeckyJune 22, 2009 at 11:12 PM

    It's quite a lovely area, it looks like. I'll bet the condos are quite expensive here! One thing I love about the Philippines is that it is always green and lush. We don't get that here!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving your comment!

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  15. PetrusJune 22, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    All very swish and modern - could be a city centre in any part of the world ..

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  16. MoJune 23, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    The garden makes a nice relief from all the glass towers

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  17. crocrodylJune 23, 2009 at 2:30 AM

    Very nice, really modern part of the city. The architecture seems to be nice but in this photo I like especially the beautiful greenery!
    The composition is awesome!
    Regards,
    m_m

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  18. BergsonJune 23, 2009 at 3:23 AM

    I love this beautiful blue building, but advertising is a little much

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  19. Buenos Aires PhotoblogJune 23, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    Interesting skyscrapers, nicely composed picture! I wonder about the reputation of Nestlé in the Philippines. I recently read about the "There's blood in your coffee" boycott campaign as a reaction on the assassinations of union leaders of Philippine Nestlé plants.

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  20. HildaJune 23, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    Vogon Poet:
    I'll take a photo of the PHINMA Plaza just for you next time I'm in the area. But I don't know when that will be.

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  21. AnonymousJune 23, 2009 at 9:59 PM

    What a beautiful modern building! I love the glass architecture. I also love Nestle's chocolates!

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