Shangri-La at the Fort is a 5-star luxury hotel and mixed-used building in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It opened on March 1, 2016 and one of the three hotels managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts located in Metro Manila, Philippines. It also hosts residential units.
At 229.3 m (752 ft) tall, it is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the Philippines.
Video Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila
Architecture and design
US-based Handel Architects is the design architect of the Shangri-La at the Fort while GF & Partners Architects Co. is the architect of record. Manny Samson & Associates were the interior designers of the building.
Maps Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila
Construction
The groundbreaking for the building took place on July 3, 2008 in a ceremony led by then-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, though construction began in 2011. The hotel had a soft-opening on March 1, 2016.
Facilities
Hotel
The Shangri-La Hotel at the Fort hosts 576 rooms and suites as of August 2017 with each room at least 45 m2 (480 sq ft) big.
Residential
The building has two designated residential areas namely Horizon Homes and Shangri-La Residences. The 98-unit Horizon Homes occupies the upper levels of the tower. 97 units ranging from 90 m2 (970 sq ft) to 239 m2 (2,570 sq ft) are allocated for Shangri-La Residence.
Other
Two levels occupying an area of 8,000 m2 (86,000 sq ft) of the Shangri-La at the Fort building is dedicated to Kerry Sports Manila., a sports and leisure area that host indoor courts for basketball, tennis, and squash, as well as a lap pool, gymnasium, exercise studio and a spa facility. For events the building has two events hall; a pillar-less 1,800 m2 (19,000 sq ft) Grand Ball Room which can accommodate 1,800 people and the 780 m2 (8,400 sq ft) Bonifacio Hall which can hold 715 people. 19 multi function rooms are also spread across the building's several floors. The Adventure Zone is a multi-level children's playground.
The building also hosts seven main dining outlets namely: High Street Café, High Street Lounge, Canton Road, Raging Bull Chophouse & Bar, Samba Poolside and Limitless. 6,000 m2 (65,000 sq ft), concentrated mostly on the building's ground floor is dedicated to retail.
Animal welfare controversy
On February 14, 2018, news spread online that Shangri-la had contacted Pestbusters, a pest control company, to disperse a well established cat colony at a nearby park because they allegedly ruined the aesthetics of the establishment. The actual numbers vary but it's been reported that at least 20, possibly up to 38 cats, that had been neutered and vaccinated by community volunteers were reported missing. Outraged netizens and animal-lovers immediately started leaving angry comments and emails to the management, and posting negative reviews. The establishment released a statement on their social media account saying that the half of the cats were adopted by its employees while the rest were claimed to have been relocated to two unspecified locations in Taguig.
The Compassion and Responsibility for Animals Welfare Philippines condemned the act saying that the hotel management was ignorant of the Philippine Animal Welfare Act and that Pestbusters violated Republic Act No. 8485 and accused the pest control firm of being motivated by "greed of money".
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Metro Manila
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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