Strategically located in the heart of Metropolitan Manila, the ADB Headquarters is nestled in a 6.5-hectare lot in the Ortigas Center. The 130,000-sq.m building is the workplace for its 2,600 multinational staff.
The building complex is composed of a 9-storey office tower linked through the main entrance lobby, courtyards and a cafeteria to a two-storey special facility block. The special facilities block is linked to the office block by enclosed arcades, which create external courtyards spaces. Towers punctuate the elevation of the office block, and indicate the location of the elevator cores.
ADB seeks to continually improve the quality of office space and support services while minimizing the environmental footprint of the Headquarters building. These efforts have been recognized over the years through several external awards. |
Major Awards
- Energy Conservation Award (first place) in 1985, by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Illinois Chapter, for the design of the new building
- Apolinario Mabini Award in 1991 for accessibility at our headquarters to people with disabilities
- Certificate of Energy Efficiency, awarded in 2000 by the ASEAN Energy Efficiency and Conservation Subsector Network in cooperation with the ASEAN Center for Energy
- Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Award, in 2000, from the Philippine Department of Energy (first place)
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