Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila

Not to be confused with The St. Francis Shangri-La Place or One Shangri-La Place Towers.

Shangri-La at The Fort, also known as Shangri-La The Fort, Manila,^[7] is a mixed-use complex located in Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. The development contains a five-star luxury hotel, event venues, retail and the luxury residential units of the Shangri-La Residences The Fort, Manila and Horizon Homes, both of which were operated by Shang Properties. It opened on March 1, 2016, and is one of the three hotels managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts located in Metro Manila.

Shangri-La The Fort, Manila
The Shangri-La The Fort, Manila in March 2020
Hotel chain	Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Mixed-use
Location	5th Avenue corner 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates	14°33′09″N 121°02′48″E
Construction started	July 2008
Completed	2016
Opening	March 1, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-03-01)
Cost	US$250 million
Owner	Shangri-La Asia, Ltd. Shang Properties
Height
Architectural	229.3 m (752 ft)
Technical details
Material	Concrete
Floor count	63
Floor area	111,568 m2 (1,200,910 sq ft) or 130,000 m2 (1,400,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	18
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Handel Architects
Developer	Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.
Other designers	GF and Partners Architects (architect of record) Manny Samson and Associates (interior design)
Other information
Number of units	530 hotel rooms 195 residential units
Number of suites	46
Number of restaurants	7
References
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At 229.3 m (752 ft) tall,^[6] it is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the Philippines.

Architecture and design

US-based Handel Architects is the design architect of the Shangri-La at the Fort, while GF and Partners Architects Co. is the architect of record. Manny Samson and Associates were the interior designers of the building.^[8]

Construction

Shangri-La at the Fort in 2015

The groundbreaking for the building took place on July 3, 2008, in a ceremony led by then-Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,^[9] though construction began in 2011. The hotel had a soft opening on March 1, 2016.^[10]

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.^[11]

Residential

The building has two designated residential areas, namely Horizon Homes and Shangri-La Residences. The 98 units in Horizon Homes, which are privately owned, occupy the upper levels of the tower. Ranging from 90 to 239 m² (970 to 2,570 sq ft), 97 units are allocated for Shangri-La Residence.^[8]

Other

Two levels occupying an area of 8,000 m² (86,000 sq ft) of the Shangri-La at the Fort building are dedicated to Kerry Sports Manila, a sports and leisure area that hosts indoor courts for basketball, tennis, and squash, as well as a lap pool, gymnasium, exercise studio, and spa facility. For events, the building has two event halls; the pillar-less 1,800 m² (19,000 sq ft) Grand Ball Room can accommodate 1,800 people and the 780 m² (8,400 sq ft) Bonifacio Hall can hold 715 people. Nineteen multifunction rooms are also spread across the building's several floors. The Adventure Zone is a multilevel children's playground.^[8]

The building also hosts seven main dining outlets, namely: High Street Café, High Street Lounge, Canton Road, Raging Bull Chophouse and Bar, Samba Poolside, and Limitless.^[8] 6,000 m² (65,000 sq ft), concentrated mostly on the building's ground floor is dedicated to retail, housing stores of Gentle Monster, % Arabica, and Malbon Golf.^[12]