POST TEKTITE

MODERNISM TOWERS
TEKTITE TOWERS
Right at the heart of Ortigas Center, the
Pasig side of Ortigas Center in particular, lies the
nerve center of commercial activity in the country. The
Tektite Towers, also known formally as the Philippine
Stock Exchange Centre, where the country’s
national bourse, the Philippine Stock Exchange or PSE
currently holds office. The PSE actually has it roots
from way back, August 8, 1927 in particular when the
Manila Stock Exchange was established in Binondo,
Manila, becoming the first bourse to be established in
the Philippines. That war also left Manila heavily
destroyed and efforts to rebuild it were difficult to
say the least.

At the same time, a new business district was

rising outside Manila, the formerly rural town of Makati
was being developed by the Ayala family and attracted
businesses who wished to start anew in a fresh
environment, away from Manila and the memories of
destruction caused by the war. This would lead to the
establishment of a new bourse in the country as the
Makati Stock Exchange was established on May 27, 1963.
TEKTITE TOWERS
Meanwhile, the Manila Stock Exchange grew out of its Binondo
trading floor and by the 1980s was seeking a new home. At that time,
Philrealty, a newly-established real estate company was building its
first office building complex at the heart of Ortigas Center, a two-
tower, each being 33 storeys in height, office building complex with
4-level podium connecting the two towers at the base. Philrealty
offered the complex which was to be known as the Tektite Towers to
the MSE to be the site of its new home, an offer the bourse
accepted. Thus in 1989, the Manila Stock Exchange moved to the 18+
hectare Tektite Towers, also known then as the largest office
building complex in the country.
TEKTITE TOWERS ARCHITECT
Architect: R.Villarosa Architects

The Tektite Towers feature a ziggurat-like

facade reminiscent of those in Manhattan skyscrapers.
At night, the towers are made more iconic by the
dramatic lighting and enhances the buildings’
capitalist imagery.

Rogelio Villarosa’s design concept for the

Philippine Stock Exchange (or Tektite Towers) in
Ortigas Center, built in 1990, is inspired by tektite
rock falling towards the earth. He wanted the
buildings to appear lighter at the top, so the lower
levels feature heavy concrete while the upper levels
use reflective glass.
WHO IS?
Rogelio Villarosa founded Rogelio G. Villarosa Architects in
1972. From a sole proprietorship, he transitioned to a partnership
with his son, Roy, in 1983, and shortened the firm’s name to R.
Villarosa Architects.

One of the more recent major projects of the firm just

completed is the GMA Network Offices and Studios which is one of the
top TV Network company in the country. RVA also designed the Tektite
Towers Building in Pasig City, one of the biggest private office
building complex in the country with a total floor area of
approximately 250,000 square meters. Tektite Towers also houses the
Philippine Stock Exchange Centre.
INFORMATION
NAME: TEKTITE TOWERS
ALTERNATIVE NAME: PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE CENTER
ADDRESS: EXCHANGE ROAD, ORTIGAS CENTER, PASIG CITY
YEAR BUILT: 1994
FLOORS: 33 STOREYS (per TOWER)
HEIGHT: 124 meters
TOWERS:
◦ 1 – TEKTITE TOWERS WEST
◦ 2 – TEKTITE TOWERS EAST
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
The Tektite Towers depicts a
ziggurat-like style mixed with modern
glass façade that portrays a Manhattan
skyline. It portrays a post-modernist
style where art and functionality are
merged into one broad concept.
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