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Robinsons Summit Center

Skyscraper in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ2238980 ↗
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Robinsons Summit Center, formerly known as the JG Summit Center, is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines. It is owned by JG Summit Holdings, Inc., and developed by its real estate arm, Robinsons Land Corporation. It stands at 174 meters (571 ft), is currently the 9th-tallest complete building in Makati, and is one of the tallest buildings in the Philippines.

Design

The Robinsons Summit Center was designed and masterplanned by the international architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), in cooperation with the Filipino architectural firm W.V. Coscolluela & Associates. The building's structural frame was designed by R.S. Caparros Associates & Company. The building has an unobstructed view of the Makati skyline from all floors. It has a double-height main lobby and double-height glass wall frontage and a three-zone vertical movement configuration for optimum elevator performance. A rooftop master antenna serves as an architectural highlight.

Location

Located along Ayala Avenue near the corner of Paseo de Roxas, the Robinsons Summit Center is accessible near every other major destination in Makati. In its vicinity are the Glorietta Mall, Greenbelt, and Ayala Center, as well as educational institutions like the Asian Institute of Management, the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, and the Ateneo Law School.

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