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Four-Tower Residential Complex Coming to Taguig in 2023

The Seasons Residences will feature Japanese-inspired architecture. Vincent Mariel P. Galang.
The Seasons Residences will feature Japanese-inspired architecture. Vincent Mariel P. Galang.
18 December 2018 | Taguig City, Philippines

The Seasons Residences in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig is bringing Japanese architecture and lifestyle to The Philippines.  

Federal Land, Inc partnered with Nomura Real Estate Development Co. and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Inc. to develop the US$400-million The Seasons Residences. 

During its launch on 22 November 2018 held at The Seasons Residences showroom in BGC, company officials highlighted the Japanese-inspired architecture and technology of the mixed-use, lifestyle center that will have four residential towers and the country’s first Mitsukoshi Mall. 

“We believe in our Japanese partners not only because they have made name for themselves, but we have gone through learning, and thorough design with our partners just to give a better product… We would want to present to you a concept that is new fresh and this is a design that we have done with our partners,” said Cherie B. Fernandez, project development group head of Federal Land. 

The Mitsukoshi Mall, which will be at the podium of the four-tower development, will offer “a uniquely Japanese mall-going experience.” 

“The project vision is to create an integrated use development incorporating Japanese spirit, experience and technology,” Sophia A. Nuñez, project director of Federal Land, said during the media launch. 

“The goal of the project is for the residents and the mall visitors to own a piece of Japan in Manila,” she added. 

The four residential towers will be named after the four seasons — Haru (Spring), Natsu (Summer), Aki (Autumn), and Fuyu (Winter). 

Ms. Nuñez said Haru, the first tower of the development, is structured as the lowest point and Fuyu as the highest, making a spiral line “to create a unique skyline while respecting the neighboring towers.” 

The residential towers will employ Japanese storage solutions to maximize the available space in the unit. There will also be sunken slab for easier plumbing, kitchen sink with demountable cutting and drainage board, and separate shower and bathtub for selected units. 

In terms of Japanese technology, viscoelastic dampers (VCDs) are installed in the towers for comfort, safety, and resilience to wind and earthquakes. Incorporating technology and eco-friendliness in the development are the energy-efficient lights and Japanese-branded ecological bathroom fixtures in every unit. 

The Haru tower, to be completed in 2023, will offer one-bedroom units and suites with sizes ranging from 44 square meters to 62 square meters. The two-bedroom units are sized between 61–65 square meters, while and two-bedroom suites are at 78–93.5 square meters. Three-bedroom units have a floor area of between 168–177.5 square meters.  

Two bi-level penthouse units at 234–238 square meters, and two 296–345 square meters villas will be available. 

Unit prices range from P16 million (US$302,238) to P66 million (US$1,246,731) depending on the type of unit. 

A guest house, located in the Japanese garden of the development, will also be available for guests of tenants. 

Ms. Nuñez told Business World that 80 percent of the first tower has already received letter of interest. Reservations will be accepted after the launch of the development. 

Meanwhile, the façade of the retail podium will be designed with an Asanoha pattern, a popular traditional Japanese motif that symbolizes stability, resiliency, and growth. 

Set to open in 2021, the 17,000-square meter Mitsukoshi Mall will have a mix of Japanese and international brands. A supermarket will feature a variety of Japanese goods. 

“We opened Mitsukoshi Mall in BGC to cater to the Japanese and the Filipino consumers. So, we are planning to put tenants that are not only Japanese. It’s not only from Japan, so we’re going to mix it with the Filipino lifestyle,” Yosuke Umano, manager for commercial real estate development division of Isetan-Mitsukoshi, told reporters in Japanese. 

Federal Land is a property arm of GT Capital Holdings, Inc. 

For more on this story, go to Business World.