Landmark addition to BGC cultural district launched

VILLA exterior

Ayala Land Premier focused on the art of expression during the recent launch of its 50-story East Gallery Place, a landmark addition to Bonifacio Global City’s cultural district.

According to Ayala Land Premier head Jose Juan Z. Jugo, High Street South, where the residential building is rising, is flanked by Bonifacio High Street, a one-kilometer lifestyle destination that gathers a collection of gallery-designed offices, fashionable boutiques, gustatory delights, an urban amphitheater, water plaza and interactive art pieces.

High Street South, Jugo said, is inspired by world-class cultural hubs that evoke a charming pedestrian experience made vibrant by a mix of energetic street life, green open spaces and living creative playgrounds.

Jugo said: “Elevating the living experience, East Gallery further underscores the growing need for distinct residential spaces befitting of a unique lifestyle with its sensible yet exclusive selection of living spaces. It is also a residence that builds on the Ayala Land Premier legacy of delivering products that build value over time. We create residences of the highest quality and design that are valued today and in the generations to come.”

AERIAL perspective of East Gallery Place

The art of expression

Three renowned individuals representing their respective fields—art, fashion and food—shared to the media how each one of them would configure the Flex unit according to his/her style, needs and preference. Flex units, an Ayala Land original in East Gallery Place, are efficiently planned without interior partitions and can be transformed according to their owners’ needs in their different life stages.

Model-turned-photographer Jo Ann Bitangcol was the first to showcase her prowess in configuring a one-bedroom Flex unit to her own lifestyle. She needed a larger living area for what she is passionate at—photography. She said “a space is not just a space.”

Jewelry designer Joyce Makitalo presented her fashion vignette in a one-bedroom Felex unit. She remarked: “I want easy access to my desk where I do my design (referring to a table near her bed). It’s a comfy workplace.” What used to be Joyce’s hobby turned into a craft. Her living room doubles as a showroom for her jewelry pieces.

When asked to comment on the Flex unit she configured, she said it helps foster creativity. “It makes me productive at home,” she quipped.

Gino Gonzalez, executive chef at Café Ysabel and Buenisimo by Café Ysabel, said “it’s a more relaxed atmosphere (referring to the two-bedroom Flexi unit he designed) and you’re in your comfort zone.”

Gino said: “My cooking extends to my home. I love to cook and entertain the guests. The versatility of the place adjusts to my lifestyle.”

He invited the media to partake of the food he prepared, indeed affirming his statement that he loves to entertain people.

The Flex unit was bare before Jo Ann, Joyce and Gino presented their own lifestyle preferences.

Techno-violinist Princess Christine Ybañez provided the entertainment while Gelli Victor emceed the event.

SKYRISE 1400

Residential units

According to Ayala Land Premier Residential Buildings project head Catleya Moya, the residential building (East Gallery Place) rising at the corner of 11th Avenue and 28th Street will have a total of 407 residential units, with sizes ranging from approximately 76 to 648 square meters. The turnover of the residences is scheduled in 2019.

Ayala Land Premier Sales head Mike Jugo said: “East Gallery Place offers the luxury of choice. We have six residential formats, all of which are unique from each other. They are distinct not only in size or unit features but also in the way they were intended to be used at present (when the residential units are turned over) and in the future.”

According to him, all of these residential spaces were designed to evolve as the buyer progresses in life, considering his/her varying life stages.

Moya explained: “East Gallery Place has a North Wing and South Wing. The North Wing has a maximum of nine units per floor with Classic one- to four-bedroom units. These units offer the Classic Ayala Land Premier finishes such as European-grade kitchens, wood flooring from sustainable sources and homogenous tile finsihes.”

According to Moya, the Flex units (Flex 2 and 3) can be configured into one- to three-bedroom units based on the resident’s style, needs and preference. “Should a single person marry, or go into a home business, for example, the unit offers the flexibility of being configured to have a larger bedroom or create space for a home office,” she said.

Penthouse units

SKYCOVE Aqua residence

Ayala Land Premier studio head Manny Illana explained that skyrise units are penthouse units that may be accessed through the north or south wing. These are three- and four-bedroom residences, with only six units from the 48th to 50th floor. “East Gallery Place also has a special variant of this unit, the Skyrise 1400. This is a bilevel 5 bedroom penthouse that spans approximately 1,400 sq m,” he said.

According to Illana, East Gallery Place has a maximum of two units per floor over on the south wing. “Elevators open to the unit’s private foyer. We have the Skysuites, whcih is unmatched in privacy. These are three-bedroom and limited four-bedroom units with an approximate average area of 200 sq m,” he said.

Those who wish to make their plunge pools private will prefer the Skycove Aqua as their residence. There are only 11 units of Skycove Aqua residence, which has an 80-sq-m balcony that opens to their private pool.

Also featured in East Gallery Place are villas, Ayala Land Premier’s pioneering concept of four-bedroom residences in four levels of living space. They bring into the mind a townhouse within a residential building. Providing a double volume of living area, the villas have a personal pool, pool deck, gourmet kitchen, auxiliary kitchen and personal elevator.

Amenities expected at the East Gallery Place are function rooms, a boardroom, a gym, a lap pool with adjacent deck and children’s play area.