Concept Plan of Megaworld’s “Iloilo Business Park”
Just recently, Megaworld Corporation held a public hearing and revealed their plan for the development of the 54 hectare old airport lot in Mandurriao called the “Iloilo Business Park”. Luckily Bernie was able to attend the meeting and was able to relay the juicy details.The representatives from Megaworld were able to display the layout design of the Iloilo Business Park, the components of which include BPO offices, residential condominiums, a hotel, convention center, commercial and retail center, skills training center and recreational facilities.
Aerial view of Megaworld Property. Photo by Bernardo Arellano III
The runway of the old airport will be turned into an 8 lane highway and will be the main artery of the Iloilo Business Park. Along this road will be mostly low-rise to mid-rise buildings (up to 12 floors) for commercial spaces including BPO offices. At the center of the property is a large space for a 5,000 seater convention center and a hotel (hint). At the southern end is reserved for a hypermart and a theme park, both of which will be developed after the other components.
The Iloilo Business Plan was devised so that all people coming from Mandurriao-ALEOSAN and going to the City Proper or Molo will be passing by the Megaworld Property
In related news, concerned citizens of Iloilo are advocating the preservation of the control tower of the old airport owing to its sentimental and heritage value. The Ilonggos are asking Megaworld to spare the demolition of the structure and turn it into a landmark to remind people of the Old Iloilo Airport instead.
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I have seen the plan in your flickr. It is neither futuristic nor artistic. There is also nothing Ilonggo about it. Can’t they find a planner who will subject the area to “intelligent urbanism”( = balance with nature + balance with tradition + appropriate technology + conviviality + efficiency + human scale + etc)?
replyOh yeah. Some of the streets are named with obvious Castillian in influence. Let’s just see in their future press events and concept plan on how they plan to integrate the Castillian motif into the Iloilo Business Park.
reply[…] Megaworld’s Iloilo Business Park Megaworld has finally released the layout plan for the development of the 54 hectare old airport lot, which they acquired last year. They will be spending an initial P1.5B to develop the lot into the “Iloilo Business Park”, which will include a retail component, theme park, hotel and convention center, and IT park. More info on the Megaworld Plan will be on a separate post. […]
replyChy,
replyNeed to mention that the bussiness park will have a castillan motif? :)