Reliving Green in the Heart of the City Garden Towers Ayala Center Makati

Garden Towers Ayala Center Makati

Garden Towers Artist Render Building Facade

WHAT is better than an open breathing space to live in, especially in highly urbanized areas, which are usually hard to find these days? When you tell people that you live in a city, they immediately think that you live a fast-paced lifestyle. Gardens, on the other hand, conjure up images of peacefulness and privacy of the outdoors, meticulously cultivated for communion with nature. Both are valued for different reasons and speak volumes of the spirit of a location.

Ayala Land has a rich history of building large-scale, master-planned, mixed-use and sustainable communities. It is a heritage that is preserved with Ayala Center—a thriving urban destination that is currently home to Glorietta and Greenbelt, and a proud hotel row that includes Raffles and Fairmont Makati.

In 2009 Ayala Land Premier (ALP) promoted effortless living through Park Terraces. November 2012 marked yet another milestone for ALP with the launch of Garden Towers, a two-tower residential community integrated into Ayala Center's multibillion-peso redevelopment. Perfectly proportioned to urban lifestyles, it features lush pockets of greens and generous spaces that offer a different kind of living dimension.

As ALP celebrates its newest residential community—Garden Towers has partnered with some of the notable game changers in the arts, fashion, lifestyle and wellness, who exhibited the same vision in promoting a natural and sustainable lifestyle, including the stirring works and testaments of Chef Myke "Tatung" Sarthou; jewelry designer Arnel Papa; accessory designer Adante Leyesa; fashion designer Dita Sandico-Ong; furniture designer Vito Selma; Bikram Yoga instructor Tristan Choa; and Plana Forma instructor Julie de Luna Alagde; "Spotlight on Green" illustrates how nature has inspired them in their chosen passion and fields.

"These artists have demonstrated through their own fields of work that urban living can coexist with sustainability and wellness," shared Leya Moya, Ayala Land Premier project head. "We share the same vision of transforming communities into sound environments of work, play and respite. Testament to this are our developments like Anvaya Cove in Bataan, Ayala Greenfield Estates, Ayala Westgrove Heights, Nuvali in Laguna and One Serendra in Bonifacio Global City."

Moya explained that "ALP has long-established its efforts of incorporating green in its developments, but were farther from the city. However, a similar kind of lifestyle has been demonstrated in highly urban addresses, thus the concept of Garden Towers came about."

Moya also added that "the preference of urban dwellers when it comes to choosing a home in the city is already beyond lavish amenities," added Moya. "Garden Towers enriches this iconic lifestyle setting with carefully planned sequence of atmospheres—one that creates a natural refuge for our home buyers from their hectic urban schedule."

Themes of natural light and air consistently invigorate life at Garden Towers. The garden experience begins with a seamless integration into Palm Promenade—Glorietta's landscaped concourse. Welcoming residents to their home is a green lobby core that astonishes your every homecoming. Continuing throughout the towers are sky gardens with 20-sq-m pockets of green that lets residents share an uncommon park experience high above the city.

In place of the traditional balcony is a new sunroom concept—an all-weather indoor-outdoor space, with floor-to-ceiling windows bathing this exceptional room in a feeling of lightness. Be it for reading, working, or meditation, the waterproof wooden deck encourages all these activities that you get in touch with nature. A framework of architectural green spaces within the convenient hub of Ayala Center, Garden Towers nurtures every opportunity to make life your very own.