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Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building

Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building
Capital Luis Gonzaga Building Name Signage.jpg
Metal signage of Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building located at the top of the doorway.
Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building is located in Metro Manila
Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building
Location within Metro Manila
General information
Architectural style Modern
Address no. 414 Carriedo Street corner Rizal Avenue
Town or city Manila
Country Philippines
Coordinates 14°35′57″N 120°58′54″E / 14.5991°N 120.9816°E / 14.5991; 120.9816Coordinates: 14°35′57″N 120°58′54″E / 14.5991°N 120.9816°E / 14.5991; 120.9816
Design and construction
Architect Pablo Antonio

The National Artist Pablo Antonio's postwar oeuvre, the Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building, built in 1953 at the corner of Carriedo Street and Rizal Avenue in Manila, Philippines, transfigured the modernist box into a building that was suited to the tropics by utilizing double sunshades. The concrete slab overhangs at both ceiling height and window sill height for every floor braced by staggered vertical fins of half-storey height. Curved bands of concrete horizontally traversed every floor. It serves as a protection for both sunlight and rain.


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