SM City GenSan perspectives/plans presented to Darlene by Design Team

08/26/2010 by bariles in Landmarks with 192 Comments - 15,089 Views

Barely two weeks ago, GenSan City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio finally got a glimpse of how her city’s next mall will look like.

The design team of the upcoming SM City GenSan composed of representatives from Monolith Construction Dev. Corp, general contractor; Jose Siao Ling & Associates, architect; and D.A. Abcede & Associates, project manager, paid her a visit at her office at the City Hall. They were accompanied by GenSan Chamber prexy Jan Ced and Architect Michael Ang, project coordinator for SM City GenSan.

sm city gensan perspectives presented to mayor custodio

"SM CITY GENSAN ARCHITECT JOSE SIAO LING PRESENTS SM CITY GENSAN'S PERSPECTIVES AND PLANS TO GENSAN MAYOR DARLENE CUSTODIO AS ENGR. DENNIS ABCEDE JR. (VP, DAA ASSOCIATES) & ENGR. LITO BABASA (CONSTRUCTION MGR, DAA ASSO) LOOK ON."

It was there that the group headed by SM City Gensan Architect Jose Siao Ling, presented her with the perspectives, floor plans and blue prints of one of the most-anticipated projects in South Central Mindanao. Assisting him in the presentation were Engr. Dennis Abcede, Jr. (D.A.Abecede & Associates VP) and Engr. Mariano T. See Diet (Monolith Construction Dev. Corp. EVP/Gen Manager).

sm city gensan design team and mayor darlene custodio

"(LEFT TO RIGHT. PHOTO SHOWS RUDY T. CHUA (DIRECTOR, QUALITY PRE-CAST CONCRETE), ARCHITECT MICHAEL ANG (PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR SM CITY GENSAN), ENGR. DENNIS ABCEDE JR. (VP, DENNIS ABCEDE & ASSOCIATES), ARCHITECT JOSE SIAO LING (PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT, JOSE SIAO LING & ASSOCIATES), MAYOR DARLENE ANTONINO-CUSTODIO, ENGR. MARIANO T. SEE DIET (EVP, MONOLITY CONSTRUCTION DEV. CORP), ENGR LITO BABASA (CONSTRUCTION MNGR, DAA & ASSOCIATES), ENGR JESTON MANANGUETE (GEN. CONTRACTOR, PROJECT MNGR), ENGR VICTORIANO OSIAS (FORMWORKS ENGR, MCDC), AND MR. JAN CED (PRES, GENSAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE).

Mayor Custodio was visibly impressed with the SM City GenSan perspectives and designs and stayed longer for the dialogue which followed which tackled traffic management, sewerage system, garbage handling, employment opportunities and tax incentives, among other topics. Together with the mayor were City Administator Atty. Jong Gonzales and Chief of Staff Myrna Mejorada.

According to the SM Team, the two-story mall will cover a total of 100,000 sq. meters of floor space, which is bigger than SM City Davao’s 80,000 sq. meters.

Its main frontage will face San Miguel Street which will be widened into a four-lane avenue. To see where it is, click this—> SM City GenSan location.

SM Prime Holdings has already acquired a portion of the triangular lot straddling J. Catolico Avenue and San Miguel Street for this plan. It will also provide the traffic signal system at the junction of Santiago Boulevard and San Miguel.

"THE SM CITY GENSAN PERSPECTIVE OF ITS FRONTAGE FACING SAN MIGUEL STREET."

Very noticeable in the perspectives presented to the mayor is the uniquely designed logo of the mall which displays a bigger and more prominent rendering of the words “GENERAL SANTOS“. From Architect Jose Siao Ling came the answer that the emphasis on the Tuna Capital’s name was due to their knowledge that the people of GenSan are extremely proud of their famous city and this is SM’s way of solidifying it.

(Upon hearing this, Bariles who noted the peculiarity could only gasp, “Whoa GenSan!”)

At the Santiago Boulevard side of SM City GenSan is their terminal for public vehicles like jeeps, vans and probably (as suggested by Mayor Custodio), parking for trucks which are usually the vehicles of choice of excursionists and shoppers from the rest of the region.

For sure, the mayor quipped, once SM City GenSan opens, there will be a beeline of these vehicles to the Tuna Capital and the mall should be ready for this.

"THIS IS THE SM CITY GENSAN PERSPECTIVE OF ITS LEFT SIDE. TAKE NOTE OF THE SECOND FLOOR BALCONY, A FEATURE PRESENT IN NEWER SM MALLS AND THUS DOING AWAY WITH THE BORING BOX STRUCTURES."

To help enliven GenSan’s night life and cement its reputation as Region 12′s entertainment capital, SM City General Santos will house its Al Fresco restaurants and bars on the other side of the mall which will also operate until midnight similar to Robinsons Place. Their row of dining establishments promises a refreshing and relaxing ambience since at its center will be a large dancing fountain, an important water element in the newer malls of today.

To top it all, all the four cinemas of SM City GenSan at the second floor will be 3D-equipped.

Ground breaking and fencing of the compound will start immediatly after September 10, 2010 and based on the design team’s estimates, construction will be finished by 10 months at the very least.

This means therefore, that aside from Robinsons Place GenSan, KCC Mall of GenSan and Gaisano City GenSan, the people of Soccksargen will have another shopping destination in time for Christmas 2011 – and its name is SM City General Santos.

So now, the question is, where would you shop for your Christmas presents in December next year?

Tagged Atty. Jong Gonzalez, D.A. Abcede & Associates, Jose Siao Ling & Associates, mayor darlene antonino-custodio, Monolity Construction Development Corporation, Myrna Mejorada, sm city gensan perspectives, sm city gensan photos, sm city gensan pictures, SM CITY- GENSAN, SM GenSan, SM Prime Holdings

192 Comments

Toinks11/15/2010 at 10:32 PMReply

@Dexter Concolacion: ….and GenSan is…?……… probably yet to be the best in the World! yeah?! Yeah!
rjj11/17/2010 at 12:39 PMReply

nice nice,napadaan ako sa calamba laguna lastwik,nakita ko ung SM nila na bago dun,.may terrace din like SM gensan!hehehexcited na ako matapos yan,,tsk tsk..ang nagpapawow tlaga ako sa koronadal kaz may amparo suites sila!hais sana sa gensan nlang,..pero sulong south cotabato!
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islandhopper11/24/2010 at 10:22 AMReply

yan ang gensan ang mga mukha ng mga namumuno dito ay PA ULIT ULIT LANG!! wala na bang iba??? ha?? pa ulit ulit na lng!!!! sila lang ba tala ang pwedeng mamuno sa gensan?? nakaka pagod na!!!! gensan pagbago na mo!! ayaw padala sa karaang pulitika nga gina dominate lang sa mga dagkong politiko!!!
eric11/24/2010 at 7:03 PMReply

relax lang manenoy
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jinkee01/08/2011 at 10:45 AMReply

..mugukod njud mi sa tagum …go0!gooo!….ABANTE DIGOS uban sa lig’ong PAGLAUM….and ma highly urbanized njud mi..hahahha…sa masua lng…Goo…Metro Davao nd Mindanao….cox Digos city is the center of 2 mjor cities in mindanao..Davao nd Gensan…and west cities and provinces…g00000ooo..DIGOS..
eric01/08/2011 at 12:04 PMReply

cge paningkamot jud apil tiil
- bariles01/08/2011 at 3:07 PMReplyAuthor
  
  @eric, hahahaha! Naughty ka ha?
nok01/20/2011 at 3:27 PMReply

nice design for sm gensan. by the way sm lanang will have an smx and imax theater a very exciting development for davao.
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fahdingding01/20/2011 at 6:49 PMReply

@Jinkee: Naa pud d i ka dnh?!?
Al03/10/2011 at 1:35 PMReply

Mabuti pa kayo my 4giant malls.. Hehehe.. Eh d2 sa cotabato city ni isa wala pa.. local pa then 7pm sarado na.. Hehe! Bt msaya parin ako dhil mlapit rin d2 ang gensan.. Kysa sa davao kapoy mag byahe! Tnx sa info.
fahdingding03/11/2011 at 9:01 AMReply

@Al: Diba may mall na jan sa Cotabato City?
South Seas ba yun?
eliza05/12/2011 at 9:40 AMReply

i’m super happy for GENERAL SANTOS CITY for having their SM Mall! Go, GENSAN! Maski kami taga Cagayan de Oro happy for your city’s progress. There is no need for competition because we are one under the same island —- MINDANAO!
fahdingding05/13/2011 at 7:32 AMReply

@Eliza: Agree! God Bless MINDANAO!
KEEP CLEAN05/24/2011 at 9:07 AMReply

May coming SM nga peru i don’t think if they can properly manage it.As far as my concerned and as what i’ve observed sa ibang malls ditu,most of there staff hindi bayolinte kumilos,yung parang walang pinag aralan na kailangan pa e educate of moral values peru hindi naman lahat. Sana piliin lang nila yung karapat-dapat sa loob ng SM hindi yung mga tarantado.Speaking of malls ditu,haha….karamihan looks like 20th Century pa tinayo peru hindi naman its just na hindi lang sila marunong mag alaga. Pag sa loob ka feels like nasa putikan ka lang.Malayo sa ibang malls sa ibang lugar/city .Dapat lang talaga na ituro din nila yung proper hygiene para naman desinte tingnan at hindi maluma kaagad.
Abdullah05/24/2011 at 1:17 PMReply

@ Keep Clean: nose bleed ang makabasa sa comment mo! what do you mean by “hindi bayolinte kumilos” so ang kailangan mo mga staff na agresibo? hehehhe. basta lang maka comment kahit walang sense……. better go home. 1st time mo yata sa city hehehe.
toinkz!05/24/2011 at 7:24 PMReply

ROFL! LMAO! This made my day, my golly!
chemae06/14/2011 at 10:15 AMReply

wew!! umaasenso na tlaga ang gensa city.. na miss q na tuloy dyan.. tgal q ng hdi nka uwi dya…. almost 6 years na.. heheh im hoping na sana makapasok aq ng trabho sa SM gensan uuwi aq dyan.. dito kc sa provine kunting job vacancies lang…
aserc50106/21/2011 at 1:07 AMReply

finally, General Santos is really booming!! looking forward for more progress!!
lordy06/27/2011 at 5:05 PMReply

sm dvo is now more bigger than this mall…hopefully maayos ang pag maintain nio…
xianzhen08/21/2011 at 12:57 PMReply

ano ba yung mga stores na maging leasee ng sm gensan?para aware kami kung san kami bibili.lalo na boutique.please.sana may mint at people are people
Toinks08/22/2011 at 2:10 PMReply

Meron din sanang Krispy Kreme at Starbucks. Wala pa sa GenSan ang mga ito.
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CloudZELL9112/28/2011 at 12:38 AMReply

one thing GAISANO is still the KING,,,,(di ako fan ha heheh ilang beses ng binomba di nagalusan, KCC sana kaso 2x na ng reconstruct)aheheeh
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DPAT MY ICE SKATING/ICE HOCKEY RINK sa SM GENSAN…………petition tayo hahaha…
joemark02/03/2012 at 12:46 AMReply

very nice location… it is good for investment.
Erwin Bantilan07/20/2012 at 12:14 PMReply

Wow.. Nice