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Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building

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Capital Luis Gonzaga Building Name Signage
Capital Luis Gonzaga Building Name Signage

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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Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building
Carriedo Street, Manila Quiapo (Third District)

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N 14.5991 ° E 120.9816 °
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East Asia Chinese Drugstore

Carriedo Street
1001 Manila, Quiapo (Third District)
Philippines
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Capital Luis Gonzaga Building Name Signage
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