Shangri-La is opening a mixed-use development in Manila, Philippines which is set to become one of the tallest buildings in the country at 250m (820ft). Opening in Q4 this year, the Shangri-la at the Fort will include a Shangri-La hotel and residences; Horizon Homes, a collection of customised homes on the highest floors; retail shops; and Kerry Sports Manila, a two-floor, 10,000m sq (107,639sq ft) lifestyle and leisure club that will include a spa.

While details of the spa are yet to be finalised, it will feature nine treatment rooms and be set in an impressive fitness and wellness complex. Located on levels 5 and 6, the 10,000m sq Kerry Sports Manila will include an NBA-grade indoor basketball court, two tennis courts, two squash courts, an outdoor lap pool, gym facilities, exercise studios, and Adventure Zone – a multi-level indoor playground for children that includes party rooms.

Located in the heart of Bonifacio Global City, an “emerging contemporary lifestyle district” in the centre of Manila, the Shangri-La at the Fort is also a LEED gold-certified property. The property will include 576 bedrooms as well as 97 one-, two- or three-bedroom residences, two ballrooms, 19 multi-function rooms and seven dining options.

Atlanta, US-based Hirsch Bedner & Associates designed the hotel’s public areas, guestrooms and residences, while Sydney, Australia-based Stack Studio is responsible for both the Kerry Sports Manila facility and the Raging Bull Burgers restaurant.

Other firms involved in the project include master planners AECOM for the “complex landscape”; New York-based Rockwell Group for the High Street Cafe and Limitless; Hong Kong-based Steve Leung Designers for Canton Road; New York-headquartered Avroko East for Raging Bull Chophouse & Bar; and Manny Samson & Associates for Horizon Homes and Samba Poolside restaurant and bar.