RLC’s new office tower uses ‘touchless tech,’ face ID
Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) on Monday opened its new office building in Quezon City as part of its modernization plans. It features “touchless” and facial recognition technology.
RLC business unit general manager Jericho Go told reporters GBF Center 2 at the Bridgetowne estate would be the first to use these new features.
“We have a full destination control system,” Go said.
According to him, the GBF 2 lobby features facial recognition-enabled turnstiles and “state-of-the-art filtration systems.”
An employee’s face is recognized at the entrance after registering their biometrics via the Go Work mobile application. Then, their assigned floor is identified and they are assigned a specific elevator in the lobby. This ensures efficient operations and electricity savings, Go explained.
The 30-story GBF 2 follows the 2023 launch of GBF Center 1, which has already leased out 60 percent of its available space.
According to Go, they were looking to also upgrade the lobbies of their other office buildings as part of RLC’s “premiumization” strategy.
Earlier this month, RLC announced it would develop a new office tower in Davao City to expand its footprint across the country’s second-largest island group. The nine-story building is slated for completion in the first half of 2027.
Once completed, this will add to the developer’s Mindanao portfolio. This consists of eight shopping malls, three GoHotels, one Grand Summit Hotel and two office buildings.
This expansion and upgrade of its office portfolio forms part of RLC’s plan to double its net income to P25 billion by 2030.
Apart from office buildings, this includes the expansion of RLC’s portfolio of upscale condominiums and introduction of luxury and ultra-luxury hotels.
RLC also recently launched The Jewel. It will have a mall, four office towers and a five-floor basement parking area.
The Jewel will have a projected gross leasable area of around 320,000 square meters. This would make it RLC’s biggest project in a single location.
