Take a peek inside the new Henry Sy, Sr. Hall!
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A team from the renowned architectural firm Leandro V. Locsin Partners, Architects designed the DLSU Centennial Hall. The building's modern and open design is likened to a "habitable tree", its form evoking a grove of trees sitting on a forest clearing, a refreshing concept injecting environmental sensitivity to the highly congested Taft Avenue area. The concept also illustrates DLSU's continuous and growing role in Philippine education, as well as its commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability. It is life-giving and nurturing. It has pocket indoor gardens, outdoor reading areas and wide-open spaces that support creativity and engage learners to generate new ideas. Eco-friendly in character, it boasts of a green roof, solar panels, a rainwater collection system, and a water re-use system.
The educational areas in the Centennial Hall focus on the Learning Commons, a central hub envisioned to serve as the intellectual crossroads for university study. More than being simply a repository of books and reference materials, the Learning Commons is the central node for a revitalized campus where the academic community can gather for relaxation, interaction with one another, and official university activities. It will also be the first academic structure to be rated upon completion with the Philippines' own BERDE Standard, a measure of how "environment-friendly" a structure is.
The DLSU Centennial Hall is named in honor of its first donor, Henry Sy, Sr., whose generosity jump-started its construction in December 2010.
