# Escolta Street and the First United Building

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## Quick facts

- **Category:** Explore
- **Address:** First United Building, 413 Escolta Street, Binondo, Manila
- **Hours:** HUB Make Lab Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM; Saturday X Future Market on selected Saturdays
- **Price:** Free
- **Website:** https://www.goethe.de/ins/ph/en/kul/sup/hub/hub--make-lab.html
- **Instagram:** https://instagram.com/firstunitedbuilding

Escolta was once Manila's grandest commercial street, and its art deco shells now hold galleries, studios and co-working spaces. The First United Building is the heart of the revival, home to HUB Make Lab and the long-running Saturday X Future Market run by the 98B collective. Come for the architecture, stay for the independent makers.

## Why go

1. Some of the best-preserved pre-war and art deco architecture in the country
2. HUB Make Lab and the monthly Saturday X Future Market for local design, zines and vintage finds
3. Walkable from Binondo's food streets, so you can pair it with a Chinatown lunch

## Good to know

- **Best time:** Daytime for the architecture; check the 98B page for the monthly market Saturday
- **Good for:** Heritage walks, independent shopping, art and design, photography
- **Reservations:** None; HUB Make Lab is closed Mondays. Confirm market dates before going
- **Noise:** Quiet street feel, lively on market days