Wheelock Place
 Wheelock Place at Orchard Road with its distinctive conical glass structure viewed from the bottom (Above) and the view from the entrance (Below) | |
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| Location | Orchard, Singapore |
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| Coordinates | 1°18′16.3″N 103°49′50.3″E / 1.304528°N 103.830639°E |
| Address | 501 Orchard Road |
| Opening date | 1993 |
| Developer | Wheelock Properties |
| Management | Wheelock Properties |
| Owner | Wheelock Properties |
| Architect | Kisho Kurokawa |
| No. of stores and services | 26 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| No. of floors | 23 |
| Website | wheelockplace |
Wheelock Place (Chinese: 会德丰广场), (Tamil வீல்லாக் ப்லேஸ்) is a 21-floor office tower and shopping mall on Singapore's Orchard Road.
Background
The building was designed by Kisho Kurokawa and completed in 1994 as Lane Crawford Place (Chinese: 达卡佛坊).[1] It is now owned by Wheelock Properties, a division of Hong Kong's The Wharf.
The mall has an underpass to Shaw House and ION Orchard.[2] It was the site of Borders' flagship Singapore store until its closure in 2011.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Lane Crawford Place, Works and Projects, Kisho Kurokawa, 2006, retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Lynda Hong, "Pedestrian crossing between ION Orchard, Wheelock Place to be closed," Channel News Asia, July 27, 2009.
- ^ Sharon See, "Borders closes flagship store at Wheelock Place," Channel News Asia, August 19, 2011.
External links
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