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| MahaNakhon | |
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| File:MahaNakhon promotional rendering.jpg Promotional rendering of the MahaNakhon project | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction[1] |
| Type | Residential, retail, hotel |
| Location | Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Road, Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Construction started | 4th Quarter 2010[2] |
| Estimated completion | 2014[3] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 77 |
| Floor area | 150,000 m2 (1,600,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ole Scheeren, Office for Metropolitan Architecture |
| Developer | Pace Development, Industrial Buildings Corporation |
MahaNakhon is a planned luxury mixed-use skyscraper to be constructed in the Sathon business area of Bangkok, Thailand. Designed by German architect Ole Scheeren, it will have the unconventional appearance of a glass curtain-walled square tower with a voxelated-surface spiral cut into the side of the building. Upon its estimated completion in 2014, it will become the tallest building in Bangkok at 313 metres (1,027 ft) and 77 floors.
History
Details on the MahaNakhon project were officially announced on 23 July 2009, with designs by German architect Ole Scheeren, partner of the design firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture. The building is being developed as a joint-venture between the Thai company Pace Development Co., Ltd. and Israel-based Industrial Buildings Corporation PLC. Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2009, and completion is estimated by the year 2014. The total project value is expected to reach eighteen billion baht.
Design and location
The tower's design will assume the a shape of a square prism with the appearance of a rough spiral with cuboidal surfaces cut into the side of the building. The glass walls are divided horizontally and vertically, adding to the building's "pixelated" appearance. Its proposed height, 313 metres (1,027 ft), with 77 floors, will make it the tallest building in Bangkok by structural height, surpassing Baiyoke Tower II's record of 304 metres (997 ft).
Among the planned features of the building are: 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) of luxury retail space (MahaNakhon Terraces); two hundred units of the Ritz-Carlton Residences, which, with prices starting at 250,000 baht per square meter, will be among the most expensive leases in Bangkok; the Bangkok Edition boutique hotel, with 150 rooms, to be operated by Marriott International with collaboration from Ian Schrager; as well as a roof-top bar and restaurant. The project also features a free-standing seven-storey building ("the Cube") and an outdoor plaza ("MahaNakhon Square"), which will connect the tower to the Chong Nonsi stations of the BTS Skytrain and the Bangkok BRT on Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Road.
See also
Sources
- Andrea Schwan Inc (23 July 2009). "Bangkok Rising: Construction to Begin on Ole Scheeren / OMA's MahaNakhon" (PDF). press release. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- Tan, Itthiporn (9 August 2009). "Scaling the Heights in Bangkok". Brunch Magazine. Bangkok Post. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 9 August 2009. [dead link]
- Heathcote, Edwin (20 July 2009). "Metaphor for a metropolis". Financial Times. The Financial Times. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
References
- ^ "MahaNakhon". Emporis.com. Emporis Corporation. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.rcr-bangkok.com/
- ^ http://www.rcr-bangkok.com
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