Maha Nakhon
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Maha Nakhon The Ritz Carlton Residences & Edition Hotel |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | Bang Rak , Bangkok , Thailand |
| Construction time : | June 2011 – September 2016 |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Postmodern |
| Architect : | Ole Scheeren |
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| Usage : | Hotel, apartments |
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| Height : | 313 m |
| Rank (height) : | 2. (Bangkok) 2. (Thailand) |
| Floors : | 77 |
| Usable area : | 150,000 m² |
| Building material : | Structure: reinforced concrete ; Facade: glass |
Maha Nakhon ( Thai มหานคร ) is 313 meters and 77 floors, the second tallest building in Bangkok . Construction on the Chong Nonsi Skytrain station in Bang Rak district began in 2011, and the official opening took place on August 29, 2016. The architect is the German Ole Scheeren , who was a partner of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) at the beginning of the project .
The project consists of the tower and a seven-storey, cube-shaped outbuilding called the Cube . This was completed in late 2013 and opened in early 2014; it houses retail stores and restaurants (including a restaurant by French star chef Joël Robuchon ).
The facade of the main building is characterized by a spiral band of staggered, box-shaped elements, which enable terraces and balconies and, from a distance, create the impression of a “pixelated” helix carved into the surface. The majority of the space will be used for 200 apartments with hotel-like service from the Ritz-Carlton chain , but there will also be a five-star “ boutique hotel ” with 150 rooms (in collaboration with Marriott International and the American hotel entrepreneur Ian Schrager) and a roof bar be accommodated.
In 2018, the building was one of the five finalists for the Frankfurt International High- Rise Award , along with the eventual winner Torre Reforma , Beirut Terraces , Chaoyang Park Plaza and Oasia Hotel Downtown .
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Asia
- List of high-rise buildings in Bangkok
Web links
- Official website of the project developer
- Information about the project on the website of the Ole Scheeren office
- Further information at the CTBUH (November 15, 2012 still without pictures)
- MahaNakhon near Emporis (with pictures of the construction site)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rose Etherington: MahaNakhon by OMA. In: Dezeen Magazine , July 23, 2009.
- ↑ Karen Cilento: MahaNakhon / Ole Scheeren, OMA. In: ArchDaily , July 23, 2009.
- ^ Amy Frearson: Ole Scheeren's "carved" MahaNakhon skyscraper scheduled to complete this year. In: Dezeen Magazine , February 26, 2016.
- ↑ Finalists - International High-Rise Award. Retrieved November 5, 2018
Coordinates: 13 ° 43 ′ 25.3 ″ N , 100 ° 31 ′ 42.6 ″ E