THE UNICORN PHAYATHAI

Thailand
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Description
Located in the heart of public transportation hub already in place, this 51-storey mixed-use development by BTS Group will be directly connected to BTS Phayathai/airport rail link interchange station and future Red line MRT subway station through the spacious elevated garden walkway. The development comprises of a five-star Eastin Grand hotel, luxury serviced apartment, grade A office and hotel related podium facility. The tower is composed of a side core wrap-around three sides by office, hotel and serviced comapartment in north-south orientation. The narrow site also provides the opportunity to have the side core blocking undesirable view from the surrounding building and as a result, offers office, hotel and serviced apartment maximum northern daylight while minimizing undesirable direct sunlight. The 9-storey podium contains main lobbies, retails, restaurants, fitness centre and the hotel conference and ballroom facilities with more than 900 multi-storey carparking. The office portion elevated above the podium from level 9 to level 20 is an energy efficient glass box accommodating multiple offices designed with maximum flexibility. The middle portion of the tower from level 23 to level 36 comprises 397 hotel guestrooms and suites, while the level 22 houses the leisure facilities, including 18m long cantilevered swimming pool, restaurant and executive club lounge. The highest portion of the tower from level 37 to level 51 houses 118 units of the luxurious serviced apartments. Serviced apartment amenities include health club, landscaped garden, swimming pool and sky lounge. The façade design strives to fit into this development as an iconic landmark for the community. The relationship of the form and vertical articulation stripes representing “Metro Bangkok rail transit network” Crowned with light box roof top feature at each step the tower setbacks.
CLIENT
Kamkung Properties Co., Ltd.
START / COMPLETION
2015/2021
GFA
120,395 sqm
LOCATION
Thailand
Winning Award
2017 Asia Pacific Property Awards - Best Mixed-use Architecture Thailand
2017 Asia Pacific Property Awards - Mixed-use Architecture Thailand
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