Iconsiam
mixed-use development in Bangkok, Thailand
Iconsiam (stylized as ICONSIAM) is a mixed-use development on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It includes a large shopping mall, which opened to the public on 9 November 2018, as well as hotels and residences. The ฿54 billion Baht (US$1.5 billion) project was jointly developed by Siam Piwat, a Thai retail developer, MQDC Magnolia Quality Development, and Charoen Pokphand Group. The complex includes the tallest building in Thailand: the 70-floor Magnolia Waterfront Residences, and the country’s sixth tallest building: the 52-floor Mandarin Oriental Residences. It is served by Charoen Nakhon BTS station on the Gold Line.
Features
ICONSIAM Building
525,000 m2 (5,650,000 sq ft) total retail area.
Siam Takashimaya department store and an Apple Retail Store.
3,000-seat auditorium/exhibition hall
Iconsiam Heritage Museum (River Museum Bangkok), a joint project with The Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture of Thailand.
Two residential buildings, the Magnolia Waterfront Residences (318m and 70 floors, 300 units) and The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, (272m, 52 floors, 146 units).
A riverside park with an area of more than 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) along the Chao Phraya River and a riverside walkway.
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