Posted May 19, 201510 yr I think this building's design is one of the most spectacular of anything that's currently under construction. And aspects of it remind me a little bit of the nuCLEus tower proposed for Cleveland. Anyway, it's slated to be 75 floors and 1,026 feet. I was fortunate enough to be in Bangkok for a work trip last week, and on my one free day, I walked a couple of miles in 100-sh degree heat to get a closer look at this beauty. Enjoy. :-)
May 19, 201510 yr ^I was thinking that lol! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 19, 201510 yr If you like this building, check out Herzog & de Meuron's 56 Leonard Street in NYC. It was designed pre-recession but is underway now. Some of the early renderings were amazing, though the design has since gone through some value engineering.
May 19, 201510 yr Ram23, I'm familiar with 56 Leonard Street, but I'm not a huge fan of it, not sure why. What I like about this Bangkok design is how the pixelated portion wraps up around the otherwise traditional boxy glass tower. Looks weirdly post-apocalyptic to me.
May 19, 201510 yr It looks like a building that partially collapsed after an earthquake. Too gimmicky for me. Not a fan.
May 20, 201510 yr If you want an even closer NYC example, look up Daniel Libeskind's One Madison Avenue. It never got built but would have been built next to the never finished Metlife Building on Madison Square Park that only got its first 20 or so stories built before construction paused. The proposal looks like a more futuristic, sleeker version of the Ritz Carlton.
May 20, 201510 yr If you want an even closer NYC example, look up Daniel Libeskind's One Madison Avenue. It never got built but would have been built next to the never finished Metlife Building on Madison Square Park that only got its first 20 or so stories built before construction paused. The proposal looks like a more futuristic, sleeker version of the Ritz Carlton. Interesting, thanks for sharing!
May 20, 201510 yr Thanks for sharing your photos! I had forgotten about this building and didn't realize it was so far along already. It's definitely a unique concept and definitely stands out from pretty much anything else out there.
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