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Architects: Amanda Levete Architects
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Area: 145,000 sqm (1.5 million sq ft)
Project Year: From 2010
Photographs: Amanda Levete Architecture

A 145,000 sqm major retail and hotel complex is set to start works in 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand for Central Retail Corporation. London based Amanda Levete Architects, compromising of award-winning architect Amanda Levete, together with directors Alvin Huang, Kwamina Monney and Ho-Yin Ng have been commissioned for this project.

It is unknown whether this complex will employ the same material palate as the shopping centre in UK, which Amanda Levete is famed for. Amanda Levete is the founder of the Future Systems. Would the materials be modified to take the humid climate of Thailand?

Located at the heart of Bangkok's commercial buzz zone, Ploen Chit Road, taking the place of the former gardens of British Embassy in Nai Lert Park, this complex will be the new architectural landmark for the city, and indeed the region. At the current moment, the complex will include a 7-storey retail podium and a 30-storey 6-star hotel tower. This is scheduled for completion in 2013.