{{Short description|Skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox building <!-- popup [[File:Thaïlande Bangkok MahaNakhon.jpg]] -->| name = King Power Mahanakhon | native_name = '''คิง เพาเวอร์ มหานคร''' | native_name_lang = Thai | former_names = Mahanakhon (มหานคร) | image = Bangkok - King Power Mahanakhon คิง เพาเวอร์ มหานคร 2021 May.jpg | image_size = 250px | logo = King Power Mahanakhon Logo.jpg | logo_size = 120px | caption = King Power Mahanakhon in 2021 | location = 114 Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, [[Bang Rak District|Bang Rak]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] | owner = King Power Mahanakhon | coordinates = {{coord|13|43|25|N|100|31|42|E|region:TH|display=inline,title}} | status = Completed | construction_start_date = 20 June 2011 | completion_date = April 2016 | opening_date = 29 August 2016 | building_type = Residential, retail, hotel, observatory | current_tenants = Freehold | roof = {{Convert|314|m|ft|abbr=on}} | architecture_firm = [[Ole Scheeren]] | floor_count = 78 | floor_area = {{Convert|150000|m2|ft2|abbr=on}} | developer = [[Pace Development]] | structural_engineer = [[Arup Group]] | website = [https://kingpowermahanakhon.co.th King Power Mahanakhon official website] | references = }}
'''King Power Mahanakhon''' ({{langx|th|คิง เพาเวอร์ มหานคร}}), formerly known as '''MahaNakhon''' (มหานคร), is a [[mixed-use development|mixed-use]] [[skyscraper]] in the [[Silom]]/[[Sathon]] [[central business district]] of [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. It was opened in December 2016 by MahaNakhon Managing Director Kipsan Beck.<ref name="CNN-20161219">{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Stephy|title=MahaNakhon: Why Asia's futuristic skylines just got crazier|url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/ole-scheeren-bangkok-skyscraper/index.html|access-date=30 June 2017|work=CNN|date=19 December 2016}}</ref> It features the unconventional appearance of a glass [[curtain wall (architecture)|curtain walled]] square tower with a cuboid-surfaced [[helix]] cut into the side of the building. Following transfer of the first residential units in April 2016, at {{Convert|314.2|m|ft}} with 77 floors, it was recognized as [[List of tallest buildings in Thailand#Tallest completed buildings|the tallest building in Thailand]] on 4 May 2016 by the [[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]] (CTBUH).<ref name="MahaNakhon, Thailand's Tallest Building Completes">{{cite news|title=MahaNakhon, Thailand's Tallest Building Completes|url=http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/4810/Article/3882/language/en-US/view.aspx#!|access-date=4 May 2016|date=4 May 2016|publisher=Skyscraper Center/CTBUH|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603052024/http://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/tabid/4810/Article/3882/language/en-US/view.aspx#!|archive-date=3 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The building contains a hotel, retail and residences, which are priced between around $US1,100,000 to $US17,000,000, making it one of the most expensive condominiums in Bangkok.<ref name="Best Home">{{cite news|last=Best Home |title=Top 10 most expensive condominium |url=http://www.besthome104.com/news/23-what-new/363-the-top-10-most-expensive-condominium-in-thailand-2011.html |access-date=12 February 2013 |date=12 February 2013 |work=Best Home |publisher=Best Home |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305075150/http://www.besthome104.com/news/23-what-new/363-the-top-10-most-expensive-condominium-in-thailand-2011.html |archive-date=5 March 2013 }}</ref>
The building was recognised as the tallest building in Thailand until the [[Iconsiam|Magnolias Waterfront Residences at ICONSIAM]] broke the record in 2018 with the height of 317 metres. The building was purchased from CEO Sorapoj Techakraisri of PACE Development by [[King Power]] group in April 2018, resulting in the name change from MahaNakhon to King Power Mahanakhon.<ref name=":0" />
==History== Details of the MahaNakhon development were announced on 27 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=PACE Development joins hands with Fishman Group to Announce MahaNakhon, Bangkok's First Landmark|url=http://www.pacedev.com/news/full/pace_development_joins_hands_with_fishman_group_to_announce_mahanakhon_bang|access-date=30 June 2017|publisher=Pace Development Corporation PLC|date=27 May 2009|type=Press release}}</ref> The development team included German architect [[Ole Scheeren]], former partner of the design firm [[Office for Metropolitan Architecture]]; Thai company [[Pace Development]]; [[David Collins (interior designer)|David Collins Studio]] in London; and Industrial Buildings Corporation (IBC). In 2015 PACE bought the remaining shares of former partner IBC, thus becoming the sole project developer.<ref name="PACE Corporate Information">{{cite news |title= 13.5b THB backlog for PACE |publisher= DDproperty |date=3 June 2015|url= http://www.ddproperty.com/en/property-news/2015/6/96783/thb13-5bn-sales-backlog-for-pace}}</ref> The [[groundbreaking]] ceremony was held on 20 June 2011, the building was topped off in 2015, and was completed in 2016. The total project value as a result of pricing changes during the course of construction reached 21 billion [[Thai baht|baht]] (US$620 million).<ref name="PACE Jacks Up MahaNakhon Prices After Freehold Switch">{{cite news |title= PACE Jacks Up MahaNakhon Prices After Freehold Switch|work= Bangkok Post |date=18 March 2014|url= http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/400359/}}</ref>
In October 2013, the construction of the smaller CUBE building was finished. At that time the main tower reached the 4th floor, growing at the rate of approximately two to three storeys per month. As of September 2014, construction of the main tower reached the 45th floor, and in December 2014 the building had reached the 60th floor. In April 2015, PACE revealed that the tower had reached its full height and was topped off at 314 meters, making it the tallest building in Bangkok.<ref name="PACE Tops off sky project">{{cite news |title= Pace Tops off sky project |work= Bangkok Post|date=30 April 2015|url= http://property.bangkokpost.com/news/546203/pace-tops-off-sky-project}}</ref> Finally in 2016, the CTBUH recognized the building as completed.
In March 2014, PACE announced that the development was now being sold [[Freehold (law)|freehold]], having previously been a leasehold property.<ref name="PACE Jacks Up MahaNakhon Prices">{{cite news |title= PACE Jacks Up MahaNakhon Prices |work= Bangkok Post |date=18 March 2014 |url= http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/400359/pace-jacks-up-mahanakhon-prices-after-freehold-switch}}</ref> During this period, the building construction continued, culminating in a major opening event unveiling the mostly completed tower in late 2017, under the leadership of then Managing Director Kipsan Beck, who had been part of the management team since the inception of the project in 2007.
The building was purchased from PACE Development by [[King Power]] group in April 2018, resulting in the name change from MahaNakhon to King Power Mahanakhon.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.nationthailand.com/detail/Corporate/30343001 | title=King Power scales up with MahaNakhon | date=11 April 2018 }}</ref>
==Design and location== [[File:MahaNakhon by kylehase.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The building in 2016, nearing completion]] The tower is the shape of a square prism with the appearance of a rough spiral with cuboidal surfaces cut into the side of the building. The building features a pixelated ribbon that swirls around the exterior, peeling back its surface layer to expose an inner layer, creating balconies with views of the city.<ref name="MahaNakhon Bangkok Skyline">{{cite news |last=MahaNakhon|title=Ole Scheeren's MahaNakhon Towers Excavate the Bangkok Skyline|url= http://architizer.com/blog/bangkok-mahanakhon-towers/|access-date=13 November 2014|date=13 November 2014 |work=Audrey Murray|publisher=Architizer}}</ref> The glass walls are divided horizontally and vertically, adding to the building's "pixelated" and "unfinished" appearance. Its height surpassed that of the [[Baiyoke Tower II]]'s record of {{Convert|304|m|ft}} at the time of completion in 2016, making it the 88th tallest building in the world.<ref name="New Bangkok Landmark">{{cite news |last=MahaNakhon|title=New Bangkok Landmark MahaNakhon starts rising|url= http://www.pacedev.com/press_release/full/new_bangkok_landmark_mahanakhon_starts_rising|access-date=20 June 2011 |date=20 June 2011 |type=Press release|publisher=Pace Development Corporation PLC}}</ref>
Among the features of the building are {{Convert|10000|m2|sqft}} of retail space (MahaNakhon CUBE and MahaNakhon HILL Retail components); 209 residences serviced by Ritz-Carlton, which, with prices ranging from approximately 42 – 500 million baht (US$1.2–14m), are among the highest prices asked for Thai [[luxury real estate]], freehold or leasehold in Bangkok; The Standard Bangkok Mahanakhon, with 155 rooms, to be operated by [[Standard Hotels]]; as well as a rooftop observation deck. MahaNakhon at one point featured Thailand's first [[L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Bangkok)]], Thailand's first restaurant by Iron Chef [[Masaharu Morimoto]], Thailand's first Vogue Lounge, and the largest [[Dean & DeLuca]] in Thailand, however all retail outlets have been closed in 2019 pending redevelopment by the new owners.<ref name="PACE Retail Leasing">{{cite press release |last=PACE |title=PACE Announces Retail Leasing 55% Completed|url= http://rcr-bangkok.com/images/upload/MahaNakhon_CUBE_Updating_Eng_.pdf|access-date=14 November 2012 |date=14 November 2012 |work=PACE |publisher=PACE Development Corporation PLC.}}</ref>
An outdoor plaza ("MahaNakhon Square"), will connect the tower to the Chong Nonsi station of the BTS Skytrain [[Silom Line]] and the [[Bangkok BRT]] station on Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Road.
In January 2013, PACE Development announced the sale of the highest-price condominium penthouse in Thailand at MahaNakhon, a two-floor, {{convert|1500|m2|adj=on}} residence costing 480 million baht.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangkok Post: All Clear Sounded For Foreign Buyers|url=http://www.pacedev.com/news_clipping/full/bangkok_post_all_clear_sounded_for_foreign_buyers|access-date=30 June 2017|publisher=Pace Development Corporation PLC|date=8 February 2013|type=Press release}}</ref>
PACE Development marketed MahaNakhon overseas, including in the Middle East, the first time that a Thai property developer had marketed Thai property in the Middle East,<ref name="Roadshow Overseas">{{cite news |title= Thai Developers Hold Roadshow Overseas |publisher= Krungthep Turakij |date= 9 April 2013 |url= http://www.bangkokbiznews.com/home/detail/property/property/20130409/499467/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AF%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%88%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81.html |archive-date= 15 April 2013 |access-date= 10 April 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130415095917/http://www.bangkokbiznews.com/home/detail/property/property/20130409/499467/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AF%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%88%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> as well as in Hong Kong and Singapore.
==Awards== In September 2014, the project earned the first of several awards for Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bangkok at MahaNakhon as "Best Luxury Condo Development 2014 (Bangkok)" at the Thailand Property Awards.<ref name="Thailand's Real Estate Excellence Celebrated at Thailand Property Awards 2014">{{cite news |title= Real Estate Excellence Celebrated at Thailand Property Awards |work= Samui Times |date=16 September 2014 |url= http://www.samuitimes.com/thailands-real-estate-excellence-celebrated-2014-thailand-property-awards/}}</ref> In October 2014, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bangkok at MahaNakhon was named "Best Thailand Development 2014" and "Best Luxury Condominium Southeast Asia 2014" at the SE Asia Property Awards.<ref name="Winners at the Annual South East Asia Property Awards">{{cite news|title=Winners at the South East Asia Property Awards |work=Property Report |date=16 October 2014 |url=http://www.property-report.com/winners-at-the-annual-south-east-asia-property-awards-2014-announced-36693/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224032259/http://www.property-report.com/winners-at-the-annual-south-east-asia-property-awards-2014-announced-36693 |archive-date=24 December 2014 }}</ref>
In 2015, MahaNakhon's management team accepted the winning three major awards including Best Mixed Use, Best Residential, and Best Residential Highrise at the Asia-Pacific Property Awards.<ref name="MahaNakhon Property Awards">{{Cite web|url=http://en.postupnews.com/2015/05/MahaNakhon-and-The-Ritz-Carlton-Residences-Bangkok-received-Asia-Pacific-Property-Awards-2015.html|title=MahaNakhon and The Ritz-Carlton Residences Bangkok Received Asia Pacific Property Awards 2015|work=Postupnews|access-date=12 May 2015}}</ref>
Subsequently, the project has also been recognised with presentations at the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and [[Chulalongkorn University]].
==Name== Mahanakhon is part of Bangkok's ceremonial name and means "large (or great) city".<ref name="Royal Institute Newsletter">{{cite journal|journal=Royal Institute Newsletter|volume=3|issue=31|date=December 1993|title=กรุงเทพมหานคร}} Reproduced in {{cite web|script-title=th:กรุงเทพมหานคร|trans-title=Krung Thep Mahanakhon |language=th|url=http://www.royin.go.th/th/knowledge/detail.php?ID=639|access-date=12 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206140602/http://www.royin.go.th/th/knowledge/detail.php?ID=639|archive-date=2014-12-06}}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of tallest buildings in Bangkok]] * [[List of tallest buildings in Thailand]]
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{commons category|MahaNakhon}} *[https://kingpowermahanakhon.co.th/ Official website] *[https://kingpowermahanakhon.co.th/residences/ The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bangkok Official website] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131204214302/http://www.emporis.com/building/mahanakhon-bangkok-thailand MahaNakhon at Emporis]}} *[http://www.pacedev.com PACE Development Corporation PLC website] *[http://www.facebook.com/mahanakhonbkk Facebook page with ongoing construction updates] *[http://wandererz.net/2016/01/maha-nakhon-tour-pixellisee-building-bangkok/ Article "MahaNakhon, pixelised building of Bangkok"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044431/http://wandererz.net/2016/01/maha-nakhon-tour-pixellisee-building-bangkok/ |date=15 October 2017 }}
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