The Met (skyscraper)

{{Infobox building |name = The Met |image = The Met, Sathon.jpg |caption = The Met |construction_start_date = 2005 |completion_date = 2009 |building_type = Residential |location = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] |coordinates = {{coord|13|43|19.3|N|100|32|2.9|E|display=inline,title}} |top_floor = |antenna_spire = {{convert|228.0|m|ft|1}} |roof = {{convert|228.0|m|ft|1}} |floor_count = 66 |floor_area = |elevator_count = |architect = [[WOHA]], [[Tandem Architects]] |structural_engineer = |main_contractor = |developer = |owner = |awards = {{Awd|[[International Highrise Award]]|2010}} }}

'''The Met''' is a 66-story condominium located in [[Bangkok]] on [[Sathorn Road]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.123themet.com/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214085538/http://www.123themet.com/about/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 14, 2013|title=The met condominium - 123 South Sathorn Road in Bangkok, Thailand}}</ref> {{As of|2012}}, it was the tallest [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]] in Thailand and fourth-tallest building in Bangkok.<ref name=tall/>

==Design== The Met has a height of 228 metres and 66 floors. It contains 370 condominium units.<ref name=fairness>{{cite web |title=The Met argues for fairness and against the EIA Approval of the 125 Sathorn Project |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/pr/2251371/the-met-argues-for-fairness-and-against-the-eia-approval-of-the-125-sathorn-project |website=Bangkok Post |access-date=6 June 2022 |date=21 January 2022}}</ref> It is composed of six towers connected by [[sky bridge]]s. Sunshades, overhangs, and walls of live greenery filter sunlight and protect interiors from overheating. The gaps between the towers contain terraces with pools and sky gardens. The staggered blocks of the structure's mass are oriented to let the sun pass through the building on its regular course. The apertures through this building are meant to increase the strength of passing breezes and to cool the living units. The architects conceived of this building as a model for high-rise construction in a low-wind tropical climate, reworking the worldwide model developed for cold climates with high winds.

All units are cross-ventilated, leaving residents a viable option to not use air conditioning. Private planters are included in the residents' balconies. The building's location between [[public transit]] stations for the [[BTS Skytrain]] and [[MRT (Bangkok)|MRT]] systems encourages mass transit use in a city infamous for [[gridlock]].<ref name=tall>{{cite book |last1=Parker |first1=David |last2=Wood |first2=Anthony |title=The Tall Buildings Reference Book |publisher=Routledge |year=2013 |isbn=9780203106464 |pages=430–431 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l-iHvYOHElEC&pg=PA430 |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wood |first1=Anthony |last2=Bahrami |first2=Payam |last3=Safarik |first3=Daniel |title=Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings: An output of the CTBUH Sustainability Working Group |publisher=Images Publishing |year=2014 |isbn=9781864705935 |pages=85–81 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OrVqBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22the%20met%22%20tallest%20condominium%20bangkok%202009&pg=PA85|access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref>

==Development== The project was developed by Pebble Bay (Thailand) Ltd., a subsidiary of the Singaporean company Hotel Properties Limited. Pebble Bay, which acquired the land from the [[U.S. Information Service]] in 2003, planned to develop a high-rise condo, The Met, along with a low-rise hotel on the smaller plot in front. The 10-[[Rai (unit)|rai]] land was divided in 2004 into seven rai for The Met and three for the hotel. Pebble Bay abandoned the hotel project in 2016, when it sold the land to PMT Property Co., Ltd., an affiliate of {{ill|Thoresen Thai Agencies|th|โทรีเซนไทย เอเยนต์ซีส์}}, for [[Thai Baht|THB]] 1.58 billion.<ref name=fairness/> In 2023, the Central Administrative Court revoked PMT's construction permit and [[environmental impact assessment]]. In a lawsuit filed by The Met, the court ruled that PMT's proposed development of two buildings with 36 storeys each, named 125 Sathorn, exceeded lawful size limits.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luxury Sathon condo construction permit revoked |date=11 October 2023|newspaper=Bangkok Post|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2661709/luxury-sathon-condo-construction-permit-revoked|access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref>

==Awards== The Met has won the 2009 Bronze [[Emporis Skyscraper Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Emporis Skyscraper Award 2009 |url=https://www.emporis.com/awards/2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124074928/http://www.emporis.com/awards/2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 24, 2012 |publisher=Emporis |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref> [[WOHA]], the architectural firm, won the Singapore President's Design Award - Design of the Year 2009 for The Met.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher= [[DesignSingapore Council]] |url=http://www.designsingapore.org/pda_public/gallery.aspx?sid=49 |title=PRESIDENT'S DESIGN AWARD 2009 |access-date=2010-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002101306/http://www.designsingapore.org/pda_public/gallery.aspx?sid=49 |archive-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, the Met won the [[German Architecture Museum]]'s [[International Highrise Award]] and was cited for "sustainable living conditions in this tropical region without recourse to air conditioning".<ref>{{cite press release |title='The Met' High-rise apartment building wins International Highrise Award 2010 |publisher=The International Highrise Award 2020|url=https://cdn.archilovers.com/projects/df4531b2-d409-42b2-a195-8687a4cb037b.pdf |access-date=6 June 2022 |date=5 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Jeffrey |title=Exhibit: 'WOHA—Breathing Architecture' |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/culture/exhibit-wohabreathing-architecture_o |website=Architect |access-date=6 June 2022 |date=5 March 2012}}</ref> The building was the [[RIBA]] 2011 [[Lubetkin Prize]] winner.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.architecture.com/Awards/LubetkinPrize/LubetkinPrize2011/LubetkinPrize2011.aspx|title =RIBA Lubetkin Prize 2011 winner|publisher =RIBA|accessdate =17 January 2013|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130825162502/http://www.architecture.com/Awards/LubetkinPrize/LubetkinPrize2011/LubetkinPrize2011.aspx|archive-date =25 August 2013|url-status =dead|df =dmy-all}}</ref>

==See also== *[[List of tallest buildings in Thailand]]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Met}} [[Category:Residential skyscrapers in Bangkok]] [[Category:Sathon district]] [[Category:Residential buildings completed in 2009]] [[Category:2009 establishments in Thailand]] [[Category:WOHA]]