Wisma Atria is an established shopping mall on

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in Singapore. The centre, which opened on 13 November 1986, is directly linked underground to Orchard MRT station and neighbouring centres. Wisma Atria features five floors dedicated to shopping, including one basement level and four above-ground retail levels, along with three levels of parking space. The centre hosts over 100 stores, these include Haidilao Hot Pot,

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, PrettyFIT, Pazzion, Charles & Keith, Forever New, Melissa, Vivaia and Gokoku Japanese Bakery. Past tenants do include Cotton On which was relocated to ION Orchard in June 2022 but left with Cotton On Kids. Cotton On Body Wisma Atria closed down on 18 July 2023 and was merged into ION Orchard store, before relocating to Thomson-East Coast Line station entrance in August 2023 due to renovation works.

Location

Wisma Atria is at the intersection between

and Scotts Road. It is next to Orchard MRT station.

History

In 1983, the Wisma Indonesia building was demolished and a shopping mall, The Wisma, was built over the site. The developer of the mall was Wisma Development Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of A. W. Galadari Pte Ltd, a Dubai company owned by the Galadari brothers. In 1984, after Abdul Wahab Galadari's assets were seized by the

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's government over the Union Bank of the Middle East's dealings, one of many Galadari's companies, A. W. Galadari Pte Ltd was taken over by Dubai Bank Ltd, a bank owned by A. W. Galadari's brothers. In 1985, the mall was renamed to Wisma Atria after the Union Bank of the Middle East took over Dubai Bank Ltd. Wisma Atria underwent renovations in 2004 by local architect cum designers

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. Notable changes include the replacement of the original blue facade with clear glass, a new Grand Entrance facing Orchard Road on Level 2, new large Wisma Atria signage on a new blue grid structure facing Orchard Road and external lighted escalators on the facade leading to Levels 3 and 4. In the 2010s, Wisma Atria undergone renovations and it was completed in third quarter of 2012.

Gallery

File:Wisma_Atria_4%2C_Dec_05.JPG, Wisma Atria's distinct contemporary glass facade File:WISMA ATRIA at night.jpg, Wisma Atria at night File:Wisma Atria 9.JPG, Facade of Wisma Atria 1 File:Wisma3.JPG, Facade of Wisma Atria 2 File:Wisma Atria Arium 2010.jpg, Wisma Atria Atrium

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* {{Singapore malls Shopping malls in Singapore Commercial buildings completed in 1986 Orchard Road Shopping malls established in 1986 1986 establishments in Singapore 20th-century architecture in Singapore