Iconsiam, stylized as ICONSIAM, is a

mixed-use development Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions ...

on the banks of the

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya River is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Etymology Written evidence of the river being referred to by the ...

Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

. It includes a large shopping mall, which opened to the public on 9 November 2018, as well as hotels and residences. The

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54 billion (US$1.5 billion) project was jointly developed by

Siam Piwat Siam Piwat is a Bangkok-based retail and development company. The company is best known for managing Siam Center, Siam Discovery, Siam Paragon, and Iconsiam shopping malls in Bangkok, Thailand. History Siam Piwat Company Limited was first estab ...

group, a Thai retail developer, MQDC Magnolia Quality Development, and

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. The complex includes the tallest building in Thailand: the 70-floor Magnolia Waterfront Residences, and the country’s sixth tallest building: the 52-floor Mandarin Oriental Residences.

Features

;ICONSIAM Building * total retail area. * Siam Takashimaya department store and an

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. * 3,000-seat auditorium/exhibition hall * Iconsiam Heritage Museum (River Museum Bangkok), a joint project with The

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of the Ministry of Culture of Thailand. * Two residential buildings, the Magnolia Waterfront Residences (318m and 70 floors, 300 units) and The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, (272m, 52 floors, 146 units). * A riverside park with an area of more than along the Chao Phraya River and a riverside walkway. ;ICS Building * Addition to the current mall * 244-room Millennium Hilton Bangkok by

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Transport

Iconsiam is located adjacent to the Charoen Nakhon station of the Gold Line. It opened on 16 December 2020. Iconsiam is working with the Urban Design and Development Centre (UDDC) at

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU; ; , ) is a public university, public Autonomous university, autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally founded during King Chulalongkorn's reign as a school for training ro ...

, the Marine Department of the Transport Ministry, and the

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok, which includes the capital of Thailand. The government is composed of two branches: the executive (or the Governor of Bangkok) and the legislative (or Bangkok Metro ...

to upgrade four river piers— Sathorn, Ratchawong, Tha Dindaeng, and Ratcha Nevy—by June 2019. Four piers are built on site for private boats and public ferries. Visitors can ride the ferry provided by Iconsiam from various piers;

Sathorn Pier Sathorn Pier (), with designated pier code/number CEN, is a major pier on the Chao Phraya River located beneath the Taksin Bridge, Sathorn Road in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the main pier for the Chao Phraya Express Boat The Chao Phraya Exp ...

, Sheraton Hotel Bangkok, Si Phraya Pier.

Awards

The project won several design accolades since its opening, including: * Best Design of the Year at the World Retail Awards 2019 hosted by the World Retail Congress; * First prize in the Best Shopping Center category at the MAPIC Awards 2019 in Cannes; * 2020 VIVA Best-of-the-Best Design and Development Award; * One of the top four finalist in the MPIM International Real Estate Awards 2021 in the Best Shopping Centre category.

Gallery

File:Iconsiam shopping mall.jpg, Iconsiam seen from across Chao Phraya river File:ไอคอนสยาม Grand Openning day Iconsiam of Thailand 16 Copyrights of Trisorn Triboon.jpg, Condominium & department store File:ไอคอนสยาม Grand Openning day Iconsiam of Thailand 10 Copyrights of Trisorn Triboon.jpg, Magnolia Waterfront Residences File:Iconsiam at Day (V).jpg, IconLuxe File:ICONSIAM of Thailand Photographed by Trisorn Triboon 12.jpg, Inside IconLuxe File:202403 Siam Takashimaya at ICONSIAM.jpg, Siam Takashimaya File:ไอคอนสยาม Iconsiam of Thailand 8 Copyrights of Trisorn Triboon.jpg, Grand Openning Iconsiam of Thailand File:SookSiam@ICONSIAM Thailand.jpg, SookSiam File:Iconsiam at Day (III).jpg, Atrium inside the mall File:ICONSIAM Iconic multimedia water features by Trisorn Triboon 01.jpg, Water features

References

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Awards

Gallery

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