Architecture Golden Mile Complex
the golden mile complex s shopping mall in atrium houses numerous thai clubs, shops , eateries.
thai shops fill of spaces in complex
the golden mile complex commercial , residential development, providing offices, shopping, entertainment services , apartment living within podium , stepped terrace structure. houses 411 shops, 226 offices , 68 residential units. building designed gan eng oon, william lim , tay kheng of singapore architect firm design partnership, known dp architects.
sited on 1.3 hectares , built height of 89 metres (292 feet), golden mile complex exemplary type of megastructure described architectural historian, reyner banham. 1 of few have been realised in world. pritzker architecture prize laureate fumihiko maki had called golden mile complex collective form . propagates high-density usage , diversity under broad range of ideas advanced japanese metabolist movement of 1960s. complex designed vertical city , stands in contrast homogenised cities functional zoning restrains signs of latter s vitality.
conceived prototype lively environment, design of golden mile complex intended catalyse urban development along beach road employing extruded section stretch along east coast facing sea. in terms of public transport , accessibility, building serviced rear on beach road, instead of frontage nicoll highway, continuous pedestrian spine linking buildings in golden mile of beach road. design influenced linear city concepts of le corbusier , arturo soria y mata.
the stepped profile of golden mile complex offers occupants of apartments on upper floors panoramic view of sea , sky. apartments have balconies, , two-storey maisonette penthouses crown off building. narrowness of sloping slab form enhances natural ventilation , shades lofty communal concourse above podium along beach road. stepped design reduces impact of noise road traffic. golden mile complex preceded several years avant-garde stepped-section buildings built in united kingdom , europe.
the lower floors contain offices , retail mall, located within staggered atria allow natural light heart of building.
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