King Power Mahanakhon’s pixelated spiral appears to peel away from the tower as it rises above Silom. The shifting façade turns a very tall mixed-use building into a visible marker of Bangkok’s vertical growth, while its rooftop observatory offers a city-scale view of that change.
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Follow the pixelated band with your eyes as it climbs the tower, breaking the smooth outline into a sequence of balconies and gaps. Architect Ole Scheeren designed King Power Mahanakhon with this spiraling effect as its signature; at 314 metres, it reshaped the downtown skyline when completed.
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- Ole Scheeren designed the tower.
- The building rises 314 metres above Bangkok.
- Its mixed uses include residences, a hotel, retail, and an observatory.
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