#133 l State Tower l BANGKOK l 247m l 68fl

RafflesCity · October 17th, 2002, 08:20 PM

State Tower
Bangkok, Thailand

HEIGHT: 247m/811 feet
FLOORS: 68 floors
COMPLETION: 2001
ARCHITECT: Rangsan Architecture

Currently the largest single building in SE Asia. This tower contains 650 condominium units, 500 serviced apartments, 460 office units and 90 retail units.

The tower has a 40 storey high atrium and is topped off with a 30m dome which contain leisure areas and a revolving restaurant at the top. This area provide a sweeping 360 degree panoramic view of Bangkok and the Chao Phraya River.

The project took over 10 years to complete. It was conceived in the early 1990s by Prof Rangsan Torsuwan, a famous Thai architect and developer who first named the building Silom Precious Tower before Challenge Group took over the project in 1994. The building was renamed Royal Charoen Krung (RCK) and later State Tower.

The building's grand opening is scheduled for May 2004.

SteelCity32 · October 17th, 2002, 09:02 PM

Very strange...8/10

October 17th, 2002, 10:08 PM

Weird...

6/10

Caledon1981 · October 17th, 2002, 11:31 PM

only in Las Vegas could that look good . . 5/10

Bob di Gills · October 17th, 2002, 11:50 PM

6/10

AG · October 18th, 2002, 09:48 AM

Not bad, suits Thailand architecture very well IMO. It is a bit wide though.

7/10

luis4083 · October 18th, 2002, 12:02 PM

6/10

***invincible*** · October 18th, 2002, 01:45 PM

ewww... balconies wreck the look - and are extremely ugly from street level when I was there.

5/10

October 18th, 2002, 11:52 PM

3/10

SUNNI · October 19th, 2002, 10:35 AM

i dislike fat buildings...i love tall and Slim building.. and that goes for the girls as well!

kiku99 · October 19th, 2002, 06:34 PM

8.5/10 It looks modern to me...Maybe, becaue i am used to see this building many times. It is very luxury inside though...There is a nice restaurant and sports club on the top floor and luxury shopping center on 1st - 4th floor...
It's big because it is the largest tower in South East Asia now.

Inside

RafflesCity · October 19th, 2002, 06:44 PM

6.5/10

Its exterior looks too massive and sort of dislocated.
But it does look quite stunning at night, with the dome lighted up.

Monkey · October 19th, 2002, 07:01 PM

The top looks ridiculous, and I don't go for that temple/church entrance stick-on, either. A mere 3, sorry.

ryanr · October 20th, 2002, 11:19 AM

It's not nice...3.5/10

***Chad*** · October 23rd, 2002, 02:50 PM

............Why it's sooo fat!!
But I still like the idea though. 6/10

October 23rd, 2002, 02:59 PM

This building makes me want to wretch. There is not a single thing about it that works on the exterior. I'm sure it's nice having all those balconies though.

4/10

D-Mac · October 23rd, 2002, 10:05 PM

The balconies do make this building pretty ugly. Why do they have balconies on an office tower anyway? I like the little crown on top, but the rest of it is not great. 4.5/10

DrumCorpsAlum · November 2nd, 2002, 06:41 AM

6/10. Well, it's different.

November 10th, 2002, 04:36 AM

I just don't care for it that much.

6.5/10

Liz L · November 18th, 2002, 06:22 PM

3.5/10 - The building is squat and clumsy looking; the balconies wreck the looks of the facade. The gold dome on the roos doesn't seem to go with the tower, and the "ruckus" of temple-like decor at several levels, running down the front to culminate in the main entrance, which is twisted out of allignment , seem heavy-handed, pretentious and awkward rather than majestic.
The parts here just don't flow together harmoniously at all.

View Poll Results: RCK Tower, Bangkok
10	46	12.92%
9.5	12	3.37%
9	16	4.49%
8.5	7	1.97%
8	30	8.43%
7.5	14	3.93%
7	31	8.71%
6.5	27	7.58%
6	40	11.24%
5.5	16	4.49%
5	28	7.87%
4.5	13	3.65%
4	20	5.62%
3.5	10	2.81%
3 or less	46	12.92%
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October 17th, 2002, 09:02 PM	#2
SteelCity32 Don't be that guy! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,098 Likes (Received): 0	Very strange...8/10 __________________ I often dream of huge numb buildings, jet black sinister architecture. Being installed when nobody sees. Their appearence so sudden that few would take notice.

October 17th, 2002, 11:31 PM	#4
Caledon1981 --------- Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 217 Likes (Received): 0	only in Las Vegas could that look good . . 5/10 __________________ --------

October 17th, 2002, 11:50 PM	#5
Bob di Gills Hope... Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rochester Posts: 66 Likes (Received): 0	6/10 __________________ The difference between involvement and commitment is like an egg and bacon breakfast......the chicken was involved the pig was committed.

October 18th, 2002, 01:45 PM	#8
*invincible* Lurker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3,399 Likes (Received): 14	ewww... balconies wreck the look - and are extremely ugly from street level when I was there. 5/10 __________________ Opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one and everyone thinks that theirs is the only one that doesn't stink. My Melbourne Photos My photos at Panoramio & flickr

October 17th, 2002, 08:20 PM	#1
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	#133 l State Tower l BANGKOK l 247m l 68fl State Tower Bangkok, Thailand HEIGHT: 247m/811 feet FLOORS: 68 floors COMPLETION: 2001 ARCHITECT: Rangsan Architecture Currently the largest single building in SE Asia. This tower contains 650 condominium units, 500 serviced apartments, 460 office units and 90 retail units. The tower has a 40 storey high atrium and is topped off with a 30m dome which contain leisure areas and a revolving restaurant at the top. This area provide a sweeping 360 degree panoramic view of Bangkok and the Chao Phraya River. The project took over 10 years to complete. It was conceived in the early 1990s by Prof Rangsan Torsuwan, a famous Thai architect and developer who first named the building Silom Precious Tower before Challenge Group took over the project in 1994. The building was renamed Royal Charoen Krung (RCK) and later State Tower. The building's grand opening is scheduled for May 2004. Last edited by ZZ-II; June 24th, 2008 at 07:40 PM.

October 17th, 2002, 10:08 PM	#3
Sunflower Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Weird... 6/10

October 18th, 2002, 09:48 AM	#6
AG Engineer in training Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Gladstone (ex. Adelaide) Posts: 2,023 Likes (Received): 0	Not bad, suits Thailand architecture very well IMO. It is a bit wide though. 7/10

October 18th, 2002, 12:02 PM	#7
luis4083 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philippines Posts: 435 Likes (Received): 158	6/10

October 18th, 2002, 11:52 PM	#9
Dan Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	3/10

October 19th, 2002, 10:35 AM	#10
SUNNI architect by day Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,058 Likes (Received): 0	i dislike fat buildings...i love tall and Slim building.. and that goes for the girls as well! __________________ kr.au

October 19th, 2002, 06:34 PM	#11
kiku99 ไทย Amazing Thailand 泰国 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bangkok Posts: 3,357 Likes (Received): 4	8.5/10 It looks modern to me...Maybe, becaue i am used to see this building many times. It is very luxury inside though...There is a nice restaurant and sports club on the top floor and luxury shopping center on 1st - 4th floor... It's big because it is the largest tower in South East Asia now. Inside __________________ 'BANGKOK-THAILAND' --> Los Angeles --> Melbourne, Australia! --> & now back to amazing Bangkok, Thailand again Bangkok Skyline Links Thai forum \| Bangkok Skyscrapers Info \| Amazing Thailand \| Bangkok City

October 19th, 2002, 06:44 PM	#12
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 6	6.5/10 Its exterior looks too massive and sort of dislocated. But it does look quite stunning at night, with the dome lighted up.

October 19th, 2002, 07:01 PM	#13
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,549 Likes (Received): 4	The top looks ridiculous, and I don't go for that temple/church entrance stick-on, either. A mere 3, sorry.

October 20th, 2002, 11:19 AM	#14
ryanr Registered non-User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 6,681 Likes (Received): 7	It's not nice...3.5/10

October 23rd, 2002, 02:50 PM	#15
*Chad* Kickimus Gluteus Maximus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bangkok Posts: 36,279 Likes (Received): 327	............Why it's sooo fat!! But I still like the idea though. 6/10 __________________ You have the right to remain silent, everything you say will be misquoted and used against you in the forum -Imate pravo da ?utite, sve što budete rekli može i bi?e upotrebljeno protiv vas na forumu You know you love me. XOXO.

October 23rd, 2002, 02:59 PM	#16
enzo Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	This building makes me want to wretch. There is not a single thing about it that works on the exterior. I'm sure it's nice having all those balconies though. 4/10

October 23rd, 2002, 10:05 PM	#17
D-Mac Old School Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 144 Likes (Received): 0	The balconies do make this building pretty ugly. Why do they have balconies on an office tower anyway? I like the little crown on top, but the rest of it is not great. 4.5/10

November 2nd, 2002, 06:41 AM	#18
DrumCorpsAlum Phoenix, AZ/Camden, SC Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ/Camden, SC Posts: 320 Likes (Received): 0	6/10. Well, it's different. __________________ http://www.galleychronicles.com http://www.facebook.com/DrumCorpsAlum

November 10th, 2002, 04:36 AM	#19
Steven Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	I just don't care for it that much. 6.5/10

November 18th, 2002, 06:22 PM	#20
Liz L Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 403 Likes (Received): 0	3.5/10 - The building is squat and clumsy looking; the balconies wreck the looks of the facade. The gold dome on the roos doesn't seem to go with the tower, and the "ruckus" of temple-like decor at several levels, running down the front to culminate in the main entrance, which is twisted out of allignment , seem heavy-handed, pretentious and awkward rather than majestic. The parts here just don't flow together harmoniously at all. __________________ Liz L Art Deco rules!

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