East Asiatic Building
East Asiatic Building | |
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อาคารอีสต์เอเชียติก | |
Coordinates | 13°43′24″N 100°30′51″E / 13.72328°N 100.51411°E |
Owner | Sirivadhanabhakdi family |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Annibale Rigotti |
Awards and prizes | 1984 ASA Architectural Conservation Award |
The East Asiatic Building is a historic building in
Site
The East Asiatic Building is located at the end of
Architecture
Sources credit the building's design to Italian architect Annibale Rigotti. The building, in Renaissance Revival style, is a masonry structure with three floors. The river-facing front façade features rows of semicircular-arched windows and a central projecting porch, the height of the building, topped by a large parapet bearing the company's insignia. A grand front staircase leads up to the main entrance on the middle floor.[1]
History
The plot of land where the building stands previously served as a warehouse for the EAC before being torn down for the new building, which was constructed around 1900 to serve as the headquarters of the company.[a] In 1995, EAC Thailand moved its headquarters to Lumpini Tower, and the building was sold to Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's business group.[4] For some time in the 2010s, it was used as a commercial event space and rented as a filming location, administrated by Charoenkrung Studio.[5] The building is generally closed to the public, but was opened to visitors in November 2018 when it was one of the venues for the Bangkok Art Biennale.[6]
Future
In 2023,
See also
- Asiatique, a night market renovated situated in the former docks of the EAC
- Banque de l'Indochine, whose 1908 branch building is adjacent
Notes
- ^ Sources differ on the date of its construction. Some erroneously list the date as 1884, which is the EAC's foundation date. Others give 1891, 1901, or "around 1900", though all of these predate Rigotti's arrival in Siam in 1907.
References
- ^ a b ชนาภา ดิษฐปัญญา (8 September 2016). "สำนักงานบริษัท อีสต์เอเชียติก (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด / Office of the East Asiatic (Thailand) Company Limited". asaconservationaward.com (in Thai and English). Association of Siamese Architects. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Koaysomboon, Top (2023-06-19). "The East Asiatic building to be reborn as Thailand's first Nobu hotel". Time Out Bangkok. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ Nielsen, Flemming Winther (2010-03-21). "Admiral Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu as Entrepreneur". Scandasia. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ a b Møller, Gregers (2023-06-22). "EAC's former headquarters in Bangkok to become luxury hotel". Scandasia. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "ตึกเก่าอีสท์เอเชียติกเป็นอีกหนึ่งสถานที่..." เจริญกรุง สตูดิโอ (Facebook page) (in Thai). Charoenkrung Studio. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Thongmark, Suthima (1 November 2018). "The historic East Asiatic Building is now open to the public to showcase Bangkok Art Biennale art works". Time Out Bangkok. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Koaysomboon, Top (2023-06-19). "The East Asiatic building to be reborn as Thailand's first Nobu hotel". Time Out Bangkok. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "What we know about Nobu Hotel's opening in Bangkok and New York". sg.style.yahoo.com. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-08-06.