It is undeniable that the office building industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, adapting to new work trends. A good office building must not only provide flexible usable space that maximizes every square meter and meets environmental standards, but it must also promote employee efficiency and happiness at work.

This has led to a keen interest in new luxury Grade A office buildings set to emerge in 2024, which are expected to transform the real estate market.

What kind of world-class design concepts and technologies will enhance the quality of life for the new generation of workers?

Whether it’s the mega mixed-use project One Bangkok, which plans to open “Office Tower 4” on Wireless Road in mid-2024, covering an area of 108 rai, or the Central Park Offices in the Dusit Central Park luxury mixed-use project, set to open in the second quarter of 2025.

Even modern office buildings in the Fringe CBD are being upgraded to provide a better user experience, with comprehensive facility designs, full public utility systems, and the creation of internationally recognized green standard buildings. This ensures that these buildings are as high-performing as those in the CBD, promoting not only employee productivity but also a good quality of life for the new generation.

Urban buildings with more options, or Fringe CBD areas, can easily access convenient public transportation, making it easy to travel to the business district while being close to supply chain sources. With spacious and uncrowded work areas, it’s no surprise that there’s a new trend for companies with offices in the CBD to seek a second office in nearby areas, as well as moving from row houses to larger office buildings in the Fringe CBD to enhance their corporate image and manage office rental costs more effectively.

These phenomena reflect the evolution of new Grade A office buildings, such as KingBridge Tower, another iconic Grade A office building located in the heart of Rama 3, with views of the Bhumibol Bridge and the Chao Phraya River, developed by KingBridge Tower Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sahapat Group.

KingBridge Tower: A Pride of Thailand with Fitwel, the Highest Global Standard of 3 Stars - The First in Thailand and Asia

KingBridge Tower is a 52-story (255 meters) iconic Grade A office building with over 44,500 square meters of space, making it the tallest building in the Rama 3 area. The developer has designed it to be an architectural companion to the Bhumibol Bridge, in collaboration with A49, a leading design team in Thailand, and Mott MacDonald, a global engineering consultancy that also advised on the design of the Bhumibol Bridge. This aims to make KingBridge Tower an iconic building, a new symbol that stands out with views of the Chao Phraya River and creates the ultimate workplace experience in the Rama 3 area, comparable to Grade A buildings in the city center.

What makes KingBridge Tower exciting is that it is the first building in Thailand and Asia to achieve Fitwel’s highest global standard of 3 stars in the Multi-Tenant Base Building category, which guarantees that this building promotes the well-being of its users, ensuring that everyone here is happy and enjoys a good quality of life.

Fitwel is an international standard established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and operated by the Center for Active Design (CfAD), aimed at creating environments that promote health and well-being for users and surrounding communities. Therefore, buildings that receive this certification demonstrate a commitment to enhancing the quality of life for users both during and outside of working hours. The usable spaces in the building are designed to accommodate flexible and diverse uses, enhancing comfort, safety, and promoting the well-being of users, including increasing green spaces to connect users with nature.

Not only has it achieved Fitwel’s highest global standard of 3 stars, but KingBridge Tower has also received LEED Gold certification for green building standards and numerous leading awards related to high-quality real estate projects from various national and Asian platforms, including four awards from the Property Awards 2023: Best Office Development, Best Sustainable Development, Best Office Architectural Design, and Best Office Interior Design, as well as Top In Country: Better World Builder of the Year from the Autodesk Innovation Award 2023 and the FIABCI-Thai PRIX D’EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2023 in the Office (Commercial Building) category.

More Than Just a Workspace: A Platform for Growth and Happiness Together

Upon analyzing the details, it’s clear that KingBridge Tower’s recognition in the real estate industry, having won numerous leading awards in the high-quality building sector, stems from several factors. It begins with the emphasis on the foundation of this building, which aims to be a “Model Reflecting Work-Life Values” under the concept of “The Spirit of Synergy”, promoting companies and employees to work happily every day while growing sustainably together. This building is envisioned as a smart and sustainable building for a well-being work-lifestyle, driving the Circular Economy in the Construction Industry (CECI) to establish a new standard for real estate development that prioritizes energy conservation and sustainable environmental care for the future.

Prioritizing the quality of life for employees in the building is the heart of KingBridge Tower, embodying the idea that “Employees smile when they are here, and companies grow when they are here”, by focusing on every detail to ensure that companies and employees using this office building can work happily, enjoy a good quality of life, and be efficient, including:

  • Location advantage in the heart of Rama 3, at THE CENTER OF BUSINESS CONNECTIVITY, linking quickly to the city center and the country’s logistics industry in just 10 minutes, with proximity to three expressway intersections and located on Rama 3 - Ratchadapisek Road, making it easy to access surrounding industrial areas.

Imagine if you are a group of people doing business with clients who have warehouses or offices in these zones; having an office in Rama 3 will make it easier for you to visit clients without having to battle traffic from the city center. Plus, you won’t have to worry about congested traffic, as Rama 3 is not as busy compared to Rama 4 or mid Sukhumvit, and it has never made it to the top 100 on Bangkok's traffic congestion index (longdo traffic index), helping employees save travel time and significantly increasing work efficiency.

  • KingBridge Tower features premium Business Facilities, including a fully equipped central meeting room that can host events ranging from press conferences, seminars, product launches, training, to shareholder meetings and internal organizational meetings, helping reduce construction costs and venue rental costs, while enhancing the organization’s image and credibility.
  • Healthy Canteen designed to offer views of the Bhumibol Bridge and the Chao Phraya River, along with a Healthy Concept from the design of the space, restaurant, and vending machines selling healthy food, allowing employees to enjoy quality lunch breaks.
  • Sky Garden occupying an entire floor, providing employees and building users a place to relax, socialize, exercise, and engage in activities together, with free clean drinking water available to ensure employees have quality time in a pleasant environment.
  • The building offers 360-degree views of the river, Bhumibol Bridge, and city, allowing employees to work while enjoying the view all day without overheating, thanks to the construction featuring sunshade fins and the use of triple-glazed glass that filters sunlight and reduces heat entering the building.
  • The building includes retail spaces across all four floors, catering to urban lifestyles with cafes, convenience stores, restaurants, and street food to enhance convenience.
  • Sky Lounge & Sky Dining on the rooftop provides an exclusive experience for both building occupants, residents of Rama 3, and the general public.

Smart Building Integrating Green Concepts to Enhance Employee Quality of Life

Not only are there various factors mentioned, but KingBridge Tower is also the first prototype building constructed according to the principles of Circular Economy from the CECI (Circular Economy in Construction Industry) network, focusing on the most efficient use of resources in the construction process, minimizing environmental destruction, with careful consideration from the design phase, material selection, construction processes that minimize waste, and operational plans after the building opens to ensure sustainability. Additionally, it is a Smart Building that incorporates innovative office technologies to enhance the quality of life for employees, not just improving work efficiency or creating a safe and convenient workplace, but also ensuring that every workday in this building is filled with quality moments of happiness.

Whether it’s using technology to manage building access with a hologram system, a Destination System elevator with an application to manage Tenant Services, or a Smart Dashboard to monitor energy usage in the building, along with a fully equipped Smart EV Charger & Parking.

Furthermore, technology is integrated to control water quality, air, and lighting to enhance the well-being within the building, including air filtration systems that can filter PM 2.5 dust by up to 90%, the use of Green Choice construction materials that are environmentally friendly and have low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), installation of UVC radiation devices to kill bacteria and fungi and reduce the spread of airborne pathogens, installation of reverse osmosis drinking water dispensers in the building, and the use of triple-layer insulated glass panels & Low E to filter sunlight, UV rays, and reduce noise to protect eyesight.

Currently, KingBridge Tower is 65% complete and is set to open in late 2024. For more details, visit www.kingbridgetower.com or call 087-585-8888.