Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC) has launched the "Co-Living Collective: Empower Future" initiative, enhancing the office building industry into a new lifestyle office that perfectly aligns with the modern concept of work-life integration. The unveiling of “The Empire Residence” on the 53rd floor of the “Empire” building addresses the diverse lifestyles of employees across all organizations within the building through a unique Co-Living Space that stands out in the office building industry. This initiative creates a space for knowledge sharing and endless opportunities for businesses, along with various lifestyle areas including “Cafe Pittore”, a lobby lounge café on the ground floor, and “EA Rooftop at The Empire” on the rooftop from the 55th to the 60th floor. Additionally, plans are underway to renovate the 10th and 11th floors into a food lounge and meeting rooms, encompassing over 39,000 square meters of lifestyle space to set a new standard for office buildings, catering to future work trends for leading companies, and promoting Thailand as a destination for organizations and employees from around the world (Workplace Destination).

Naowalapa Traisorat, CEO and Managing Director of Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC), stated, "Today marks a new dimension for the real estate industry by integrating the experiences of home, hotel, and office into the Co-Living Collective: Empower Future model, enhancing the quality of life and work. This initiative positions Thailand as a Workplace Destination, with AWC setting a new standard with 'The Empire Residence', a home space for everyone in the 'Empire' building, connecting work and life experiences across various lifestyles. This includes creating a lobby lounge, a new gathering space starting with 'Cafe Pittore', a lobby café offering luxury hotel-level service with food and drinks available until midnight, and a 24-hour relaxation and meeting area, extending to 'EA Rooftop at The Empire', one of the largest food and beverage destinations on a rooftop globally. All of this aligns with the 'Co-Living Collective: Empower Future' concept of the 'Empire' building, designed to support future trends by seamlessly integrating work and life, allowing tenants to access shared amenities within the building, enhancing workspaces that foster happiness, and connecting organizations, people, and communities into a learning and sharing ecosystem for creative and sustainable shared living, while also providing limitless new business opportunities that meet the current and future needs of leading global organizations seeking modern offices in the heart of Bangkok's business district, thus supporting Thailand as a destination for organizations and employees worldwide."

“The Empire Residence” is located on the 53rd floor of the “Empire” building, featuring over 1,500 square meters of Co-Living space that is unique in the Thai office building industry, offering stunning views of Bangkok from above. This space allows all tenants to access this creative area at no cost, addressing the new lifestyle of integrating life and work perfectly. It includes modern facilities through four components of living:

  • Live - “Ploen Room” is a multipurpose area designed to accommodate various activities, including product exhibitions, a small cinema, and a dance rehearsal room, along with “Eatery Bar”, a dining area with a shared kitchen where everyone can gather to share good moments, “Drink Bar” for after-work relaxation with views of the Bang Kachao river at sunset, and “Live Lounge”, a lounge area for relaxation in a living room atmosphere.
  • Play – “Karaoke Room” to unwind and relax with music, along with “Game Room”, a fun and entertainment area with video game consoles and recreational activities for everyone to enjoy with colleagues, “Kids’ Room”, a fun space for children and families where parents can let their kids relax after school without worry, “Own Time”, a yoga and meditation room for personal time, and “Pets’ Room & Pets’ Bedroom” equipped with facilities for beloved pets, including seating, bathing areas, furniture, and play areas for pets.
  • Share – “Mini Gym”, a cardio workout area with interactive treadmills for health enthusiasts, along with “Nap Lounge”, a lounge for relaxation in a quiet and calming atmosphere for recharging during the day, and “Gents’ Room & Girls’ Room”, locker rooms for men and women with hydrotherapy shower experiences for refreshment, including sauna and steam rooms.

  • Work – “Sook Room, Sanook Room, Saran Room & Mini Zone” are meeting rooms of various sizes, from small private rooms to large conference rooms to meet all needs, with the ability to book meeting rooms in advance through the “Pikul” application, along with “Team Zone”, offering flexible workspaces to enhance collaboration across various fields, including seminars, and “Peace Lounge”, a quiet workspace in a comfortable and relaxing environment to focus on work effectively.

The “Empire” building has also opened the “Café Pittore”, an Italian-style café with an Asian flair, located on the ground floor in a lobby lounge format, open to customers and tourists throughout the day, making it an ideal place for business meetings, relaxation, or working during the day in a soothing atmosphere, offering simple food and beverage services with hotel-level service.

Additionally, the “Empire” building has begun opening the “EA Rooftop at The Empire”, one of the largest food and beverage destinations on a rooftop globally, located on the 55th to 60th floors of the building, which includes “EA Gallery” on the 55th floor, a collection of lifestyle restaurants and cafés with the best views of Bangkok, gradually opening café and restaurant outlets starting December 2023, with full operations in the first quarter of 2024, and “EA CHEF'S TABLE” on the 56th floor, the first rooftop Thai restaurant and the highest Chinese restaurant in Thailand created by Michelin-star chefs, including Chef Ton Thiti Thakhan and Chef Vicky Cheng, along with “Nobu Bangkok” on the 57th-58th floors and “Nobu Bangkok Rooftop Bar” on the 60th floor, the tallest and largest Nobu restaurant and bar in the world, and the first and only Nobu restaurant in Thailand, which will enhance the lifestyle offerings for customers and employees within the “Empire” building comprehensively by the third quarter of 2024.

The “Empire” building introduces a Co-Living experience unlike any other in Thailand's office buildings for today's tenants, along with benefits from “AWC Infinite Lifestyle” (AWI) and the “Pikul” application, which connects tenants and travelers with the entire network of AWC's hotel and restaurant group, allowing customers to enjoy seamless access to various amenities across “Office-Home-Hotel-Retail” in one touch, including building access, meeting room bookings, and exclusive offers. The building is also preparing to add many more services and amenities, such as valet parking, drop-off concierge services, room service, and guest reception, to ensure that everyone in the building can live harmoniously and happily.

“The launch of ‘The Empire Residence’ and numerous new lifestyle spaces in the ‘Empire’ building today is not just the unveiling of a new landmark for office buildings in Bangkok to deliver a new experience in work and lifestyle, but also reflects AWC's vision and unwavering commitment to innovation in development to deliver the best products that meet our customers' needs, setting a new standard for the office building industry by transforming the ‘Empire’ building into AWC's Lifestyle Workplace Destination, seamlessly integrating life and work in a way never seen before, marking a significant milestone in a new urban living dimension that enhances the overall value for employees, customers, communities, society, and the nation, supporting Thailand as one of the best destinations for organizations and employees from around the world,” Naowalapa concluded.