Located in the IconSiam Department Store, the store’s façade was designed by MVRDV and is inspired by timeless Roman beauty.
In the IconSiam store, elegance is the defining feature, standing out even among the other luxury brands in a high-end area of the mall. The cornice pattern façade is completed in brass combined with different types of glass, giving a golden effect and creating a striking impression for visitors ascending the mall’s escalators, which end directly in front of the Bvlgari store.
The windows have varying colours and degrees of transparency, tailored to the functions behind them: at the ground floor, transparent glass creates shop windows, while on the two levels above opaque windows are strategically placed to allow visitors to the top-floor VIP lounge their privacy. Surrounding each window, subtle lighting highlights the store’s products and the backgrounds in Bvlgari’s signature saffron colour.
“With this design, we bring a Roman zest for life to Bangkok. We are working on several Bvlgari stores simultaneously, always making sure that we use high-quality materials such as natural stone, tinted glass, copper, and gold as a basis. Though all the designs will be unique to their location, each will have a distinct Bvlgari signature,” says MVRDV Founding Partner Jacob van Rijs.
