Is it the lack of lifestyle destinations which draw people in more frequently than a burning need for a Mink Intrecciato Nappa Rialto bag from Botegga Veneta? Insufficient common areas for people-watching, where visitors can hang out to see and be seen by others?
When it opened in May, the mall’s final form didn't seem to jive with the principles stated by its architect in an interview last year, just a few months earlier.
"The role of the shopping mall in Asia is changing dramatically as they begin to overtake public institutions and squares as a place for meeting and socialising," Amanda Levete of AL_A told Architect’s Journal. "This is increasingly true in Thailand, in particular amongst younger generations.