MEGA 10TH MEGA TREND

Over the decade, we amused ourselves by overcoming problems and challenges that come in all shapes and sizes. Megabangna stands as a proof of our vision, vision that does not exist only on papers but can be well realized. In the age of digital disruption, many believe that online shopping platforms where customers are granted the convenience to shop practically anytime, anywhere will replace conventional brick and mortar stores. Despite that Megabangna is still warmly supported by our patrons for we can respond to our customer needs in every which way. We keep ourselves updated with our tenant mixed and the latest trends, renovate the space to deliver an experience you cannot find anywhere else, incorporate ‘green zone’ with shopping area harmoniously. 

 

         Megabangna has 5 main ‘anchors’. IKEA, Central@Megabangna, Mega Cineplex Cinemas, Big C and HomePro. These 5 anchors can response to any customer groups’ specific needs, from furniture and home decorating items, everyday grocery products, fashion and beauty brands to office supplies and tools and equipment for home improvement and maintenance. We also house 15 cinemas, a bowling centre and a karaoke complex. These 5 anchors, chosen with our intention of turning the project into ‘A Shopping Centre For The Many People’, have been with Megabangna since the beginning in 2012 until now. They are our most important allies who have embarked on this great journey with us from the very start. 

         We intend to create Megabangna into an everyday meeting place for all, and one of our main objectives is to become a ‘community-centric’ establishment with community space created for people who live in the surrounding communities. We did an in-depth study and research from the very beginning of Megabangna with the goal to transform the 400-rai land (158 acres) into a mixed-use project with diverse functionalities. We have worked on new additions over time, such as the expansion of the FoodWalk zone, which allows us to bring in 30-40 new restaurants to our project or the construction of a parking building that can accommodate over 1,200 vehicles. In 2018, we opened D-PREP (Didyasarin International Preparatory School Bangkok) as a part of our learning space. In 2019, the Mega Park project was born as the first public park inside a shopping centre, serving as a massive green space for the area. The park is open for everyone to use, free of charge. We also add the Mega Smart Kids to our program with Harborland Group as our partner, and together ended up creating the largest indoor playground in the country at the time. Later in 2020, when COVID-19 hit Thailand in full force, and the government’s policy caused people to stay at home, we spent that time renovating the new play areas. This mid-pandemic project, which later becomes one of our proudest achievements, is called Stream Valley and Sand Dune, the playgrounds curated to have beautiful, nature-inspired programs and landscapes. After the lockdown measures have been eased off and people are allowed to return to their normal life and use public spaces, the two zones have become highly popular among children. Every development we have done with Megabangna has truly turned the shopping centre into a space for all, just like what we had envisioned and intended. As a testament of our vision and endeavor, Megabangna received prestigious awards from Architizer A+ Awards 2018 and World Architecture Festival 2018 for its incredible program that beautifully and purposefully combines architectural functionality and aesthetics to the green element of nature. While everything reflects our determination and success to create a true meeting place, what’s even more important is how these achievements are reflective of our effort of wanting to create the best possible experiences for customers of all ages and genders, which is something we cherish more than any other successes. 

A decade had passed in the blink of an eye and we continue to follow the plan of becoming a mixed-use project that offers so much more than just a normal shopping centre. The ‘Megacity’ we are building will make the best use out of almost 100-rai land (40 acres) we still have in our hands. The continual urban expansion has made Bangna and Bang Pli into relatively urbanized areas instead of the distanced suburbs they once were ten years ago with housing estate and condominium projects mushrooming. Not only that, the population residing in Eastern Bangkok area has high purchasing power while the commute in the eastern Bangkok is becoming more convenient with the imminent completion of BTS’s Yellow line. The future plan also includes the Light Rail, a new airport rail link connecting the Yellow Line to Suvarnabhumi Airport, which will run pass the front of our project. All these factors collectively complement Megacity project to become a space of incredible potential, packed with premium quality facilities with Megabangna as the centerpiece of the city.

The plan we have for Megacity is set into motion after the completion of the Mega FoodWalk zone. In late 2020, we opened the construction of an additional

parking building that can accommodate 2,000 vehicles. Later in 2021, 

Mega Space1 Co., Ltd. was handing over the completed condominium project

A-Space Mega, the first condominium project in Megacity, while the second project planned to complete in 2023. 

What has us particularly excited for this year is our new partner who will bring a large-scale Sport & Entertainment Complex from the United States, Topgolf Megacity, to Bangkok. This leading sports complex brand with over 70 branches in the United States alone will open its first branch in Southeast Asia in September of 2022. What’s special about Topgolf is it will offer not just a high-standard golfing centre, but a space for everyone who may not be a golf enthusiast to enjoy their state-of-the-art facilities, including brand new technologies such as the micro-shipped golf balls that will show a player the exact distance and precision of the ball. The project will also include a full-on entertainment spaces from a sports bar to restaurants, making this sport & entertainment complex a destination everyone can enjoy. 

 

Our long-term Master Plan also includes our future collaborations with different brands and entrepreneurs to bring hotels of different scales and types to the project. The three to four hotels that will be situated inside Megacity will consist of a business hotel for business travelers, a five-starred hotel and a family hotel. 

With Megacity being a massive mixed-use project on the expansive 400-rai land (158 acres), our intention is to create a city that is filled with a variety of projects for our customers to fully enjoy their time and experiences here. Our program is developed to response to every demand and lifestyle of our potential customers, and stay up to date to all their needs with a comprehensive range of products and services while still offering something unique and distinctive that is reflective of one’s individuality. This will be the place where one can enjoy a time on their own while still being able to spend a quality time with their family despite the hectic lifestyle they lead. This is the place where technologies are designed to deliver the best possible convenience while still being conscious about the environment. A significant part of our concept is to integrate green, natural spaces into the lifestyle of urban dwellers, who despite being surrounded by a concrete jungle, still long for a touch of nature. People’s lifestyles, and continually changing needs and demands will be a crucial part of the future developments of this project, all to make Magacity and Megabangna become a true everyday meeting place for all. 

Ever since the launch of Megabangna 10 years ago, and the opening of Megacity that follows, one of the things we have always prioritized is to create a shopping centre with Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Operation. Every project and operation we have done have factored the expansion of green spaces, and sustainable and power-saving operations. The project was equipped with solar cell panels since 2012 to replace the use of electricity with solar power, along with the incorporation of chiller optimization system initiated back in 2015, which together result in the air conditioning system consuming 20% less electricity. 

This year, we are planning to install 17,000 solar cell panels, covering the entire 60,000 square meter surface of the shopping centre building. The solar panels will produce the maximum solar power of 13 million kWh per year, which is equivalent to the power consumption of 9,000 households. The project’s use of solar power will reduce carbon dioxide emission, one of the causes of the green house effect, up to 8.3 million kilograms per year. 

         Waste water treatment is perceived as one of our priority matters. The first Waste Water Treatment Plant has been serving the centre for years until the study in 2017 confirmed that it might not be sufficient and able to accommodate the additonal expansions within Megacity. The newly-built Waste Water Treatment Plant to serve our future expansion utilizes the chemical-free membrane technology used in drinking water filtration system. The treated water will be a good enough quality for watering plants and cleaning inside the shopping centre. The pond underwent the test run in April of this year, and we deliberately open the system for the general public or individuals who are interested in the water treatment process to take a closer look at how it’s operated through the transparent glass built by the pond.