Take a Look Inside Apple's New Retail Store in Bangkok

[MacRumors]

Apple's newest retail store in Bangkok, Thailand is set to open in just a few hours, and ahead of the store's launch, MacRumors reader Scott Nibley shared some photos of the store's interior taken during the location's soft opening.

The new store is Apple's second retail location in Thailand, joining Apple Iconsiam, which opened in November 2018.

Apple's new Bangkok store features a cylindrical two-story glass design with a flat roof.

Inside, there are product tables arranged in a ring shape around the store's floor, with shelves for displaying products located around the walls.

There's a winding staircase in the middle of the store with a wood base that spirals up to the ceiling, which goes to a second floor.

The second floor features another product area along with forum seating and a large screen that may be the future home of Today at Apple sessions. The store may undergo internal changes eventually, as social distancing measures are in place at the current time to maximize spacing between customers.

The exterior of the location is surrounded by trees to block out the sun, and the large glass windows look out over the plaza and street below.

The store is set to open on Friday, July 31 at 10:00 a.m. local time in Thailand.

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[Baymowe335]

Looks pimp.

 

[Unity451]

Dang, that's cool.

 

[jakeowens]

wow that wood middle/roof is insane.

 

[michaelsviews]

Awesome, beats out the one's around us that are just slightly different and bright as all heck

 

[Apple_Robert]

I really like that design.

 

[Jyby]

Science Rules!

 

[chscag]

Beautiful design, much nicer than the stores here in the US. Now if only the Thai government would do something about the smog and air pollution in Bangkok... 😟

 

[MacBH928]

How can they bend the wood like that on that center tree like figure

 

[tranceking26]

Looks really cool. As do most apple stores.

 

[planteater]

Too upscale for my humble self, but it is nice. Enjoy, Bangkok.

 

[bchery21]

Cool design!

 

[szw-mapple fan]

The glass staircase melding with the wooden center core looks gorgeous.

 

[Arran]

How can they bend the wood like that on that center tree like figure

Not easily.

 

[newyorksole]

Y’all know we’re interested in the floor that’s below ground too, right? Let’s hear about that. Is it employee only? Is it guarded from walking down those steps?

 

[joelhinch]

Expensive treehouse.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

I love the look of light-colored wood and glass. The trees outside give the right amount of color pop, and makes this look almost like a tree house.

Timeless design. I'm so sick of the resurgence of 80's-style grey everywhere. I hated it then, and hate it now.

I'm an earth tones man myself, and always will be.

 

[pingchp]

Y’all know we’re interested in the floor that’s below ground too, right? Let’s hear about that. Is it employee only? Is it guarded from walking down those steps?

You can go down there without any blocking sign. They have boardroom which is preserve for corporate / developer / pre-book only and there is 5 public restrooms that everyone can use.

 

[Pdogster]

Let's hope the staff are better than the ones at Iconsiam. The woman 'greeter' who spoke to my wife about her 13" MBP with keys falling off and a battery that lasted 1/2 an hour said 'What are you talking about? There are no problems with this model." I offered to open the laptop and shake individual keys all over the brand new floor...
They ended up replacing everything except the logic board & SSD...and including the display.

 

[spsn]

Y’all know we’re interested in the floor that’s below ground too, right? Let’s hear about that. Is it employee only? Is it guarded from walking down those steps?

wasn‘t much to see down there, bathrooms and several employee-only rooms

 

[Tech198]

Neat I like that 7th pic.

 

[vmistery]

Now if you could build something like that in Cambridge, U.K. please! Our store is tiny!

 

[ian87w]

Quite amazing. Glad Apple started to pay attention to SE Asia a bit more. Here's hoping Indonesia to be on Apple's radar.

 

[2013.1]

Looks like a temple where offerings are made to a goddess.

 

[ryanwarsaw]

How can they bend the wood like that on that center tree like figure

I think the technique for bending wood is to use steam. I noticed a lot of this style architecture when I was visiting Bali and the Gili Islands. Even some pretty modest resorts had impressive wood like this in some of the common areas. Lots of skilled local craftsmen in the area. However they didn't have the big glass and steel pieces for such a ceiling which is where all the money is in this project.