US Embassy Bangkok – Bangkok, Thailand





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Building: US Embassy Bangkok
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Address: 95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Owner: U.S Department of State / Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO)
General Contractor: B.L. Harbert Design-Build
Design Architect: SHoP
Local Architect: A49
Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
MEP Engineer: Mason & Hanger
Civil Engineer: Langan
Landscape design: Rhodeside & Harwell
Status: Set to be completed 2025
AE Interests: 14-story, 13-acre diplomatic office complex featuring a steel and concrete structure elevated on a flood-resistant plinth. Combines a stacked office tower with a shaded village-like base, wrapped in a bronze aluminum façade inspired by Thai patterns. Houses over 1,000 personnel and 27 U.S. agencies with integrated sustainable systems and landscaped klongs (canals) for stormwater management.
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Atlassian Central – Sydney, Australia





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Building: Atlassian Central (New Headquarters)
Location: Sydney, Australia
Address: 8-10 Lee St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia
Owner: Atlassian & Dexus (co-owners)
General Contractor: Obayashi Corporation & Built Australia (BOJV – Built Obayashi Joint Venture)
Design Architect: SHoP, BVN
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: BVN Architecture
Structural Engineer: Eckersley O’Callaghan, Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW)
MEP Engineer: LCI Consultants, Stantec
Civil Engineer: Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW)
Urban Planning: Urbis
Status: Set to be completed 2027
AE Interests: 590-foot-tall, 1.2-million-sf commercial tower composed of six interconnected timber “habitats” supported by steel megafloors and an external exoskeleton. Features a carbon-sequestering hybrid mass-timber structure, natural ventilation, and energy-efficient façade design operating on 100% renewables. Includes a 137-room hostel, retail and civic spaces integrated with a preserved historic train shed, and office space for over 5,000 technology workers.
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