Wisma Atria

infobox shopping mall
| shopping_mall_name = Wisma Atria


caption = Wisma Atria's distinct contemporary glass facade
location = 435 Orchard Road, Singapore
opening_date = 13 November 1986
developer =
manager = Macquarie Pacific Star Prime REIT Management Limited
owner=Macquarie MEAG Prime REIT (74.23%) and Isetan (Singapore) Limited (25.77%)
number_of_stores = 94 retail and 44 offices
parking = 370 lots Electronic Parking System
number_of_anchors = 4
floor_area = convert|227996|sqft|m2|abbr=on, 129,083 sq ft retail; convert|98913|sqft|m2|abbr=on offices)
floors = 4 floors and 1 basement floor retail, 3 levels parking space, 13 levels retail
website = [http://www.wismaonline.com www.wismaonline.com]

Wisma Atria (Chinese: 威士马广场) is a shopping mall cum office building in Singapore which opened in 1986 and is a 22-storey building comprising a podium of 5 levels of shops, 3 levels of car parks and 13 levels of offices in the tower block. It is situated next to Orchard MRT Station and used to be linked underground with the station, until September 30, 2006, when the tunnel was closed for the construction of the Orchard Turn site. Custumers going to Wisma Artia or Orchard MRT Station using the new link to Wisma Artia's Basement 1, which it opens on the same day until 2008. There is also another underground link to Ngee Ann City Shopping Centre.

Awarded the Superbrands Singapore status from 2004 to 2007, Wisma Atria is a modern fashion centre that has a wide range of trendy and stylish offerings. Its primary target market is young and trendy female fashion shoppers as well as sophisticated modern working women. Generally, it attracts fashion-savvy and brand-conscious cosmopolitan shoppers.

A unique 1.5-metre tall aquarium at basement 1 was once home to hundreds of fish spanning 12 different species and ocean creatures. On 4th April 2008 it was announced that the iconic fish tank will be removed and hundreds of fishes was moved to the Underwater World Singapore located at Sentosa. According to the mall, this is to allow the marine life to continue to thrive in a bigger and more natural aquatic ecosystem at the oceanarium.

Location

Wisma Atria is at the intersection between Orchard Road and Scotts Road, and thus enjoys a busy stream of shoppers. It is also right beside Orchard MRT Station, and thus is highly accessible.

Tenants

Wisma Atria's anchor tenants are Isetan Department Store, Topshop/Topman, GAP and Food Republic. It has a total of 94 retail tenants including 11 food outlets.

Basement 1

*The Body Shop
*Isetan
*BreadTalk
*Bossini
*Crystal Jade
*Forever 21
*Giordano
*GNC
*Lee Hwa Jewellery
*Sookee Jewellery
*g-mask
*MODUS VIVENDI

Level 1

*Isetan
*Gap
*IndoChine (Nude)
*Nine West

Level 2

*Isetan
*bebe
*Din Tai Fung
*FCUK
*Paul & Joe
*TAG Heuer
*Topshop

Level 3

*Esprit (Isetan)
*Fila
*Flash and Splash
*Nike
*Starbucks Coffee
*Surfer Girl
*Topshop

Level 4

*Food Republic
*Sony Gallery (Isetan)
*World of Sports (Isetan)

Renovation

Wisma Atria underwent renovations in 2004 by local architect cum designers DP Architects. Notable changes include the replacement of the original blue facade with clear glass, a new Grand Entrace facing Orchard Road on Level 2, a new large Wisma Atria signage on a new blue grid structure facing Orchard Road and external lighted escalators on the facade leading to Levels 3 and 4.

References

* " [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/s2006/cityhall.htm Time Out - City Hall MRT and Suntec] ", Channel NewsAsia Singapore 2006 report, retrieved 14 October 2006.

External links

* [http://www.wismaonline.com Wisma Atria Website]