Wisma Atria

Wisma Atria
	Wisma Atria building
Address	435 Orchard Road, Singapore 238877
Opening date	13 November 1986; 38 years ago
Management	YTL Starhill Global Property Management
Owner	YTL Starhill Global Property Management
No. of stores and services	100
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	230,000 square feet (21,000 m2)
No. of floors	B, L1-L4 (Retail) L5-L7(Parking) L10-L22 (Office)
Parking	370
Public transit access	NS22 TE14 Orchard
Website	Wisma Atria

1°18′13″N 103°49′59.6″E / 1.30361°N 103.833222°E / 1.30361; 103.833222

Wisma Atria is an established shopping mall on Orchard Road in Singapore.^[1] The 230,000 square feet (21,000 m²) centre, which opened on 13 November 1986, is directly linked underground to Orchard MRT station and neighbouring centres.^[2]

Wisma Atria features five floors dedicated to shopping, including one basement level and four above-ground retail levels, along with three levels of parking space.

The centre hosts over 100 stores, these include Haidilao Hot Pot, Starbucks, New Era Cap Company, PrettyFIT, Pazzion, Charles & Keith, Forever New, Melissa, Vivaia and Gokoku Japanese Bakery. Past tenants do include Cotton On which was relocated to ION Orchard in June 2022 but left with Cotton On Kids. Cotton On Body Wisma Atria closed down on 18 July 2023 and was merged into ION Orchard store, before relocating to Thomson-East Coast Line station entrance in August 2023 due to renovation works.

Location

Wisma Atria is at the intersection between Orchard Road and Scotts Road. It is next to Orchard MRT station.

History

In 1983, the Wisma Indonesia building was demolished and a shopping mall, The Wisma, was built over the site.^[3]^[4] The developer of the mall was Wisma Development Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of A. W. Galadari Pte Ltd, a Dubai company owned by the Galadari brothers.^[3]

In 1984, after Abdul Wahab Galadari's assets were seized by the United Arab Emirates's government over the Union Bank of the Middle East's dealings, one of many Galadari's companies, A. W. Galadari Pte Ltd was taken over by Dubai Bank Ltd, a bank owned by A. W. Galadari's brothers.^[5] In 1985, the mall was renamed to Wisma Atria after the Union Bank of the Middle East took over Dubai Bank Ltd.^[4]

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 Entrance facing Orchard Road on Level 2, 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.

In the 2010s, Wisma Atria undergone renovations and it was completed in third quarter of 2012.

Gallery

Wisma Atria's distinct contemporary glass facade
Wisma Atria at night
Facade of Wisma Atria 1
Facade of Wisma Atria 2
Wisma Atria Atrium

References

^ Collin Anderson (2012). "Wisma Atria". Evolution of a Retail Streetscape: DP Architects on Orchard Road. Images Publishing. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-86470-462-4. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
^ "Our Story". Wisma Atria. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Wisma building to go by end of the month". The Straits Times. 19 November 1983. p. 11. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "New owners, new names". The Straits Times. 6 August 1985. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
^ Lim, Soon Neo (17 February 1984). "Galadari's brothers come to his rescue with $230 m deal". The Business Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.

External links

Official website

[Anderson2012-1] Collin Anderson (2012). "Wisma Atria". Evolution of a Retail Streetscape: DP Architects on Orchard Road. Images Publishing. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-1-86470-462-4. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

[Our_Story-2] "Our Story". Wisma Atria. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

[:1-3] "Wisma building to go by end of the month". The Straits Times. 19 November 1983. p. 11. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.

[:0-4] "New owners, new names". The Straits Times. 6 August 1985. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.

[5] Lim, Soon Neo (17 February 1984). "Galadari's brothers come to his rescue with $230 m deal". The Business Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.

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