AT 100 METRES, THE HELIX IS A SPIRALLING, LIVING, RAINFOREST CHANDELIER THAT HANGS 100 METRES FROM THE 9 TO 6 FLOORS OF HELIX BUILDING AT EM QUARTIER OPPOSITE EMPORIUM.
Emporium is an exclusive, expensive and exhilarating shopping mall that made a fortune for the developer who then built several inter-connecting buildings across the road linked by overhead bridge so shoppers can amble from one side to the next in comfort though the sheltered bridge is not air conditioned(yet) but at least you don't worry about Bangkok's frenetic traffic.
The Helix is a steel structure shaped like a helix but artfully, craftily planted with real ferns and creepers so the entire 'flower pot' resembles a gigantic mobile which could have been conceived by Alexander Calder who made hanging, free-moving mobiles an artform in its own right.
An ingenious piping system incorporated inside the helix provides water at intervals so the plants remain lush and plush. Once overgrown the whole helix can be lowered from the ceiling to allow trimming and pruning.
Every plant is a perennial and green but I bet soon the owners will include orchids and flowering, air-loving bromeliads with their amazingly hued centres. Still the current manifestation of a green, living rainforest chandelier is truly outstanding and never seen before on a massive scale.
At one stage years ago, a wall consisting of living plants was seen as revolutionary and Emporium mall was the first to instal such living walls but now it has taken the concept to sky high rpoportions.
Alas when you enter the Helix building lobby and look up, you cannot see the famous spiral since the ceiling blocks everything. You need take elevator or escalator to 5th floor where you are suddenly confronted with the amazing sight of a long, green helix spiralling from the 9 floor down!
Take the escalators which are conveniently next to the green, fern encrusted helix so you can take photos on the way up and down! And then take the lift to video the astounding sight!
On the 5th floor is another wonder---the Balcony Garden of Bangkok! This is a full sized garden filled with trees, shrubs, bushes, flowers, sculptures, waterfall, pools, secluded benches, pergolas and even a flying fox challenge!
This vast balcony of uneven shape is perfect for a naturalistic garden and big enough to be considered a park. With a colony of meerkats (musang-like animals that can stand upright on hind legs from Madagascar), done in colorful resin, this 5th floor garden provides astonishing views of Sukhumvit road below and Emporium shopping mall across the road.
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