Jingthing Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 What's going in there? You know the place ... they are just finishing it. It looks like it could be in San Jose, California or something. It's got that amazingly kitsch sculpture in front ... nudes, innit? On the hill road between Pattaya and Jomtien. It's still empty. I had thought this was going to some kind of major shopping mall. Like with a Starbucks in it or something. But now that I see the shell spaces, I can't understand what kind of place it's going to be. Any ideas or info on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertty Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Do you ware a baseball cap the wrong way round ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Do you ware a baseball cap the wrong way round ? Excuse me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindabenda Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I read garnish, thinking it was a food review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanW Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 It looks like a small shopping arcade inspired by Russian designers. A lot of Russian people hang around there after walking up from pattaya park and are either too tight or can't afford to go in La baguette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 "I had thought this was going to some kind of major shopping mall."It's a mall, but not major. A shopping precinct if you like. Pattaya was in such need of more shops of that type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2004 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Looks like it was designed for hi-so shops. Just NOT what the Russians want after leaving 7/11. Be interesting though to see what opens there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 I agree. Looks classy. Fake classy. Sent from my Lenovo S820_ROW using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidJames Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 They need a snappy name to make it work. Something that sounds european & substantial. What about 'The Boulevard'? Nothing like that has ever been done before in Pattaya & certainly not between 2nd Rd & soi Buk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosseway Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 How on earth did this structure get past the City engineers. It is of a single skin construction with little evidence of pillars or beams to support it. Thank God we don't have earthquakes in this area ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) I guess it's still a mystery as to what types of businesses are going in there. It looks like there might be housing in there as well, but maybe that's for non retail business offices or something. Didn't notice a parking lot either, but wasn't looking closely either. As said before, the place looks bizarrely out of place, almost like a frontage for a movie set or something in Disneyland. Very plastic. Trying to give the superficial coating of elegance but clearly not seriously actually doing that. That sculpture is the kicker. I find it very funny so far! Edited October 21, 2014 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) It still just looks like a tastelessly decorated shopping precinct to me; very similar to Mimosa near the Ambassador, and the food place a few miles further on towards Bang Saray. The style is reflected to an extent in this condo development: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=condo+venetian+jomtien&gws_rd=ssl I'm sure it will soon be full of factory outlet shops and luggage shops and jewellery shops and overpriced cafes. Edited October 21, 2014 by KittenKong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 It still just looks like a tastelessly decorated shopping precinct to me; very similar to Mimosa near the Ambassador, and the food place a few miles further on towards Bang Saray. I'm sure it will soon be full of factory outlet shops and luggage shops and jewellery shops and overpriced cafes. I agree. Like Mimosa which I haven't even been to but have seen pictures. Very crass design as well. Your prediction sounds credible. It will be interesting to see. In the earlier stages I thought it might actually be a shopping place of more usefulness to residents ... but seems less likely now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2004 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 It still just looks like a tastelessly decorated shopping precinct to me; very similar to Mimosa near the Ambassador, and the food place a few miles further on towards Bang Saray. The style is reflected to an extent in this condo development: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=condo+venetian+jomtien&gws_rd=ssl I'm sure it will soon be full of factory outlet shops and luggage shops and jewellery shops and overpriced cafes. We already have one overpriced cafe across the road. A Starbucks would be nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 It still just looks like a tastelessly decorated shopping precinct to me; very similar to Mimosa near the Ambassador, and the food place a few miles further on towards Bang Saray. The style is reflected to an extent in this condo development: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=condo+venetian+jomtien&gws_rd=ssl I'm sure it will soon be full of factory outlet shops and luggage shops and jewellery shops and overpriced cafes. Maybe, but if it gets thousands of visitors a week like Mimosa then i am sure the owners will be delighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBob Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I have seen this design in newer shopping areas in California. The concept is not to make it look like a mall but pedestrian friendly and you are shopping in a Mediterranean village. Hope it works here, at least they didn't build more Thai shop houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 I have seen this design in newer shopping areas in California. ... Yeah, me too. That's why I mentioned San Jose, California in the O.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdaz Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hardly a new concept.. Ever heard of "Palio" an Italian themed shopping area/tourist attraction near to Khao Yai ? Been running for ages. You guys need to get out more. This is nothing more than Thais copying someone else's idea and jumping on the bandwagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Never said it was new. Said it was garish. And this example really looks cheap and half baked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Nobody who get a pic?... so that other members could know what you are talking about ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Nobody who get a pic?... so that other members could know what you are talking about ?? I'm not posting a picture of that sculpture. Might be taken the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Did you say a Russian designed it ? that may explain everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Did you say a Russian designed it ? that may explain everything.No. Didn't say that.Sent from my Lenovo S820_ROW using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2004 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Nobody who get a pic?... so that other members could know what you are talking about ?? Is this the one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBob Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Well you wouldn't see that fountain in San Jose, California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 It really hurts me to see, that some tw_a_t has been trying to copy effect- or texture paint by using cheap National and a sponge. This complex should have been treated with the original effect from Italy and not with some kind of cheap "I can do, I can do"-paint from the first pop-n-mom hardware store in town. For more info on the Italian effect paint........pm me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) Good topic JT! Is this a kind of pastiche theme park architectural style? What are these buildings mostly used for? Edited October 24, 2014 by Morakot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Well you wouldn't see that fountain in San Jose, California. Perhaps not but you would see the fake old style Europe architecture in a shopping space (but done much better). As the spaces presumably get tenants, it will be interesting to see how it shapes up. Perhaps this thread can be used to post news on that as it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie888888 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Oh, we call it the noveau riche design. Also known for its distinctly Europe meets Pattaya fusion style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillenwerfer Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Well it is a change from the Crassical, that has been in vogue and still is for decades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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