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Car giant Porsche unveils ultra-luxury tower block with £30m ‘sky villas’ & spiral ramp to park supercars 21 storeys up
The block also includes a pool, spa, gym, business and social lounge
PORSCHE has revealed plans to build an ultra-luxurious tower block in Thailand complete with an internal spiral ramp for residents to drive on.
The car giant's new 95-metre tall building in Bangkok will be home to 22 exclusive Sky Villas priced from £11.5million up to £30.5million.
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The car giant is working with Thailand real estate developer Ananda Development on the impressive project with hopes of creating a new landmark in the city.
It will be a 21-storey tower of duplex and quaduplex apartments, which range from 525 to 1,135 square metres.
The block includes areas dubbed Passion Spaces which are luxury garages designed to house car collections.
There is also a spiral car ramp in the building called The Loop, which takes drivers straight to the impressive garages.
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Porsche has previously built similar successful blocks in Miami, the US and Stuttgard, Germany.
Construction is set to start next year and is expected to finish by the end of 2028.
The exterior design of the building is inspired by a Porsche 911 Targa and has a roof terrace.
While the entrance is inspired by a Porsche Mission R - with an X-shaped frame.
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A glowing red light borders the roof, similar to the feature on Porsche's iconic sports cars.
Residents will be able to use a luxury 25-metre swimming pool, gym, spa, social lounge and business lounge.
Impressive pictures show the towering glass and metal building with its striking red line along the roof.
Huge balconies wrap around the edge of the building with the classic X-frame along its base.
Interior pictures show the flash interior with a spiral ramp climbing up the inside of the tower block.
A classic Porsche collection can be seen inside one of the luxury Passion Space garages.
One photograph shows the ramp from below as it stretches all the way up to the centre of the 21-storey building.
Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board at Porsche AG said: “I can’t await the opening of the Porsche Design Tower Bangkok, which will be the third Porsche Design real estate project globally and the first in Asia.
“This unique, exclusive architectural masterpiece fits perfectly into our approach to broaden the appeal to our most discerning customers by offering them exclusive experiences in all areas of life.
"The Porsche Design Tower Bangkok is the next big thing for Porsche in Southeast Asia.
"The region is becoming increasingly important for us which is highlighted by major events taking place here these days.
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";To name just one example: in January we celebrated the World Premier of the new all-electric Macan in Singapore."
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