Robot Building

The Robot Building, located in the Sathorn business district of , , houses United Overseas Bank's Bangkok headquarters. It was designed for the Bank of Asia by Sumet Jumsai to reflect the computerization of banking; its architecture is a reaction against neoclassical and high-tech postmodern architecture.
Wikipedia
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: office building
  • Also known as: “United Overseas Bank” and “อาคารหุ่นยนต์”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saint Louis and Saint Louis Hospital.

Metro station
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station or former name Suksa Witthaya Station is an infill BTS Skytrain station, on the Silom Line in , . The name is of the neighbourhood surrounding the and the affiliated on the Sathon Tai Road.

Hospital
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large private Catholic hospital in Sathon District, , . Named for Saint Louis; the King of France, the hospital was founded by Bishop Vey in 1898 following the adjacent , making it the first Catholic hospital in Thailand. is situated 270 metres southwest of Robot Building.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chong Nonsi station is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom line in Bang Rak District, , . The station is located on Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road over the Chong Non Si Canal, in the heart of the Bangkok business area between Sathon and Si Lom Roads. is situated 440 metres northeast of Robot Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Si Lom and Suriyawong.

Quarter
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bang Rak is one of the fifty districts of , . It lies on the eastern bank of the , beyond , which marked the old city boundary.

Quarter
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
Bang Rak is one of the fifty districts of , . It lies on the eastern bank of the , beyond , which marked the old city boundary.

Quarter
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a khwaeng and historic neighbourhood in 's District. It lies between the and Charoen Krung Road, and was home to communities of European expatriates who settled in the area mostly during the second half of the 19th century as Siam opened up to the West.

Robot Building

Latitude
13.72045° or 13° 43′ 14″ north
Longitude
100.52724° or 100° 31′ 38″ east
Open location code
7P52PGCG+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 163681523
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q783806
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Robot Building” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “রোবট ভবন”
  • Chinese: “機器人大樓”
  • Chinese: “機械人大廈”
  • Dutch: “Robot Building”
  • French: “Robot Building”
  • Indonesian: “Gedung Robot”
  • Japanese: “ロボットビル”
  • Minangkabau: “Gedung Robot”
  • Polish: “Robot Building”
  • Romanian: “Clădirea Robot”
  • Spanish: “Edificio Robot”
  • Thai: “ตึกหุ่นยนต์”
  • Vietnamese: “Tòa nhà Robot”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Robot Building”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: British Embassy and Cascade Sport Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Truecoffee and Hu’u Bar.

Thailand: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

Curious Buildings to Discover

Uncover intriguing buildings from every corner of the globe.