Wattanaweckin Group Opens PADDIO Community Mall in Bangkok
Wattanaweckin Group launches PADDIO, a 700-million-baht community mall in Bangkok's Bangna area opening late 2025, targeting the area's 200,000 residents with restaurants, retail, and services in a green-focused design.
The Wattanaweckin Group is moving forward with development in the Bangna area, launching PADDIO, a new community neighborhood hub project with an investment of over 700 million baht on 45 rai of land, just 360 meters from the Bangna-Trat exit road. The project features over 10,000 square meters of retail space set to open in late 2025, with carefully selected tenants offering restaurants, cafes, health, beauty, and various services to meet everyday living needs and encourage repeat visits.
PADDIO is the first project under the company's broader 400-rai development plan, designed to create an ecosystem connecting residential areas, education, work, and lifestyle for Bangna residents. The company recognizes Bangna's potential as a strategic growth area in Bangkok, driven by the expansion of residential projects, office buildings, infrastructure, and international schools including Dulwich College International School and Raintree International School, which have significantly increased the population and purchasing power in the area.
Currently, over 200,000 people live within a 5–10 kilometer radius of the project, predominantly young families and high-earning workers, demonstrating the area's readiness for new-concept projects that better serve daily living needs than traditional shopping centers. Responding to changing consumer behavior and the preference for convenience near home, the company found that people seek locations that comprehensively address daily activities including dining, exercise, shopping, socializing, and family time in a comfortable atmosphere with green spaces.
"PADDIO is developed under the concept of 'Everyday Living Made Easy' to serve the daily needs of Bangna residents with one of the most accessible locations for those living in Bangna km.8 and surrounding communities such as Prawet and Suan Luang," said Supachai Wattanaweckin, CEO of Chotidhanavatana Company, adding that the project intends to become a place people choose to visit daily because it is convenient, close to home, and meets the real-life needs of users of all ages.
The project allocates over 40% of space to green areas and open spaces, exceeding typical Bangkok shopping centers, inspired by Singapore's urban development concepts, and features central family areas, connecting walkways, and over 500 outdoor parking spaces accessible without entering a parking structure. PADDIO marks the beginning of the company's development of over 400 rai, linking residential areas, education, commerce, and public spaces to grow together with the community in the long term. The company seeks not to create a new Bangna destination but rather to establish places that become part of daily life.
