When ION Orchard was opened in 2009, it significantly altered the landscape of Singapore’s main shopping belt, Orchard Road. Even before stepping through its doors, the mall’s façade excites the senses with its progressive urban design conceived by leading architecture firm Benoy, which is responsible for iconic malls such as Bullring in Birmingham, UK.

The award-winning ION Orchard’s organic structure is clad with cuttingedge light panels, creating a spectacular facade that is further accentuated by the distinctive frontage of the flagship duplex boutiques of some of the world’s top luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Giorgio Armani.

Discerning shoppers are treated to 66,000 sq m of retail therapy spanning over 300 retail, F&B and entertainment stores spread across eight levels. The four levels below ground cater to the masses with lifestyle shops and popular high street brands like Topshop/Topman, Zara and Uniqlo. The four floors aboveground are dedicated to luxury labels and premium international brands the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Harry Winston, Prada, Patek Philippe, Burberry and Bally, just to name a few.

Committed to offering the very best shopping experience with innovative concepts, ION Orchard’s retail mix includes new-to-market, standalone stores like Boss Selection, Diane von Furstenberg, Dsquared2, Herve Leger, Z Zegna, Paule Ka, Marc Jacobs, Church’s and Car Shoe.

Besides its excellent selection of luxury labels and lifestyle boutiques, ION Orchard is also one of the largest food hubs in Singapore with almost a quarter of its floor space dedicated to a delectable range of international and local fare.

There are close to 30 restaurants and cafes spread across the whole mall. Upmarket restaurants like TWG Tea Salon and Boutique, Taste Paradise, Meatworks, Alfresco Gusto Italian Bistro, The Marmalade Pantry and Soht & Baay are mostly located on the upper floors. Gourmet supermarket ThreeSixty from Hong Kong, which made its Singapore debut here, is found on Level 4.

Basements 2 and 3 offer casual dining options while Basement 4 features the ION Food Hall, which is home to the largest variety of food available in one location on Orchard Road with no less than 80 stalls guaranteed to satisfy all cravings and palates.

ION Orchard’s commitment to ensure that every shopper walks away with a pleasant shopping experience is evidenced by the four concierge counters strategically positioned around the mall to answer any queries shoppers may have.

The concierge counters offer value-added services that include wheelchair and stroller loans, and even mobile phone-charging! Another distinctive feature you will certainly notice about ION Orchard is the ION Officers who act as roving ambassadors around the mall, offering assistance to customers wherever required.

In addition, facilities such as familyfriendly carpark lots offer larger space for families with strollers to park, and the complete suite of restroom facilities such as the VIP and child restrooms offer attentive housekeeping staff, and even milk warmers and diaper dispensers.

Located on Levels 55 and 56 of ION Orchard, ION Sky is the highly anticipated observatory offering an unrivalled 360-degree view from 218 m above Orchard Road. Tickets are purchased on level 4 where the journey to ION Sky starts. From the ION Art gallery, visitors are ushered into an ambient lift lobby and travel via highspeed elevators to Level 55.

Here, they enjoy the spectacular panoramic views, learn interesting facts about clouds and the weather, as well as experience the surrounding landscape through the Behold™ telescopes, first seen at the world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Introduced for the first time in Asia, this device not only allows visitors to view the surrounding landscape in real-time, it also uses state-of-the-art technology to bring the heritage of the nearby areas to life.

ION Sky also houses an event space and Salt grill, an elegant 6,000 sq ft restaurant helmed by Australian celebrity chef Luke Mangan. Diners savour Mangan’s special brand of contemporary Australian cuisine while feasting on picture-perfect views of Singapore’s breathtaking city skyline. On the 56th storey is the glamorous Sky bar, where guests can also enjoy pre or post-dinner drinks.

Indeed, ION Orchard offers a unique, luxurious shopping and dining experience like no other.