The stretch had undergone a widening project which was completed in November 2014. The mall has a linkway leading from Orchard MRT Station to Tangs Plaza. It can also be used for advertising or as an art gallery from time to time. Mounted on Exit E's wall were more than 90 metres of LED walls, that can be programmed with different colours and patterns on its light displays to create a certain mood, even for festive occasions. The first entrance, Exit E (facing Wheelock Place), was opened on the morning of 15 January 2008, the same day when the station's Exit C (facing Wisma Atria) was closed and slated to be demolished and subsequently completed later that year. The mall has two subway entrances on Level 1 connecting to ION Orchard via Orchard. It will also have a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m 2) garden on its 9th floor, together with two club facilities on its 9th and 30th floors. With a height of 218 m above ground, it offers a panoramic view of the city. The development's observation deck, ION Sky, is located on the 55th and 56th floor of the building. Under this programme, permanent and changing sculptures and media installations will be located throughout the mall with art exhibitions held throughout the year within the ION Art Gallery and other locations in the mall. An art and design programme is implemented to introduce new and multimedia art into the mall experience, promoting the best of Asian modern and contemporary art and design from established and emerging artists and designers. Called ION Art, it aims to combine art and commerce.
Layered across the walls of ION Orchard, the Media Facade is a multi-sensory canvas media wall.Ī 5,600 sq ft (520 m 2) art and exhibition gallery is located on the fourth floor of the shopping mall. Designed by RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Ltd with Benoy, the Orchard Turn Development has won two EG Retail and Future Project Awards, the Best Architectural Entry and the Best Retail Development over 20,000 m², at Mapic 2006 held in Cannes, France, in November 2006. ION Orchard has 941,700 square feet (87,490 m 2) of gross floor area and 663,000 square feet (61,600 m 2) of retail space, which is larger than Ngee Ann City but smaller than Suntec City Mall and VivoCity, the largest shopping mall in Singapore. A replacement for the exit, Exit E, was opened on the same day.
The MRT station's Exit C was closed and demolished on 15 January 2008 to make way for the ION Orchard development. The Orchard Turn Development, now known as The Orchard Residences and ION Orchard after its official names were revealed on 5 February 2007 and 16 July that year respectively, was built on the site of the former park located directly above Orchard.
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