It sits on the land previously occupied by an open air carpark and has a 160m frontage along Orchard Road.

In December 2016, Forbes recognized Orchard Central as one of the top five shopping malls in Singapore.

It is designed as Singapore's first vertical mall, and it consists of 12 floors above ground and 2 basement levels.

The mall features a 140m shopping street discovery walk and a green roof which are both open 24 hours to the public.

Artworks featured in this display were specially commissioned, and they were done by artists from countries such as the U.S., Japan, Australia and Denmark.