art4d: Could you tell us about the design concept of this project?
Tossaphon: The COVID-19 pandemic impacts how people look at and feel about distance and space. Facades are also required to adapt to catch up with the changing contexts. Borderless proposes the idea of obscured boundaries that allow people to interact while simultaneously maintaining the needed distance. The moveable walls offer functional flexibility, enabling the interior space to change according to users’ desires and preferences.

art4d: What are the criteria of your material selection?
Tossaphon: Sand piles are used as the principal material of the project because it can change forms constantly and can be built to create boundaries or borderless spaces. The wooden lath walls are airy with clearly defined lines and borders while the dense wooden walls are the component with the most obvious boundaries. I used the Wood-D model of SCG D’COR in Beige, Brown and Ash Wood color, as well as the Line model with the two types of wooden wall.

art4d: Where do you see the future of design trends heading, especially in the realm of materials?
Tossaphon: I think we’ll be seeing this trend of materials that come in simple geometric forms that designers can play around with diverse applications they offer.