With a great shift in the way people will rest and travel in the future, Pituphong Chaowakul, the principal architect of Supermachine Studio, imagines a futuristic hotel where the façade and advanced technologies mesh, creating adjustable opened and closed angles. The adaptability allows hotel guests to close or open the façade to suit their preferred levels of privacy. Not only that, the façade can be converted into a bench or a working desk upon desire. The façade is also designed to open and close according to the current surrounding environment and climatic condition.

While working from home during the pandemic has kept people from seeing each other physically, Chatpong Chuenruedeemon of CHAT Architects sees an upside of the situation in the more relaxing atmosphere that a work-from-home experience can bring. He adapts this particular ‘pro’ into the design of the façade of his own office, creating a workplace that is similar to a private home but with the ability to accommodate different work-related activities and behaviors.

While many business owners have taken the pandemic and the temporary state of isolation as an the opportunity to revamp their establishments, architect, Suparat Chinathavorn of party / space / design, has proposed a renovation idea with the design of the new facade of USBcoffeelab. The cafe and somewhat an experimental space that is run by party / space / design themselves.

A home used to be one’s safe space but the pandemic has turned humans’ living spaces into one of the most dangerous places. Yarinda Boon-nag of Imaginary Objects designs a new spatial typology for House/Residence that brings mental and physical security through the spatial manipulation of living spaces. While highlighting the importance of private spaces, the design renders a sense of communality through an open space that welcomes natural ventilation and the facade designed to have sun and rain protection functionality.