ROYAL PROJECT FOUNDATION | GUARDIAN GLASS
THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF THE ROYAL PROJECT FOUNDATION IS DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE THE LANNA STYLE INTO THE NEW CONTEXT. USING GUARDIAN GLASS MATERIAL FOR BUILDING’S EFFICIENCY. IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTING THE BUILDING’S CHARACTERISTICS AND THE BUILDING’S IMAGE
ANIL SATHORN 12, A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT WITH THE FIRST WELL BUILDING STANDARD IN THAILAND, FOCUSES ON DWELLER’S WELL-BEING UNDER THE CONCEPT OF ‘LUXURY REDEFINED’, DEFINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AS A NEW PERCEPTION OF ‘LUXURY’
APART FROM THE DISTINCTIVE OLD LOG FAÇADE, GOOD CYCLE BUILDING FROM ASANUMA CORPORATION AND NORI ARCHITECTS IS OUTSTANDING WITH ITS EXTENSIVE ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGN PROCESS, FROM RESOURCE-EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION TO THE INGENIOUS APPLICATION OF SOIL AS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
WIJIT APICHARTKRIENGKRAI RECALLS THE LOST TRADITIONAL RICE FARMING METHOD AND THE BEAUTY OF THE RICE CULTURE IN ’THE RICE FIELD PROJECT’, A PUBLIC ART CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL FARMERS
ART4D SPEAKS TO ENTER PROJECTS ASIA ABOUT THE STUDIO’S DESIGN APPROACH IN THE INTEGRATION OF RATTAN AND MODERN TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES, PAVING A NEW WAY OF USING LOCAL MATERIAL IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
THE SUN RISES IN THE WEST. BUDDHA HYPOTHETICALLY APPEARS IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD. NATEE UTARIT REVISIONS HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND WISDOM IN DÉJÀ VU: WHEN THE SUN RISES IN THE WEST EXHIBITION, ASKING A CRITICAL QUESTION THROUGH HIS TENS OF WORKS — “WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF ASIA WAS THE CENTER OF THE WORLD’S CIVILIZATION INSTEAD OF THE WESTERN WORLD?”
ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG: FAÇADE DETAILS | GUARDIAN GLASS
AFTER WALKING THROUGH THE DESIGN CONCEPT OF ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG IN A PREVIOUS ARTICLE, THIS TIME WE DELVE INTO THE DETAILS OF THE BUILDING’S GLASS FAÇADE FROM GUARDIAN EXTRACLEAR®, GUARDIAN CLIMAGUARD®, AND GUARDIAN SUNGUARD® WHICH CREATES A DYNAMIC SHAPE SIMILAR TO NATURAL WAVES AND NEARBY HARBOR
TEXT: WARUT DUANGKAEWKART
PHOTO: CORDELIA EWERTH
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The unusual-looking curved glass facade seems to be what people remember the most about Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the project where Herzog & de Meuron transforms an old warehouse into a new landmark of the city of Hamburg. The place houses a variety of activities and establishments, from music hall, restaurants, bars, to an apartment and a hotel.
The natural attributes of rippled waves inspire the glass facade with three-dimensional form and details. With a surface area of over 21,800 square meters, the undulating surface occupies more than 5,000 square meters. The finished work is the result of the collaborative effort between the design team and Guardian Glass. The significance of the facade’s unprecedented design at the time is more than just the striking physical appearance but its ability to maintain the highest level of efficiency and quality, from strength, safety and the reduction of interior temperature.
The three-layer safety glass are bent and assembled into the designed form, delivering both aesthetically appealing appearance and functional efficiency. Despite being bent into curved form, the glass from high quality manufacturing process still keeps the functional qualities of Low-E surface coating, which enhances heat control.
The glass used with the architecture of Elbphilharmonie Hamburg ranges from Guardian ExtraClear®, a transparent flat glass, which is used as the principal material for its transparency. Guardian ClimaGuard® DT, the heat insulation glass, offers high durability with efficient control of interior temperature. Guardian SunGuard® Solar Light Blue 52 is used for it is able to control the amount of sunlight from coming into the building while still maintaining a nice presence of natural light with 47% Visible Light Transmission (VLT) that filter heat transmission down to only 36%, enabling efficient temperature control and less indoor air conditioning usage.
The technologies developed and incorporated for the construction of Elbphilharmonie Hamburg building allow us to see new possibilities of how glass can be used in architectural design. With the right integration of design, and bodies of knowledge surrounding materials and manufacturing processes, one can see how the potential and landscape of architectural design and construction have been and will be broadened.
Revisited a Elbphilharmonie Hamburg previous article at
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KUNGWANSIRI TEJAVANIJA FROM PBM DESIGN STUDIO ILLUSTRATES TO US A STORY OF ‘GLASS’, WHICH IS MORE THAN A TRANSPARENT MATERIAL BUT AN INCREDIBLE INVENTION THAT CAN POTENTIALLY DEMOLISH EVERY CONSTRAINT IN DESIGN, AND ENABLE WHAT WE HAVE ENVISIONED FOR THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE TO COME INTO BEING
VASU VIRAJSILP, THE FOUNDER OF THE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO VASLAB, EXPRESSES HIS SIGNATURE AND UNIQUE DESIGN IN ‘SLABTITUDE’, A NEW-COMING CAFÉ CHARACTERIZED BY DYNAMIC FORMS, THE COMBINATION OF CONCRETE AND WOOD, AND A DISTINCTIVE LONG WOODEN TABLE IN THE CENTER WHICH IS AS IF IT WERE MIRACULOUSLY FLOATING ON AIR
PHOTO: BEER SINGNOI EXCEPT AS NOTED
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WHO
Araya Kubota architect
WHAT
An architecture firm with a focus on holistic design with the belief that a good work of architecture is an important backdrop with the ability to help improve people’s quality of life.
Baan Louk Pla l Photo: Beer Singnoi
Baan Louk Pla l Photo: Beer Singnoi
Baan Louk Pla l Photo: Beer Singnoi
WHEN
May 17th 2021
WHERE
Nang Linchee Road, Bangkok, Thailand
WHY
I like the feeling of being a part of someone’s dreams and helping to make them come true.
K.Kanawat House l Photo courtesy of Araya Kubota architect
K.Kanawat House l Photo courtesy of Araya Kubota architect
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE CREATIVITY?
Creativity is having an understanding of different things, whether it be a brief from a client, or a daily-life situation, and the ability to further such an understanding into something new.
Baan Louk Pla l Photo: Beer Singnoi
Baan Louk Pla l Photo: Beer Singnoi
DESCRIBE YOUR PRACTICE IN THREE WORDS
Delicate / Learning / Happy
WHERE DO YOU GO, OR WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU GET STUCK ON A PROJECT?
Go to a nearby cafe.
WHAT PROJECT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?
I’m proud of every project, whether its the completed ones or those that are still a work in progress, because each work has its own story that allows me to learn from different experiences and use them to further develop what I do.
Baan Louk Pla l Photo: Beer Singnoi
IF YOU COULD INVITE ANY CREATIVE OUT FOR COFFEE, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY?
If possible, I would love to have a cup of coffee with Dorte Mandrup because she’s one of the architects whose works I’ve admired and been studying about since I was a college student.
Baan Louk Pla l Photo: Beer Singnoi
