TAKE A LOOK ON THE HIGHLIGHT EVENT IN ‘ARCHITECT EXPO 2022’ UNDER THE THEME “CO-WITH CREATORS” WHICH HELD A NEW CONCEPTS AND IDEAS THAT SHOWCASES THE POTENTIALS AND ABILITIES OF THAI ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXHIBITING NEW PRODUCTS, INNOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGIES, ETC
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DESPITE THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, DUBAI EXPO 2020 SUCCEEDED AS ‘THE WORLD’S GREATEST SHOW’. TAKE A LOOK AT THE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN IN THE EXPO AND HOW EACH COUNTRY REPRESENTS ITSELF THROUGH THE PAVILION, INCLUDING THAILAND
CHECK OUT THE ORIGINAL OF ‘UNIQUELY THAI’, AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION FROM MAGNOLIA QUALITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MQDC) TOGETHER WITH THE COUNCIL OF DEANS OF ARCHITECTURAL SCHOOLS ON THAILAND (CDAST), AND HOW THE YOUNG GENERATION DESIGNERS ENVISION A CIVIC CENTER OF THE FUTURE
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EMPTY FISH TANK, A PAIR OF PANTS LAYING ACROSS THE HANDRAIL, MYSTERIOUS LETTERS WORK ON GLASS WINDOW SPREAD OUT A VAGUE FEELING OVER THE SPACE OF THE ‘STRICTE INTIMITÉ’ EXHIBITION AT SHOPHOUSE 1527. THE EXHIBITION INVITES US TO CONTEMPLATE THE ‘INTIMACY’ WE ARE USED TO, OR PERHAPS IT IS SO ROUTINE THAT WE ALREADY FORGET THAT WE ARE USED TO.
PHOTO COURTESY OF OFFICE WHOM EXCEPT AS NOTED
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WHO
Office WHOM
WHAT
Office WHOM is a collective of architects, interior designers, and product designers specialized in the renovation of existing structures through the thought of environment and people for both residential and commercial purposes.
Parquet House l Photo: Thanapol Jongsiripipat
WHEN
Korn Supsakorn founded Office WHOM (originally named “health of whom”) in 2018, a thesis he worked on during his master’s degree at Columbia University GSAPP, New York City, USA With the support from Stephen Cassell (ARO), Brad Cloepfil (Allied Works), Nerea Cavillo (C+ Arquitectas). I started to post my studio works on my Instagram to collect my ideas on how the built environment shape lives.
Vertical Living at State Tower level 50 l Photo courtesy of Office WHOM
WHERE
The idea was inspired in New York and executed in Bangkok.
WHY
We believe in an architectural coproduction that every member of a construction project has the authority to design and contribute ideas from their experience for the optimal benefit of the project including builders, artisans, architects, designers, engineers, and owners.
How would you define creativity?
Creativity is the vision beyond the existing reality. Together with wits, good intentions and a touch of humor, a creative work should be inventive, purposeful, and free of form. Our creativity comes from making multiple quick design iterations working with multiple contexts of the project.
Coconut Groove Resort House Interior l Photo courtesy of Office WHOM
Coconut Groove Resort House Interior l Photo courtesy of Office WHOM
Coconut Groove Resort House Interior l Photo courtesy of Office WHOM
Describe your practice in three words?
Harmony | Occupants | Method
Where do you go? or what do you do when you get stuck on a project?
Places around the office. I would go outside and take a walk just to keep my body moving. My ideas usually pop up along the way.
What project are you most proud of?
Parquet House. It is a renovation project that fully supports our initial idea about value of construction materials and building parts upcycling.
Parquet House l Photo: Thanapol Jongsiripipat
Parquet House l Photo: Thanapol Jongsiripipat
If you could invite any creative out for coffee, who would you choose and why?
Maartin Gielen (Rotor DC). He brought up the idea of deconstruction; a side i never saw in my architecture career, his lecture inspired me a lot i would like to thank him.
Parquet House l Photo: Thanapol Jongsiripipat
IN THIS TIME OF VIEWS BY TONKAO PANIN, TONKAO PRESENTS MONADNOC, AN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO FROM THE NETHERLAND WHO CONCEIVES AN ARCHITECTURE FULL OF UNCONTRADICTED COMPLEXITY. MOST OF THE STUDIO’S WORKS FEATURE OPPOSITE COLORS, THE EXPOSITION OF SEAM, OR UNCONVENTIONAL FORM, ENABLING DIFFERENT FUNCTIONALITIES TO COEXIST IN HARMONY
PHOTO: ANAKE FOTO EXCEPT AS NOTED
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WHO
Less Architect
WHAT
A small design practice that intends to create works of all scales with the highest level of quality, refinement and attentiveness.
Mintel l Photo: Anake Foto
Mintel l Photo: Anake Foto
Mintel l Photo: Anake Foto
WHEN
2019
WHERE
Bangkok
WHY
The design of today and the future, no matter what discipline, is moving towards a simpler path.
Otter House l Photo: Chaichoompol Vathakanon
How would you define creativity?
The fusion of processes, ideation, thinking, writing, painting, imagination and dreams.
Describe your practice in three words.
Mi – ni – mal
Prachinburi Museum l Photo: Chaichoompol Vathakanon
Prachinburi Museum l Photo: Chaichoompol Vathakanon
Where do you go, or what do you do when you get stuck on a project?
Getting out of the work environment we’re in, either going for a run, swimming, playing tennis, golfing or head to the gym. Doing something different helps ease your mind and make good ideas flow.
What project are you most proud of?
The design of the office of Seum Work Company Limited. It’s a renovation of an old building constructed during Bangkok’s Modernist era, we gave it a new life and more of a contemporary spirit
Seumworks l Photo: Anake Foto
Seumworks l Photo: Anake Foto
If you could invite any creative out for coffee, who would you choose and why?
Peter Drucker. He taught us that in addition to the design process, management is just as important
Otter House l Photo: Chaichoompol Vathakanon
FOUND IS A WEDDING STUDIO THAT PHTAA ORIGINATES FROM THE UNIQUE THAI REPLICAS OF ROMAN ARCHITECTURE’S ‘CAPITALS’ TO PRESENT A DREAM-LIKE SPACE AND A NEW WAY TO REFLECT THE IDIOSYNCRATIC THAI CONTEXT
GET TO KNOW SAWADEESIGN, AN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO FROM VIETNAM WHICH IS NOTABLE FOR ITS PLAYFUL CHARACTER, THE COMBINATION OF THE STUDIO’S DIVERSE INTERESTS LIKE MUSIC AND GRAPHIC DESIGN INTO THE DESIGN, AND THE VARIOUS ROLES THAT THE STUDIO PLAYS
WHAT SHOULD THE HUMAN RIGHTS’ CONDITION IN THAILAND IN THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? ‘IGNITE THE RIGHTS’ THE EXHIBITION FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL THAILAND EXPLORES HOPES FOR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF 13 ARTISTS WHOSE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE FEATURED IN THE AMNESTY’S 2022 CALENDAR, AND ECHOES THE ROLE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN CALLING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
