DESIGNED BY SANAA, A NEW EXPANSION OF THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES IS THE ART SPACE THAT INVITES PEOPLE BY ITS VAST GROUND AND GARDEN. IS THIS HOW THE 21ST CENTURY’S ART SPACE SHOULD BE?
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CULVERT GUESTHOUSE BY NENDO : A CRITIQUE
KRAIPOL JAYANETRA FROM ALKHEMIST ARCHITECTS EXAMINES EVERY ASPECT OF NENDO’S CULVERT GUESTHOUSE WHICH IS DEFINED AS AN ENLARGED PRODUCT DESIGN TO FIND OUT THE INTENTION BEHIND THE DESIGN
WOYUN PLATFORM
THE CHINESE STUDIO ARCHERMIT CONCEIVES THE BUILDING THAT INTRODUCES THE CITY’S DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS TO THE LOCALS WITH ITS CUTTING-EDGE LOOK WHILE RETAINING THE LOCAL IDENTITY WITH DESIGN ELEMENTS REFERRING TO NATURE
GWM EXPERIENCE CENTER
ORIENTAL STUDIO OFFERS MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR THE EXPERIENCE CENTER BY INCORPORATING FUTURISTIC INNOVATION WITH A SENSE OF NATURE
VIRADASTUDIO
TEXT COURTESY OF VIRADASTUDIO
PHOTO CREDIT AS NOTED
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WHO
We’re Viradastudio, a design company with a focus on interior design.
WHAT
We focus on residential design because we want to bring people happiness, which starts at ider of interior design services for residential homes. But our venture over time has grown into other genres of design such as resorts, retails, cafes, restaurants, offices and hotels.
WHEN
The company was established in 2019.
WHERE
Our office is based in Bangkok.
WHY
We believe in our ability to help people gain happiness from their own personal spaces and through public spaces.
BODYtune China Town | Photo: Ketsiree Wongwan
BODYtune China Town | Photo: Ketsiree Wongwan
How do you define “creativity”?
“Creativity” in our view is finding solutions and making possibilities a reality.
The three words that define your work philosophy?
Happiness | Understanding | Possibility
Just-In-Case Home | Photo: Chalermkit Pokamas
What do you think is the most fun aspect of interior design?
Working out the solutions and challenges that comes with each project to fulfill its requirements.
What is the project you’re the most proud of and why?
Each of the works we complete creates some sort of value and brings happiness to both the owners and our team.
Where will you go or do if you have a creative block?
Running in a park.
If you could invite a “creative” individual to have a cup of coffee with, who would it be and why?
If I could, I would invite Christian Liaigre because I’ve always admired his work and style.
Kanissu Ice cream Café | Photo: Natdachat Chatpawee
NANA COFFEE ROASTERS BANGNA
DESIGNED BY IDIN ARCHITECTS AND TROP : TERRAINS + OPEN SPACE, THIS CAFÉ IS AN INSEPARABLE FUSION OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE. WITH THE PERFECT BACKDROP OF TREE SHADE, IT IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD FOCUS ON THE DELICATE CUP OF COFFEE
SCULPTURE ATELIER GALLIANI
THE ITALIAN DESIGN STUDIO NAT OFFICE COMPLETES A SCULPTURE STUDIO OF MICHELANGELO GALLIANI WITH A LOOSELY OPEN SPACE THAT SUPPORTS THE UNCONFINED ACTIVITY AND DIVERSE PROCESSES OF THE OWNER’S ARTISTIC CREATION
PRACHATHIPATYPE
SPEAKS WITH THE GRAPHIC DESIGNER WITH THE CONVICTION TO PROTEST WITH TYPE DESIGN AND HIS RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK ‘MOB TYPE’ WHICH DOCUMENTS THE CHRONICLE OF PROTEST THROUGH ARTS AND TYPE DESIGN
NEW KHMER ARCHITECTURE
TEXT & ILLUSTRATION: POUM MEASBANDOL
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Having an education in architecture, I am inspired by the works of Cambodian and foreign architects during the Sangkum Reastr Niyum between the 1960s and 1970s in Cambodia. I started researching and began collecting old photos of Cambodian modernist buildings and sharing my finds with social media. I found out that not many young generations knew about architects in the 1960s. In addition, there was still little research on Cambodian modernism in the country, and this architectural legacy was gradually being destroyed everyday. Witnessing this over the years motivated me to engage with the topic more intensively and to record it in the form of illustration.
In this graphic series New Khmer Architecture, I highlight distinctive elements of buildings designed by Cambodian national architects such as Vann Molyvann, Lu Ban Hap, Mam Sophana, Ung Krapum Phkar, and the works of foreign architects like Henri Chatel, Leroy & Mondet, Georg Lippsmeier, and others.
The creation aims to reminisce great past achievements and represent the unique Cambodian modern architectures in a new and impressive look and feel. The illustrations depict unique elements from each buildings. The result is a great homage to the pioneers of Cambodian modernism, whose legacy is slowly but surely threatening to disappear.
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Poum Measbandol is an architect based in Phnom Penh. He graduated from the school of architecture and design at Pannasatra University of Cambodia.
ART SG
ART SG Co-Founder Magnus Renfrew and Director Shuyin Yang | Photo: Joyce Yung
ART4D TALKS WITH MAGNUS RENFREW, CO-FOUNDER OF ART SG AND SHUYIN YAN, DIRECTOR OF ART SG, TO EXPLORE THEIR VISIONS, THE AIMS OF HOSTING THE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION, INCLUDING THE CHALLENGES OF ORGANISING A LARGE FAIR AFTER THE EPIDEMIC CRISIS