EXPLORE FOUR DESIGN PROJECTS THAT ARE INFLUENCED BY BELIEFS AND SUPERSTITIOUS IDEAS, WHILE ALSO FULFILLING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXPLORING NEW DESIGN TERRITORIES
FORMS OF BELIEF
Category: UPDATE
KHAO NIAO RESTAURANT + ONDA CAFE
THE ISAAN RESTAURANT AND CAFE, DESIGNED BY ASWA, ARE INSPIRED BY ‘WAVES’ AND EXHIBIT THE DIALOGUE WITH THE ARI NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS RISING IN DENSITY AND UNDERGOING UNPREDICTABLE CHANGES
MOONLER
SHER MAKER INCORPORATED SIMPLICITY AND MINIMALISTIC DESIGN INTO THE SHOWROOM OF MOONLER, A WOODEN FURNITURE BRAND IN CHIANGMAI, TO PROVIDE A BACKDROP THAT EMPHASIZES THE INTRINSIC BEAUTY OF CHARMCHURI WOOD
WAREHOUSE
AN EXHIBITION THAT BRINGS TO LIGHT THE UNSEEN PROCESS OF THE GALLERY, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNEXHIBITED ARTWORKS, STAFF ACTIVITIES, AND VISITORS
BAAN MAK MUAN
A HOUSE DESIGNED BY S PACE STUDIO WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE LARGE SEMI-OUTDOOR AREA AT THE FRONT, CONNECTING THE LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE, AND INTERIOR SPACE TO CREATE A SENSE OF JOY AND FUN THROUGH VARIOUS SHARED ACTIVITIES
TANATAP CANOPY GARDEN CAFÉ AND RESTAURANT
A RESTAURANT AND CAFÉ DESIGNED BY RAD+AR WITH A BRIGHT-RED COLOR THAT PERFECTLY ENHANCES THE LUSH GREEN TREES AND PLANTS IN ITS SURROUNDINGS, AND A SEMI-OUTDOOR AND STEPPING SPACE THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO EMBRACE NATURE.
RHYTHM CHAROENKRUNG PAVILLION
AP THAILAND’S PROJECT IN THE CENTRAL CHAROEN KRUNG AREA OFFERS A ‘LUXURY GATED COMMUNITY’ CONCEPT THAT CATERS THE VARYING NEEDS OF MULTIPLE GENERATIONS, WITH A SHARED FOCUS ON ‘FREEDOM AND SECURITY’
LORPHOONPHOL RICEMILL OFFICE
AN OFFICE OF THE WELL-KNOWN RICE MILL IN THAILAND’S NAKHON SAWAN PROVINCE THAT PHTAA LIVING DESIGN RENOVATES IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE NEW FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND COMMUNICATE THE BUSINESS’S ADAPTIVE IDENTITY
BATTERSEA POWER STATION
WILKINSONEYRE RENOVATES LONDON’S FORMER OLD COAL-FIRED POWER STATION THAT WAS ONCE A SYMBOL OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIALIZATION INTO A SHOPPING MALL, RESIDENCE, AND MEETING SPACE THAT ENTERTAINS THE CITY
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