LOCATED IN SOI YEN AKAT STREET IN THE HEART OF BANGKOK, ‘BAAN AKAT YEN’ BY STUDIO KRUBKA FORMS A DIALOGUE OF PRIVACY AND CONNECTION BY CONCEALING ITSELF BEHIND THE HIGH GRAY WALLS AND WRAPPING INSIDE THE STURDY CONCRETE SURFACE WHILE OPENING ITSELF TO THE COURTYARDS, BOTH OUTSIDE AND WITHIN
IN CONTINUATION TO OUR PREVIOUS ARTICLE, DUSIT RESIDENCES / PART 1 WHERE THE TOPIC FOCUSES ON THE PROJECT’S INTERIOR DESIGN. LET’S CONTEMPLATE IT FURTHER TO AN ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE FROM A49 AND OMA COLLABORATIVELY DESIGNED WHICH SIMULTANEOUSLY HELD A UNIVERSALITY AND THAI IDENTITY, IN PURPOSE TO CONVEY THE IDENTITY OF ‘DUSIT THANI BANGKOK HOTEL’
PHOTO: PANORAMIC STUDIO
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WHO
AIM INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY LIMITED
WHAT
AIM INTERIOR DESIGN is an interior architecture design studio founded in 2018 by Suthasinee Suwanwalaikorn. With our beliefs in the competence of interior architecture, we aim to express our philosophy through designs with the interrelationship between interior design, architectural space, and its context.
BAC Office, project in collaboration with SSAA Studio
BAC Office, project in collaboration with SSAA Studio
BAC Office, project in collaboration with SSAA Studio
BAC Office diagram
WHEN
Started off as a freelance interior architect in 2018 and registered a company in 2022
WHERE
Bangkok, Thailand
WHY
We “aim” to curate an aesthetically pleasing space that functionally escalates people’s quality of life.
MFEC Office (Phase 2) diagram
How would you define creativity?
We believe that creativity is an act of turning anything or any idea into reality. There is no right or wrong, just different perspectives.
Describe your practice in three words.
Attentive l Collaborative l Customer-Oriented
MFEC Office (Phase 3)
MFEC Office (Phase 3)
MFEC Office (Phase 3) diagram
Where do you go, or what do you do when you get stuck on a project?
Put myself in the new environments, go to new places, see new faces, listen to other people’s stories or spend time on other kinds of art that could help activate my emotions and creativity.
What project are you most proud of?
Not particularly on any specific projects but we’re always proud when our clients are satisfied with the work we deliver to them : )
Reflection Jomtien Beach Pattaya Condo, Project in Collaboration with VIDA Design Studio
Interior : AIM Interior Design, VIDA Design Studio
If you could invite any creative out for coffee, who would you choose and why?
Peter Zumthor since he has a very unique design approach with thoughtful details.
Reflection Jomtien Beach Pattaya Condo, Project in Collaboration with VIDA Design Studio
BESIDES A DISTINCTIVE DESIGN OF CAMPAIGN SIGNS IN THE 2022 BANGKOK GOVERNOR RACE, MOST CANDIDATES ARE ALSO WORKING ON THE SMALLER CAMPAIGN SIGNS TO AVOID PATH BLOCKING. WEE VIRAPORN INVITES US TO CONTEMPLATE A DEEP-ROOTED ISSUE – THE PLACEMENT OF CAMPAIGN SIGNS ON THE PUBLIC PAVEMENT
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
GET TO KNOW DUSIT RESIDENCES, A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT WHICH CATERS TO BOTH LUXURY AND LIFESTYLE LIVING CONCEPTS, WHILE CONVEYING THE IDENTITY OF ‘DUSIT THANI BANGKOK HOTEL’ AS A FORMER MONUMENTAL LANDMARK OF THAILAND
PHOTO COURTESY OF KITTIYA ARCHITECTS EXCEPT AS NOTED
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WHO
Kittiya Architects Co., Ltd., Architecture and Environmental Design Studio
WHAT
Kittiya Architects is an architectural firm based in Bangkok, Thailand. We work in a variety of styles and scales, including architecture, interior design, furniture design, landscape design, and environmental design. Our design goal is to give each project a distinct identity by combining architectural practice and cultural ecology research to push the boundaries of sustainable possibilities. We collaborate closely with creative teams, clients, and consultants to develop feasible-innovative programs and solutions that address people, community, and environment.
Kittiya Architects was founded by Kittiya Choowanthanapakorn who went to school of architecture at Silpakorn University in Bangkok, and had practiced at Robert G. Boughey and Associates Co., Ltd. and Architect Chirakorn Prasongkit Co., Ltd., then completed her Master’s degree in Architecture at Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania school of Design in 2010. She is now a registered architect of Architect Council of Thailand.
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WHO
HAA STUDIO
WHAT
HAA STUDIO is a small design team established from the members’ shared passion among a group of students from Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi. When the right time came along, the name HAA STUDIO was dusted up and the dreams shared during school days are now being reignited. One of the group members still creates works with a modern style that continues to inspire the younger generation.
STUDIO ACT OF KINDNESS TRANSFORMED AN OLD HOUSE IN SOI SUKHUMVIT 49/1 INTO A UNIQUE FASHION ITEM SHOP THAT HAS A BOLD AND VISUALLY STRIKING DESIGN WHILE REMINISCENCES OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE
