IF (INTEGRATED FIELD) COMPLETES AN OFFICE WITH A ‘SPICE’ DESIGN AND LOTS OF COMMON SPACE CATERING TO THE STAFF’S ACTUAL NEEDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ‘WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE OFFICE NOW WHEN PEOPLE NO LONGER NEED TO WORK IN AN OFFICE ANYMORE?
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HANABITATE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN FIRM FROM CHAING MAI THAT INTENDS TO CREATE A GOOD LIVING ENVIRONMENT WHILE SEARCHING FOR NEW DESIGN POSSIBILITIES IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT
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
WHAT IS THE SPECIALTY OF ANIL SATHORN 12? TAKE A LOOK AT CRITERIA REQUIRED TO ATTAIN THE GOLD LEVEL CERTIFICATE OF WELL MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PRECERTIFIED™, AND DESIGNS ASPIRED TO BRING ‘WELL-BEING’ TO DWELLER
CAN ARCHITECTURE CATER TO THE LIVES OF OTHER SPECIES APART FROM HUMAN? EDUCAN SCHOOL FOR DOGS, HUMANS AND OTHER SPECIES BY ENRIQUE ESPINOSA AND LYS VILLALBA IS DESIGNED TO BE BENEFICENT TO HUMANS, AND OTHER ANIMALS SUCH AS DOGS AND BIRDS
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WHO
Only Human, an architectural practice founded by 2 architects.
Only Human Studio
Only Human Studio
WHAT
Only Human believes that good space has vibrations which could elevate humans both physically and metaphysically. These kinds of spaces come from concept-forming through observation and experimentation while cooperating with the users to understand their behaviors and needs.
Sohelou St.Marc Catholic Chapel l Photo: Acki
Sohelou St.Marc Catholic Chapel (Photo: Acki)
WHEN
Since 2018
WHERE
In our small garden in Bangkok, Thailand
WHY
We named our studio “ONLY HUMAN” to remind ourselves of how small we are in this world. To keep in mind that there are many things that we do not know and could not predict.
Baan Monmakok Resort l Photo: Acki
Baan Monmakok Resort l Photo: Acki
How would you define creativity?
Creativity is a process of seeing existing things from different perspectives and interpreting them through our experiences. It keeps us searching for possibilities.
Describe your practice in three words?
Humble l Appropriate l Explorative
Where do you go? or what do you do when you get stuck on a project?
We surround ourselves with lots of books about design. Sometimes we drive into small alleys to get inspired by observing architecture both old and new, by architect or no architect. These elements which are out of our scope of thoughts are then reinterpreted and applied to our works.
What project are you most proud of?
The Sohelou St. Marc Catholic Chapel is one of our favorites. The project received so much love from all the people involved; the client, the builders, and the villagers. They have given in so much effort.
Sohelou St.Marc Catholic Chapel Photo: Acki
Sohelou St.Marc Catholic Chapel Photo: Acki
Sohelou St.Marc Catholic Chapel Photo: Acki
If you could invite any creative out for coffee, who would you choose and why?
We could not pick! Too many, it should be a feast!
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
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.
