A YELLOW SUBMARINE COFFEE TANK’S EXTENSION OFFERS NO SPECIFIC FUNCTION NOR EXPLICIT BOUNDARY, JUST THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CONCRETE PLANE AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONCEIVED FROM THE ATTEMPT TO EXPLORE THE PHENOMENON THAT COULD HAPPEN UNDER THE ROOF STRUCTURE BESIDES DRINKING COFFEE
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
DESPITE BEING SEEMINGLY DESIGNED WITH STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS, A SMALL HOUSE DESIGNED BY FALA ATELIER PACKS WITH PLAYFULNESS SUCH AS THE UPPER CONCRETE SECTION THAT SEEMS LIKE A CROWN OR A SOLID YET LIGHT WHITE BOX MASS INSIDE THE HOUSE
TEXT & PHOTO COURTESY OF LANA DESIGN STUDIO
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WHO
We’re a small group of folks trying to accomplish our work while also growing professionally and personally through our design.
WHAT
We began with a landscaping project on such a modest scale where we had to do everything ourselves. Then we got the opportunity to work on more projects ranging from interior styling to interior and landscape design. We also collaborated with sculptural teams on landscape projects. We may say that our studio sells style.
A HOUSE THAT TURNS AN EXISTING TREE INTO A PART OF ITS OWN. JUST TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ‘HOW CAN ARCHITECTURE LIVE WITH THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT?
“REC” OR “RECREATIONBKK” IS AN EMERGING LANDSCAPE PRACTICE THAT GATHERS CREATIVE PEOPLE FROM A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONS WHO SHARE THE SAME IDEOLOGY: ‘OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT TODAY CAN BE BETTER’
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
WIJIT APICHARTKRIENGKRAI RECALLS THE LOST TRADITIONAL RICE FARMING METHOD AND THE BEAUTY OF THE RICE CULTURE IN ’THE RICE FIELD PROJECT’, A PUBLIC ART CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL FARMERS
ART4D HAS A CONVERSATION WITH ATTAPORN KOBKONGSANTI, A FOUNDER OF TROP : TERRAINS + OPEN SPACE, ABOUT PROJECTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE, THE CURRENT TREND OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AND THE FUTURE OF TROP : TERRAINS + OPEN SPACE
ECG INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTS FROM TAIWAN RENOVATED THE DESERTED SUGAR FACTORY INTO HEITO 1909, A PUBLIC PARK THAT REPRESENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY BOTH URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF OLD BUILDINGS
