Tag: Renovation

GOOD CYCLE BUILDING

APART FROM THE DISTINCTIVE OLD LOG FAÇADE, GOOD CYCLE BUILDING FROM ASANUMA CORPORATION AND NORI ARCHITECTS IS OUTSTANDING WITH ITS EXTENSIVE ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGN PROCESS, FROM RESOURCE-EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION TO THE INGENIOUS APPLICATION OF SOIL AS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

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ARAYA KUBOTA ARCHITECT

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 peoples 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 someones 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?
Im 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 shes one of the architects whose works Ive admired and been studying about since I was a college student.

Baan Louk Pla l Photo: Beer Singnoi

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OFFICE WHOM

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WHO
Office WHOM

WHAT
Office WHOM is a collective of architects, interior designers, and product designers specialized in the renovation of existing structures through the thought of environment and people for both residential and commercial purposes.

Parquet House l Photo: Thanapol Jongsiripipat

WHEN
Korn Supsakorn founded Office WHOM (originally named “health of whom”) in 2018, a thesis he worked on during his master’s degree at Columbia University GSAPP, New York City, USA With the support from Stephen Cassell (ARO), Brad Cloepfil (Allied Works), Nerea Cavillo (C+ Arquitectas). I started to post my studio works on my Instagram to collect my ideas on how the built environment shape lives.

Vertical Living at State Tower level 50 l Photo courtesy of Office WHOM

WHERE
The idea was inspired in New York and executed in Bangkok.

WHY
We believe in an architectural coproduction that every member of a construction project has the authority to design and contribute ideas from their experience for the optimal benefit of the project including builders, artisans, architects, designers, engineers, and owners.

How would you define creativity?
Creativity is the vision beyond the existing reality. Together with wits, good intentions and a touch of humor, a creative work should be inventive, purposeful, and free of form. Our creativity comes from making multiple quick design iterations working with multiple contexts of the project.

Coconut Groove Resort House Interior l Photo courtesy of Office WHOM

Coconut Groove Resort House Interior l Photo courtesy of Office WHOM

Coconut Groove Resort House Interior l Photo courtesy of Office WHOM

Describe your practice in three words?
Harmony | Occupants | Method

Where do you go? or what do you do when you get stuck on a project?
Places around the office. I would go outside and take a walk just to keep my body moving. My ideas usually pop up along the way.

What project are you most proud of?
Parquet House. It is a renovation project that fully supports our initial idea about value of construction materials and building parts upcycling.

Parquet House l Photo: Thanapol Jongsiripipat

Parquet House l Photo: Thanapol Jongsiripipat

If you could invite any creative out for coffee, who would you choose and why?
Maartin Gielen (Rotor DC). He brought up the idea of deconstruction; a side i never saw in my architecture career, his lecture inspired me a lot i would like to thank him.

Parquet House l Photo: Thanapol Jongsiripipat

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LESS ARCHITECT

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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

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