MUN ARCHITECT USED OPENNESS OF SPACE TO CREATE A PLACE WHERE BAKSTER’S EMPLOYEE CAN RELAX DURING THE DAY WHILE THE FUN ENERGY HARMONIOUSLY INSERTS TO ELEMENTS THAT ARE VISUALLY STRIKING
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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
ARAYA KUBOTA ARCHITECT
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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
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
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
DESIGN UNIT STUDIO
CURTAIN PARTITION, MOBILE METAL STAIR, DISTINCTIVE COLORS, AND GRAPHIC COMPOSITION, ARE AMONG ELEMENTS IN DESIGN UNIT STUDIO DESIGNED BY STA ARCHITECT TO ACHIEVE FUNCTIONAL FLEXIBILITY WHILE REPRESENT THE OWNER’S IDENTITY
THAPRA PALACE LIBRARY, SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY
AFTER SIX YEARS OF BEING A CONSTRUCTION SITE, THAPRA PALACE LIBRARY, SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY IS NOW UNVEILED AND EXHIBITS ITS DESIGN CONCEPT ‘BORDERLESS’ WHICH IS THE CONNECTION OF VARIOUS AREAS IN THE CAMPUS TO CREATE A SPACE FOR CREATIVITY AND FULFILL THE STUDENT’S CAMPUS LIFE
MKM MUSEUM KÜPPERSMÜHLE EXTENSION
HAVING TRANSFORMED THE DEFUNCT RICE MILL INTO ‘MKM MUSEUM KÜPPERSMÜHLE’ IN 1999, HERZOG & DE MEURON HAS A HAND IN THE MUSEUM ONCE AGAIN WITH THE ADDITION OF THE EXHIBITION SPACE THAT ASPIRES TO KEEP A BALANCE BETWEEN OLD AND NEW
SMO DESIGN STUDIO
PHOTO: CHAYAPHOL PARACHART
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WHO
SMO Design Studio is a small design team with a large-scale dream.
WHAT
Our studio is always aware that we are not supposed to only design. Our objection is to seek for the possibilities of our clients’ properties as they yearn to start their own businesses. The perfections are not how we want our works to be perceived. We rather dream to transform the flawed vacant spaces or buildings to the happiness and well-being site of the communities. In our perception, clients are not just business partners. Our team gives priority to them and chooses to share the consultation as a well intentioned friend.
KLOEM HOSTEL
TIDA AWARDS 2019
BEST OF PRESERVATION DESIGN
INTEGRATED FIELD (IF)
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