DESIGNED BY DAVID KOHN ARCHITECTS, THE SUBURBAN ENGLISH HOUSE IS COMPLETED IN ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE BUT WITH CONTEMPORARY TWISTS, SUCH AS BRICK PATTERN, NEON GREEN COLOR, AND ENFILADE-LIKE SPACE CONFIGURATION
THE RED HOUSE
Tag: rural
WOYUN PLATFORM
THE CHINESE STUDIO ARCHERMIT CONCEIVES THE BUILDING THAT INTRODUCES THE CITY’S DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS TO THE LOCALS WITH ITS CUTTING-EDGE LOOK WHILE RETAINING THE LOCAL IDENTITY WITH DESIGN ELEMENTS REFERRING TO NATURE
PHOTO ESSAY : SALT FIELDS
TEXT & PHOTO: WAN CHANTAVILASVONG
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The tranquil silence of the mouth of a river and a pale monsoon sky highlights the shacks, the barns, and the fences of salt fields against the monotonous background. The silence and absence of people may be signifying that the area is heading towards decline, where salt farming may be becoming a part of past that has faded away from people’s everyday lives.
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Wan Chantavilasvong is a city planner and a researcher, who cherishes photography as her serious play. Her photography often portrays the similarities and differences between the environments and people’s lives in different parts of the world.
MOK PANWA CHRISTMAS TREE
CENTRAL CHIANGRAI CELEBRATES THE NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE MADE FROM LOCALLY SOURCED MATERIALS AND ADORNED WITH CHRISTMAS BALL THAT INCORPORATES THE DESIGNS FROM SIX INDIGENOUS TRIBES IN CHIANGRAI TO REPRESENT THE MODEST TRIBAL WAY OF LIFE AND THEIR DEEP RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE
JINYUN QUARRIES
DNA_DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE REVITALIZES 9 ABANDONED STONE QUARRIES BY TRANSFORMING THEM INTO CULTURAL SPACES THROUGH REFURBISHING AND TRANSFORMING THE EXISTING SITE INSTEAD OF CONSTRUCTING AN ENTIRE NEW BUILDING, ALLOWING THE ARCHITECTURE TO TELL THE STORY OF HAND-MINING CULTURE BY ITSELF