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WHO
Watsuk Architect Studio is an architectural practice with a focus on creating a design that exists in syn-chronization with its own context through an incorporation of nature, environment, people’s ways of life and needs, to enable a sustainable coexistence of all elements. That’s the concept behind Watsuk Architect Studio’s origin.

WHAT
Watsuk Architect Studio is an architectural practice with a focus on creating a design that exists in syn-chronization with its own context through an incorporation of nature, environment, people’s ways of life and needs, to enable a sustainable coexistence of all elements. That’s the concept behind Watsuk Architect Studio’s origin.

WHEN
Founded in 2020 with the mindset to develop my own style of architecture, the actual beginning of the prac-tice dates back to my study at the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University where the notion and prac-tice of sustainability has always been an integral part of my architectural education. All of the works I cre-ated during my school years were environmentally conscious and put a great deal of consideration on cre-ating usable and livable spaces for everyone. Then I had a chance to work in a design firm with a really well-organized and managed thought process, and gradually I garnered experiences and created works toward my own intended direction.

WHERE
I’m currently based in Chonburi and I operate as a freelancer.

WHY
We’re living in the time when architecture is very diverse and people are offered greater alternatives to find a designer or architect that best suits their preferences. I believe that the typologies of residential buildings are different but there certain commonalities they all need to deliver, which include convenience and sus-tainability. Everyone should develop and learn together because it is both challenge and fun; experiencing something with the people who share the same interests as you.

How would you define creativity?
The future. I think creativity is a path leading us to the future. The development of small possibilities or even impossibilities that can benefit a society more or less; that can inspire myself and others to create even more and greater developments.

Describe your practice in three words.
Emphatic I good environment I happiness.

Where do you go, or what do you do when you get stuck on a project?
Doing what I like is what I find to be a very good solution. I would draw, just about anything, and ideas would just come up. Sometimes, I would watch a movie on Netflix and some of the dialogues would catch my attention and became inspirations for me to think about my work. There was this one time where I worked on a project with my friend and our client said, “I got the inspiration behind the design of this resort from a song I was listening to. The album cover is this scene of a barbeque party in front of a house. I like how that image feels.” I think doing something else besides working really helps with how I find inspiration.

What project are you most proud of?
I’m proud of every work I did because each of them have their own context whether it’s the location, re-quirements, users or ecosystem. The Jan Jao Resort, for example, isn’t that visually striking in terms of design, but there is this quintessential Thai characteristic that makes it distinctive, as well as the experi-ences of being closer to nature it offers its users that are somehow healing.

If you could invite any creative out for coffee, who would you choose and why?
I really can’t choose. I want to invite designers from different fields so we can have a discussion about new ideas, issues and possible future directions of what we can do, and how our works can evolve. That would be interesting.

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