TA NA BOON
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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don’t panic
Tanaboon Kittisrikangwan B.Sci Arch Bangkok, TH
1996
//recent graduate of the class of 2019. graduated 4th of my year with first honours. i am driven by my need to create, innovate, and shape the future in my perspective. my passions include travelling the world, music, and sport.
Futurist, Idealist, & Naturally Curious
tel; +66807883773 email; tnb.kitt@gmail.com
EDUCATION
CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY
2015 - 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
International Program in Design and Architecture [INDA] Bachelors of Sciences in Architectural Design [B.Sci.Arch] First Honours, GPA 3.76
ECOLE BLEUE PARIS
2018
Paris, France
Exchange Program in Interior Design School
SAMSEN WITTAYALAI SCHOOL
2008 - 2015
Bangkok, Thailand
Junior High and High School Maths & Science Engllish Program
ACHIEVEMENTS
#mOOO1 macau [morphosis]: Waterfront Fun Palace Project : The Urban Playground
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London, UK
Shortlisted Top 24 Entries, People's Choice Awards with Pluem Pongpisal, Kongphob Amornkhiripan, & Chularach Engchanil
Ecole Bleue X Accor Hotels Group: Nouveau Ibis Concept Project : Ibis AGORA
Paris, France
First Place for a New Concept for Ibis Brand Hotels with Alix Gaudry, Lea Froger,& Lola Richards
INDA Academic Excellence Award Graduated Top 4 of Class of the Year 2019 with First Honours
Bangkok, Thailand
15 Finalist : INDA Design Excellence Award Projects : Element Worlds/ Wall Haus/ Pavillion of Light
Bangkok, Thailand
2015 - 2017
SKILLS
CAD Software
Adobe Suite
proficient Rhino3d Vray Lumion AutoCad
intermediate Grasshopper SketchUp Agisoft
fundamentals Cinema4d Octane ARCGIS Zbrush
proficient Photoshop Illustrator Lightroom Indesign
intermediate Premiere Pro Audition
fundamentals AfterEffects
Languages Thai English French
Skills & Hobbies
Native Fluent Beginner
CNC Photography Moulding Model Making Laser Cutting Doodling Wood Working 3d Printing Playing Guitar
EXPERIENCES TEJIDO : REVIVING CRAFTS
Design Build Summer Program Reviving Traditional "Esparto" Weaving Crafts by Thorough Material Investigations and Modern Interventions with Natalia Vera Vigaray, Patxi Martin, & INDA
EMBODYING THE INVISIBLE - Studio Akane Moriyama Design Experience Workshop Builiding With Wind, Design and Create a 3Dimensional Kite Materialising the Invisible Forces of Wind and Gravity with Norapat Lumdubwong, Phantawan Suppakornwiwat
FACULTY OF SCIENCE, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY Interior Renovations Renovationg and redesigning two floors for Mahidol University's newly acquired building. Includes new Classrooms, Professors Lounge, and Meeting room.
BAAN HIN WUA SCHOOL LIBRARY
Design Build for Community Creating a new Space for Learning Juxtaposing the Rural School Architecture with a Sleak "Leavitating Box" of Knowledge with Will Hulburt, Wisarut Wattanachote, & INDA
FREC NANGLOENG
Renovations Converting Retired Automobile Assembly Devices into Modular Auditorium Furniture for the New Ford Resource Engagement Center with Space Saloon
KRUNGSRI MARKET
Night Street Market Renovations Design Renovations Project Combining Historical and Modern Vernacular Architecture using Bamboo with Natchaluck Radomsittipat, Wasutop Viriyasuebpong, & Santasak Apasuthirat
LANDLOCKED by Jay Carlon
Performance Stage Construction of Ephemeral Stage for Modern Dance Performance Artist Jay Carlon with Space Saloon
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Tolox, Spain
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
Ranong, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
Ayutthaya, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand
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Table of contents
compilation of past projects Planet Earth and Beyond 2015-2020
Author; Tanaboon Kittisrikangwan
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PP Re-BIOS fauna and architecture designed to mitigate the impacts of the age of the Antropocene Academia PAGE
PLANETARY CLOCKWORK flagship for the space mining company Planetary Resources inspired by time, gravity, & asteroids Academia PAGE
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BAAN HIN WUA LIBRARY a modern and practical library for an underfunded community school Design Build for Community PAGE
design renovations project combining vernacular & modern aesthetics using Bamboo Renovations PAGE
a study of charoenrat area conducted with GIS data, aerial photographs, historical maps, and on sight surveys
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OTAMARIAN NEW GROUNDS vernacular architecture of the otamari gets a revamp to help aid the expansion of peri-urban togo Academia PAGE
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WALL HAUS
ibis AGORA new budget hotel concept for ibis branded hotels for accor hotel group
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Competition PAGE
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TETRA modular design of a system of formal division
TEJIDO
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multi-functional sculpture made using materials found on-sight, wood, and the environment
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THE URBAN PLAYGROUND
reviving traditional “esparto” weaving crafts by Material Investigations and Modern Interventions
an adaptible space combining the unique sino-portuguese culture of macau inspired by cedric price’s fun palace
International Workshop PAGE
International Competition PAGE
GHOST HOUSE time as a material
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LANDLOCKED a build project construction of an ephemeral stage for modern dance artist Jay Carlon Build PAGE
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OSCILAEDOSCAPE
International Workshop PAGE
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an experimental house using a unique brand of spatial division
Academia PAGE
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CHAROENRAT
Urban Analysis PAGE
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KRUNGSRI MARKET
a sequence of space inspired by the philosophy of the late Louis Khan’s on light Academia PAGE
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01 Phiphi Rebios
the marine biosphere is dying, introducing Montiacropora Reconcilios
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PP re-bios academia INDA, Bangkok 2019
Advisor; Deborah Lopez Labato
Set in the near future, the project tackles the effects of climate change on marine species critical to maintain safe and favourable environment. “PP” is short for Phi Phi which is a tropical island made famous by the 1991 film “The Island”. Since the film released, the island has received thousands of tourists annually. Consequentially, the micro-fauna paradise has slowly turned to anguish on the brink of extinction. Not only scarred by local disruptions by the visitors, the ever-more imminent danger the corals face is the rising sea-level which is projected to stand up to 50 metres assuring the demise of the micro-fauna. The project is an over engineered vision of the future as a result of humanity’s dilatory attempt to save itself from the environmental woe.
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The parametric towers are designed as alternative substrate for corals to grow on. The towers are built on the now submerged town, the abandoned structure is reclaimed as coral nurseries and becomes the foundation for the towers. The 3Dprinted substrate made of ferro cement- limestone mix mitigates the ocean acidity and anchors solar optic fibres which bring light to the ocean floor. The perforation of the towers also mimics the traditional reefs with varying opening sizes creating pockets of protection from predation to the smaller marine fauna such as fish and crustacean. 8
Despite the island being completely submerged, human is still present to maintain the operation of the structures. Aquatic habitats for divers are installed close-by to each structures for monitoring and conducting scientific research on the towers themselves and the flora and fauna populations. Conventionally, deep-sea divers can only surmount an hour worth of work in the harsh environment without suffering from nitrogen narcosis: a state in which nitrogen builds up in the bloodstream causing intoxication which can be fatal. However, habitation of deep sea pressurised habitats can allow divers to stay up to 8 hours in the deep sea without any side-effects. The inhabitants can live in the habitats for several months at a time.
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The aforementioned solar optic fibres are a series of lenses attached to a floatation device. The device houses the fibre optic wires that run into and around the towers. Theses wires create a micro environment at the bottom of the ocean where they supply natural sunlight to the coral animals that could not otherwise survive without due to the symbiosis with zoo-plankton in the coral which requires photosynthesis for survival. 12
Montiacropora Reconcilios, the species of corals that are developed by using gene editing technology CRISPR/Cas9. Montiacropora Reconcilios is a mix between Acropora which are fast growing branching corals and Montipora which are encrusting type corals that latch onto a wide range of substrates and creates a new surface in which other corals can grow on top. The Reconcilios starts off its life similar to Acropora branches then mend together into a massive coral encrusting the old structures and tower substrate as they age. The end goal is the eventual take over of the towers by Reconcilios, replenishing the planet with a new diverse hot spot of aqua-fauna commencing at the PP-rebios project.
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02 Pavilion of Light Shade and shadow are but the absence of light
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Pavilion of Light academic Bangkok, TH 2016
advisor; Narit Paranulaksa
The Pavilion of Light was influenced by the late, great Louis Khan’s fascination with light as a material in architecture. The notion s through his texts and interviews are experimented with to better understand what “light” meant to him and how he used it in his architecture. The Pavilion of Light is a realisation in scale, ephemeral, and monumentality. Situated on the beach of Parnu, Estonia where Louis Khan was born, the pavilion consists of two parts: “the entrance” and “the Grotto”. The entrance and its namesake serve as an information centre and a public shower close to the beach. The Grotto consists of sculptural forms and light wells that illuminate different parts of the pavilion at different time of the day highlighting different statues and sculptures on display. The structure is mostly underground. It is well insulated and is supported by retaining walls. It may not be evident at first glance, but the two structures are based off of the same rectilinear forms Upon walking through the small pavilion facing the ocean, you will encounter a long narrow stairway which slowly descends into the grotto as the light gradually dims the further you descend. This marks the commencement the symphony of lights.
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The entrance pavilion is a three-story structure composed of rectilinear forms put together. At ground level, open showers fill the west facade. To the north, two wooden doors on the right are the WCs. At the centre lies a set of stairs leading to the second floor. Upon climbing up the stairs, you are greeted with a full panoramic view of the surroundings as the path guides you around the building into the admissions office. Outside, you can see the ocean in the background which at this point you’ve gone a full round of the building. The stairs you see are narrow and steep, but as you go up it reveals a much larger set of stairs leading down to the Grotto.
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The sunlight did not know what it was before it hit a wall. - Louis Kahn
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At first, the stairs seem to lead to nowhere, but once at the bottom, a small dark corridor reveals itself -- dimly lit periodically in niches along the walls. On the left is a passageway. It leads to massive space that contains all the structure of the pavilion: the inner workings. The ceiling is 15 metres overhead. Massive geometric forms scattered all over with some of which having openings to let in natural light. After a full round along the path, you end up back in the dark corridor which allows you to circle back the interior of the monumental infrastructure again.
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The first thing you notice is the light shining through a small opening from the ceiling, illuminating a single sculpture. The floor is recessed in some parts, reflecting light in the emerald pools. In the middle of the space stands a statue of Atlas carrying a metallic globe on his shoulders. At the correct time of the day, the light from above would shine directly onto the sphere. Looking up, you can notice several openings in the ceiling each aiming at a specific sculpture. The articulation of the floor rises to match the light hitting the floor. Like a canvas, the wall lights up just as you are near the exit. The wood grains impressions the mould left on the wall become the embodiment of light itself.
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03 Otamarian New Grounds learning from the Otamari vernacular architecture like never before
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Otamarian New Grounds academic Bangkok, TH 2018
advisor; Gianmaria Socci
In the foothills of the Atakora region of the western state of Africa, Togo. The Otamari are natives that have fashioned themselves castle-like homes made of sticks, straw, mud, and dung. The small fortresses take around 4 to 6 months to build by a handful of labour. When a man reaches maturity, he fires an arrow from his home to any direction he so pleases. The place that the arrow lands is where a small branch is put up. If it stays upward the entire night, then it becomes the place he builds his fort house. This is how the land is distributed in the region. The Vernacular mud hut has an upwards spiral circulation. As one progresses through the rooms, the higher up one will be. At the very top, erect two granaries on either side of the house. On the rooftop, grains are dried and processed. Bedrooms are on the top floor safekeeping from predators. Cattle and livestock are kept inside the main space of the house where at night the heat from the cattle keeps the family warm. Chicken coops are also built into the house and all the surrounding area is used for agriculture. In the old days, the Otamari would live in hollowed out baobab trees and during colonial times the house would be virtually impenetrable to the colonists since it was easily defended with only a single entry point at the front. The Otamari are wise and have transformed the harsh, arid environment around them to suit their needs comfortably enough. The house is a well-oiled machine producing, processing, and storing food whilst also providing shelter from the environment.
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What could be learnt from the Otamari that could apply to a rapidly expending Togo? In this project a “living machine” is envisioned to be a modern take on the mud huts of the Atakora. It is a place where a family unit can become larger. The “living machine” could produce food, extract water, energy, and recycle waste products. All of the excess produce would be sold off to cities or bartered with neighbouring familes.
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The house is propped up by catenary arches that form a large grid where more units can be expanded using the same grid and shared structure. Each housing compound contains 4 family units with the room sequence organised by spiral circulation, all of the houses have the same view at different levels. There is large open farmland with an opening at the centre at the rooftop. The aperture in the centre is used to collect rainwater while the atrium is lined with rows of fresh produce. The design ensures adequate sunlight and rainwater but also provides midday shade. At ground level, the cattle and livestock are kept. Due to the nature of the form, the space in between the structure can be utilised as public space or for growing different types of produce. The facade of the structure is made from fog collecting mesh which condenses morning fog into potable water. Through critical analysis of the Otamari vernacular homes, we can assume new architecture that is better suited for modern requirements catering for the growing population of peri-urban Togo. It is important to learn from the techniques and the know-how of area ancestors. As Architects, we too stand on the shoulder of giants that came before us.
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04 Planetary Clockwork for gravity, without which there would only ever be dust
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Planetary Clockwork academic Bangkok, TH 2017
advisor; Patrick Donbeck
Planetary Clockwork is a flagship for the company Planetary Resources. The company plans to mine asteroids for water, precious metals, and other minerals in the not so far future. The structure is designed to help aid the workers to keep their eye on the prize. Working on celestial bodies a million miles from our planet is difficult to contend with. The time-scale of these projects are not seasonal and may last a few months or even decades at a time. The building is an abstraction of an Asteroid that is grounded and bounded by gravity. It is hollowed out to form the spaces inside in which the team operates. The idea is to remind them that the celestial body bound to earth only by gravity is always within reach.
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The plan is designed as a homage to gravity -a play of proximity, attraction, and orbit. The facade of the structure is panelled with spikes protruding at different lengths along the surface. Near the entrances, the spike decrease in length dramatically to a dull smooth surface. The roof of the building is an undulating surface designed parametric with the smaller spikes in and around the light-wells.
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The most important element of the structure is the conoid columns distributed around the building. The structures are designed as a functional timekeeping device on planetary scales. Its highlighted sections rotate ever so slightly as time progresses and eventually return to its starting position giving the column a seamless perfect surface. The shape of the column is an abstraction from the company logo consisting of circles and ovals. Moving these segments upward at differing heights and order results in different column topology. As a bonus, the moving platforms also provide different purposes to one another. They operate based on their different heights combining at different times giving new functions to structure as it moves through time in its planetary scale. 66
05 Wall Haus
walls. dividers. seperators. barriers. private yet connected.
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Wall Haus academic Bangkok, TH 2016
advisor; Carmen Torres
Wall Haus began as a case study of the late Corbusier designed house Villa Sarabhai in Ahemebad, India. The house did not have walls in the traditional boxy type, but rather Corbusier designed a house with most walls oriented in the same direction and meeting occasionally. What was interesting was the rooms were created by selective openings in the walls which formed the interior spaces creating a fluid flow between rooms with different transitions for room that require more privacy. The House is designed with those same considerations in mind, however I took it a step further and gave functionality to the walls -which were no longer parallel but oriented to create a more dynamic compression of space. The walls themselves no longer serve as mere partition, but a well articulated entity that houses plants, foliage, and produce for its inhabitants. Furthermore, the interior spaces are furnished by furniture that are also integrated into the walls themselves. This creates a homogeneous continuity in the elements.
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The compressions and diffusion of space can be seen in the floor plans, especialy on the ground floor, since the bedrooms are situated on the first floor. The sections illustrate the complexity of the interior arrangement, the integration of home elements , and spatial continuity.
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Privacy is difficult, even in suburban settings. Its all a balancing act between openness and the level of intimacy one wishes to achieve without feeling caged in by one’s barriers. Wall Haus tries to bridge this issue with a semi-permeable barrier furnished with a green exotic surface adjustable to inhabitant likings. The foliage must be carefully orchestrated to achieve this effect. Solar exposure is taken into consideration regarding the requirement of the individual plant species. All in all, Wall Haus is not merely an experiment in spatial connectivity and privacy. It is the ideal place to live, nurture, and love.
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06 Ibis Agora
agora; the market, the meeting place the place where all the things happen
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ibis Agora competition Paris, FR 2018
With; Alix Gaudry, Lea Froger, Lola Richards
The concept for this budget hotel is the “Agora�. In ancient Greek and Roman, the Agora was a market place at foremost, but in fact, it was much more. It is where politicians meet their constituents, where philosophers discussed ideas, where friends met, and where public gatherings were held. It is perhaps one of the most important places in ancient times. The project kicks off with a simple concept. Then, elements of the agora such as the steps at which all the actions take place are realised. Trendy modern ephemeral structures like scaffolding are put into the design to shape and divide space while also giving its users the ability to adapt its functionality. The bed structure is all made from scaffolding that at times can form a sculpture-like formation with up to 6 beds arranged in a way the users can easily access the multi-platform structure and find pockets of space for personal storage and privacy.
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07 Baan Hin Wua Library books are the portal to the humanity everyone deserves a good place to read
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Baan Hin Wua Library design build for community BHW, Ranong, TH 2018
Advisors; Will Hulbert & Wisaroot Wattnachote
Design and construction for community is a program sponsored by the private sectors to build a small scale piece of architecture to assist the development of children in rural areas all over the country. The program was designed as an opportunity for the students to experience the process from drawings to architecture. Baan Hin Wua is a small rural school with a total of 60 students from kindergarten to middle school and 8 teachers. The school is largely neglected by the government and has limited facilities. As a student and an academic, the need for literature in the development of a child’s education was acknowledged. Thus, the quest to gift the school a safe space for extracurricular learning began. Ranong is known for its heavy monsoon rains lasting from June to October. It can rain up to 417 mm at its peak in September. When it’s not raining, the heat is a blistering 32-34 °C. The imperative became designing to face the elements. The form of the library is a modern design that is elevated around 80 cm from ground level to avoid regular flooding. This gives the library the appearance of a floating plinth juxtaposing with other school structures that were built in the 60’s. The library is clad with teak wood which was milled from a few large fallen trees behind the school. The shelves were designed to be modular, made from plywood that was milled in Bangkok. Those shelves then had been flat packed and assembled on sight.
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04 + 04 Tetra
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Tetra
academic Bangkok, TH 2015
Advisor; Peter Strzebniok
Tetra was an exercise in formal division, modularity, growth, and transformation. The concept evolves around the “tetra cube”, a series of geometric typologies based on configurations of 4 cubes. The geometries themselves are being kept two-dimensional units intentionally and later become combined units into a 3-dimensional one. A “field” is designed in bright red as a platform in which the elements can grow into and interact with. In terms of modularity, everything is divided into sub-units that are always divisible by 4. The entire cube consists of 8 units of cubes with each cube containing 8 tetra cubes expandable upwards. The field exists as units that receive the expanded cubes as other elements moved.
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09 Oscilaedoscape everything and anything
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Oscilaedoscape
international workshop Morongoe Valley, CA, USA 2018
Team Leader; HELLO WOOD!
The oscilloscapeis both a tool for observing and reacting to the world around us. Part observation deck, part resting space, and part entertainment stage: this mobile structure acts as a place for measuring, describing, analysing, and creating various wave activities. The front of the structure—used throughout the day as a meeting space, stage, and bar—produces messages and sounds to be projected and amplified through the conic volume in the rear.
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Oscilloscape​is a modern take on the mobile wagons of the wild west. Its ability to reconfigure its use and location makes it an ideal station for analysing new environments and reacting to constant changes in the landscape.
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10 Krungsri Market where past meets present and everything in between
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Krungsri Market renovations Ayutthaya, TH 2020
With; Natchaluck Udomsittipan, Wasutop Viriyasuebpong
The Krungsri Market is a night street market, a tourist attraction, and community gathering space in Ayutthaya. Since its opening half a decade ago, it has since seen better days. The renovations are designed as a bridge between modernity and tradition. Bamboo is chosen as the main construction material due to its high flexibility and strength to weight ratio. It was also the preferred local material for Ayutthayans since historical times due to its plenitude in the area.
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Pavilions, shop stalls, seating areas, and a small pier are designed for the market. The elements were modelled after objects used in everyday life in Ayutthaya like the chicken coop. We made the coop human-sized and transformed it into a swing for tourists to take photos. On the left image, the pavilion is styled with traditional fabric coloured in bright red with plaid. This type of fabric is used in men’s casual attire since Ayutthaya times. In the sweets shack, the fabric is utilised as a sun-shading device hanging from wires intermittently dispersed at random. The wicker baskets hanging from sticks were used to sell sweets and snacks since historical times up to recent decades but has since become increasingly rare. The previous design of the market has slowly become dull and no longer attracting tourists like it used to. Hopefully, with the new implementations, the market will attract more people again.
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11 TEJIDO
the spirit of craft and the art of weaving reimagined
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international workshop Tolox, Andalusia, ESP 2017
Workshop Leaders; Patxi Martin, Natalia Vera Vigaray
Tejido is a material exploration workshop that is focused on using local material, a type of thick grass that grows in the southern part of Spain. Tolox is a small town a couple of hours away from Malaga. Forty years ago, the families would trek up into the mountains and harvest esparto, the native grass. They would weave them into ribbons and craft them into products sold and exported to the rest of Spain. The creations born from this material ranged from baskets, fishnets, cheese moulds, bottle covers, cloths, and even clothing items like shoes. However, the hills where esparto grew became a natural reserve and it became illegal to harvest esparto without special permission. Since then the craft has almost gone extinct, with only 3 known craftsmen left in the entire village. Most of whom are in their 80’s. The workshop sets out with a mission to regenerate interest into esparto once again in this small town.
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As part of the overall project, access to a small woodshop in town is granted. A small workshop was held to learn the basics of the craft from the few surviving craftsmen. The traditional craft was not received well with the locals, as esparto had gone out of fashion and deemed as an archaic art form. The goal of this project is to combat this perception and reignite the craft from the lenses as foreigners ---“extraterrestrials� from the far east.
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Nothing is off-limits in the experimental workshop. Several modern synthetic materials are combined with the Esparto. Silicone, Plaster, Latex, Polyeuritane, Resin, and Epoxy were used with no preconception of what the result could become but rather discovered through rigorous experimentation and combinations. The material output gave interesting results, esparto was no longer an archaic art--- it became an alien artifact. From which point onwards it became clearer what the potential of the esparto could become. It transforms into something weird and intriguing. As word got around town, the villagers became actively curious and excited again. The project sparks attention and makes people questioning the role of esparto in everyday life.
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A series of products combining the old and the new are created---an amalgamation of traditions mixed with the brave new world. An event was held in the city centre at the end of the project to exhibit results of the material experimentation and products produced. The members of the project were all dressed in white bodysuit with plain white masks coming to the locals as the “aliens� to reignite their curiosity in their heritage.
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The Urban Playground international competition Macau 2019
Team; Kongphob A., Pluem P., Chularach E.
Perpetually interwoven with the ocean, Macao and its magic harmonise with the waves. Similar with the ocean’s waves, urban space should have fluid and dynamic quality that suits modern life. The Urban Playground is a design solution in response to stagnant structure of modern landscape. Putting in the retrospect, the rudimentary value of life at the waterfront while retaining some modern aspects at bay, the design of The Urban Playground takes after the vigour of a Macanese fishermen on their traditional junk boat and useful re-purpose of contemporary shipping containers. The design of the Urban Playground is an embodiment of maritime culture that is deep rooted in Macanese heritage. It composes of three main parts; the containers, the interwoven running track and the junk boat’s sail. The first part of the design are the up-cycled containers which are suspended from pulleys. This allows the space to be able to transformed vertically to serves various purposes such as amphitheatres, local markets, and exhibition spaces. The second part connects the people to their root and evokes sense solidarity with traditional Macao junk boat sails. Not only serving as stylistic decoration to reflect the trading tradition of the city, the sails compartmentalize the space and serve as a backdrop for film projection and live performances in the amphitheatres. Just like temperamental waves with its rise and fall, the third element of the design is a running track which is a result of the formal deconstruction of ocean wave that gives runners the impression of fairing the wave crescents as they swoop past the sails at the top of the Urban Playground. Aiming purposefully at bringing the community and people together, the chosen area for the design is in zone B due to its location being near to a university and residential area. The Urban Playground is designed for people to have fun, learn, and connect with each other without any restriction of space and idea.
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13 Charoenrat the block is solid hammer time!
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Charoenrat urban analysis Charoenrat, Bangkok. TH 2018
With; Chanin H., Supavich A., Sasilp S., Natnicha V., Nattha D. Advisor; Chon Suppawongse
Charoenrat is a small road in old time Bangkok known for its artisan leather working craftsmen. The name however, refers to a larger area of Bangkok covering the size of a city block. In 2018, a term long analysis of the area studying its planing, layout, topography, and access was conducted. Utilising GIS data, aerial photography provided by the military cartographic division, historical maps, and on sight survey an in-depth image of the area can be formed from time when the first settler farmers to modern day inhabitants. The initial hypothesis of the congestion today was because it was rather poorly planned. Upon reviewing the records, it is concluded that in fact, the issues due to was the lack of any planning and regulations until thirty years ago. Narrow streets, limited connectivity, lack of green space, and dead end alleys are the main causes of the super-block effect of the area. As much of the greater Bangkok faces similar issues, it is perhaps the main reason that Bangkok is not a pedestrian friendly city and has the worst traffic congestion globally.
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Figure ground Nolli maps were created as a result of on sight surveys and GIS data input. The all the publicly accessible areas were mapped with detail and private areas were marked as black hatched blocks. The conclusion of the survey were in correlation with the hypothesis. The superblock effect is a large city area that is inaccessible by pedestrians or vehicles, easily causing strain on the main streets without relief routes. The ever present super-block effect prevents the area to reach its full potential economically and safety for its inhabitants. The impermeability of the area means that public safety infrastructure is not always integrated into the super block as it only serves limited users. As a result, drug traffickers, mugging, and abductions happen ever so often in the area.
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Mitigations efforts are proposed to be implemented in the area to reach its maximum potential economic viability. Future projections of the area are made with the premise that the suggested mitigation proposed is to be taken action by the city planners and local villagers. The proposal was to break the city block creating freer circulation for vehicles and pedestrians into the block creating more opportunities for the area and better safety infrastructure network. Pocket green space would increase property value and reduce residual urban heat retention increasing the quality of life. If high activity should continue in the area large public spaces like the abandoned community mall will be rejuvenated and public transportation gets priority reducing traffic congestion and air quality of the Charoenrat area. 140
14 Ghost House
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Ghost House
international workshop Morongoe Valley, CA, USA 2018
Team Leader; istiffenthee
Ghost houseis an experiment in material manipulation. Its form, created by suspending two glue-soaked canvas sheets over a matching pair of cubic structures, is directly dependent on the environment. The project site was chosen by studying wind patterns at various hyper-specific locations within southern California’s high-desert. Over the course of a few hours, after its initial installation, the canvas froze into position, capturing a three dimensional snapshot of a specific moment in time. Its outline and punctured apertures create the formal memory of a house. However, once inside, all references fade away as the landscape beyond is quietly framed through the crisp portals. It is an improbable structure; the representation of the past existing in the present–neither here nor there; the ghost of a house.
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Landlocked stage build
Nangloeng, Bangkok, TH 2020
With; Space Saloon & FREC
On the occasion of Bangkok Design Week 2020, Creative Migration and Space Saloon joined forces to realise a site-specific installation on the grounds of Bangkok 1899. It hosted a dance performance choreographed by American artist Jay Carlon. “Landlocked” takes inspiration from Carlon’s multi-cultural experience as a 1st generation youth growing up in urban America and speaks to the inherent trauma of being the third generation in a migrant family. Audience members at the Bangkok 1899 performances had the unique opportunity to directly engage with the work. Stage sets and props used for the performance were designed and built by 1899 artist-in-residence and Space Saloon. The stage was developed with modular, flexible parts and served as the foundation for future expansions of Bangkok 1899’s performing arts offering. All pieces were built with recycled/ up-cycled materials plus craft objects from the local community. It is complemented by lighting, fabric, and colour.
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