VIVA LA VIDA MEXICAN RESTAURANT LOCATION : EKKAMAI , BANGKOK YEAR 3 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT “VIVA LA VIDA” MEANING AS “LONG LIVE LIFE” MEXICAN PEOPLE HAVE A DIFFERENT ASPECTS ABOUT LIFE IN A VERY INTERERESTING WAY, EVEN IN A LIMITED AND POOR SOCIETY, THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO APPRECIATE IT, HAVE FUN ANDTURN BAD INTO GOODS.
“DOWN SIDE UP”
FOR INSTANCE, DEAD FESTIVAL THEY TURN DEAD AND SADNESS INTO FESTIVE AND FUN FRIDA KAHLO WHO TURNED HER BAD EXPERIENCES INTO PRECIOUS ART AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TURN POOR INTO PRECIOUS AS BEING POOR AND THE LACKING OF FOOD IS THE REASON THAT LEAD THEM TO DISCOVERED DELICIOUS INGREDIANTS LIKE ANTS THAT AFTER BECAME ONE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS INGREDIANTS OF ALL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESTAURANT IS TO CHANGING PEOPLE PERSPECTIVE AND LET THEM EXPERIENCE MEXICAN FUN SPIRIT CULTURE.
TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF FUN, FRIENDLY SPIRIT OF MEXICAN SOCIETY I CHOSE TO RENOVATE THE NORMAL HOUSE INTO STAIRCASE DINING WHICH IMITATE SHOW-WATCHING SEATS SO PEOPLE CAN OVERLOOK BOTH STAGES AND CONNECT THE STAGES TOGETHER.
STAIRCASE DINING ALSO CONNECTED PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ACT AS ONE BIG FAMILY DINING TABLE.
I CHOSE THAT PEOPLE WILL ENTER THE REATAURANT FROM MEZZANINE FLOOR TO CHANGE THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND THEIR FIRST GLANCE OF THE RESTAURANT WILL BE “LOOKING DOWN” “LOOKING DOWN” WHICH MOST OF THE TIMES MEANS BAD BUT HERE THEY GOING TO SEE A BEUTIFUL AND FUN SIGHT OF THE RESTAURANT. THE STAIRCASE DINING WILL LEAD THEIR FOCUS TO THE DANCE FLOOR PARTY UNDERNEATH THEM TO IMPLIED THAT “LOOKING DOWN” COULD BE FUN AND BEAUTIFUL TOO.
DOWN SIDE UP MATERIAL
BROKEN GLASS TO MAKE BEAMING LIGHT EFFECTS FROM A BROKEN THING THAT PEOPLE DON'T USE.
KINTSUGI WALL AN ART THAT EMPHASIZE BROKEN
LINE (WHICH CONSIDERED AS FLAWS) INTO BEAUTY. ROUGH PLASTER - COLORED WALL MEANING THAT FLAWS COULD TURN TO BEAUTY DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
OTHER THAN THAT, I USE CONFUSIONAL SCALE AND LOGIC TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY USED TO SEE THE WORLD. FROM THE PICTURE, I BROUGHT CURTAINS THAT MOSTLIKELY STAYED INDOORS OUT AND CONFUSE PEOPLE WITH UNUSAUL HUGE SCALES. ON THE OTHER HAND, LOOKING IN FROM OUTSIDE,YOU WILL SEE PENDANT THAT IMITATES MOON, IN ORDER TO CONFUSE PEOPLE THAT MOON/SUN ARE NO LONGER IN THE SKY BUT INSIDE THE RESTAURANT INSTEAD.
OUTDOOR AREA WAS DESIGNED FOR A DRINKING, NIGHT PARTY TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS AT NIGHT AND GIVE THEM A MEXICAN PARTY EXPERIENCES WITH TEQUILAS AND MAGARITAS!
THE VARIETY AND UNUSUAL SELECTION OF FURNITURE ALSO REPRESENTS MEXICAN FUN - LIVELY CHARACTER.
USING VIVID COLORS TO CAPTURE TRUE MEXICAN CHARACTER.
GEI SPA JAPANESE BEAUTY SPA LOCATION : CHITLOM, BANGKOK YEAR 3 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT "MYSTERIOUS" "SECRETIVE" "ETIQUETTE" GEISHA MEANS A MOVING WORK OF ART ACCORDING TO THEIR HARD PRACTICE AND WELL PREPARED RITUALS. EVERY MOVING OF GEISHA IS A COMPLETE ART ALONG WITH FLAWLESS SKIN OF THEIR OWN. THIS SPA OFFERING GEISHA-BEAUTY SECRETS INGREDIANTS, WHICH ARE GREEN TEA, RICE BARN, SAKE, INDIGO, CAMILIA OIL AND EXPENSIVE NIGHTINGALE DROPPING
JAPANESSE PEOPLE VALUE BEAUTY IN UNFAMILIAR WAY, ONE PHILOSOPHY IS “YUGEN” WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT IN TRADITIONAL JAPANESE AESTHETICS. MEANING AS A BEUTY OF HIDDEN,UNSEEN OR INCOMPLETE SPACE THAT ALLOW YOU TO FULFILL IT WITH YOUR IMAGINATION. SIMILAR TO GEISHA, WHO COVERED HERSELF WITH LAYERED OF CLOTHES BUT STILL ABLE TO CAPTURED EVERYONE BY JUST SHOWING VERY LITTLE SKIN OF HERS OR ALLURING MEN BY HER LITTLE HINT OF PERFUME. THAT IS A BEUTY OF BEING HIDDEN AND MYSTERIOUS YUGEN
GEI SPA THIS SENSASIONAL SPA MAIN CONCEPT IS YUGEN . I HAVE CREATED A MYSTERIOUS, SECRETIVE AMBIENCE TO IMITATE MYSTIC PRESENCE OF GEISHA GIRLS. AND IMPLIED YUGEN BEAUTY PHILOSOPHY IN EVERY STEP OF SPA SPACES TO PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL E PERIENCES FOR OUR CLIENTS.
TO REPRESENTS YUGEN PHILOSOPHY, I CHOSE TO LOCATE INCOMPLETE MOONGATE BEHIND THE RECEPTION, WHICH IT WILL REFLECT ITS OTHER HALF CIRCLE ON THE SHALLOW POOL BEHIND IT. ONLY SPA CLIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT FROM THE INSIDE AREA.
HERE, THE WATER WILL ACT AS AN IMAGINATION YOU FULFILL.
THE CIRCULATION LEAD TO THE SPA ROOM ALLOW PEOPLE TO CATCH A HINT OF A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN WITHIN IT, THAT WILL ATTRACT PEOPLE AND MAKE THEM WANT TO SEE MORE BUT ONLY ABLE TO SEE THE HIDDEN PART IN FULL PANORAMA FROM THE INSIDE.
TRANSLUCENT SHO I PARTITIONS WITH INK PAINTING ARE USED TO SEPERARTE MASSAGE AREA, WHERE THEY RE UIRE SOME PRIVACY.
I INTENTIONALLY PLACED HALF CIRCLE TUB IN FRONT OF A CIRCLE VOID IN A PREMIUM SPA ROOM. TO IMPLIED YUGEN PHILOSOPHY.
OVERLAPPING THE PARTITIONS WILL GENERATE A SHADOW THAT HAS DEEP DIMENSION LOOKS, GRADIENTLY AND ALLOW MASSAGE THERAPIST WHO DRESSED AS GEISHA, BECAME AN ACTUAL MOVING WORK OF ART.
ONCE THE CLIENT GET INTO THE TUB, SHE WILL BECOME THE COMPLETE CIRCLE OR THE IMAGINATION OF THE HIDDEN PART.
PLACED 2 DOUBLE SPACE ON AN OPPOSITE ANGLE TO LET LIGHT CAME THROUGH AND REFLECTED. TO GIVE A DIFFUSE LIGHT WHICH GIVES MYSTERIOUS AMBIENCE.
NIGHTINGALE PREMIUM SPA
NIGHTINGALE PREMIUM SPA
AROMA SPA
AROMA SPA
SERVICES
RELAXING
MASSAGE
RELAXING AREA BEHIND RECEPTION
FOURTH FLOOR
FIFTH FLOOR
SIXTH FLOOR
WASHING HAND AND TOE AREA BEFORE SPA COURSE
NIGHTINGALE PREMIUM SPA
EDUCATIONAL LIBRARY LOCATION : EDUCATIONAL FACULTY, CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY YEAR 4 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TEACH WHAT OU HAVE LEARNED IS ONE OF THE BEST WAY TO STUDY AND FOR ANY PERSON WHO ARE BOTH STUDENT AND TEACHER-TO-BE, THIS WAY OF STUDY COULD HELP IMPROVES BOTH ROLE. NOT ONLY TO YOURSELF BUT ALSO OTHER STUDENTS HERE TOO. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE A GOOD ATMOSPHERE SUIT FOR LEARNING. A SPACE WHERE STUDENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO TEACH OR LEARN FROM THIER FRIENDS AND TO LET ANYONE THAT ENTER THIS LIBRARY EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT READING ANYBOOK, GET TO LEARN SOME KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS PLACE.
A GOOD LEARNING CAN LEAD TO A GOOD TEACHING IN THE FUTURE.
ON THE 1ST FLOOR WHICH IS PUBLIC ZONE, WAS SET TO THE TAKING ACTION FLOOR.
GROUP WORK
DISSCUSING
TEACHING WHILE RELAXING YOU CAN SEE AND LEARN ALONG WITH THE GROUP NEARBY.
BY USING WOOD BATTENS WITH 10 CM. GAP TO ENCLOSE SPACE MAKING STUDENT FEEL HALF PRIVATE/PUBLIC BECAUSE THE BATTENS GIVES AND EFFECTS OF HALF CLOSE/HALF OPEN. SO THEY WILL NOT FEEL TOO INTIMIDATE/ INTENSE AS SITTING IN A METTING ROOM OR TOO SHY AS SITTING IN PUBLIC AREA AND THIS CAN LEAD THEM TO A COMFORTABLE SITUATION WHERE THEY COULD START TAKING ACTION LIKE TEACHING, DISCUSSING AND BRAINSTORMING WITH EACH OTHERS
ON THE 2ND FLOOR, MAIN USER ARE BACHELOR STUDENTS AND THEIR MAIN ACTIVITIES ARE GROUP WORKING ,DISSCUSING ETC. SO THIS FLOOR WAS CREATE TO SUPPORT THEM. BOTH SIDES ARE STEP STUDY THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO LOOK OVER TO WATCH OR ARRANGED A GROUP TEACHING IN THE MIDDLE.
COMMUNICATE
DISSCUSS
WATCHING
ON THE 3RD FLOOR ARE MOSTLY FOR MASTER DEGREE STUDENTS WHO WORK ALONE. I CREATE A READING FRAME AND TABLE WHICH LOOKING OUTWARDS TO NATURE TO AVOID SPEAKING AND A MORE CONCENTRATE ATMOSPHERE.
FOCUS
LISTEN
CONCENTRATE
WHILE SITTING ALONE, YOU COULD LISTEN TO THE DISSCUSSING GROUP NEXT TO YOU
ARCHITECTS AND ASSOCIATES ARCHITECT OFFICE LOCATION : WANGLANG ,BANGKOK YEAR 4 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT A A IS AN ARCHITECTS OFFICE WHICH HAS WORKING THROUGHOUT YEARS. WITHOUT GOING OUT OF STYLE. TIMELESS IS THEIR MAIN CHARACTERISTIC. AND ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS, MOST ARE FORMAL, SERIOUS, GOVERNMENT - RELATED WORK. ALONGWITH THEIR SITE WAS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF OLD TOWN BANGKOK -WANG LANG SURROUNDED BY TEMPLE AND THAI ARCHITECTURE
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE WORKING RELATIONS BETWEEN EMPLOYEES ARE ABOUT TEAMWORK, WORK LIKE A BROTHER - SISTER TOGETHER WITH CLOSER-FRIENDLY RELATIONS I DECIDED TO DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM WITH THAI CONCEPT, CHAN ชาน WHICH ABLE TO REPRESENTS THE OFFICE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH ARE THAI - TIMELESS - TOGETHER
CHAN ACT AS A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE GATHERING OR SPENDING TIME TOGETHER.I CREATED A STEPS UP OR DOWN SPACE TO IMITATE CHAN.TO GATHER PEOPLE AND MAKE IT A TEAM-WORKING ZONE.
CHAN : GATHERING
ST FLOOR
CHAN : MEETING
ND FLOOR
CHAN : BRAINSTORM
RD FLOOR
TEAM A BOSS ROOM
MEETING AREA
SECRETARY
ADMINISTRATION
BRAINSTORM
TEAM B
THE CORE SPACE OF THE WHOLE OFFICE IS THIS MEETING AREA WHERE STAFFS AND BOSSES CAN GATHER AND DISCUSS THEIR PROJECT WITH DOUBLE SPACE THAT ALLOW THE REST OF THE TEAM TO WATCH OR LISTEN FROM UPSTAIRS. IN ORDER TO LEARN OR DEVELOP TOGETHER.
SYMMETRICAL IS A CRUCIAL DESIGN CONCEPT THAT AFFECTS A LOT IN THAI ARCHITECTURE WHICH STILL REMAIN TIMELESS NOWADAYS.
MATERIAL
AS AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM,I TRIED TO USE "THE TRUTH TO MATERIAL" CONCEPT WHICH WAS ADORNED BY MANY ARCHITECTS, IN MOST OF MATERIAL FROM WALLS TO FURNITURES. THEN SPECIALISED THE SPACE BY A TOUCH OF THAI-RED COLOUR แดงนํา� หมาก WHICH I CONSIDERED AS TIMELESS RED. THAI-RED COLOUR ALSO GET ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIAL UITE WELL. LASTLY THE COLOUR REPRESENTS THE THAI CHARACTER OF THE OFFICE TOO.
THE ARCADE PENANG BOUTIQUE HOTEL LOCATION : PENANG, MALAYSIA YEAR 3 ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT PENANG MALAYSIA HAS AN EXCEPTIONAL UNIQUE COMBINATION OF CHINESSE , MALAYSIA, ENGLISH COLONIAL TRADITIONS WHICH REFLECT TO ITS OWN ARCHITECTURE ESPECIALLY THE ARCADE WALK WAY. THE ARCADE IS AN OBVIOUS CHARACTER OF PENANG HOUSE AND I CHOSE TO USE THIS ELEMENT AS A MAIN CONCEPT FOR MY BOUTIQUE HOTEL. TO CAPTURED PENANG UNIQUENESS AND PASS IT ON TO MY RESIDENCES.
TO ENHANCE THE VALUE OF PENANG ARCADE. I DECIDED TO PLACE LIVING AREA UNDERNEATH IT TO CREATE A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCES FOR RESIDENCES
1ST FLOOR PLAN
2ND FLOOR PLAN
THE ARCH OF ARCADE ARE USED AS A MAIN ELEMENT IN THE VILLA. REFLECTING THE REAL ARCADE WHICH COULD BE SEEN AROUND PENANG.
SECTION
FRONT ELEVATION
SIDE ELEVATION
THE CLOSER SERVICED APARTMENT 4 BUILDINGS LOCATION : BANGKOK YEAR 3 ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT UNDER LIMITED AREA ,THE ARCHITECTURE MUST REACHED BOTH AESTHETHIC AND ECONOMIC DISIRE OF THE PROGRAM OWNER. I CHOSE TO BRING EACH BUILDING CLOSER TO EACH OTHER TO LET EACH CREATE A SPACE THAT BENEFITS BOTH ITSELF AND OTHER BUILDINGS NEARBY.
IN RESULT OF AREA LIMITATION, I DECIDED TO LAY THE BUILDING OVERLAPPINGLY TO LET ALL BUILDING HAS ITS OWN GARDEN AREA. THEN SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF THOSE ROOM THAT ARE TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER BY ADD GARDEN IN EVERY 2 LEVELS ARRANGED IT DIFFERNETLY ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AND PLACE THE NEXT BUILDING BY FLIPPING IT THE OTHER WAY IN ORDER TO CREATE GARDEN VIEW FOR THE OTHER ROOM NEXT TO IT.
PEOPLE NORMALLY AVOID ANY ROOM THAT PLACE CLOSE TO ANOTHER BUILDING BECAUSE OF PRIVACY REASON. BUT HERE THE CLOSER THE MORE NATURE AND BETTER VIEW.
STUDIO
ONE BEDROOM A
ONE BEDROOM B
IN RESULT, EVERY ROOM WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO NATURE WITH BEST ACCESS TO FACILITIES
SECTION
ON THE OVERLAPPING AREA I DECIDED TO CONNECT ALL BUILDINGS WITH TERRACE LOBBY TO CONNECT PEOPLE TOGETHER AND MAKE THE LIMITED SPACE LOOK EVEN WIDER
PROVIDED UTILITIES IN LIMITED AREA WITH BEST USE FOR ALL
CLOSER YET STILL RESERVE PRIVACY AND GAIN EVEN MORE NATURE.
MORE SPECIAL SPACE
AMA’S CHAIR FURNITURE YEAR 4 INTERIOR ARCHITCETUE A DINING CHAIR DESIGNED FOR GRANDMOTHER. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS TO DESIGNED A CONVENIENT CHAIR FOR ELDERS WHO HAS HARDTIME GETTING UP AND UNABLE TO LEAVE THE CHAIR BY THEMSELVES. OUR SOLUTION IS SHORTEN ONE OF HANDRAILS TO ALLOW ELDERS TO TURN AND GETUP EASILY, WITH OUT MOVING THE CHAIR. AND ALSO REMAIN SOME HANDRAIL SPACE FOR THEM TO PLACE THEIR HAND AND PUSH THEMSELVES UP WHILE THEIR OTHER HAND PLACE AT THE EDGE OF TABLE.
FURNITURE DESIGN
COMPETITIONS BAM : HOUSE RENOVATION CANVAS : CHULA HUB AND ART CENTER TRANQUIL : DIAMOND DESIGN AWARDS BLOOM : AYDA 2018
BAM
HOUSE RENOVATION
UNDER LIMITED AREA AND NO PRIVACY. I CHOSE TO MAKE VERTICAL GARDEN AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. CONNECT WITH TERRACE WHICH PLACED ON THE CENTER TO AVOID PUBLIC IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. GIVE CALM AND PEACEFUL AREA FOR THE FAMILY. EVERYONE COULD SEE AND REACH TO THIS GARDEN EASILY.
DIAMOND YOUNG DESINER AWARDS
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THE BLOOM AYDA 2018
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