ASA Journal 06/22

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NEW LIGHT ON AN OLD TALE
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การใช้ระนาบโค้งในส่วน
ใช้สอยต่างๆ เป็นอีกหนึ่ง
เอกลักษณ์ที่สำาคัญของ
โครงการ ในภาพคือพื้นที่
เชื่อมต่อเข้าสู่โถงชั้นสอง
ของส่วนต่อขยายอาคาร
The design team looks into the site’s previously
existing problems such as the circulation,
the humidity level of the building’s interior,
and severe flood that occurs during the rainy
season when water overflows from the river
into the property, including rice dust, which is
a product of rice milling process. The new design
solves the circulation issue by dividing the main
building into two floors and expanding the new
structure to extend from the old structure
toward the north and the east, surrounding the
reservoir located to the north of the land. The
southern section of the building houses the
weighing area accommodating the incoming
trucks loaded with harvested produce. The first
portion of the space is where the rice is tested
for their quality, relative humidity, etc. with the
mill’s staff overseeing all the operations. It also
houses a waiting area for the farmers while they
wait for their products to be tested. Designed
to connect with the canteen, the area is used
the most in November, which is the year-end’s
harvest season. The office still uses the space
inside the old building while the new structure
on the second floor houses the studio, storage,
and certain departments of the office, including
an additional space designed for future usage.
The building orientation locates the back of the
building next to the reservoir, with a presence
of large walls of perforated blocks that help
dictate the direction of wind flowing inside
the interior spaces. This particular part of the
space shares certain characteristics with the
cafeteria, which is designed into a series of
alternating presence of brick walls and vents
to maximize air ventilation efficiency while
enhancing users’ spatial experience, especially
for the staff who use the riverside space after
working hours.
The use of triangular shaped bricks for the walls of such
relatively large scale creates a unique elevation, and
generates dynamic interactions and phenomenon between
the architecture and light and shadow at each
time of day.
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The design team comes up with the solution for
the humidity issue with the ’Triangular shape
brick,’ specifically developed to be the principal
material of the building with the ability to reduce
humidity and rice dust, which are some of the
most important problems of the project. The
high humidity is caused by heavy and constant
rain, a common characteristics of the area’s low
terrain and local climate. The use of triangular
shaped bricks reduces the risk of water flowing
back into the grout joints, consequently preventing
humidity caused by the leaked water
in the building’s interior. The brick also offers
the humidity prevention attributes, particularly
for the laboratory where rice’s quality testing is
done. This zone is required to have low humidity
in order for the humidity test to be done with
highest level of accuracy. Another distinctive
feature that the material brings is lessened
rice dust on the surface area, especially on the
bottom part of the bricks. For those who are
wondering about the cost, the bricks are cheaper
than autoclaved aerated concrete blocks and
cast concrete. The bricks are also locally made
material produced by a manufacturer within the
nearby province. The design team also ordered
handmade A. P.K. brick tiles from another local
manufacturer in the area to eliminate high
transportation costs.
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การเรียงอิฐรูปแบบ
สามเหลี่ยม หรือ “Triangular
shape brick”
ที่ทีมออกแบบพัฒนามา
เพื่อโครงการนี้โดยเฉพาะ
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การเรียงอิฐและการเว้น
เพื่อสร้างช่องเปิดตามแนว
ของผนังทำาให้เกิดแสงและ
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