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The steel framework is used with the details of
the wooden columns and roof frame, with cement
boards cladding the inside. The 1” x 6” imported
pine wood panels are used as the finishing material
of the exterior, installed to align with the vertical
arrangement of the columns. Steel crossbeams and
stud beams are also clad with wood, allowing their
horizontal planes to coincide with the roof structure’s
framework. Being a semi-outdoor and semi-open
building comes with rain-related problems. To
improve the floor’s drainage system, the design
raises the floor, thereby leaving a space between
the floor and the ground. The woodwork details
are extremely reactive to dampness, which can
cause early damage if left to accumulate. As a
result, the wooden components are shielded from
direct contact with the soil or water. Meanwhile, the
design avoids positioning the joints in areas where
the wood will come into direct contact with water or
the ground, allowing the wood to “breathe” better.
“For me, Buddhism is all about practice. I approached
the building’s architecture with com-ponents that
reflected Buddhism and its real essences but were
not delivered in a symbolic way. Balance and nature,
I believe, are at the heart of the design: elements of
wood and stone, closure and opening, inside and
outside. That’s my take on it,” said Duangrit Bunnag,
the project’s architect and Chief Executive Officer
of Duangrit Bunnag Architect Company Limited, on
the design concept.
สาโรช พระวงค์
เป็ นสถาปนิก นักเขียน
สนใจในสถาปั ตยกรรม
สมัยใหม่ถึงสถาปั ตยกรรม
ร่วมสมัย ปั จจุบันเป็ น
อาจารย์ประจำาคณะ
สถาปั ตยกรรมศาสตร์
มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยี
ราชมงคลธัญบุรี
Xaroj Phrawong
Architect and writer
who is interested in
modern an contem
porary architecture
now he is a lecturer
at Faculty of Architecture,
RMUTT.
dbalp.com
Project: The Glass Temple Client: True Corporation Location: Nong Nam Deang, Pak Chong District,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Function: Meditation Center Architecture Design Company Architect
Firm: Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited Chief Architect: Duangrit Bunnag Design team: (participant
employee): Kanitha Boonyatasaneekul Supervision: Paiboon Meepanyaprasert Structural Engineer:
EMS Consultants Engineer: (Water and Electricity): EMS Consultants Interior: Prinponn Boonkham
Landscape: Ritdhawat Chalermviriya, Songpol Sukto Construction Company Architecture: Wiphanai,
Ritta Site Area: 160,000 m 2 Gross Floor Area: 8,445 m 2 Design Year: 2011-2013 Completion Year:
2012-2020