ASA Journal 15/2023

GREENDWELL
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“When a project is assigned, we usually start by talking with the client about the qualitative and quantitative
aspects of the work. We’ll want to know about each resident’s lifestyle and needs if it’s a house. If it is an
office, we must consider the preferences and requirements of each department. These are referred to as
layers of information. However, once the emphasis is placed on sustainable design, we have a team of
experts who specialize in providing consults. And their job entails analyzing the information we obtain
from these conversations with a client, and they will work alongside the design team throughout the
process,” Sirithip explained.
After receiving the primary data, the sustainable design team begins synthesizing all of the
data with simulated wind and light directions and analysis of the project’s interior and exterior
environments. This procedure produces information and guidelines that will be used in the
design and zoning development. Raksak and Sirithip see the process as one of the first steps
toward creating an energy-efficient building based on an in-depth understanding of the local
climate. It also permits the construction of the building to be modified accordingly. A design is
created by overlaying various sources of data. Following the completion of the zoning development,
the design team proceeds to construct a number of variations before bringing in the
consulting team to look at the project’s sustainability.
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“The sustainable design team will constantly check in. This is referred to as
“green research-integrated design.” It only sometimes happens in sequential
order. Still, we incorporate the ‘green’ as an intrinsic component of the design
development and the presentation, including after the client provides input,
and we need to improve the design in the following stages. The consultation
team will participate in a very collaborative approach so that the design team
and the owner are constantly informed about how sustainable design is being
operated and its efficacy to the project,” Sirithip explained.
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“Integrated sustainable design for well-being”
It’s fascinating to see how GreenDwell’s “green research-integrated design” (g.r.i.d) approach
has assisted the design team and project owners in envisioning what users will be experiencing
through simulation tools devised to examine and verify the level of efficacy of the design, ensuring
that it will bring about positive impacts and improvements to people’s quality of life as well as
satisfying user experiences. This is in tandem with the studio’s uncompromising commitment to
minimizing negative environmental impacts. All of these things have been a part of GreenDwell’s
operations, embodying the studio’s character and identity from its name, which is the combination
of the essences they aspire to integrate and create, particularly in the effort to bring
about the best possible well-being for the people who use their buildings. Such motivation
and practice are consistent with their interests in three architectural genres: residential,
corporate, and education.
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“Our priority is to work with owners who recognize the value of sustainable
design and well-being. We’ve always attempted to be a part of projects whose
owners share our vision because the most important reason for creating architecture
is to offer users the highest potential quality of life. The projects we’ve
done, particularly school, office, and residential buildings, are structures where
people spend a significant amount of time on a daily basis, and they highlight
the influences of architecture on people’s quality of life,” Raksak explained.