ASA Journal 16/2023

2023
NOV-DEC
OUT OF THE
BLOCKS
around
The Laboratory
of the Future:
Venice Architecture
Biennale
2023
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theme / review
An Old City,
A New Vision
EKAR Architects designed a
60-room hotel in the old city
of U Thong to revitalize the
narratives and recollections
of the past, employing architectural
design language to
communicate a vanishing
history by using orange bricks
to form a composition of
rectangular window frames
based on the characteristics
of pagoda bases in the area.
Photo: Spaceshift Studio
theme / review
Public, Private
and In-between
In MC House, designed by
Research Studio Panin, aims to
balance its surroundings and
provide private living spaces. It
features a functional program
with art-focused spaces and
outdoor access, blending vernacular
and industrial characteristics
through brickwork
techniques.
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Photo Courtesy of Peter Rich Architect /
Light Earth Designs LLP
theme
Out of Block
What does ‘block’ indicate?
How does this word define
the material or immaterial
objects in architecture?
Where does thinking about
‘block’ today take us? In
this article, Takumi Saito
and Pornpas Siricururatana
discuss the power and potential
of blocks as a significant
material in architecture.
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Photo: Rungkit Charoenwat
theme / review
Old Bricks,
New House
Designed and constructed by
the Group of Muslim Architects
for the Community, the Na
Satun House is a simple, rhythmic
brick-patterned house
designed to accommodate
extended families in Satun
Province. Surrounded by limestone
mountains and palm
trees, the house features alternating
open and enclosed
spaces, solids and voids, and a
roof made from cement tiles.
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Photo: Sunman Mukam