ASA JOURNAL 06/59

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1ST FLOOR PLAN
1 Court
2 Meeting Room
3 Office
4 Library
5 Toilet
6 Parking
7 Pantry
8 Storage
9 Pump Room
10 MDB Room
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For the interior, one of the architect’s materials of
choice was red brick that was used to express the
characteristics of Chiang Mai’s vernacular architecture
in the shape and form of brick walls that lead one’s
perspective in from the parking area to the main entrance.
The wall rests along the building and clearly separates
the interior and exterior spaces. Situated at the end of
the wall are a series of steps that lead up to a pavilion
and walkways. The left side opens up to the building’s
main foyer as the circulation brings users to other parts
of the interior space comprised of a cluster of buildings
and an architectural program that is inspired by that of
the region’s vernacular residencies with spaces between
buildings functioning as multifunctional grounds for
future activities. It was also the architect’s intent to
facilitate interaction between empty spaces, the rice
field and the pavilion as a contemporary approach to
Lanna Architecture.
“We try to use materials with physical resemblances
to those used in Lanna Architecture such as Horsetail,
Banana trees or bricks, which are used with the buildings.
We also experiment with the use of bamboo as a mold
for the wall construction. The final results may not be as
polished as you would see in other works, especially
in foreign countries, but it embodies this sense of
a local rawness that we find to be very unique and
charming. Chiang Mai is an easygoing city and most
of the architects know each other and are quite close.
It’s the simplicity that is unlike others and we feel like
that is how it should be. This building should express a
similar sense of simplicity, too.”
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THEME ASA 51