Infinity Ground : Thailand and Taiwan Contemporary Architecture

Department of ARCHITECTURE 

Infinity 

Ground 

Thailand and Taiwan 

Contemporary Architecture 

Ambi Studio 

Architects 49 Limited 

MAYU architects 

Jenchieh Hung, Kulthida Songkittipakdee

Drifting out aggregate into the ground

Infinity Ground 



Exhibition 

The first architectural exhibition at the Bangkok Art 

and Culture Center (BACC) in 2023 will officially open 

on Tuesday, July 18. “Infinity Ground - Thailand and 

Taiwan Contemporary Architecture Exhibition” is 

organized by The Association of Siamese Architects 

Under Royal Patronage and Taipei Economic and 

Cultural Office in Thailand, sponsored by the Ministry 

of Culture (Taiwan), and in cooperation with Chulalongkorn 

University - Faculty of Architecture, King 

Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang - 

School of Architecture, Art, and Design, King Mongkut’s 

University of Technology Thonburi - School of 

Architecture and Design, and Silpakorn University - 

Faculty of Architecture.

The principal curators are Jenchieh Hung, who is 

the exhibition chairman of The Association of Siamese 

Architects Under Royal Patronage, and Kulthida 

Songkittipakdee, who is the co-founder and principal 

architect of HAS Design and Research. They curated 

eight architectural firms from Thailand and Taiwan 

to participate in the exhibition, including Architects 

49 Limited (A49), Arsomsilp Community and Environment 

Architect, Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited 

(DBALP), Department of ARCHITECTURE, Ambi Studio, 

MAYU architects, Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten, 

and Atelier Or. 

Among the eight architectural firms, their exhibited 

architectural works are in Bangkok, Pattaya, Pathum 

Thani, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Phra 

Nakhon Si Ayutthaya in Thailand; and Hsinchu, Nantou, 

Yunlin, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and Yilan in Taiwan, 

where different cultural backgrounds, different climatic 

conditions, and diverse social developments are 

indirectly or directly expressed in how the building 

responds to the characteristics of the ground.

Contents 

Preface 05 

Ground 26 

Exchanges 

Architects 49 Limited 30 

Velaa Sindhorn Village Langsuan 

D’luck Cinematic Theater 

Behet Bondzio Lin 40 

Architekten 

Eternal Hill Columbarium 

House of Roofs 

Duangrit Bunnag 50 

Architect Limited 

The Glass Temple 

Residence Prachachuen 

MAYU architects 60 

Pingtung Public Library 

Kaohsiung American School 

Athletic Complex 

Feeling 70 

Grounds 

Arsomsilp Community 74 

and Environment 

Architect 

Puey Ungphakorn Centenary Hall 

Tha Chalom Sky Boat Library 

Ambi Studio 84 

Hushan Reservoir Archaeological 

Exhibition Hall 

Yuhsiu Museum of Art 

Department of 94 

ARCHITECTURE 

The Commons Thonglor 

Sala Bang Pa-In 

Atelier Or 104 

Sparkling Market 

Pavilion for Hsinchu 

Bus Station Plaza

Preface 

“Infinity Ground - Thailand and Taiwan Contemporary Architecture Exhibition” 

takes the earth as the interface, connecting all of nature as a background 

story. On the undulating surface, it provides conditions for the interdependence 

of people, buildings, and nature and balances the operating 

mechanisms of the environment. More than a century ago, German geologist 

Alfred Lothar Wegener wrote a book called The Origin of Continents and 

Oceans and explained that the earth is aggregated into a Pangea, surrounded 

by the waters of the Panthalassa, which later began to drift and split to 

form the basic landforms of the seven continents and five oceans. 

The exhibition continues the perspective of the “drift” and “aggregation” 

of the earth, presenting Thailand and Taiwan contemporary architecture 

in two chapters, “Ground Exchanges” and “Feeling Grounds”, which show 

new human and nature lifestyles based on the common earth’s ground: 

togetherness, ritual, native, porosity, extra-ordinary, nostalgic, vernacular, 

and boundaryless. 

In the first chapter of “Ground Exchanges”, the architect used modern 

construction methods to frame the unique site scenery and reflect the rich 

characteristics of the ground. Such as Architects 49 Limited’s Velaa Sindhorn 

Village Langsuan (2019) and Singha D’luck Cinematic Theater (2017), the 

elevated buildings, provide a place for public communication.

Ground Exchanges 

The space is like trees scattered randomly, and the light and monsoon make 

the building’s skin have a unique effect. Furthermore, Behet Bondzio Lin 

Architekten’s Eternal Hill Columbarium (2022) and House of Roofs (2016), 

the designs responding to Taiwan’s tropical and rainy climate, also show 

the sacred senses of the ground. Third, in Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited’s 

The Glass Temple (2020) and Residence Prachachuen (2020), the architecture 

endows the site with ceremonial and eternal features, combining with 

the surrounding environment to strengthen the sense of the infinite scale 

of the ground. Finally, in MAYU architects’ Pingtung Public Library (2020) 

and Kaohsiung American School Athletic Complex (2016), the clean geometry 

combined with delicately designed structures made the architecture a new 

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interface for humans and the environment. Among these four architecture 

firms’ works, Ground Exchanges not only presents the diversity of architecture 

and land, but its projects also show the way of future living directions: 

togetherness, ritual, native, and porosity. 

In the second chapter “Feeling Grounds”, the architect takes the environment 

as a design solution and combines materials, craftsmanship, and tectonics 

to present a multi-dimensional sense of ground space. First of all, in 

Arsomsilp Community and Environment Architect’s Puey Ungphakorn 

Centenary Hall (2019) and Tha Chalom Sky Boat Library (2022), the building 

continues the landscape surface and combines functional attributes to 

form a micro-ecological system that is harmonious with the ground, and 

the placed space effectively activates the original environmental interface 

and evokes the unique value of the place. Second, in Ambi Studio’s Hushan 

Reservoir Archaeological Exhibition Hall (2023) and Yuhsiu Museum of Art 

(2015), the building conforms to the topography to provide visitors with 

an unusual viewing path. In the detour circulation, the materials and the 

environment create an impressive scene. Then, The Commons Thonglor 

(2016) and Sala Bang Pa-In (2021) by the Department of ARCHITECTURE 

combined meticulous architectural craftmanship with floating and elevated 

forms to create more “ground gray spaces” to flow the indoor-outdoor 

interface, and they also reflected the multifunctional “Tai toon” of traditional 

Thai houses. Fourth, in Atelier Or’s Sparkling Market (2021) and Pavilion 

for Hsinchu Bus Station Plaza (2018), the small and light structural columns 

release the heavy visual constraints of typical buildings so that the internal 

and external spaces can be integrated. Among these four architecture 

firms’ works, Feeling Grounds endows the architecture with empathy for 

nature. The project not only shows the building as an interface between 

humans and the land but also provides reflections on the environment: 

extra-ordinary, nostalgic, vernacular, and boundaryless. 

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Feeling Grounds 

In addition, the exhibition space is surrounded by nine undulating buildings 

in a courtyard settlement. Its open and flowing space layout forms a vague 

and vivid exhibition space, and the continuous and sloping roof not only 

presents various visual effects; its natural light distinguishes two kinds of 

space fields, dark and bright, and cooperates with the eight participating 

architectural firms to provide a quiet and leisurely retreat, allowing visitors 

to return to the senses of infinite ground. 

Principal Curator : Jenchieh Hung, Kulthida Songkittipakdee 

Exhibition Chairman of The Association of Siamese Architects Under Royal Patronage 

Co-Founder and Principal Architect of HAS design and research 

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Architects 49 Limited



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Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten


Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten 

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Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited


Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited 

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MAYU architect

Kaohsiung American School Athletic Complex 

MAYU architect 

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Puey Ungpahakorn Centenary Hall 

Arsomsilp Community and Environment Architect


Arsomsilp Community and Environment Architect 

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Ambi Studio


Ambi Studio 

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Department of ARCHITECTURE

SALA Bang Pa-In 


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Atelier Or

Pavilion for Hsinchu Bus Station Plaza 

Atelier Or 

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Architecture 

belongs not 

only to the 

ground but 

also links 

the ground, 

humans, 

and nature. 

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Behet Bondzio Lin 

Architekten 





D'luck Cinematic Theater 

Ground 

Exchanges 

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Duangrit Bunnag 




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In 1915, Alfred Lothar Wegener published The Origin of 

Continents and Oceans, and he used the data of paleontology 

as evidence and joined several isolated Continents, 

including South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and 

Australia. And he found that four ancient creatures (Lystrosaurus, 

Cynognathus, Mesosaurus, and Glossopteris) 

could not cross the ocean to other lands, so they could 

support these land masses once they were connected 

together, explaining the “drift” and “aggregation” 

From the perspective of continental “drift” changes, which 

show the adaptation and integration of organisms in 

different regions, this is also like the development of these 

four architectural firms, such as Architects 49 Limited (A49), 

Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten, Duangrit Bunnag Architect 

Limited (DBALP), and MAYU architects, in the trend 

of globalization and internationalization, with a modern 

architectural approach to interpret the understanding and 

exploration of their land. 

For example, in the Velaa Sindhorn Village Langsuan by A49 

and the House of Roofs by Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten, 

the buildings explore how people can live together in the 

tropical climate, and the result also presents a new way 

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of togetherness in that the roof provides another interactive 

relationship between people and space. Secondly, 

in DBALP’s The Glass Temple and Behet Bondzio Lin 

Architekten’s Eternal Hill Columbarium, the spatial axis 

and material texture imply the relationship between the 

architecture and the ground. In the detour circulation, the 

outdoor landscape is reflected into the interior space, 

giving human beings a new sense of ritual. Thirdly, in the 

Singha D’luck Cinematic Theater by A49 and the Pingtung 

Public Library by MAYU architects, the dynamic facade 

elements and material compositions not only provide a 

new native experience but also improve the traditional 

function spaces deficiencies and enrich the people’s interaction 

with the environment. Finally, Residence Prachachuen 

by DBALP and Kaohsiung American School Athletic 

Complex by MAYU architects, with their simple geometries 

and architectural elements, break the traditional space 

constraints and create a porosity and dynamic relationship 

between the indoor and outdoor interfaces of the building. 

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Architects 49 Limited (A49), established in 1983 by Nithi Sthapitanonda, 

currently has over 200 staff based in Bangkok, with 

regional offices in Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Khon Kaen. Our diverse 

team has delivered diverse projects both in Asia and the Middle 

East. Focusing on sustainable, human-centric designs with distinctive 

character, we use data along with the latest architectural 

and technical advances, such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine 

Learning, in our workflow, empowering our staff to achieve our 

design goals. 

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Prabhakorn Vadanyakul, A49’s Managing Director, attained his 

Bachelor of Architecture degree from Chulalongkorn University, 

and a Master of Architecture from the Catholic University of 

America in Washington, DC. He has since been responsible for a 

wide range of projects. His work has also extended to the United 

Arab Emirates and India, adding breadth to A49’s portfolio of work. 

Pichai Wongwaisayawan received his Bachelor of Architecture 

from Chulalongkorn University in 1985 and began his career at 

Architects 49 before going on to attain a Master’s degree with 

distinction from the University of Michigan in 1989. After 3 years 

of working with Hobbs & Black Associates in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 

and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum in New York, he rejoined A49 

in 1992 and has been a major contributor to A49’s international 

projects, serving as Managing Director of Architects 49 International 

established in 2006. 

Narongwit Areemit attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture 

from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang with 

First Class Honours, and received a full scholarship from the 

Japanese government to pursue a Master’s Degree and Doctorate 

in the field of Building Environment at the University of Tokyo. 

In 2007 he joined Architects 49 and, in 2011, became the head of 

Architects 49’s Research and Development team which focuses 

on energy conservation and innovative building design, and plays 

an important role in competition projects. 

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Velaa Sindhorn 

Village Langsuan 

Sindhorn Village is a luxurious, mixed-use 

development in central Bangkok -- a new 

landmark that inspires modern, sustainable, 

urban developments. Stretching over 50- 

rai opposite the verdant Lumpini Park. The 

master plan also features a Super Green, a 

generous green space with a low-density 

ratio that will enhance its residents’ living 

standards. Sindhorn Village consists of the 

Sindhorn Residence condominium, Baan 

Sindhorn serviced apartments, Kimpton 

Maa-Lai hotel & restaurant, Sindhorn Kempinski 

Hotel Bangkok, The Residences at 

Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, and 

the Velaa Langsuan retail plaza. 

Velaa at Sindhorn Village weaves the central 

Super Green’s lush green features into the 

urban fabric. The single-story semi-outdoor 

retail mall that merges with this green space 

includes cafes, restaurants, shops, services, 

and a below-ground supermarket with 3 

basement floors for parking. Areas dedicated 

to community use, or “green courts” are 

interspersed throughout this complex. 

The design of the retail buildings meanders 

300 meters along Langsuan Road, around 

the established large trees, effectively creating 

a ribbon of shops and restaurants. This formation, 

along with the tall facade, makes each 

shop visible from the street, attracting customers. 

Open plan walkways allow for natural 

ventilation, eliminating the need for air conditioning. 

Derived from the “tree canopy concept,” 

the large canopy roof over the shopping areas 

and pedestrian walkways is supported by 

randomly placed vertical columns to accentuate 

the experience of strolling in a park. Rays of 

light seeping through the roof canopy of the 

five main courts, shimmer and create shadows 

below, allowing natural light to the interiors. 

Lighting design, both warm and welcoming, 

illuminates the night through the skylights 

creating the sense of an enchanted forest. 

Its organic form, extending towards the Lumpini 

Park, can be appreciated when approached 

from Langsuan Road, creating a memorable 

impression for visitors through the distinctively 

animated Velaa Langsuan. 

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Project Name : Velaa Sindhorn Village Langsuan Client / Developer : Siam Sindhorn Company Limited Location : Bangkok, 

Thailand Function : Retail Site Area : 14,400 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 7,323 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 36,612 sq.m. 

Floor Numbers : 4 Completion : 2019 Photographs : W.Workspace Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : 

Architects 49 Chief Architect : Pichai Wongwaisayawan Design Team (Participant Employee) : Jaruwan Thavatkiattisak, 

Chanmya Nittayachinta, Sukkasit Lerksomphut Supervision : Façade Associates Structural Engineer : PSAA Consulting 

Engineers Engineer (Water and Electricity) : MITR Technical Consultant Air-Condition : MITR Technical Consultant Interior : 

Interior Architects 49 Landscape : P Landscape Lighting : 49 Lighting Design Consultants Graphics : G49 Civil Engineer : 

Metric Consulting Engineers & Architects Construction Company Architecture : Thai Obayashi Corporation 

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D'luck 

Cinematic Theater 

For this, the architecture was kept simple, 

resembling a box. Mirrored planes were incorporated 

to both walls and ceilings at the 

ground floor pre-function area of the theatre. 

This camouflaged the structure by reflecting 

the surroundings and sky, creating the illusion 

of a levitating box. The box itself was cantilevered 

from the main structure, enhancing this 

perception. A reflection pond added to the 

illusion of height beneath the box, and ceiling 

lights help to emphasize the ceiling boundary 

under low light conditions. 

The unique performance which integrates 

the illusion of projection mapping technology 

with the realism of stage performers, are key 

in awakening the imagination of audiences. 

This sparked the idea to incorporate this illusion 

technique to the architecture of Singha D’Luck 

Cinematic Theatre. 

Several illusion techniques were studied to 

achieve various stunning effects, particularly the 

concept of levitation. The aim was to create 

maximum impact by capturing the imagination 

through the illusion of a theatre floating above 

the ground. Elements, such as shadows and 

clear space or void under the building structure, 

play an essential role in achieving the effect of 

levitation. 

Besides static levitation, a kinetic façade was 

used to convey dynamism, taking advantage 

of Pattaya’s coastal winds. Diamond-shaped 

pieces of folded aluminum sheets, expressing 

traditional Thai art, are utilized for the kinetic 

components. On a breezy day, these 30,000 

golden diamond pieces create a sparkling 

wave effect resembling an ocean, beckoning 

visitors to experience an unforgettable cinematic 

adventure. 

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Project Name : Singha D’luck Cinematic Theatre Client / Developer : Panjaluck Pasuk Company Limited Location : Chonburi, 

Thailand Function : Theatre, Retail Site Area : 16,000 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 5,453 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 9,924 sq.m. 

Floor Numbers : 3 Completion : 2017 Photographs : Chaovarith Poonphol Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : 

Architects 49 Chief Architect : Narongwit Areemit Design Team (Participant Employee) : Tikumporn Theerapongpakdee 

Supervision Stage Design Consultant : Baanrig Façade Consultant : Structural Dynamics Projection Mapping Consultant: 

Xtreme Plus Acoustic Consultant : CCW Associates Structural Engineer : Architectural Engineering 49 Engineer (Water and 

Electricity) : M&E Engineering 49 Air-Condition : M&E Engineering 49 Interior : Jarken Landscape : Landscape Architects 49 

Construction Company Architecture : Ritta 

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Behet Bondzio 

Lin Architekten 

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Yu-Han Michael Lin, Federal Chamber of German Architects (BAK), 

Association of German Architects (BDA), graduated from Harvard 

GSD, is an German Taiwanese architect. He established Behet 

Bondzio Lin Architekten in 2003 after working 5 years with Peter 

Wilson. BBL is a multicultural architectural practice with offices 

in Münster and Leipzig Germany, Taipei and Taichung Taiwan and 

is currently raking top 10 practice amount 30,000 German speaking 

architecture offices. His major works include the Tamkang Church, 

Textile Association NRW, Leipzig University in Augustus Platz, 

Paul Chiang art center, City columbarium Hsinchu, Venice biannual 

2012 Taiwanese pavilion with director Ming-Liang Tsai. He has 

been honored with Young German architects, Taiwanese architecture 

award, AIT award, Taiwanese housing award, German urban 

design BSP prize, German brick prize, BDA award, Fritz-Hoger 

Brick Prize. 

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Eternal Hill 

Columbarium 

Funerals are full of grief and emotions. We often 

see cemeteries, the last place we say farewell 

to our family, with fear. What kind of architecture 

will be able to drive away the fear, bear 

the emptiness of emotion and memory, and 

at the same time be a space for us to settle 

down and recollect the past? We need a carrier 

for grief and loss, it does not mean what we 

left behind after we passed, but it meant what 

kind of space encourages us to face our past. 

In this cemetery, it needs to carry 70,000 past, 

which means it needs to contain 70,000 irreparable 

regrets. 

The stacking of slanted walls constructs a 

vision of being surrounded by mountains. 

Placing incense, candles, and flowers on the 

“mountainside”, creates a wall and a chance 

for us to be lost in our thought. 

Wall being slanted and facing the sky, registering 

the rays of the sun, accompany us to 

confront fear. The skylight in the middle of 

the heavy concrete structure gently lays down 

light and hope in the courtyard. 

Wall is an element that constructs distance. 

In this case, by tilting the walls at a different 

angle creates a visual of it gradually leaving 

the griever. These walls create a distance of 

departure, instead of separation. A rectangular 

entryway invites unpredictable climate, and 

slanted walls introduce wind from different directions. 

As the cemetery is located in Hsinchu, 

Wind City. The design and construction method, 

of this wind tower, tells stories and memories 

of the city. 

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Project Name : Eternal Hill Columbarium Client / Developer : Hsinchu City Government Location : No. 999, Lane 300, Xiangcun 

Road, Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan Function : Columbarium Site Area : 18550 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 3601.18 

sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 7578.89 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 5 Completion : 2022 Photographs : YuChen Chao Photography 

Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten Chief Architect : Yu-Han Michael Lin Design 

Team (Participant Employee) : Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten + Yen Partnership + Fuguach Architecture Supervision : Peng-Da 

Wang Structural Engineer : Top Technic Engineering Consultant Co., Ltd Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Ming Jhan Co.,Ltd 

Air-condition : Ming Jhan Co.,Ltd Interior : Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten Landscape : Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten Construction 

Company Architecture : Zhou Shong Co., Ltd Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Ming Jhan Co.,Ltd Air-Condition : Ming Jhan 

Co.,Ltd Interior : Zhou Shong Co., Ltd Landscape : Zhou Shong Co., Ltd 

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Learning from the ordinary. 

We can often recognise from a region’s roofs 

how its architecture has developed to adapt to 

its natural conditions and culture. The ordinary 

buildings in Pintung exhibit a wide variety of 

roof structures to deal with the volatile weather 

conditions which average 30-34 degree celsius 

temperature during most of the year and a 

tropical wet climate all year long. 

Community life is enjoyed mostly in shaded 

zones between interior space and uncovered 

street. It takes the form of loggias, canopies, 

tree foliage, pavilions and temples. 

The omnipresent additive temporary metal roof 

structures might seem unauthentic, yet they 

are true to a regional building solution that is 

versatile, interchangeable and pragmatic. 

Located in the tropical region of the Pintung 

Township at the southernmost tip of Taiwan, 

this building for 2 multi-generation families 

(each made-up of 8 units) unfolds in a long 

linear volume with 16 stacked and shifted 

roofs/terraces. 

The shape, depth and light filtering of each individual 

overhang depends on the interior space 

behind it. Large living rooms have garden 

terraces on the ground floor. Master bedrooms 

above have terrace-gardens whereas reading 

rooms have large bay windows for great views 

but shade provided by deep overhang. Bedrooms 

are provided with green balconies while 

the TV room canopies only accommodates a 

ribbon window. 

60 degrees is the most efficient slope for sun 

shading in Taiwan. Falling rain slides down from 

one canopy to the next all the way down to 

the garden, watering the vegetations and finally 

seeping down to the water collector that 

recycles the water back to the building. 

The overhangs protect the interior from rain 

and reduce heat admission (further achieved 

by usage of white Portland cement). They also 

allow the inhabitants to open their windows 

anytime to let through cross ventilation and 

cool down the rooms. 

In addition, it provides them with that precious 

shaded zone for a greener, healthier way of 

living. Finally, the shifting of these canopies 

encourages for communication across the 

levels/units. 

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Project Name : House of Roofs Client / Developer : Mr. Hsieh and Mrs. Chen Location : Lane 2, Jianfeng Road, Pingtung, Taiwan 

Function : Dwelling Site Area : 864 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 518 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 1580 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 4 

Completion : 2016 Photographs : YuChen Chao Photography Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : Behet Bondzio 

Lin Architekten Chief Architect : Yu-Han Michael Lin Design Team (Participant Employee) : Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten, 

Fuguach Architecture Supervision : Yu-Han Michael Lin Structural Engineer : Fuguach Architecture Engineers Engineer (Water 

and Electricity) : Mechanic Jin from Pintung Air-Condition : Mako Air Interior : Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten Landscape : 

Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten Construction Company Architecture : Fuguach Architecture Engineer (Water and Electricity) : 

Mechanic Jin from Pintung Air-Condition : Mako Air Interior : Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten, Fuguach Architecture Landscape : 

Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten, Fuguach Architecture 

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Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited of DBALP was founded in 1998 

as a small architectural studio with 5 persons architect design team, 

founding shareholder by Duangrit Bunnag and Architects 49 Limited. 

In the year 2000, the studio was in a business re-structured and 

Duangrit has become the sole shareholder of thecompany and 

re-register as a company limited. For 20 years, DBALP has a strong 

interest to design work as an integrated practice of Architectural 

Design, Interior Design and Landscape Architectural Design as 

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a cohesive disciplines. With a number of staff at 32 personal at 

the time being, the practice is organized inagile design groups of 

three Architects Group, two Interior Design Groups and one Landscape 

Architect Group. All the administration is handled by Home 

Office Group with Officer Director team responsible for Accounting, 

Financial and HR. 

Our practice has been guided by our brand value, which can be 

understood through the following principles; Integrity, Responsibility, 

Authenticity, Legacy 

We believe in a practice that deliver. An architecture that works; 

functionally, economically and aesthetically. Years living in this 

principles emerging us through years of recognitions and awards, 

locally and internationally. The practice has been well recognized 

in the South East Asia region as well as Western European audiences. 

Until present, Duangrit Bunnag is still a Design Director and the 

Managing Director of the company and passionately work on each 

project personally to ensure the delivery of each project, large and 

small, with the integrity of the word given and expected. 

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with an alternating cascading pattern, creating 

‘translucent’ effect that reveals the interior 

space whilst allows ventilation and light from 

the outside to enter within. 

The challenging question is probably whether 

this building is of Thai architecture. The Glass 

Temple (the meditation hall) is arise from 

columns that are cascading in layers, reveling 

Lord Buddha statue in a vague appearance, 

in the similar articulation that May found in 

Indonesian’s Borobudur stupas. The 3 column 

layers structure also support 3 typology of 

roof structure layers. Each typology is modeled 

from different original Thai temple proportions. 

For architects, it may in doubtful conversation 

to call this building a Thai architecture since 

its architectural structure is not a stereotype 

traditional. This might not be the representation 

of Thai traditional architecture but still influenced 

by Thai architecture and to endure the modern 

vocabulary in due time. 

Shifted Columns Layers 

The idea of translucent-transparent is the key 

for architectural wall of the building. 

The 3 layers of wood articulated pillars includes 

the first layer of pillars define the proportion 

of the building inspired by Thai temples. The 

second and third layer columns are arranged 

This translucent effect derived the name of 

Glass Temple that express the analogy of 

glass without using the material. 

The Scandinavian pine wood was used at that 

time since it was the only secured supply of 

manufacture forestry that guaranteed the 

non-reduction carbon footprint of the natural 

wood usage. Once it was used, it will be replanted 

in cycle and ensure the green house 

gas absorption is sustained from the atmosphere 

while it lives. The natural way of wood 

usage reflect very much to the traditional 

way of Thai. 

Thai Articulations from A Modern 

Vocabulary 

To create this Thai temples, the architect 

chose and draw the roof structures from 3 

Thai traditional temple ‘Viharas’, from provinces 

of Thailand. The selection was made 

through their perfect proportion. Then, each 

proportioned structures are overlayed on 

the cascading columns grid and creates a 

complex articulation of the room structure 

that binding coherently with the cascading 

column layers grid. 

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The Architect use Copper shingle steel roof 

tiles as the roof material of the temple. It such 

an excitement to see the conversion of building 

modernity material approach is again pushed 

in the future direction in locality form of the past. 

Interior Design with Exterior Influences 

Inside the hall, white marble tiles are used to 

reinstate the value of the building interior and 

embrace the Buddha statue gracefully. The 

edge of the building stone floor are installed 

to on a dry system to prevent the water from 

the rain line to pour into the central functional 

area of the temple. 

Philosophical Approach with The Nature of 

Lotus Ponds 

3 levels of lotus pond create a grande approach 

to the temple itself, whilst reflecting the building 

mirror image into the pond among the sky in 

the background. The lotus itself narrated 

the principal of Buddhism and symbolise it, 

naturally. The stepping stone walkway are the 

walk on the water over these pond also very 

philosophical approach in actions found in the 

Buddhism philosophy. 

Symmetrical Courtyard Layout 

For project planning, architects use the symmetrical 

axis approach, with central landscape 

courtyard leading the way to the Glass Temple. 

The two-floored building on the left that is a 

library and a practice room for workshops 

building or religious training. Both buildings are 

designed with clean line simplistic articulations 

so they would level it hierarchical order of 

visual approach as second to the Glass Temple. 

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Project Name : The Glass Temple Client / Developer : True Corporation Location : Nong Nam Deang, Pak Chong District, 

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Function : Meditation Center Site Area : 160,000 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 8,445 sq.m. 

Completion : 2020 Photographs : W.Workspace 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 Co., Ltd. Engineer (Water and Electricity) : EMS Consultants 

Co., Ltd. Interior : Prinponn Boonkham 49 Landscape : Ritdhawat Chalermviriya Songpol Sukto Construction Company 

Architecture : Wiphanai Co., Ltd., Ritta Co., Ltd. Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Wiphanai Co., Ltd., Ritta Co., Ltd. Air-condition : 

Wiphanai Co., Ltd., Ritta Co., Ltd. Interior : Wiphanai Co., Ltd., Ritta Co., Ltd. 

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Residence 

Prachachuen 

Duangrit Bunnag’s take on the modern interpretation 

of tradition is a beguiling arrangement 

of six trapezoidal concrete pavilions, orientated 

in a north-south direction, on a wooden deck 

around a glittering blue swimming pool. The six 

blocks house a parent’s pavilion consisting of 

a bedroom/living room, bathroom and a closet; 

four pavilions of their daughters and sons, each 

with a bedroom, living room and bathroom of 

varying complexity and proportions, for the 

owner’s four offspring who enjoy independent 

living; and the sixth pavilion, that is a family 

lounge overlooking an amphitheatre. 

The deck extends over a podium that includes 

a huge entrance hall/ art gallery, a guest 

bedroom, living rooms, a formal dining room 

and a smaller family dining space, a library, 

one sons’ music room, and a home theatre; 

all opening to peripheral ground level decks 

and a basketball half-court. It is a large house 

in the Thai tradition of multi- generational 

living and filial piety. 

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Project Name : Residence Prachachuen Owner : Worawat Chinpinkyo Location : Prachachuen Bangkok, Thailand Site Area : 

4,800 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 3,500 sq.m. Total Storey : 2 stories house Completion : 2020 Architecture Design Company 

Architect Firm : Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited (DBALP) Interior Design Firm : Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited (DBALP) 

Principal Architect : Duangrit Bunnag / Design Director Other Architect / Designer Architect Group Head : Saranya 

Srisakulchairak Interior Design Director : Prinponn NBoonkham Landscape Design Group Head : Supaporn Boonyoboln 

Structural Engineer : EMS Consultant Co., Ltd. System Engineer : EMS Consultant Co., Ltd. Lighting Designer : APLD Co., Ltd. 

Contractor : Taveemongkol Construction (2000) Co., Ltd. 

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MAYU architects, founded in 1999 as Malone Chang Architects 

and reorganized in 2010 by Malone Chang and Yu-lin Chen, is an 

interdisciplinary practice based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The scope 

of MAYU ’s works spans from large-scale civic projects to smallscale 

ones. The studio recognizes the importance of teamwork 

in the creation of architecture while maintaining the individuality 

and artistry of each project. Therefore an architectural approach 

balancing interdisciplinary cooperation and artistic inspiration is 

applied. The studio’s conception to a project avoids the presumption 

of fixed style and dogmatism, in favor of a dynamic and 

organic process. The dialogue between site, context, programs, 

time, materials, users, and clients constantly contributes to the 

forming of architecture. Organizational logic of physical buildings, 

holistic experience of spaces, and the changing characteristics of 

materials are priorities of the studio. Recently completed and 

ongoing projects include Da-Dong Arts Center, Kaohsiung American 

School, Tainan Main Library, Tainan Yuwen Library, ITRI Research 

Building, Tung-Men Holiness Church, and Taichung Flora Exposition 

Hall among others. MAYU is made up of a highly multidisciplinary 

staff of over 90 creative professionals. The team includes 

architects, engineers, interior designers, urban planners, landscape 

architects, and LEED Accredited Professionals. 

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Pingtung 

Public Library 

This is an extension and renovation project of 

an existing cultural center built in 1983, located 

in the middle of the Millennium Park of Pingtung 

City. The main objective of transformation is 

to introduce transparency and accessibility to 

the once hermetic building and disoriented 

landscaping. 

At urban scale, a transparent new lobby is 

proposed and attached to the western side of 

the existing building. It turns the architectural 

axis and approach 90 degree in order to make 

the library face the city directly. Instead of going 

through series of formal boulevard and plaza, 

the new approach guides visitors wandering 

through the forest and arcades before entering 

the library. Therefore, the architecture can be 

more attuned to the physical and psychological 

conditions of contemporary library readers. 

The new lobby is a parallelogram plan and supported 

by continuous V-shaped steel structure. 

Several “activity Islands” are arranged, including 

a sunken seating area, a floating mezzanine, 

and a pair of suspended lanterns. The expanded 

glass curtain walls link the interior to the exterior, 

showing the activities of the library to the city 

and vice versa. 

At architectural scale, by transforming the original 

entrance lobby into a wooden readingroom and 

three levels of compact book storage into a bright 

multi-functional atrium, the originally fragmented 

and congested building becomes fluid and 

identifiable. Two distinct stairs, one spiral and 

one stair-seating, complete the reader’s circulation 

while providing various seating types and 

opportunities along the journey. Taking advantage 

of the surrounding park views, open floor plan 

and natural materiality, the library programing 

and furniture deployments can achieve individuality, 

flexibility and a sense of intimacy which 

are important characters of contemporary 

libraries. 

The exterior of the original structure is remodeled 

by cladding white aluminum panels and louvers. 

An arcade is extended from the original entrance 

to function as an in-between space between the 

reading room and the lawn, which was tranformed 

from the depleted entrance plaza. The new landscape 

design connects the library seamlessly to 

its surrounding park and therefore invites more 

citizens to use this new public space regardless 

of their purposes. 

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Project Name : Pingtung Public Library Client / Developer : Pingtung County Government Location : No. 69, Dalian Road, 

Pingtung City, Taiwan Function : Library Site Area : 59,289.53 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 2,416.26 sq.m. Gross Floor Area 

: 8,596.86 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 6 + 1 (basement) Completion : 2020 Photographs : YuChen Chao Photography Architecture 

Design Company Architect Firm : MAYU architects Chief Architect : Malone Chang, Yu-lin Chen Design Team (Participant 

Employee) : (SD) Ya-yun Wang, Ya-zhi Kuo, Ya-jue Li, Chia-ru Lin, Fei-min Chang, Chia-hua Lee; (DD) Ya-yun Wang, Che-sheng 

Wang, Ya-jue Li, Chia-ru Lin, Fei-min Chang, Che-kang Liu, Ting-yi Lo, Pin-min Huang, Min-ru He, Li-chi Yeh; (CA) Ya-yun Wang, 

Che-sheng Wang, Min-ru He, Chia-ru Lin, Kuan-Hsien Li, Jui-Hsiang Hsiao, Yu-wen Huang, Pai-fu Kuo Supervision : MAYU 

architects Structural Engineer : Justin C. H. Shih Structural Engineer and Associates Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Chia-Ding 

MEP engineer Air-Condition : Da- Yang HVAC engineer Interior : MAYU architects Landscape : MAYU architects Construction 

Company Architecture : Meng Hui Construction Co., Ltd. Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Pu Chieh Technology Co., Ltd 

Air-Condition : Guang Da HVAC Co., Ltd. Interior : Meng Hui Construction Co., Ltd. Landscape : Meng Hui Construction Co., 

Ltd., Yu Shuen Construction Co., Ltd. 

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Kaohsiung American 

School Athletic Complex 

Sports facilities such as gymnasiums and 

swimming pools are typically stand-alone 

“black boxes” inserted into school campuses, 

contrasting with other academic buildings 

formed by smaller and repetitive learning 

units. However, we strive to break free of 

the norm of this building type by creating a 

“transparent” sports facility. 

We align the complex to the height of the 

adjacent elementary school building by lowering 

the double-height swimming pool space 

halfway below the grade. The visual linkage 

of all these spaces not only interconnects 

them but also invokes a sense of surprise, 

a paradoxical feeling generated by walking 

into a normal-height lobby and then immediately 

having one’s visual field expanded. The 

V-shaped steel structure supports the gymnasium 

creating a floating perception. The tall 

ribbon windows on the gym floor optically 

join the gym to the soccer field outside, 

creating a visual panorama unique to the 

sports building type. 

The pool space is treated with cool tone color 

materials to be in concert with the water in the 

pool. The ceiling absorbs the sound while other 

surfaces reflect, allowing the sound of water 

to reverberate deliberately inside the space. 

In contrast, the gymnasium is treated with 

warm tone color materials echoing the body 

energy and heat generated by the sports activities. 

The copious acoustic treatment absorbs 

the staccato sounds of bouncing balls and 

rubbing shoes, leaving the acoustics crystal 

clear and direct. 

The swimming pool is designed with a movable 

floor platform changing depth from 0 to 200 

centimeters to accommodate the various 

students’ age. 

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Project Name : Kaohsiung American School Athletic Complex Client / Developer : Kaohsiung American School Location : 

No. 889, Cuihua Rd., Zuoying Dist., Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Function : Swimming pool, Gymnasium, Cafeteria, Soccer field 

Site Area : 28,744 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 2,730 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 4,777 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 2 + 1 (basement) 

Completion : 2016 Photographs : Yu-Chen Chao Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : MAYU architects Chief Architect : 

Malone Chang, Yu-lin Chen Design Team (Participant Employee) : Waylon Lo, Jia-yu Chen, Miao-ling Cheng, Juen-yuan Deng 

(SD, DD, CD), Ying-zhang Huang (CA) Supervision : MAYU architects Structural Engineer : Envision Engineering Consultants 

Engineer (Water and Electricity) :Chen Zhao-rong Engineer Air-Condition : Chen Zhao-rong Engineer Interior : MAYU architects 

Landscape : MAYU architects Construction Company Architecture : Song Hui Construction Co., Ltd. 

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Atelier Or 


Pavilion for Hsinchu Bus Station Plaza 




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Arsomsilp Community 

and Environment Architect 

Puey Ungphakorn Centenary Hall 


Ambi Studio 




Feeling Ground 

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From the perspective of continental “aggregation” which 

shows the evolution and coordination of organisms in the 

same regions, this is also like the development of these 

four architectural firms, such as Arsomsilp Community 

and Environment Architect, Ambi Studio, Department of 

ARCHITECTURE, and Atelier Or, which, in the trend of 

globalization and internationalization, reinterpret traditional 

and innovative architectural spaces with local materials 

and unique craftsmanship. 

For example, The Commons Thonglor by Department of 

ARCHITECTURE and the Sparkling Market by Atelier Or, 

the floating roof is like a traditional stilted house, which 

not only provides the ground space with sun shading and 

natural ventilation, but also makes the space layout more 

flexible. In addition, the shuttle experience also allows the 

architecture to integrate into the urban texture, expressing 

the extra-ordinary in the ordinary. Secondly, in the Tha 

Chalom Sky Boat Library by Arsomsilp Community and 

Environment Architect and the Hushan Reservoir Archaeological 

Exhibition Hall by Ambi Studio, the historic site 

was expressed by the architectural materials, thus creating 

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a nostalgic spirit of the place. Thirdly, in the Sala Bang 

Pa-In by Department of ARCHITECTURE and the Yuhsiu 

Museum of Art by Ambi Studio, the natural environment 

allows architectural materials and textures to transcend 

visual functions, thus combining with form, space, and 

circulation and shaping a unique vernacular style. Finally, 

in Arsomsilp Community and Environment Architect’s 

Puey Ungphakorn Centenary Hall and Atelier Or’s Pavilion 

for Hsinchu Bus Station Plaza, the form integrated into 

the environment not only creates a place identity for the 

site but also provides the public with an impressive experience, 

thereby improving the city’s functions. 

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Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect, the professional 

architecture studio established to support “work-based learning” 

for school of architecture of Arsomsilp Institute of the Arts, a nonprofit 

institution of higher education established as a learning 

community committed to “transformative learning,” or developing 

architect through education using the holistic concept of joining 

together in a worthwhile way to effect societal change, always 

holding fast to these four architectural principles: (1) Focus on the 

value architecture has for being truly beneficial to humanity and 

the environment. (2) Stress design that grows from participation 

of all parties concerned. (3) Use uncomplicated, straightforward 

architecture, at one with nature. (4) Utilize local tradition and Thai 

knowledge and wisdom in design (think: tropical and vernacular 

architecture). 

We believe that the value and meaning of architectural work is 

not limited to physical and aesthetic dimensions, but that its true 

value lies in its utility for life, producing benefits for the user, the 

project lead, the community, and ultimately for society and the 

natural environment. In practice every project, therefore, stresses 

reading and getting to understand the background context of each 

project. What are the real issues surrounding a house? The idea is 

to specify the challenges and set up clear basic value objectives 

to focus on needed change. What are shared elements in various 

dimensions involved in the social, economic, environmental, and 

spiritual needs of stakeholders, and how must individual attitudes 

change? 

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Puey Ungpahakorn 

Centenary Hall 

In 2016, the year that was 100 th anniversary 

of the birth of Puey Ungphakorn (1916-1999), 

the 10 th chancellor of Thammasat university, 

and also was the year that he been named by 

UNESCO as one of the world’s most important 

people for his “impeccable ethics”. In order to 

celebrate Prof. Puey Ungphakorn, who not 

only be important to the university but the 

country as well, along with the university slogan, 

“Thammasat university, where we learn to love 

the people”, Thammasat university-Rangsit 

campus aim to develop the site which located 

at the center of the campus used to be scattered 

parking area, not only to serve students 

and the university activities, but to serve all 

the people, the community and the country 

as well. 

Therefore, the program was to create the 

landmark and the main axis of the campus 

that provided space for university’s student 

and public functions consisted of concert 

hall with royal lounge, moral and politics 

sciences museum, non-permanent exhibition 

hall, archives, library, movie room, co-working 

area, canteen, supported office, public 

service center and public park. 

Architectural Concept 

The Study Center consists of classrooms 

for the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, 

Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Fine and 

Applied Arts, and Faculty of Education. It 

reflects the philosophy and the concept of 

promoting learning innovation “Teacher for 

pupils” and a prototype of a learning facility 

that inspires imaginations and creativities, 

wisdoms and spirits in order to create new 

borderless leaders of change. 

The Community of Learning Hub 

The building located in the main axis of 

Thammasat University – Rangsit Campus. 

As the Community of Learning Hub there 

are multiple entrances accessing to activity 

spaces for students to socialize and learn 

to make friendships. 

Architecture Encourages 

Multidisciplinary Learning 

Intending to support and nurture a new generation 

of teachers and academics to believe 

in social development and continuous learning, 

the overall design of the project creates a 

learning community. The educational space 

promotes interactions and learning exchanges 

in a variety of styles while encouraging a sense 

of community. The building also provides 

different learning environments, from private 

spaces for reflection, self-study, or small 

groups to social spaces for learning through 

interaction to communal space where learning 

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happens through discussion and conversation. 

The overall space is flexible enough 

to accommodate different types of learning 

activities and emphasize the prayer room 

as an example of critical learning within the 

organization. 

Thammasat University 

Urban Rooftop Farm (TURF) 

Amidst the climate crisis, food and water 

scarcity pose tremendous threats to human 

civilization. Once abundant agrarian societies 

rich with food sources, Bangkok and cities 

across Southeast Asia are victims of unregulated 

urbanization on rice-producing regions. 

The once fertile marshlands have transformed 

into paralyzed concrete developments—no 

longer able to breathe, absorb water or grow 

food. To revive the land on which it stands, 

the Thammasat Urban Rooftop Farm (TURF) 

unites principles of modern landscape design 

with traditional agriculture of rice terraces, 

to transform wasted space into a productive 

organic rooftop farm—Asia’s largest. 

As rainwater zigzags down the slopes, each 

level of TURF harvests runoff from the previous 

cell, forming unique clusters of micro-watersheds 

along the terrace to helping absorb, 

filter and purify rainwater while growing food 

for the campus. By the end of its journey, four 

retention ponds await on each wing, capable 

of holding up to 3,095,570 gallons of water 

once combined. These ponds significantly 

reduce the volume of stormwater leaving the 

site while mitigating unexpected flood and 

drought disasters. They present a solution to 

storing excessive runoff during intense storms 

for future use during dry spells. 

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Project Name : Puey Ungpahakorn Centenary Hall Client / Developer : Thammasat University Location : Thammasat University 

Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani, Thailand Function : Learning Center Site Area : 60,000 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 22,000 

sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 59,000 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 3 (1 Basement) Completion : 2019 Photographs : Arsomsilp Architect, 

Pat Phuchamni Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect Co., Ltd. 

Chief Architect : Nuntapong Yindeekhun, Sombat Krieng-areekun Design Team (Participant Employee) : Kittikorn Somprasong, 

Prommanas Amatyakul Supervision : Theerapol Niyom Structural Engineer : Sanguan Ruangroattham, Pattarasak Nuntakit 

Engineer (Water and Electricity) : TPM Consultants Co., Ltd. Air-condition : TPM Consultants Co., Ltd. Interior : Dimensional 

Interpretation Co., Ltd. Lighting : Lighting And Equipment Public Co., Ltd Signage Design : Be Our Friend Co., Ltd. Landscape : 

Landprocess Co., Ltd. Construction Company Architecture : Pre-Built Public Co., Ltd. Engineer (Water and Electricity) : 

Pre-Built Public Co., Ltd. Air-condition : Pre-Built Public Co., Ltd. Interior : Pre-Built Public Co., Ltd. Landscape : Pre-Built 

Public Co., Ltd. 

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Tha Chalom 

Sky Boat Library 

Public space from the community, by the 

community and for the community. 

Tha Chalom, the first sanitation district in 

Thailand which is the habitation of the Thai- 

Chinese fishing communities that settled here 

in the past. Presently it is facing challenges 

from multidimensional change, from dense 

urbanization caused by a large non-registered 

population of migrant workers, a lack of public 

spaces to promote people’s health, and the 

fading of historical identities. 

Located as an existing public health center 

with a small park space, this project aims to 

develop a multifunctional space to be shared 

and enjoyed by multigeneration. This public 

space is co-owned by the community and 

promotes the holistic wellness of communities 

through participatory process in the design, 

development and maintenance stages of the 

project. With only 3,200 sqm, the project serves 

a space that is usable and beneficial to all its 

users, from young children, teenagers, adults 

and elderly. The concept connects the gems 

of the location, the sky, sea, sand and the 

community all together, for all to enjoy 

harmoniously. 

The community pitched ideas for various activities 

that can be divided into 4 main focuses, 

activities for children, for tourists, for exercise 

and for social and cultural activities, additionally 

there are spaces for community events, 

attractions, library and learning space for the 

youth. The landscape design has multiple open 

space areas for flexible use, depending on 

the community’s usage or timing, allowing 

the community to reflect their way of life. The 

parking spaces can adapt to facilitate sport 

activities or street store kiosks to improve the 

health and economy of its people. The other 

main feature is the above the former underground 

water tank, ‘Lan Tai Kong’ fishing boat 

inspired playground, that can be enjoyed by 

children and used as conversation pits for 

the adults. 

All the spaces are linked by the continuity of 

the surrounding green areas, all the big existing 

trees are preserved. The design requires low 

maintenance and creates low impact towards 

the existing environment. The existing structures 

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in the site, the abandoned water tower is also 

preserved and transformed into a usable space. 

The water tower is repurposed with the design 

of cubic shapes that convey the structure of 

a fishing boat cab, the top two floors are the 

reading area and a view point that overlooks 

the panoramic view of the entire Tha Chin River 

settlement of Tha Chalom. 

Tha Chalom courtyard is developed with the 

aim of becoming a learning and tourism destination 

that will be linked as part of the whole 

Tha Chalom cultural-based tourism development 

plan. This will be an inspiration for 

local communities to repurpose their looked 

over park spaces and old abandoned buildings 

to be creatively used for the lifestyles of all 

ages and generations. To showcase the identity 

of the area, and to create awareness for the 

community to preserve and have pride in their 

culture and city. 

“I’m proud that we play a part in pushing 

forward good things to happen in our hometown. 

When it started, I didn’t know how it 

would change. After it’s done, I’m glad to see 

the children having fun and people exercising. 

We have enhanced the community space 

through designs that bring out the identity of 

the area.”- 

Chairman of Samut Sakhon City Development 

Volunteer Group 

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Project Name : Tha Chalom Sky Boat Library Client / Developer : Samutsakhon Municipality Location : Tha Chalom Public 

Health Service Center, Samut Sakhon, Thailand Function : Library & Park space Site Area : 3,200 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 

25 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 100 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 4 Completion : 2022 Photographs : Srirath Somsawat Architecture 

Design Company Architect Firm : Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect Co., Ltd. Chief Architect : Theeraphon 

Niyom Design Team (Participant Employee) : Isariya Poonnopatham, Teerapat Krudnguen, Naruemol Poldongnok, Siyapak 

Numthai Supervision : Prayong Posriprasert, Chaiwat Mekdee Structural Engineer : Samutsakhon MunicipalityEngineers 

Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Samutsakhon Municipality Interior : Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect Co., 

Ltd. Landscape : Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect Co., Ltd. Construction Company Architecture : Shinaphak 

Concrete Co., Ltd. Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Shinaphak Concrete Co., Ltd. Interior : Shinaphak Concrete Co., Ltd. 

Landscape : Shinaphak Concrete Co., Ltd. 

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Ambi Studio 

Born in Taiwan and educated in the United States, Mr. Wei-Li Liao 

received his Master in Architecture from Southern California 

Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), and founded Ambi Studio in 

2001. Growing up in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, thanks to 

the artistically subtle childhood memories in Tongxiao that all the 

memory fragments come back and become a source of creative 

inspiration. 

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Mr. Wei-Li Liao’s architectures are mainly located in the Midwest 

of Taiwan, known for his “Bridge”, “Church” and “Art Museum” 

series. The representative works include the Dongyanshan Public 

Toilet in Taoyuan, the Wang Gong Footbridge in Changhua, the 

Sky Bridge in Beigang, The Light of Christ’s Salvation Church in 

Taichung, the Jiaoxi Presbyterian Church, the Tainan De-guang 

Presbyterian Church, and the Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art in Nantou. 

Treating the world with reverence and gratitude, as he has always 

been committed to being sincerely facing people, events, and 

objects in life with understanding and emotion, which allows him 

to realize the meaning of his life, and discover his architectural 

faith. The childhood memory in Tongxiao, Miaoli is the key to 

establishing his architectural view, and expanding the awareness 

to the world and nature, attempting to think and act on how to 

awake the cultural meaning of architecture in Taiwan. 

He takes marginal culture in Taiwan as a starting point, through 

observing and reflecting, he discovered the vibrancy and vigor 

of Taiwan’s ordinary people’s life and the flexibility endowed by 

oceanic island. All of these come together to form an unbreakable 

power of opposing international styles and preserving Taiwan ‘s 

authenticity. As he said, “I would like to dedicate my whole life to 

find out how to better present traditional regional characteristics 

in my architecture under an international perspective.” 

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Hushan Reservoir 

Archaeological 


Hushan Reservoir is located at the junction of 

Douliu City and Gukeng Township in Yunlin 

County. The Reservoir has been in used since 

2016 to supply water for people’s livelihood, 

agricultural irrigation, and aquaculture industry 

in Yunlin County. However, during the construction 

of the reservoir, two prehistoric cultural 

sites named “Gukeng‧Dapingding Site”, which 

can be dated back between 2,500 to 4,000 

years ago, were discovered. Therefore, the 

Hushan Reservoir Archaeological Exhibition 

Hall is designed to be the landmark aiming to 

connect cultural heritage and regional ecological 

characteristic. It is expected to become 

a “community museum” and an “eco-museum”. 

The terrain is located at a narrow hilly platform, 

with a height difference of two to three floors. 

The design adheres to the principle of the least 

intervention to the site originality, the volume 

of Hushan Reservoir Archaeological Exhibition 

Hall and decentralized configuration on the 

plan demonstrate the correspondence to 

the topography. By making good use of the 

topography, Hushan Reservoir Archaeological 

Exhibition Hall creates a unique vertical line of 

movement connecting the exhibition space, 

ancillary facility space and recreation area, 

and guides to the panorama of Dapingding 

heritage site. 

The vertical and horizontal lines of movement 

of Hushan Reservoir Archaeological Exhibition 

Hall are interspersed with each other, allowing 

visitors to experience various view with every 

step, as if wandered in a traditional Chinese 

garden. Through the spatial experience creating 

a state of alternately moving and staying, the 

tiredness of mountain climbing fades into 

oblivion. 

The first to third floors of the building are made 

of concrete, and the fifth floor is made of largespan 

timber and steel frame, one end of which 

falls within the hillside. The whole building is 

like placing a bridge on the column pier. The 

ground floor is a semi-outdoor square, which 

not only welcomes visitors, but also responds 

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to Taiwan’s high humidity and high temperature 

climate. Office and multimedia room mainly 

configure on the second floor. Continue to the 

third floor where a landscape restaurant is 

located. Afterwards the fourth floor is an 

outdoor terrace for people to rest and enjoy 

the surrounding environment. Finally moving 

up to the fifth floor, this is a timber-structure 

exhibition area. In order to make the surrounding 

environment as a part of the exhibition, the 

aisles are arranged on both sides, facilitated 

with curtain walls and observation area where 

the nature, the reservoir, the settlement and 

the heritage come into view. The panorama 

of the ruins eventually appears when you finally 

walk down the stairs to the exterior. Through 

spatial intimation by various routes and openings, 

visiting Hushan Reservoir Archaeological 

Exhibition Hall becomes am approach to correspond 

and dialogue with the surrounding 

environment. 

The building uses double-layered façade and 

roof to control the indoor temperature, humidity, 

lighting and ventilation effectively, in an attempt 

to create a small and exquisite local ecological 

museum. 

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Project Name : Hushan Reservoir Archaeological Exhibition Hall Client / Developer : Yunlin County Government Location : 

No. 53, Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan Function : Museum Site Area : 2,210.12 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 

1,469.83 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 696.92 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 5 Completion : 2023 Photographs : Kuomin Lee Architecture 

Design Company Architect Firm : Ambi Studio Chief Architect : Wei-Li Liao Design Team (Participant Employee) : Qingli Ren, 

Qiaozhen Hou, Jieshan Lin, Yuting Wu, Yurui Fan Supervision : Ambi Studio Structural Engineer :Tomita Structural Design 

Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Guansheng Engineering Design Office Air-Condition : Richeng Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. 

Interior : Ambi Studio Landscape : Ambi Studio Construction Company Architecture : Yili Construction Co., Ltd. Engineer 

(Water and Electricity) : Guangji Hydropower Engineering Co., Ltd. Air-Condition : Yili Construction Co., Ltd. Interior : Yili 

Construction Co., Ltd. Landscape : Yili Construction Co., Ltd. 

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Settled in Pinglin Village, Nantou County, next 

to 99 peaks Forest Trail, Yu-Hsiu Museum of 

Art is an example of how nature and topography 

can symbiosis with an architecture design. 

The design maintains the original landscape 

to the greatest extent, as focusing on the earthwork 

balance to avoid redundant intervention, 

as well as protecting the original species on 

the base, especially the original vineyards in 

front of the site. 

The design intended to continue the pleasant 

scale of surrounding settlements and alleys, 

and organic integrated with the local community. 

With profound consideration of local conditions 

and functional requirements, the museum 

configuration is divided into three independent 

units: the exhibition hall, the restaurant, and 

the holiday school. Due to the 7-meter height 

difference of the terrain, the three independent 

units connected by alleys produces a wellorganized, 

natural and organic rhythm. An 

ecological pool is sited at the lowest part of 

the terrain, which has the functions of water 

storage and micro-climate adjustment. 

The museum is inspired from both the planning 

concept of traditional Chinese Garden (“block 

first, guide second, and the third is to link and 

connect”), and the spontaneous form of Pinglin 

Village settlement texture. The entrance of the 

museum is guided by the semi-outdoor promenade 

and natural plants, facing unexpected 

turnings, entering narrow alleys, and encountering 

walls. The light and natural green are 

intertwined and contrasting, which lengthens 

the space in-between outer world and inner 

art world. With the change of scenery step by 

step, the visitors slow down the pace, settle 

down the mood, totally immerse into the environment 

of harmony and finally they travel to 

the exhibition hall. 

The exhibition hall has double-layered exterior 

walls, contains a basement and three floors 

above ground, as the reinforced concrete 

structure on the inside, and multiple materials 

with light green clear glass on the outside, 

creating a dialogue with the surrounding environment, 

as well as forming an air-flow heat 

insulation layer with the inner structure. The 

light green clear glass reflects the views of the 

four seasons in Pinglin, blurring the museum 

volume into the environment. When mist 

wreathed the hills, the museum seems to fade 

into the surroundings, looming with the fog. 

The variation of nature endows the museum 

with meaning and vitality. 

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The surrounding alley extends spontaneously 

and finally reaches the vertical corridor inside 

the exhibition hall. The building frames various 

surrounding sceneries, which allows indoor 

and outdoor spaces to be constantly alternating, 

entangled and extending. Nevertheless, 

the boundaries between the building and the 

surrounding environment are blurred, therefore 

enrich the spatial experience of visiting the art 

gallery. 

The roof is an extension of the terrain where a 

steel-structure folly is placed. The folly shows 

not only the owner‘s intuition of building this 

museum, but also provides the most suitable 

view for the magnificent beauty of the 99 peaks. 

After browsing through artworks, and walking 

into the folly, the shock from nature comes 

unexpectedly. In this unique space, on the one 

hand, visitors can marvel at this wonder of the 

nature through the window, and on the other 

hand, they can recall all the fine arts that have 

viewed throughout this journey. The folly 

becomes the place for the dialogue between 

man and nature. 

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Project Name : Yuhsiu Museum of Art Client / Developer : Yeh Yuhsiu Location : No. 26, Lane 150, Jianxing Road., Caotun 

Township, Nantou County, Taiwan Function : Museum Site Area : 4,680 sq.m. Building Footprint Area The main building 

exhibition hall : 1,204 sq.m. Restaurant : 147 sq.m. Studio-workshops for resident artists : 462 sq.m Gross Floor Area 

The main building exhibition hall : 323 sq.m. Restaurant : 147 sq.m. Studio-workshops for resident artists : 276 sq.m. Floor 

Numbers : 4 Completion : 2015 Photographs : Ambi Studio Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : Ambi Studio 

Chief Architect : Wei-Li Liao Design Team (Participant Employee) : Ding-Xiang Gao, Ying-Jian Jr, Wen-Jang Ying, Rou-Jau Pei, 

Jiun-Huang You Supervision : Ambi Studio Structural Engineer : Ding Jiang Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. Engineer (Water 

and Electricity) : Guansheng Engineering Design Office Air-Condition : Richeng Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. Interior : Ambi Studio 

Landscape : Ambi Studio, Hetuo Planning and Design Company Construction Company Architecture : Fuguarch Architecture 

Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Guansheng Engineering Design Office Air-Condition : Richeng Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. 

Interior : Ambi Studio Landscape : Ambi Studio, Hetuo Planning and Design Company 

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Department of 

ARCHITECTURE 

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Department of ARCHITECTURE Co. is a design studio based in 

Bangkok, Thailand; founded by Amata Luphaiboon and Twitee 

Vajrabhaya Teparkum in 2004. It practices architecture, interior 

architecture, landscape, and other related design disciplines in 

a broad range of programmatic requirements and scales. 

The studio’s design approach encompasses not only the tangible 

aspects of architecture, but also the conceptual framework upon 

which individuals interact. The practice is interested in finding 

new possibilities for architecture by exploring beyond the surface 

and designing an underlying foundation that forms the basis for 

the physical spaces. 

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The Commons 

Thonglor 

For Bangkok, or any other modern-day cosmopolitan 

cities, living conditions and spatial form 

continue to evolve. Bangkokians are now 

yearning for new possibilities of outdoor living 

space that can effectively answer to the tropical 

heat and its dense living condition where there 

is not much space for the outdoor. ‘The Commons’, 

a small retail development in the city 

center, is an attempt to create a new active 

outdoor space where people can comfortably 

enjoy it at anytime of the year. 

‘The Commons’ proposes a vertical open-air 

public space folding upward as a backbone of 

the building. It starts with ‘the Ground’ which 

is a landscape of steps and ramps integrated 

with platforms, seatings, planting and small 

kiosks. The area is well shaded by the third 

and the fourth floor structure above protecting 

the entire space from the sun and the rain. 

‘The Ground’ vertically opens up through large 

voids on the upper floors, connecting to a 

large public open-air area occupying nearly 

thirty percent of each of the third and the fourth 

floor plate. The space vertically and horizontally 

flows in and out the entire building and 

allows for natural ventilation throughout. Two 

sets of industrial fans are incorporated into 

the ceiling screen below the skylight. One 

set draws hot air upward and out; the other 

set blows the wind downward to effectively 

increase the air movement in extra hot days. 

This airy semi-outdoor space is well incorporated 

with gardens on all levels. It becomes 

an active vertical urban living area. It is a place 

for strolling and relaxing at any time and in 

any seasons. 

‘The Commons’ also provides a solution 

answering to a classic challenge of a multistorey 

retail building on how to draw people 

upward to the upper levels. The wide ‘Ground’ 

with its gradual series of steps and platforms 

connecting the street level to the second floor 

naturally draws people to walk up leisurely. 

A series of openings in the third and the fourth 

floor further enhance a continuity of the vertical 

space. Shops on the upper levels are clearly 

seen from different angles from ‘the Ground’. 

People flow to every floor effortlessly. 

A building skin on the upper floors answers to 

another challenge. While the project wants to 

open up the facade for a through ventilation, 

the different identities of various shops on the 

façade would have made the building appear 

to be fragmented. The project applies a thin 

sheer steel mesh over the façade to partially 

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mask off the differences among the shops 

providing a unified surface while allowing for 

visual transparency from the inside, a through 

ventilation, and the lightness appearance from 

the outside. 

The ceiling of ‘the Ground’ is carefully up-lighted 

creating a floating effect to the mass above 

and give a cozy atmosphere to the area. The 

exterior light on the meshed façade fades in 

and out slowly. With light, the surface of the 

building skin comes into presence, while when 

the light fades away, the façade becomes 

transparent and briefly reveals what is inside. 

It feels as if the walls could breathe and the 

building itself is alive. 

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Project Name : The Commons Thonglor Owner : The Commons Co., Ltd. Location : Thonglor 17, Bangkok, Thailand Site Area : 

5,000 sq.m. Completion : 2016 Photographs : W Workspace, Ketsiree Wongwan Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : 

Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd. Principals : Amata Luphaiboon, Twitee Vajrabhaya Teparkum Design Team (Participant 

Employee) : Chaiyapat Mirasena, Chanlika Boonpha, Matusorn Surachattumrongrat, Taraya Antarasena Landscape : Wabi-Sabi 

Studio Co., Ltd. Structural Engineer : Jet Structural Engineer (Mechanical and Electrical) : EEC Engineering Network Environmental 

Graphic : be>our>friend studio Identity design : TNOP Design Construction Company Architecture : International 

Project Administration Co., Ltd. (InterPAC) Main Contractor : NL Development Public Co., Ltd. Façade Contractor : SC Glazing 

Co., Ltd. 

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The resort is situated in a rural landscape of 

Ayutthaya, Thailand, surrounded by the Chao 

Phraya River on one side and the canal on the 

other. The architectural design is a contemporary 

re-interpretation of the local rural landscape 

and intends to connect people to the 

life of the river and its atmosphere. 

The buildings are scaled down to be in grain 

with the surrounding local houses, alternating 

and surrounded by lushness of trees, and 

arranged in clusters with variation of positioning, 

in and out with various building heights. The 

roofline of the clusters is corresponding to 

those of the surrounding villages. Yet the villas 

are contemporary in their spatiality. The living 

space of the villa is designed as if it is suspended 

between nature, with one full front 

opens up and connects to the river and another 

full opening opens up to the small courtyard 

on the opposite side. The hotel room type has 

a special bay window as a cozy little place to 

snuggle oneself in and to be connected with 

the rural canal view beyond. 

Thai house. In the surrounding immediate 

context and in the Thai rural landscape in 

general, houses and villages are often full with 

colors – red, blue, green, yellow, pink, etc. 

The lobby building which is nested within 

the village is rendered red to speak the same 

language of its colorful context. 

The bridge as an extension of the lobby 

bringing people from one side of the canal 

to the main resort side also continues the red 

color. This red bridge, although seems very 

‘distinct’ in its color, is actually ‘blending’ into 

the colorful village context – ‘bridging’ the 

new architecture to the local tone and culture. 

Crossing the red footbridge across the canal 

to the resort site, one would arrive at the 

arrival platform marked by a large well-preserved 

rain tree at the entry point. 

Guests would arrive from the mainland through 

the breezy lobby space underneath the wooden 

building on stilts, just like how one would be 

welcomed at a living space of the traditional 

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The main gathering space of the resort is the 

restaurant, cafe, and bar. The architecture is 

a casual fabric structure with multiple pitched 

rooflines referencing yet modernizing vernacular 

village skyline. Its open-air atmosphere captures 

the sense of a tropical architecture. The entire 

space is looking out to the river and the seating 

flow to the outdoor, cascading down to connect 

with the Chao Phraya River. The finishing of 

the restaurant is predominantly brick, reminiscent 

of the traces of the old Ayutthaya. Yet the 

construction of the brick is surprisingly 

weightless, almost as if the bricks are floating 

in mid-air, a contemporary tectonic twist of 

the age-old traditional material. 

The overall atmosphere of the resort can be 

defined as simple, casual, relaxing and connecting 

to the life of the river. It is a contemporary 

space with materiality touch of sheer 

fabric, bricks, natural woods, and wickerwork 

as a linkage to Ayutthaya locality and its 

craftsmanship. 

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Project Name : Sala Bang Pa-In Client / Developer : Sala Bang Pa-In, Co., Ltd. Location : Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand 

Function : Resort Site Area : 7,680 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 3,185 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 4,000 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 

1-2 Completion : 2021 Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd. Chief Architect : 

Twitee Vajrabhaya, Amata Luphaiboon Design Team (Participant Employee) : Jirapatr Jirasukprasert, Worrawit Leangweeradech, 

Tanapat Phanlert, Ramida Sakulteera, Kwanchanok Pornchaipisut, Fahlada Roonnaphai Structural Engineer : POST Co., Ltd. 

Engineer (Water and Electricity) : MITR Technical Consultant Co., Ltd Air-Condition : MITR Technical Consultant Co., Ltd 

Interior : Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd. Landscape : Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd. Construction Company 

Architecture : S45 Engineering Co., Ltd, Double Click Construction Co., Ltd Engineer (Water and Electricity) : SKT Engineering 

Co., Ltd Air-Condition : SKT Engineering Co., Ltd Interior : New Muangthong Furniture (1993) Co., Ltd. Landscape : S45 

Engineering Co., Ltd 

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Atelier Or 

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An architect and curator, Sheng-Feng Lin received his Master of 

Architecture from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is currently an 

associate professor at the Department of Architecture, Shih Chien 

University, and the founder of Atelier Or. Lin garnered wide attention 

for his outdoor land art installation, The Memory of 80’s, presented 

at Taitung Art Museum in 2014. In 2018, he received the Outstanding 

Awards of TILA Landscape Awards for the Happiness Plaza in 

Hsinchu, and Honorable Mention of Taiwan Architecture Awards 

for Shih Chien University Campus Renovation; In 2022, he received 

the Japan’s Good Design Award for the Sparkling Market at Nanliao 

Fishing Harbor, Hsinchu. The spaces designed by Lin often project 

a “prototypical” poetic ambiance, with different materials effortlessly 

incorporated. 

Atelier Or was founded in 2011. Its work involves architectural 

design, tectonic creation, exhibition design, etc. Atelier Or focuses 

on experimental design with tectonic approach, and the derivation 

of geometric order. Their works constantly seen as the represen 

tation of abstract and purity, and harmonious dialogue between 

body and environment in a poetic manner. The current and recently 

completed projects includes: Sparkling Market in Hsinchu, Renovation 

of National Museum of History, Pedestrian Overhead Bridge 

in Hsinchu, outdoor landscape art installation at Taitung Art 

Museum, etc. 

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The Fish market at Nanliao Fishing Harbor, 

Hsinchu brings together a myriad of functions 

including fish market, restaurants, outdoor 

stalls and ancillary services. The new building 

takes a different approach from the existing 

14-meter high, two-story edifice to be replaced. 

Rather than packing all the functions into one 

single colossal mass, the concept here is to 

disperse functional volumes, scale back the 

building height to 7 meters, and create open 

spaces in-between that entertain visual experience 

at varying scales, animated pedestrian 

flow and opportunities for happenings. The 

volumes are unified with a horizontal extension 

in the form of a sprawling canopy and windsheltering 

walls, resulting in a composition that, 

while being attentive to the existing harbor 

landscape, protects its users against the harsh 

climatic conditions along Hsinchu’s coast 

featuring scorching heat in the summer and 

gusty northeasterly monsoons in the winter 

along. 

Sparkling Market falls under Phase One of 

the Fish Market Project. The N-shaped layout 

carves out open spaces that unfold along the 

long and narrow site toward the adjacent road, 

fishing harbor, and kite field. Vertical walls with 

arched profiles erected from CLT (cross-laminated 

timber) and shaped steel components 

are capped with a giant undulating SRC 

(steel-reinforced concrete) canopy formed 

by geometric modular units. The horizontality 

of the wavy roof with homogenous variation 

is interrupted at 45-degree angles to form 

interesting eave lines that metamorphose 

with the sight angle. The arched walls skewed 

at 45-degree angles work together with the 

sliced canopy to shape a market space that 

features mesmerizing curves, fluid insideoutside 

relationships, and seasonal chiaroscuro. 

The building and landscaping utilize straightforward 

and weatherproof materials like 

concrete, glued laminated timber, weatherproof 

steel, stainless steel, and compressed 

concrete paving. The enormous structure is 

imbued with a curious contrast of airiness that 

is abstract and dematerialized, credited to 

the homogenous material use deployed over 

large areas of the SRC canopy, CLT walls, and 

mosaic paving, as well as deliberately minimalistic 

detailing. Low-profile, homogeneous 

and linear stalls under the great canopy, 

thoroughly integrated and exposed utility lines 

and equipment, and the mechanical visual 

lexicon comprising singular use of stainless 

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steel materials and system components form 

a contrast and dialogue with the abstract 

canopied structure. As for the lighting design, 

the underside of the canopy is sparingly illuminated 

from below and the profiles of the arched 

walls accentuated. Lighting for the stalls, 

however, is intensified so as to turn them into 

glowing bodies that float in the night. 

Nanliao Fishing Harbor boasts a rich history 

of fishery development and strong potential 

for recreation and tourism. Guided by a wellinformed 

master plan, several major infrastructure 

projects have been completed in 

recent years, including a 17-kilometer landscaped 

coastline, kite field, sports park, familyfriendly 

beach, and parking provisions. As a 

key facility linking fishery and tourism and 

recreation, this new building serves to reorganize 

functions and respond to the spatial 

framework. More importantly, it is a piece of 

site-specific vernacular architecture endowed 

with a strong identity and unrestrained qualities 

that are in constant dialogue with the landscape, 

sensitive to the microclimate, and 

aligned with local construction technology. 

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Project Name : Sparkling Market Client / Developer : Hsinchu City Government Location : Singang 3rd Road, North District, 

Hsinchu City, Taiwan Function : Tourist market Site Area : 29,700 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 7,200 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 

8,070 sq.m. Floor Numbers : 2 Completion : 2021 Photographs : Yu-chen Chao Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : 

Atelier Or Chief Architect : Sheng-Feng Lin Design Team (Participant Employee) : Tzu-chi Lin, Hsin Lu, Hsiu-ting Chan, Ruei-pei 

Yang Supervision :Tzu-chi Lin Structural Engineer : HONG MAI Engineering Consultant Co., Ltd. Engineer (Water and Electricity) : 

Longcyuan Electricians and Engineers Landscape : Atelier Or Lighting : CosmoC Lighting, Ltd. Construction Company Architecture 

: Jinchunfu Construction Co., Ltd. 

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Bus Station Plaza 

The Pavilion for The Hsinchu Bus Station Plaza 

is located between the disembarking area for 

buses and parking for scooters and bicycles. 

Its function is to protect pedestrians from the 

elements as they make their way to the bus 

stops, the bus terminal and the underpass 

linking the front and back of the railway station. 

The structure of the 48-meter long pavilion is 

formed from one single folding stainless steel 

panel. The form is a tectonic interpretation at 

once pure, minimal and expressive. It is the 

result of various factors including the strength 

of the folding panels, drainage, spatial scale 

of the surrounding, and the fabrication /construction 

process. 

The structural system is based on the simple 

geometry of the rhombus. Variations in the 

geometric relationships, the site’s environmental 

context and spatial requirements inform 

the formation of the canopy with a span ranging 

between 3 to 9 meters. The canopy is transformed 

by environmental conditions and the 

changing scales in spatial functions. The form 

of the main structure reflects the most 

compact and effective structural behavior 

against wind and earthquake. The systematic 

and modular design effectively reduces the 

number of intersections between the panels, 

streamlining the fabrication and on-site construction. 

The V-shaped beams and columns 

become part of the canopy’s drainage system. 

Lighting is projected from the ground. The 

canopy becomes illuminated and reflective, 

creating the ambience of a glowing body at 

night. 

The Pavilion explores issues of tectonic creation 

and experimentation. It is a discourse in the 

evolution from module to system. The design 

attempts to link the manipulation of materiality 

and space, creating functional systems of 

architectural spaces in an open urban environmental 

context, establishing the relationships 

and order between object, people and event. 

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Project Name : Pavilion for Hsinchu Bus Station Plaza Client / Developer : Hsinchu City Government Location : Hsinchu City, 

Taiwan Function : Pavilion Site Area : 818.5 sq.m. Building Footprint Area : 297.3 sq.m. Gross Floor Area : 297.3 sq.m. 

Floor Numbers : 1 Completion : 2018 Photographs : Yu-Chen Tsao Architecture Design Company Architect Firm : Atelier Or 

Chief Architect : Sheng-Feng Lin Design Team (Participant Employee) :Yi-Lin Tsai Supervision : Yi-Lin Tsai Structural Engineer : 

TH Tsai and Associates, Consulting Engineers Engineer (Water and Electricity) : Longcyuan Electricians and Engineers Lighting : 

CosmoC Design,Ltd Landscape : Atelier Or Construction Company Architecture : Atelier Or Engineer (Water and Electricity) : 

Longcyuan Electricians and Engineers Landscape : Atelier Or 

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HAS 

design and research 

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HAS design and research was founded by Jenchieh Hung and 

Kulthida Songkittipakdee, and they explore Asia’s architectural 

language through a parallel “design + research” approach. Hung 

And Songkittipakdee (HAS) has developed an international reputation 

by winning competitions; their work stands by synthesizing 

form, pattern, material, and technology into irreducible constructions. 

They have been widely recognized for their innovative work 

and have received awards and honors that include Thailand 

Prestige Award 2021, Designer of the Year Award 2019, Design 

Star Award 2018, as well as their inclusion into the Wallpaper* 

Architects’ Directory 2022. 

Jenchieh Hung is also exhibition chairman of The Association of 

Siamese Architects Under Royal Patronage, as well as founding 

president of Chinese-Thai Research Studio, and Kulthida Songkittipakdee 

is public relations director of The Association of Siamese 

Architects Under Royal Patronage. They are the principal curators 

of “Infinity Ground Architecture Exhibition” at Bangkok Art and 

Culture Centre (BACC). Hung And Songkittipakdee have also been 

actively involved in academia as visiting professors and architecture 

design critics for Tongji University, as well as Chulalongkorn 

University and King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. 

They were also invited to serve as curators and critics for Thai 

contemporary architecture, executing a series of exhibitions, 

publications, and forums. 

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Photo Credits 

Ground Exchanges 


Velaa Sindhorn Village 

Langsuan 

Photo : W Workspace 


Photo : YuChen Chao 

Photography 




Photography 


Photo : Chaovarith Poonphol 








Photography 

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Architekten 



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Feeling Grounds 


and Environment 

Puey Ungphakorn 

Centenary Hall 

Photo : Pat Phuchamni 


Photo : Ambi Studio 



Photography 


Photo : Srirath Somsawat 

Department of 

ARCHITECTURE 




Bus Station Plaza 


Photography 

Ambi Studio 

Hushan Reservoir 

Archaeological 


Photo : Kuomin Lee 



Atelier Or 

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Hosts 

Co-Organizers 

Supporters 

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Thanks to all who put 

in infinity effort for 

this special moment 

Adul Kaewdee 

Aimpawee Jirapatcharapat 

Anawach Phongsuwan 

Antika Sawadsri 

Apiradee Kasemsook 

Athipat Wongchaiya 

Boonyarat Toruen 

Bunchusa Putthapornmongkol 

Chaiyapat Mirasena 

Chana Sumpalung 

Chatchakwan Fagon 

Chayanee Pinitsoponpun 

Chun-Ming Huang 

Duanpen Juipracha 

Ekkarach Laksanasamrit 

Hsuan-Chen Chen 

Jenna Jun Wang 

Jenna Tsailin Liu 

Joanne Yu-An Tien 

Kamolthip Kimaree 

Ketsiree Wongwan 

Kisnaphol Wattanawanyoo 

Komgrij Thanapet 

Kunlatida Suwintrakorn 

Linda Cheng 

Michael Paripol Tangtrongchit 

M.L.Paskorn Abhakorn 

Naputt Sakkamat 

Nattanon Nirundorn 

Natthamon Tangtrongmit 

Nicha Teanpraneet 

Nives Vaseenon 

Nontawat Charoenchasri 

Paniti Potchanapitak 

Pattamawan Roongsiriwong 

Phanthip Thiranet 

Pichapohn Singnimittraku 

Prathum Sutthiprinyanont 

Premika Farsawang 

Prompt Udomdech 

Ratchaneeya Yangthaisong 

Rattakan Khantayaporn 

Saowakon Srinak 

Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu 

Saranya Siangarom 

Sarayut Supsook 

Soraya Panthongkhum 

Suphichaya Suppipat 

Tawan Wongsawan 

Theerarat Kaeojaikla 

Thomas Hsiang-Yu Chang 

Tonkao Panin 

Top Koaysomboon 

Woraphot Tangmanuswong 

Yingyong Poonnopatham 

Zcongklod Bangyikhan 

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Infinity Ground 



First Print 

July 2023, Bangkok 

Authors 

Jenchieh Hung 

Kulthida Songkittipakdee 

Managing Editor 

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Graphic Designers 

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National Library of Thailand Cataloging in Publication Data 

Hung, Jenchieh. 

Infinity Ground - Thailand and Taiwan Contemporary Architecture 

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120 p. 

1. Architecture -- Exhibitions. I. Kulthida Songkittipakdee, jt.auth. II. 

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