March 2015: “Protective Wing“, our project for a bird sanctuary in Chiang Mai, has received top honors in the 2014 regional Holcim Awards for Asia Pacific, an award recognizing the most innovative and advanced sustainable construction designs. Each year, thousands of birds are smuggled in and out of Thailand, to be sold on the world’s growing […]
Projects in Process
Big White Forms
November 2012: The new Caffè D´Oro retail shop is nearly complete and will open to the public soon. The first shop based on Architectkidd’s new design will be located in Nakhon Ratchasima outside of Bangkok. In the meantime, take a look at photos that Luke shot during the fabrication of the plaster form at the […]
Mass Customized Architecture
November 2012: As a stand-alone retail outlet, the new Caffe D’Oro shop was designed to be produced and installed in many locations in Thailand. At the same time, Architectkidd was interested in developing a material solution that would be unique, tactile and recognizable to users and the brand. We developed our technique by adapting a […]
Introducing the New D’Oro
October 2012: Caffè D´Oro is a home-grown success story, with over 70 retail shops throughout Thailand. The coffee brand not only sells beverages but also roasts and supplies coffee beans from its plantations in Northern Thailand. Architectkidd has been commissioned to develop new retail shops for Caffè D´Oro. Working closely with the D’Oro team, we […]
Floating Hotel
July 2012: This hotel on the Kwai river is Architectkidd’s interpretation of traditional river dwellings in Western Thailand. The western province of Kanchanaburi is a popular destination due to its mountainous terrain and forests. The rivers in particular play an important role in peoples’ lives and livelihoods. Activities along the river reflect how people have […]
Designing for Spaces in the Forest
April 2012: The goal of our “Forest Urbanism” project is to create a new architecture that can co-exist with new and future forests in the same space. As Thailand continues to rapidly urbanize and industrialize, more forests are being removed to ‘clear the land’ for man-made and building development. What would happen if we were […]
Deforestation Increases Floods
March 2012: The question of how much impact that deforestation has on flooding has been debated in environmental research. Analyzing something as large and complex as the ecological system presents challenges in isolating the causes and effects. This has led some people to believe that quantitative measurements on flooding and deforestation are too difficult to […]
Floods, Cities & Forests
February 2012: For this year’s ASA (Association of Siamese Architects) Exposition, Architectkidd will be part of a group of design practices that will exhibit conceptual and critical designs on the issue of water, floods and cities. Architectkidd’s focus will be on the importance of forests and flood management in face of increasing urbanization in Thailand. […]
Polymer Building Skins
January 2012: During the development of the Bridgestone Pavilion, Architectkidd was able to study a variety of polymer materials. While not all materials made it to the final construction, we believe that taking an “iterative” process is beneficial. By developing a “test & review” approach, results from mockups, models and prototypes led the project team […]
Digital + Manual Construction
January 2012: As a showcase for emerging technologies, Architectkidd had the opportunity to explore some new ideas in the Bridgestone Pavilion for the BOI Fair. Instead of the typical building design process – starting with a horizontal, 2-dimensional floor plane, then extruding walls to create an rectilinear building form – we were interested in attempting […]
Future Seed: Bridgestone Pavilion
January 2012: The Bridgestone Pavilion for the upcoming BOI (Board of Investment) Fair has recently been introduced to the public. The pavilion will be open to visitors during January 5 – 20 in what is anticipated to be one of the largest public events held in Bangkok this year. Architectkidd has been involved in the […]
Reason #8 to be in Thailand: Kirimaya
January 2012: To mark the beginning of the new year, Wallpaper Thailand came up with their “Top 20” list for 2012. The list aims to showcase some of the latest design and fashion events and projects coming up in the year. Architectkidd’s design for Kirimaya Residence K01 has been selected as one of the featured […]
Urban Farm Wins Holcim Silver Award
December 2011: Architectkidd’s design has been awarded by the Holcim Foundation as a leading example of sustainable building and construction for the Asia Pacific region. The project, a new retail development in Bangkok, aims to revitalize land currently occupied by a textile factory. One of the unique features of the design is to provide a […]
Cantilever Spaces
August 2011: At Architectkidd, we think each material has its own unique properties that need to be considered to realize its potential in architecture. For the design of the Kirimaya House, which is currently under construction, we certainly became more aware of the properties found in structural steel. With the efforts of structural designers Boonsaeng […]
Steel Techniques
August 2011: The Architectkidd team is currently working on a project that involves designing with steel in construction and detailing. So during a review of a full-scale mockup that is in progress, several Architectkidd designers visited a steel fabrication factory in Pathum Thani, on the northern outskirts of Bangkok. The type of projects this factory […]
Sound Wave: Hard Rock Facade
July 2011: The design for the new Hard Rock Cafe in Bangkok will mark a new approach for the global Hard Rock brand. This is probably most dynamically expressed in the facade design of the building’s exterior. For Architectkidd, the starting point for this facade design were the shapes, rhythms and structures of sound. Interpreting […]
Kirimaya Residence
June 2011: Construction is now underway for the design of a private residence in Kirimaya. The project, located in Khao Yai, is about 150 km north east of Bangkok. With its vast and open spaces, the site challenged Architectkidd to reconsider typical house constructions using vertically repetitive structures and systems. Compared to a house design […]
Old Wood Details
June 2011: Construction is nearly complete for the new Hard Rock Cafe restaurant in Bangkok. This project is a renovation of an existing building structure in Siam Square, and one of the aspects that Architectkidd and designer Prinda Puranananda focused on during the construction was about re-using materials. In the interior, there will be […]
Bangkok Graffiti
February 2011: Three Bangkok street artists are currently exhibiting their work at the Hard Rock Cafe in Siam Square. The event is part of Hard Rock Cafe’s building renovation which is now underway. This “Graffiti” event was organized as a competition for Bangkok street artists with the goal to tell the story of Hard Rock […]
Library for a Monastery
June 2010: Architectkidd has collaborated with designer Prinda Puranananda to develop a small library building in a Buddhist monastery in Chiangrai. The building, to be located along a hill side of a rice farming area, aims to provide a learning space for the nearby community and visitors to the monastery. The design is defined by […]
Vertical Teak
June 2010: For the construction of a new showroom of a high-rise condominium in Bangkok, we have designed a vertical installation using strips of teak wood. The pattern for this installation was originally developed to be applied as architectural cladding on several areas of the high rise building. For the showroom space, the teak installation will […]
Deep Patterns
March 2010: For the design of a new gallery, we have been developing strategies to create “deep” patterns in order to fabricate architectural walls with continuously variable thicknesses. The gallery is located inside a large commercial retail space. This existing interior space is enclosed by a strong geometrical form: a 30-meter, glass dome. The gallery will be inserted along the perimeter […]
Integrated Ceiling System
June 2009: A full-scale mockup of our design for an integrated ceiling solution has been completed. The objective was to develop a new ceiling that can accommodate different functional systems of an office building, while maximizing vertical height and daylight reflection. We first mapped out the existing ceiling condition of the office space, which covered […]
Wallpaper Fashion Shoot
November 2008: Architectkidd was on location with stylist Ananda Chalardcharoen and photographer Tanapol Kaewpring as well as their creative team. They selected the Lightmos showroom as a location for “Shedding Skin”, a feature for Wallpaper Thailand. See the full results of the fashion shoot in the November 2008 issue (“Design Report 2008”). Share […]