Plan Architect has designed the Kenington International Kindergarten located in Ratchaphruek Road, Talingchun, Bangkok.

This project is mainly intend to find the new perception of playing space that should give more opportunity for the kids to use the space up to their imagination.

It also need to be an attractive shape so that it can draw the attention from kids. As a result the freeform masses come to answer all of these requirements with the curve walls that define the room create an unmeasured space where the unexpected activities always happen. The clear glass curve walls acting like thin layers that separate softly between learning space inside and playing space outside in order to get the kids closely to the nature environment. About the massing this building simply made by superimpose the two freeform masses and then twist them to create overlapping part which cantilever above, that make the big shade approach any kids to the main entrance.

+ Project facts

KENSINGTON INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN
Ratchaphruek Road, Talingchun, Bangkok

Architect: Plan Architect
Design : 2010
Completion : 2012
Client : Kensington International Kindergarten
Land Area : 2,150 sqm.
Building Area : 2,270 Sqm.
Cost : 15,500,000 Baht
Structure Engineer : Prawit Phanwiroj
System Engineer : Plan Engineering Co.,Ltd
Contractor : Aekachai Aimsirikullamit
Photographer : Ketsiree Wongwan

+ All images and drawing courtesy Plan architect

The owner’s love of antiquity and art has resulted in a home that radiates character, honesty and age.

With a blank canvas and in a mixed context – came the brief to create a new dwelling that for a modern lifestyle but with the charm of an old home – “The new old”.

The principle of ‘Wabi-Sabi’, the beauty of imperfection, was employed.

There is a simple beauty in each recycled tumbled brick used. The rake joints expose the cracks, blemishes and broken corners of each individual brick. The matt white paint complements other natural materials used including timber, marble and bluestone.

Architect/Owner: Jessica Liew
Photographer: Jaime Diaz-Bierro and Jessica Liew

+ All images courtesy Jaime Diaz-Bierro and Jessica Liew

The seating system design by Leonardo Rossano and Debora Mansur for TRUE design will be exhibited at pavilion 24 C11 C07 in Salone Del Mobile in Milan on April 09- 14, 2013.

Inspired by the dynamic forms of biogenetics, the modular bench DNA is the collaborative design solution of Leonardo Rossano and up and coming Brazilian architect Deborah Mansur. The unique construction assembly is created by a single section of curved plywood, that is mirrored in design to create multiple seating configurations. The design of this bench is intended mostly for public spaces. The leg and table are composed from the same element, therefore creating a series that can become infinite. The result of this system, is a captivating piece of furniture, shaped after the helix form, in which each completed section creates an individual seat for the user creating comfort in a public space.

+ Designer: Leonardo Rossano + Deborah Mansur

The Swarm Lamp: Graceful. Organic. Masterful.
Illuminated Sculpture For All

The Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau introduces its bright-new product. Giving new meaning to the word enlightenment, the genius of the Swarm Lamp lies in its ability to attain the feeling of suspended motion, each lamp tethered in a perfect harmony of light.

Specialty Bulbrite light bulbs that reveal a sculptured pattern of entwined filament are connected to custom-cut wood that resonates with a distinct Scandinavian design quality. The respect for woodcraft in the Swarm Lamp hearkens back to a simpler, pre-industrial time when the creative process was just as important as the end product.

The Swarm Lamp, like all Jangir Maddadi products, is designed for individual style: The angle of each Swarm can be adjusted to a broad spectrum of positions, and each lamp can be purchased as one, a group of three, or a group of five, giving people the freedom to choose the light in their lives.

The Swarm Lamp brings together three simple materials: glass, wood, and metal, and creates a piece that so organic that it could have been designed by nature itself.

+ Designer: Jangir Maddadi Design Bureau

 

Sejong Art Center (hereafter SAC) is designed for various performing arts such as musical, ballet, dancing and etc. There are two theaters, a main theater with more than 800 seats and a medium sized theater with 300 seats, and a film theater with 250 seats and art gallery in SAC. It is located in the international cultural area where situated between nature-scape and urban-scape.

Usually the boundary between city and nature is most exciting place to feel the sense of city and nature, so we design SAC which can be perceived as a part of nature and city. Straight linear shape is applied in accordance with city and curvature shape is in accordance with nature to make people feel comfortable feeling.

The grand hall and two theaters are facing to the central park and there is open space of magnificent energy people can feel. It is originated from the nature (Central Park, Geum-gang (river) and Guewha-san (mountain)), and transforms into performing arts when it meets the urban.

Main theater of Sejong Art Center provides best sound quality to the audience by using SAR(Source Selective Absorption & Reflection) Structure wall and which is able to hold the performing arts wide range from normal type such as musical, opera and contemporary music to cross over performance.

5 SCAPES

(URBAN + PLAZA / ARCHITECHTURE / THEATER / GROUND / CIVIC)

1. Urban+Plaza-scape

Avenue park located in north area, Public square 'Arrival plaza' and cinema located in south area, where is most important place in city. There is open space to have fine view to the sky and landscape, where is joined end point of city and starting point of nature.

Café is a part of the plaza and the resting space under the roof shadow.

2. Architecture-scape

There is Main entrance at the end of the passage between two theaters and visitors have open view to the central park. After entering into the SAC, visitors arrive Grand hall in-between halls of two theaters, which is connected with outdoor space through entrance and parking space on B1 level. Grand hall, Grand step and Hall of Main Theater are public space for citizens holding small event even though there is no performance.

3. Theater-scape

3 dimensional wall design gives best quality for sound and aesthetic.

Specially amplified case, which needs large power speaker, that acoustic drapery and acoustic trap control reflected sound. Also lighting fixture and many type of equipments hidden inside of wall to make beauty and tidy.

4. Ground-scape , Public-scape

The space where is connecting theatre to waterside going to be meaningful place for sejong city

This place will be very last place for public journey, where is started from public square and cinema to move through history park and public space.

This journey is for everyone who comes to visit to sejong art centre.

5. Civic-scape

The grand hall and two theaters are facing to the central park and there is open space of magnificent energy people can feel. It is originated from the nature (Central Park, Geum-gang (river) and Guewha-san (mountain)), and transforms into performing arts when it meets the urban.

+ Project facts

Project summary;
Title:  Design Competition for Art Center in Sejong Special Autonomous City
Location: Moon 2-1, 3-4 Living Area, Naseong-dong, Sejong Special Autonomous City, Republic of Korea
Total Floor Area: 15,360m2 (Gross)
Site Area: 43,493 m2
Date: 2012.12~2013.3

Design team;
Architects: Seunghong Park, Hokeun Oh
Project Architect: Seungchul Han, Sehwan Park
Project Manager: Jongin Park
Project Team:, Hyekyung Ju, HanJin Yoon, Sungwoo Moon, Junghyuk Seo, Sanghwan Jung, Junghwa Lee, Seungheon Kim, Minkyung Kim, Jinho Kim
Acoustics: ad&c
Structural engineer: I'ST
Mechanical engineer: HIMEC
Electricity / Telecommunication: Jung Woo Eng.
Civil engineer: Daekyo E&C
CG: 201 studio
Editorial design: Godo Design
Architectural model: Daerim

+ All images and drawings courtesy designcamp moonpark dmp