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Design Portfolio for International Program in Design and Architecture (INDA), Chulalongkorn University

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D  E S  I G  N  4 P R O J  E C T  1 . 2

FUTURE EXCHANGES: EXPERIMENTS IN MATERIAL FOR BUSINESS

The project allows us to use our researches and knowledges we have gained from last phase to create  components that represent our company by using different materials to help expressing our company’s image.

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D  E S  I G  N  4 P R O J  E C T  1 . 1

BRAND LOGICS: OVERATIVE DECISION-MAKING

A study of  the logics and decision making process of companies and their output, “ Everfest ”

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D  E S  I G  N  3 P R O J  E C T  1 . 3

PAVILLION

This is the last development of year two project which is to lastly design our own pavilion basing on the knowledge we have gained from researching our chosen architect and the device in project 1.2. In this phase, my main idea is to mimic natural component to become an architectural design of my pavillion. The pavillion is divided into A and B which has similar purposes; to warship and to be a church. The location of two of them are in Budapest, Hungary. Another main concept is to show the contrast of a super-clean solid shape and a very texture nature shape.

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS FROM STOP MOTION

THE MECHANISM : REVISING METHODOLOGIES

Link to full version video :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxQYC7IiU7MGWHRQanNsbFpUYWs/view?usp=sharing

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FINAL PROCESS

THE MECHANISM : REVISING METHODOLOGIES

This is the final mechanism developing from the stamp machine in the previous folder. I was recommended to make the output coming out in three-dimensional not like the output from the stamp machine that were in two-dimentional.

The code are still the same which is using natural resources from surrounding but I developed the device into a compression device that would turn any natural selection into a column structure corresponding to Imre’s designs.

Link to full version of manual book:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxQYC7IiU7MGTWcxUEdTSkJvRFU/view?usp=sharing

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FIRST IDEA

THE MECHANISM : REVISING METHODOLOGIES

This project continues using my architect code to produce a device or mechanism that refers to his way of work. The code is that he always used the natural resources from that specific surrounding sites to create the structural of his design. 

Thus, now I created a stamp machine to transform a natural selection into a pattern of his structural design. It is still in development in every ways and I will update the process as soon as possible.

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D  E S  I G  N  3 P R O J  E C T  1 . 1

THE CODE : AN EXCERCISE ON  ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGES

This is a project of researching an amazing hungarian architecture, Imre Makovecz, to truly understand his hidden language of the design code through my own vision and point of view.

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HABITAT : PLATES

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HABITAT

The house of Jewel is located in block 10 which stands under the concept of fragmentation, mixing different geometry shapes together with nature. This concept is also applied to the habitat. 

The main concept is inspired by the shape of the plot which resembles that of diamonds, so each part of the habitat is modified from the form of fragments of diamonds. This results in every segment of the plot including the interior having the same concept of geometry shapes. 

The house is composed of two main sections the solid walls and the glass walls. These areas are designed according to the path of the sun and the scenery, so the house will receive enough natural light and not too much as well as providing stunning scenery from multiple perspectives. 

Another important notion of the house is it has no inner walls since the purpose is to create an open atmosphere that enables the inhabitants to become one with nature. Instead of walls that interrupts the open space, elevated floor system is used to separate the purpose of each space.

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D  E S  I G  N  2 P R O J  E C T  2 . 2 A

CASE STUDY : PIT HOUSE

The house positions itself in Okayama Prefecture near Seto Inland Sea. The site is located on a terraced mountain hill that was developed as a residential land. The family is consisted of a married couple and a child. We considered a new way of architecture on the site condition, where views are open towards the north and the ground level is one meter higher than the road level.

The relationship is as if the site’s natural environment and the architecture coexist at the same time. The architecture has become a part of the whole landscape of undivided environment, not simply thinking about connection to the surroundings from the cut off opening in walls.This time, we came up with a living form that accepts the outside environment such as surface of the terraced land, surrounding neighbouring houses’ fences and walls, residences that sit along the slope and far beyond mountains. The architectural principle is not a division from the land with a wall, but an interior that is an extension of the outside and connection of the surface like a pit dwelling that is undivided from the land. In concrete, six types of floor levels including a round floor that is created by digging the surface are connected with a concrete cylinder core at the center. Furthermore, delicate and multiple branch-like columns that support the slightly floating boxes produce various one-room spaces.

Environment and architecture create new extensive relationship by connecting surfaces. The territory is undefined in the space in a body sense. I think that is more natural relationship of an architecture standing in a landscape.

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PLOT

I used the concept of the masterplan which is about fragmentation to integrate into my plot too. Starting with thinking about the purpose of my plot that I want it to be a house for myself and use the open to be like a refreshing walkway garden for other inhabitants as my plot is connected between a public park and a pedestrian walkway. Thus, I try to use the geometry to integrate with all the walkway and the building shapes. This project allows me to learn and play with the design to find the best coherence and suitable of how to separate the space.

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MASTERPLAN

Our block was created under the concept of fragmentation, which is to build everything in a geometry shape but also combined the feeling of living among the nature too. The block is separated into many layers of topography, the nearest the plot gets closed to the canal, the lower topography it has. This gives an advantage of the layout of every plots as they can located near each other as they will not blocking any views among them which is what we want as we believe that the real meaning of neighbourhood is to live together as one not just a stranger live next to each other.

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VENDING DEVICE : VIDEO

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D  E S  I G  N  2 P R O J  E C T  1 . 2

VENDING DEVICE

Objectives

I started questioning myself “what would be a good vending device?” and the most important thing to me is that it must be functional specific to the vendor. But wouldn’t it be better if passers-by can utilized it too? I wanted to design a vending device that could also turn into street furniture when the shop/device is not in use.

So I designed a sidewalk bench that could convert into an adjustable awning plus utility space. Basically, it would be a bench that could fold over into a desk-like top, where the seating becomes an adjustable awning. The desk-like top would contain retractable layers of extra desk space that could slide out to increase display area. The awning would be highly personalized, where the individual slats of wood would be adjustable depending on direction of light.

There would be also another attachable trunk to store merchandise that the vendor could easily carry to and from the site of the sidewalk bench. The trunk itself would perfectly interlock with the bench’s desk-top display and have a mechanism that would be able to expand the display so that the vendor doesn’t need to set up each piece of goods every time.

Goal

My goals are to create something that would behave as a good bench and a good shop to fulfil the three aspects of mobility, flexibility and display all in one and hopefully to be an inspiration for people to start thinking broader about multifunctional ideas.

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D E S I G N  2 P R O J E C T  1 . 1

DOCUMENTARY :  VIDEO

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DOCUMENTARY

Observations obtained from the on-site research 1.1 indicate many essential opportunities to make a good vending device, which has many aspects that are important focusing mainly on location and an efficient suitable stall for the shop. So here are the main issues I want to point out that would help make me design the good vending device which are mobility, flexibility and display.

The first problem is mobility. I want to suggest a way that would make the vendor’s daily routine easier by changing from carrying the folding table into something more practical and lightweight. A trolley that would self-contain everything and also be the ideal size would be a good solution. This will help ease the inconvenience of hauling the foldable table and merchandise.

The second biggest issue is flexibility. As being in Thailand where the weather is unpredictable, vendors need to prepare for any unexpected weather that means the shop should have a way of protection from the elements. A foldable cart which could be extended to include an adjustable awning could help fix it. It is important that this function is included in the cart as the vendor will not need to carry an extra cover such as big umbrella or create a makeshift shelter as currently is being done.

The third aspect is the display. This is very important for aesthetic reasons to attract customers without overpowering the merchandise. As mentioned earlier, the whole shop would be self-contained and the vendor would not have to waste time setting the display everyday, because everything would already be set up, without having to place each product one by one, like a pop-up book that would not harm the individual pieces. This merchandise holder would require a very specialized design in order to attract customers’ attention and to provide sufficient spaces for all the products without losing the foldable function. Apart from observing ecological and economically friendly standards, the design should simultaneously be sturdy and durable.

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D E S I G N  1 P R O J E C T  2 . 2

ELEMENTAL EXPERIENCES: SPATIAL SEQUENCES

I developed the idea from the instrument one which is dealing with Wind & Sound. It consisted of 5 spaces for two humans to interact. For my spaces, they are all created to facilitate humans by being a space like a residence in different purposes. 

First space is made of paper which is created for music room as it can reflect a good sound. Second space is made of air bubble wrap which is tend to be a kitchen as it has chimney for ventilation. Third space is made of aluminium for living room. Fourth space is made of net which is for exercise as the inhabitants need to climb through it. Fifth space is made of knitting wools which is created for bedroom as it can help reducing sound.