Brick Observation Tower - Elephant World / Bangkok Project Studio

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  • Architect In Charge: Boonserm Premthada
  • Design Team: Boonserm Premthada, Nathan Mehl
  • Clients: Surin Provincial Administration Organisation
  • Consultants: Surin Provincial Administration Organisation
  • Engineering: K Golden Land Limited Partnership
  • Construction: K Golden Land Limited Partnership
  • Country: Thailand
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Brick Observation Tower - Elephant World  / Bangkok Project Studio - Exterior Photography
The Observation Tower seems to sprout from the ground. At the top, poles of varying heights give an illusion of the building disappearing into the air. Image © Spaceshift Studio

Text description provided by the architects. Kui, the ethnic people of Surin Province in north-eastern Thailand have been elephant keepers for centuries. Elephants are considered family members, and living with elephants has been an inseparable part of their long heritage. But following the economic growth and extensive deforestation, they suffered droughts, shortages of food and medicinal plants the forest once provided. The last decades saw the two displaced to many tourist towns across Thailand, living in elephant camps, some with unsuitable living conditions and routine.

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Cite: "Brick Observation Tower - Elephant World / Bangkok Project Studio" 25 Sep 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/948261/brick-observation-tower-elephant-world-bangkok-project-studio> ISSN 0719-8884

Observation towers are usually designed to accelerate the upward movement. This Observation Tower, however, wants to slow the visitors down and encourage them to absorb the surrounding atmosphere at different times of the day. Image © Spaceshift Studio

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