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The Terrace House / S.O.S Architects

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000

The Terrace House began with a simple question: if a household consists of only two people and a dog, how should a home be organized to truly support their way of living? Rather than following the conventional model of a family house, the project defines itself through shared living spaces and a generous upper terrace that becomes the center of everyday life.

Museum of Broken Relationships - Chiang Mai / STA

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Museum Of Broken Relationships is a renovation and a transformation of a historical Chiang Mai building into a museum space. The building, originally a shop and a warehouse built in 1904, had already been altered various times.

Nork-Kok House / Yangnar Studio

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000

"Nork-Kok," a Thai expression meaning unconventional or outside the norm, does not suggest a lack of order but instead honestly reflects the character of both the place and its owner.

Architect Office at the Water's Edge / Chiangmai Life Architects

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Rooted in our guiding principles of functionality, sustainability, and smile, this office space was conceived as a sanctuary for creativity—an environment that nurtures both well-being and innovation. Located at the edge of a natural pond, the building's organic form follows the curvature of the shoreline, integrating architecture seamlessly into its landscape.

The Facets Cafe / BBWORKSPACE

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Concept: A Brilliance of Light – THE FACETS is a renovation and extension project of a café located within the grounds of a renowned gemstone shop in San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai. The design centers around expressing the "variety of gems" through architectural language, creating a space that is distinctive, alluring, and sensorially engaging. Inspired by the beauty of gemstones such as diamond, opal, amethyst, garnet, emerald, aquamarine, sapphire, and citrine, the design translates their forms, colors, and reflective qualities into built form, while subtly integrating local cultural identity.

Umong House / Studio Mai Mai

Hana Abdel — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000

With the desire to find a home that is both compact in size and situated near her workplace, the client, Duen (Nuntisa Chotirosniramit), went on a search within Wat Umong Street for a house that is up for sale. Finally, she stumbled upon a doer-upper house, which is the perfect size and in the right location near her office at the research center in Chiang Mai University. Studio Mai Mai was brought on to renovate this house into her dream home.

Jomthong Raintree House / Sher Maker

Hana Abdel — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000

This residential home is situated on the edge of a 3-acre plot, blanketed by a lush Chamchuri (rain tree) forest in Chom Thong district, Chiang Mai. The owner aimed to preserve the natural ecosystem with minimal intervention. Positioned along the plot's non-boundary edge and nestled among existing trees, the building acts merely as a natural observation space.

House C / Bangkok Tokyo Architecture

Hana Abdel — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:00:00 +0000

The house is situated in a residential area beside the river surrounded by trees. To the east, it is bordered by a road, while its west side offers a direct view of the Riverbend. This calm and natural setting extends along the river's axis, forming a backdrop visible across the property. A uniform grid of columns supports the extensive concrete slab, which defines and divides the spaces beneath. From the street, the house appears as a closed and unassuming box. However, when the gate-like exterior wall is opened, the central earthen floor, the river, the garden, and the street merge into one unified space.

Baan Dam / Housescape Design Lab

Hana Abdel — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 20:00:00 +0000

This residence is located in Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand recognized for its blend of urban living and proximity to natural wonders. The project holds the name "Baan Dam," a term chosen for its utmost minimalism, with all those engaged in the journey referring to it by this title. In Thai, "Baan" translates to "House," while "Dam" signifies "Black." Hence, it is referred to as the Black House due to its association with this dark hue.

House C+I / blankstudio

Hana Abdel — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:00:00 +0000

The needs of the owner are to acquire a spruce house having just one bedroom for 2 people and to have it white and bright from natural lights. The site’s face is 10 meters while its length is 34 meters. Once cutting the shortening of the land is done, it would provide a house that looks narrow and long like a commercial building. The house front tangible with the road is in the west so the parking lot is put right in front of the house so that cars could reverse easily, whereas the living space is put in the north to evade too much sunlight while giving privacy. The ladder and restrooms are placed in the west to block sunlight and heat, making the living spaces and bedroom not get direct sunlight and can still be cozy and not too hot in all parts of the day.

Ptt Saraphi Gas Station / Sher Maker

Hana Abdel — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:00:00 +0000

When the renovation of a gas station is a way to glorify the skill of the craftsman in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sher Maker, a multidisciplinary design studio that is interested in craft culture designed an old gas station facade by collaborating with a local ceramic studio. PTT Saraphi station is a pilot project of this design program by PTTOR, an organization in charge of PTT's affiliated gas stations in Thailand that want their station to become a public space for passers and people in the local area. Sher Maker keept the existing structure of the main sale building and encased it with the façade by questioning the possibility of the participation of local people by using the skills of a local craftsmanship studio.

Chiang Mai Art Gallery / Enter Projects Asia

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 23:00:00 +0000

An Art Collector's gallery in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand consisting of several interior pavilions enclosed by intricate gardens with exterior sculptures and ornate water features. Enter projects Asia was commissioned to design the display of bespoke artworks, using all-natural materials. The international collection of silverware, fine china, and porcelain includes the largest Wedgwood collection in Southeast Asia. The owner and avid collector sought to contextualize a lifelong ambition to exhibit the treasures gathered over a 50-year period. Traditionally a clinical space in which art objects meet an audience, Enter Projects Asia was challenged to bring life to the gallery, with zoning, lighting, and seating in their signature style blending 3D geometries with traditional Thai craftsmanship. "We sought to create an immersive experience, giving the space a warmth and depth uncharacteristic of conventional art galleries" states Patrick Keane, Enter Projects Asia Director.

Folly in the Forest Pavilion / Bangkok Tokyo Architecture

Hana Abdel — Mon, 16 May 2022 22:00:00 +0000

Surrounded by tall trees, this semi-outdoor structure is a place for locals to relax and gather. On the weekends, it transforms into a market bustling with vendors. To create a place for such diversity, we aim to make architecture that is deeply connected to the context but simultaneously open and accessible; a juxtaposition of multiple perspectives and meaning.

Gimme Shelter Café and Workshop / Housescape Design Lab

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:00:00 +0000

“We are convinced that real architecture will leave an indelible trace in our minds by only elementary architectural action". Today, architectural design for commercial spaces is expected and driven to try to communicate visually with users, or as a tool to attract people to spaces through visualization, photography, and social statement inevitably. In particular, restaurant and café type programs often borrow the other language of architecture to attract customers. But as a design worker in Chiang Mai, A city in which such businesses are driven by an architecture that requires Instagramable, is it necessary to question the situation through the design work? at least in order not to overlook the true essence of our profession.

Choice Headquarters / Plan Associates

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:00:00 +0000

The Choice Headquarters office is located at Amphoe Mueang, Chiang Mai. The area is surrounded with a treasure of culture, especially local Thai architecture elements, such as Long-kao(rice harvest house), Wall of Chiang Mai(such as Suan dok gate), or Thai traditional terrace. These elements are divisibly applied to modern architecture and architecture in nature. The architecture is simply planning and functions; reinforce concrete structure with four floor height. The key is courtyard centered which brings natural sunlight to architecture.

Khiankhai Home & Studio / Sher Maker

Hana Abdel — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 02:00:00 +0000

Home is a built environment that is designed literally for growing together with the people that home belongs to. Therefore, it can be used to say “people grow the home” than just build it. This two-storey house consists of 260 sq.m. of use area. The main body of the house is dispersed along the length of the land with the main terrace linking every function together. The front side runs along with a small village road, and the backside with the existing trees and rice field.

PIE House / Greenbox Design

Hana Abdel — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0000

This ‘Pie House’, with its own specialty, belongs to two ladies who want to start building a family together. Therefore, this is the beginning for the new architecture interpretation. We try to leave the housing typology behind and then figure out the relativity of the behavior, area and time until this house has a combination of crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Sher Maker Studio / Sher Maker

Hana Abdel — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Sher Maker is an architectural design studio with an interest in the process and meaning behind building construction. We are interested in the origins of architectural formations which depend on the context of local technology and materials. We also interest in the design of the atmosphere that surrounds the building in both physical and ambiance. Since we are a small studio settle in Chiang Mai, Thailand.