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HEYDAY Community Hub / ASWA

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0000

The HEYDAY is a new community hub for Bangkok University in Thailand. It combines a co-working space, a food court, and future restaurants all within one building, making it the latest destination for students. Located next to the university campus, the site is situated between blocky apartments that line both sides of a 1-kilometer street.

Vela be Siam Hotel / ASWA

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 02:00:00 +0000

A new design hotel has recently opened its doors in the vibrant epicenter of Siam Square, Bangkok, a lively district known for its rich cultural tapestry and dynamic atmosphere. This innovative establishment features a striking facade that masterfully blends traditional Thai architectural motifs with a contemporary twist. The design prominently incorporates the Pun-Lom, an intricately carved element often seen in classic Thai homes, symbolizing the local heritage. The exterior is further embellished with gleaming stainless steel chain links. This modern nod represents the mosquito nets that Thai families historically used to cover their beds at night, creating a dialogue between past and present.

Rarin Wedding Venue / ASWA

Valeria Silva — Thu, 08 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000

The riverside wedding venue, The Rarin, features a distinctive round architectural design that beautifully symbolizes the unity and harmony of a wedding ring. The exterior showcases smooth, flowing curves, creating a striking visual impact while evoking a sense of continuity. These curves seamlessly connect two intricately entwined courtyards, serving as picturesque frames for the venue.

PLP City Range / ASWA

Valeria Silva — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Situated within the tranquil and upscale neighborhood of the Thonglor area in Bangkok, the PLP City range presents an innovative mixed-use facility designed primarily as a state-of-the-art golf simulation center. The building's striking facade is crafted from a combination of concave and convex precast concrete panels, serving aesthetic and functional purposes. These uniquely shaped modules generate a dynamic interplay of shade and shadow throughout the day, ingeniously echoing the graceful arc of a golf swing and creating a visual representation of the sport itself. Steel elements accentuate the entrance and future retail spaces on the ground floor, purposefully designed to mimic the sleek form of a golf driver and featuring semi-reflective materials that enhance their modern appeal.

DIFF Coffee Roasters / ASWA

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Nestled in the northern region of Thailand, The Diff Coffee Roasters is a vibrant new local establishment designed to foster a sense of community. The café's striking architecture consists of two cubic structures—one larger gray cube and a smaller black cube—elegantly connected by a visually captivating triangular flyover. This striking design embraces a majestic, towering tree with a natural canopy, inviting visitors to relax in the shaded outdoor area.

Bitter Kiss Café / ASWA

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +0000

A former rental building with various materials, loft style with red brick, black color walls, and steel punching ornaments in Bangkok, Thailand, was renovated into a new cafe space, which the owners want to change the new perception of this building. The one-and-a-half-story cafe has approximately 70 seats, is located in Bangkok's eastern suburb, about 300 square meters, and is surrounded by a high-density residential zone next to the famous zoo in Bangkok.

Craft Estate Restaurant and Offices / ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic)

Hana Abdel — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:00:00 +0000

In Nonthaburi, Thailand, the Craft Estate, located next to the across-river bridge, stands a new triangular architecture for a river-view co-leisure area with a craft beer, coffee, bar, and restaurant community.

Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe / ASWA

Valeria Silva — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

A wavy precast concrete facade formed by an onsite concrete mold for a new restaurant designed by ASWA for Khao Niao restaurant + Onda cafe around Ari, Bangkok, Thailand, surrounded by residential buildings with some restaurants and cafes.

Seven Lakes Office / ASWA

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

ASWA designed a new office with an irregular-shaped construction inspired by their product, a vacuum skin packaging film for the food industry. The unformed functional space conveys the concept of a variable appearance following the shape of an object it wraps. The office has two courtyards; a greenery court and a water court, which allow natural light to shine into the space.

Take a Breath Cafe / ASWA

Andreas Luco — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000

Take a breath café is a new cafe and restaurant with the inspiration of a barn in the wood that separated into a cluster of the building in three main buildings by its functions as a cafe, restaurant, and kitchen along with a high noticeable bell tower.

Toyota Motor Thailand Marketing Office Complex / ASWA

Andreas Luco — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 01:00:00 +0000

ASWA designs a new office complex where the architectural curve meets the landscape curve to create the fluidity between exterior and interior space. Located on the east side of Bangkok along the highway, the new Toyota Motor Thailand Marketing Complex aimed to connect people and green areas from working spaces to green courtyards welcoming natural light and greenery views for everyone to relax during working hours.

1.6 Office / ASWA

Hana Abdel — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 02:00:00 +0000

An opaque former warehouse converted to a ripple glass facade for developer office in Prompong district by ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Ahoiic) ASWA’s scheme comprised of one and a mezzanine floor for 1.6 development new office with a ripple glass facade that invites natural light and blurriness effect for exterior and interior. The translucent ripple glass creates a glowing facade during night time. Ripple glass panels run along the facade to flood the space with natural light during the day and glowing light within a night.

Giant Bakes Cafe / ASWA

Hana Abdel — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:00:00 +0000

ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic) designed the “Giant Bakes Cafe”, located in Ari district of Bangkok which has upscale residential and hipster hangouts place, this neighborhood is a home for a selection of restaurants and cafes. The “Giant Bakes” originally served online order, and decided to start their own cafe in their home’s yard where they serve coffee and bakery which they made daily.

Maehongsorn House / ASWA

Hana Abdel — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Located in Maehongsorn, the northern province in Thailand surrounded by mountains, MHS house is a small house project designed for a German - Thai couple by ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic). The architect proposed an idea of making a house that looks like a sculptural form for this site.

Office of Lee & Son Leather / ASWA

Andreas Luco — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:00:00 +0000

ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic) determines the Office of Lee & Son Leather by metaphor the black curved facade with the physicality of leather in their new office in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bitwise Headquarters / ASWA

Andreas Luco — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

ASWA search for the balance between the project’s objectives and limitations into the creation of the innovative looking geometry for Bitwise Headquarters, in Samutprakarn, Thailand. Bitwise is a manufacturer of air conditioners whose long track record and experience in the industry in Thailand. Their Headquarters design was realized from the conceptual organization’s image and identity.

ASWA Studio / ASWA

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A “dark green geometric volume” with its punctured roof opening to a green area defines a small design studio, ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic), located in Bangkok, Thailand. The studio sits on a small land, around 100 m2 that previously used as parking lots.

TA-THA-TA Studio / ASWA

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 17 May 2018 20:00:00 +0000

ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic) realized a studio with a collaged metal mesh façade for TA-THA-TA, a functional but playful Thai brand bag, in Bangkok, Thailand. The project holds a 120 m2 with 3.5 floors where first floor occupied by stocks. On second floor was used for assembling and a studio located on third floor with mezzanine level for rest space.