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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Solid Concrete Studio + Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand by ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)November 23rd, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic) ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic) designed the solid concrete studio + gallery situated in Bangkok, Thailand. The private studio and gallery of the Thai artist, who preferred privacy of his daily life from the neighborhood, has only single opening view from the street to communicate with its surrounding but has surprisingly interior space.  The solid concrete box with only one opening to connect the street outside, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)
 The solid concrete box with only one opening to connect the street outside, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic) For the first glance, the solid concrete box welcomes guest by the high ceiling chamber with the skylight that invited the natural light to the sculptural floating staircase. People can stand in the center of the court to notice the sun light gradually changed on the concrete central shaft wall as the main attraction to display itself as a living artwork due to the changing of daylight during the day.  a sculptural stairwell, the main feature, leads to the upper level, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)  square window frame presents itself as picture frame, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic) Continuing to the second floor, the central light shaft wall has irregular position and size of square window frames to allow people to wonder as the living artwork by displaying the changing of daily light on the concrete canvas on each side of the shaft that also allow the light through to brighten up the inside space. Obviously, the imperfect concrete form-tile which created the unique characteristic of this private gallery along with the steel, wood and glass – the purity of material tend to remind people of craft-work.  square window frame presents itself as picture frame with the living artwork from the nature, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)  view to the skylight, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)  in the same time, the square window frame leads the light to shine the inside space, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)  open space with no column to maximize the openness, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)  a bare concrete wall as a kind of living canvas, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)  the purity of material tends to remind people of craft-work, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)  a sculptural stairwell, the main feature, leads to the upper level, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)  a sculptural stairwell, the main feature, leads to the upper level, Image Courtesy © ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic)
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