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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. The Street Ratchada in Bangkok, Thailand by ArchitectkiddFebruary 24th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Architectkidd With over 10 million inhabitants, Bangkok continues to grow into its urban form. Architectkidd’s approach for The Street Ratchada attempts to introduce urban characteristics into a newly developing neighborhood outside of the central metropolitan area. Comprising of cafes, restaurants and other retail functions, The Street Ratchada creates new exterior and semi-interior urban spaces to engage with the surrounding people and community.  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd
 Image Courtesy © Architectkidd The interior program introduces a variety of uses and activities to reach out to young people and the new design strips away most of the previous finishings to reveal the steel, concrete and brick elements of the original structure. The structure and parking garage of the previous commercial development on the site remain intact. The top floor and front of the five-storey building were rebuilt to accommodate the new client’s capacity needs.  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd Upon first impression, the continuous metallic surface of the facade seems to convey a monumental presence but it is actually a porous layer composed of triangulated panels uniquely sized and cut. The gradient transparencies of the perforated panels unveil the underlying framework and the atrium behind which serves as an intermediate public space. At night, the lighting dematerializes the facade and creates an inviting glow from within the atrium that spreads on to the outdoor and public areas.  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd The outdoor plaza and exterior envelope work together with the atrium and interior volume to create a total space for The Street Ratchada. Visitors can gather on walkways and landings within the atrium, and with its multiple visual apertures, look inward, outward and peripherally across the building. This enhances not only the functional circulation but also creates a connected spatial experience between the exterior and interior areas.  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd With this project Architectkidd attempts to break through common expectations of what might be considered a purely commercial retail building type and to inject a diversity of urban and architectural scales into a rapidly developing area of Bangkok.  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd  Image Courtesy © Architectkidd
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