Article source: SAR (Sake Architects)

In the past couple of years, Buriram has seen the birth of many new architectural structures. Located on the main highway that leads to the city center, Class Cafe occupies the once old and unused building and is now turning into a new destination of this northeastern city’s inhabitants. As the first branch outside of Nakhon Ratchasima, the neighboring province where the coffee house brand is originated, the project’s owner’ brief includes the wish to have the old-looking structure wrapped with the new building shell with the current architectural trends being the references. Looking through the structure’s physical conditions into the actual demands of both the project’s users and owner, the architect proposes the idea that is later materialized into the design of the building.

Image Courtesy © Chalermwat Wongchompoo

• Architects: SAR (Sake Architects)
• Project: Class Café Buriram
• Location: Mueang, Buriram, Thailand
• Photography: Chalermwat Wongchompoo
• Structural Engineer: Next Steps Design & Consultants, Thaninpat Thongthanawat
• Project Team: Sake Simaraks, Jatuphon Wangsong, Parit Hinmuenwai
• Manufacturers: Siam Yamato Steel, Bluescope Thailand
• Lighting Designer: Natthaphon Chaowarat, Nichakhon Hengrasmee
• Project year: 2017

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