Location:
Bangkok, Thailand
Year:
2022
Photographer:
Wison Tungthunya & W Workspace
Team: Pok Kobkongsanti (Design Director), Nicha Utenpitakkul (Lead Designer), Roypim Sakuncharoenkij (Designer), Thansinee Boonjue (Designer), Piyakan Kleebthong (Horticulturist)
Architect: IDIN Architects — Jeravej Hongsakul (Design Director), Eakgaluk Sirijariyawat (Designer)
Interior Designer: IDIN Architects — Siravich Pienpitak (Designer), Pornnapath Khampiranon (Graphic Designer)
Contractor: Chanon Kanjanakul
Client: Nana Coffee Roasters
Located in the large commercial/residential district, Nana Coffee Roasters Bangna introduces a cafe design alternative that blurs the boundary between architecture and lush landscape, drawing visitors away from the buzzing Bangna-Trad motorway, redirecting their focus onto the coffee-drinking experience. Through this concept, the boundaries between three practices, architecture, interior, and landscape are blurred. This ‘blurred’ space creates undefined areas where Instagrammable is much less important than the visitor’s experience of indulging in a high-quality cup of coffee within the surrounding nature.
A series of landscape layers help create a micro-environment for both humans and animals in the area. First, lush greenery protects the property from noises, dust, pollution, and even vibrations from heavy traffic outside. All existing trees are kept to provide microclimate, reducing overall temperature by a few degrees, compared to the surrounding highways and concrete masses. In certain areas, the green landscape got into the interior space, while some furniture extended from the interior to each garden terrace, creating an illusion of blending interior and exterior space altogether.
At the same time, this urban sanctuary not only serves human users but also creates biodiversity, with many blooming plant species, providing homes and food for local birds and insects, especially bees and stingless bees.
