Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd.

PRIME MINISTER’S EXPORT AWARD 2021

BEST DESIGN

Sala Bang Pa-In is a resort situated in a rural landscape of Ayutthaya, Thailand, surrounded by the river on two sides. The design is a contemporary re-interpretation of the local rural landscape and intends to connect people to the life of the river and its atmosphere. The buildings are scaled down to be in grain with the surrounding local houses. The roofline of the clusters is corresponding to those of the surrounding villages. The materiality connects to the local materials and craftsmanship. Yet the architecture is contemporary in its life and spatiality. The project offers a new possibility of architecture in an age of digital media where visual images might have dominated over other senses. It proposes an alternative position for a contemplative architecture nested within the fabric of the local culture and environment with harmony. It prioritizes the experience of the connection to the context with multiple senses not less than the visual experience of the place.

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