We gave Booking.com, the world’s leading digital travel company, a funky and fun new office on Samui Island. Located on Thailand’s second-largest island, we gave Booking.com's new office on Samui island a funky and fun new office. Unlike other offices in the same location, we brought the Samui spirit which is relaxation, fun, and adventure, into the project. Its design, inspired by famous landmarks on the island, truly reflects the brand identity and their people in the company. We achieved this project by doing thorough research on the brand together with their internal culture and people, to develop a clear and unique concept for the design. It took only 14 weeks for the design and construction of the office. Apart from Booking.com’s internal identities, the design is also inspired by vibrant local cultural and tourist scenes in Samui island. The usable area is divided into a workplace and a collaboration space. The workplace is an office area; while the collaboration space is shared living space including a reception hall, a town hall, a meeting room, and a pantry area. We chose easy-to-find materials in the local area like bamboo and hemp rope. The furniture was specially custom-made from a boat-shaped sofa in the reception area and bamboo dining table to beach chairs, to create the Samui vibes in the office. Together with colors, we picked the colors that reflected and represented the brand well.
Booking.com Ko Samui
Studio Perception
Bronze

1 / 10

Leni Popovici
Founding Director and Partner
at KAP Studios
Friendly and fun office space, with...
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7
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6

Veronica Givone
Managing Director Hospitality
at IA Interior Architects
5
7
5
6
5.75

Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Director of Interior Architecture
at Snøhetta
Nice touch on providing supergraphi...
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7
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6

Stefan Weil
CCO
at Atelier Markgraph
Sorry to say but this is too generi...
4
4
4
4
4

Gudy Herder
Trend Consultant
at Eclectic Trends
Thumbs up for the kitchen, overall...
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7
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7
6.5

Justine Fox
Cofounder | Colour Specialist
at Calzada Fox
There is a lovely moment of colour...
4
5
5
5
4.75

Liam Doyle
Principal
at Jump Studios
I like the use and sourcing of mate...
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5
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6
4.5

Christiaan Fokkema
Partner
at Hollandse Nieuwe
Fun and colourful office with a cle...
4
5
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5
4.5

Ruud Belmans
Creative Director
at WeWantMore
Although the visuals bring a colour...
2
6
4
5
4.25

Sonia Tomic
Senior Associate, Head of Furniture & Materials
at Universal Design Studio
A lot of fun and humanness in this...
6
7
6
6
6.25

Omar Abdelghafour
Founder Principal
at Light Space Design
very basic plenty of lost opportuni...
3
3
3
3
3

Tina Norden
Partner
at Conran and Partners
5
5
5
5
5

Yifan Wu
Cofounder
at Sò Studio
5
6
5
5
5.25

Mengjie Liu
Cofounder
at Sò Studio
5
6
5
5
5.25
Designer
Client
Booking.com
Floor area
400 ㎡
Completion
2019
Creative Director