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The Commons Saladaeng

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Restaurant
5.69
5.92
6.23
5.85
5.92
Tina Norden
Tina Norden Partner at Conran and Partners
A very creative low tech interpreta...
8
8
8
6
7.5
Justine Fox
Justine Fox Cofounder | Colour Specialist at Calzada Fox
I enjoyed the subtle use of brand a...
7
7
8
6
7
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann Director of Interior Architecture at Snøhetta
I like how the design is focusing o...
7
8
8
6
7.25
Stefan Weil
Stefan Weil CCO at Atelier Markgraph
For me the promise of Hermes is up...
6
6
6
5
5.75
Christiaan Fokkema
Christiaan Fokkema Partner at Hollandse Nieuwe
I'm impressed by the colour use and...
7
7
8
5
6.75
Omar Abdelghafour
Omar Abdelghafour Founder Principal at Light Space Design
7
8
7
6
7
Ruud Belmans
Ruud Belmans Creative Director at WeWantMore
For me the design language and scen...
4
6
4
4
4.5
Leni Popovici
Leni Popovici Founding Director and Partner at KAP Studios
A beautiful, elegant space carefull...
6
9
6
3
6
Veronica Givone
Veronica Givone Managing Director Hospitality at IA Interior Architects
6
7
6
5
6
Mengjie Liu
Mengjie Liu Cofounder at Sò Studio
6
7
6
6
6.25
Yifan Wu
Yifan Wu Cofounder at Sò Studio
6
7
6
5
6
Sonia Tomic
Sonia Tomic Senior Associate, Head of Furniture & Materials at Universal Design Studio
5
6
6
5
5.5
Gudy Herder
Gudy Herder Trend Consultant at Eclectic Trends
Wonderful subtle pattern play on wa...
7
9
9
4
7.25
Liam Doyle
Liam Doyle Principal at Jump Studios
7
7
7
5
6.5
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Colour
5.40
5.50
6.00
5.10
5.5
Tina Norden
Tina Norden Partner at Conran and Partners
A very creative low tech interpreta...
8
8
8
6
7.5
Justine Fox
Justine Fox Cofounder | Colour Specialist at Calzada Fox
I enjoyed the subtle use of brand a...
7
7
8
6
7
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann Director of Interior Architecture at Snøhetta
I like how the design is focusing o...
7
8
8
6
7.25
Stefan Weil
Stefan Weil CCO at Atelier Markgraph
For me the promise of Hermes is up...
6
6
6
5
5.75
Christiaan Fokkema
Christiaan Fokkema Partner at Hollandse Nieuwe
I'm impressed by the colour use and...
7
7
8
5
6.75
Omar Abdelghafour
Omar Abdelghafour Founder Principal at Light Space Design
7
8
7
6
7
Ruud Belmans
Ruud Belmans Creative Director at WeWantMore
For me the design language and scen...
4
6
4
4
4.5
Leni Popovici
Leni Popovici Founding Director and Partner at KAP Studios
A beautiful, elegant space carefull...
6
9
6
3
6
Veronica Givone
Veronica Givone Managing Director Hospitality at IA Interior Architects
6
7
6
5
6
Mengjie Liu
Mengjie Liu Cofounder at Sò Studio
6
7
6
6
6.25
Yifan Wu
Yifan Wu Cofounder at Sò Studio
6
7
6
5
6
Sonia Tomic
Sonia Tomic Senior Associate, Head of Furniture & Materials at Universal Design Studio
5
6
6
5
5.5
Gudy Herder
Gudy Herder Trend Consultant at Eclectic Trends
Wonderful subtle pattern play on wa...
7
9
9
4
7.25
Liam Doyle
Liam Doyle Principal at Jump Studios
7
7
7
5
6.5
Client
The Commons Saladaeng Co.,Ltd.
Floor area
3000 ㎡
Completion
2020
Lighting Design
ACCENT Studio
Environmental graphic Design

The Commons Saladaeng is a F&B complex nestled in vibrant Bangkok neighborhood called “Saladaeng”, meaning a red pavilion. The name came from the presence of a small red-gabled train station situated nearby 100 years ago. Eight small gables, reminiscent in scale of those in the past, are made possible to accommodate the present-day needs for wider interior spaces with the use of a special M-shape roof structure. Red rubber, clear and red transparent corrugated sheets add a layer of visual complexity onto a simple architectural form. The building facade forms a concave curve receding away from the large Ficus tree in the front minimizing disturbance to its branches and emphasizes the tree itself as the main focal point. The tree provides shading for the cascading ground, screens out the visually incongruous context across the street while simultaneously adds a level of privacy and intimacy to the space within. The building middle volume was carved out as large open-air communal dining space, oriented towards the tree. It fuses large steps with platforms, seating and planting. A special pallet unit system is strategically added as an architectural device that transforms the cascading steps into different configurations suitable for various kinds of activities. The Commons is an innovative urban lifestyle architecture, well rooted in its historical and climatic context with a sense of place, and always adapting itself to answer to the changing life of the community.