Let’s say you’re looking for a modern courtyard house plan to get inspired. Here’s one nestled in the heart of Bangkok’s downtown that’s built to accommodate three generations living in one household. Nice work, it’s capable of answering the family’s lifestyle needs, plus it’s easy to maintain thanks to uncomplicated design. What looks opague from the outside is compensated by a center courtyard that’s light and airy. Its story is inscribed as part of the building’s decorative features.
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HOUSES
A Modern Tropical Home Inspired by Cluster House Design
Like a journey back in time, here’s a modern tropical house with the charm of yesteryear. It’s a complete renovation project inspired by the cluster homes characteristic of traditional Thai ways of life. Built with the future in mind, the old family home is lovingly restored to answer the lifestyle needs of the three generations who live here. Plus, it blends a beautiful lush green garden and innovative building materials.
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GARDENS
A Glimpse into the World of Rare Foliage Plants, Beautiful Garden by Bensley Design Studios
Bensley Design Studios is a design firm with many world-class hotels to its credit. Notable among these are the Four Seasons Tented Camp, the Four Seasons Koh Samui, the Kempinski Udaipur, the Siam, and the Indigo Pearl to name a few. Founded by Bill Bensley, who collabed with business partner Jirachai Rengthong, the firm has won acclaim for outstanding works in architecture, interior decoration, garden design and landscape development.
GARDENS / PROPERTY
Singapore’s Largest Forest Town in the Making
SINGAPORE / An eco-smart city promising 42,000 new homes is poised to become the largest evergreen forest town in Singapore with the move-in date set for 2023.
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ARTS & DESIGN
Domestic Alternative Materials a Revolution of the Imagination
BANGKOK / Taking a closer look at creative industries, we think you will agree that “materials” take priority over any other matter. Hence, a project codenamed “Domestic Alternative Materials” was born to research into the innovation, introduction, and improvement of new products needed for the manufacture of goods and articles. By creating products that are original and unique, it takes design to the next level and helps reduce waste as natural raw materials become scarce and hard to come by.
CAFES / HOTELS
Goose Living From Row Houses to Charming Boutique Hotel
BANGKOK / Inspired by pleasant memories of New York’s Central Park, Sarapa Vejpattarasiri has reinvented old row houses in a bustling neighborhood on Sukhumvit into a boutique hotel and cafe that blends the pretty looks of Tropical motifs with Modern chic design. Aptly named “GOOSE Living”, the stylish midtown hotel is a reflection of her learning and life experiences after graduating in culinary science from the Big Apple.
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TRAVEL
The Elephant World of Surin; Architecture Dedicated to the Asian Pachyderm and the Kuy People
SURIN / This small province about 6 hours’ drive from Bangkok is home to the Elephant World, an architectural landmark dedicated to preserving the warm, good-natured Asian pachyderm. The project extends across 3,000 Rai of land (roughly 1,200 acres) that’s part of the Dong Phu Din National Forest Reserve, one of Surin’s natural attractions.
HOTELS / TRAVEL
Amdaeng, The Most Romantic Hotel in Bangkok
Time and budget allowing, it’s not hard to find a Chao Phraya riverside hotel in Bangkok for a night’s stay. What’s harder is to find a place rich with art and an atmosphere that makes you feel at home while taking you back in time to an earlier age in the river’s history.