Looklen Architects devises a café for The Pomelo Amphawa plan
Bangkok-based studio Looklen Architects designs a round café on the riverside of Amphwa, Thailand, as a part of The Pomelo Amphawa grasp plan composed of 5 buildings which might be built-in into the crops and greenery on the location. Located within the lychee backyard, the café is oriented towards the Mekong River on the North, a really perfect course to guard the construction from the robust daylight and local weather of the tropical area. The design explores the connection between geometric structure and nature. An oblong glazed area is embraced by a concrete round amphitheater. The constructing develops an open format approachable from all instructions profiting from the encircling panorama.
all photos by Rungkit Charoenwat
round amphitheater tops the glazed café
The round amphitheater’s decrease aspect faces the river serving as a viewpoint towards the surroundings of the Mekong River. The construction’s foremost materials is concrete shaping the dynamic quantity of the curved airplane that varieties a stepped floor the place guests can stroll and climb round. Drawing from the normal Thai home, the design staff composes an area beneath the amphitheater that resembles ‘Tāithun’, a semi-outdoor space the place customers can interact in public actions whereas being protected against the daylight. Skylights are punctured by means of the highest, embracing the present timber, and permitting pure mild to circulation into the ‘Tāithun’.
the dynamic quantity of the curved airplane that varieties a stepped floor
modern concrete formation fuses with the panorama
Within the night, the higher a part of the amphitheater that faces the river surroundings can be utilized for public occasions. This design language permits for an structure adaptable to each daytime and nighttime settings. The café space assembles quite a lot of seating varieties each within the indoor and outside zones. The inside options bar stools and café tables and seats, whereas the outside area arranges internet seating spots and benches lined beneath timber. The undertaking stands as an all-day accessible public area and a up to date landmark that fuses with the encircling panorama of the Mekong River.
guests can stroll, climb round, and sits on the concrete steps
the construction stands as an all-day accessible public area
the outside area arranges internet seating spots and benches lined beneath timber
