Klein Dytham architecture Open House Central Embassy Bangkok

The tranquillity of a family area offering a refuge from the frantic pace of a metropolis likeBangkokis the idea inspiring theOpen Housedesigned byKlein Dytham architecturein theCentral Embassycomplex.
Open houseis a group of restaurants, cafés, libraries, galleries, stores, children’s play areas and co-working spaces with a total surface area of 4600 sqm on two levels.

The overall size and many different “identities” of Open House demanded definition of a route through the centre and a number of key elements as the first step inKlein Dytham architecture’s project. The key elements are a series of towers, composed of wooden panels, one for each restaurant in theOpen House, with the dual function of making the different spaces visible and concealing the flues and hoods on the restaurants’ cookers. The towers look likesolid totemsby day andlight upat night, when they are differentiated by the light effects of different panels.
This is the space containing thebookstore, a linear route integrated into the cafés and restaurants and arranged on two levels. In an ideal link with the district that is home to the Central Embassy, and to reduce the visual impact of an all-white surface, the ceiling of the Open House is decorated withan artwork composed of 9600 leaveshand-painted and interrupted by mirrors that infinitely prolong the wooden towers.

(Agnese Bifulco)

Design: Klein Dytham architecture
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Photos: Ketsiree Wongwan, SpaceShift

www.klein-dytham.com

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