Design Brief
Soi La Salle is a pilot community project which gets through a disruptive change for the past 10 years ago. This community consists of residential area, fresh market, educational institution, religious venue. The expansion has resulted in an international school, condominium and community mall.
The original space was a fresh fruit market. The previous landlord was a Buddhist nun let this space without any expenditure in a period of 10 years. Both side along the neighborhood area is also a kind of market. Ultimately this is the main concept of the project to sustain the way of life, the way of culture to be run along with communal activities by preserving more than 65% of green space and keep them permeable area. It also enacts a community lung of the community surrounding residential area and 12 schools in Soi La Salle.
Project Design & Concept
Master Plan Design Intent is to encompass a space which can be multifunction by simplify architectural and structural work integrating landscape, mechanical and electrical work in the direction. Main area has been developed to be a health friendly market. A green vegetation area is designed to be the roof top vegetable farm. We also design wild plants to be the middle centerpiece acting as if a sanctuary in the nature. Central space is the main event activity. All retail space is connected and can be modified to new tenants or new comers. Leasing space can be functional in a horizontal or vertical direction by using 7 staircases to connect the upper floors and the lower floors.
Main material specification is Wood, Steel prior to blend the design of raw material with a nature of raw concrete finished. The tarnish and deterioration of material will allow the material to be seasonal changed. No texture coating, or chemical treatment on the material surface is required. This is to allow the building to breathe and stay sustainable with the soft scape naturally.
The steel roof top uses a small concrete column with 3x3-m clear space in a different angle, creating a connection between space and surrounding green space. The additional roof and cover can also be administered for future expansion.
Façade
The frontage of buildings adopts a ratio of proportionate space, sun screen from CHANGIGARH (Tower of Shadow Le Corbusier) which is located similarly to the location of Thailand. Dimension and pattern is altered to fit in the project by using a perforated steel plate. This enables ventilation as well as prevent noise and dust pollution off the main street. It also diverts a wind direction. This natural factor allows raw material to change as time goes by. For example, the steel allows rustic finished to display its raw rust naturally. A final coat can be applied to preserve such condition to stay last longer and blend its own design through a way of nature.
Elevations of building, to be modified from the La Salle fanlight school, which is the first educational institution in this area. A distinguish pattern is being used to create such modular, then this pattern resembles a typical ‘Khid’ pattern which is similar to a Thai local mat. It also acts as a screen to protect rain and sun over west-east direction. At night, it also display ‘silhouette’ through the lamp which also reminisce the old way of life in this area.
Team:
Lead Architects: Pakorn Mahapant
Design Team: Phanupong Thampalert, Pariya Kiattitheerachai, Kotcharee Noomarn, Palai Sananwai, Thanayuth Polnwiang, Natthaphong Saechan, Natthachai Thamprachot
Material Used:
1. Concrete, Concrete Block, Wongklom Concrete Block
2. Steel, Siam Yamato Steel
3. Cement, Tiger Brand
