Participatory design process
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Project • By Simple Architecture • Primary Schools
Classrooms for New Day School
New Day School is a migrant learning centre serving Burmese migrant and refugee communities in the Thai border town of Mae Sot. Since the last military coup on 1st of February 2021 the numbers of Burmese refugees and migrants crossing into Thailand have dramatically increased. Help without Frontiers Thailand is a community based organisation, that is supporting learning centres by providing essential funding for teacher salaries, lunches and school uniforms. Due to the limited funding, the support for new classroom buildings, sanitation facilities and overall infrastructure are often lacking.
Alessandra Esposito
Alessandra Esposito
Alessandra Esposito
Oliver Giebels
The New Day School Classroom project marked the first... More
Project • By Arsomslip Community and Environmental Architect • Parks/Gardens
Tha Chalom Sky Boat Library
Tha Chalom, the first sanitation district in Thailand which is the habitation of the Thai-Chinese fishing community settled in the past. Presently it is facing challenges from multidimensional change, from dense urbanization caused by a large non-registered population of migrant workers, a lack of public spaces to promote people's health, and the fading of historical identities. In particular, the fishery economic and cultural lifestyles of Tha Chalom are being severely affected by international fisheries law and regulation.
Srirath Somsawat
To found a prototype of a public space co-owned by the community and promote the holistic wellness of community Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) and Arsom Silp Institute of the... More
News • News • 25 May 2023
Mixtura completes the uniquely contextual convent of the Franciscan Fraternity of Bethany in Brazil
Designed by Mixtura, a practice of young architects from Italy, the new convent of the Franciscan Fraternity of Bethany is now complete. The 5,300 square meter project includes large spaces for prayer, hospitality, and areas for residents from the surrounding local community of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, to meet.
Cesare Querci
The design concept comes from an extensive participatory design process between the architects and the community. The resulting complex features primarily low-tech buildings where locally derived wood textures inform the structure and the cladding. The classic typology of the convent, which is oriented around a single closed cloister, is reinterpreted here by multiplying the number of cloisters. In tota... More