Southeast Asia
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about Southeast Asia
Project • By The Room Architecture and Design • Offices
Commune Work & Live
Commune Work & Live occupies a dual-programme brief within Rose Apple Square, Siem Reap. Designed in partnership with Urban Living Solutions, the project brings together a co-working facility and a co-living component within approximately 2,000 square meters and a single address. Both programmes are guided by the same principles: collaboration, focus, connection, and contemplation.
Robert Kleiner
Commune Work is organised to support a range of working modes across one building. The layout moves from informal lounge seating and open-plan areas at entry level through semi-enclosed zones for concentrated work and upward to dedicated spaces for events, lectures, and performance. A commissioned mural anchors the central atrium st... More
Project • By The Room Architecture and Design • Primary Schools
The King's School, Vattanacville
The King’s School, Canterbury, Vattanacville city campus brings a UK educational institution into Phnom Penh’s urban core. Located within Vattanac Capital, the campus provides a central and accessible setting for families in the city, complementing the larger Vattanacville site on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
Bruce Vincentiis
The interiors respond to the school’s commitment to holistic education and its academic heritage through a modern, warm, and natural material approach. Soft forms, clear circulation, and carefully scaled spaces support children as they move between classrooms, shared learning areas, and the playground. The layout provides a clear sequence through the campus, helping primary-aged students f... More
Project • By The Room Architecture and Design • Offices
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization office in Phnom Penh is a contemporary extension to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries compound. Carefully planned to sit within its context rather than stand apart from it, the two-story concrete structure responds to the familiar gabled rooflines of the surrounding government buildings through a double-sided gabled roof and a continuous shaded walkway.
Bruce Vincentiis
The building is organized around a simple concrete volume where the shaded perimeter walkway forms a protective layer between the exterior compound and the interior workspaces. This walkway supports light, views, and cross-ventilation along the facades. Enclosed offices, meeting rooms, and support spaces are grou... More
Project • By The Room Architecture and Design • Hotels
Citadines Flatiron
The lobby at Citadines Flatiron is a contemporary hospitality environment where classical elegance meets modern Southeast Asian living. Informed by the building's geometry and Cambodia's evolving cosmopolitan character, the light filled space is characterized by "Refined Simplicity"; a composition of clean lines, natural materials, and subtle classical references.
The interior is defined by sculptural fluted walls that serve as the primary architectural gesture. These contemporary interpretations of Greco-Roman columns create vertical rhythm, with smooth white surfaces that catch and diffuse natural light to create shifting shadow play throughout the day.
Robert Kleiner
The spatial configuration utilizes fluid zoning to create distin... More
Project • By The Room Architecture and Design • Hotels
Skylar by Meridian
Skylar by Meridian is an Ascott‑branded hospitality development where the challenge extended beyond the design itself. The project required the translation of established hospitality standards into a coordinated technical package capable of supporting tendering, construction and long‑term operation within the Cambodian context.
Robert Kleiner
Balancing international standards and local delivery
The reception lobby, guest rooms and public spaces were developed within a framework shaped by both international hospitality requirements and local construction realities. While brand standards established expectations for guest experience, operational performance and maintainability, these requirements also needed to respond to local buildin... More