It is always a pleasure to see great design projects built on great surroundings, for examples, on hideaway beaches or extraordinary mountains. However, as a young studio, we do not have that kind of luxury. Instead, what we had was a real problematic site, a shopping mall roof.
Pattaya is a two-hour drive from Bangkok. Historically, it was famous for beautiful long beach and unobstructed sea view. However, lacking local regulations, the beach is now crowded with nightclubs and bars. In order to avoid the noisy beach, Hilton Pattaya, a 200 rooms hotel, is built on the roof of a new shopping centre. Our original task was to create an urban sanctuary hidden from chaotic beach below. The goal is to re-connect the landscape with Pattaya's beautiful sea view. Because of the limited area, we had to re-organize the overall spatial structure of the garden.
Project name: Hilton Pattaya
Location: Chonburi, Thailand
Area: 4,918 m2
Completion: 2010
Photography: W Workspace, Adam Brozzone, Charkhrit Chartarsa
C O L L A B O R A T I O N
Client: Central Pattana Public Company Limited.
Architect: Department of ARCHITECTURE Co.,Ltd.
Interior: Department of ARCHITECTURE Co.,Ltd.
Overall concept design: Anon Pairot Design Studio
T R O P S T E R D E S I G N
Director: Pok Kobkongsanti
Team: Pakawat Varaphakdi, Bun Asai,Wasin Muneepeerakul, Pattarapol Jormkhanngen, Teerayut Pruekpanasan, Chatchawan Banjongsiri
