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04/05/2024
THESIS 2566 PROJECT: INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR HOUSE OF ART BY STUDIO PERSONA
 
THESIS 2566 PROJECT: INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR HOUSE OF ART BY STUDIO PERSONA
2505588 THESIS 2566
PROJECT: INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR HOUSE OF ART BY STUDIO PERSONA
STUDENT : PORNKAMOL SUKUMDHANAKUL
LOCATION: BANGKOK, THAILAND
AREA: 3,000 sq.m.

Nowadays, a large number of Thai people are suffering from stress and burnout, especially working age and teenagers, due to the pressure and competition in living conditions. Consequently, our intention is to create space that support on relaxing and healing mental health, in order to prevent and decrease the number of mental issues, through activities and experiences.
            Art is an easily accessible activities which can be soothing and emotionally beneficial. Art can be divided into two categories, including Art therapy and Therapeutic Art.
            Art Therapy is one of the tools that therapists use to help patients interpret, express, and resolve their emotions and thoughts.  Art therapy uses artistic and creative activities as a ‘middle ground’ to help improve balanced mental well-being for individuals, communities, and society. In the process of art therapy, art therapists are advocates who support clients in achieving their goals of healing and working with targeting issues. 
            Therapeutic Art is arts and crafts workshops, such as painting, pottery and photography. Arts and crafts workshop aim to help people relax and reconnect with their inner self through exploring art.
             Besides the above-mentioned activities, architecture and interior architecture also have a great impact on people’s mood and well-being. A well-designed space can help reduce stress, promote positive emotions, and create a sense of well-being.
            Therefore, this project is a space for relaxing and healing mental health of working-age and teenagers through art experiences and quality of space from integration of architecture, interior architecture and surrounding environment.
           

             Studio Persona is a learning design studio and art therapy service center that aims to create a safe space for learning and mental care which is widely accessible to anyone with any lifestyle.
            This project is a proposal of extending Studio Persona to a new location for adding art and creative activities, in order to expand the customer base and develop a quality of space that supports activities to be more effective.
             House of Art by Studio Persona is a renovation project of Naiipa Art Complex, located at 46/2 Sukhumvit 46 Road, Phra Khanong, Bangkok Thailand. This place was built in the year B.E. 2016 by Stu/D/O Architects. Initially, Naiipa is a mixed-use project consisted of an art gallery, sound recording studio, dance studio, restaurants, coffee shop, and office spaces. However, only coffee Shop and hair salon are still open at the present time. 
              According to the analysis, it was found that the project location was easily accessible via a small street that connects Rama 4 road to Sukhumvit road. Nearby, there is a Phrakanong BTS Station, a public transportation, 250 meters from the site. Furthermore, Naiipa Art Complex is presenting a unique architecture that seamlessly co-exist with the trees, providing a peaceful and positive therapeutic environment.
            The main activities within the project are separated into 2 parts, including House of Art Space and commercial space.
            To begin with, House of Art Space can be divided into 3 sub areas. The first area is ‘Mind Space’, which is an art therapy space runs by Therapist from Studio persona. The Programs consisted of individual art therapy session, expressive arts group, art for corporate wellbeing and music therapy. Next area is ‘Space of Art’ where arts and crafts workshops will connect with your inner self through learning artistic techniques, such as Painting, Pottery and Ceramic, Co-craft studio, Splash painting, Let’s cook together and Photography club. The Last space is ‘Knowledge sharing space', which provide spaces for self-directed learning and knowledge sharing between clients.
            For the Commercial parts, café, restaurant and bar are located to support House of Art by Studio Persona, for example, ‘Lift your mood’ café art supplies and book shop and ‘Good Food Good mood’ restaurant. Moreover, the consisting restaurants also have its own concept that promote both physical and mental health with their organic and mood-boosting food such as ‘Eatery’ restaurant. ‘Take your time bar’ is another destination for those who wants to escape from busy living condition to where they can slowly enjoy mocktail and cocktail drinks.
             The overall project's concept is ‘Refresh Yourself’- Refresh your mood and emotion with Art Experience at Naiipa. The purpose is to create comfort space through Art, as a therapy. Art can represent self- expression, uniqueness of one’s identity, and freeness through using freeform from imagination. These activities will be integrated with nature, therefore create blur boundary between indoor art activities and outdoor nature context.
              For the direction of color scheme, different colors are used to classify different feeling and activity that will be occurred in each space by using color therapy theory as a guide, such as, bringing in the calm with blue, boosting your cheer with yellow, and encouraging activity and social interaction with orange. Consequently, these colors will be creating the character of each space while maintaining feelings of comfort and liveliness in this project.
              Materials and textures used in the project are considered to bring in the feelings of comforting and relaxing, therefore wood and fabric-leather, which are smooth textures, will be applied to the interior. Stucco-plaster and color skim coat finishes are added to create contrast texture to the other materials, represent the imperfection of art. 
              Moreover, creating pattern to the material can also express uniqueness and craft, combine with using terrazzo and recycled plastic, will invite liveliness to this project.





HOUSE OF ART : Façade Building A


Space of Art : Pottery & ceramic space


Space of Art : Co craft space


Take Your Time Bar Entrance


HOUSE OF ART : Façade Building B, Lift Your Mood Café


Lift Your Mood Café


Lift Your Mood Café : Glass house


Lift Your Mood Café : Outdoor Seating


Group therapy room 


Personal Art therapy Room
 
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