Gallery: Thai Building Facade Handmade...
The architectural facade/shade screen installed on the ground floor.
In 2008, Architectkidd was asked to design an architectural facade for a residential building called Happyland Townhouse in Bangkok, Thailand. The team chose to focus on natural materials and fibers, so they built the screen out of a specific type of banana plant that has robust properties when processed. Team members Pailin Paijitsattaya and Kanin Amboon visited communities outside of Bangkok to learn the traditional techniques of harvesting and processing of the plant materials, which are then used in basket weaving, mats and other domestic functions.
After their research they decided on a double twisting technique, which provided the necessary strength for the architectural application and a beautiful pattern of the shade screen. The banana fiber was then twisted into various patterns on a number of screens that were then installed on the exterior of the building. Besides giving the building an modern look that is both natural and contemporary, the screen also shades the building from the sun while facilitating natural ventilation into the interior of the townhouses and adding a level of privacy that was not there before.
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