泰国·奇艺系列酒店

Chiangmai Life Architects很荣幸地推出我们的最新项目，将曼谷棚户区附近的一栋旧公寓楼改造成一家独特的精品酒店。这座拥有30年历史的5层建筑的业主向我们的团队提出了一个激动人心的建议，即将他们现有的旧建筑改造成一个对LGBTQ友好的艺术酒店，拥抱两个世界的共存和冲突——素坤逸路的繁华旅游景点和邻近的Klong Toey港棚户区。

Chiangmai Life Architects is proud to present our latest project, a colorful conversion of an old apartment building neighboring a Bangkok shanty town into a unique boutique hotel. Our team was approached by the owners of this 30-year-old 5-storey building with the exciting proposition of transforming their existing old building into an LGBTQ friendly art hotel that embraces the co-existence and clash of two worlds - the bustling tourist scene of Sukhumvit and the neighboring Klong Toey harbor shanty town.

我们没有设计另一家可以在任何地方建造的棕色和灰色“现代城市水疗酒店”，而是试图为对比鲜明的环境找到合适的连接，既能带来新的东西，又能吸引双方。灵感来自棚户区充满活力和丰富多彩的建筑，以及奥地利建筑师Hundertwasser和西班牙建筑师高迪的作品，我们使用丰富多彩的圆形和不规则形状和柱子将这家酒店设计成一个创意的绿洲。

Instead of designing another “modern city spa hotel” in brown and grey that could be built anywhere, we tried to find the right connection for the contrasting environments that would bring something new but also appeal to both sides. Inspired by the vibrant and colorful architecture of the shanty town, as well as the works of Austrian artist and architect Hundertwasser and Spanish architect Gaudi, we designed this hotel to be an oasis of creativity using colorful round and irregular shapes and columns.

为了减轻外部令人窒息的方正感，同时增加房间的有用空间，设计了一个不规则形状的立面，为每个房间提供了一个独特的框架，让它与世界融为一体。不同长度的手工圆形瓷砖被用来占据角落的边缘，整个表面都是油漆和瓷砖的混合物，创造出充满活力的纹理。大堂被设计成一首蓝色交响乐，内衬与道路外柱相关的雕塑柱，并拥有一个男女通用的厕所，以向包容性的社会趋势致敬。除了房间里的许多艺术品外，整个楼梯被设计成一个美术馆，配有玻璃墙，可以提供光线和壮观的景色。

To lighten up the strangling squareness of the exterior and at the same time increase the useful space for the rooms, an irregularly shaped façade was designed to give each room a unique frame to the world beyond. Handcrafted round tiles of different lengths were used to take the edge of the corners and all over the surface a mixture of paint and tiles create a vibrant texture. The lobby was designed as a symphony in blue lined with sculptured columns that relate to the exterior columns along the road and boasts a unisex toilet as a nod to the social trend of inclusiveness. Besides numerous art objects in the rooms, the whole staircase is designed as an art gallery, fitted with a glass wall that provides light and a spectacular view.

在Chiangmai Life Architects，我们非常关注碳排放。因此，使用现有的结构作为创造性的挑战吸引着我们，而不是拆除和重新建造。

At Chiangmai Life Architects, we are very conscious about carbon footprint. Therefore, using an existing structure as creative challenge appeals to us instead of demolition and building anew.

酒店共有68间客房，每间客房的设计都反映了周围社区的丰富多彩和不拘一格。它还提供了一系列旨在滋养身心和灵魂的设施：脉轮平衡水疗中心、“圣丹斯”屋顶、现代泰国美食餐厅，以及为那些寻求更具创造性或更积极追求的人提供的陶器和室内自行车工作室。在整体艺术和进步形象的背景下，酒店还设有大麻药房和LGBTQ健康诊所。

The hotel consists of 68 rooms, each one designed to reflect the colorful and eclectic nature of the surrounding neighborhood. It also provides a range of amenities designed to nourish the mind, body, and soul: a chakra balancing spa, the “Sundance” rooftop, a modern Thai cuisine restaurant, and for those seeking more creative or active pursuits, pottery as well as indoor cycling studios. In context with the overall artistic and progressive image, the hotel also features a cannabis dispensary, and an LGBTQ wellness clinic.

我们很自豪将这座旧公寓楼改造成了一家独一无二的LGBTQ友好艺术酒店，以庆祝曼谷从棚户区到高端旅游业的独特精神。

We are proud to have transformed this old apartment building into a one-of-a-kind LGBTQ friendly art hotel that celebrates the unique spirit of Bangkok's contrasting and coexisting neighborhoods from shanty town to high end tourism.

Chi Art Series Hotel Main Info

Project Name: Chi Art Series Hotel

Architect: Chiangmai Life Architects (CLA): Markus Roselieb, Tosapon Sittiwong

Contact Email: mark@clcarchitects.com

Completion Year: 2023

Built Area: 7,285 sqm

Photographers: Alberto Cosi (www.albertocosi.com); Markus Roselieb (CLA)

Project Location: 55 Rimthangrotfaisaipaknam Road, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110 Thailand