Final Presentation 93 Purpose of workshop ● Solve the microenvironment problem like density and dirty road ● Connecting Open Space and shophouse ● Using workshops as additional things to make the community become a better place and create job opportunities
Final Presentation 94 Final product Masterplan
Final Presentation 95 ISOMETRIC
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Final Presentation 97
EPILOGUE 98 Seventeen architecture students from Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) arrived at Bangkok airport on December 14th, 2022. They were awaited by one Japanese student who had already been living in Bangkok as an exchange student, as well as twenty-three students of the faculty of architecture at Chulalongkorn University (CU). The first CU x TMU Joint Workshop officially started the next day, concluding with the final presentation on December 21st. Even though the official workshop was held in December, the preparation had begun months before. Besides group-reading several academic books written on Bangkok urbanism and other related materials, the students attended a series of lectures by specialists. The first lecture was given on June 16th by Dr. Yuta Inamasu (Tokai University), titled “Reading cities through fieldworks.” On September 21st, Dr. Masayuki Ichinose (TMU) gave a lecture titled “Urban and architectural sustainability from an Asian perspective.” On October 21st, Dr. Yasunobu Iwaki discussed “Mosques, settlements, and cemeteries: Multiethnic City Bangkok as seen through Islamic communities.” There were lecturers from Chulalongkorn University, too. Dr. Terdsak Tachakitkachorn talked about the topic “Water settlement of the old Bangkok,” and Dr. Pirasri Povatong spoke about the topic “Historical development of Bangkok settlement and architecture,” both on October 13th, while Lecturer Panthira Julayanont talked about the topic “The Future of Thai dwelling” on November 10th. With all this knowledge learned well (or not) through the lecture series and while preparing two online presentations (October 19th and November 16th) on various aspects of Tokyo and Bangkok architecture, city, and history, Thai and Japanese students finally met in person at the Opening Session on December 15th, at Crit Space, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University. After the mini-lecture series by the organizing lecturers (Dr. Ito, Dr. Nousaku, and Dr. Wongphyat), the gang went together on the field trip to Nonthaburi, led by Dr. Terdsak Tachakitkachorn. On the second day of the workshop, we started with a visit to the renowned architects’ studio of Stu/D/O and their renovation project of Baan Trok Tua Ngok. We could experience how the historical building of Bangkok is respected and updated. In the afternoon, we visited the Haroon Mosque community. We shared how the Muslim people live in the heart of Bangkok with a traditional way of life and unique spatial use. Learning From Bangkok Learning In Bangkok
EPILOGUE 99 The third day was the first full day when Thai-Japanese joint groups worked independently. Excitement, discoveries, patience, and misunderstandings were happening in each group. On the fourth day, another field trip was held. In the morning, to the old water-based community of Hua Takhe in the suburb of Bangkok, and, in the afternoon, to the contemporary architectural project of POWWOWWOW Commercial Center, designed by the design studio all(zone). In Hua Takhe, we had a glimpse of a way of life in a historic water market, more and more threatened to be vanished by the urban development of Bangkok, in which the lifestyle, architecture, and urban space are organically entangled. If not after visiting Bangkok’s traditional urban and suburban areas, POWWOWWOW might have been observed as another hyper-modern contemporary architecture. Luckily, with a wonderful on-site lecture by Dr. Rachaporn Choochuey, the design director of all(zone), and her team, we could understand the deeply local spatial ideas translated into apparently new forms. The afternoon ended with a visit to Benjakitti Forest Park. For the final presentation, six groups presented their unique ideas based on their direct observations of a specific site in Bangkok, their cultural understanding of Japan and Thailand, and their creativity. The chosen areas were a riverside district called Talat Noi (small market) next to Chinatown and the Muslim community surrounding Haroon Mosque. Some of the groups proposed restructuring a public space and its accessibility. In contrast, others suggested urban furniture or shopfront fitting systems to transform spatial and behavioural experiences of small streets and squares typical to these districts. This workshop was the first for the department and graduate school of architecture of Tokyo Metropolitan University to be celebrated after the global COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The youngsters were relatively untrained, some having never been abroad but more excited and eager for the novel experience. It must have been challenging for the students to present finished products in such a short time, and they can certainly be polished with more study in social, cultural, and architectural aspects. However, I believe the experience for Japanese and Thai students was positive. They learned a lot from Bangkok and learned well in Bangkok. Yoshihiko Ito Tokyo Metropolitan University
TEAM IMAGES
Team Images A 1 Issei Tanaka Kittipon Pattamamongkolchai （キット） Chawanon Wongtrakuljong（ビュー） Chainont Phumas（ミン） Teetorn Limwattananon（テｲー） Shota Kamiyama Erika Miyashita
Team Images A 2 Thanat Attapibaln（ター） Akdanai Rothakit（カオパン） Thansai Parkpoom（タンサイ） Haruka Kinoshita Mai Oshida Yuki Matsumoto
Team Images B 1 Saki Tamachi Wuttiporn Wairochanakich（プイ） Kankamon Nuallong（カン） Chantanipa Putchuchuen（モジャー） Nitcharee Vetpunjasil（ミミー） Yuka Shibata Miki Ogawa
Team Images B 2 Yusuke Oikawa Pimlapat Pornpaisarnskul（ベスト） Kanthicha saiuthayarn（ピン） Pantharee Phaosiripong（プリム） Chotiwat Thiannitiworakun（マックス） Shintaro Umehara Fumiko Takada
Team Images C 1 Kaito Tabata Pirawit Sukhaneskul （ウｲン） Pichaya Rungruangkarn（ピーチ） Yonlada Phajit（アーン） Tawan Tantannasan（タワン） Tokiko Imai Mina Sunamura
Team Images C 2 Satoshi Itagaki Hataipat Kaewkaraweg（マーイ） Ramida Utarapichat（モチ） Achiraya Wongdechakul（パーン） Wanicha Nakkhao（メメー） Tomomi Miyagawa Kumpei Kutani