ASWA

Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe

KHAO NIAO RESTAURANT + ONDA CAFE

ASWA

Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool

ARCHITECTS
ASWA

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Phuttipan Aswakook, Chotiros Techamongklapiwat

PERSON IN CHARGE
Prassapol Sanguanwattanaraksa, Tharittipan Trakulhae, Visarut Vongjirasak

CONTRACTORS
Cck Property Co.,ltd

PHOTOGRAPHS
Phuttipan Aswakool

AREA
290 M²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Bangkok, Thailand

CATEGORY
Coffee Shop, Detail

Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool

Text description provided by architect.

A wavy precast concrete facade formed by an onsite concrete mold for a new restaurant designed by ASWA for Khao Niao restaurant + Onda cafe around Ari, Bangkok, Thailand, surrounded by residential buildings with some restaurants and cafes.

The L-shaped one-story restaurant with approximately 290 square meters tends to hide a private courtyard for a peaceful space from the street.

The Khao Niao restaurant + Onda cafe aims to be a new node for the high density of its area by creating a new destination in its neighborhood.

Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool

The 6-meter height building can be separated into two main parts by L's legs: the main restaurant with the kitchen and the cafe with all service areas, divided by the central semi-indoor courtyard from the main entrance.

At the same time, both spaces can celebrate the view of the enclosed courtyard altogether— this courtyard can arrange small events.

Meanwhile, for a cursory glance, the unique facade metaphorically represents the wave-like (Onda means Wave in Italian) all along the building's elevations.

Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool

As mentioned before, wavy precast concrete is the main material of this project.

In a site experiment, the contractor uses a standard corrugated roof tile as the primary mold casting of 1.20 x 2.40 square meters in a modular size.

Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool

Then tile modular all together to create a large 6x8 square meters onsite concrete mold on the ground, which operates as a master mold casting to cast all facade panels.

Then, the half-circle voids are applied as openings on the facade to scoop out the solidity of concrete, reveal the wooden interior space, and allow the natural light to brighten the space.

Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool


Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool


Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
© Phuttipan Aswakool


Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
Elevation
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
Elevation


Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
Floor Plan
Khao Niao Restaurant + Onda Cafe
Roof Plan

ASWA
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ASWA
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