Elevated, greenery-infused shared spaces are proving an attractive destination for office workers at Gaysorn Urban Resort in Bangkok.
CL3 Architects have created a resort-like destination for office workers high above the hectic streets of central Bangkok. Gaysorn Urban Resort is a suite of meeting and networking spaces on the nineteenth and twentieth floors of Gaysorn Tower – a new office block on Ratchadamri Road.
Blended with greenery, the spaces provide a unique environment that encourages play as well as work. Included in the facility are meeting pods, a reading lounge, a café, a 200-seater multi-function auditorium, and private offices.
CL3 Architects worked closely with A49, who designed the tower, to ensure that the nineteenth and twentieth floors would maximise their potential as an attractive social hub.
The two floors are linked by a glass lift and share a double-volume lobby as well as double-volume external garden zones. Glass-enclosed meeting pods are nestled between tropical trees and shrubs to create a relaxing resort-like working environment in the midst of an intense urban environment.
Explains William Lim, the Managing Director of CL3 Architects, “We wanted to create a social hub for the people who work in the office tower. That was the concept from the beginning. We hoped this would attract tenants to come into the building. Once the design was released, the building leased very well. And now it even attracts the general public. It has become an event space as well… I think it will become a mini hub within the city.”
During the conceptualisation stage, the design team imagined the building users as young start-ups – innovative, design-driven companies that would be seeking such a mix of spaces.
The shared social and work zone is just one part of a larger offering from Gaysorn, which includes an older retail podium and a mall a short walk away. “It’s a holistic concept,” says Lim, adding that future renovation work to the older components will follow the same live-work-play model.
“The owner brought in an interesting retail tenant mix – not your generic brand stores,” adds Lim. “They’ve been handpicked and most of them are unique in Thailand. There are also some very nice restaurants.”
CL3 has already designed a new connecting ‘cocoon’ between the new office development and the existing retail plaza. Renovation work for the older mall is currently on the drawing board.
A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers
Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!
The Sub-Zero Wolf showrooms in Sydney and Melbourne provide a creative experience unlike any other. Now showcasing all-new product ranges, the showrooms present a unique perspective on the future of kitchens, homes and lifestyles.
Channelling the enchanting ambience of the Caffè Greco in Rome, Budapest’s historic Gerbeaud, and Grossi Florentino in Melbourne, Ross Didier’s new collection evokes the designer’s affinity for café experience, while delivering refined seating for contemporary hospitality interiors.
Savage Design’s approach to understanding the relationship between design concepts and user experience, particularly with metalwork, transcends traditional boundaries, blending timeless craftsmanship with digital innovation to create enduring elegance in objects, furnishings, and door furniture.
Gaggenau takes its Sydney customers on an epic retail journey in its new Surry Hills flagship. Blending historic legacy with cutting-edge design elements, prepare to discover ‘The Social Hub’ and feel ‘The Difference’.
With an estimated 40 per cent of the Australian workforce working from home, the push for functional home work spaces mirrors international shifts and is not about to turn around.
The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed
DKO’s Interior Design Director on how to create community and specificity in interior design, and how apartment living is being reconceptualised.
As one of the many entries to The Building category at the 2024 INDE.Awards, this community centre is something out of the ordinary through its architectural design, that also provides a place for community and connection for many.