Patrick Keane is passionate about sustainability and design and he combines both in his practice, Enter Projects Asia. Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Keane has gained global recognition for his innovative and creative design through products, projects and installations and the use of natural rattan in every design. His material of choice is plentiful, flexible, local and lightweight and Keane has used this sustainable plant in every possible design iteration. 

Keane moved to Thailand from Australia and has not looked back. Gaining a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Western Australia, then his Masters in Architecture from the University of Princeton in the US, Keane worked in New York before establishing his own practice. 

Enter Projects was conceived in 2005 and was then renamed Enter Projects Asia in 2018 when he arrived in Thailand. With a base in Bangkok there is easy access to countries across Asia and, indeed the world, to visit clients and projects as required. 

At his factory some 40 minutes outside of Bangkok, design is progressing on a multitude of projects that are to be transported to other countries in large containers. What began as a small work area has now grown to a 3000-square-metre factory space where, at any one time, there can be enormous pendant lights in construction (think eight metres in width) or actual rooms designed and developed then disassembled in parts to be sent in containers to clients. It’s all happening at the Enter Projects factory!

With a studio in Bangkok and the factory close by, Keane and his team are on the spot and able to create at a moment’s notice. The commissions undertaken are many and varied with clients in Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe and the US. There are installations for retail stores Vacheron Constantin and Hermès, a Safari Lodge in Mababe, Botswana, T2 Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, The Brick House, Vikasa Headquarters and Spice and Barley within Thailand – to name just a few of the many completed commissions undertaken by the studio. Whether a hospitality, residential, health and wellness or commercial project within the realm of architecture, interiors, product design or master planning, Enter Projects Asia covers a wide range of genre and always pushes the boundaries in every design.

Keane’s team comprises 14 in the studio with a wider group of colleagues who can contribute when required. There are artisans who work in the factory, highly skilled craftspeople, who utilise cutting-edge technology and advanced machinery to develop and construct the innovative designs that are constructed as modular, prefabricated sections that are then shipped to clients.

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While many architects and designers talk of sustainable design, Keane has made a total commitment to include sustainability in all that he does. It is at the core of all initiatives and centres around three pillars, materiality, craft and culture. With biodegradable rattan as the primary material of projects, the plant is locally sourced, is a traditional material for making in Thailand and the artisans’ communities are as much a part of Enter Projects Asia as the clients.

Keane is also conceiving and creating other new sustainable materials and always looks beyond the obvious to reuse and adapt wherever possible. 

Patrick Keane was a juror on the 2024 INDE.Awards and we warmly welcome him back in 2025, where he will once again bring his expert knowledge, understanding and professionalism to this year’s jury.

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