Inter Crop Office designed by Stu/D/O Architects, In rethinking a 7-story office building for a leading agricultural trading company, we envision a new workplace experience by approaching the design with a concept of the ?rice terrace? that becomes an architectural embodiment of the company?s philosophy and business operation.
Photography: Chaovarith Poonphol
Due to various site restrictions such as setback regulations, height limits, and the unusual site boundary, it became necessary for the architectural massing to be efficient in order to fulfill the functional requirements of the company. This was resolved by shifting the mass of each floor to slightly different from each other, creating a series of overlapping cantilevers and terraces. The simplicity of the stacked terrace has become a sophisticated solution allowing the local flora and fauna of the outdoor landscape to permeate into multiple areas and functions of the architecture. Photography: Chaovarith Poonphol
These ?rice terraces? become a flexible common area for all, encouraging an awareness of place to foster a sense of belonging and shared identity for the company as a whole. The overhanging eaves provide ample of shading for gathering, sharing, working outdoors during the day which allows for the multiple and diverse uses of space. This provides a natural and intuitive atmosphere for the overall workplace inciting connectedness and interaction over compartmentalization; dissolving the boundaries between the ...