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Royal Archives Center , Office of His Majesty?s Principal Private Secretary is the central archive for important historical evidence related to the Thai Royal Monarchy including manuscripts, photographs and other historical records. Previously these invaluable materials were stored separately in various sites.
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Therefore, the brief of this project was called for a permanent central royal archive building as a place for storing, researching and conserving any information related to the royal family ? Chakri Dynasty. The main areas are listed below: Printed documents / objects Archives ? approximately 13,179 square meters. ( this area is mainly used for storing documents except for Her Majesty Royal Highness the Queen?s section where a specially controlled environment room is needed for silk collections and other artifacts. Courtesy of Architects 49
Archives area for any documents dated from King Rama IV until present. Temperature, humidity and lighting control are strictly monitored in this area.

Permanent exhibition space ? a display area of the King Rama VI?s achievements and biography.

Temporary exhibition space

Conference room ? 100 seats

Public library

Office

Car park ? 80 cars

Conceptual design

Zoning strategy

Modern Thai architectural language

Energy conservation methodology
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1.0 Zoning strategy ? The project can be categorized into main...