New York firm SHoP Architects has designed an irregularly stacked office building for the US Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. 
SHoP is designing the New Office Annex (NOX) for the United States Embassy in Thailand for the US Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations.
NOX is designed for the Embassy's 11-acre (4.4-hectare) property in the Bangkok's Pathum Wan district, replacing a smaller office building that functioned until the mid-1990s.
SHoP has elevated the NOX building above the flood plain site
The lush site is filled with rain trees and storm-water ponds known as 'klongs'. In response, SHoP proposes elevating the office building three feet (0.9 metres), with sloped pathways, stairs and ramps connecting it to street level. The building will comprise tiered glass volumes that are covered in slats as a way to mitigate Bangkok's hot and humid climate, while also maintaining views to the landscape.
Portions of the lower level jut out in different directions to provide shading to entrances on the lower level. These would also be topped with rooftop gardens.
A slatted exterior will cover the different volumes to provide shading
"The volumes of the lower floors shift away from the core building, extending outward towards the three main Compound Access Control buildings, creating a terracing of the lower half of the building to greet staff and visitors at a human scale," said SHoP.

Inside NOX, the common areas will be distributed through the volum...