Prolific organizers of architecture competitions, Bee Breeders has revealed the winners of their latest challenge: repurposing a brutalist department store in Bangkok into an artists? retreat. Competitors were expected to not only renovate the building, but also to engage the public in the surrounding city with the arts, as well as to ?reflect on both the history and future? of the site. The program was loosely defined and open to interpretation, with entries evaluated primarily on the strength and clarity of their concept, originality, presentation quality, relevance to context and its possible presence as a strong community for artists in Bangkok. See all of the winners after the break.

Bangkok Retreat Artists Exterior Rendered View. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders
Prolific organizers of architecture competitions, Bee Breeders has revealed the winners of their latest challenge: repurposing a brutalist department store in Bangkok into an artists? retreat. Competitors were expected to not only renovate the building, but also to engage the public in the surrounding city with the arts, as well as to ?reflect on both the history and future? of the site. The program was loosely defined and open to interpretation, with entries evaluated primarily on the strength and clarity of their concept, originality, presentation quality, relevance to context and its possible presence as a strong community for artists in Bangkok. See all of the winners after the break.3r...