ALT-INSTITUTE: DIDACTIC DNA : DESIGN 3 PHASE 1 : PETCH SAKDITHAT PITAKKOTCHAKORN

Petch Sakdithat Pitakkotchakorn

Pratana Klieopatinon

Design 3 Phase 1

Didactic DNA

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BANGKOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (1973)

by Sumet Jumsai

MSP MATRIX LAYOUT

The 10 plates layout that contribute underneath shows no boundaries between to contribute the continuity of the selected project to the other case studies. 10 plates includes whole, part, and details of each selections.

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MAIN STUDY CASE : BANGKOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

Whole: During a time of 1973, this building is the first building that use 'prefabrication' technique to construct a building. It is remarkable at that time with the use of color and texture to divide spaces, beams, columns, and surfaces. Blue represent columns, orange represent beams.

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Part : A floor inside a building have a different color and pattern. Each color represent one meaning, for example, an orange on the floor represent classrooms. To the most left, where every color comes together is the auditorium.

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Details : There are many columns inside a building, for blind student, a pin around a column is necessary for them to warm where the columns located. Also, a pin used as a navigation inside a building for the blind as a mental map of space. The use of different texture on the floor also on way of navigation, for example, a concrete floor and a hill that connect together will shows blind student a different texture of surfaces and also lets them know a feelings between building and nature.

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OTHERS STUDY OF ARCHITECT : SUMET JUMSAI

Whole : These two examples are to shows Sumet Jumsai works that his design is really unique for a time of established these building, his uniqueness of designing architecture are so remarkable as the same as Bangkok school for the blind.

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Part: A use of color on the building has a meaning same as Bangkok school for the blind. This example building is for a medical student, which each floor have a different color due to the use of study.

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Details : a details show a different of texture on other building that designed by Sumet Jumsai. For example, Office with pyramid have a different of texture layers such as concrete, water, and grass.