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Ton-Tao Ceramic Pavilion - INDA Experimental projects
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Design-Build Projects 2023
Instructors :

Takanao Todo

The Baan Mueng Goong Ceramic Pavilion reimagines a gallery for ceramic works. Inspired by the village’s ceramic kiln reflecting the history of their craftsmanship, the gallery creates an immersive experience resembling the interior of a large kiln surrounded with ceramic pieces crafted by the villagers of Baan Mueng Goong.

The design includes ceramic bricks, ceiling tiles, and a cladding system to provide protection from the sun and rain, as well as improved airflow features. The pavilion’s gradient colors on the brick walls and ceiling tiles resemble the heat’s effect when firing ceramics. Within the interior is a showcase space using wooden wall-mounted displays designed and constructed to fit perfectly into the original brickwork of the Mueng Goong village. These elements are designed to be rearrangeable, allowing for various display styles. Moreover, they can be adapted for future displays of additional ceramic works. The pavilion not only gathers various craftsmanship from the community but also creates a place for visitors to learn and embrace ceramic works.

Student :

Methaporn Chaweewongpaisal

Nicha Jomsangawong

Krittina Kanchanavera

Titus Panichpakdee

Apitsada Rattanamas

Naphatsorn Silprachawong

Chayachat Teerasupapat

Chomphat Thimaporn

Tanaphun Thongsri

Angelica Uleri

Tianyu Xu

Pakrit Yodkam

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2019 Design-Build Projects

Ephemeral Events

This design-build project focused on the production of a single pop-up event held in the Nang Loeng district. Students became both designers and organizers, curating a public event and the infrastructure needed to support that event, such as urban furniture, market stalls, public amenities, and artist installations. During the development of the project, students conducted a series of community engagement meetings and mapping workshops, understanding the identity and values embedded in the neighborhood. Taking on the role of festival organizers, the students independently coordinated the design and promotion of media content, met with the district office and police to establish site permissions, and prepared the site for all of its potential infrastructural needs. Throughout the month-long process, students worked directly with community leaders, market vendors, arts and crafts specialists, and local cultural hubs to curate a series of interactive workshops, where the public was invited to learn about the identity of Nang Loeng through participatory events. These workshops included desserts made from banana leaves, sewing methods with Ban Narasilp, dancing workshops with Khon performers and ballroom instructors, Thai chess instructions with local champions, and other food-related crafts. During the opening, the public was invited to participate in a live “memory wall” where responses to a series of questions on the past, present, and future of Nang Loeng were displayed for collective reflection.

2018 Design-Build Projects

Ceramic Experimentation

In this workshop, students explored the potential of Thai ceramic culture by challenging ideas of digital fabrication, modern lifestyle, and traditional ceramics. Each student developed a novel product and a critique of current ceramic wares. In order to improve the design of the ceramic ware, students used a variety of techniques from manual hand pinching to electric wheelers, laser cut pressing, CNC pressing, rapid prototype plaster molding, and 3D ceramic printing. Students also visited the Southeast Asian Ceramic Museum to better understand masterpieces of traditional Thai ceramics. The outcome of the workshop was on display and available for purchase at Open House on the sixth floor of Central Embassy with the support of Shane Suvikapakornkul, the director of the Serindia Gallery. 

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