Early BKK始于Kaytita Chaisuksiri的强烈愿望和热情，即在她的社区创建一个真正具有绿色和可持续发展概念的社区咖啡馆。她在她的村子里找到了一个地点，这是曼谷的一个强大的生活社区。在这个社区里，大多数是大户人家，包括宠物在内的各代人都有，因此Early BKK的目标是成为一个所有人都可以进入的有形空间。与大多数咖啡馆和零售业不同，它们总是考虑如何盈利。另一方面，Early BKK考虑的是如何向游客和邻居介绍回收和绿色概念及生活方式。看到这些天在废物管理方面出现的许多问题，被忽视的升级改造材料被作为设计的重要部分。

Early BKK started with a strong intention and passion of Kaytita Chaisuksiri, to create a community café with truly green and sustainable concepts in her neighborhood. She found a site location in her village which is a strong living community in Bangkok. In this community, mostly big families with all generations including pets, therefore Early BKK aimed to be a tangible space that can be accessible to all. Unlike most of the café and retail businesses which always think about making profits. Early BKK, on the other hand, thinks about how to introduce recycling and green concept and lifestyle to the visitors and neighbors. Seeing many problems arising with regard to waste management these days, upcycling materials that have been overlooked are taken to important parts of the design.

由于Early BKK的声明非常明确，Spacecraft开始做关于升级改造材料和附近的垃圾的研究，发现最熟悉的可以回收和再利用的垃圾是不同类型的容器，如牛奶盒和玻璃瓶。我们决定使用这些垃圾容器作为整个设计的主要材料，从建筑外墙到室内装饰和家具。

Since the statement of Early BKK is very clear, Spacecraft started to do the research about upcycling materials and trash around the neighborhood and found that the most familiar trash that can be recycled and reused are different types of containers, such as milk cartons and glass bottles. We decided to use these waste containers as the main materials throughout the design, from architectural facades to interior finishing and furniture.

我们与一家工厂合作，生产了一种 “再板”，这是一种100%由废旧牛奶盒的小块切割而成的板材。再生板被用于大部分的室内空间，如门、天花板、椅子和桌子。为了控制整体的色彩方案，我们精心挑选了废旧牛奶盒的颜色，只用了橙色和暖色方案，以配合手工制作的砖块地板。啤酒瓶是我们在这个项目中以不同方式使用的另一种主要的再利用材料。很明显，在建筑的外墙上，大约600个用过的啤酒瓶被放置在建筑的金属环结构中。它们在室内空间创造了惊人的光影效果，同时也从外观上讲述了Early BKK的目标。

We worked together with a factory to produce a ‘re-board’ which is a board made from 100 percent of small cut pieces of used milk cartons. Re-board was used in most of the interior space such as door, ceiling, chairs, and tables. To control the overall color scheme, we carefully selected the color of used milk cartons only in orange and warm colors scheme, to match with handmade brick tiles floor. Beer bottles are another main reused material we used in many different ways in this project. Obviously on the facade, around 600 used beer bottles were placed in the metal rings structure of the building. They created a stunning effect of lights and shadows during days in the interior space, as well as told a good story of Early BKK’s objective from the exterior appearance.

一些用过的啤酒瓶被分解成碎片，作为水磨石台面和厕所地板的主要组成部分。有些墙面是通过将瓶子撞到混凝土墙上，创造出有趣的墙面图案和纹理。我们称其为 “瓶子的化石”，因为其制作和最终外观与化石相似，在墙上留下痕迹。此外，我们还通过使用垃圾增加了一些小细节，如用过的镀锌铁油罐作为面盆柜台，用过的玻璃瓶作为门把手。

Some of the used beer bottles are broken down into pieces and used as the main component of the terrazzo counterworking top and toilet floor. Some walls are made by bumping bottles into the concrete wall, creating interesting wall patterns and textures. We called this “Bottles fossil” since the production and final look are similar to the fossil by leaving traces on the wall. Moreover, we added some small details by using trash such as a used galvanized iron oil tank as a basin counter and used glass bottles as door knobs.

Early BKK是一栋位于路角的2层小楼。转角处的入口是一个小的双空间院子，院子里有一棵大树和宠物停车区，给人一种温馨友好的氛围。1楼是主要的咖啡吧，包括咖啡机和慢摇吧，座位很少。咖啡吧区的后面是零售货架，出售续杯产品、家用咖啡设备、宠物产品和一些二手衣服。二楼都是座位区，两边设计有大窗户，通风良好。这个房间的设计是多用途的，那可以改造成一个工作室的房间。

Early BKK is a small 2-storey building on the corner of the road. The entrance at the corner is a small double-space courtyard with a big tree and pet parking area, offering a welcoming and friendly vibe. 1st floor is the main coffee bar including coffee machines and a slow bar, with few seats. Retail shelves for refill products, home coffee equipment, pet products, and some second-hand clothes are in the back of the coffee bar area. 2nd floor is all seating areas, designed with a large window on both sides for good ventilation. This room is designed for multipurpose uses, that can be transformed into a workshop room.

咖啡馆的管理完全基于绿色和可持续的概念。例如，”不使用吸管”、”不使用塑料杯”、”带杯打折”、以及垃圾分类。屋顶上安装了太阳能电池板作为主要能源。Early BKK的目标是创造更少的废物，并对我们创造的任何碳足迹负责，并鼓励大家加入这一努力。最后，Early BKK是一个鼓舞人心的展示，展示了有趣的升级改造和废弃材料最终可以被创造。人们可能会来这里喝杯咖啡，但回去后一定会在思想上对废物和回收的概念有一些改变。相信小的意图可以使世界变得更好，Early BKK希望成为创造社会变化的一个小部分。

The management of the café is completely based on green and sustainable concepts. For example, “no straws”, “no plastic cup”, “bringing your mugs get discount”, and waste separation. Solar cell panels were installed on the roof as the main energy source. Early BKK aimed to create lesser waste and be responsible for whatever carbon footprint we created and encouraged everyone to join this effort. In the end, Early BKK is an inspiring showcase of how interesting upcycling and waste materials can finally be created. People might come here for a coffee, but will definitely go back with some changes in their mindset about the waste and recycle concept. Believing in small intentions can make the world a better place, Early BKK prospected to be a small part of creating some changes in society.

Interior Designers: space+craft
Area : 120 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Thanapol Jongsiripipat
Manufacturers : APK Brick, Lamptitude, MR.KEN
Structural Design : AWDC
Contractors : IC96 Studio
Architects & Interior Designers : Sathika Jienjaroonsri, Noppachai Akayapisud
Interior Designer : Paranee Raweenipa
Architect : Natthapat Lothaisong
Structure Engineer : Aphichart Wongdee
City : Bangkok
Country : Thailand