萨拉登公寓坐落在曼谷一个充满活力的社区，名为 “萨拉登”，意思是红色的亭子。这个名字来自于一百年前，作为该国第一条铁路线的一部分，有一个红色屋顶的小火车站明显地矗立在稻田中间。

The Commons Saladaeng is nestled in a vibrant Bangkok neighborhood called “Saladaeng” which means a red pavilion. The name came from the presence of a small red-gabled train station that stood distinctly in the middle of the rice field a hundred years ago as part of the first railway line of the country.

该设计向这一地区鲜为人知的历史致敬。红色橡胶波纹板被选为主要建筑材料，不仅因为它的深红色，而且因为它的波纹表面暗示了过去屋顶材料的特征。透明和红色的波纹板在简单的建筑形式上增加了一层复杂性。八个小的屋檐，在规模上让人想起了过去的那些屋檐，通过使用一个特别设计的M型屋顶结构，使之成为可能，以满足当今对更宽的内部空间的需求。新的屋顶结构协调了过去的感性规模和现在的操作规模。

The design pays homage to this little-known history of the neighborhood. Red rubber corrugated sheets are chosen as the main architectural material not only because of its crimson color but also for its corrugated surface that hints the character of the roof material of the past. The clear and red transparent corrugated sheets add a layer of complexity onto a simple architectural form. Eight small gables, reminiscent in scale of those in the past, are made possible to accommodate the present-day needs for wider interior spaces with the use of a specially designed M-shape roof structure. The new roof structure reconciles between the sentimental scale of the past and the operational scale of the present.

该地的最大特点是前面有一棵15米高的大榕树。建筑立面形成一个凹陷的曲线，从树上退下来，尽量减少对树枝和树根的干扰，并强调树本身是主要的焦点。 建筑中间的体量被雕刻成一个露天的公共空间，朝向这棵树。同时，这棵树有助于屏蔽街对面视觉上不协调的环境，同时为内部空间增加了一定程度的隐私和亲密感。

The best feature of the site is the large 15-meters-high ficus in the front. The building facade forms a concave curve receding away from the tree minimizing disturbance to its branches and roots, and emphasizes the tree itself as the main focal point. The building middle volume carved out as an open-air public space is oriented towards the tree. Simultaneously, the tree helps screening out the visually incongruous context across the street while adding a level of privacy and intimacy to the space within.

在高密度的中央商务区生活和工作，萨拉登人渴望有一个能提供舒适微气候的露天区域。建筑占地面积的近30%被提供为 “公共场所”，这是一个大型的露天公共空间，欢迎路人从街面层层向上走来。这个建筑地面融合了大台阶与平台、座椅和植物。 它配备了大型工业风扇，在整个空间内产生 “层流”（持续的低速通风）。这个欢迎的、慷慨的、遮阳良好的、放松的、微风的露天空间有效地作为一个公共的生活和餐饮区，适合曼谷的热带气候。

Living and working in the high density CBD, Saladaeng people yearn for an open-air area that can provide a comfortable micro climate. Almost 30% of the building footprint is provided as a “Common Ground,” a large open-air public space that welcomes passers-by from the street level to cascade upward. This architectural ground fuses large steps with platforms, seating and planting. It is equipped with large industrial fans generating “laminar flow” (continuing low-velocity through ventilation) through the entire space. This welcoming, generous, well shaded, relaxing, breezy open-air space effectively functions as a communal living and dining area, suitable for Bangkok tropical climate.

这个 “公共场所 “是一个可修改的地面景观。一个特殊的托盘单元系统被设计成一个建筑装置，可以与层叠的台阶相互作用，将空间转变为不同的配置，用于各种活动。该系统可以用来为周末市场的摊位创造一系列的小平地，为儿童的乐趣体验创造一系列的台阶，为亲密的音乐表演创造一个小平台，或者为大型的音乐乐队创造一个大舞台，并将整个空间调整为一个非正式的露天音乐会场。

This “Common Ground” is a modifiable ground-scape. A special pallet unit system is designed as an architectural device that can interplay with the cascading steps to transform the space into different configurations for various kinds of activities. The system can be used to create a series of small flat areas for weekend market booths, series of steps for children’s fun experience, a small platform for intimate music performance, or a large stage for a big music band and adapts the entire space into an informal open-air concert venue.

该系统可用于将空间组织成任何其他无限数量的配置，用于未来的活动。萨拉登公社是创新的城市生活方式建筑，很好地扎根于当地的环境和气候，具有场所感。该项目被嵌入到邻里之间，一直在调整自己以回应社区的生活。

The system can be used to organize the space in any other infinite number of configurations for future events. The Commons Saladaeng is innovative urban lifestyle architecture, well rooted in its local context and climate with a sense of place. The project is embedded within the neighborhood, always adapting itself to answer to the life of the community.

Architects: Department of ARCHITECTURE
Area : 3000 m²
Year : 2020
Photographs :Spaceshift Studio
Manufacturers : AutoDesk, Onduline, Tree Concept, Robert McNeel & Associates
Structural Engineer : Jet Structural
Lighting Designer : Accent Studio
Consultants : One Management Company Limited
Building Contractor : Kay-Thai Construction Company Limited
Principal Architects : Amata Luphaiboon, Twitee Vajrabhaya
Project Architect : Chanlika Boonpha
Design Team : Tanadetch Mahapolsirikun, Monthon Patcharapunyapong, Supavit Junsompitsiri
Clients : The Commons Saladaeng Company Limited
System Engineer : Aeon Elen Generation
Environmental Graphic : be>our>friend studio
City : Khet Bang Rak
Country : Thailand