Organic Life in the Glass House: PATOM ORGANIC LIVING Coffee / Choice Shop

Hidden in Bangkok's Thonglor residential community, surrounded by gloomy trees, it looks like a glass house from a distance, bringing a cool sense of transparency to the summer-a compound coffee shop of Thai organic maintenance brand Patom combining exhibition halls and specialty stores-"PATOM ORGANIC LIVING". Surrounded by green, the small coffee shop with a seating capacity of 25 is like a transparent bubble in the shadow of a tree. In a secluded place, taking peace from the hustle and bustle, allowing visitors to enjoy a cup of coffee away from the hustle and bustle and raising their ecological awareness is the idea that Patom tries to practice through the small shop of life.

The wooden structure draws a glass boundary, from the idea of Bangkok design team NITAPROW; PATOM ORGANIC LIVING is located on a slightly raised mound, the design team tries to maintain the integrity of the original tree structure, warm texture of raw wood, with a large area of glass floor-to-ceiling window design, the green meaning extends from the outside to the interior, the simple and clean vision naturally coincides with the organic concept advocated by the brand. With transparent glass showing a sense of light, the building shows the richness of the outer garden and the harmony of life with the surrounding scenery, cleverly blurring the boundary between the inside and the outside.

PATOM ORGANIC LIVING, which spreads the design inspiration under the organic concept of the brand, the curvature in the architectural pattern alleviates the physical visual disobedience of the rectangle, extends the flow of sight, reconnects design and nature, and skillfully combines the two. After stepping into the space, there is a spiral staircase wrapped in rattan in the middle of the space, the flowing lines go up slowly, adding visual interest and organic characteristics; the staircase goes straight to the top of the cylinder, making it easy for people to peep into the elegant scenery and the overall design of the building from the interior. Inspired by the surrounding ceilings of coconut and palm trees, the NITAPROW team built a thin trunk and a radiating crown, and the small peak logo was carved with wood strips to form a unique and impressive supporting structure inside.

Renewable and sustainable construction wood is used, in which all beam-column structures are made of waste mahogany and Tabak wood. These materials are recycled from the owner's abandoned boathouse and the tree trunks from the owner's farm, which become the thick base of the brass showcase and gently undertake the life products carefully taken care of by the brand. The unadorned coffee shop tables and chairs are renovated from the owner's unused teak furniture collection, trying to show harmony and balance between organic and modern.

Sitting against the window, the white cotton and linen curtains soften the sun, and the lush silhouette of coconut and palm trees outside the window gives the soul a noble escape-here, as if to enjoy privileges and live in harmony with nature.

PATOM ORGANIC LIVING

Thonglor 25, Bangkok, Thailand

Photography/ Ketsiree Wongwan.

All Images via NITAPROW.