true urbanpark

Been quite a while since I posted things related to my day job. So here's one. This is TRUE Urbanpark which I happened to visit on Bangkok with my office mates. I think out of all style I mostly click with a bit retro-ish style, specially on furniture, which is why this setting on the first image here appealed to my eyes. (That's not light fixtures there but sound tubes).


We were greeted by this 3x10 metes board which is actually an analog flipping dots of two colors, black and red (not a digital display). It changes every other minute while we're there. And it can display various messages. See the flipping one here. Definitely one of the coolest stuff. It's analog!! And this was definitely what dragged us to take a peek inside the store.


Well it's not just a store actually. True is one of the biggest Thai network provider of mobile and fixed telephone lines and some other digital stuff. So this place is more like a place to hang for the digital community these days. There are lounge chairs with the tubes (above photo), coffee shop, mobile shop, internet stations, bookshop which also sells cool records, and also there's a flower shop serves at the front side.


I love the dark cozy ambiance which totally creates the mood. But really, talking about this kind of thing whether it's architecture or interior design, photos really can't do any justice. You really have to experience the space and the awesome feeling of being there.

I couldn't point out my bulky dslr here, so photos posted are courtesy of the designer, a Thai architectural firm, Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited (DBALP), taken from their flickr account.