Museum of Modern Aluminum Thailand

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MoMA stands for Modern Aluminum Museum. This project originates from a group of ambitious clients with the goal of revitalizing the importance of aluminum in Thailand. Thailand was once the largest aluminum producer in Southeast Asia before the 20th century. Its diverse and abundant aluminum profiles not only meet the local market, but were also once known for exporting to overseas markets. However, the 1997 Asian financial crisis struck without warning, prompting the toxic aluminum industry to sell aluminum profiles at low prices to the national hardware market in order to survive, resulting in disorderly advertising signs, balcony fences, and ground floor expansion. It forms the street scene of Bangkok today.

MoMA was born in such an environment. It is located in the busiest transportation hub in the suburbs of Bangkok, with various commercial signs lining Ratchaphruek Road due to heavy traffic. The main road leads to the Grand Palace Wongwian Yai、 Bangkok University and Ko Kret, the only island in Bangkok. More than a decade ago, fireflies spread throughout Ko Kret, making it a natural resort for Bangkok locals.

The design and research of HAS hope that MoMA can not only become a public space, but also a resort for busy urban residents. The building extends the natural morning view of Ko Kret Island to the project site. During the day, MoMA is a dandelion, and its county watch sways in the wind, bringing softness and lightness to the busy Ratchapruek Road. At night, MoMA transforms into Dong Huochong, adding a natural and peaceful feeling to the highly commercialized Ratchapruek Road.

MoMA not only uses aluminum strips as display items, but also extends them to buildings, interiors, landscapes, lighting, and furniture to create a sense of unity inside and outside. The facade is covered with tens of thousands of aluminum strips, each with a slightly different color and texture, just like the feathers of a dandelion.

Aluminum strips combined with LED lighting extend from the front to both sides of the facade, and then lead directly to the "tunnel" space on the west side, filtering and suppressing external environmental noise, guiding visitors into a quiet exhibition space.

The aluminum strips on the facade not only provide multiple lighting functions, but also block excessive sunlight indoors, maintaining a comfortable indoor environment. The flexibility of exhibition space can meet various display, reception, and event needs. The top enclosure looks like a floating island, planted with seasonal plants, creating an urban ecological environment for fireflies to thrive.

The design process of MoMA began with the study of common aluminum signs on the streets, and then used aluminum as the element connecting the entire building. Through the investigation and research of aluminum profiles, a unique architectural texture has been created, and a new sense of rural identity has been discovered in the concrete jungle of Thailand.