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Supermachine studio is a multi-disciplinary design studio founded and based in Bangkok in 2009 by Thai architect, Pitupong chaowakul. Before that (in 2003) he founded another studio called Thisdesign with 5 other friends. Supermachine studio’s projects are extremely diverse, their projects includes small objects like bottle openner, installations & exhibitions and bigger scale projects like shopping malls and large outdoor music festivals. Supermachine studio consistent interests are in the creative processes and experimentations in design.
Supermachine is Pitupong Chaowakul with Kasidis Puaktes, Theerayut Somtua, Sujinda Khawkam, Rachanone Thaikaew, Katanyu Aungwatanapanich, Krit Peraphan, Napapat Lasavanich and Kamolporn Wiriyachaisang.
Contact us: +66-(0)-22766279 FAX:+66-(0)-22766278
57/7 Soi Chokchairuammit 16/13 Jompol Jatujuk Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Email: pitupong@gmail.com
our PDF port folio (2019 version) to download (96MB)
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About Pitupong Chaowakul
Born 08.10.1975
Pitupong was born in Ubonratchathani, a small town 600 Kilometers east of Bangkok, Thailand. He moved to Bangkok when he was 11 for further education. He earned his degree in Architecture from School of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and moved to Singapore to work for a year. In 2003, he got his Master degree in Architecture from the Berlage Institute of Architecture, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In between his graduate study, he worked with Nox architect in Rotterdam for a year.
Pitupong came back to Bangkok, Thailand in 2003 and founded a cross-disciplinary design studio with 5 other friends called “Thisdesign” in Bangkok. He designed very wide range of projects from concerts, interior designs to architectures. He constantly joined the artist group, called “Soi Project”. With them, he travel and does installation projects in other countries such as Japan, UAE and UK. In the same time, he lectured and taught in various schools of design in Bangkok.
He founded the design studio by himself in 2009, called Supermachine Studio. The office is constantly doing various types of design projects. In 2010 and 2016, Supermachine Studio was chosen to design and build lighting installations for iLight Marina Bay Singapore where they exhibited “Animal Tree” and “Dandelion”.
For entertainment biz, he was commission to be a design director of one of the biggest outdoor music event in Thailand called Big Mountain Music Festival. The event successfully drawn more than 60,000 people in its 6th time in 2010. He is on the process of doing its 8th edition in 2016.
Supermachine studio’s projects have won international awards including; “Harbormall” won 2010 “World of color awards” among with projects from architects around the world. (Solutia is one of the world’s leading color film makers) “BUSAC” won “Best Educational architecture” from Archmarathon 2014, Milan. And “The Labyrinth, 10 Cal Tower” won “Emerging architecture award 2015” from Architecture review magazine, London. “Hubba-to” won Archdaily’s “Building of the year 2017” for interior architecture category.
Pitupong was one of the speakers in many international forums including; “Archifest‘2010” in Singapore, “Datam KL 2011”, “Jakarta architectural triannale 2012”, “Alaska design forum ,2014”.
Education
1999-2002 Master of Excellence in Architecture.The Berlage Institute of Architecture, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1992-1997 Bachelor of Architecture (Second Class Honour) Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Professional practice
2009 – Present: Design Director, Principal: Supermachine Studio
2003 – 2008: Cofounder: ThisDesign
2000 – 2001: Nox, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1997 – 1998: Design Architects, Singapore
Awards
2017 Hubba-to: Winner “Building of the year” Interior architecture, Archdaily
2016 10 Cal Tower: Mentioned “Architecture Award 2016” special program building, Association of Siamese Architects, Thailand
2015 10 Cal Tower: Winner “Emerging Architecture Awards” Architectural Review Magazine, London, England
2014 BUSAC: Winner “Best Educational architecture” Archmarathon, Milan, Italy
2010 Harbormall: Winner “World of Color award” Solutia, Spain
International Lectures
2019 MIID REKA Conference, KL, Malaysia
2017 Taipei Association of Interior Designer (TAID): International forum 2017 Taipei, Taiwan
2017 MASA’s design matter Forum, Bangalore, India
2016 AIA/HK Young Architects Forum, Hongkong
2014 TEDx, Chiangmai, Thailand
2014 Alaska Design Forum, Alaska, USA
2012 Jakarta Architectural Triannalle, Jakarta, Indonesia
2011 Datum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2011 ASA Forum 2011, Bangkok, Thailand; Forum speaker, New generation of Thai architects
2010 Archifest 2010 international Forum, “Happy City” forum speaker, Singapore National Library, Singapore
2010 iLight Marina Bay, Meet the Artist, Singapore cricket club, Singapore
Projects
2020 Speck Hostel, Bangkok, Thailand
2019 Honda Big Wing, Pitsanulok, Thailand
2018 Osotspa H.Q. Building P5, Bangkok, Thailand
2018 Osotspa H.Q. Building P2, Bangkok, Thailand
2018 SCB Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
2017 Osotspa H.Q. Building P5, Bangkok, Thailand
2016 Harbor Pattaya, Pattaya, Thailand
2016 Hubba-to, Bangkok, Thailand
2015 CJ Worx office, Bangkok, Thailand
2014 The Labyrinth, SCG 100 year, Bangsaen, Cholburi, Thailand
2014 Big Mountain Music Festival 6 Saraburi, Thailand
2014 Cotto Curious, SQ1 Siam Square, Bangkok Thailand
2014 G16 Concert, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 Yim Huai Khwang Hostel, Bangkok Thailand
2013 BU Student Activity Center, Bangkok University Rangsit, Thailand
2013 Vespa Galleria, Sukhumvit26, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 Vespiario Office, Ital-Thai Tower, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 Mercury Ville, Chidlom, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 BU SEM, Building9, Bangkok University City Campus, Thailand
2013 Big Mountain Music Festival 5, Saraburi, Thailand
2013 BU Imagine HUB, BU Imagine Mall, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 RU-Yerb, ASA Change, Architect’13 , Thailand
2012 Tukcom Sriracha, Cholburi, Thailand
2012 Big Mountain Music Festival 4, Saraburi, Thailand
2012 Tankstore, Mega Bangna, Thailand
2012 Malai Kart for ASA@ Archiect’12, Thailand
2012 Superbowl Project, Nakornsawan, Thailand
2012 BU International Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2011 Bangkok University Student Lounge, Bangkok, Thailand
2011 Architect 2011 exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 Big Mountain Music Festival II, Saraburi, Thailand
2010 Sansiri’s The Base Sales Gallery, Thailand
2010 Animal Tree, Installation for iLight Marina Bay, Singapore
2010 Sansiri’s Wyne Sales Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 Bangkok University Creative Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 Big Mountain Music Festival, Saraburi, Thailand
2010 Laemtong Shopping mall,Bangsaen, Cholburi, Thailand
2009 Autostella showroom, Bangkok, Thailand
2009 Green World, Installation for Heineken Green space
2009 Giant No Red No Yellow for Art4d Minimart at Bangkok Art and Creative Center
2009 No Red No Yellow; Product design for protesters
2009 Bangkok 2082, Visionary project for future Bangkok, Bangkok Art and Creative Center
2009 Quick Bites, Design for Eating; exhibition design for Thailand Creative and Design Center
2009 Harbormall, Laemchabang, Cholburi, Thailand
2008 Laemtong shopping mall, Rayong, Thailand
2008 Island 2008, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2008 House by the swamp, Ubonratchathani, Thailand
2008 Food Market at Leamtong Shopping mall, Rayong, Thailand
2007 Saveland Supermarket, Ubonratchathani, Thailand
2007 iYarm, product design for Art4d’s Minimart in Bangkok Design Week 2007
2007 Tokyo Air Domino; installation for Digital Art Festival 2007, Panasonic Center, Tokyo
2007 Kantana sound studio, Bangkok, Thailand
2007 Yincharoen cooking school and supermarket, Bangkok, Thailand
2007 The Cloud 2007, installation for Sharjah Biennalle, UAE
2006 Living under the crescent moon, exhibition design for a traveling exhibition from Vitra design museum at Thailand Creative and Design Center
2006 Poom-Puang, a product design for Bangkok Fashion Week 2006
2005 Pru Pop Live Concert, Tossapak Arena, Bangkok, Thailand
2005 Cheeze Studio, Siam center, Bangkok, Thailand
2005 Jerlot Cafe’, Bangkok
2005 Ghost Transmission, installation at H Gallery & Metbar, Bangkok, Thailand
2003-2005 Ghost Tower, research and photography, Bangkok, Thailand
2004 100 Only Fat all stars concert, stage and production design, Bangkok, Thailand
2004 MVP Cinema, Ubonratchathani, Thailand
2004 IPlusroom Karaoke, Bangkok, Thailand
2004 Saenrak salesoffice, Bangkok, Thailand
2003 t-Bomb for Art4d Minimart for Architectexpo’03, Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand (exhibited in Einhoven, The Netherlands in 2003)
2003 Paradox Circus,Fat Live 4, Stage and Production design, Huamark Stadium, Bangkok Thailand
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