Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to OB House Residential by The Others Co., Ltd.
The Others Co., Ltd. of DUCTSTORE the design guru recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for OB House Residential by The Others Co., Ltd. of DUCTSTORE the design guru. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About OB House Residential
OB House features a cubic form that highlights the creativity of its homeowners. The architects developed a unique architectural language by creating a rhythmic balance of solid and void across the elevations, achieving overall harmony. The design embodies minimalism and timelessness, giving the home a distinctive identity. Each space is carefully designed to provide ample natural light, comfort, and privacy, blending visual sophistication with practical functionality.
About The Others Co., Ltd.
Nontawat Charoenchasri founded DUCTSTORE the design guru Co., Ltd. in 2001 at the age of 27, with a vision that everything the studio creates — from architecture and graphic design to installations — is a designed “product.” Embracing a multidisciplinary approach, he set out to break away from conventional design. To distinguish architectural work from communication design, he launched a second studio, THE OTHERS Co., Ltd., in 2016. He later introduced IAMEVERYTHING, a high-end print magazine sent free to top Thai creatives — a bold move in an increasingly digital world.
About DUCTSTORE the design guru
DUCTSTORE the design guru Co., Ltd. is a multidisciplinary design studio that integrates two-dimensional and three-dimensional design to create its own innovative and unique style, called ‘Graphitecture.’ The studio's projects are hybrid designs,
Award Record
The Others Co., Ltd. of DUCTSTORE the design guru is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2024 - 2025 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/164551
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/164551
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!164551
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/231099
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.iameverything.co/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- OB House Residential
- Function
- Residential
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Black, Steel Blue and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- The Others Co., Ltd.
- Country
- Thailand
- Brand
- DUCTSTORE the design guru
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #164551
Credits
- Team
- Bank Preedakorn, Ommy Lurdchianan, Nontawat Charoenchasri, Parus Kiravanich, Sittipong Hongthong, Chalongkiat Thongthanee, Theeradech Saoharuetasothon, Kittiwat Pantongkam, Metha Suriyavijitseranee, Preechaya Chanmak, Phubet Surin and Pissawat Phojan
- Image Credits
- Photographer DOF Depth of Field Co., Ltd., 2024
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- OB House showcases a striking cubic form, designed to create a rhythmic interplay of Solid & Void across its elevations. This harmonious design embodies minimalism and timelessness, establishing a clear identity for the home. Each space is carefully crafted to meet the homeowners' needs, ensuring ample natural light, comfort, and privacy. Ultimately, OB House demonstrates how innovative architecture can beautifully blend aesthetic appeal with practical functionality.
- Inspiration
- The house reflects the personalities of its homeowners, a couple of fashion designers, through its striking cubic form that showcases their creativity. Named OB House, it embodies their desire for a minimal, sleek, and stylish design. The architects created a unique architectural language with a rhythmic interplay of Solid & Void across each elevation, achieving overall harmony. This approach emphasizes the house’s distinctive concepts of minimalism and timelessness.
- Research
- The exterior form of the building, which appears solid and closed, contrasts with the interior living atmosphere, which feels comfortable and airy. The design includes opening the voids into large glass walls at certain points, along with integrating courtyards into the building. This helps to bring nature inside, including green spaces, wind, and natural light, harmoniously blending with the architecture. This makes the house more vibrant while also providing sufficient green spaces to meet the homeowners' needs, which are easy to maintain.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to design a home where every space is interconnected without compromising the core concept of minimalism and timelessness. Thus, within the cubic form of the building, which is carved into varying Solid & Void on each facade, the design not only creates a unique identity for the house but also highlights the functions and spaces. This ensures that the residents feel a continuous connection between the spaces. Therefore, the external form of the building, which appears solid and closed, contrasts with the interior living atmosphere, which feels comfortable and airy.
- Realization and Technology
- Architects created harmony through a rhythmic interplay of Solid & Void. The exterior appears solid, while the interior features interconnected spaces, including semi-outdoor areas and a central courtyard extending to the third floor. The first floor has a kitchen and pantry, while the second floor offers an open living area and guest bedroom, connected by a spiral staircase to the master bedroom. Balanced green spaces allow natural light in while maintaining privacy, creating an airy and vibrant interior that reflects the homeowners' lifestyle.
- Operation and Interaction
- The house features semi-outdoor and outdoor spaces that enhance air circulation, reducing heat and increasing comfort while minimizing reliance on air conditioning. To shield against the west-facing sun, solid walls are used, while large glass voids allow ample natural light into the interior, reducing the need for artificial lighting during the day and conserving electricity.
- Project Duration and Location
- 1 August 2022, 93 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 24, Yaek 18, Huamark, Bang Kapi District, Bangkok 10240
- Keywords
- OB House, DUCTSTORE the deign guru, DSTGRTHEOTHERSEVT, THEOTHERSDSTGR
