DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
Double B Hostel— Local Craft, Global Design
- VMA DESIGN STUDIO-
VMA Design Studio completes Double B Hostel in Bangkok using flowing wooden facades that bridge local craftsmanship with contemporary design.
VMA Design Studio has completed the Double B Hostel project, transforming a land plot with narrow street entry in Bangkok’ s historic old town district into a 27-room boutique hostel that bridges traditional wood craftsmanship with contemporary organic forms. The design creates an unexpected spatial sequence that draws visitors from Bangkok’ s narrow streetscape into a light-filled internal courtyard, where handcrafted wooden facades curve overhead like flowing timber waves.
The hostel stands in one of Bangkok’ s old town communities where artisans have made Buddhist statues and religious artifacts for generations. The project connects visitors to the neighborhood’ s living craft tradition and historic sites nearby. Like much of old Bangkok, the site faces a fundamental challenge:
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