Visceral Intricacy IV: 2014

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Visceral Intricacy IV: Tianguis of the Maize to Degree Shows

During the months after Visceral Intricacy IV studio with Ajarn Fredrik Hellberg, I was introduced to a design competition called Degree Shows in Thailand and got into Top 5 of the category with Tianguis of the Maize project. As part of the development of the project, I would like to share the following five plates to express the meaning of the project as an update to everyone who are interested. I am deeply thankful for all the guidance, constructive criticisms, suggestions and mentor hours given from Aj Fredrik, as well as grateful for the experiences shared with my studio mates in VI4. Will update more information with images soon.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

The Diary of Fukushima's Return

Monday, May 5, 2014

Olive energy-generating village

Vitis Vinifera

The Life in Kapok village

Exploring the Function of space

Perspective Plan

Module Mark-II (after 35 years)

Spaces Embraced by the Kapok

Livable Space in Complexity

Control roots to form paths

Vi4 Final Review

Dear World

The fourth chapter of Visceral Intricacy is drawing to a spectacular close.

This Thursday the 8th of May Visceral Intricacy will host renowned guests for our final review at the Makkasan Airport link terminal in Bangkok Thailand.

Tina Tomthong Rungsawang. The Psychoactive-Chocolate Retreat

Special guests

Jack Pitupong Chaowakul. Supermachine Studio

Tom Dannecker. ThingsMatter

Lara Lesmes. Space Popular

David Mayer. WhiteSpace

What is Visceral Intricacy and Vi4 all about?

Visceral Intricacy is a studio of research and innovative architectural design that seek new experientially driven design methods for the 21st century. We have searched in vast artificial environments underground (Vi1), in publicly performed religious ceremonies

(Vi2), in virtual prosthetic's of ancient ruins (Vi3), and now. In flowers...

The members of Vi4 have this term been exploring the visceral and intricate world of plants and humans past, present and future potential symbiosis with them. The challenge is to create a place where a specific plant can be grown, processed and consumed in an holistic composition of carefully crafted experiences.

Nuknik Thanaporn Lam. Tianguis of the Maize.

Links to Members work

Cat Nicha Laptaveepanya

Janny Pimchanok Kimsawat
Nuknik Thanaporn Lam
Palm Nattaporn Bunyasirikul
Pin Thippapha Gaywee
Tee Wongsakorn Wattanavekin
Tina Tomthong Rungsawang

Hope to see you there on Thursday!

The Psychoactive-Chocolate Mental Retreat: final design presentation

The Psychoactive-Chocolate Mental Retreat is an exclusive therapeutic facility situated in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, just off the edges of Iquitos, Peru. This facility is to heal mentally and emotionally traumatised patients from all over the world with the use of edible substances to alter the state of mind. Just as casual stimulants consumed daily by the general public (coffee, sugar, tea) have effects on our brains and bodies, psychedelic substances mixed with chocolate will be the main tool in healing the patients. The retreat provides spaces for patients to heal and recover through different activities that are essential to the infrastructure itself, including Theobromine cacao and psychoactive gardens, a chocolate factory, therapeutic ceremonial rooms with professional Amazonian shamans and living units for long-term stay. It also consists of a laboratory for scientists to carry out researches on the psychoactive plants within the Amazon and for all patients to study and understand the process they are going through.