With their commitment to designing built environments where people can feel at home in the world, all(zone) are known for their lively projects which reuse and recycle local materials in bold and innovative ways. Rachaporn and her team hold people at the heart of their designs, viewing the spaces they are creating not just as physical architecture but as platforms for people to convene, converse and celebrate.
One of the studio’s notable works includes the MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai–Thailand’s first contemporary art museum–which was completed in 2016.
One of the studio’s notable works includes the MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai–Thailand’s first contemporary art museum–which was completed in 2016.
“We are very excited to be part of the dynamic energy of Melbourne and hope our collaborative efforts with MPavilion will inspire people to reflect more on how our built environment can help us to live better ‘together.’”
Rachaporn Choochuey commented on all(zone)’s commission for MPavilion 2022
Rachaporn Choochuey. Image courtesy The Naomi Milgrom Foundation.
The all(zone) MPavilion will be unveiled to the public on November 17, 2022 in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens and, at the conclusion of the season, will be gifted to the people of Victoria and relocated to a new, permanent home.
Rachaporn has received architecture qualifications from several international institutions, including Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University and Columbia University. She received her PhD in Architecture History from the University of Tokyo. And in late 2022, she will undertake the Louis I. Kahn Assistant Visiting Professorship of Fall’22 at Yale University.
all(zone)’s mission is to focus on sustainability, sourcing reused and local materials to construct its projects. Its accolades include a nomination for Best Architecture Firm in 2019 by Domus magazine, and in 2021, the studio’s POWWOWWOW Community Mall in Bangkok was awarded Best Retail Concept in Monocle’s Top 50 Design Awards. The award recognises the mall’s sustainability at its core and was designed to combat Bangkok’s hot climate using sustainable materials and design practices rather than air conditioning.
all(zone)’s work has been featured at several international exhibitions, including at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015, the Vitra Design Museum 2017, Triennale di Milano 2018 and Echigo-Tsumori Triennale 2018, and the Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2019.
