Hatai, designed by Heatherwick Studio, transforms a crucial area in Bangkok by integrating two hotels with public spaces. The design features lantern-like towers that embody traditional Thai craftsmanship, promoting a gentle experience against the city's skyline. At ground level, Hatai acts as a public village with shaded plazas, native plants, and restored canals, encouraging city engagement. The structure honors local heritage and aims to balance commerce, community, and landscape, reshaping urban hospitality by blending contrasting elements and enhancing public experiences.
The Hatai reimagines a vital corner of Bangkok through the poetry of architecture and tradition, introducing two hotels and communal spaces within a vibrant development.
Hatai unfolds as a public village with plazas, native plantings, and a restored canal, inviting the city to gather and reconnect through fluidity and openness.
The design's homage to traditional Thai lanterns creates luminous markers that honor local heritage while inviting participation and offering moments of shelter and surprise.
By integrating commerce, community, and landscape, Hatai aspires to dissolve boundaries between inside and out, guest and local, old and new, shaping urban hospitality.
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