Mega Mat Installation Bangkok Design Week / MVRDV

Architects:MVRDV

Area:875m²

Year:2025

Photographs:Depth of Field

Contractor:D-63

Lighting Designer:FOS Lighting Design Studio

Founding Partner In Charge:Winy Maas

Partner:Wenchian Shi

Design Team:Sanne van der Burgh, Sredej Bunnag, Americo Iannazzone, Zhijia Xiong, Jiani You, Dimitrios Kogkalidis, Sen Yang, Miruna Dunu, Marcela Tamez Cabello

Copyright:MVRDV Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries

Recycled Mats:Rukchat

Client:Creative Economic Agency, Thailand

Partners In Charge:Creative Economic Agency, PTT Global Chemicals, Embassy of the Netherlands, Urban Ally

Exhibition:MORE

Country:Thailand

Text description provided by the architects. MVRDV has completed a temporary installation at the heart of Bangkok Design Week, creating a public space that tells a story of plastic waste and recycling in Thailand.

Located on the Lan Khon Mueang Town Square outside the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority City Hall, the Mega Mat is a modular piece made of over 500 recycled plastic mats, showcasing the possibilities for using recycled plastic in everyday objects.

Its bright colors add a burst of energy to the design week and connect the Mega Mat to its surroundings – and also form an 860-square-meter infographic about Thailand's plastic waste processing.

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