Double B青年旅社丨泰国曼谷丨VMA Design Studio

VMA Design Studio完成了Double B Hostel项目，将位于曼谷历史老城区、临街入口狭窄的一块地块改造为一座拥有27间客房的精品旅舍。该项目将传统木工艺与当代有机形态相结合，营造出意想不到的空间序列：游客从曼谷狭窄的街巷步入其间，被引导进入一个充满光线的内部庭院，在那里，手工制作的木质立面宛如流动的木波般在头顶弯曲延展。

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.

▼项目外观，Exterior of the project ©Art Chitsanupong

▼手工制作的木质立面，handcrafted wooden facades ©Art Chitsanupong

旅舍坐落于曼谷老城区的一个传统社区，这里世代以来的工匠们制作佛像和宗教器物。项目不仅将游客与邻里的活态工艺传统相连接，也引导他们感受周边的历史遗迹。与曼谷大部分旧城区一样，该场地面临的根本挑战在于：建筑随着时间的推移自然生成，如今彼此紧密相连，严重限制了室内空间的自然采光与通风。

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: buildings developed organically over time now stand wall-to-wall, severely limiting natural light and ventilation to interior spaces.

▼旅社中庭空间，hostel atrium space ©Art Chitsanupong

自然光成为本次设计的首要驱动力。设计以此为核心，塑造出一个覆盖大面积玻璃屋顶的内部庭院，将日光引入并照亮旅舍的中心空间。由于地块在密集城市肌理中街道临界面狭窄，建筑设计自然地转向内部发展，将庭院定位为项目的主要公共区域。这个庭院被构思为一条“内部巷道”，引导访客不断深入建筑，从街道入口走向旅舍核心。木质立面从街道界面无缝延伸进入室内空间，向上流动并包覆庭院墙体——将内部表面转化为“第二层立面”，延续了外部的设计逻辑。

Natural light became the primary driver for the design. This focus shaped an internal courtyard with a large glass roof that draws in daylight to brighten the hostel’s central space. Due to the site’s narrow street frontage in this dense urban setting, the design naturally shifts inward, positioning the courtyard as the project’s main public area. Conceived as an internal alley, this courtyard draws visitors deeper into the building, connecting the street entry to the hostel’s core. The wooden facade extends seamlessly from the street front into the interior space, flowing inward and rising up to clad the courtyard walls—transforming these internal surfaces into a secondary facade that continues the exterior’s design approach.

▼将日光引入并照亮旅舍的中心空间，draws in daylight to brighten the hostel’s central space ©Art Chitsanupong

▼将日光引入并照亮旅舍的中心空间，draws in daylight to brighten the hostel’s central space ©Peerapat Wimolrungkarat

▼庭院被构思为一条“内部巷道”，conceived as an internal alley ©Peerapat Wimolrungkarat

这一策略形成了统一的立面处理，同时适用于街道界面与庭院墙面。W形的立面截面捕捉自然光，使木质表面呈现出丰富的视觉层次。这一立面元素从外到内贯穿延展，将建筑的气质从街道延续到庭院，营造出完整的视觉连续性。

This approach led to a unified facade treatment that works for both the street front and courtyard walls. The W-shaped profile catches natural light, giving the wooden surface visual depth. This facade element runs as a continuous extrusion from exterior to interior, pulling the building’s character from street to courtyard and creating visual continuity throughout.

▼木质立面从街道界面无缝延伸进入室内空间，

The wooden facade extends seamlessly from the street front into the interior space ©Peerapat Wimolrungkarat

▼营造出完整的视觉连续性，creating visual continuity throughout ©Suppasit Sirinukulwattana

在建造方式上，设计团队必须找到与本地施工能力相契合的方法。虽然开发阶段使用了先进的计算设计工具，但团队也意识到本地建筑行业主要依赖湿作业系统和现场浇筑，而非预制构件。设计团队因地制宜，制定了简化的工序策略，采用基础模具与常见手工工具操作。木质立面构件通过热风加热并在预设模具上弯曲成型，配以清晰的工艺指引，使本地熟练工匠能够利用既有经验完成复杂几何形态。

For the making process, the team had to find an approach that works with regional construction capabilities. While using advanced computational design tools for development, the designers recognized that the local industry operates primarily through wet construction systems and onsite casting, rather than prefabricated elements. The team created a strategy that taps into these skills by developing simplified procedures using basic molds and standard hand tools. The wooden facade components are formed through hot air heating and bending over predetermined molds with clear instructions, allowing skilled local craftspeople to handle the complex geometries using their existing expertise.

▼木质立面构件通过热风加热并在预设模具上弯曲成型，

The wooden facade components are formed through hot air heating and bending over predetermined molds ©Peerapat Wimolrungkarat

项目使用了两类木材，根据功能需求进行配置。来自原址旧仓库的再生木材经过翻新，被用于内部庭院的立面与走廊天花；而建筑外部则采用了复合木材，以抵御曼谷的高温与湿气。这种策略既赋予旧木材新的生命，同时也确保立面在气候环境下的耐久性。

The project uses two types of wood based on where they’re needed. Reclaimed timber from an old warehouse that was part of the site was refinished for the internal courtyard facade and corridor ceilings. For the exterior, composite wooden rods were chosen to handle Bangkok’s heat and humidity. This approach gives the old wood new life, while ensuring the facade can withstand the weather.

▼再生木材经过翻新被用于走廊天花，Reclaimed timber was refinished for the corridor ceilings ©Art Chitsanupong

▼再生木材经过翻新被用于走廊天花，Reclaimed timber was refinished for the corridor ceilings ©Art Chitsanupong

每间客房都设有一处内嵌式光盒阳台——一个种植有绿植的凹进玻璃阳台，将自然光引入室内，同时保持与邻近建筑的私密性。这种内部采光策略延伸至庭院，种植阳台共同营造出开放的花园氛围，并依靠自然通风保持舒适。位于玻璃屋顶下方的大型排风系统将热空气向上抽离，带动低层新鲜空气进入，避免绿化空间空气滞留。旅舍通过叠合光线、空气与绿意等系统，在曼谷密集的城市条件下创造出一种开放、通透且与自然和日光相连的内部空间体验。

Each guest room features an integrated pocket lightbox—a recessed glass balcony with plants that draws natural light inward, while maintaining privacy from neighboring buildings. This internal lighting strategy extends into the courtyard, where planted balconies create an open-air garden atmosphere that relies on natural ventilation to stay comfortable. A large exhaust system pulls hot air upward from below the glass roof, drawing fresh air in at lower levels to keep the green spaces from becoming stagnant. The hostel works within Bangkok’s dense urban constraints by layering these systems together—light, air, and greenery—to create internal spaces that feel open, breathable, and connected to nature and daylight.

▼客房空间，Guest room ©Peerapat Wimolrungkarat

▼客房空间，Guest room ©Peerapat Wimolrungkarat

“我们从一个简单的想法出发：将尽可能多的自然光引入旅舍的核心，并让建筑重新与邻里的工艺传统建立联系。” VMA Design Studio 主持建筑师 Vichayuth Meenaphant 表示。“流动的木质立面不仅是一次建筑探索，更是一座连接传统与创新的桥梁。它借助先进设计工具生成，但依靠本地工匠的双手与知识实现。它营造的空间开放、明亮，并扎根于老曼谷的精神之中。”

“We started with a simple idea: to draw as much natural light as possible into the heart of the hostel and reconnect the building with the craft heritage of the neighborhood,” says Vichayuth Meenaphant, Principal at VMA Design Studio. “The flowing wooden facade is more than just an architectural exploration—it’s a bridge between tradition and innovation, shaped with advanced design tools, but relying on local hands and knowledge for making. It creates a space that feels open, bright, and rooted in the spirit of old Bangkok.”

▼平面图，plan ©VMA Design Studio

Project Name: Double B Hostel

Location: Sao Chingcha, Bangkok, Thailand

Architects & Interior Designer: VMA Design Studio

Project Type: Hospitality, Hostel

Size: 1,200 square meters

Completion Date: 2023

Structural & M&E Engineer: Basic Design Co., Ltd.

Branding/Logo: Gazedane

Photographer: Add Peerapat Wimolrungkarat, Art Chitsanupong