Apsara Cruise餐饮巡游船改造丨泰国曼谷丨Studio Locomotive

位于普吉岛的 Studio Locomotive 近期为曼谷悦榕庄酒店（Banyan Tree Hotel Bangkok）完成了一次最新的改造项目，使曾作为运米驳船的 Apsara Cruise 重返昭披耶河，转变为一艘餐饮巡游船。身处曼谷这座繁忙都市的核心，昭披耶河及其纵横交错的水道至今仍是城市日常通勤与货物运输的重要命脉。与城市中不断涌现的创新型摩天楼形成对比的是，河岸两侧分布着诸如黎明寺、大皇宫、帕苏门堡等历史遗迹，它们共同守护着绵延三百余年的水岸文明记忆。

The latest conversion by Phuket-based Studio Locomotive for Banyan Tree Hotel Bangkok has returned the former rice barge Apsara Cruise to the Chao Phraya River as a dining cruise. In the bustling heart of Bangkok, the Chao Phraya River and its countless waterways continue to serve as vital arteries for the capital’s daily commutes and cargo transport to this day. In contrast to the city’s innovative skyscrapers, historical monuments—such as the Temple of Dawn, The Grand Palace, and Fort Phra Sumen —preserving three centuries of water-laced heritage stand along the riverbanks.

▼项目鸟瞰，Aerial view of the project ©Pichan Sujaritsatit

如今被称为 Apsara Cruise 的这艘河船，最早可追溯至大城王朝时期，在曼谷成为首都之前，它曾作为运米驳船航行于昭披耶河之上，在大型船只与河岸仓库之间运输稻米、糖类及其他贸易货物。Studio Locomotive 以雄心勃勃的方式对其进行再造，在保留原有木质货船船体的基础上，将其改造为下层甲板，用于设置动力系统、完整的商用厨房以及乘客卫生间；同时，在新的上部结构中呼应了传统竹制棚架的形态，并对其进行改良，以满足全年运营的餐厅功能需求。全新的船体布局共设三层甲板，总可使用面积为245平方米，其中室内用餐空间约90平方米。

The riverboat now known as Apsara Cruise once journeyed the Chao Phraya River as a rice barge from the ancient Ayutthaya era, before Bangkok became the capital, transporting rice, sugar, and other trade goods between large ships and riverside warehouses. The ambitious remaking by Studio Locomotive preserves its heritage wooden cargo hull—as a below deck for motorization, full commercial kitchen, and guest restrooms—and resonates the shape of vernacular bamboo canopy in a new superstructure, modified for all-season restaurant service. The new configuration comprises three decks, with a total usable area of 245 square meters, including a 90-square-meter indoor dining.

▼内部空间，Interior space ©Pichan Sujaritsatit

▼吧台，Bar ©Pichan Sujaritsatit

泰国传统美术与建筑的象征性元素——如重新诠释佛教传说的墙面壁画、被视为带来守护与吉祥的 Prajamyam 花卉纹样，以及源自泰国寺庙琉璃陶瓦屋顶的历史性色彩体系——通过镜面、马赛克瓷砖与木珠等当代材料得到全新的表达。主用餐甲板上同时布置了饮品吧台与驾驶舱，后者被巧妙隐藏在一处带有绿色调的装饰性玻璃亭内。玻璃墙面壁画描绘了稻米女神及其他与农业丰饶相关的神话形象，这些故事由拼贴艺术家 Nakrob Moonmanas 以当代叙事方式重新演绎。

Evocative elements of Thai fine arts and architecture—such as wall murals reinterpreting Buddhist legends, auspicious Prajamyam floral motifs believed to offer protection and good fortune, and historical color palettes from glazed terracotta roof tiles on Thai temples—are reflected through fresh execution on contemporary materials, including mirror, mosaic tiles, and wooden beads. Sharing the main dining deck are a beverage bar and a wheelhouse—disguised within a decorative green-tinted glass booth—featuring glass wall murals portraying the stories of the Rice Goddess and other mythical deities associated with agricultural abundance, redefined in modern narratives by a collage illustrator Nakrob Moonmanas.

▼灯光布局，Light layout ©Pichan Sujaritsatit

▼洗手池细节，Washbasin detail ©Pichan Sujaritsatit

这艘餐饮巡游船近期荣获世界建筑节室内设计奖（World Architecture Festival Interiors）“年度酒吧与餐厅”称号，标志着一次兼具反思意义与情感深度的适应性再利用实践，成功回应了其在当代酒店与餐饮语境中的新价值。

The dining cruise was recently named Bar & Restaurant of the Year at the World Architecture Festival Interiors, marking a reflective and meaningful adaptive reuse that responds to its modern value in hospitality.

▼船体细节，Details of the boat ©Pichan Sujaritsatit

▼装饰细节，Decorative details ©Pichan Sujaritsatit

▼材料细节，Material detail ©Pichan Sujaritsatit

Apsara Cruise

Location:

Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand

Architect & Interior Designer:

Client:

Banyan Tree Hotel Bangkok

Photographer:

Pichan Sujaritsatit

Naval Engineering Consultant:

TAGU Offshore

Lighting Design: APLD Lighting Design

Illustrator: Nakrob Moonmanas

Boat Building Contractor: STP Consultant and Agency

Interior Contractor: AI Decoration.1969