When the renovation of a gas station is a way to glorify the skill of the craftsman in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sher Maker, a multidisciplinary design studio that is interested in craft culture designed an old gas station facade by collaborating with a local ceramic studio. PTT Saraphi station is a pilot project of this design program by PTTOR, an organization in charge of PTT's affiliated gas stations in Thailand that want their station to become a public space for passers and people in the local area. Sher Maker keept the existing structure of the main sale building and encased it with the façade by questioning the possibility of the participation of local people by using the skills of a local craftsmanship studio.
© Rungkit Charoenwat

architects: Sher MakerLocation: Chiang Mai, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, ThailandProject Year: 2019Photographs: Rungkit CharoenwatPhotographs: Courtesy of Sher Maker
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