For his first major public commission in his native Thailand, Los Angeles-based architect Kulapat Yantrasat served two masters: the client and the equatorial sun. The result is Dib Bangkok, a contemporary art museum that opened in December. Commissioned by businessman Purat “Chang” Osathanugrah, the project fulfills his late father’s vision of giving Thais local access to international art, while also platforming Thai artists within a global context. Bangkok’s climate and the Buddhist concept o
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For his first major public commission in his native Thailand, Los Angeles-based architect Kulapat Yantrasat served two masters: the client and the equatorial sun. The result is Dib Bangkok, a contemporary art museum that opened in December. Commissioned by businessman Purat “Chang” Osathanugrah, the project fulfills his late father’s vision of giving Thais local access to international art, while also platforming Thai artists within a global context. Bangkok’s climate and the Buddhist concept o
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Contemporary art museum housed in a repurposed 1980s steel warehouse, with raw concrete columns, industrial details, tall ceilings and minimalist, meditative galleries that transition from austere, dimmer ground-floor spaces to bright, contemplative upper levels filled with natural light.