2019
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Happy nest office

The Happynest article from clients.

“The Happynest” project was started in 2018. The project scope is to build the new campus for the group of companies to consolidate the office and Distribution centre together on the eastern motorway road, Bangkok. The land plot size is 6400 sqm, which will utilize for the construction in this phase only 50% and leave the remaining to serve as the green space. We aim to build better facilities for business and our people, and it should look nice and timeless. “Happy nest” is mixed from 2 words, happiness” and “nest”, which truly represent the characteristics of our office.

We have a total of 70 people and 40 people are working as the Vet consultant. They will mostly work with our customers in the field across the country and will come back to the head office only 7 days/month for a monthly strategic meeting, so we compare them to a bird flying back to their nest, and the month-end time is a very happy time for us, lively, noisy and happy.

We had begun our draft by putting all core requirements into the design, and in the end, we have the initial design that can serve all of the functions, but the design looked very ordinary. However, we decided to reach out to FATTSTUDIO in the last minute when the structure was being constructed on schedule. It was like the renovation of the project’s first design, as the civil construction was moving forward, so the time was our main concern. We tried to brief the concept, mood and tone of the design that we would have a friendly, collaborative and minimal office design. We had informed every department of the specific requirement of each sector that they need to incorporate into the new interior design, and we were also concerned about the energy-efficient building, which could utilise the natural light but could also prevent the heat at the same time, so the facade design was also the first important requirement for our architect. The architect and interior team had to understand all the current function-based aspects and polish them with a better design.

I believe the good office design should improve the work-life of the user, the most important is function follow with nice design. Not just for the nice illustration in the magazine or for the studio portfolio commercialising. To do this, a designer should spend a lot of time interviewing, listening, and observing the real nature of work of the user in each department. FATTSTUDIO had done that surprisingly, they came to visit our old office, observe, ask and listen to understand the environments and needs in each team. We iterated the designs and eventually finalised the design within the urgent timeline, and The Happynest was fully completed in April 2020. After that, the office moved in at the end of the month.

As a result, the users are very happy with their work-life. At the same time, they were also fascinated with the new design office. We have a nice modern twin lobby to serve different purposes. We have a lively and colourful canteen. Our account offices have the massive folder wall and noise suppression printer room, and we also have multiple-sized meeting and seminar rooms to use as the common meeting area. On the other hand, our nerd technical support group has a gigantic design library shelf to collect all massive textbooks. The massive department has a flow of open space when they head back to the nest. All our goals have completed, and a good environment has been delivered from design. Our office doesn’t have anything new, It means such a creative or innovative design, we don’t require all such things. My mission is to evaluate the quality of working life and so appreciate it when moving in.

  • Architect: FATTSTUDIO
  • Director: Supanna Chanpensri
  • Façade designer: Surapat Phunmuang
  • Architect team: Ornyupa Noichad
  • : Sudarat Mhunkarn
  • Interior Designer: FATTSTUDIO
  • Director: Wattikon Kosonkit
  • Interior team: Jindamart Pudsa (team leader)
  • : Surapa Thaviltrakul
  • : Khutthayawun Kulthawe
  • Lighting design: Jindamart Pudsa with TRUELIGHT
  • CONTRACTOR:
  • Main contractor: SAMCON Co,.Ltd.
  • M&E contractor: J.L. engineering Co,.Ltd.
  • Interior Contractor:
  • First floor: MLT. Furniture
  • Second floor: Wawara design Co.,Ltd.
  • Third floor: DR Lion house Co.,Ltd.
  • Manufacturers: DAIKIN Thailand, for VRV air-condition system
  • : TRUELIGHT by Trueconnection CO.,Ltd. for lighting supply
  • : Laminate by LAMITAK Thailand
  • : OFFICE FURNITURE by LOGICA
  • : FURNITURE by ACTIU
  • Area: 1,272 Sqm.