Chatpong Chuenrudeemol
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Early life and education
Chatpong was born in Bangkok, Thailand.[2] His family moved to the US when he was six.[2] Chatpong received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UC Berkeley in 1994, and a Master of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design, graduating in 2000.[2][3] Following graduation, he moved back to Thailand.[2]
Career
Chatpong is known for his "Bangkok Bastards" projects, focusing on informal architecture including informal responses to everyday problems, including makeshift seating, street vending, and improvised slum housing.[4][5]
Chatpong's first Bangkok Bastards project was Samsen Street Hotel, a former love hotel in Bangkok in which CHAT architects swapped the facade in a scaffolding to create an open, inviting space.[6][7][8] The hotel was shortlisted for the 2021 Architectural Review New into Old awards.[7]
In 2023, CHAT Architects completed Angsila Oyster Scaffolding Pavilion, a project off the coast of a fishing village in Chonburi province.[9] The pavilion adapts the local oyster harvesting scaffolds used by fisherman, adding pitched roofs and red agricultural tarps.[10]