Department Of Architecture

Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd. is founded by Amata Luphaiboon and Twitee Vajrabhaya Teparkum in 2004. The firm is practicing architecture, interior design, landscape design, and other related design disciplines in a broad range of programmatic requirements and scales. It focuses on developing ideas in architecture, researches on social, cultural, and physical context, as well as takes on an exploration for alternative material utilization.

Partners:
Amata Luphaiboon + Twitee Vajrabhaya Teparkum

Amata received a Bachelor of Architecture with first-class honors and a Gold Medal from Chulalongkorn University. He pursued advanced studies abroad and received two Master’s degrees from the University of Washington and Harvard University. After graduation, he joined Metric Co., Ltd. and work as a chief architect for several years. In 2004 Amata together with Twitee founded their firm ‘Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd.’ Amata is currently a principal of the firm.

Twitee received a Bachelor of Architecture summa cum laude from Virginia Tech and earned a Master of Architecture from Princeton University. She has been working in Chicago and New York for some time before coming back to Thailand to join Metric Co., Ltd. She together with Amata founded their firm ‘Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd.’ Twitee is currently a principal of the firm.

2017 Jury Winner and Popular Choice Winner, Architizer A+ Awards 2017 in Commercial Shopping Center category for The Commons
From Architizer.com, New York

Finalist, Architizer A+ Awards 2017 in the category Architecture + Humanitarianism for
Emergency School, Pong Phrae Wittaya
From Architizer.com, New York

Finalist, Building of the Year Awards 2017 in Commercial category for “The Commons”
From Archdaily.com

2016 Commended, Blueprint Award - Best Public-Use Project (Privately Funded) for The Commons
From Blueprint Magazine, United Kingdom

Shortlisted, Blueprint Award - Best Interior Project (Leisure) for Dii Divana Wellness Spa
From Blueprint Magazine, United Kingdom
Winner, Best Retail Architectural Design for The Commons
From Thailand Property Awards 2016

Highly Commended, The World Architecture Festival 2016 Award in Shopping category for The Commons
From The World Architectural Festival, Germany
Winner, Architecture Asia Awards for Emerging Architects 2016 for 'The Flow'- A Multipurpose Pavilion
From Architecture Asia under the auspices of Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) and Malaysian Institute of Architects

Gold Medal Award in Architectural Design for The Commons
From the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA)
Citation Award in Architectural Design for 'The Flow'- A Multipurpose Pavilion
From the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA)

Shortlisted, arcVision Prize Women in Architecture (Twitee Vajrabhaya Teparkum)
An international award for female designers instituted by the Italcementi Group, Italy

2015 Winner, Blueprint Award for Best Small Project for ‘The Flow’ – A Multipurpose Pavilion
From Blueprint Magazine, United Kingdom

Highly Commended, The World Architectural Festival Award in Small Project Category for ‘The Flow’
– A Multipurpose Pavilion
From The World Architectural Festival, Singapore

Designer of the Year 2015
From Wallpaper Magazine, Thailand
Winner, Best Luxury Medical Spa 2015 for Dii Divana Wellness Spa
From World Luxury Spa Awards

Winner of a competition to design the New Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC)

2014 Medi-Spa of the year, Asia Spa Awards 2014 for Dii Divana Wellness Spa
From Asia spa magazine, Hong Kong

2013 Shortlisted, World Interiors News Awards 2013 for Office of Department of ARCHITECTURE Co., Ltd. From World Interiors News, United Kingdom
Shortlisted in Asian Restaurant Category for ZenseFrom Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, United Kingdom
Popular Choice Winner in the Typology Categories, Commercial: Bars & Nightclubsfor Hilton Pattaya Lobby and Bar
From Architizer A+ Awards, New York

2012 Best Hotel Architectural Design for Hilton Pattaya
From Thailand Property Awards 2012

2011 Winner, Best of Year 2011 Award: Lounge & Bar Category for Hilton Pattaya Lobby and Bar
From Interior Design Magazine, New York

Merit Award, Best of Year 2011 Award: Fine Dining Category for EDGE Restaurant, Hilton Pattaya
From Interior Design Magazine, New York

Design for Asia Bronze Award for Hilton Pattaya
From Hong Kong Design Center

Finalist, The Great Indoors Awards 2011 in Relax & Consume Category for Hilton Pattaya Lobby and Bar
From FRAME Magazine , The Netherlands

Hospitality Design Award in Luxury Hotel Category for Hilton Pattaya Hotel
From Hospitality Design Magazine, New York

Hospitality Design Award in Open Category: Linkage Space for Hilton Pattaya Hotel
From Hospitality Design Magazine, New York

Prime Minister’s Creative Award for Sun One Office
From the Prime Minister of Thailand

Prime Minister’s Creative Award for Sala Phuket Resort
From the Prime Minister of Thailand

2010 Gold Medal Award in Architectural Design for Sun One Office
From the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA)

Selected by ASA to be speakers at the International Union of Architects Forum 2010

2009 Merit Award, Best of Year 2009 for Sun One Office
From Interior Design Magazine, New York

2008 Design for Asia Bronze Award for Sala Phuket Resort
From Hong Kong Design Center

Citation Award in Architectural Design for Sala Phuket Resort
From the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA)

One of the World’s Top New Hotels for Sala Phuket Resort
From Conde Nast Traveler (US Edition) in the Hot List 2008