THE TOILET
BANGKOK DESIGN WEEK 2021
THE WATCHER ARCHIVE PROJECT - PRICE OF (IN)EQUALITY IN DESIGN VIEW
Concept of sharing from 1% of people to 99% of the people, allocation of billionaire frontage (1% of people) for public benefit . Area which does not affect the life of the billionaire. But may help others to take advantage of it . The area in front of
Mr.A's house (Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall) . Therefore, it was an experiment to temporarily change the patio area to the public toilet (the use of which shows equality. There is a functional necessity) with the architecture that is enclosed. Implies the implications of being a shelter. The toilet not just for the relief of physical suffering. But may serve as a refuge from the suffering that society has given them. Architecture, which may be the roof of those without even a safe shade in their possession. People are victims of inequality mechanisms.
e v e r y t h i n g i s b e a u t i f u l .
Sharing neighbors for a peaceful society. But what was not the main purpose. The result is not just the side that is sprinkled with rose petals. Because leading the people that society tries to hide in the niches. Revealing the decay of the social structure.It is the view that the law enforcement does not want to see. Bringing the space necessary for use as the center of the homeless people . The normal way of life turned out to be the loudest sounding of the call for their rights. To the person who has the power to change. The protest through architecture is the mediator of the architecture mentioned herein that might turn off the eyes of the people. Saw many problems following But that was not the blind spot where the project abandoned the solution. Because indeed the problem is revealed, Is the real main purpose of the project To create anxiety for those who have the power to reduce inequality.
this is the the protest through architecture — toilet .
