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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kurt Kohlstedt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding new life as a combination of retail and housing space, this stunning structure&#8217;s new look works with the existing building envelope&#160;and floor plates while breaking down visible divisions between stories. Located in&#160;Bangkok, Thailand, the refab is now home to four siblings above and their family-run jewelry store on the first floor. Idin Architects&#160;(photos by <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2015/10/09/facade-lift-abandoned-commercial-building-reborn-as-mixed-use/">&#8230;</a>]]></description>
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<div id="urb-ads-toc-box" class="post-ads-toc-box urb-ads-toc" style="display:none;"></div><p>Finding new life as a combination of retail and housing space, this stunning structure&rsquo;s new look works with the existing building envelope&nbsp;and floor plates while breaking down visible divisions between stories.</p>
<p><a href="#" data-featherlight="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/new-building-facade.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-84460" src="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/new-building-facade-468x373.jpg" alt="new building facade" width="468" height="373"></a></p>
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<p>Located in&nbsp;Bangkok, Thailand, the refab is now home to four siblings above and their family-run jewelry store on the first floor.</p>
<p><a href="#" data-featherlight="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/converted-store-design-ground.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-84456" src="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/converted-store-design-ground-468x528.jpg" alt="converted store design ground" width="468" height="528"></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.idinarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Idin Architects</a>&nbsp;(photos by Spaceshift) kept the framework, difficult to remove as it touches adjacent structures, but renovated the interior and added an entirely new facade that seems to defy floors as it wraps up the front.</p>
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<p>Each family occupies two stories of the 7-floor building, with elevators connecting all of the different units in the back and an enclosed rooftop patio above.</p>
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<p>A central lightwell (occupied in part by a slow-growing tree)&nbsp;and other internal features reconnect the different are as well while maintaining separation and privacy for each family unit.</p>
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