Siam Discovery, a large commercial facility in Bangkok, Thailand, is undergoing a complete renovation, including interior and exterior changes from floor 1 to floor 5.

The existing building's narrow frontage and deep depth caused traffic congestion at the front, leading to the creation of a 58-meter-long, narrow atrium. To address this issue, nendo, the designer, expanded and connected the previously scattered circular atriums, creating a new, narrow atrium that guides people to the back. By stacking 202 frame-like boxes on one side of the atrium, the building can accommodate video monitors, signage, product displays, and more. The escalator layout has also been repositioned, successfully streamlining the flow of people through the atrium and walls.

To eliminate the previously claustrophobic feeling, the exterior design removed walls to the structural limits, opening up the building to the outside as much as possible. To soften the intense Bangkok sunlight, the atrium features a double-skin facade with a pattern reminiscent of stacked boxes.

In addition, based on the theme of "Lifestyle Laboratory," 13 sales areas were designed with various motifs, including scientific lab equipment such as beakers, flasks, and test tubes, specimen boxes, various graphs and molecular structures, DNA base sequences, microscopes, amoebas, smoke, and bubbles. The floor and ceiling finishes of these sales areas and common areas are blended in a gradation to represent the mixing of different substances during an experiment.

The facility's iconic character, "Discovery Man," was also designed. With a cube-shaped head, a design often used in building designs, and a slight opening at the top, the character was created with the desire to represent intellectual curiosity and creativity, as if something is always coming in and out. "Discovery Man" will serve as a guide within the facility, and as part of the opening event, 30 creators selected from Thailand and throughout Asia painted and customized the space.