Vikasa Headquarters
Bangkok, Thailand

Enter Projects Asia’s concept fuses 3D technology with local crafts and natural materials, to create a series of free-form yoga pods.

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The contemplative, nature-based spaces feature Thai hardwood, palm leaves, rattan and black slate, and showcase artisanal skills which are at risk of disappearing.

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The intervention is an illuminated tubular feature, which the architects suspended from the ceiling, and which meanders above curvy benches and four free-form yoga pods. By manipulating bamboo and wood in this soft, organic way, the design mimics the flow of the body.  

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At the same time, the design exposes these materials and skills in a new commercial setting, creating a respite from the capital’s slick artificiality. This positions Vikasa as a getaway from the urban jungle, an oasis within the city.

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The 450sqm space comprises two public and two private pods, with a lobby area and luxury bathrooms integrated seamlessly into the layout. EPA designed floor-to-ceiling windows across the entire front façade, which flood the space with natural light.

“When the sun shines on the natural surfaces, one could be in a forest. It’s a return to the source of one’s soul,” says Patrick Keane, director of EPA.

Vikasa was winner of Dezeen’s Leisure and Wellness interior of the year, 2020. The judges commented: “The sustainable medium of handcrafted reed as a primary material, to weave a spatial narrative, is both clever and meaningful to the context – of the region and programme.”

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Frame Award - Shortlisted 2021 “Hospitality - Health Club”

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Dezeen Awards - Winner 2020 “Leisure & Wellness Interior”

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Interior Design NY - Best of the Year 2020 “Fitness”