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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Opens Landmark Bangkok Office at Dusit Central Park
Inside Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s new Bangkok office, where dwp. brings together contemporary workplace design, smart technology and Thai craft heritage at Dusit Central Park.
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dwp.perspectives | When does a hotel become expensive?
By Danny Bentley, Sustainability and BIM Manager, dwp. LEED Green Associate · EDGE Expert When does a hotel become expensive? Is it during construction? When energy bills start arriving? When systems need replacing? Or when an operational problem becomes too difficult and too costly to correct? For me, that question is also personal. I…
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Why Great Workplaces Are Designed Around Choice?
For decades, workplace design was largely measured by efficiency. How many people could fit on a floor? How many desks were required? How much space could be optimised? Today, the conversation has fundamentally changed. The workplace is no longer competing with the office next door. It is competing with every place people can work. As…
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Opens Landmark Bangkok Office at Dusit Central Park
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Opens Landmark Bangkok Office at Dusit Central Park dwp. delivers a workplace that fuses Thai craft heritage with the ambitions of a global law firm Bangkok’s skyline has a new landmark, and with it, a new benchmark for legal workplace design. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has established its Bangkok headquarters at…
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United Airlines Opens Modern Workspace at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
An operational workplace built to support seamless airline operations in one of Southeast Asia’s busiest aviation hubs. Behind every successful flight is a workplace helping teams coordinate, communicate, and respond. In Concourse G of Suvarnabhumi Airport, United Airlines’ new office is a dedicated operational hub meeting the demands of an international airport. Designed and delivered…
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Investing in Leadership for dwp.’s Next Phase
As dwp. continues to expand across markets, sectors and services, growth is creating new opportunities and new responsibilities. To support this next stage, the practice has strengthened its leadership team with two appointments: Natapon Akomsoontorn as Chief Executive Officer of dwp. International and Claudio Mura as General Manager of dwp. Thailand. Both appointments reflect a…
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The Art of Knowing What Not to Change
Lessons in longevity from one of Asia’s most iconic hotels In an industry driven by reinvention, the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok offers a different lesson: lasting success is not about changing everything, but about knowing what is worth keeping. For almost 150 years, the hotel has remained one of the world’s most respected hospitality destinations, welcoming…
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dwp. and the Future of Hospitality in Asia
The hospitality industry is changing, and the discussions shaping its direction — from investment and operational performance to guest experience and design — are drawing industry leaders together to consider what comes next across Asia and beyond. In recent months, dwp. has contributed to several of these discussions through its leadership team’s participation in the…
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Designing Through Disruption
How uncertainty is reshaping the design process across Asia and the Gulf Disruption is no longer an exception within the design industry. It has become part of the operating environment. Across Asia and the Middle East, geopolitical uncertainty, economic volatility and shifting supply chain conditions are fundamentally changing how projects are conceived, delivered and…
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The Age of Adaptation
Why resilience is no longer enough in the age of acceleration For years, resilience was considered the benchmark of strong business and design strategy. Today, however, resilience alone may no longer be sufficient. Across industries, technological acceleration, climate pressure and shifting human behavior are fundamentally changing how organizations operate and how environments are expected to…
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Nature-Inspired Innovation: British International School Phuket
A learning environment designed to spark imagination, collaboration, and future-ready thinking At the British International School Phuket, learning…
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Designing the Workplace for the Creator Economy
Cloud 11 Offices Bangkok is no stranger to ambition. Every so often, however, a development emerges that signals more than growth. It signals evolution.
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Legacy Transformed: a New Premium Classic Hotel by dwp.
dwp. is pleased to announce its appointment as interior designer for a major hotel project owned by Benchasiri Park Property Co., Ltd.
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The Brief Behind the Brief
Every client asks for innovation. Almost none of them mean the same thing. The designers who understand that distinction are the ones who build spaces that work.
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The Hospitality Mind
Why every building now thinks like a hotel and what it means for the people who design them.
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Designing for Longevity: Five Years On at W Dubai – The Palm
In a city that reinvents its skyline almost overnight, what makes a hotel endure? Dubai is synonymous with acceleration.
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The Firms That Will Lead the Next Decade
Scale is no longer the advantage it was. Intelligence is. Scott Whittaker, Group Creative Director, dwp For most of the past century, the competitive…
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What Clients Should Ask Their Design Partners
Five questions that distinguish AI-ready practices from the rest.
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The Studio Floor Has Changed
What AI-assisted design workflows look like in practice. Scott Whittaker, Group Creative Director, dwp The conversation about AI in architecture tends…
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Simple Elegance in the Age of Generative Design
When the tools become more powerful, design philosophy becomes more important.
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Building the Intelligence Layer
What an AI-native design platform actually requires. by Scott Whittaker, Group Creative Director, dwp The phrase “AI-powered” has become meaningless.
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Three decades of promised transformation. One genuine shift.
by Scott Whittaker, Group Creative Director, dwp The architecture industry has a pattern.
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Workplace Reimagined: Designing Thailand’s Next Chapter of Work
In Thailand, the workplace is undergoing a profound recalibration.
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The Future Workplace, UAE
Across the UAE—and increasingly in Saudi Arabia—the workplace has emerged as one of the most strategic instruments of organisational performance.
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Boundless Horizons: Reframing the Contemporary Vietnamese Workplace for Eximbank
The evolution of the corporate workplace in Vietnam follows the pace of rapid economic development and a new generation of business leadership.
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Total Design, Revisited: An Enduring Legacy for a Complex World
When Florence Knoll introduced the idea of Total Design in the mid-20th century, she was not proposing a style but a philosophy — one that rejected…
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L’Oréal Thailand Office: Designing a Strategic Hub for Beauty, Diversity, and Connection
The L'Oréal Thailand office in Bangkok has achieved international award-winning success, with accolades including Gold Winner of the French Design Awards.
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Amazon HQ - Building a Dubai headquarters around living systems
In a city where corporate headquarters typically announce themselves with marble and mirror, Amazon's Dubai office takes a different approach.
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dwp.Dialogue: Beyond the Desk - The Next-Gen Workplace at AI Speed
The traditional office may be evolving, but is it disappearing?
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Sensia Residences: Redefining Residential Life in Dubai Maritime City
Dubai's residential market is undergoing a fundamental shift: ambition is being replaced by lifestyle as the core design metric.