Bangkok Tokyo Architecture is an architectural studio founded by Wtanya Chanvitan and Takahiro Kume in 2017. We are fascinated by open-ended structures and the thoughtful assembly of everyday elements, blurring the lines between the ordinary and the exceptional. Our practice explores ways to liberate architecture from the realm of experts and professionals, aiming to discover potential models of sustainability.
Wtanya Chanvitan
Wtanya earned her Bachelor of Architecture from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in Bangkok, Thailand and her Master of Architecture from Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan.
She has taught at the School of Architecture and Design, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi and currently teaches at the International Program in Design and Architecture, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.
Takahiro Kume
Takahiro earned his Bachelor and Master of Architecture from Ritsumeikan University. He has experience working in various offices in Japan.
He has taught at the School of Architecture and Design, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi and currently teaches at Tokyo University of Science and the International Program in Design and Architecture at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.
Collaborators
Bhoomchaya Prakongpetch
Panutchakorn Tontiwanitpong
Tas Charoensupkul
Awards
Lisbon Triennale Millennium bcp Début Award 2025, Finalist (PT)
Rice University Spotlight Award 2024, Winner (US)
The Architectural Review – AR Emerging Awards 2023, Highly Commended (UK)
Exhibitions
Reuse: Architectures of Almost Nothing 2026 (MX)
Venice Architecture Biennale Thailand Pavilion 2025 “SPACECRAFTED: Negotiations within Thai Design Ecosystems” (IT)
Japan + Thailand Young Architects Exhibition 2023 (TH, JP)
24 Camels 2022 (TH)
Keepsake 2022 (TH)
Architecture Biennial "Time Space Existence" 2021 (IT)
Parallel Projections 2016 (JP)
Publications
2G n.96: Bangkok Tokyo Architecture
PLOT 81
PLANS - BTA - BANGKOK TOKYO ARCHITECTURE (primapress)
100 Questions from Kazuo Shinohara
Working Globally & Across Multiple Locations (Yuubooks)
Sphere Journal (Issue 00)
DISTIGMO: Trial and Error (Issue 2025)
Thailand Architecture in Steel 10
Jutakutokushu 2024.5
The Architectural Review, November 2023
Jutakutokushu 2023.11
Room Books: Home Office & Home Studio 2023
rita_19, "An assemblage of typical things", 2023.05
Jutakutokushu 2023.4
Jutakutokushu 2021.10
ART4D 271 'What is a House for?' 2020
Shinkenchiku 2016.12
Lectures
2026 Bangkok Kunsthalle (TH)
2025 Nihon University (JP)
2025 The Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon (PT)
2025 Porto Academy, Barcelona (ES)
2025 Monash University Bachelor of Architecture Vertical Studio (AU)
2025 Architects lecture series (JP)
2025 Chulalongkorn University (TH)
2024 School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney (AU)
2024 School of Architecture and Design KMUTT (TH)
2024 Rice University (US)
2024 National University of Singapore (SG)
2023 Silpakorn University (TH)
2023 Tokyo University of Science (JP)
2022 Silpakorn University (TH)
2022 School of Architecture and Design KMUTT (TH)
2021 JAIBAAN TALK (TH)
2021 Silpakorn University (TH)
2021 ASIAN TOUCHES (JP)
Workshops
International Emerging Workshop, World Congress of Architects. Barcelona. UIA 2026 (ES)
Inaugural Workshop of the Master's in Architecture at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2025 (CL)
Porto Academy 2025, Barcelona (ES)
DEX Design Experimentation Workshop 2022 INDA Chulalongkorn University (TH)