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Angsila Oyster Scaffolding Pavilion

Chon Buri District, Thailand

hat Architects unveils its new cultivation has led to the abandonment
project, the Angsila Oyster of traditional fisheries. In particular,
CScaffolding Pavilion, located off the younger generation has left their
the coast of the historic Angsila fishing hometown to seek more profitable jobs
village in Chonburi Province, Thailand. in factories, offices, or retail businesses in
Once a thriving small-scale fishing town, nearby Bangkok. As a result, the Angsila
the Angsila community has struggled in Oyster Scaffolding Pavilion Project aims
past decades to sustain the way of life of to re-vitalise Angsila's struggling fishing/
its fisheries due to a variety of factors. seafood industry through the creation of
On an ecological scale, unfiltered waste a new oyster eco-tourism infrastructure
from nearby factories and new suburbs is prototype.
released into the rivers and canals, feeding The pavilion design draws on and
directly into Angsila Bay. The resulting “bastardises” the widely deployed bamboo
diminished water quality and decreased scaffolding traditionally used for oyster
aquatic life and profitability in seafood cultivation. When in use, local fishermen

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