design qua

design qua is a Bangkok-based architecture and design firm

27/08/2026

Breaking our own rules (on purpose)

We used to say glass blocks in the tropics were a big no-no, but our second office renovation changed our minds. We explain how we challenged Tropical Architecture 101. Swipe for the 3 main takeaways that resulted from our experimental design-build lab: flipping the logic on glass block facades.

Visit our website to see more tropical architecture built for the climate 💻

20/08/2026

Old shophouse, new life 🏚️→🏡
Renovating beats building new, but the project is a different one.
We explain the difference between a renovation and a conversion. Swipe for the 3 main takeaways that resulted from our U67 project: turning two narrow shophouses into our office and apartments for rent ⬇️

1️⃣ Use 👉 shophouses become office + residential
2️⃣ Structure 👉 two adjacent buildings united for two different uses over 5 floors
3️⃣ Space 👉 walls and floor slabs out, for double-wide, double-height rooms
Get the full story in the reel we published earlier this week 📺

tropicalmodern

Old shophouse, new life 🏚️→🏡
Renovating beats building new, but the project is a different one.
We explain the difference between a renovation and a conversion. Swipe for the 3 main takeaways that resulted from our U67 project: turning two narrow shophouses into our office and apartments for rent ⬇️

1️⃣ Use 👉 shophouses become office + residential
2️⃣ Structure 👉 two adjacent buildings united for two different uses over 5 floors
3️⃣ Space 👉 walls and floor slabs out, for double-wide, double-height rooms
Get the full story in the reel we published earlier this week 📺

tropicalmodern

1️⃣ Use 👉 shophouses become office + residential

2️⃣ Structure 👉 two adjacent buildings united for two different uses over 5 floors

3️⃣ Space 👉 walls and floor slabs out, for double-wide, double-height rooms

Get the full story in the reel we published earlier this week 📺