Location: Pattaya, Banglamung, Chonburi, Thailand
Lead architects: Prabhakorn Vadanyakul, Suwat Vasapinyoku
"Levitation: what if... theatre could float in the air? Shadow illusion: what if... shadow could express total differences? Transformation: what if… seeing in one direction could be different from the opposite? Magnification: what if... a man could be as large as the world? A49 provides a new kind of experience in which stage plays are viewed with projection-mapping technology, resulting in "illusions" that become the basis for the design. A49 also considers material usage through kinetic facades, crafted in diamond shapes to illustrate traditional Thai decorative elements."