The Jam Factory

This guide to The Jam Factory in Bangkok starts with what the name hides: these Khlong San warehouses never held fruit or preserves, only industrial batteries. It follows architect Duangrit Bunnag, who found the derelict riverside sheds around 2008, sat on the idea for years, and finally opened them as a creative compound in December 2013. You'll hear his philosophy about what a renovation should remove rather than add, and how it shaped the galleries, bookshop, and restaurants around you. Notice the exposed grey walls and metal rafters he chose to keep.