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title: "Fjord Bath — Finalist and People's Choice — GENDO 48: Soldagen | Gendo"
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description: "In conversation with Adela Amandari, Ratikorn Ubonchan — Finalist and People's Choice, GENDO 48: Soldagen. What started as a visualisation tool has become a space for testing ideas and refining the atmosphere of a project."
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Soldagen winners: https://gendo.ai/gendo-48/soldagen/selection

GENDO 48: Soldagen — Finalist and People's Choice

# Fjord Bath

Adela Amandari, Ratikorn Ubonchan · AR Atelier

Image: Fjord Bath — GENDO 48: Soldagen board (https://gendo.ai/_assets/marketing/soldagen-entries/a50f8065-c6cd-4d5f-a46a-c659c4ab0891.jpg)

Open the live design canvas to inspect every prompt, variation and decision.

Open canvas (https://gendo.ai/app/project/af1a005b-2535-43fa-a38e-7ab100c10741)

Jury comments

Cira Oller Tovar: Good use of Gendo to quickly explore a wide range of views and typologies. The modularity concept comes through clearly, supported by an extensive board and a simple idea with a good process. Mariana Cabugueira: Striking ceilings, and a strong use of 3D.

In conversation

> “What started as a visualisation tool has become a space for testing ideas and refining the atmosphere of a project.”
>
> Adela Amandari, Ratikorn Ubonchan · AR Atelier

01

## Tell us about yourself, and what brings you to competitions like this.

We are two master's students in Architectural Design at The Bartlett School of Architecture, currently based in London. After graduating, we plan to establish our own studio rooted in the Southeast Asian context, where climate, craft and landscape shape how people live and gather. Before starting my master's, I spent around 3.5 years as a project architect in the hospitality sector, designing resorts across Indonesia. That experience taught me how architecture can shape the way people rest, arrive and feel within a place.

02

## What did you design, and what were you trying to communicate?

Our entry explores "melt" as both a physical and an emotional transition. Set in Vindstad, Lofoten, the bath spa transforms a harsh, cold landscape into a warm and lively sanctuary. It is a deliberate response to the Arctic winter, a place where the heaviness of long, dark days can slowly give way to rest and renewal. The building steps down the rugged terrain to meet the water, becoming a meeting point of land, sea and people. From the outside, it holds firm against the polar climate. Inside, timber-lined spaces lead visitors through a gradual sequence of thawing, from cold to warmth and from exhaustion to recovery.

03

## How did you approach the timeframe, and where did Gendo fit into the process?

Working within a short timeframe was enjoyable for us. It pushed us to be exploratory while staying closely tied to the site and the brief, especially with the many constraints the location presented. We began by setting the key decisions on form, placement and spatial sequence manually in our model. Gendo then became the tool that helped us bring those decisions to life. It allowed us to test atmospheres, materials and lighting quickly, and to translate what we imagined into visuals that carried the mood we wanted to express. It made the process both practical and efficient, without taking away our control over the design.

04

## How has your relationship with Gendo developed?

I had been using Gendo before submitting this entry, after first discovering it at a conference. Since then, it has become part of my academic work, where it has been especially valuable in helping me communicate design intentions clearly. Over the months, I have seen the platform continue to update and improve, and my way of using it has grown with it. What started as a visualisation tool has become a space for testing ideas and refining the atmosphere of a project.

05

## What does the recognition mean to you, and what would you do differently next time?

This recognition means a lot to us, especially as we prepare to return to practice. It elevates our confidence in how we communicate our designs, not only in what we design but in how we share the experience behind it. It also gives us encouragement as we take our first steps toward building our own studio. For our next project, we would bring Gendo into the process earlier, using it to explore atmosphere from the start so it can shape design decisions rather than only present them.

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