The conceptual aspects of my idea of eroticism that I have been developing over the previous projects consists of gradual change and the experience itself being rare. Both of those involve around the element of transition and changes over "time", which therefore becomes the main focus of my site analysis.
From the study of the site's history, there is clearly evidence of transition within the site over the course of time, as well as its adjacent buildings. The surrounding buildings i.e. The Emporium and BTS Promphong also play huge roles in the increase of the site's population and converting the area into a centre of commerce and commute. This relationship between the shopping mall and sky train with the site is "commensalism"
Another change in time is the daily routine. By observing the activity of the shophouses and their surroundings, I have found particular patterns of work shifts, for example, the food vendors' morning shifts and sumaru taxis customer target time.
One unexpected finding that also contributes to the erotics of the site is its "ambiguity". Next to Sukhumvit soi 39, on the other side of the shophouses is a small, anonymous soi. Along with the inexistence of soi 37, makes the soi much more mysterious. When I asked the people in and around the site I got numerous answers. Only locals within a small scope within the site and had been there for over 10 years gave the same answer, that it is a private road.
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