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Nathee Nithivasin, CEO of Narai Hospitality Group, reflects on the emotional yet necessary journey of transforming the family's five-decade legacy into HATAI.

On 18th May, 2025, members of the Narai Hospitality Group, project executives, and construction teams gathered for a ceremony that would mark far more than a construction milestone. This was the day to raise HATAI’s main and secondary pillars.

Deep beneath the bustling streets of Silom Road, where the original Narai Hotel once stood, lay something extraordinary — aged hardwood logs that had quietly supported the building for decades.

Thomas Heatherwick is one of the most distinctive and unconventional voices in contemporary architecture. As the founder of London-based Heatherwick studio — now in its 30th year — he has built a global reputation for projects that blend innovation, emotion, and a deep commitment to human-centred design. In a world where cities risk becoming increasingly uniform and soulless, Heatherwick argues passionately for places that move us, stimulate us, and make us feel.