A dance between light and terracotta-tiles. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
30/07/2020.
[Nonthaburi] Thailand
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
metalocus, VALERIA OZUNA
Thailand based practice, Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated, designed a family house, Pakkret House, in the district of Pak Kret in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi Province, in central Thailand.
Covered by brownish-orange terracotta tiles, a gigantic wall of 7.5 meters is the compositional element that frames the character of the project. Thus thanks to the partition and freely overlapping coming from different angles and directions.
Covered by brownish-orange terracotta tiles, a gigantic wall of 7.5 meters is the compositional element that frames the character of the project. Thus thanks to the partition and freely overlapping coming from different angles and directions.
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
First floor plan. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
Second floor plan. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
Roof plan. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
West elevation. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
West elevation. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
North elevation. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
South elevation. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
East elevation. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
A-A Section. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
B-B Section. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
C-C Section. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
D-D Section. Pakkret House by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
The 420 m² project, designed by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated, embraces the features of the house thanks to the implementation of raw materials.
The physical conditions of this plot force the house to get most hours of sunlight during the day. Following the passage of time-based on the position of the sun in the sky, this is a dance with the sun where the house serves as a background where the terracotta illuminates the story of time passing.
The physical conditions of this plot force the house to get most hours of sunlight during the day. Following the passage of time-based on the position of the sun in the sky, this is a dance with the sun where the house serves as a background where the terracotta illuminates the story of time passing.
Description of project by Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
A gigantic wall of 7.5 meter height at the front facing west is divided into several strips, various in sizes and thickness levels, parting and overlapping freely from different angles and directions. Covered by brownish-orange terracotta tiles, the wall stands high to support a translucent roofing panel where many small lights strung in rows like waves. These decorative elements on the front of the two-story house in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi not only shade the house from direct sunlight but also intentionally create an interplay between natural sunlight and the light after dark: a lively area of a conversation with light.
The 96 sq.w plot is located behind the Sahakon 3 Market in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi. From the desire to expand the residence to somewhere not far from the original address, the house owner chose this adjoining plot to build a two-story house of 420 sq.m. The new house consists of four bedrooms scatted around the ground floor and the upper floor, a living room, a dining room, a pantry on the ground floor underneath a high ceiling, a kitchen at the back adjoining a storage, a laundry and a washing area. The parking space for two cars is arranged under a large front balcony, on a side adjoining the old house.
The house and the main entrance faces west as they are placed paralleling to the length of the land, confronting the market. The physical conditions of this plot of land force the house to get most hours of sunlight during the day, disturbing the using of the common areas. The solution is, then, to build a gigantic wall shading which rises to the roof level and almost covers the width of the entire house. All strips on the wall overlap each other as they allow the sunlight from outside to shine through. The living area becomes as if a buffer zone where the sunlight creates different patterns and motifs on the floor and the ground. Following the passage of time based on the position of the sun in the sky, this is a dance of the sun where the house serves as a backdrop and the terracotta-tile wall illuminates the story of time passing.
The features of the house are embraced by a sense of raw materials. From an abundance of terracotta tiles that cover the shading façade to the raw concrete surface found all over the place, the gravel aggregate area between the inside and the outside where circular patterns respond to the lights hanging above and the metal and wooden beams, these elements enhance the sensibility of the house to its peak as it always arouses admiration among those who live in the neighborhood.
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Architects
Collaborators
Interior Designer.- Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated. Architect in Charge.- Cherngchai Riawruangsangkul, Thanakit Wiriyasathit, Tanakul Chookorn. Structural Engineer.- Chaianuchit Srihard.
Builder
Channarong Prangsorn.
Area
Site Area.- 384 sqm. Built Area.- 420 sqm.
Dates
2020.
Manufacturers
TOA.- Paint. Guardion.- Glass Window. MT.- Aluminium Window. Cotto.- Tiles. Ayothaya.- Terra-Cotta Tiles. American Standard.- Sanitary Ware. PS Lamp.- Lighting. Daikin.- Air-Condition. Hafele.- Fitting-Handle. Haco.- Switch-Outlet. Lamitak.- Laminate.
Location
Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Photography
Cherngchai Riawruangsangkul. Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated
Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated, established (2007) and directed by Cherngchai Riawruangsangkul, is a small design studio specializing in architecture, interior design and other related fields. Its philosophy is based on interdisciplinary experimentation that seeks mainly alternative ideas, approaches and practices. Archimontage Design Fields Sophisticated aims to go beyond architectural familiarity to investigate, question and challenge the conventional meaning, function and aesthetics of architecture.
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