ACA Architects renovated Dor-Shada Resort adding Lightness and protection
31/07/2020.
[Pattaya - Chonburi] Thailand
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ACA Architects was commissioned to renovate Dor-Shada Resort in Pattaya city on Thailand’s eastern Gulf coast known for its beaches. A quiet fishing village as recently as the 1960s, it’s now lined with resort hotels, high-rise condos, shopping malls, cabaret bars and 24-hour clubs.
ACA Architects, Bangkok-based architecture firm, updated a five-storey former hotel for a client took that wanted to appeal to a younger clientele.
ACA Architects, Bangkok-based architecture firm, updated a five-storey former hotel for a client took that wanted to appeal to a younger clientele.
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Site plan. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
First floor plan. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Second floor plan. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Third floor plan. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Fourth floor plan. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Fifth floor plan. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Roof plan. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Elevation. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Elevation. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Detail. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Detail. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Detail. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects.
Before and after. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
Before and after. Dor-Shada Resort renovation by ACA Architects. Photograph by DOF Sky|Ground
ACA Architects added cantilevered horizontal rainscreens made of aluminium patterned to look like wood, to improve the thermal and exhibition conditions the former existing building, located in parallel along a northwest and southeast axis, through which one side of the guest rooms were directly exposed to hot and strong sunlight in the summer as well be directly exposed to storms in the rainy season.
"Lightness is the main idea we wanted to deliberately explore during our design process to restore the 10-year-old bulky concrete building to become lighter and more in harmony with the surrounding nature."
ACA Architects
Project description by ACA Architects
Dorshada resort is a beachfront resort located in Chonburi, Thailand, consist of 4 types of contemporary Thai-style buildings. This project is to re-facade an existing inland 5 stories hotel building as the client wanted to have a modern luxury architectural style to attract younger age tourists and new customers.
As the strong selling point of Dorshada resort is Thai design characteristic, along with the composition of Thai-style buildings, so our designing team decided to keep the accent of “Thainess” and combined with modern architectural design. The interpretation of “Thainess” may not come from the Thai gable roof line nor by golden graceful decorations but from emphasizing the sense of space, lightness, a delicacy in detail, and harmony with nature.
The existing building lay parallel along northwest and southeast axis so one side of the guest room will directly emit strong and hot ray of sunlight in the summer and the rain will be a dash in when the rainy season comes, thus, the exterior screen to filtrate sun-ray and strong wind were needed. The vertical screens in front of the room balcony are made from lathe timber with Thai internode pattern by using traditional wood turning techniques and all of them were made by local villagers.
For the ceiling screen, the cantilever wood-pattern aluminum screens were introduced to reduce the additional weight to the existing structure and remain warm timber-like feeling. By adding these architectural elements, a suitable space was created for the guest who stays in this hotel. “Lightness” is the main idea we wanted to deliberately explore during our design process to restore the 10 years old bulky concrete building to become lighter and harmony with the surrounding nature.
“Awareness” of natural phenomena such as sunrise and sunset in a different season, sea breeze, wind and squall, and natural material aging were created by the repetition of vertical timber screens and horizontal aluminum screen. Communication between nature and architecture was evoked when sun ray interpenetrates through layers of the aluminum screen and when the sunshade on the pattern of vertical timber screen in a different time and angle, we will aware of space and time through architecture.
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Architects
ACA Architects. Lead architects.- Anon Chitrankukroh, Waranthorn Intuputi.
Project team
Anon Chitranukroh, Waranthorn Intuputi.
Collaborators
Engineering.- Pongsakorn Amornsak.
Client
Dorshada Resort.
Area
4000 m²
Dates
2020
Photograph
Anon Chitranukroh, Waranthorn Intuputi. ACA Architects
ACA Architects is an independent design atelier based in Bangkok, Thailand, which provides architectural and interior design seeking for new possibilities and design language with an appropriate solution for nowadays architecture as well as old building refurbishment.
Anon Chitranukroh is managing director ACA Architects, 2017-Present. Associate Director Architecture Of My Own (AOMO), Bangkok, Thailand, 2014-2016. Senior Architect Architects49 Limited, Bangkok, Thailand, 2013-2014. Architect Architects49 International Limited, Bangkok, Thailand, 2008-2013.
Waranthorn Intuputi is associate director ACA Architects, 2020-Present. Senior Architect ACA Architects, 2018-2020. Architect Pointgrey Architect, Chiangmai, Thailand, 2016-2018.
Anon Chitranukroh is managing director ACA Architects, 2017-Present. Associate Director Architecture Of My Own (AOMO), Bangkok, Thailand, 2014-2016. Senior Architect Architects49 Limited, Bangkok, Thailand, 2013-2014. Architect Architects49 International Limited, Bangkok, Thailand, 2008-2013.
Waranthorn Intuputi is associate director ACA Architects, 2020-Present. Senior Architect ACA Architects, 2018-2020. Architect Pointgrey Architect, Chiangmai, Thailand, 2016-2018.
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