The 713 House has been Lavishly Designed with a Core Traditional Thai House Tenet
The 713 House is a single-family home in Bangkok that has been lavishly designed with a core traditional Thai House tenet – the common area being the all-important nexus that keeps the family members together.
The owner demolished his previous house with the intention to build a new one in order to expand the functional areas, and to create more interaction among family members as well as to introduce elements of nature, which was lacking in their previous home.
The 1st floor is primarily for the common areas, with spacious semi-outdoor spaces and a pond
1st floor kitchen and dining area with the centrally located stairs to the 2nd floor
The 731 House is sited on a rectangular plot of land that is split into two. One side contains the residential volume while the other side is the landscape. In order to bring in as much nature into the interior space as possible, some parts of the volume were subtracted, and a courtyard is created to allow wind and natural light to pass through.
2nd floor stairs to the rooftop, which is the private exercise space
The House at night. The semi to open spaces on the ground floor evokes the feel of a house on stilts
In the Thai context, the common area is considered a highly significant space, and is the primary qualifying criteria that makes a house a ‘home’. Inspired by this, the architects have explicitly divided the interior space into zones that separate the semi- private from the private spaces. The first floor mainly serves as the common area, while the second floor are private spaces. Most of the common spaces were designed to be semi-outdoor, allowing natural ventilation and light to penetrate through. The rooftop is designed to serve as a private exercise space for the owner, where he can simultaneously enjoy the scenery of the Bangkok suburb.
The architecture blends with its natural surroundings through the use of the material choices. Glass helps melt away the boundary between the interior and exterior spaces. For the façade, the architect used a wooden screen and metal mesh in selected parts in order to preserve some privacy without depriving the occupants of the scenery outside. In addition, the use of void and a steel structure, subsides the solidity of form.
More importantly, wood from their previous house is preserved and reused in this house for the court flooring and staircase finishing. This evokes a sense of nostalgia to the family members, as well as help them save on the overall construction cost.
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