Octane Architect & Design

Y/A/O Residence

Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat

Y/A/O RESIDENCE

Octane Architect & Design

LOCATION
Khet Sai Mai, Thailand

CATEGORY
Houses

PROJECT YEAR
2019

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rungkit Charoenwat

AREA
1300.0 m2

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Kittichon phukiatkong, Thawin Harnboonseth, Photsawat apariman

CLIENT
Nongyao & Somchai Nevilai

MANUFACTURERS
AGC, American Standard, Biowood, COTTO, CASA ROCCA, Maenum group, Stonesurface, TOA

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We received only a simple brief from the owners who gave us “a boundless freedom to design a unique house as if it were our own.” Liberated from external constraints, we were free to study and develop a style of architecture that we were personally interested in.

Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat

Over the last 5-10 years, we have seen that a certain architectural language, in which the external wall and the ceiling converge into an oblique angle, is becoming popular, especially in commercial buildings of real estate projects.

However, apart from being on the exterior, this architectural language never appears in the interior of those buildings which are still mostly dominated by an ordinary perpendicular and parallel layout.

Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat

That being the case, we are curious to see if it is possible to apply this language to other design aspects rather than just for a decorative purpose.

From our perspective, to make an architecture express the language as clearly as possible, we have to start from the plan design and the structure.

Once the language has been successfully integrated into these two areas, the other elements such as the floor, the wall, the roof, the exterior, and the interior will naturally conform in unison to the style.

Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat

To achieve the ideal version of our architectural language, we need a courtyard, where sunlight is allowed to pass through and rain to fall through, as the center of the building.

The diagonal wall line serves to connect the frame of the building and the frame of the courtyard, as well as the roof.

Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat

With the frame of the building being higher than the frame of the courtyard, the rain will fall from the roof into the courtyard like a curtain of a waterfall.

We complete the roof with valley rafters that naturally suit the structure. The ceiling is also parallel to the roof.

Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Y/A/O Residence
© Rungkit Charoenwat

We have applied this architectural language to appropriately serve different functions in the 3 main parts of the building.


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Section - Reception Building
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Section - Master Building


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Floor Plan - Reception Building
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First Floor Plan - Master Building
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Second Floor Plan - Master Building
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Layout Plan


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Octane Architect & Design
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Octane Architect & Design
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