Monotello

Gentle House

Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul

GENTLE HOUSE

Monotello

ARCHITECTS
Monotello

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Vorapoj Tachaumnueysuk, Athip Chinratna

MANUFACTURERS
Lutron, Daikin, Grohe, Hafele, COTTO, Erco, Bega, Endo, Hunter Douglas, Kohler, Kohler, Grohe, SONOS, Tostem

PRINCIPAL INTERIOR DESIGNER
 Vorapoj Tachaumnueysuk, Suchart Taechangam

M&E ENGINEER
PASS Engineering Consultant

MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
PASS Engineering Consultant

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
TDA Consultant

MAIN CONTRACTOR
Taweemongkol Construction (2000) Co.Ltd

INTERIOR CONTRACTOR
Sirom Furniture Co.Ltd

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Palicon & Ultigation

PHOTOGRAPHS
Soopakorn Srisakul

AREA
950.0 m2

YEAR
2010

LOCATION
Nonthaburi, Thailand

CATEGORY
Houses, Houses Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

Gentle House is a renovating project for a family of four locating among other relative houses.

Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul

Because of a limited land size, the architect firstly proposed to torn down the whole building and enlarge the whole new structure.

However, the owner rejected the proposal with just only one reason that he would like to keep it as the most memorable place.This had urged the architects to re-analyze the whole project and build accordingly to balancing both the remaining and the extending functions thoroughly.

Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul

The most memorable reminiscing architecture is “the main spiral stair.” This stair was initially assigned by the owner’s mother who got an inspiration from the staircase in Italy. However, this stair was not popular for being a main circulation due to its tightened enclosure.

This observation and research incited the design team to preserve the main staircase. To encourage members to use the main staircase, the house plan was reconstructed deleting the service stair.

Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul

Comprised of the owner’s primary intention, to expand the spaces, the architect decided to rearrange the living units of the house by inserting two-duplex living compacts, of which he called “sub-condominiums,” for the sons’ future families.

As a result, the family would have three houses together on the same old property.

Monotello started by using diagrams to analyze the most common area in the house and the least used space.

Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul

The solutions revealed that the position of the spiral stair should locate at the center of the house and should be surrounded with the secondary important spaces such as the father’s living room, the shrine room, and connecting to the corridor that led to the sons’ units.

The architect also torn down some floor plates and beams that would increasingly signify space around the spiral stair.

He demolished the skylight that allowed sunlight illuminating the internal space. This renovation helped accentuating the spaces and maintaining a good memory of everyone.

Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul

Despite this reservation, the design team has remodeled the rest of living units. For the father’s part, they combined the living room and dining area together, and made it becoming father's meeting space.

For the sons’ parts, the architects furnished based on their personal styles. Besides, the former outdoor garden that used to be neglected also got renovated.

The architects created a small pocket park in the front, while preserving the same tree that used to be an indication of this house.

Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul


Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul


Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul
Gentle House
© Soopakorn Srisakul


Gentle House
Cross Section
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Cross Section
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Longitudinal Section 01
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Longitudinal Section 02


Gentle House
Ground floor plan
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Second floor plan
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Third floor plan


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Front Elevation
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Rear Elevation
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Side Elevation
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Side Elevation


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Roof plan

Gentle House
Assembly of the Elements

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