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The Alpine Pranburi

The Alpine Pranburi

The Alpine Pranburi

Beautbureau

ARCHITECTS
Beautbureau

AREA
1000 Sqft - 3000 Sqft

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Prachuap Khiri Khan Province,Thailand

TYPE
Residential › Private House

The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi

The Alpine is a private beachfront residence for an interethnic family of four, located on the Pranburi Beach, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand.

The house bears the imprints of two cultures that are rooted in two disparate geographies and climates : the oceanic Tropical and the mountainous Alpine.

The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi

The house reflects first and foremost the family’s casual lifestyle and love of the outdoors.

The compact, aqua-centric residence addresses its immediate adjacency to the sea, echoing the vast natural body of water with its own aquatic components : a swimming pool, an outdoor shower, and a rooftop Jacuzzi overlooking the sea.

The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi

Two building volumes sit along the east-west axis of the long, narrow plot of land, separated by a small Frangipani courtyard on the ground floor yet connected by a wooden bridge on the upper floor.

The single-storey beachfront pavilion adjacent to the swimming pool houses the living + dining + kitchen quarter, rooftop deck and Jacuzzi.

The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi

Its horizontality allows a panoramic sea view for the master bedroom on the second floor of the two-storey streetfront volume; the lower level of which is occupied by the guest quarter and service functions.

The house sits lightly and humbly on the beach amidst local sea pines.

The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi

One existing tree lining the street becomes an adopted part of the driveway, forming an axis from the street toward the sea.

Moments of interplay between the modest house and its splendid natural surroundings are aplenty—the sounds of the wind and the tides supplement its quiet presence; dramatic colors of the vast open sky provide ever-changing backdrops; dancing shadows of neighboring trees lend ephemeral patterns to its unassuming facades.

The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi

Constructed by a local builder on a modest budget, the structure is in situ post-and-beam concrete, infilled with brick masonry walls.

The material palette is limited to unpainted cement plaster, wooden accent elements, stone tiles, and white terrazzo interiors.

Vertical striations of the cement plastered facades, wooden wall panels and wooden slats make reference to the forests of Pranburi and those of the European Alpine Region the family holds dear.

The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi

Through a veil of vertical wooden slats, a forest superimposes onto the sea.


The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi
The Alpine Pranburi

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