Sher Maker

Jomthong Raintree House

Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat

Jomthong Raintree House

Sher Maker

ARCHITECTS
Sher Maker

CONTRACTOR
Nattaphume Nantabun

STRUCTURE ENGINEER
Pilawan Piriyapokai

DESIGN TEAM
Patcharada Inplang, Thongchai Chansamak Akapan Kanyen, Sirilanna Siripen, Akapan Kanyen, Patthaporn Phuangmalai

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Patcharada Inplang,Thongchai Chansamak

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rungkit Charoenwat

AREA
360 m²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Chiang Mai, Thailand

CATEGORY
Houses

Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat

This residential home is situated on the edge of a 3-acre plot, blanketed by a lush Chamchuri (rain tree) forest in Chom Thong district, Chiang Mai.

Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat

The owner aimed to preserve the natural ecosystem with minimal intervention. Positioned along the plot's non-boundary edge and nestled among existing trees, the building acts merely as a natural observation space.

The land slopes from the road level down to a vast Chamchuri forest, bisected by a community stream flowing through a longan orchard.

Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat

With the intention of not changing the flowway and allowing community access to the stream, the building's walls act as a division fence of privacy by itself while still permitting views in and out.

This allows air, wind, and community sounds, enabling residents to fully engage with the natural environment through sight and touch.

Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat

The body of architectural method is simple, featuring formation from a gabled roof with RC concrete structures that easy executed by local builder team.

Encased in timber batten all around, The batten walls are made of locally sourced wood, Shorea that coated with used black engine oiled that cheap and easily to found for protect the external wood though the local wisdom of Northern builder.

Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat

The main hallway, facing the village road, leads to the bedrooms and living room at the far end. The family's living space, situated at the deepest part of the house on the sloping terrain, ensures privacy while still offering views of the natural Chamchuri forest landscape and the Doi Inthanon mountain range from the observation deck at the end of the bridge.

The serenity and unspoiled wildness of nature, especially the last light before sunset, can be intimately experienced from the observatory.

Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat

This space is also adaptable to accommodate various future family activities.



Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat


Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat
Jomthong Raintree House
© Rungkit Charoenwat


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Jomthong Raintree House
Plan - Ground Floor
Jomthong Raintree House
Plan - 1st Floor
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Plan - Site

Sher Maker
T +66 89 1757004 M +66 86 6196396
Sher Maker
122 164 Moo 6 Suthep Road Tambon Su Thep, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand