Phuket, Thailand
Architects49 showcase tropical modernist architecture that can stand out in its surroundings while perfectly blending with it.
When the team looks at Samui Island from a bird-eye view, other than the rapid growth in construction throughout the island, the architects would see what is left of nature and what has been with Samui from the beginning of time, the coconut trees.
The project has been awarded a 2021 International Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
While most people would experience Samui from the ground up; the panoramic view, surrounding islands in perspective, white sandy beach, crystal clear water, and overlapping shadow below the coconut trees.
With all these perceptions of Samui as an inspiration, along with the slope contour of the site above Chaweng Noi beach, the planning of the house was designed to be overlapped and twisted in response to the terrain and the panoramic view.
Natural light, which shines through the canopy and voids were designed to fit the daily life’s usage of the space.
At the same time, light and shadow create aesthetic quality, which continuously transforms throughout the day.
Details of the house have also been developed from natural elements, stacking masses and roofs, patterns on the floor and walls, and a lot of natural materials, etc.
The house should blend in with the environment as much as possible, but at the same time, it has all the comforts of the modern home.
Most importantly, the house reflects its owner and answers all the client’s needs to the greatest extent.
Project: Kelapa House
Architects: Architects49 Limited
Client: Private
Contractor: PJC Wood Co., Ltd.
Photographers: Pirak Anurakyawachon, Spaceshift Studio
