KA House

Project: KA House
Architect: Jaravej Hongsakul
Location: Thailand
Year: 2014
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KA House is a vacation home for a couple, who enjoy playing with family or lay down for a great view toward the lake. The building lays close to the main public road to let the enclosed court near by the lake welcome the visitors. Due to the steep slope, the parking space is designed to be half-level underground below the main building.The building is separated into two levels. The lower level is for living and dining space, connecting to a pool-side deck. The mezzanine level is for bedrooms. The house was wrapped by triangular wooden lath creating light and shadow. The lath is a sun shade at days and privacy-making skin at night.


Description:
KA House is a vacation home for a couple, who enjoy outdoor activities and spending their relaxing time in a grand courtyard, where they can run ad play with family members or lay down for a great view toward the lake. The house was designed to enclose the grand inner courtyard. Therefore, the building lays closing to the entrance connecting with the fence. In that sense, the courtyard facing the lake view performs as an actual ‘entrance’, while the front access looks as if it is the rear of the house. The inclining fence guides the vista from the outside to the inside. At the same time, while walking through the entrance, the space gradually reveals the space of the inner courtyard and the building.
Due to the steep curve of the site, the parking space is designed to be half-level underground, in order to keep the smooth continuity of the vista and to hide the disorder of the outside world. The main building is separated into two levels. The lower level is for living and dining space, which is connected to a spacious deck laying along the building. The mezzanine level is for bedrooms. The activities can be seen all around the house from mezzanine to the pool.
The house was wrapped by triangular wooden lath creating diverse degree of openness though different points of view and times. Light and shadow play an important role in different times of the day. In the morning, the soft light will flow to the bedrooms creating a playful shadow around the area. In the afternoon, light will flow to the living area and hallways. The lath can be opened. It acts as a sunshade, a visual screen for AC compressor, additionally creating lively shadows in the house and adding privacy to the owners during the night time.

 

 

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