4/20/2023 0 Comments House design inside![]() ![]() The living spaces are linked by a roofed platform along the outside of the house, unlike the parents wing where spaces are connected via corridors that bespeak modern design.” Although metal is part of roof framing, the skill and craftsmanship is Thai style. It’s protected by ceramic roof shingles in the lightest shade. The children’s wing gives a powerful impression of being Thai. “We learned through conversation that the homeowner preferred white, and responded with a house plan in shades of white. It looks light, airy and very noticeable with an entirely new perception.” The result is a roof that’s topped with corrugated aluminum panels. So we use a modern building material instead. “It’s our intention to present a Thai-style house under the gable roof that many consider as old-fashioned. The gable roof that rises above them doesn’t function as roof in a proper way. The upper covering of the parents wing is made of steel reinforced concrete slabs. It sits under a roof that glows with light and color, which bespeaks the postmodern discipline of art. This is contrary to the design of the parents wing, which is evidence of a new language of architecture. The kids belong to a new generation, but their living wing boasts certain features that are characteristic of traditional Thai style. “We think up contradictory thoughts when designing the duplex house plan. It’s for this reason that the house is built with knowledge of the climate in mind,”said architect Pirast Pacharaswate. The relationship between culture and climate is one of the inevitabilities of life. “In essence the design takes into account basic human needs and the culture in which people live. The result was a well-thought-out design that made people feel as if they were tunneling their way into another world hidden at the rear of the property. The architects responded by using a lot of natural building materials. He was looking for a light and airy house plan, one that’s comfortable without air conditioning. ![]() Thanawat Yongsanguanchai, wanted to build a house for a big family, a place to spend more time in nature. Together they turned a wish into reality. The design duo prides themselves on being “architects of tropical rainforests”. That pretty much summarizes the design concept embraced by two assistant professors, Pirast Pacharaswate and Sayanee Virochrut, of EAST Architect. Rather, it’s designed to respond to wind direction and the sun’s path across the sky. Neither does it align with property boundary lines. The house plan doesn’t sit parallel to the road in front of it. No wonder they call it “Baan Hing Hoy”, literally translated “Fireflies House”.Ī piece of architecture representing the nexus between Eastern and Western cultures, Fireflies House is a design that merges Modern and Traditional in a tropical home. This keeps the modern tropical home well-lit by day and glowing with light and color by night. The gable roof that rises above them is topped with corrugated aluminum panels to allow light to pass through. The upper covering of a living wing is made of steel reinforced concrete slabs. Upstairs a straight passageway connecting individual rooms leads to a cantilevered addition that extends 6 meters supported by a V-shaped steel rigid frame – an unusual approach to lightweight house design. To make the most of natural light, the external walls are made of glass. It’s made almost entirely of wood with a balcony and the Thai-style underfloor space high enough for additional uses. The other wing boasts the stylistic characteristics of the postmodern era. One wing is a semi-outdoor living space roofed over with ceramic shingles in a timeless shade of white. A duplex house design by EAST Architect avails natural light, sun and air flow to provide indoor thermal comfort that’s the hallmark of the ultimate tropical design. ![]()
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