BOTANICAL RESIDENCE
TYPE : RESIDENCE
AREA : 1,200 SQ.M.
LOCATION : SRISAKET, THAILAND
ARCHITECT : YAN ARCHITECTS
SERVICE TYPE : EXTERIOR / INTERIOR
BUILDING COST : 35,000 THB/SQM
INTERIOR DECORATION COST : 25,000 THB/SQM
THIS RESIDENCE PRESENTS A STRIKING AND CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION OF TROPICAL MODERNISM, SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATING WITH ITS LUSH, VERDANT SURROUNDINGS. THE DESIGN EMPLOYS A WARM PALETTE OF NATURAL MATERIALS, HORIZONTAL LINES, AND EXPANSIVE TERRACES TO CREATE A SENSE OF OPENNESS, COMFORT, AND A DEEP CONNECTION TO NATURE.
THE RESIDENCE IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF MODERN TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE, DESIGNED TO BLEND SEAMLESSLY WITH ITS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS. THE STRUCTURE IS MARKED BY CLEAN HORIZONTAL LINES AND WIDE, CANTILEVERED ROOFS THAT PROVIDE AMPLE SHADE AND PROTECT AGAINST HARSH SUNLIGHT, TYPICAL OF TROPICAL DESIGN.
THE UPPER LEVEL IS ENCLOSED WITH WOODEN SLATS, WHICH ADD WARMTH AND TEXTURE, AS WELL AS PRIVACY, WHILE STILL ALLOWING VENTILATION. THE DESIGN ALSO INCORPORATES ABUNDANT GREENERY, WITH PLANTS AND SHRUBS INTEGRATED INTO THE FACADE AND ROOFTOP, CREATING A LUSH, NATURAL AESTHETIC THAT ENHANCES THE SENSE OF HARMONY WITH THE OUTDOORS.
GLASS WALLS AND SLIDING DOORS DOMINATE THE GROUND FLOOR, OPENING UP THE LIVING SPACES TO THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND FOSTERING A STRONG INDOOR-OUTDOOR CONNECTION. THIS TRANSPARENCY BRINGS IN NATURAL LIGHT AND VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE, GIVING THE SPACE AN AIRY, OPEN FEEL. THE REFLECTIVE POOL IN THE FOREGROUND ADDS A TRANQUIL, MIRROR-LIKE QUALITY, COMPLETING THE RESIDENCE’S SERENE AND SOPHISTICATED ATMOSPHERE. OVERALL, THIS HOME IS DESIGNED TO BE BOTH A LUXURIOUS AND PEACEFUL RETREAT, EMBRACING NATURAL MATERIALS AND BLENDING SEAMLESSLY WITH ITS ENVIRONMENT.
