COAL HOUSE
TYPE : RESIDENCE
AREA : 2,700 SQ.M.
LOCATION : NORTHEASTERN THAILAND
ARCHITECT : YAN ARCHITECTS
SERVICE TYPE : EXTERIOR / INTERIOR
BUILDING COST : 40,000 THB/SQM
THIS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EMBODIES MODERN MINIMALISM, FEATURING A SLEEK, ANGULAR STRUCTURE WITH A STRONG GEOMETRIC FORM. THE RESIDENCE IS COMPOSED OF INTERLOCKING VOLUMES CLAD IN DARK MATERIALS, WHICH GIVE IT A MONOLITHIC, GROUNDED PRESENCE WITHIN THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE. LARGE GLASS PANELS ON THE FACADES ENHANCE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES, ALLOWING NATURAL LIGHT TO FILTER THROUGH WHILE MAINTAINING PRIVACY.
THE USE OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES CREATES A BALANCED AND ORDERLY COMPOSITION. THE FLAT ROOFS, ONE WITH AN INSET SKYLIGHT, ADD TO THE STREAMLINED AESTHETIC, EMPHASIZING THE HOME’S CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER. THE CENTRAL COURTYARD, VISIBLE THROUGH THE EXPANSIVE GLAZING, INTRODUCES GREENERY INTO THE HEART OF THE DESIGN, PROVIDING A CONTRAST TO THE DARK EXTERIOR TONES AND FOSTERING A TRANQUIL AMBIANCE. OVERALL, THIS HOUSE MERGES MODERNIST PRINCIPLES WITH AN ORGANIC SETTING, CREATING A REFINED AND HARMONIOUS ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT.
THIS MODERN RETREAT IS A MASTERFUL EXAMPLE OF ARCHITECTURE THAT SEAMLESSLY BLENDS WITH ITS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS. ITS RESTRAINED PALETTE, GEOMETRIC FORMS, AND EXPANSIVE GLASS WALLS CREATE A SERENE AND CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, OFFERING RESIDENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY AND TRANQUILITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD.
