Type
Residential Architecture
Residential Architecture
Location
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Area
290 Sq.m.
290 Sq.m.
Status
Complete
Project Team
Palita Simapaisal
Chiang Mai House is a renovation project to rework the residence’s two existing floors to accommodate new bedrooms and a new multi-purpose room and look at the emerging element at the upper level to inform the designing of the new façades. The owner intends to introduce distinct design language to the house while preserving its concrete frame structure and original roof. External timber-clad façades feature wooden shutters formed to define the house’s overall appearance. My focus is on façade design, construction details, and construction coordination. The process involved determining installation methods together with builders and local woodworkers.
The project started by expanding the footprint of the ground-floor level. The new frame structures comprise reinforced concrete columns, steel columns, steel beams, and concrete slabs supporting the additional space and the wood façade. The façade support system, consisting of steel tubes and truss sections, was fabricated in the house owner’s workshop and transported to the job site for final assembly.
The façade made of Resak wood surrounds the entire house, variously punctuated by windows and framed openings. The opening is designed to serve as a medium space situated between nature and the interior, giving both visual and functional advantages.
Complete
Project Team
Palita Simapaisal
Chiang Mai House is a renovation project to rework the residence’s two existing floors to accommodate new bedrooms and a new multi-purpose room and look at the emerging element at the upper level to inform the designing of the new façades. The owner intends to introduce distinct design language to the house while preserving its concrete frame structure and original roof. External timber-clad façades feature wooden shutters formed to define the house’s overall appearance. My focus is on façade design, construction details, and construction coordination. The process involved determining installation methods together with builders and local woodworkers.
The project started by expanding the footprint of the ground-floor level. The new frame structures comprise reinforced concrete columns, steel columns, steel beams, and concrete slabs supporting the additional space and the wood façade. The façade support system, consisting of steel tubes and truss sections, was fabricated in the house owner’s workshop and transported to the job site for final assembly.
The façade made of Resak wood surrounds the entire house, variously punctuated by windows and framed openings. The opening is designed to serve as a medium space situated between nature and the interior, giving both visual and functional advantages.
