Baan Dam / Housescape Design Lab
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Textual content description offered by the architects. This residence is situated in Chiang Mai, a metropolis in northern Thailand acknowledged for its mix of city dwelling and proximity to pure wonders. The undertaking holds the title “Baan Dam,” a time period chosen for its utmost minimalism, with all these engaged within the journey referring to it by this title. In Thai, “Baan” interprets to “Home,” whereas “Dam” signifies “Black.” Therefore, it’s known as the Black Home because of its affiliation with this darkish hue.
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The preliminary request from the house owner was for a residence that embodied the native essence of Chiang Mai, whereas additionally being in concord with modern dwelling and minimizing the usage of exterior imports for its building. What we’re about to convey is kind of distinct from the number of pure supplies to realize a 100% pure consequence. The goal of this undertaking is not simply that; quite, it is meant to stimulate a manufacturing course of reliant on the area people, using supplies that may handle environmental considerations. One other side is to make these supplies simply observable in on a regular basis life.
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The preliminary side was to debate the architectural format, which featured quite a lot of courtyards in numerous types and sizes. Starting with the most important, there is a landscaped yard, the place the home types a U-shape round it. This space serves as an outside exercise house, significantly for actions like tenting and different leisure pursuits. The second half is the housescape yard, which is the entryway to the home. This space makes use of baked clay as flooring, mimicking the standard native homes acquainted to Thai individuals. It acts as a connection level to the semi-public areas of the home, together with the “Tern” space and the primary entrance, extending to the communal eating space that replaces the standard visitor reception room. Because the house owner enjoys cooking, the importance of internet hosting visitors on this home lies within the association of the eating house. Lastly, the hall yard is a small, non-public house screened by a small yard. It serves as a pathway resulting in the primary bed room, separated from the primary home. These are the distinct meanings and capabilities of every courtyard.
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In scorching and humid areas with heavy rainfall like this, shading is of utmost significance because it creates a cushty surroundings. This can be a elementary consideration in architectural design. Nevertheless, the selection of roof for this particular home differs from our previous practices. We have to use black completely. Therefore, as a result of native manufacturing of cement tiles, we can not discover large-scale factory-made black tiles. Thus, our workforce needed to individually paint almost twenty thousand tiles for this undertaking, using methods recognized to native artisans. These tiles will then be organized utilizing a way acquainted to native craftsmen. The roof can be divided into two sections and related utilizing a concrete slab roof to forestall extreme seams that may lead to leaks. These seams might result in water infiltration.
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The next part will clarify the design of the contextual relationships surrounding the eating space, as beforehand talked about, the place this home employs a eating house to obtain visitors. This alternative displays the proprietor’s need to showcase their identification and dissolve the habits of visitors by way of style and the environment of meals preparation. This particular space is strategically positioned to be extremely seen from the skin and, when seen from the within, captures many of the home’s key angles. It additionally serves as a connection level to different practical areas inside the home. Notably, when the massive opening is opened, it seamlessly merges with the deliberately designed outside house, known as a transitional veranda or domestically generally known as “Tern”. Collectively, these areas rework into a large communal space that interconnects seamlessly—indoors, outdoor, and within the backyard—forming an built-in entity immediately.
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Inside the major bed room space of the home, there are native wood sliding home windows integrated to determine a way of privateness by way of compact voids. These home windows will function an alternative to bigger home windows present in semi-public areas throughout the small constructing, making certain a extra non-public environment. On this compact constructing, there will not be any doorways separating the toilet and the bed room. The architectural format is rigorously designed to encourage a seamless circulate, strategically positioning capabilities to keep away from direct confrontation.
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We use quite a lot of floor finishes on the partitions on this home. As an example, inside the home, we mix concrete with rice husks and apply a semi-smooth plaster. We goal to advertise an environmental context, giving the impression that these wall surfaces are influenced by rural environment, quite than being solely industrially manufactured. As for the outside partitions, we goal for an almost {smooth} end however eradicate the ultimate stage of smoothing to create a floor with slight irregularities, finally presenting a textured look. The standout function on the outside is the black wall on the entrance of the home. For this, we make use of a deeply textured wall floor recognized domestically as “Salad Dok,” as this black wall straight confronts the noon daylight. It reveals each intricate element of the native craftsmen’s ornaments as they work together with the solar’s rays.
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The preliminary level is about creating this home by way of “Occurring Craftsmanship.” However what does that imply? Primarily, it is about crafting an object throughout the context of a particular time and place and the way they relate to one another at that specific second. As an example, the creation of the door deal with on the entrance gate. It emerged from an occasion the place somebody opened the door and left it barely open for some time. Viewing it from that angle, you’d discover the sample of a reflecting pool within the distance. So, this deal with serves a practical function—it is for gripping the door. However past its operate, it captures the essence of the encompassing surroundings. At a sure second, when the door swings open earlier than getting into the home, it’s a powerful temporary show.
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Native components of the home have been integrated and tailored to reinforce consolation and comfort. One of many efforts made is the mixing of the idea of “indented corners” from Thai structure. This entails altering views and introducing new methods into the supplies to extend effectivity when these components are utilized in storytelling. An evident instance on this home is the foot-washing faucet. Positioned simply earlier than getting into the primary dwelling space, this can be a customary Thai apply to cleanse earlier than getting into the home. The fabric of this faucet has been designed to mix modern supplies like metal whereas minimizing the type of Thai conventional ornaments to go well with its operate and design. All these components are completed in black, and when daylight hits, they reveal themselves in numerous timeframes.
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This home makes an attempt to create novel perceptions by way of materials experiments drawn from every day life. The continuity of magnificence may not be instantly evident on this work, because it’s purposefully modified by utilizing supplies and arranging components that had been tried out within the studio’s experiments. These experiments have been utilized to current numerous potentialities for creating a house that transcends the constraints of time.
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