Envisioned as a holiday home for the Client and his extended family in the serene mountainous ranges of Khao Yai, Thailand. The brief called for an essence of spaciousness, airiness and open-plan living within a home to instil a sense of openness and tranquillity. This was due to the Client’s aversity to small and claustrophobic spaces. Preferring landscapes over artwork, the Client also desired an architecture that borrowed the vast landscapes of the site, one constantly in relation with nature. One that is unique and respectfully responds to the quaint thematic context, a sanctuary that is both private and secure as well.

Known for its rich biodiversity and largely unblemished mountainous landscape, the site of Khao Yai is a popular local retreat destination defined by farm ranches and a National Park that can be overlooked adjacently from the site. Hence, inspired by the natural contours that define this breath-taking site, the architectural vision thus unfolds like a story of fluidity. Conceived as layers of shifting planes, each floor plane mirrors the graceful dance of the land, seamlessly merging and is contiguous with its undulating terrain. As if drawn by the hand of nature itself, every floor is akin to an extension of the earth it rests upon. As a result, the axis of the house constantly shifts with the ebbs and flows of nature, creating unexpected spatial experiences. Here, the boundaries between indoors and outdoors blur, inviting the beauty of Khao Yai to permeate every corner of the abode.