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Nongchok House

Bangkok, ThailandBuilt

Nongchok House — Built
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Between water, roof and landscape.

Set within an organic landscape on the outskirts of Bangkok, Nongchok House connects everyday life with water, planting and open air. Elevated floors, pitched roofs and local brick reinterpret Thai vernacular architecture through computational design and hands-on fabrication.

Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Status
Built
Architecture
DesireSynthesis
Programme
Private residence
01

A house within an ecosystem

An elongated plan turns toward the water. Its intersecting wings create connections across the landscape, while an open-air passage gives each part of the house a distinct sense of place.

Aerial view of the intersecting roofs of Nongchok House beside the lake
02

Climate becomes space

Elevated floors, a pitched roof and deep shelter draw on Thai vernacular principles. Glazed openings maintain the relationship between the interior and the surrounding landscape.

Timber ceiling and glazed dining space at Nongchok House
03

A precise model, a human hand

The entrance wall brings computational geometry into contact with locally made brick. The design accommodates the irregularity of the material and the practical knowledge of the people laying it.

Undulating handmade brick boundary wall at Nongchok House

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