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Baan Lek Villa

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Location
Chanthaburi, Thailand
Year
2019
Style
Traditional
The climate responsive house that user can stay all day without A/C or stay dry and comfortable when rainy season.
The climate responsive house that user can stay all day without A/C or stay dry and comfortable when rainy season.
Open and high ceiling reducing heat while maximize natural ventilation make 1st floor perfect for daytime activities.
Open and high ceiling reducing heat while maximize natural ventilation make 1st floor perfect for daytime activities.
Open and high ceiling reducing heat while maximize natural ventilation make 1st floor perfect for daytime activities.
Open and high ceiling reducing heat while maximize natural ventilation make 1st floor perfect for daytime activities.
There are only 2 rooms on 1st floor, working room and kitchen which also acted as living area.
There are only 2 rooms on 1st floor, working room and kitchen which also acted as living area.
Kitchen which also acted as living area.
Kitchen which also acted as living area.
There are only 2 rooms on 1st floor, working room and kitchen which also acted as living area.
There are only 2 rooms on 1st floor, working room and kitchen which also acted as living area.
Working room open to garden.
Working room open to garden.
On the 2nd floor, high ceiling and vast multi-purpose wooden deck for daytime and nighttime collective activities.
On the 2nd floor, high ceiling and vast multi-purpose wooden deck for daytime and nighttime collective activities.
On the 2nd floor, high ceiling and vast multi-purpose wooden deck for daytime and nighttime collective activities.
On the 2nd floor, high ceiling and vast multi-purpose wooden deck for daytime and nighttime collective activities.
Bedroom with outdoor bath area.
Bedroom with outdoor bath area.
View from Bedroom
View from Bedroom
Bathroom
Bathroom
Outdoor bath area
Outdoor bath area
View from Bedroom
View from Bedroom
Terrace at front of the house.
Terrace at front of the house.
Evening activity
Evening activity
Evening activity
Evening activity
Night scene
Night scene

Details

Bedrooms
4
Full Baths
5

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From Pitch Nimchinda

‘Baan Lek Villa is the house that balancing the tropical vernacular style and modern day’s work-life balance’ The owner was born in Chanthaburi, the East Coast province of Thailand and she occasionally come back to hometown, so this house is tend to be the vacation home for her and family.


Nowaday just a baggage with mobile phone or laptop is enough to live somewhere. The owner requires less function room, no more the dressing room, no more TV or working station just the area that necessary so the house can breathe. Breathable space is the essential of this house.

Baan Lek Villa ground floor was designed as public area which always welcome guests and friends that always visitting. According to characteristic of local Thai habit, the ground floor was designated as kitchen and dining which acted as living and activities area. Those areas were semi outdoor to let the landscape flow into the space inside with natural light and ventilation. The result is no boundary between nature and manmade.

The wooden stair led to the upper floor was designed as private area for resting. The large open multi-purpose wooden patio was placed for leisure activities and connects to all bedrooms.