Two Houses at Nichada Alkhemist Architects

2016-04-29 19:00

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c.凯西里·王湾

架构师提供的文本描述。尼查达村的两栋房屋位于泰国曼谷的一个城郊封闭社区，那里的地皮非常紧凑，两栋房子都属于两个兄弟，但他们的生活方式却不同。他们希望彼此住得更近，在一起呆上一段时间，但是，他们也希望在需要的时候建立一个私人的距离。建筑师最初通过使用一种简单的建筑类型来开始设计过程，并在两座房子上重复它。然而，一旦这种设计发展到了细节层面，重复的逻辑就演变成对两个不同个体的不同需求的回应。因此，尼查达的这两座房子乍一看确实看起来很相似，但一旦我们住在它们里面，它们就可以容纳自己特有的氛围。(鼓掌)

Text description provided by the architects. The site of two houses at Nichada Village is located in a suburban gated community in Bangkok, Thailand, where the land plot is very tight for two houses.  The houses belong to two brothers, who are very close, yet, have a different lifestyle. They wish to live close to each other and spend some time together.  However, they also wish to establish a private distance when they need. The architect initially began the design process by using one simple building typology and repeat it on both houses. However, once this design development get into the detail level the logic of repetition has evolved to response to a difference need of two different individual.  As a result, these two houses at Nichada do look appropriately similar on the first glance, yet they can contain their own specific atmosphere once we dwell within them.

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这两座房子的类型都是长方形的，汽车车库在房子入口处的西边，房子的东面是主要的双层起居区，然后是门厅、餐厅、厨房、厕所等节目，当我们进一步向内移动时，你猜卧室就位于车库和起居室之间，作为一种从外部向内过渡的过渡。主卧室位于这些过渡区域的顶部，可以直接与主起居室进行视觉对话。两座房子在视觉上都是连接在一起的，就像一间大客厅，穿过两座房子的大滑动门。他们用单级楼梯标记房子的边缘，基本上，这两座房子有着重复的逻辑组织。

The typology of these two houses is organized in a long rectangular format.  The automobile garages are located on the west at the entrance of the houses, and the main double volume living area is on the east at the end of the houses.  Then, programs such as foyers, dining area, kitchens, toilets, and guess bedrooms are place in between the garages and the living area to perform as a transition from the outside as we move further inward to house.  The main master bedrooms are placed on top of these transitional area allowing a direct visual dialogue to the main living area.  Both of houses are visually connected as one big living room through the large sliding doors on both house, and they are marked the edge of the house by single flight stairs.  Basically, these two house share this repetitive logical organization.

 Cross Section Houses A/B

横断面房屋A/B

然而，在居住方面，这两幢房子都有一种不同的气氛，反映了主人的性格，白色和蓝色的房子是属于哥哥的，他喜欢户外的生活方式，也喜欢独处的气氛，他希望大部分时间都花在工作、就餐和在生活区周围放松，只想在深夜回到卧室。为了实现客户的愿望，建筑师决定在起居室的北部和东部开一个大的洞口，让光线穿过这栋房子的主要核心部分-大双容积白砖墙。其他元素，包括砖墙和蓝色墙壁，被选择作为一个微妙的对比效果之间的平静和充满活力的气氛。

However, in sense of dwelling, these two houses contain a different atmosphere which reflect the character of the owner.  The white and blue house is belong to the elder brother, a professional golfer who enjoys outdoor lifestyle but also love to be in a solitude atmosphere.  He wishes to spend most of his time working, dining, and relaxing around the living area, and only wish to retreat to a bedroom at late night. To achieve the wish of the client, the architect decided to make a large opening on both the north and the east of the living area in order to let the light to cast through the large double volume white brick wall, the main core element of this house. The other elements both brick and blue color wall, are chosen to work as a subtle contrast effect between calm and vibrant atmosphere.

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相反，这座深棕色的房子反映了喜欢派对的弟弟的性格，他是一位夜总会企业家。从一开始，他就表达了自己的愿望，想要在一种原始的工业氛围中居住，但房子也应该是舒适的。再次，为了达到他的愿望，建筑师一再用光来定义这座房子的气氛，但此时他打算投光，以便给这座房子制造一种微妙的戏剧性影响。首先，由于它的位置，起居区必须面对南面，才能与哥哥的房子有视觉上的连接。准确地重复类似于哥哥的滑动门的双层玻璃窗是不合适的。在起居室的顶层用一个大的开角滑动门和实心的空墙，上面的空隙很少，用来保持两所房子之间的连接概念。在起居区顶部的另一边，而不是一个类似于哥哥的房子的大开窗，。很少有人用狭小的开口来控制阳光的照射量，从而给这个房间带来一种灯笼效应。作为回报，这座深褐色房子的细节不仅没有提供一种像白色和蓝色房子那样的宏伟壮丽的效果，反而让这座房子更具有一种微妙的动感。

The dark brown house, on the contrary, reflects a different character of the younger brother, a night club entrepreneur who love to party.  From the beginning, he expressed his desire to dwell in a dark raw industrial like atmosphere, but the house should also be cozy as well. Again, to achieve his wish, the architect repeatedly uses light as a tool to define the atmosphere of this house, but at this time, he intend to cast the light in order to create a subtle dramatic affect for this house.  First due to its position where the living area has to face the south side in order to visually connect with the elder brother’s house, it is not proper to exactly repeat the double volume glazing similar to elder’s brother sliding door. A large corner opening sliding door at the lower level and the solid blank wall with few opening at the top level of the living room was used to maintain the concept of connection between the two houses.  On the other sides of the top part of the living area, rather than a large opening window similar to the elder’s brother house, few narrow opening were used to control amount of sunlight to create a lantern effect to this room.  In return, rather than providing a grand monumental effect like the white and blue house, the details of this dark brown house have shape the house to be more in a subtle dynamic mood.

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 1st Floor Plan

一楼图则

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虽然这两座房子最初是通过采用相同的建筑类型开始设计的，但在认真考虑居住者的个性、场地的气候和环境的情况下，这一建筑类型将逐步转变，以满足需求的具体需求。架构师坚信，这种设计方法可以让架构师建立唯一和统一之间的共存关系。

Though these two house initially begin its design process by adapting the same building typology, however with a careful concern to the individual personality of the dwellers, the site’s climate and contextual, this one building typology will gradually transform to response the specific needs of the requirement. The architect strongly believe that this design approach can allow the architect to establish the coexisting relationship between being unique and being uniform all together.