架构师提供的文本描述。房主Sasatra Sudsawasd博士决定与Vasu Virajsilp、Boonlert Deeyuen和Nattapon Song charoen领导的Vasu Virajsilp领导的VaSLab建筑师团队合作，开始设计这座房子的项目。它们共同在不同的相关问题之间创造了一种平衡状态，最终被调和成“平衡之家”。当他们接到业主，一位对建筑很感兴趣的经济学教授的设计任务时，建筑师团队必须仔细控制设计的方向，以便在功能和其他相关环境之间找到适当的平衡，然后将所有的东西逐渐地放在“平衡”这个词之下。

Text description provided by the architects. The design of the house’s program was initiated when Dr. Sasatra Sudsawasd, the owner, who decided to collaborate with the team of architects from VaSLab, led by Vasu Virajsilp, Boonlert Deeyuen and Nattapon Songcharoen. Together, they created a state of equilibrium among different relevant issues, which are eventually reconciled into ‘Equilibrium House’. When they received the task of designing the house from the owner, a professor of economics who has a great interest in architecture, the team of architects had to carefully control the direction of the design to find the right amount of balance between functions and other relevant contexts before bringing everything gradually together under the word ‘Equilibrium’.

“平衡”的含义是设计的核心思想，而将这种抽象的概念解释为有形的东西，必须在现代经济的概念下进行。结果被用作回答所有重要问题的工具：“哪里”指的是房屋的环境，这是设计的一个非常重要的因素，“何时”涉及到时间的限制，最后是“自然的状态”，后者主要涉及自然，主要从气候和建筑预算两方面考虑泰国的建筑性质。当这三件事恰当地结合在一起时，下一步的设计目标是将所有抽象的想法转化为实际土地上的具体现实。使用隐喻方法启动设计过程一直是VaSlab的工作风格。我们可以从公司早期所做的工作中看到一些例子，例如横向/会聚屋，在这些作品中，建筑师们用隐喻的方式解释了三种不同的路径是如何统一为一体的。隐喻再次出现在画面中，平衡屋强调了Vasu曾经说过的关于房子的概念，“我坚信隐喻的原理，因为它是你从一个想法中得到一些有形的东西的最清晰的方法。如果你说的是什么，让它可见，这就是它的全部。“什么”和“如何”总是可以在后面讨论。“

The meaning of ‘Equilibrium’ is the core idea of the design, while the interpretation of such an abstract notion into something tangible had to be done under the concept of modern economy. The result is used as the tool to answer all the important questions: ‘where’ refers to the context of the house, which is a very important factor for the design, ‘when’ involves the limitation of time and, finally, the ‘state of nature’, which deals mostly with nature, mainly considering the nature of architecture in Thailand both in terms of the climate and construction budget. When the 3 things were properly combined the next step of the design aimed to transform all the abstract ideas into concrete reality on the actual piece of land. Initiating the design process using a metaphorical approach has always been VaSlab’s style of working. We can see examples from the works done in the early days of the firm such as Transverse/Convergence house, in which the architects utilized metaphorical interpretation of how three different paths are unified into one. Metaphor is brought into the picture once again with Equilibrium House underlining what Vasu once said about his concept for a house, “I have a strong belief in the principal of metaphor, because it’s the clearest approach for you to get something tangible out of an idea. If you’re talking about something, make it visible, and that is all there is to it. The ‘what’ and the ‘how’ can always be discussed later.”

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当建筑师完成解释所选择的想法时，下一个过程涉及到与场地有关的问题，这是帮助房子成形的一个关键因素。土地是相当深和狭窄的，所以狭窄的一面，面对街道，有助于创造一个垂直的轴线，是沿着土地的整体形状。子轴也必须放在考虑，因为它是轴线连接新的房子和原来的房子位于土地的南部。它还与入口处相连，并在房子的一侧引入花园空间，与室内空间进行互动。

When the architects were done interpreting the chosen ideas the next process involved issues related to the site, which is a key factor that helped put the house into shape. The land is rather deep and narrow, so the narrow side of the land facing the street helps create a vertical axis that lies along the overall shape of the land. The sub axis also has to be placed in consideration for it is the axis that connects the new house to the original house located on the south of the land. It also joins the entrance and brings in the garden space at the side of the house to interact with the interior space.

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经过仔细分析，得到的结果是一个‘L’型轴，然后是空间分配过程中，房子的私人区域是平行于垂直轴，而服务区位于较短的水平轴。功能增加，以创造最终的形式和空间的房子。原房屋从土地南侧的亚轴与开放墙下的空间相结合，这是建筑师为了将整个房屋的空间连接在一起而有意设计的位置。高耸的两层空间包括南北方向的外部视角，而一个通风的钢楼梯被用来创造一个过渡空间，将半公共空间和私人空间融为一体。南方宫廷的亚轴加强了内外空间的统一，具有鲜明的和谐性。

After careful analysis the result is an ‘L’ shaped axis, followed by the process of space allocation in which the private areas of the house are put in parallel with the vertical axis, while the service area is located in the shorter horizontal axis. Functions are added to create the final form and space of the house. The sub axis of the original house from the south side of the land is united with the space under the open wall, which is the com-position the architects intentionally designed in order to connect the whole space of the house together. The lofty 2-storey space embraces the exterior perspective from both northern and southern directions, while an airy, steel staircase is used to create a transitional space that blends the semi-public and the private spaces into one. The sub axis of the court at the south enhances the unification between the exterior and interior spaces distinctively and harmoniously.

 Lower Level Plan

低级计划

熟悉VaSLab过去作品的人会注意到，除了壮观的空间分配、引人注目的具体质量和深思熟虑的背景和概念外，团队还在工作规模方面展现了自己的发展。从我们的所见所闻来看，这座房子看上去更友好-要么是因为它的形式，要么是因为它的构图或所有可见的线条。我们认为，这是建筑师的不同解释的结果，他们根据不同的背景、时间以及业主的要求和偏好进行了修改和调整。

People who are familiar with VaSLab’s past works will notice that besides the spectacular space allocation, striking looking concrete mass, and thoughtful backgrounds and concepts, the team has manifested their development in terms of the scale of the work. Judging by what we see and feel, the house looks friendlier – either due to its form, the compositions or all the visible lines. We think it is a result of the different interpretations of the architects who have altered and adapted according to the different context, time, and the owner’s requirements and preferences.

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虽然具象似乎已经成为VaSLab用来创作自己版本的建筑文学的官方语言，但对于材料本身的严酷和僵化特性，仍有一些疑问和评论。但是，在我们所看到的混凝土建筑发展之后，它们是它不朽的活生生的证明。从上个世纪到现在，平衡屋的诞生，混凝土的使用确实表明了一种信念，即与其他材料相比，混凝土是最具适应性的材料。这可能就是为什么混凝土是如此永恒的幸存者，我们中的许多人都非常喜欢。

Although it seems like concrete has become the official language VaSLab uses to create their own version of architectural literature, there are certain questions and remarks about the harsh and rigid characteristic of the material itself. But, after all the architectural developments in concrete that we have seen, they are the living proof of its immortality. From the last century up until present time that sees the birth of Equilibrium House, the use of concrete is a true indication of the belief that it is the most adaptable material as compared to other materials ever created. This is probably why concrete is such a timeless survivor that many of us are so passionately fond of.

 Upper Level Plan

高层规划