The Chiang Rai Residence

 In the Northern part of Thailand, one encounters the Chiang Rai Residence. A project with an obscure form of landscape, merging both natural settings and buildings into a space that holds its own independent ownership, while at the same time blending in well with the context of the lives of those that dwell there. 

The Chiang Rai Residence is built with the preservation of natural plant life at its core. The design keeps the existing trees that give pretext to the design, by combining the house and landscape harmoniously.

The design described as both prosaic and aesthetic, balances its overall impression as simple and charming. At the same time the topography levels set up by the design team, was carefully matched with the positioning of layered stepping terraces, therefore leaving the existing topographic forces uninterrupted.

This particular site is susceptible to drought in summer and the high precipitation in the rainy season causes soil erosion, therefore the landscape team placed a sustainable planting design and topography to alleviate the extremes.