House Andy, Hua Hin (2010 - 2011)Private villa for a British resident in Thailand in Kao Tao, Hua Hin. The location high up at the foot of the mountains required to build the villa as high as possible under the building regulations to command spectacular views over the sea and laguna of Kao Tao. Therefore the villa was located at the top of the site with large terraces, jacuzzi and an 18 meter long swimming pool with pool decks, sala and outdoor living spaces around it. The space between the two building blocks, the southern wing with entrance, stair and kitchen with guest bedroom above, and the northern wing with living room on the ground floor and master bedroom above, are connected by a large outdoor living area on the ground floor (which can be closed by large glass folding doors if required by bad weather and for security reasons) and a large open terrace on the upper floor between guest bedroom and master-bedroom. The main concept was to provide uninterrupted open outdoor living and entertaining spaces with good cross ventilation and normally without the use of air-conditioning, which will be closed only in very hot (or very cold and rainy) conditions, or when the owner is not at home. Under construction, to be completed in 2012. |
House Khun Jang (2007 - 2011)Large family house in the centre of Bangkok on a very small 180 sqm. plot. By arranging the volumes around a central courtyard void and "carving out" open spaces for the 2nd. floor cantilevered swimming pool + pool deck, the house, despite its density, feels very open and transparent. Nearly all windows face either the street or the internal courtyard void as the building occupies nearly the entire plot with no windows allowed on the other 3 sides unless further set back as in the rear bedroom on the mezzanine / entrance floor. The dramatically cantilevered pool and the double-storey-high living room at the top make the building a landmark in the quiet residential yet very centrally located street. Completed in 2011, published in various Thai magazines. |
Houses Khun George and Khun Udom (2009-2010)Two detached new villas in a family compound in Pattanakarn on the outskirts of Bangkok. The large existing old building in the middle of the large site was substantial reduced in size and refurbished, allowing for the two new villas to be build on either side. Each of the two houses features a double-height living/dining room with study gallery above, three bedrooms (House George) and two separate units in House Udom, the front unit with one bedroom, with en-suite bathrooms + walk-in wardrobes, the rear unit with three bedrooms. Completed in 2010. |
House Hugh and House Vitaly, Hua Hin (2008-2010)Two semi-detached villas in Palm Village, Palm Hill Golf Course in Cha-am near Hua Hin facing a small lake. Conceptually, each of the two houses is organized as 3 distinct volumes of varying height, each becoming progressively longer seen from left to right to suit the quarter-circle shaped site and open the volumes diagonally to the lakeside garden. Each of the two houses features a double-height living/dining room with study gallery above, two bedrooms (House Hugh) / three bedrooms (House Vitaly) with en-suite bathrooms + walk-in wardrobes. Completed in 2010. |
House Khun Sakuna, Bangkok (2009 - 2011)Design scheme for a large villa for the owner of the large plot on the outskirts of Bangkok and two individual units for the two sons, on a large site with big lakes, planned around a large communal garden and swimming pool, cantilevered over the edge of the lake. This large plot is part of an even bigger compound for all members of the family with several large plots and 2 large villas at present. The project was built with slightly different roof structures than the “butterfly-roof” designed by atrium design but a more conventional pitched roof, and without further involvement of atrium design in detailing and site supervisions, and completed in 2011. |
House Joerg + Khun Tum, Pranburi (2010)Private residence for a German art collector resident in Thailand and his Thai wife in Pranburi. Main building all on ground floor but with double-height living room with large wall surfaces to display art-works. An original study/gallery above the masterbedroom had to be cancelled again for cost reasons, but two guest bungalows on the north part of the site remained. A future shop or gallery on the roadside is allowed for in the masterplan. Not built yet. |
House Pete, Bangkok (2009 - 2010)Design proposal for a large family house comprising 3 independent apartment units for parents, son and daughter as well as a communal family gathering areas (living, dining) on ground floor (double-height garden sala), 3rd. floor and roof garden. In addition, the building had to be easily extended and convertible into a 7-storey apartment building with 5 apartment units for sale by filling-in the two double-height spaces, converting the ground floor to car parking and staff accommodation only and adding another 2 floors for additional apartment units. A modular steel structure was thus developed for a 7 storey building but phase 1 (the family home) only having 4 floors. Not built. |
House at Khao Yai (2009)Design for small weekend / holiday home at Khao Yai, near the National Park, on a beautiful plot surrounded on three sides by a small lake / river. This lead to the design concept of a circular living room with large terraces facing the lake and a square building block containing guest bedroom, bathrooms, kitchen and staff quarters. Natural ventilation and the cool climate of Khao Yai eliminate the need for air conditioning and water supplies are provided by the rainwater collection in the underground storage tank at the centre of the circular plan. Not built. |
House Pook, Phangna (2009)Eco-House in the mountains of Phangna, located 2 km land-inwards from our Haadson Resort project. It is seen as a prototype for future additional holiday homes on the same large mountain site. The metal-deck butterfly roof is collecting enough rainwater during the rainy season to provide enough water, filtered and treated, in below ground storage tanks for the water supply of the house, watering the garden and even a future swimming pool throughout the year including the dry season. Cross ventilation, cool air supply from below the house and natural shading by the canopy of the forest virtually eliminate the need for air conditioning (although the house will have that as well). The building blends in with the natural forest landscape yet still provides contemporary modern living spaces and conditions. |
House Khun Gor (2007 - 2009)Bangkok house for a young professional in the family compound adjacent to the parent’s house. The long narrow site led to a design concept of a solid living room tower at the front and a solid bedroom tower at the rear garden, with a light-weight steel structure next to the parents existing house in-between, all tied together with a free-standing blue continuous wall next to the site boundary having hardly any openings but protecting the house from the neighbours as well as the west, hot afternoon sun. Completed. |
Home-Offices Sukhumvit 107 (2006/7)Development of shop-house/home-office units at Soi Baring, Sukhumvit 107. Using traditional bris-soleil shading devices in a composition of vertical and horizontal “fins” with randomly placed colourful perforated metal screens to hide air-con condensing units, the essentially identical units (except special corner units) avoid the monotonous repetition of most other commercial developments of this building type and create instead a lively, three-dimensional composition of volumes. Completed. |
Jirana Patong Villas, Phuket (2006 - 2009)Eight large villas and a smaller apartment unit on a steep hillside overlooking Patong Beach at Phuket, each with it’s own private swimming pool. Inspired by the densely clustered-together white cubes of Greek hill-side villages each villa has views of the sea from all major living and bedrooms. Completed. · See also client’s project website www.jiranapatongphuket.com · |
Octahedron solar-nano House Roy, Hua Hin (2006)Zero-energy house to be built with sustainable materials, based on one of the "Five Platonic Solids", the octahedron, as a light-weight triangular space-frame structure, in the hills above Hua Hin. |
Beach Houses, Cha-am (2005)Seven villas on the beach, each with a two-storey living room building facing the pool and the sea, and a separate 3-storey bedroom building with most rooms also having sea-view. |
House Khunying T. (2005)Country house near the National Park of Khao Yai with large double-storey high outdoor living room and terraces. The L-shaped building has solid walls with small window openings on the outside facing a nearby road but is nearly completely glazed and transparent on the north + east side facing the garden with swimming pool, lake and mountain view. |
House Khunying S. (2005)Large country house near the National Park of Khao Yai. The house with living room/masterbedroom wing, open sala/guest bedroom wing and double-storey high library wing is designed around a magnificent old tree. All major rooms open to this enclosed garden with the tree and beautiful views of the creek and mountains beyond. |
House Glenn, Hua Hin (2005)House next to House Thomas. The concept of two towers (2-storey living room tower at rear + 3-storey bedroom tower at the front) with a single storey dining room in between enables House Thomas to maintain and enjoy the view of the sea between the two towers. Shared swimming pool and studio for the two houses. Not built yet. |
House Thomas, Hua Hin (2004)Compact but spacious 3 bedroom house near the beach with 3-storey entry tower and transparent open-tread stair hanging in narrow shaft between solid walls. Published in various architectural magazines in Thailand. |
House Khun Pravit (2004)Large family house north of Bangkok with double-storey dining room. Various terraces with pergola shade structures, cantilevered over lake. |
House Khun Prapa (2003)Residential complex in the centre of Bangkok with large 3-storey residence of an ambassador and 4-storey house of the owner of the development. Project not built. |
House Per, Phuket (2003)Re-modeling + extension of existing house with new structure (stair + roof garden) over existing house. New pool and guest-house. Project not built. |
House Khun Chuanpit (2003)Large family house / compound in Bangkok. Main house L-shaped on the left and 2nd. house for the son (together with existing building at rear) on the right side of the U-shaped overall plan. |
House Hua Hin SS (2002)Holiday house + studio of Stefan Schlau in Hua Hin. Both the house (3 bedrooms) and the one-room studio apartment above Stefan's studio/office can be rented out as short-term holiday lets. Contact Atrium Design for details. |
House Khun Suchin (2001)Two new houses in the family compound in Sukhumvit, Bangkok (same as House Khun Ou). |
Polo House SS (2000)Atrium's own office and apartment building of Stefan Schlau in Bangkok, published in numerous magazines in SE-Asia. |
House Khun Ou (1999)Bangkok house for a product + furniture designer in London in the family compound in Sukhumvit. This first small building led to a complete new masterplan for the family compound and subsequent new, refurbished and extended buildings (main house, new pool, staff quarters etc. and other new houses in the compound (see House Khun Suchin). |