The pool house
Nakhon Si Thammarat , THAILAND
2019
Overview
The Pool House is a small-scale residential retreat designed as a weekend getaway, responding to the client’s intention to create a quiet living environment for extended holidays. The project explores how a compact architectural intervention can support rest, privacy, and spatial continuity within a limited footprint.
The Pool House is a small-scale residential retreat designed as a weekend getaway, responding to the client’s intention to create a quiet living environment for extended holidays. The project explores how a compact architectural intervention can support rest, privacy, and spatial continuity within a limited footprint.
Research Framing
The project can be understood as an investigation into compact tropical living, where architectural strategies are employed to maximize spatial quality within a small footprint.
The project can be understood as an investigation into compact tropical living, where architectural strategies are employed to maximize spatial quality within a small footprint.
Rather than relying on size, the design emphasizes spatial sequencing, environmental mediation, and adaptive use. The integration of semi-outdoor spaces reflects a reinterpretation of vernacular living patterns, where the boundary between inside and outside is deliberately softened.
The Pool House operates as a prototype for small-scale retreat architecture, demonstrating how minimal built form can accommodate flexible patterns of inhabitation while maintaining a strong relationship with climate and landscape.
Project Name: The pool house
Project Year: 2019
Owner: Sathaphon O.
Location: Nakhon Si Thammarat , THAILAND
Site Area: 200 sq.m.
Design Team: gate houngsaitong & the bartista architects
Landscape consultant: Bunmi Khetnangrong