Designed by Dersyn Studio, Z9 Resort awarded the IDA 2018 Winner Prize “hospitality” from BCI Asia, is a floating resort which perched on Srinakarin Dam, Kanchanaburi. The resort is famous for their appropriate use of materials and its nature-oriented structure which offer private on-land accommodation and cozy raft accommodations. Each building utilizes natural ventilation, the shapes, and color intimately blended in with the attractiveness of mountain and lake view. The proportion is also in line with the environment. The lines obviously represent the natural lake-side context, and the lobby is designed based on the lunar direction which means resort’s guests can enjoy stunning “Sunrise and Sunset” scenic.
photography by © Beer Singnoi
Z9 Resort owners’ believe that one of the best ways to enjoy natural environment is to stay and relax in the resort which adopted sustainable design concept. So, sustainable design approaches, based upon the “3R” concept which are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, have been used in this project in many ways.
Firstly, Reuse. Reuse concept referred to the use of existing wood from the existing resort. The old wood was used as resort decorations. OSB Board which used as the ceiling was another aspect of the reuse concept. This is because the OSB Board was created by compressing layers of wood flakes.
Secondly, Reduce. One of the best ways to build any building within the site which has rich-natural context is to create as less environmental footprint as possible. According to this way of approach, very-few site contour adjustment was applied. A light-weight structure such as steel structure was used to build this resort. Steel structure promotes eco-friendly outcome in many ways, for instance, the wider span which means less on-ground touching and can be adjusted to suit with the existing footing, faster and cleaner construction in comparison with a concrete structure.
Thirdly, Recycle. Since some of the existing wood is quite large so, they were adjusted and used for indoor furniture. Moreover, closed circuit water treatment was applied to treat the water before drainage into the lake. This mean resort’s guests can enjoy their water activities with worry-free.
Essentially, guests can absorb privacy, serenity, and be in tune with the natural context of Kanchanaburi, one of Thailand’s most famous place for enjoying hillside and lakeside scenic, during their stay.
photography by © Beer Singnoi
Project Info:
Architects: Dersyn Studio
Location: Mueang Kanchanaburi District, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Lead Architects: Sarawoot Jansaeng-aram (Dersyn Studio Co., Ltd.)
Area: 3100.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Beer Singnoi, Jagkree Phetphosree
Manufacturers: COTTO, Home Builders Production, TOA, SCG, L&E
Project Name: Z9 Resort
