PK79 | Ayutt and Associates Design

PK79 is located on Petchkasem 79 road, Bangkok, Thailand where is known as a suburban residential area. The site location is in the middle of the wasteland zone, remotely from the city and low density of population effected directly to the safety issue. The neighborhoods of this area live quite far apart from each other. The security issue becomes the main problem for this area and Thai architecture. Most of the households solve this problem by adding the “wrought iron screens” as a protection screen to all doors and windows preventing thieves or other invaders. This somehow makes the owners feel uncomfortable and ends up being confined in their own residence and also causes negative effects like terrible shape, view-blocking, and extra maintenance. Although today’s world can solve this problem with various technologies, most Thai people still feel insecure to live in a house without these secondary screens. We live in these skins for years and years becoming unconcerned about it.

This gives an architect a design question to develop the façade which works as a protector, but at the same time improves living quality by creating space hierarchy and special characteristics. Adult and Associates’ design (AAd)’s result turns out that the house has the special protection screen, which works multi-function as a house feature facade, space divider, a wall, a sun- heat protector, air buffer zone, and air ventilation. AAd also creates the program of this house by dividing the function between the daytime area and the nighttime area. The daytime area is on the lower floor, Living zones, with full connection to the outside and the garden. This area is designed as “THE WHITE box” with the solid white wall and the white vertical protection screen. These white aluminum extrusion strips are developed and applied from the normal obsolete security curve steel, to disappear and blend with the landscape outside. Most living areas are directly connected to the garden with sliding partitions that allow the airflow through into the double-height space to reduce the heat for tropical climate.

The location in the middle of two courtyards gives rise to the people feel connected between inside and outside. The service function is divided by a kitchen located in a place where it can serve people in the living area and all zones. The guest bedroom behind has been defined by a pocket courtyard to increase more privacy, and provide dramatic spatial quality for the corridor in the middle.
The nighttime area is on the higher floor, to provide privacy and safety. The main nighttime area or the master bedroom is designed as “THE BLACK safe box” by cladding the customized screen panels, of which some can open to make way for the windows behind them. The black protection screen is made from Metalic-dark perforated aluminum panel with the gradation of varying size holes and patterns, from small to bigger, vary on the function inside and level of privacy. These perforated aluminum panels do not only serve as architectural elements, but also help to block the ambient noise, and allow light and air to enter without sacrificing privacy. These folding panels are 100% ventilation and allow the user to take the panorama view of scenery when fully opened, or they can completely closed for privacy, sun-shade control, and obtaining security. This Black box is an excellent concept for adding a visually stunning element to interiors and exteriors alike. The result is a constantly changing building facade, almost the feature sculpture.

Project Info
Architects: Ayutt and Associates Design
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Lead Designer: Ayutt Mahasom
Interior Designer: Ayutt and Associates design (AAd)
Area: 650.0 sqm
Manufacturers: Latitude
Landscape Designer: Ayutt and Associates design (AAd)
Lighting Designer: Ayutt and Associates design (AAd)
Construction Area: 450 m2
Type: Residential
Photographs: Soopakorn Srisakul, Ayutt Mahasom