TYH House is a single family residence located in Nonthaburi, Thailand, designed in 2019 by Alkhemist Architects.

Description
Located in a sprawling housing estate in Nonthaburi province, considered the northern suburb of Bangkok, TYH House is situated on an irregular-shaped plot of land fronting part of the bulbous end of a cul-de-sac. The house is a vibrant collage of contrasting elements, achieved through both the use of a multi-layered material palette and a variety of spatial qualities, the most significant of which is the sense of privacy that coexists with an openness to its surrounding.
One of the key intentions of the design is to enable the residents to be metaphorically ?naked? inside their own home and this is exemplified by the ground floor living and dining area, a low and long horizontal space that is completely shut off from the street and instead opens up ? via large sliding glass doors spanning the whole length of the room and a semi-outdoor terrace ? towards the garden on the northern side of the site. The interior spaces of the house mainly face out this way as the neighbouring property on this side also contains a garden, creating a visual continuation of the greenery as well as ensuring maximum privacy for the family. The large open-plan but enclosed character of the ground floor living area is juxtaposed against the double-height, light-filled living area on the second floor, which has a more casual and intimate ambience reinfo...