Plantation Residence
Mae Rim House
Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Client
Private commission
Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Thailand
The project
A raised teak house in a lychee plantation north of Chiang Mai, its deep verandas and lime-washed rooms standing on old teak columns above the orchard floor.
Discipline
Plantation Residence
Location
Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Year
2023
Area
450 m²
01·The brief
A house off the ground
A family house in a working lychee plantation: raised on columns so the orchard runs beneath, breathing in the wet season, with verandas deep enough to live on through the hottest months.
02·The approach
Teak columns, deep verandas
The house stands on salvaged teak columns; rooms are lime-washed timber under a broad hipped roof, verandas run all round, and the section lets the plantation's breeze move through the plan. Reclaimed slate and hand-made terracotta carry the floors.
03·The result
Completed in 2023
The house was completed in 2023 and the orchard continues to be worked beneath it. Two wet seasons have silvered the roof and softened the lime. Published with the family's consent.
Scope of work
01Architecture
02Interior architecture
03Custom timber joinery
04Veranda and shade design
05Landscape coordination
06Furniture selection
