Niwat Architects was founded on 1972 by Dr.Niwat Tantayanusorn. With a focus on Lanna culture, Niwat Architects has designed dozens of buildings, mainly residential and otel&resort.The cultural and environmental based designs are spread all over the Thailand, mainly in northern part of the country. Apart from our passion on Lanna culture, we specialize in green and sustainable design, by exploring passive design techniques and alternative energy and material usage. Our purpose is to bring a high quality of work that blends with the surrounding nature; therefore we believe that our job is to design the architecture and the surroundings. We believe that it’s our duty to preserve the environment while designing a building. We care about all the trees, especially the existing ones on site. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Architect in Chiangmai,Architects in Chiangmai,Chiangmai Architects,Sustainable Architecture Chiangmai,Lanna Architecture Chiangmai,Contemporary Architecture Chiangmai,Architecture Office Chiangmai,Passive Architecture Design Chiangmai,Green Architecture Chiangmai,Environmental Architecture Changmai, Northern Thailand Architecture,Hotel and Resort Architecture Chiangmai,Residential Architecture Chiangmai, House Design Chiangmai,Eco-House Architecture Chiangmai,Thai Local Architecture Office Chiangmai, Northern Thailand Architecture Office, Lanna Architecture Chiangmai

1. Lanna contemporary | San Pee Sue project | Niwat Architects
The San Pee Sue Project is oneof ourcurrentwork at NiwatArchitects. The site is locatednotfar from chiang mai, along the
river Ping.The client contactedusfew monthagoandwantedustodesign accommodationsfor hishealth centerproject.As with
themajority of ourprojects,we focusonthe processtobind contemporaryandtraditional lannaarchitecture.Howto getthe
functionality andclarity of moderndesign withoutforgetthe rootsofoursecular Localarchitecture ?
LocalLandscape
Lanna identity is not onlyaboutarchitecture,ourfirst processwasto introducethelocal knowledgeonthebigger scale : master
planning andlandscapedesign.By observingthe variety andqualities of northernthaivillages organizationwe drawnthe main
lines of theprojects.Therby we getinspire by villages circulations, access, emptyspacesorcourtyards.In parallel, we adapted
thosemodels tothe modernfunctionsandcomfort of a resort (services, privacy …). Inorderto accentuatethelannaspirit ofthe
whole projectswealso developeda landscapedesign close to thelocal traditionsby using specific tree species andplanting
practices. Lanna contemporary

2. Designprocess
Theproject consist of severalbuildings organizedaroundsmall courtyards(‘’Kuang’’ in lanna language).We developeda model
ofbuilding withtwo roomsfor longstay clients. Inorderto create a village feeling and cosyatmospherein thewhole site, this
building respect a housescale by itsproportionsandorganization.Ourmain purposewasto createa modernarchitecture inspired
by thelanna traditionalart ofconstruction.So we hadto design betweenthecontemporaryfunctionsandexpectations(high
ceilings, large openings,comfort standards…)andourdesire towork withthe lanna elementsofarchitecture (materials, roofing,
patterns…).The result is a project wheremodern andlanna architecture are only one.Butthe keyissue ofourapproachis notabout
appearance,is notjust aboutstyle.Inorderto design aninteresting mix of old andcontemporaryarchitecture,wehave to
understandwhatislanna culture in termsof spacesanduses.That’showwe can createa building thatnotjust lookslike lanna but
is deeply lanna in each facet ofits conceptionanduse.

3. Tags: Chiangmai Lanna, Lanna Architects,Lannacontemporary, local architecture
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