Blind Fale by Boonlert Hemvijitraphan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

AuroFausaga Fale· 2021

Blind Fale

by Boonlert Hemvijitraphan

Client: Boondesign

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About Blind Fale

O le Blind o se fale tumaoti i Bangkok, Taialani, ua mamanuina e avea o se nofoaga filemu mo le olaga ma le faataitaiga o le mafaufau loloto. O le fogafale i lalo ua ufiufi i tioata o loo iai se nofoaga tatala mo le nonofo ai ma le taumafataga ua tu i le va o se vaituloto atagia ma se mauga faataoto ua pei o se faatagata vane. O le mauga, na musuia mai le origami, e ufitia ai se faletaavale i lalo o le eleele ma se malumalu. O se laupapa sima umi o loo taoto i luga o le pito i luma manino, ma ua foliga ai le fogafale i luga o loo opeopea i luga aʻe o le laufanua. O le fogafale i luga ua ufiufi i se faavaa uamea felavasaʻi e maua ai le puipuiga tumaoti ma faamamaina ai le susulu o le la i totonu o potumoe e lua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Blind Fale, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Blind Fale e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Blind Fale e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The urban sanctuary in the middle of Bangkok features a glazed ground floor enclosing the main living areas. An origami-inspired sculptural hill makes room for a sunken garage and shrine while its row of hedges conceals the upper level from view. Resting on the transparent facade, a concrete plane supporting the second story creates the illusions of a mass floating above the landscape. The upper level is clad in a rusted metal lattice to offer privacy but still filters in sunlight
Dimensions & Packaging: Area: 350 Sq.m.
Tags: Architecture, Landscape, Private residence, Rusted steel, Concrete wall, Reflective pond, Origami hill
Production Technology: Platina steel, Tempered glass door and window with customized aluminium frame, Laminated wood panel, concealed motorised mosquito net, granite stone, Platina steel lattice
Design Challenge: To levitate the 31meters long concrete slab, glazed façade is applied on the ground floor. In similar fashion with modern architecture, the lean steel column was placed behind a continuous strip of glass, as well as, the turn up beam, which strengthened the concrete slab, is setting back from edges creating an illusion of floating concrete plane from all views. To complete the sense of hovering, The slab protrudes out of the steel column over 13 meters. With the help of the concrete tunnel bearing wall, this notion of floating is achievable.
The contour of Origami hill was created according to the car shape in order to function as a carport on the other side, in other words, the absent matter (the carport) defines what is presence (the hill). The hill structure is very challenging for the engineer. The structure needs to withstand the carport span while carrying sufficient soil for the lawn.
Research: The Blind house was built to be a sanctuary for the owner to live and practice meditation. The house is required to perform a simple function such as open plan dining-living , two- bedrooms, and space for meditation. The challenge was the seamless experience of space; The presence of architecture articulates the space or its absence to bring the notion of the absent matter.
Inspiration: The urban sanctuary in the middle of Bangkok features a glazed ground floor enclosing the main living areas. An origami-inspired sculptural hill makes room for a sunken garage and shrine while its row of hedges conceals the upper level from view. Resting on the transparent facade, a concrete plane supporting the second story creates the illusions of a mass floating above the landscape. The upper level is clad in a platina metal lattice to offer a sense of privacy but still filters in the sunlight. With an interior that is sleek, minimal, and lined in natural materials, the dwelling creates a relaxing space for Zen living and practicing meditation in the city.
Project Duration: Project Completed: 2013
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Operation Flow: Enter the Arrival court, an empty space paved with cobblestone, which leads to the porch. The open plan living area on ground level, sits between a reflective pond on one side and a hill on the other. Walk up to the second floor into the bedroom, the sense of bright and open is replaced by a dimness of a platina steel lattice. Out by the side door of the bedroom, onto a concrete roof slab, where the walking meditation path begins and continues through the hill back to the ground floor.
Team Members: Boondesign Team
Image Credits: Image#1:Photographer Wison Tungthunya, WWorkspace, 2013.
Image#2:Photographer Wison Tungthunya, WWorkspace, 2013.
Image#3:Photographer Wison Tungthunya, WWorkspace, 2013.
Image#4:Photographer Wison Tungthunya, WWorkspace, 2013.
Image#5:Photographer Wison Tungthunya, WWorkspace, 2013.