The Lake House, Chiang-Rai

Studio Nomatter undertook a complete renovation for a large, traditional Country house in the mountainous city in the Northern part of Thailand, Chiang-Rai.

The brief was to link indoor and outdoor spaces and to create a home and a decked area that function and work in harmony as a single space whilst retaining as much of the existing structure as possible. We worked with a palette of calming earth tones and accents of black as closeness to nature was an essential aspect of the layout. Colours were kept to beige, with wooden furnishings that match the black exterior wall cladding. Designed to increase natural light in the space, sliding glass doors were incorporated into the house to allow a big opening from corner to corner. These doors open the main living room out to a patio which also leads to an outdoor swimming pool. With the glass doors installed, the living area also has direct views over the lake, allowing greenery to extend closer to the property.