Two Houses is a project designed in 2015 by Alkhemist Architects, situated in Bangkok, Thailand.

Description by Alkhemist Architects
The site of two houses at Nichada Village is located in a suburban gated community in Bangkok, Thailand, where the land plot is very tight for two houses. The houses belong to two brothers, who are very close, yet, have a different lifestyle. They wish to live close to each other and spend some time together. However, they also wish to establish a private distance when they need. The architect initially began the design process by using one simple building typology and repeat it on both houses. However, once this design development get into the detail level the logic of repetition has evolved to response to a difference need of two different individual. As a result, these two houses at Nichada do look appropriately similar on the first glance, yet they can contain their own specific atmosphere once we dwell within them. The typology of these two houses is organized in a long rectangular format. The automobile garages are located on the west at the entrance of the houses, and the main double volume living area is on the east at the end of the houses. Then, programs such as foyers, dining area, kitchens, toilets, and guess bedrooms are place in between the garages and the living area to perform as a transition from the outside as we move further inward to house. The main master bedrooms are placed on top of these transitio...