KH Retreat, Cambodian Building project, South Eastern Asian cabin, Architecture Images
KH Retreat in Cambodia
8 Jan 2021
KH Retreat
Design: Architectural Engineering Consultants
Location: Cambodia, South East Asia

Positioned within the Cambodian countryside setting, this proposal has been designed as a series of retreats connected through tropical gardens and walkways to create a community-focused. KH Retreat aims to combine elements of the traditional Cambodian dwelling with others elements that make it the idea of attractive, healthy and sustainable design that physically connects the ground and raised living areas.
With a total built area of 60 sqm, the building form is made up from the overlapping of the letters KH which means Khmer, the official language of Cambodia, those letters give an organized pattern of form and space. The design seeks to emphasize the closeness to nature while allowing a comfortable stay indoors. A steeply pitched roof sits partially above a rammed earth wall and timber structure. Two skylights are chopped off the shaped roof on both sides and define spaces below from unique perspectives. It?s that element that allows a delineated space to transform into one that feels protected.
The fragmented volumes of the building is mixed with natural elements for seamless indoor-outdoor flow.The retreat?s concept is inspired by traditional archetypes to evoke a Cambodian feel. Thanks to natural cross ventilation, built in insulation through the roof ...