Wedge-shaped chunks are carved out of the marble-clad volume of this house in Bangkok, Thailand, which was designed by local studio Openbox Architects.

Openbox Architects chose white marble panels to clad the upper brick structure of the building, to gives the appearance of a solid volume. It also offers weather protection to prevent overheating in Bangkok's hot summer months.

Appropriately called Marble House, the residence is articulated by a series of openings, including the large indent at the front. Windows are tucked behind the angular fins to face the back garden.

At the rear the volume extends as two blocks ? one is denoted by two walls that fold over, while the other has a balcony with a sloped roof.

"The initial idea is to allow inhabitant's behaviour to carve a dwelling space into a monolithic piece of marble sculpture," the architects said. "The concept of tilting of windows towards more open corner of surroundings... contributes to the form of the house."

Other features include three internal courtyards cut into the block. Each one is accessed by one of the bedrooms on the upper level, offering the residents views of "private skies".
The marble volume is raised above glass walls that open the main living spaces on the ground floor of the house to back garden, with steps leading outside to an L-shaped swimming pool.

A courtyard slotted in the centre ensure that plenty of daylight is brought inside. It is planted wit...