Designed by Dersyn Studio, Z9 Resort awarded the IDA 2018 Winner Prize ?hospitality? from BCI Asia, is a floating resort which perched on Srinakarin Dam, Kanchanaburi. The resort is famous for their appropriate use of materials and its nature-oriented structure which offer private on-land accommodation and cozy raft accommodations. Each building utilizes natural ventilation, the shapes, and color intimately blended in with the attractiveness of mountain and lake view. The proportion is also in line with the environment. The lines obviously represent the natural lake-side context, and the lobby is designed based on the lunar direction which means resort?s guests can enjoy stunning ?Sunrise and Sunset? scenic.Z9 Resort owners? believe that one of the best ways to enjoy natural environment is to stay and relax in the resort which adopted sustainable design concept. So, sustainable design approaches, based upon the ?3R? concept which are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, have been used in this project in many ways.
Firstly, Reuse. Reuse concept referred to the use of existing wood from the existing resort. The old wood was used as resort decorations. OSB Board which used as the ceiling was another aspect of the reuse concept. This is because the OSB Board was created by compressing layers of wood flakes.Secondly, Reduce. One of the best ways to build any building within the site which has rich-natural context is to create as less environmental footprint as possible. According to thi...