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Alessandro Mangano

Architectural Engineering Consultants

http://www.aecideas.com

Phnom Penh, Cambodia
AEC's experts in strategic practice areas create design solution that bring great value to our client and focused on a solitary goal to deliver solutions that inspire communities and clients. We draw upon expertise from our global network to deliver tailored multidisciplinary services for local and international clients. Together we can shape the future by applying creativity and innovation to design building that anticipate new ways of living, learning and working.

Call for ideas 2021

KH retreat


Bringing the outside in

KH retreat


Bringing the outside in
Inspired by Cambodia’s rural dwelling, the design began as different ideas of the shape of the letters KH, the retreat open up and embraces the users as a new language of architecture.
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Positioned within the Cambodian countryside setting, this proposal has been designed as a series of retreats connected through tropical gardens 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.

KH retreat


Bringing the outside in

KH retreat


Bringing the outside in
Inspired by Cambodia’s rural dwelling, the design began as different ideas of the shape of the letters KH, the retreat open up and embraces the users as a new language of architecture.
File under
Type of project
  • Site-specific cases

Positioned within the Cambodian countryside setting, this proposal has been designed as a series of retreats connected through tropical gardens 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.

Idea by

Alessandro Mangano
Architectural Engineering Consultants
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
AEC's experts in strategic practice areas create design solution that bring great value to our client and focused on a solitary goal to deliver solutions that inspire communities and clients. We draw upon expertise from our global network to deliver tailored multidisciplinary services for local and international clients. Together we can shape the future by applying creativity and innovation to design building that anticipate new ways of living, learning and working.
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