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Cafe. MADA in the little garden

Cafe. MADA in the little garden

Mueang Chiang Rai, Thailand

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Cafe. MADA in the little garden

Mueang Chiang Rai, Thailand

Firm

BodinChapa Architects

Type

Hospitality + Sport › Restaurant
Educational › Other

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2025

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Cafe. MADA in the little garden
This architectural project represents a sanctuary of tranquility an escape from everyday chaos, which forms the fundamental intention of the project owner to establish a long-term retreat for family members. A peaceful and undisturbed environment became the essential premise in the search for a site that could respond both to family living and to the potential for a complementary business. This vision ultimately gave rise to the café and future villa nestled within a lychee orchard, conceived as a place for rest, reflection, and quiet enjoyment.
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Standing within the furrows of the lychee garden from its entrance, the orderly grid of trees allows uninterrupted views stretching across the site, framed by the graceful branches of the lychee canopies. These visual gaps reveal opportunities to utilize the open spaces between trees, allowing architecture to become the primary visual anchor along both the X and Y axes. This condition led to a flexible planning approach. After exploring various possibilities, the design adopted the logic of a “plus sign,” extending and connecting lines to form a continuous spatial sequence shaped as the letter J. From a single line curving gently along the garden furrows, the J-shaped form creates a seamless continuity of views, effectively linking both vertical and horizontal perspectives throughout the site.
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The J-shaped building encloses an inner garden, further defined by an inverted J-shaped brick fence that conceals internal activities and enhances the sense of stillness within the reception area. At the endpoints of the framed sightlines, the naturally sculptural forms of the lychee trunks emerge, resembling works of art in their own right. The dark-toned architecture gently calibrates the viewer’s perception, allowing the surrounding greenery to be appreciated with visual comfort.
Material selection plays a crucial role in reinforcing this atmosphere. Black-toned materials including brick, textured wall surfaces, and charred solid wood are used throughout. The wood, sourced from locally available Thai timber, is carefully charred to achieve a charcoal finish that enhances the natural grain while introducing rich tactile qualities to the interior surfaces. Together, these materials create depth, warmth, and a quiet architectural expression that resonates with the serene character of the orchard setting.

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Project Type : Hospitality Architecture / Cafe Pavilion
Location : ChiangRai, Thailand
Area : 254 Sq.m.
Project Year : 2022-2025
Architect : BodinChapa Architects
Contractor : Studio Const.
Photo Credits : shootative / Witsawarut Kekina
Drone photography : Bodin Mueanglue

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