House no 1 versus House no 16

This was the house that Taras designed as a teenage boy in 1988 which we now refer to as House no.1, a family holiday house in Thailand with elements of traditional Thai architecture. One of the main features of the house was the large native tree growing through a central courtyard. It also considers natural and local materials such as timber which could be recycled. House no. 1 was light filled and naturally ventilated, demonstrating Taras’ commitment to sustainability from a very early age. Since then Taras has designed over 50 houses and some of them still have trees growing through them as seen in the Wolf designed glass house.