Vietnamese residential architecture is quietly one of the best in the world. Not because of budget or technology, because it starts with people.
A man grew up in the Northwest mountains. When it came time to build his own home, he didnโt want anything modern. He wanted trees. He wanted the feeling of his childhood house hidden under green canopy.
So Trung Tran Studio built around what was already there; existing trees, stone outcroppings, the slope of the land. The floor plan bends to avoid cutting a single root. The brick, the clay tiles, the moss-covered textures; nothing announces itself.
The house looks like it has always been there.
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๐ Sฦกn La, Vietnam ๐ป๐ณ
๐ Trung Tran Studio
๐ท Triแปu Chiแบฟn
Vietnam again. Brick is not a primitive material, itโs a climate solution.
The Bat Trang House wraps a 740mยฒ family home in a porous ceramic facade inspired by the pottery village it sits in. Trees grow through the center. The courtyard pulls air through every floor. Heat and light filtered naturally through jali screens.
Working with your climate instead of fighting it. The material existed. The knowledge existed. The decision was all that was missing.
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๐ Bat Trang House, Hanoi, Vietnam
๐ VTN Architects
๐ท Hiroyuki Oki