Architects: Story Architecture
Area: 2190 m²
Year: 2022
Photographs: Bui Minh Quoc
Uncle Tu’s House is located in the countryside of Trang Bang, Tay Ninh. The house serves a traditional family of three generations in the countryside of Vietnam with typical lifestyles of rural people.
The team of architects developed the concept based on the living layout of the living space in a traditional three-room house.
In the middle is the worship space. The space on the left is used as a living room and a long space is developed to the back as a place to park motorbikes, serve farming, relax and drink tea.
The space on the right is the bedroom space and is also extended to the back to have enough bedrooms for a family of 3 generations to live together.
The last kitchen space is locked to create a courtyard space for the extended family to gather together. The courtyard is an aquarium and green trees create a cool, quiet atmosphere for the whole house.
And behind the garden to grow vegetables and trees, there is a warehouse, a wood stove.
The organization of the traditional three-room house space helps the grandparents not feel lost in a new house built by their children.
And the development of the rear space to meet the modern living needs of the young generation, creating spaciousness and comfort for the children and grandchildren.
At the same time, the gathering space around the courtyard creates a warm connection for the family of three generations.
The whole house is a traditional red roof representing the grandparents’ generation surrounding a rising concrete block.
This solution both represents a strong development for the next generation of young people, and to avoid storms and floods in the future. Builders and materials are both local.
Narrow concrete garden. Instead, plant grass to absorb rainwater to avoid inadequate drainage and reduce heat radiation.
The roof support frame system instead of using traditional wood, uses a black painted iron frame to protect trees and the environment.
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Credit: kienviet
