VTN Architect - "House for trees"

 

Architects: VTN Architects

Area: 226 m²

Year: 2014

Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki

Project Architect:Nguyen Tat Dat

 

House for Trees, a prototypical house within a tight budget of 156,000 USD, is an effort to change this situation. The aim of the project is to bring green space back into the city, accommodating high-density dwelling with big tropical trees. Five concrete boxes are designed as "pots" to plant trees on their tops. With thick soil layer, these pots also function as storm-water basins for detention and retention, therefore contribute to reduce the risk of flooding in the city when the idea is multiplied to a large number of houses in the future.The house is located in Tan Binh district, one of the most densely populated residential areas in Ho Chi Minh City, where many small houses are crowded together. The site is a remnant landlocked block within this suburb, accessed only by a small pedestrian lane. Resonating with this urban tissue, the house is designed as an accumulation of small fragments. Surrounded by typical Vietnamese row houses on all sides, House for Trees stands out like an oasis.

Fitting into the informal shape of the site, five boxes are positioned to create a central courtyard and small gardens in between. The boxes open to this central courtyard with large glass doors and operable windows to enhance natural lighting and ventilation, while remain relatively closed on the other sides for privacy and security. Common spaces such as the dining room and library are located on the ground floor. Upper floors accommodate private bedrooms and bathrooms, which are connected through bridge-cum-eaves made of steel. The courtyard and gardens, shaded by trees above, become part of the ground floor living space. Blurring the border between inside and outside, the house offers a tropical lifestyle that coexists with nature.

 

 

느낌

말그대로 나무를 위한 집인 디자인이다. 마치 화분을 확대해 모아 둔거 같은 느낌이든다. 

여러개의 화분이 모여 하나의 정원을 만들었다. 건물들 사이에서 본 하늘의 모습은 거인국에 간 소인국 사람이 된것 같은 착각을 일으킨다.

틀에 박힌 디자인이 아닌 재미난 시각에서 생각하자. 

I think most of VTN Architecture`s works, which is posted on Archidaily that is related with nature. Looking at how they tried to approach the design for blurring the boundary between inside and outside, and using the way.

 

https://www.archdaily.com/518304/house-for-trees-vo-trong-nghia-architects?ad_medium=office_landing&ad_name=article

House for Trees / VTN Architects