Stacking green / Vo Trong Nghia + Daisuke Sanuki + Shunri Nishizawa Architects: Vo Trong Nghia, Daisuke Sanuki, Shunri Nishizawa (Vo Trong Nghia Co., ltd.) Location: Saigon, Vietnam Photographers: Hiroyuki Oki Whoever wanders around Saigon, a chaotic city with the highest density of population in the world, can easily find flower-pots crampped and displayed here and there all around the streets. The house, designed for a thirty-years-old couple and their mother, is a typical tube house constructed on the plot 4m wide and 20m deep. The distance between the planters and the height of the planters are adjusted according to the height of the plants, which varies from 25 cm to 40 cm. The house structure is a RC frame structure widely used in Vietnam. The green façade and roof top garden protect its inhabitants from the direct sunlight, street noise and pollution. In this chaotic city, we defined the full variety of surrounding greenery as a context of Saigon and applied to the main concept of this house.
Affordable Houses The designers from Gary Gladwish Architecture have completed a draft of Eagle Ridge, a house in Washington. The site is located on a hill in a wooded area overlooking the lake, and the house is fully meet lifestyle of the owner and it is a dream come true for her. The open plan, a simple design, harmony with nature – these were the basic wishes of the client. The island and the forest were the main sources of inspiration, so each point of residence provides a magnificent view. As a result, the mansion feature united kitchen, dining room and living room, as well as a bedroom, office, art studio and a small warehouse. Read the rest of this entry »
Inside Out House with Inner Garden Like this article? Share it: This inside out house by Japanese architecture firm Suppose Design Office has an unusual design that turns architecture on its head. Featuring an inner garden behind its facade, and a rooftop terrace tucked beneath its roof, this interesting home is full of surprises. An interior courtyard takes residents and guests past a pebbled walkway and into the home. An open staircase connects three stories of minimalist interiors, with a sunken main floor, a first-floor living room, and another floor boasting a terrace and an amazing glass-enclosed bathroom that offers little by way of privacy but loads of cool, contemporary style. Please Leave a Comment
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