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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. U House in Binh Duong, Vietnam by atelier NgNgMarch 28th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: atelier NgNg U House is located in the new development area in the suburb of Binh Duong, a growing industrial city in the South of Vietnam. The owner is particularly interested in the garden house in rural Central Vietnam and wanted to recreate the lifestyle that is in harmony with nature, often seen in this traditional residential typology. The challenge for us is to adapt the traditional design to this new setting.  Image Courtesy © Han Deo
 Image Courtesy © Han Deo Learning from Hue’s garden house typology, we design U House around its most important features: the garden and the court-yard. In a traditional garden house, the courtyard is located in the front behind the entrance which is often signified by a stone screen wall to create privacy. In our case, the lot faces the main road to one side (the East) while the other sides are blocked by other lots (not yet developed). We decided to turn the U shape around, opening it to the courtyard in the back, the house and the gardens ultimately wrapping around each other. This formal transformation and spatial organization not only brings nature deep into this suburban dwelling but also solve several challenges. First, the garden and fishpond become effective devices in reducing severe sunlight from the West. Second, the screen is extended to become a long wall facing the main road, providing shade while blocking dust and noise noise, making the house more private and introverted according to the wish of the owner.  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo While the traditional garden house uses pitch roofs in additive mode, we create a continuous U-shaped roof going down from one end to the other, emphasizing the spatial organization of the house. The whole roof slopes down toward the courtyard; the drainage system is designed so that the pond becomes a rainwater collector, keeping the courtyard clean during the rainy season while saving water for the garden. We combined traditional material (tiles) with modern ones (iron and glass). The glass portion of the roof folded down to become a glass wall, erasing the separation between the main living area and the courtyard, blending interior and exterior spaces. This part of the roof faces North, bringing softer light into the living space.  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo The house makes use of the effective organization of the tradtional garden house: the middle bar is the semi-private area (living room space), acting like a bridge connecting the side bars, which are bedrooms/ private areas. All spaces face the courtyard, which become a common place where the family could meet and hang out. We cut the roof above the bathrooms on both sides to create light wells that bring natural light into this often dark area of the house and enhance natural ventilation. Fengshui principles are also applied creatively, with the screen (long wall in the front) acting as a shield, blocking dust and noise; the water pond in thecourt yard to cool down and neutralize the air flow.  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © Han Deo  Image Courtesy © atelier NgNg  Image Courtesy © atelier NgNg  Image Courtesy © atelier NgNg  Image Courtesy © atelier NgNg  Image Courtesy © atelier NgNg  Image Courtesy © atelier NgNg
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