Blue-Green Stone Walls Anchor a Family’s Serene Retreat in Vietnam

Challenge Particulars:

 Location: Thuy Bieu Village in Hue Metropolis, Vietnam

Architect: SILAA Architects

Footprint: 1,200 sq. toes

From the Architect: “Tucked right into a pomelo village that’s wrapped by a fantastic winding river earlier than it flows to the middle of Hue, a vacationer metropolis in the course of Vietnam, this small timber home was constructed as a bungalow to fulfill the proprietor’s dream of making a retreat the place the household, which got here from an enormous and noisy metropolis, can benefit from the privateness and contemporary ambiance inside a backyard stuffed with pomelo flowers. Additionally it is a base for the household to take care of a homestay mission that will probably be additionally constructed within the pomelo backyard as their enterprise.

“This 1,200 sq. foot home has a typical space, two bedrooms, two restrooms, and surrounding areas. The widespread space connects with a veranda that goes alongside the primary facade, dealing with a water lily pond in entrance of the home. There’s a small wood bridge throughout the pond that serves as the primary entry. The 2 bedrooms and restrooms provide privateness and a chilled ambiance facilitated by a pure stone wall that wraps round, creating the internal gardens for every area. Moreover every internal backyard options an outside bathe.

“A timber mezzanine lit by a rooftop skylight is the household’s library and storage. There they’ll learn books and luxuriate in views of the pomelo backyard. All of the areas of the home are lined by a big slopping roof that creates shadows and helps dampen the tropical local weather of the positioning which options harsh daylight in the summertime and extended heavy rains within the winter. A lot of the furnishings, most important body, and partitions of the home are fabricated from reclaimed lumbers collected from the stays of demolished buildings. Various kinds of stone, wooden, concrete, glass, terracotta, and textile create the colour palette. The kids and their grandmother can relaxation and loosen up on this cozy and calming ambiance.”