Minaka House
MINAKA HOUSE
Hinzstudio
DESIGN TEAM
Phan Văn Trần Tuấn, Hà Huy Thạch, Trịnh Quang Giáp
LOCATION
Vietnam
CATEGORIES
HOUSES
Text description provided by architect.
Minaka was built on a typical urban lot in Vietnam which is narrow and small and one open side.
With great demand for use, the vertical expansion of usable space is inevitable.
Besides, Interaction with urban spaces is also something we care about.
This house is a living space of a 6 members family.
The important issue to solve is getting light for a tall and narrow “tube”.
Thus, we tried to get sunlight from the top through a “funnel” in the middle of the house.
Stairs were arranged non-coaxial in order to regulate the light going down to the space below and reduce the sense of height.
We also did this with the front side.
The upper blocks recede gradually compared to the lower block
This makes the building more comfortable with street space for a 5-storey narrow house.
Red rough bricks create friendliness and highlight the green color of plants.
