Nha Dan Construction Co., Ltd

Folding Wall House

Folding Wall House

Nha Dan Architects

Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki

GENERAL AND FINISH CONTRACTOR
Nha Dan Construction

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Nguyen Dinh Gioi

LIGHTING
Cara

PHOTOGRAPHS
Iroyuki OkiH

AREA
104 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Vietnam

CATEGORY
Houses

Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki

Text description provided by architect.

The site is a rectangular lot whose sides are occupied by neighboring multi-story houses.

As a result, the design challenges are to bring natural light to bottom floors and create a generous space for living within a small lot. We started the design by dividing up the program:

circulation elements such as stairs and hallway on one side and main living functions on the other.

Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki

Next, we proposed to fold the wall that divides the program to one side to solve the aforementioned challenges.

By simply folding the wall towards one side, the circulation space is narrowed, thereby increasing usable spaces for the bedrooms on the top floors.

The sloping surfaces generated by folding the wall diffuses natural light coming in from above, filling the interior with different lighting conditions as each hour passes.

Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki

The structure execution of this folding wall is relatively more complex and expensive than that of conventional structures.

Fortunately, we have the approval and cooperation of clients in order to turn the design into reality.

Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki


Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki
Folding Wall House
© Hiroyuki Oki


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Basement Floor Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Roof Plan
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Attic Floor Plan


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Longitudinal Section 1
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Longitudinal Section 2

Nha Dan Construction Co., Ltd
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Nha Dan Construction Co., Ltd
12-13 D. D3, Tan Thuan Dong, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City 72909, Vietnam