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Vegetable Nursery House

Vegetable Nursery House
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Vegetable Nursery House
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Vegetable Nursery House

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EMPLOYER AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Action For The City Accd

COLLABORATORS
Mr. Nguyen Van Au And Local Farmers, Voluntary Group Of Department Of Architecture, Nuce

CLIENT
Vegetable Producing Farmer Association Of Soc Soc Dist

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Hoang Thuc Hao, Vu Xuan Son

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YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Soc Son District, Vietnam

CATEGORY
Greenhouse, Community

Vegetable nursery house is a cooperation result between 1+1>2 International Architecture Company and the Centre of Action for the City Development.

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This construction is included in the cooperation project between Governments of Vietnam and Ireland to support citizens and implement green living habits.

Apart from being the nursery house for vegetable right at the farm, the house is also a place for farmers to rest, a place for children to visit and learn.

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Vegetable Nursery House
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With the area of 6m2 and 3,6m high; unique, curious and friendly shape, this project is an interesting impression in the boundless paddy field.

The house is made of bamboo and about 2000 plastic recycled bottles contributed by students and the community.

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Vegetable Nursery House
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The plastic bottles wall helps adjusting day-lighting, temperature for vegetables. Water inlet tray on the roof helps irrigating.

It is easy to move the nursery house to serve the cultivation demand because of the light weight.

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Vegetable nursery house is an image of combination between rural habitants and urban citizens; the cooperation between Vietnam and Ireland towards sustainable living habits.

This is an example of researching, applying recycled materials in construction which could be disseminated to other models.

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Vegetable Nursery House
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The house was exhibited at the Museum of Women from 21st Nov 2013 to 24th Dec 2013, and now been transported to Soc Son organic vegetable farm for production.


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