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VUx House

VUx House
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VUx House

85 Design

ARCHITECTS
85 Design

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE & ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 
To Huu Dung

MANUFACTURERS 
Ikea, Daiduong Glass, Atarashi Window, Bosch, Electrolux, Hafele

CONTRACTORS 
Antcons

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Dao Ngoc Son

MEP 
Thinh Tran

INTERIOR DESIGN 
Trinh Mai Giang

PHOTOGRAPHS
To Huu Dung

AREA 
100 m²

YEAR 
2022

LOCATION
Ngũ Hành Sơn, Vietnam

CATEGORY 
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

There are many housing projects with small plots of land in Vietnam, mostly in urban areas due to the high population density.

These land lots are suitable for the income majority. However, its narrowness comes with many weaknesses.

VUx House
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VUx House
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VUx House
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The two biggest problems are lack of light and ventilation; especially when combined with the extremely hot and humid tropical climate.

Therefore, these projects require Architects’ solutions to solve these problems.

The house below is a typical example. With a typical area of 5m, x 20m and must be enough for 5 people to use.

VUx House
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VUx House
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Overall, to solve the problem mentioned above we divided the house into three parts: front, and back and we sacrificed a large space in the middle to be able to bring light and wind inside the house.

On the ground floor, the outermost is the parking area. This space is separated from the living space by a brick wall because it contains a lot of toxic substances from vehicles.

VUx House
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VUx House
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Further inside is a glass door for easily controlling the wind and the view. In the middle is a temporary seating area and a laundry area. Finally, there is a small skylight for air convection and for drying clothes.

On the first floor, the common room and the kitchen are arranged in front and a small bedroom in the back.

VUx House
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VUx House
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In between these two areas is an aquarium and greenery space, which bring the common living space closer to nature.

The pond is also a physical method for reducing heat as well as a psychological release for tenants.

In the middle of the aquarium, instead of being completely made of concrete, we used a glass bottom to bring more natural light down to the temporary seating area on the ground floor.

VUx House
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VUx House
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VUx House
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By this method, guests can see more light and swimming fish, creating a soothing relaxing space.

On the 2nd and 3rd floors, large bedrooms are arranged in the front, and smaller bedrooms are located at the rear.

These two spaces are connected by a bridge corridor. In the middle is a large skylight throughout from the 4th to the ground floor.

VUx House
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VUx House
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VUx House
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Around this skylight, we arrange a lot of trees. You will feel like you can touch them anywhere.

A special feature is that the bedrooms and bathrooms are all exposed to direct light, which is a practical way of use as well as very good for health.

On the 4th floor, there is a small orchard garden for relaxing and for the family’s private dining.

VUx House
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VUx House
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In this space, we use trees and wooden floors as a way to prevent heat on the lower floors.

Avoiding heat shrinkage of concrete is therefore also a good measure for waterproofing.

VUx House
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VUx House
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On the Roof, we use XPS heat-resistant panels on the concrete floor for effective protection and heat resistance.

For the glass roof over the skylight, we use insulated glass which limits harmful UV rays incoming into the house, but still makes the most of the light source.

VUx House
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VUx House
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This roof can automatically open and close due to the condition weather.

The entire plant watering system is automatic to reduce time and effort.

In the main gate of the house, we also use many local materials such as baked bricks and the typical Vietnamese stone:

VUx House
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VUx House
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VUx House
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To Ong (Laterite) stone, this stone was used hundreds of years ago in construction; in combination with trees to create its own uniqueness but still very close to traditional construction.


VUx House
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VUx House
© To Huu Dung


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Wind Analysis
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Sun Analysis


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Plan - Ground Floor
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Plan - Roof
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Plan - First Floor
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Plan - Second Floor
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Plan - Third Floor
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Plan - Fourth Floor


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Perspective Section 1
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Perspective Section 2
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South Elevation

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