MM++ Architects - Mimya

Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter

Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter

Townhouse With a Folding-Up Shutter

Mm++ Architects / Mimya

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

TYPE
Residential › Private House

This house is located in district 7 in Saigon, on a busy street.

Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter

The plot is 4m wide X 17m deep.

The streets in Vietnamese city centers are vibrant, full of life and these shophouses are part of that urban landscape, where boundaries between the public and the private are blurry.

This project proposes a minimalistic and contemporary approach of the traditional shophouse typology.

Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter

Like a typical Vietnamese townhouse, the front part of the ground floor is potentially dedicated to business activity during the day, fully open onto the sidewalk, while it’s also used as the owner's residence.

The traditional shutters, typical of the Southeast Asian colonial architecture, have been turned into a more industrial design single timber shutter, with a folding-up opening system.

When it’s open, it creates a sunshade for the front space.

Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter

When it’s closed, it still allows permanent ventilation.

The house is composed of 4 floors.A large skylight in the back brings natural lighting to every rooms and bathrooms.

In combination, the front louvers with the open skylight allow permanent cross ventilation through the house.

Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter

In contrast with the ground floor, the bedrooms are grouped in a suspended volume inside the main space.

The interior design is a mix of raw materials, minimalist and industrial elements.

Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter


Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter


Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter


Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter


Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter
Townhouse With A Folding-Up Shutter

MM++ Architects - Mimya
T +84 36 9115511 F +84 36 8358803
MM++ Architects - Mimya
City, E26 Street 55, An Phu, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam