DOM House

DOM HOUSE

Dao Studio

DOM House
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ARCHITECTS
Dao Studio

LEAD ARCHITECT
Dao Xuan Thanh

DESIGN TEAM
Hoang Tung, Dang Khoa, Hoang Huyen

TECHNICAL TEAM
Tien Linh

PHOTOGRAPHS
Bui Xuan Quy

AREA
500 M²

YEAR
2025

LOCATION
Hanoi, Vietnam

CATEGORY
Houses

DOM House
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English description provided by the architects.

DOM is a villa located on the outskirts of Hanoi, designed as a weekend retreat for an extended family — a permanent residence for the grandparents, with space for children and grandchildren to visit and relax.

DOM House
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DOM House
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The site itself is unique: a narrow frontage that expands toward the rear, forming a distinctive T-shape.

From the beginning, both the client and our team agreed that the house should include a large garden.

DOM House
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DOM House
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Living spaces and primary views were oriented inward to enhance privacy and minimize the impact of traffic noise from the street.

We allocated the majority of the rear land to create an expansive garden — a space capable of supporting tall trees, lush green shrubbery, and a broad lawn where children can run and play during the summer.

DOM House
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DOM House
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The open-plan living, dining, and kitchen areas are positioned between this large backyard and a smaller front garden.

From this central space, one can observe the subtle, continuous transformations of nature. The garden becomes a living landscape painting, slowly evolving day by day, year by year. Often, it feels like enough just to sit quietly and watch the changes unfold.

At the heart of the ground floor is a long wooden core that runs from the front to the back of the house.

DOM House
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DOM House
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DOM House
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This central volume organizes the layout and contains the kitchen, staircase, guest restroom, and laundry. It also defines and scales the surrounding spaces.

Upon entering, one walks through a narrow hallway that opens into a generous living room with broad views of the garden. Adjacent to it is the dining area, accentuated by a double-height ceiling reaching up to the roof of the second floor.

The second floor features a cantilevered balcony that provides shading from the western sun, casting cool shadows onto the ground floor veranda.

DOM House
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DOM House
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DOM House
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The concrete massing above not only protects the bedrooms from heat and direct views from nearby houses, but also frames filtered vistas of the garden below, balancing privacy with openness.

To us, architecture is not only about function and aesthetics, but also about harmony with nature. DOM is a manifestation of that belief.

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DOM House
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