The house, named Maison TT, is located in a rapidly developing urban area of the coastal city and hosts a three-generation extended family.
It was designed in accordance with the house owner’s desire to integrate traditional values in their accommodation, keep the family members close with one another, as well as with the neighbors living nearby while residing inside.
A shipwreck, which was given to the house owner by one of their friends, is made use of as a decoration for the front side of the house. The team of builders that construct the house are friends of the house owner.
“Each person contributed their part to complete their friend’s house,” head architect Nguyen Tuan Nghia told NgoiSao.
“That is a sight rare to see in this modern era.”
The house accommodates a young couple, their two children, and an elderly grandmother with Alzheimer’s.
The house's interior.
To satisfy the needs of every member in the family, the architects designed a big open space inside the house. The elderly grandmother can come here to relax and have a breath of fresh air at any time.
Under the skylight is the kitchen, a place where every member of the family can gather and look at the sky above them.
The whole house was built in a circular design, with spaces based around the house’s core and connected with one another.
High trees are planted in the garden under the skylight and reach every space in the house. Inner spaces of the accommodation are filled with sunlight, breezes, natural light, and plants, which helps family members to better interact with one another and nature.
The radical stairs serve both as an architectural highlight and a tool to help widen connecting spaces. Rooms and spaces in the house are placed at different heights, making moving inside interesting and fresh.
Functional areas in the house are placed in a simple yet clean composition, which help the house to maintain its modern structure while still being able to serve the family’s traditional lifestyle.
The materials used to build the house are all available in Da Nang. Combined with its neat designs, the house represents the owner’s tradition-oriented personality.
