베트남 호치민 시에 새롭게 조성된 주택단지에 다층 구조의 개인 주택이 존재하는데 이 곳은 '작품'이라는 용어와 '재질의 사용'이라는 두가지 의미에서 건축학적으로도 일반 주택을 재해석한 것으로 볼 수 있다. 베트남을 거점으로 한 일본인 건축가인 Shunri Nishizawa가 설계한 Thong House는 건물의 주축 역할을 하고 하면서 지붕에 위치한 가든으로 연결되어 있는 본 계단 주위로 일련의 큐브 형태를 하고 있다. 다양한 집의 부분들이 전통적인 베트남 가족의 생활 습관에 대안을 제공하고 있는 메인 축 주변으로 구성되어 있는데 벽 없이 넓직한 오픈 공간을 사용함으로써 각기 다른 많은 방식을 서로 연결하고 이어주고 있다.
Situated in a new residential area of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, this multi-storied family residence is a reinterpretation of the local architectural vernacular, both in terms of composition and use of materials. Designed by the studio of Japanese, Vietnam-based architect Shunri Nishizawa, Thong House has the form of a stack of cubes built around a main staircase, the latter acting as the building’s spine and running continuously from the ground level all the way up to the roof garden. Various areas have been laid out around this main axis that offer an alternative to the traditional Vietnamese family lifestyle which comes about mainly through the use of large open spaces without walls, allowing the family to interact and connect in many different ways.
Project Name: Thong House
Posted in: Residential
Location: District 7, Saigon, Vietnam
Architecture Practice: NISHIZAWAARCHITECTS
Area (sqm): 325
An airy, 5-meter-high living room occupies the ground floor, which features a leaf pattern decorating the floor and floor-to-ceiling rotating windows that open out onto the lush, tropical backyard garden. While a mezzanine overlooking the living room hosts a study and a guest room, above that, a large dining and kitchen area covers the entire first floor, offering ample space for gatherings and socialising. The bedrooms on the second floor above are the house’s most private area, their exteriors covered with carved wooden panels bearing the same leaf motif as the living room floor. Minimally furnished and with generous openings to the neighbourhood and an adjacent park, the house has been rendered mostly in concrete —a material that perfectly matches the shady interior and adds to the project’s contemporary character.
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