TH House / DANstudio

TH House / DANstudio - Lighting, Windows, HandrailTH House / DANstudio - Stairs, Handrail, WindowsTH House / DANstudio - WindowsTH House / DANstudio - Windows, FacadeTH House / DANstudio - More Images+ 14

Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Architects: DANstudio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  77
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Quang Dam
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Dong Tam, Formica, Vietnam-Italy Steel
  • Lead Architects: Duc Nguyen, Phung Minh Nguyet
  • Engineer: Thang Nguyen
  • City: Hanoi
  • Country: Vietnam
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TH House / DANstudio - Windows, Facade
© Quang Dam

Text description provided by the architects. The TH House is located at a new urban area in the outskirt of Hanoi. The house is a very popular type of house in Vietnam that the main structure was already built by the developer of the whole area. The people buying this kind of house usually need to do the “finishing” work before moving in. But the skeleton of the house itself causes a lot of problems, mostly related to natural ventilation and lighting. So the question for the architect is how to finish the construction to simultaniously solve all the problems coming from this skeleton and have a humble difference while still keeping the same structural elements to the surrounding houses.

TH House / DANstudio - Windows, Facade
© Quang Dam

The solution comes first from the interior space. The architect proposed to cut over some floor slabs, creating more vertical connections from the first floor to the roof level. This way inserts two others internal tubes bringing natural ventilation and lighting deep inside the house. The residents have more freedom to interact physically to each other through these open spaces.

TH House / DANstudio - Lighting, Windows, Handrail
© Quang Dam
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TH House / DANstudio - Windows
© Quang Dam

To strengthen the connection between the floors, the material of flower tile is used continuously from the wall of one tube to the floor next to another tube, exiting at the facade of the house. This solution of using material blurs the space vertically and horizontally, connecting all floors in a direct and physical way.

TH House / DANstudio - Windows
© Quang Dam
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TH House / DANstudio - Windows
© Quang Dam

The house location is not far from a noisy rail track and the front elevation faces harsh sunlight at the noon time. Thus a system of aluminum screen with “balconies” is used for the facade. It creates a new protecting skin wrapping the entire outer surface, while still has some openings to bring nature to the house. The “green balconies” use the trees mostly taking from the green area in front of the house.

TH House / DANstudio - Windows, Facade
© Quang Dam
Diagram
TH House / DANstudio - Windows, Facade
© Quang Dam

At the space on the second floor between the two new tubes, a reading room is inserted with high level of flexibility. By using a group of cubes at different ways, the residents can read books, work, sleep, play as a group or watch movies together on different gestures... The platform and the shelf not only can store things but also create a frame for people to do unlimited activities on their own way.

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Cite: "TH House / DANstudio" 17 Aug 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/877943/th-house-danstudio> ISSN 0719-8884

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