+ 42

• Architects

  Le House

• Location

  33 Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Hoàng Văn Thụ, Hồng Bàng, Hải Phòng, Vietnam

• Area

  1000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Hiroyuki Oki

The Architectural Review has chosen a Habitat for Orphan Girls in Iran by ZAV Architects as the 2018 House of the Year. A competition staged by the publication every year, the AR House Awards identify “originality and excellence in the design of dwellings,” recognizing private houses which go beyond the core function of shelter, and become “an object of fantasy, a source of delight, a talisman, and a testing ground. 

The ninth edition of the awards saw six projects chosen from a shortlist of 16, which contained schemes from the UK, Ireland, Spain, Scandinavia, Canada, Latin America, Iran, Vietnam, India, Nepal, and Japan. Previous winners have included David Chipperfield’s Fayland House in 2015, UID Architects’ Cosmic House in 2016, and the anti-seismic prototype in 2017 by Edward Ng, Wan Li and Xinan Chi. 

+ 27

Normally, houses are divided into common areas, rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms. However, sometimes the client demands to add other programs related to their work or hobbies, making efficient design and daily spatial distribution more complex. As architects, we are faced with an interesting challenge: to merge the private life of its inhabitants with more public and open programs, generating exciting mixed-use spaces.

If you are interested in designing hybrid homes, we have selected 26 houses with additions including shops, soccer fields, barns, greenhouses, and even skateparks.

+ 23

• Architects

  23o5 studio

• Location

  Thủ Đức, Vietnam

• Architect in Charge

  Ngô Việt Khánh Duy

• Contruction

  23o5 studio

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Hiroyuki Oki

+ 19

• Architects

  TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers

• Location

  Khu công nghiệp Thăng Long II, Yên Mỹ, Hưng Yên, Vietnam

• Lead Architects

  Yasutaka Maeda, Kuninori Maeda, Yuki Miyamoto

• Area

  2000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Hiroyuki Oki

+ 20

• Architects

  Aline Architect

• Location

  24 Tôn Đản, Lộc Thọ, Thành phố Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa 650000, Vietnam

• Architect in Charge

  Le Minh Duc

• Design Team

  Vu Dinh Phuc, Dang Quynh Le

• Area

  3150.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Hiroyuki Oki

+ 38

• Architects

  KIENTRUC O

• Location

  District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Lead Architect

  Đàm Vũ

• Project Team

  Anni Lê, Tài Nguyễn, Dân Hồ, Phương Đoàn, Duy Tăng, Giang Lê, Đức Lê, Tân Phạm

• Area

  409.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Hiroyuki Oki

+ 27

• Architects

  WORKLOUNGE 03

• Location

  Thành phố Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam

• Area

  96.05 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Hiroyuki Oki

+ 41

• Architects

  NISHIZAWAARCHITECTS

• Location

  District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Architects in Charge

  Shunri Nishizawa, Vũ Ngọc Tâm Nhi, Nguyễn Đỗ Hồng Quân

• Contractor

  Trung Long Company

• Client

  Pizza 4P's

• Area

  440.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Joshua Breidenbach, Nishizawaarchitects, Hiroyuki Oki

+ 64

• Architects

  Le House

• Location

  34 Hàng Bài, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam

• Designer

  Le House

• Area

  1000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Hiroyuki Oki

+ 12

This week, we present a selection of 11 of the best images of rooftop spaces. These spaces, usually terraces conceived for the enjoyment of views and fresh air, can often be the most important element of a design. Some of these rooftops surprise us with wonderful gardens, others with impressive pools, and others even with fun games for children. Below is a selection of images from prominent photographers such as Nico Arellano, Hiroyuki Oki, and Amit Geron.

+ 60

• Architects

  Le House

• Location

  Khu đô thị Văn Quán, Văn Quán, Hà Đông, Hà Nội, Vietnam

• Area

  750.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Hiroyuki Oki