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7/1 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai
7/1 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai
7, Đường Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Quận 3, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
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7/1 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai
7, Đường Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Quận 3, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Our project was to design the upper two floors of a building renovation in district 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The second floor hosts the client’s Airbnb business, while the third floor hosts their colleague’s company office. To celebrate their friendship, we vertically connected the two floors through the existing infrastructure, which then becomes the central organizing feature and allows natural light to permeate both spaces.
As we enter the second floor corridor, the building’s existing columns and beams rise through the ceiling, stretching open the glass floor section above and allowing sunlight to flow in. The corridor walls gently curve open towards a coffee area, shared by both floors to optimize the space and foster community. This common space and double height garden blends into outdoor space with views of the surrounding environment.
The beds in the guest suites are low to the floor in tatami style, nested in platforms that can serve as seating or desks. This variation in steps and levels softly distinguish different zones, and supports the fluidity of the floor. Additionally, elements such as shielding wardrobes work to differentiate more private and public zones without the use of walls. Parallel curves extending from ceiling to floor articulate these distinctions.
Upstairs, this glass floor element centers the floor, expanding the sensation of the space vertically in what would be an otherwise low-ceiling room. We rounded the sharp angles of the ceiling so that it sweeps towards the view outside. The curved shape of the glass floor element projects upwards and carves a new outlet through the roof. Here, at the peak of the building, we integrated glass tiles with the existing ones. As light comes in through these glass tiles, it slowly drifts through and connects both floors, tracing the rugged historic structures and new white walls alike.
As we enter the second floor corridor, the building’s existing columns and beams rise through the ceiling, stretching open the glass floor section above and allowing sunlight to flow in. The corridor walls gently curve open towards a coffee area, shared by both floors to optimize the space and foster community. This common space and double height garden blends into outdoor space with views of the surrounding environment.
The beds in the guest suites are low to the floor in tatami style, nested in platforms that can serve as seating or desks. This variation in steps and levels softly distinguish different zones, and supports the fluidity of the floor. Additionally, elements such as shielding wardrobes work to differentiate more private and public zones without the use of walls. Parallel curves extending from ceiling to floor articulate these distinctions.
Upstairs, this glass floor element centers the floor, expanding the sensation of the space vertically in what would be an otherwise low-ceiling room. We rounded the sharp angles of the ceiling so that it sweeps towards the view outside. The curved shape of the glass floor element projects upwards and carves a new outlet through the roof. Here, at the peak of the building, we integrated glass tiles with the existing ones. As light comes in through these glass tiles, it slowly drifts through and connects both floors, tracing the rugged historic structures and new white walls alike.
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