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House in Muong Ca Da
House in Muong Ca Da
Quan Hóa, Quan Hóa District, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
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House in Muong Ca Da
Quan Hóa, Quan Hóa District, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$10K - 50K
The project was designed and built based on the request of a family of four members, Thai descendants who have long lived in western Thanh Hoa, Vietnam. In the past, due to the grandfather's need to work far away, the family moved from the village to live in a town where many ethnic groups reside together.
Through research, the Thai people are one of the few ethnic minority groups that have their own long-standing writing system. Thanks to writing, they have preserved history, life, literature, science, customs, and beliefs that few ethnic minority groups in Vietnam have been able to develop. Current Thai people still retain their voice, but the written language is facing great challenges in the face of changes in market economic life. If not preserved, it will gradually disappear. Their future generations will not inherit those values.
For this project, the input design data has its own characteristics: it is built for Thai migrants to live in a relatively densely populated area, which is no longer their familiar context.The architect has the idea of combining a modern house that preserves the ancient writing of the Thai people, turning it into a cultural space that preserves their ancient writing system. The architect hopes that the architectural work can convey meaningful cultural messages to the current generation and future generations.
With those goals in mind, the architect created a floor plan that revolves around a courtyard to connect three generations together, as well as provide a place for joint family activities to take place. The kitchen and living room are places that have a direct connection to the courtyard. It is in this courtyard, a place reserved for family members, that will be a place to appreciate cultural values: A wall engraves the ancient Thai writing system and repeats them in different spaces. public and private such as kitchen and bedroom. Hoa Ban, a flower associated with Thai life, is also planted in the yard to highlight the atmosphere.
After waking up on the second floor, members will experience a closed, traditional, and intimate space. Details in traditional architecture are gently installed: wooden stairs, rows of low windows (according to the Thai people's habit of living on stilts). Then following the stairs down, they moved along a corridor that opened completely to the courtyard - a contemporary image that contrasted with the traditional, intimate atmosphere above.
Among the functions of the house, the kitchen plays a central role. The architect expects family members to interact with each other more thanks to the island kitchen layout, with the cook facing the dining table instead of facing the wall. The characters in ancient writing are also repeated on the kitchen wall: the two vowel letters "ie" and "a" representing the names of the father and mother are engraved on the finished surface of the kitchen.
The bedroom next to the kitchen is reserved for grandparents when they cannot take care of themselves. In addition to the written elements, the room is supplemented with a space to relax and drink tea so they can spend more time together in the room. If they want to meet their children and grandchildren, they just need to leave the room and meet everyone in the kitchen.
Through this project, the architect wants to use architecture to convey cultural messages, hoping the homeowner will appreciate the traditional values of the Thai people, especially speech and writing. To be passed down to future generations, despite the events of the times, the house will last much longer than a person's lifetime.
Through research, the Thai people are one of the few ethnic minority groups that have their own long-standing writing system. Thanks to writing, they have preserved history, life, literature, science, customs, and beliefs that few ethnic minority groups in Vietnam have been able to develop. Current Thai people still retain their voice, but the written language is facing great challenges in the face of changes in market economic life. If not preserved, it will gradually disappear. Their future generations will not inherit those values.
For this project, the input design data has its own characteristics: it is built for Thai migrants to live in a relatively densely populated area, which is no longer their familiar context.The architect has the idea of combining a modern house that preserves the ancient writing of the Thai people, turning it into a cultural space that preserves their ancient writing system. The architect hopes that the architectural work can convey meaningful cultural messages to the current generation and future generations.
With those goals in mind, the architect created a floor plan that revolves around a courtyard to connect three generations together, as well as provide a place for joint family activities to take place. The kitchen and living room are places that have a direct connection to the courtyard. It is in this courtyard, a place reserved for family members, that will be a place to appreciate cultural values: A wall engraves the ancient Thai writing system and repeats them in different spaces. public and private such as kitchen and bedroom. Hoa Ban, a flower associated with Thai life, is also planted in the yard to highlight the atmosphere.
After waking up on the second floor, members will experience a closed, traditional, and intimate space. Details in traditional architecture are gently installed: wooden stairs, rows of low windows (according to the Thai people's habit of living on stilts). Then following the stairs down, they moved along a corridor that opened completely to the courtyard - a contemporary image that contrasted with the traditional, intimate atmosphere above.
Among the functions of the house, the kitchen plays a central role. The architect expects family members to interact with each other more thanks to the island kitchen layout, with the cook facing the dining table instead of facing the wall. The characters in ancient writing are also repeated on the kitchen wall: the two vowel letters "ie" and "a" representing the names of the father and mother are engraved on the finished surface of the kitchen.
The bedroom next to the kitchen is reserved for grandparents when they cannot take care of themselves. In addition to the written elements, the room is supplemented with a space to relax and drink tea so they can spend more time together in the room. If they want to meet their children and grandchildren, they just need to leave the room and meet everyone in the kitchen.
Through this project, the architect wants to use architecture to convey cultural messages, hoping the homeowner will appreciate the traditional values of the Thai people, especially speech and writing. To be passed down to future generations, despite the events of the times, the house will last much longer than a person's lifetime.
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