House Under the Pines | Idee architects
Location: Vietnam
Site Area: 1000m2
Completed: 2018
Lead Architect: Tran Ngoc Linh, Nguyen Huy Hai
Team: Do Van Thoan, Nguyen Ly, Nguyen Dang Quang, Nguyen Dac Nguyen, Tham
Hung, Antoine Leriche
Photo: Trieu Chien
Hidden, located on the pine hill; the steel and glass house designed by Idee Architects has
a wide vision, seeing over arround the under valley and still keeps its private and
isolation. (escape place)
The architect and customer quickly understand eachother about living view, tend towards
simple life style, open space and freedom, silence and near nature, with full of utilities.
“Live in simplicity” is the main criteria during making the design.
Located on the high hill, instead of leveling to widen the area for constructing and the
terrain element is respected here, the wide vision becomes an excellent advantage for the
house. So the land is divided 2 areas, the lower area is used for gara, extra room and a
winding road leading to the higher area where the house is located with a transparent
living room coming out of the hillside creating 3 view sides over the valley and getting
the sunshine through the trees. The large eaves with 3 meters in some part is the open of
the interior space, and it is also a simple and effective solution for protecting from
traditional severe rain and sun in Vietnam.
All the trees arround are undamaged, the house layout is designed harmoniously under
the tree, a large grass courtyard is in front of living room and bed, it is the playground for
children but not an obstruction of view from the inside.
Every sides of the house are opened to ventilate or it is able to open all windows and
doors on nice weather days. Western corridor helps to insulate for bedrooms. It is easy to
find static and dynamic states of the house: dynamic is the external opened space and airy
rooms, static is the private, peaceful and quiet.
With the light structure solution between steel and glass to design the house helps to save
construction cost, not effecting on land status, full of sunshine, natural ventialtion.
Energy can be self supporting in the near future with solar energy from the large roof,
fresh water and vegetables as well, it is suitable with loving nature and elegant lifestyle of
the host. Local construction materials such as: stone, brick were used to create the
harmony with the nature and save cost.