The house is located in the Casamia architectural complex, Hoi An city, Vietnam. The area is highly regarded for preserving traditional Vietnamese culture, with the ancient town of Hoi An, where most of the houses with old architecture are preserved in their original state. Next to the old town is the Bay Mau coconut forest biological reserve, which is a great harmony between nature and Vietnamese identity.
With the desire to build a green living environment, which is close to nature and in harmony with the inherent scenery of the Casamia architectural complex but still respects the owner's own characteristics, Kavila architects choose the Tropical design style, which is both suitable for the tropical climate and brings a sense of comfort and peace to the homeowner.
Changing the existing status is also a difficult-to-solve problem when architects not only have to edit the internal functions to ensure convenient operation for the homeowner, but also make the house in harmony with nature.
In order not to negatively affect the traditional culture in the area, the materials used must be of local nature such as grinding stone floor, cement, natural wood, bamboo, etc.
Manual processing becomes a unique highlight for the project.
The roof of the garden uses small wooden slats intertwined, combined with lanterns made from coconut fiber rope to create accents and bringing traditional beauty.
In addition, natural raw stone is also used for the house, highlighting the rusticity and closeness to the landscape of the building.
The idea of this house is to create a garden around the house and a small space in the 2nd floor loggia. This structure allows the people living in the house to be connected with each other and with nature inside and outside harmoniously and transparently.
The front and back gardens and the connecting space on the 2nd floor are very flexible, linked together to create conditions for the air to circulate harmoniously to cool all spaces. The garden in the middle is an intermediate space that regulates a part of the microclimate and creates a landscape, as well as creates a feeling of rest and relaxation.
In the main spaces, homeowners can open glass doors to connect to the garden areas, which grow a variety of easy-to-grow and suitable-for-tropical-environment plants. Each space will have its own view to connect with nature without being affected by anything.
Whether it is modern or traditional, old or new, the combination of materials has its own values and beauty that need to be preserved and promoted.