Tam Dao Retreat
Photos Credit: Trieu Chien
The Villa named Tam Dao Retreat, is a refuge of the businessman to retreat and stay after many years of working with his factory and construction site.
The owner wants to have a closed nature, liberal and simple living space. Besides, the villa must have full of function, good amenities and a destination for his friends and children to visit.
Construction area is 1/10 of total land area of 2000m2. According to the architects and the owner, that area is enough for a family to live in harmory with the nature.
The villa is located on a sloping land interleaved among 52 perenial pine trees. The owner requires to keep all the trees, the appearance of people must not affect the nature and nature features are existing at every corners of villa.
Therefore, at the beginning the architect confirmed the villa needs to be designed not affecting the trees. The current villa will be hidden in the middle of the nature, among the trees. “The most visible beauty is the nature and architecture existing at the same time without constructing an artificial landscape” said the Architect.
The villa has two large parts: Living space with living room, kitchen, four bedrooms located on the top of the hill with a good view and the technical area including swimming pool, store, service and engineering room located below. The space in the villa is designed with maximum open space to outside and fully enjoy the surrounding context.
The room blocks are separated into the gap of the trees, connected together by glass steel bridge and corridors. Only one block is built two floors, the remaining one floor blocks are designed by the horizontal terrain of the hill
Located on the high part of a sloped hill, must be arranged between the stumps, the foundation pits are dug and clinged into the hill creating the pillars for the house is hang betweem the trees. Although it is not too complicated method but it requires a good experience and carefullness.
For this project, the architects have to use a lot of raw concrete. The deep color of concrete is similar to the rock color, old pine tree color as well as the color of forest land.
The deep grey color of concrete highlights the green of tree in sunny season or the color of grass make a friendly atsmosphere.
The main space of the villa is designed as cornerless rooms. The corner of villa is in the large double side glasses, expanding the space to outside making the villa is a part of the nature.
The interior inside is neutral color to match with the simplicity style of the whole villa.
With using the monochrome and simple color furniture, the architect wants to take the advantage of nature light to create the visual effect.
Located in the middle of forest, the house is full of shade, has beautiful view and privacy. Therefore using the large glass panels to provide a wide view, the nature inside and outside harmony together.
Strong sunlight direction is calculated to be prevented by the walls and the shade of trees, so the house is always cool.
Bedrooms with a view out the peaceful landscape. Every morning waking up, only need to look outside it is able to see the nature, all creat a scene contrasting to the the hustle and bustle of city life.
With the desire to create the bathroom to become a relax place instead of the solid walls, the architect replaces by transparent glass system that makes the nature and human harmony together.
From the high position of bathtub, the owner able to admire the surrounding hilly space. To make sure the privacy space, the curtain system is installed for the owner can use as neccesary.
The infinity pool of 50m2 is located a lower location of the house. This creates a highlight for the whole project landscape from inside to outside as well as from outside to inside. Besides arranging the pool far from the main house creates an unique looking corner with a feeling of bathing in the forest.