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[Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam] Stacking Green by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

[Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam] Stacking Green by Vo Trong Nghia Architects | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
From www.contemporist.com - January 26, 2014 4:01 AM

Description from the architects:

 

The house is constructed on the plot 4m wide and 20m deep. The front and back facades are composed of layers of concrete planters cantilevered from two sidewalls. To water plants, the automatic irrigation pipes inside the planters were installed. Rainwater is collected in the tank and pumped up for this irrigation system.

 

The green facade and roof garden protect its inhabitants from direct sunlight, street noise and pollution. According to the post-occupancy measurement of the indoor environment, wind flows throughout in the house thanks to the porous façades and 2 skylights. This result was already proven by the behavior of the inhabitants; they scarcely use the air conditioner even in the tropical climate, their electricity fees are just 25USD per month, thanks to the wind flow and other passive design methods.


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ParadigmGallery's comment, January 28, 2014 2:39 PM
this project accomplishes so much...architecture incorporating the plants so successfully, minimal interior and perfect furniture choices...stairs great....
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Indoor/outdoor connectivity defines this modern home...

Indoor/outdoor connectivity defines this modern home... | The Architecture of the City | Scoop.it
From freshome.com - August 24, 2012 1:47 PM

Using building materials like steel, glass and metal cladding, Australian studio TT Architecture constructed a complex set of architectural details gathered under a simple name: Carey House. This modern family home was designed to include an extensive system of indoor-outdoor connectivity elements, admired by the owners and considered one of the best features of the house, as described by its inhabitants: “The flow of the internal spaces and visual connection between the inside and outside spaces is outstanding.”

This floating aspect is inherent in the cantilevered decks and bay windows and the substantial roof overhangs.” Materializing into a dream home, this joining of textures, surfaces and voids were intended to become a bespoke set of spaces cradling the owner’s lifestyle with extreme attention to details. Resulting in a perfectly adapted cluster of family rooms, the Carey House displays a necessary visual connection to the surrounding landscape...


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Latiesha Leonard's curator insight, March 26, 2015 11:44 PM

In five years i want to own my own home. Preferably to build my home would be wonderful, I have always wanted to build a home that fits in with the environment and had built using recycled items where possible.
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