Reddish-brown bricks made out of native stone have been used for the development of SuoiHai Villa, a low-slung house in rural Vietnam designed by native studio APDI Structure.
Located overlooking Suoi Hai Lake and the well-known Tản Viên Peak, the dwelling is among the solely buildings within the picturesque space.
This knowledgeable its unobtrusive single-storey profile and APDI Structure’s use of native supplies equivalent to bricks made out of laterite – rusty-red stone fashioned from the leaching of rocks and soil.
“The principle need of the shopper and the challenge is to boost the interplay between people and nature from varied views, and to judiciously use regionally attribute supplies to harmonise with the atmosphere,” director Nhâm Chí Kiên instructed Dezeen.
“The purpose was to create a vibrant dwelling area seamlessly mixing into the pure panorama,” he added.
SuoiHai Villa’s lengthy, slender plan supplies virtually all of its areas with a view over the lake to the south by way of full-height home windows. The much less uncovered northern aspect is sheltered by perforated brick partitions.
Within the centre of SuoiHai Villa, a dwelling, eating and kitchen space sits beneath a big pyramid roof with a skylight at its apex, flanked by the principle bed room to the west and smaller visitor rooms to the east.
Three small courtyard gardens break up the inside, offering air flow and extra intimate areas for connection to the outside, in distinction to the expansive views of the lake.
“[The gardens] resemble ‘fragments’ of smaller pure components that circulation into the constructing, blurring the traces between inside and out of doors,” defined the studio.
“Giant glass panels are used to optimise the views from the within, however local weather options are meticulously calculated to make sure most power effectivity for the construction.”
An extended space of bamboo decking that traces the southern fringe of the constructing steps right down to a pool and terrace, partially sheltered by a protracted part of wall that extends out of the house.
Darkish wood carpentry, plaster partitions and gray stone flooring add heat to the interiors, whereas a textured laterite wall is left uncovered on the centre of the dwelling space to additional mix inside and out of doors.
“There’s a distinction between the extra refined end of the laterite and the rougher end, making a uniqueness within the structure by combining sophistication with the pure essence of the fabric,” Kiên instructed Dezeen.
Atop SuoHai Villa, a grass roof supplies a pure type of insulation, lined by a drainage system topped by gravel.
Elsewhere in Vietnam, different properties designed to attach with nature embrace Labri Home by Nguyen Khai Architects & Associates and De Chill Home by X11 Design Studio.
The pictures is by Trieu Chien.
