Located in a suburb of ChauDoc town in AnGiang province, Southern Vietnam, this house is a sharing residence of 3 nuclear families who are kin. Although this project budget was tightened with local standards, which only allowed us to build a house with thin corrugated metal panels, we have tried to satisfy not only the regional spirits but also the rich lifestyle in which is fulfilled by sunlight, greenery and natural ventilation, as it were, living in a half-outdoor gardens.

© Hiroyuki Oki

Architects: NISHIZAWAARCHITECTS

Location: Thành ph? Châu ??c, Vietnam

Architects In Charge: Shunri Nishizawa, Nguyen Do Hong Quan, Luong Thanh Tung

Area: 340.0 m2

Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki, NISHIZAWAARCHITECTS

Contractor: Local carpenters

© Hiroyuki Oki

From the architect. Located in a suburb of ChauDoc town in AnGiang province, Southern Vietnam, this house is a sharing residence of 3 nuclear families who are kin. Although this project budget was tightened with local standards, which only allowed us to build a house with thin corrugated metal panels, we have tried to satisfy not only the regional spirits but also the rich lifestyle in which is fulfilled by sunlight, greenery and natural ventilation, as it were, living in a half-outdoor gardens.

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Around 7 hours travelling from HoChiMinh city by long-distance bus and ferry, ChauDoc, a border town closed...