"This house means everything to us because it is the fruit of constant efforts to pursue our dreams," said the homeowners, a married couple of young age and active lifestyle. Talking about the house they have just bought, they wanted to renovate it into new living spaces and a home office--a fashion factory producing handcrafted leather products.

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Architects: Block Architects

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Architect In Charge: Dang Duc Hoa

Area: 261.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Quang Dam

Other Participants: Hoang Nam Construction, Schneider Electric

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"This house means everything to us because it is the fruit of constant efforts to pursue our dreams," said the homeowners, a married couple of young age and active lifestyle. Talking about the house they have just bought, they wanted to renovate it into new living spaces and a home office--a fashion factory producing handcrafted leather products.

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"For a product to be accomplished, say a handbag, it takes many processes involving fastidious needlework," they said about their job. And that is exactly how we renovated the house. Like meticulous craftsmen, we carefully joined up every part of the house: old ones and new ones, separate ones and shared o...