Local Vietnamese architecture and design studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has been enlisted to create a house called The Binh Thanh House that is able to respond and interact with a city's tropical regional climate that plays in between interior and exterior spaces. The Binh Thanh House is located in the dense urban city of Ho Chi Minh in Saigon. In collaboration with Japanese design studio Sanuki + Nishizawa Architects, the house is designed for two family generations, a 60 year old couple and their son's family.
The house is located near a riverbank and wildlife surrounding it. Inspired by the regional tropical climate, the house accommodates two different styles of living. One is inspired by Vietnamese traditions that uses light as the main source of inspiration, while the other uses modern technology to stabilize the internal temperature of the structure.
The structure's exterior is encased in punctured concrete blocks to enhance the connection between indoors and outdoors, with three stories of living quarters.
Dual Family Generation Homes
The Binh Thanh House is the Connection of Inside and Outside Worlds
Trend Themes
1. Interactive Architecture - The Binh Thanh House serves as an example of architecture that responds and interacts with the surrounding environment, paving the way for more interactive architecture designs.
2. Dual Generation Living Spaces - As families continue to live together, there is an opportunity for architects and interior designers to create modern, functional living solutions that accommodate multiple generations like The Binh Thanh House.
3. Sustainable Living - Designing homes that use natural light and modern technology to stabilise the internal temperature, like The Binh Thanh House, serve as part of a larger trend towards sustainable and eco-friendly living solutions.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture and Design - Architects and designers can learn from the innovative design choices made in The Binh Thanh House and apply them to other living spaces they create.
2. Construction - Construction companies have the opportunity to invest in sustainable materials and building techniques that promote eco-friendly living solutions like The Binh Thanh House.
3. Real Estate - The trend towards multi-generational living spaces, like The Binh Thanh House, is changing the way real estate professionals market and sell homes, highlighting the importance of catering to the needs of extended families.