Cote Architects designs the Hillside House located in Hue City, Vietnam. It is surrounded by beautiful greenery with carefully curated gardens and rests at a high vantage point to showcase captivating views on top of a descending slope. It is designed in the form of two stacked glass boxes as the house breaks up into voids around the surrounding walls to open up ventilation and invite natural light.
The walls are made from floor-to-veiling with black framed windows. The backside of the house opens up to a porch with wide stairs down to the yard. The second floor is designed with green climbing upwards along the wires to a shrouded balcony appearing to be within the trees.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Green Home Design
- There is an opportunity to innovate in designing eco-friendly and sustainable homes that integrate natural elements into their architecture.
- Vertical Gardens
- The trend of incorporating vertical gardens in homes is growing, creating novel opportunities to integrate greenery into a home's design and promoting better air quality.
- Natural Light and Ventilation
- Incorporating natural light and ventilation into home design is becoming increasingly popular, creating opportunities to utilize natural elements to reduce the use of electricity and promote environmental sustainability.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- Innovative eco-friendly home designs that utilize green walls and use natural light can disrupt the architecture industry and change the definition of traditional home design.
- Home Construction
- The construction industry can embrace sustainable and eco-friendly building practices when designing homes, and incorporating greenery into the home's structure and building could be a game-changer.
- Landscaping
- Landscaping can embrace the trend of incorporating greenery into the home's design and help create a cohesive experience between the home's interior and its exterior environment.
