Recently designed by Taa Design, this three-generation house is located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Description
The site is located in the suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The house is a place to live and play of a three-generation family.

The house is designed to adapt to the tropical climate, increase the connection of people with each other and with nature through the living space by architectural solutions.
THE MIDDLE COMMON SPACE ENCOURAGES COMMON ACTIVITIES
The common space in the middle of the house where take place many activities, such as a corner for grandpa drinks tea, a kitchen for grandma cooks and a place for children play around the courtyard. The surrounding private spaces can see and directly connected to this common space. With the layout, people tend to gather in the middle space. This encourages common activities and increases the visibility in everywhere inthe house.
SEPARATED BLOCKS CREATE VENTILATION AND LIFE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
Private room in box blocks are separated from each other to create more gaps and air convection to every corner of the house. At the same time, the deviated wall layout creates a variety of large and small common courtyard space under the sloping roof, without partitions with gardens, sunlight and trees. These private rooms all open to private small back gardens, creating a living space in harmony with nature.
THE BOX BLOCKS PENETRATE THE SLOPING ROOF
To have enough the number of rooms, we created...