ad+ studio fills ho chi minh city apartment with color

situated in the southwest corner of a building in ho chi minh city, this two-bedroom apartment has been designed by ad+ studio and comprises a total area of 84 square meters. previously occupied and used as an office, the property was left in poor conditions, as well as an arrangement plan that created several problems when it had to be repurposed.

multifunction room with storage beneath

the refurbishment method applied by ad+ studio was to move the culinary area close to the living room which has been arranged symmetrically through the center axis; the old kitchen was transformed into a multi-function space with a storage beneath while a private bathroom was added to the master bedroom. the second bedroom’s door had its direction changed in order to surmount the room crossing disadvantage by opening a direct passage towards the laundry balcony and thus generating new natural ventilation systems.

kitchen & dining area 

thanks to the narrow hall, the common space now has more views to the balcony and towards the outside, making the space become bigger and airy. the apartment was conceived for the architect’s sister, aiming to bring back memories of when they were kids, playing together in the colorful garden.

common space

common space 

furniture arranged symmetrically through the center axis under main curve ceiling 

to windows provide views to the outside

working space

bedroom 

plans

diagram

sketch

project info:

design & build : ad+studio
furniture & accessories : DEMTRANG Home
location: binh thanh dist. saigon, vietnam
area: 84.0 sqm
project year: 2016
photographs: quang dam

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