H&P architects' breathing house in vietnam features double-layer façade

designed as a house that ‘breathes’, H&P architects has completed a private residence outside of hanoi, vietnam that aims to divert away from the typical ‘suffocating’ row house buildings that have been constructed in recent years.

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the solution to which the architects at H&P decided to employ focused on the internal organization and the façade. the living spaces have been distributed around many voids, influencing the overlapping and multi-tiered floor levels that allow natural light to reach all corners of the house. meanwhile, the double-layer element features an inner skin clad in glass panels and the outer layer constructed from recycled ceramic bricks. potted plants are arranged randomly in-between the empty space to regulate humidity and mitigate radiation.  

the pattern frames yet distorts the views to the outside

the five-storey townhouse is topped with roof garden with the private and communal spaces evenly distributed throughout; the distinctive envelope of bricks blurring this view from the outside. furthermore, the ceramic bricks are organized in a specific pattern throughout the vertical building. together with the solution of absorbing dust and smoke from the environment, the envelope promotes privacy, while creating an interesting play of light for the environment inside.

the first layer of envelope is all glass, meanwhile the outer is made of ceramic bricks

the interior is arranged around many voids

sitting on a corner site, the many-leveled home stands as distinctive build next to its neighbors

the ground level features a garage

the build is located 15 kilometers from the center of hanoi

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