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Sustainable Weekend Villa/T3 ARCHITECTS
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250 square meters
Year:
2023
manufacturer: Daikin, Haveler, Kelvin & Lux, Mallorca, Matsushita, Race currency, Samsung, Toto
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Chief Architect:
Charles Garavalding, Teresa Garavalding, Rafael Lira
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Text description provided by the architect. T3 ARCHITECTS and KANOPÉA Architecture Studio followed bioclimatic architectural principles to design this tropical villa in Ho Tram, southern Vietnam. Our client wanted a second home to spend time with his family in the beautiful Vietnamese countryside, away from the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, the goal of T3 was to build a single-storey villa surrounded by greenery, functional and pleasant to live in, completely open to the garden.
As with any project, the T3 team studied the prevailing wind, rain and sun directions in an effort to make the most of the site to design a comfortable home that would bring a sense of inner peace. The house is composed of two entities: the first part contains all the living spaces, is naturally ventilated and completely open to the garden, while the other part is “climate controlled” with a roof completely insulated with rice husks, using lightweight concrete blocks to avoid Too much inertia, but still allows for natural ventilation throughout the room. The idea remains to minimize reliance on air conditioning. The two entities form a “T” shaped volume, with a more private wing (housing the bedrooms and offices) facing the dirt road, while the domestic/public space extends into the garden and is completely open to it. Placing the bedroom volume perpendicular to the path creates a “buffer zone” that provides a high degree of privacy to the living room, kitchen and pool area.
T3 has a garage at the main entrance, which can also be used as a utility room, and next to it a private garden dedicated to the master suite and especially the bathroom, which is roofed but open to the outside to enjoy natural light and ventilation. Sliding doors allow the house to be closed off when necessary, but generally the space is naturally ventilated and ceiling fans optimize comfort while minimizing energy consumption. An outdoor dining area with barbecue is connected to the living room, allowing to enjoy tropical evenings while being slightly protected from insects and other creatures thanks to the elevated terrace compared to the natural ground. Additionally, the gym is located behind the garden, facing the swimming pool.
The entire building is designed with wide overhanging roofs and is insulated with rice husks (20-30 cm thick) to prevent heat transfer through the ceiling, providing much lower temperatures than outdoors while protecting the exterior walls from rain during monsoons. Kobi Lighting Studio’s lighting design highlights the connectivity of architecture and landscape and creates varying levels of light atmosphere according to the user’s rhythm and mood. It also follows a sustainable approach that helps reduce light pollution prevalent in major cities.
The landscaping has been carefully designed to provide a tropical environment through the selection of local biodiversity species and plants and trees that require minimal maintenance, a key aspect of the weekend villa, in line with a thrifty and local approach to landscaping. Finally, with the increasing population and busy pace of life in big cities, more and more people are choosing to relocate or buy a second home in a quiet place to enjoy the simple but essential pleasures of life: nature, family and friend. T3 ARCHITECTS and KANOPÉA architecture studio can satisfy this desire to escape while maintaining a logic of sustainability, frugality and simplicity, integrating the principles of bioclimatic architecture.
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