Excerpt: HUU TU House by Story Architecture features an interesting configuration, bringing back the familiar look of Vietnamese wooden houses in the past. This residence aims to alleviate urban stress and enhance connection with nature. Instead of the traditional structural system, the design incorporates a circular cylindrical stone terrazzo block and a round wooden beam, carrying the main load of the house.
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[Text as submitted by architect] The Huu Tu House project is located on the outskirts of Tuy Hoa City. The house serves an artist who lives alone, occasionally having friends visit to stay. The homeowner sold the apartment in the center of Tuy Hoa city and went to the suburbs to build a house to raise pets, plant trees to reduce urban stress and connect more with nature.
A concept of relieving urban stress and connecting more with nature is developed in this project, starting from liberating the structural system of straight columns and square beams. Instead, the visible form is a circular cylindrical stone terrazzo block and a round wooden beam diagonally across the house, carrying the main load for the house. Creating an interesting configuration, the design brings back the familiar look of Vietnamese wooden houses in the past.
The view from inside the house is also clear by hollowing out the floor from the third to first floor, combined with large glass panels to help magnify the view from indoor locations to the outside. This form of visual release for the eyes reduces stress from within.
The roof is also hollowed out to create glass windows that bring light into the center of the house, making the house cheerful, lively, and full of energy. At the same time, the roof window in the third floor bedroom helps homeowners to view the night sky from their bed.
Rustic materials, from polished stone, wood, honeycomb, pillows… Typical Vietnamese local materials create a familiar and somewhat nostalgic feeling for middle-aged homeowners.
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