Vietnamese studio, TAA Design, has completed the commission for the design of the Phu My Garden project. The multi-functional program is solved by employing a design that creates various combinations of traditional structures, typical of the port city of Vung Tau, on the peninsula in southern Vietnam.

The projected architecture provides a "free space" under the roofs, which is surrounded by various blocks with different dispositions. Each block, intended to encompass various areas of the program, frames different directions, in and out of the place, providing interesting views of the context.
The proposal of TAA Design encourages activities to be developed in a varied and flexible way in free space. The objective is to provide an unlimited connection of the relationship between the house and the garden, which is reflected through the treatment of materials and the use of local techniques.

Thanks to the combination of different construction methods in the design of the patio, the transition areas, the column structure, and the ceilings, a rustic and warm feeling of space are acquired. The idea of Phu My Garden is completed by providing a space to refresh and enjoy a new context inspired by traditional Vietnamese architecture.
 

Project description by TAA Design

The project is in the context of a new urban area in the industrial park and port, with a massive construction process of factories and existing residential areas. The rapid and unbalanced development of industrial architecture is accompanied by a lack of cultural identity and public space for people.

The project is located on 10,000m² land, with multiple functions, such as public area, eating area, leisure area, and playground for children . Instead of approaching architecture with steel structures, industrial-heavy forms, and modularity of urban context, we approached architecture with craft, rough, and emotions. The idea of a village with roofs has created images that remind the familiarity of traditional culture but still bring contemporary and interesting creation.

The layout is blocks of houses with different functions and the structure of blocks is surrounding a courtyard. The arrangement of blocks in different directions has created interesting views. This layout creates a combination of typical structures: sloping-tile roofs, columns, half-empty, and half-full walls, which are familiar structures of Vietnamese traditional architecture with simple construction methods and saving cost.

The architecture provides a "free space" under the roof. One side of the free-space is closed by a wall to create privacy, and the other side opens to a garden in the courtyard. Activities can take place variously and flexibly in the free-space. The unlimited connection between the house and the garden is also reflected through the treatment of the floor, by removing the parallel of the floor and roof as usual.  The floor can move freely both inside and outside the roof while bringing trees into the house. The walls throughout the project create the separation of the main space and corridor area. Besides opening and closing through gaps in the wall related to traffic connection and opening views to the garden, there is also the function of ventilation and natural light.

Materials create a rough and rustic feel: the rough-concrete walls with uneven paint, the wood has kept the surface of cutting and covered with only a layer of protection oil, the rough-concrete floors. All of these create a rustic feature of the project.

By combining methods: layout of the courtyard, the ratio of porch and space, the structure of columns and roofs, material usage, and the craft. The idea of Phu My Garden is a way of refreshing the space with the architecture of traditional folk houses in the context of urbanization.

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Project team
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Nguyen Van Thien, Nguyen Huu Hau, Nguyen Sy Tuan.
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Area
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10,000m².
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Dates
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2020.
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ToTo Brand.- Sanitary equipment. Panasonic Brand.- Lamp, fan, light. Local Produce.- Timber, terracotta tiles, red lime, hollow bricks.
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Phu My, Ba Ria. Vung Tau, Vietnam.
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TAA design is an architectural, interior, and landscape design office, established by Nguyễn Văn Thiện, with a wide range of projects from individual houses, residential areas, cultural buildings, restaurants, offices, hotels, and resorts.

Originated from the concerns of architecture in the context of heterogeneity, diversity, and freedom. The studio wants to find a sophisticated and special architecture. The special in asymptotic with nature, according to nature, people, and context.

With professionalism, passion, and dedication, his goal is to create quality buildings that are impressive, effective, and that have a positive impact in the urban context.

Awards.-
- July 2019: Finalist Architecture Asia Emerging Architects 2019.
- December 2019: Top 5 SPEC go green international award 2019.
- January 2020: Ashui Housing Prize of the year 2019.
- January 2020: Top 10 houses 2019.
- April 2020: Top 3 project for the green category, KBDA Vietnam 2019.
- April 2020: Top 3 People Award: category of rising talent, KBDA Vietnam 2019.
- May 2020: Winner Futuarc Leadership 2020.
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Published on: June 11, 2020
Cite: "Unlimited connection between home and garden in traditional Vietnamese architecture. Phu My Garden by TAA Design" METALOCUS. Accessed
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