The project is a residential infill with a rooftop farm for a couple in their 50s. The house sits on a narrow site located on the main road of the village, which has witnessed the effects of urbanisation on the architecture and living spaces. They have been mainly reduced to small houses in styles that […]
Surrounded by a lake in the south and southwest, the existing development site is home to 38 jackfruit trees and 13 pomelo trees, typical of rural areas in northern Vietnam. The main idea was to have the nucleus of the project—the ancestral house that will serve as a place of worship and meditation as well […]
This project celebrates the beauty of brickwork and minimalistic form making — the overall design quality is quintessentially Vo Trong Nghia, with pockets of greenery and trees sprouting from the flat rooftops. Square windows puncturing the seemingly impervious façades allow for light and air, creating interesting interplay of light and shadow throughout the day. Red […]
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In the city of Hue, the typical townhouse has become the preferred choice for homeowners as residential properties become smaller and more expensive due to increasing demand from rising urbanisation. This is despite the local typology having poor natural lighting and ventilation, as well as lack of indoor nature and connecting spaces for its residents—as […]
Inspired by the suburban campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong that has been developed on the green terrain facing Tolo Harbour, the hostels are designed to embrace the natural surroundings and assemble a Greenhostel village for knowledge sharing and communal living. The design takes advantage of the existing topography and vistas to create […]
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The most eye-catching feature about this project is clearly the way the architecture is covered by lush greenery, giving the impression of a building in a jungle. The eco-resort, set amidst the forest landscape of Tam DaoMountain, harmonises its form with the surrounding nature, giving the effect of the greenery climbing up on the building […]
Nestled on the foot of Mount Hibok-Hibok on Camiguin Island is a tropical ranch house inspired from the mid-century homes of the 1950s. Through careful profiling, the abundance, and tranquillity of nature drew the owner to this site. The island’s natural landscape was the major key to the design process, along with a vision of […]
This house was designed for a couple (a French artist and his Japanese wife) who are interested in the aesthetic of Japanese gardens, as well as Japanese culture and architecture. Nestled quietly atop a hill in the historic Japanese city of Kamakura, it offers scenic views of Mount Fuji. In response to the clients’ requests, […]
The impact of COVID-19 on environmentally sustainable design How will COVID-19 impact ESD in the future? Beca: The COVID-19 global pandemic will leave severe impacts worldwide that will affect how buildings will be built and operated in the future. The architectural, interior, mechanical and electrical systems provisions of existing and new buildings will need to […]
Have we been coping WELL? In 2020, after a brief celebration of the dawn of a new decade, an unprecedented wave of uncertainty hit us—the coronavirus pandemic has gravely affected our lifestyles; how and where we live, work and play have been stripped down to the core and turned upside down almost overnight. Our homes […]
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With the critical global situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems all over the world are facing a serious shortage of patient beds and ventilators due to the constantly increasing number of COVID-19 patients. As such, VHL Architecture has cooperated with Da Nang Architecture University to introduce a new design for the assembly of mobile […]
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This year was supposed to be a ‘super year for nature1,’ with a number of global meetings — World Conservation Congress2, UN Ocean Conference3 and UN Nature Summit4 — all culminating in a global biodiversity conference5 that would agree on a decade-long Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework6. This was supposed to be the year that launched the Decade of Restoration7, and […]
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