Coco Space / Duy Le Architects

Inventive inspiration:

• CoCo is a well-known animated movie launched via Pixar in 2016. The movie makes a speciality of the theme of circle of relatives affection, the relationship between generations and members of the family, regardless of now not being in the similar international. 
• Due to this inspiration, the architect needs to create a brand new sense of area, bridging fact and virtuality during the arranging artwork of glassy fabrics. Consequently, the impact manifested via the fabrics would create a duplicating phantasm that gives a spacious sense to the home (the width of the home is simplest 4.6m in truth). At some particular angles, a limiteless view will also be noticed inside of the home. Some main points in the home are simplest half-designed and as soon as mirrored via the replicate, they are going to assessment all the development (You’ll see the main points of the window arches within the studying area at the 2d flooring).
• This can be a way to enlarge the distance for a narrow-width townhouse, which reinforces the sensation of area enlargement and in addition brings to lifestyles the idea that that the architect needs to put across into the construction.

Technical main points: 

• The investor want to have an enormous space for planting and Koi fish interest with a minimalistic and spacious taste. The brand new design permits the investor to care for his/her day by day regimen corresponding to a leisure space (with hammock), and a non-public space for scientific carrier. The home necessarily purposes as an lodging and a industry position. Additionally, the design additionally possesses those particular technical traits: 
• Integrating millpond and lawn into co-living area: spotting the investor’s call for for an enormous space catering to his/her planting and fishkeeping interest underneath a constricted area, the architect has integrated those spaces making a co-living area. The millpond now not simplest supplies a scenic part but additionally adjusts the microclimate for the residing area.

Subject matter and configuration: 

• The design makes use of glass brick to mimic wave patterns, which visualize the Western water area of Vietnam in addition to emphasize the cultured curve of the façade. The glass bricks now not simplest ensure privateness for the open area inside of the home but additionally supply sufficient herbal lights.
• The design makes use of air flow brick to verify coverage from wet climate. Additionally, it additionally permits air stream from the façade to each and every corner and cranny (view the cross-section). The choice and association of the air flow bricks, that have been underneath thorough attention from the architect, are arrange in numerous instructions for cultured facets in addition to functioning as drainage and ventilator.
• The architect has additionally merged the lounge and kitchen into one unifying area during the artwork of “space-lending”. Due to this fact, the kitchen and eating area will also be adaptably expanded via including a eating desk with 6 to 18 seats for particular events or for massive teams of tourists.

Answer for microclimate adjustment:

• The home comprises 5 different-sized gardens which now not simplest align with the planting interest of the investor but additionally act as noise suppressors and dirt prevention. 
• Marble pebbles scattering around the glass roof are the answer for gentle legislation. It is helping the sunshine replicate around the residing area making a luminous impact this is appropriate for day by day actions