Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Located in the dense urban city of Ho Chi Minh, Empty Box House by Nguyen Phu Quy of TAA DESIGN uses raw materials and a design centered around nature for a home that is both functional and an urban oasis.

Empty Box House is a playing ground for children in a small house in an urban setting.

The project brings the quality of living space to a young family in a crowded urban area in Ho Chi Minh City – with a playing space, a studying space for children, a parent’s workplace, a vegetable garden, etc.

The house is full of light, trees, and natural ventilation.

The structure of the house is attached to the playground in front of each floor, and the inner space arrange into two parts.

One-third of the rear area is a bedroom, toilet, and kitchen, two thirds of the front house is a multifunctional playground and study place, with natural light and trees, an interconnected area.

The “Empty Box” contains a playing ground filled with nature such as light, trees, and wind.

The method of raising and lowering the floor creates staggered floors and every corner of the house is connected view with a big green tree.

Playing spaces of the children connect to the parents’ workspace and bedroom, the atmosphere filled with sunlight and songs of birds.

The hollow iron floor material helps light and wind easy ventilation from the roof to the ground floor.

Raw materials feel with material solutions to maximize the construction cost of the house.

The Empty Box House is a design solution with the desire to improve the “quality of life” for small houses in crowded urban areas.

Project: Empty Box House
Architects: TAA DESIGN
Lead Architect: Nguyen Phu Quy
Client: Private
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