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| Modern Vietnam Light-Filled Home Houses Three Generations Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT The Binh Thanh House in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is the very picture of duality. One of its facades faces a busy, loud, dusty street while the other looks out over a lovely vista including the Saigon zoo, a canal and plenty of greenery. Built by Vo Trong Nghia Architects and Sanuki + Nishizawa Architects, The concrete home features a sophisticated functional checkerboard-type facade. A multi-generational family lives in the home: an older couple, their son and his wife, and the younger couple’s child. Aside from the generational span inside of the home, there is also a sense of duality in the structure itself. It is at once modern and traditional, natural and touched by the hands of humans. The home is composed of three floating volumes surrounded by checkerboard-style concrete blocks. The open blocks wrap around the volumes, letting in plenty of natural light and ventilation. The volumes of the home are offset, shifted back and forth to allow for the maximum amount of light exposure and the opportunity to grow terrace gardens on each level. Spiral stairs lead up from the ground level to the more private areas of the home. Semi-enclosed volumes tuck away the bedrooms, bathrooms and other personal areas while the open spaces are meant to be shared family places. Modern and natural meet in the most elegant way possible here, putting traditional Vietnamese ecological sensibilities directly next to contemporary features and materials. Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles: |
| Honey, I’m Home: Modular Keychain Organization System Posted: 01 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT Hexagonal keychains fit perfectly into a honeycomb-shaped wall organizer in this stylish home accent that’ll help make sure you never lose your keys again. ‘Honey, I’m Home‘ was designed in collaboration with Malorie Pangilinan for Fab’s ‘First Things First’ competition and showcase for NYCxDesign 2014. “The concept behind the project is the iconic phrase, ”Honey, I’m Home,” of the 50′s that drew images of the American Dream and being able to come home after a long day to your beloved husband, wife, son, daughter, or even cat, dog, or fish.” “Home is the place you return to, and that home becomes yours when you receive that shiny new set of keys. But even keys need a place to return to.” The keychains are available in four different colors to differentiate each household member’s set of keys. Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles: |
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