Excerpt: DKS House by MAS Architecture Workshop reimagines urban townhouse living by separating commercial and residential functions, placing living spaces on the upper floor to reduce noise, dust, and heat. A green core and layered facade improve the microclimate, while spatial openness and material contrast enhance personal experience values. The result is an introverted home that balances tradition with a calm, livable environment.
Project Description
[Text as submitted by architect] DKS house is represented for the typical planning situation of townhouse architecture in the urban center of Vietnam – a land for people to settle and live on busy commercial streets. This is a project with an area of 200 m2 and many disadvantages of noise pollution, fine dust pollution of the high-intensity traffic axis affects directly on the quality of life, and the west direction sun shine has affected the house. The owner still wants to build his own house here to continue pursuing the family tradition.
We offer a solution to harmonize the existing resources – a solution to permute the space – separate the disadvantages that directly affect daily life, and develop balanced work-life experiences. Firstly, we move the entire living space to the height of the 2nd floor, the 1st floor is entirely devoted to commercial activities. A large span structure is used for separation space and two layers of concrete floors are used to minimize the impact of heavy traffic vibrations and to create an elevated natural garden structure for living.
A natural green core on the 2nd floor is created to restructure the direction of the sun and wind affected by the building. Architectural blocks and spatial openness are arranged to guide the impact of climatic factors. Mastering the microclimate also creates conditions for people and flora to develop comfortably. Then we will create a soft connection of public and private living spaces along the horizontal and vertical axis of the building through green buffer zones and atriums.
The spatial openness is also applied to the house facade solution. The facade green layer is made from dense plant pots to prevent dust and harmful light entering the house. From here we begin to connect the open internal spaces towards the inside.
The minimalist design language and the contrast of materials between bare concrete, steel panels and the fine-tuning of interior items will enhance the personal experience values. Light passes through layers of space and trees create a depth of living experience.
DKS house has expressed the spirit of an introverted house that we want to bring to the owner.
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