This Tall And Thin House Is Designed For Living Across Five Floors

September 28, 2022
A modern house with a large arch on its facade.

85 Design has sent us photos of their recently finished project, a modern home in Vietnam, that’s located on a small piece of land and includes a large arched opening on its facade.

Due to the small land size (5m x 20m), and the need to design a home for a family, the house was created with 5 levels, and takes into account the two biggest problems, a lack of light and ventilation.

A modern house with a large arch on its facade.

To solve the problem of light entering the home’s interior, a large arched opening on the facade spans multiple levels.

A modern house with a large arch on its facade.
A modern house with a large arch on its facade.

At night, the home looks like a lantern on the street.

A modern house with a large arch on its facade.

Passing through the front fence with arch accents and the carport, there’s an arched wood door within a block wall. The entryway opens up to the ground floor, where there’s a sitting area, built-in planters, and a laundry area.

A modern entryway with a block wall and an arched wood door.
A modern entryway with an arched doorway and built-in planters.
A modern entryway with an arched doorway and built-in planters.
A modern entryway with a living room that has a view of the koi pond above.

Connecting all of the levels of the home are wood stairs with glass railings and a series of bridges that overlook the atrium. The interior windows of the house looks out to the atrium, allowing the natural light to filter throughout.

A modern home with an atrium, wood stairs with glass railings, arched openings, and interior bridges.
A modern home with an atrium, wood stairs, arched openings, and interior bridges.
A modern home with an atrium, wood stairs, arched openings, and interior bridges.
A modern home with an atrium, wood stairs, arched openings, and interior bridges.

Each level of the house has built-in planters, while at the bottom, there’s a koi pond with a tree.

A modern home with an interior koi pond.
A modern home with an interior koi pond.
A modern interior with an atrium and koi pond.

The living room and kitchen are consistent with the home’s natural elements, by featuring a wood accent wall in the living room that continues through to the kitchen cabinets and island.

A modern interior with an open plan living room, dining area and kitchen.
A modern wood kitchen and a island with seating.

In this bedroom, a sliding glass door overlooks the street and has a close-up view of the top of the arch on the facade, while other rooms include wood-framed windows.

A simple bedroom with an arched window and a balcony.
A modern house with an arched window and built-in planter.
A modern house with a curved window and built-in planters.

At the top of the home, there’s a large window that wraps from the ceiling to the wall, flooding the atrium with natural light and continuing with the arched designs.

The window at the top of an atrium wraps from the ceiling onto the wall.
The window at the top of an atrium wraps from the ceiling onto the wall.

Also at the top of the house, is a rooftop deck that’s furnished with a couple of chairs and plants.

A modern house with a rooftop deck.

Here’s a look at some of the architectural drawings:

The South Elevation

The south elevation of a modern house with a large arch on its facade.

The Sun Analysis

The sun analysis of a multi-storey house.

The Wind Analysis

The wind analysis of a multi-storey house.

Perspective Sections

The perspective sections of a multi-storey house.
The perspective sections of a multi-storey house.
Photography by To Huu Dung | Architects: 85 Design | Architect In Charge & Architectural Design: To Huu Dung | Contractors: Antcons | Structural Engineers: Dao Ngoc Son | MEP: Thinh Tran | Interior Design : Trinh Mai Giang