Works

Cuckoo Coffee House

Location: Ho Phi Tich street, Hoa Xuan, Da Nang, Vietnam
Architects: Nguyen Hai Long, Tran Thi Ngu Ngon, Nguyen Anh Duc, Teresa Tran
Year: 2019
Site area:  297.3 m.sq
Building area: 274 m.sq
Level:  1 ground floor, 1 floor, attic

 

The area in between the blocks is an appealing space, where the breeze and shadows create a cooling zone.

The Cuckoo house includes three blocks which is connected by the buffer layers. These blocks place on another rectangular block which is function as a base. This base block is the coffee shop with the garden as outdoor area and the indoor space.

Three blocks above are separated functional spaces of the house and linked by the buffer layers which is un-fully covered.

Block A is the master bedroom including two floors. The upper floor is the bedroom and the other one is bathroom and walk-in closet

Block B also has two floors. The upper floor is the kids’ bedroom and the bellow is the living room

Block C accommodates the kitchen and dining table.

Like a habit, most of people’ daily activities usually take place in functional spaces, Tropical Space detaches walls which are used to defined the place and offer the buffer space to urge people leave their rooms and join together. These buffer layers can be used flexibly, connecting the indoor and the outdoor of the house which could make the family activities could be both private and open, Meanwhile, it allows the breeze go through all corners of the house and make it chill in the tropical summer.