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- Giant bamboo planters protect a Ho Chi Minh City home from the sun and rain Thu, 7 Sep 17, 6:30pmVo Trong Nghia Architects worked their bamboo magic on a slender residence in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. In a bid to add green space in the city’s increasingly dense concrete jungle, the architects installed giant bamboo-filled...
- Super skinny 4-meter-wide home is squeezed between buildings in Tokyo Thu, 4 Aug 16, 11:00pmLocated in Shibuya, the skinny 70-square-meter family home is clad in horizontal metal panels for a smart utilitarian appearance. A large volume is cut out from the front of the building to form a shaded porch leading to...
- Super skinny house in Vietnam is filled with natural light and cooling winds Mon, 6 Jun 16, 6:00pmCommissioned for a middle-aged couple and their child, the Cul-de-sac House is named for its location at the end of a long and narrow cul-de-sac. To maximize natural light, the interior is centered on an atrium that funnels...
- Skinny house in Vietnam is surprisingly filled with natural light and cooling winds Mon, 6 Jun 16, 6:00pmCommissioned for a middle-aged couple and their child, the Cul-de-sac House is named for its location at the end of a long and narrow cul-de-sac. To maximize natural light, the interior is centered on an atrium that funnels...
- Super skinny 1.8-meter-wide house slots into a narrow Tokyo lot Thu, 16 Jul 15, 1:00amCould you live in a house that’s just 1.8 meters (about 6 feet) wide? You might not have much choice in land-scarce Tokyo. Luckily, YUUA Architects and Associates have set an excellent example of livable yet compact living...
- Super skinny 1.8m-Width House slots into a narrow Tokyo lot Wed, 15 Jul 15, 11:00pmCould you live in a house that’s just 1.8 meters (about 6 feet) wide? You might not have much choice in land-scarce Tokyo. Luckily, YUUA Architects and Associates have set an excellent example of livable yet compact living...