"Stepping Park House," a project by Vo Trong Nghia and his team in VTN Architects, wins a silver award for “Environmental Design” in the “Home and Residential Spaces” category at the 2020 Design for Asia (DFA) Awards. (Photo: VTN Architects)Theproject won a silver award for “Environmental Design” in the “Home andResidential Spaces” category.
Accordingto VNT Architects, because of the site’s proximity to a park, the house isconstructed to be an extension of its environment and have integrated luxuriantlandscape into the interior.
“Anatrium was carved out of the three-storey building, accentuating its highceiling, which provides enough sunlight and space for trees to grow indoors.The walls are covered with ivy.”
Inside the house. (Photo: VTN Architects)TheDFA Awards, organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre, celebrates designexcellence with Asian perspectives. Design projects are judged on four criteria– overall excellence, use of technology, impact in Asia as well as commercialand societal success.
VTNArchitects, founded by Vo Trong Nghia, now gathers 60 international architects,who work on various projects of public buildings, residential areas andcommercial centres all over the world.
Thecompany combines traditional Vietnamese building techniques, like complexbamboo trusses, perforated blocks, cooling water systems, shaded terraces, andthatched roofs.
Atthe beginning of this year, the company announced its three projects were amongwinners at the inaugural LOOP Design Awards which honours the most remarkableprojects in architecture and interior design around the world.
Oneof them is the Viettel Academy complex in Hanoi which won an award in the PublicBuildings and Institutional Category.
Theremainders, Castaway Island Resort on Cat Ba Island in the northern province ofHai Phong and Atlas Hotel Hoian in the central province of Quang Nam won HonorableMentions in the Hospitality and Hotel Category./.
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