All readers of the online magazine Beautiful Country House will be very interested to know about a unique development resulting from the work of a talented group of designers from AHL architects, based in Vietnam. The project under its self-speaking name – 4.5×20 House, was completed in 2012.
Light contrasting interior
AHL architects says the following about their creation: Essentially, we are again dealing with a renovation that is a great alternative to an old, dark and unattractive dwelling. The clients who wanted to remodel their apartments were one nice family – a young married couple with a child and grandmother living in the modern Van Phu neighborhood of Ha Noi City. The then-existing design was unimaginably boring and primitive, like most traditional houses throughout tropical Vietnam.
Classic Vietnamese house
Dim lighting, poorly ventilated air, a small location in the center of the building, which is a staircase with a toilet, and two bedrooms that are on opposite sides of the central stairwell. The client needed something that could dramatically change the squalor of the atmosphere.
This state of affairs primarily required special measures to get rid of indoor circulation problems, and thus created original and clever design solutions for space, daylight and good ventilation system. Keeping in mind the wishes of the family, the layout of the house was quite simple.
The warmth and comfort of a Vietnamese cabin
The first floor accommodates a two-car garage, combined kitchen and dining room, a toilet, and a small back patio. On the second – a bedroom for the owners of the house, bathroom and living room. The third and fourth levels contain a children’s corner, two guest rooms and a couple of bathrooms, as well as a room designed for the worship of the saints and an open, spacious terrace.
“Using the simple slogan ‘traffic creates space and functionality,’ we started to change the staircase arrangements, which ended up creating a sense of continuity and uniqueness.”.
Natural Wood Staircase
Finishing the walls with embossed siding
Ultra-modern staircase
Impeccable and stylish interior
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What architectural strategies were employed to turn an old dark dwelling into the stylish and modern Chic 4.5×20 House? How did they manage to transform the impossible into a possible reality?