Case Study 5: HUMAN’S OPTIONAL USE
by H&P Architects in Vietnam (2000)
Spatial Solution
Having the floor planning limited to only 6 by 6 meters square, the designers reach out to different dimensions where the design would play out significantly - flexibility and suitability to local context.
Structure
Cognitive Analysis
The HOUSE is composed of three major components: a reinforcing steel frame, a two-layer covering, and the supply and installation of furniture. It may be utilised in a variety of vulnerable locations, including rural areas, flooded areas, and resettlement - low income areas. HOUSEs are set out and built in various ways to produce a calm populated area with uninterrupted open spaces for everybody. HOUSE may also be utilised as a multi-functional venue for educational, healthcare, and community events thanks to its flexibility in spatial design which fits most functions.
types of multipoint joints
detail of the 2-layer wall
Users will be able to immediately engage as producers of materials (cover and completed parts) available in their area, thereby contributing to the creation of jobs, the formation of homes, the promotion of renewable energy development (roof is a large surface to convert solar energy into electricity and collect rain water), and the restoration of ecological balance as well as economic stability for vulnerable population communities.
flexibility in mass orientation
flexibility in structural patterns
flexibility in applicable areas
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