Hole-punctured bricks bring air and sunlight into this multi-generational family home in the city of Bien Hoa, Vietnam designed by CTA Creative Architects.
Wall House is shared by a mum, dad, their two children and their grandmother and grandfather.
When it came to briefing CTA Creative Architects on the design of the two-storey house, the clients didn't have any strict ideas about how it should look aesthetically but specified that the living spaces should feel bright and airy.

"According to recently published scientific research, indoor air quality is worse than outdoor air quality," said the practice.
"Therefore, most of our discussions with the house owner tended to the idea of a house which is able to 'breathe' 24/7 by itself."
The practice decided to construct most of Wall House's exterior using perforated square bricks that allow fresh air and natural light to seep in from the outdoors.
All of the bricks were salvaged from the building sites of properties nearby and have been punctuated to feature four small holes.
The practice also saved burnt and blackened bricks and have interspersed them across the facade to form dark patches of colour.

Instead of being arranged in a traditional gridded formation, the bricks have been haphazardly stacked to create an irregular, bumpy surface finish.

A wide flight of tiered stairs leads up to the front entrance. The steps have been printed with a holey pattern that matches the bricks on the facade.

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