Vo Trong Nghia Architects has completed a house in Hanoi featuring walls made from different types of rammed earth, and gabled roofs incorporating planters used to grow fruit trees.

Local architect Nghia's studio designed the house for a plot in the rural Dong Anh district of the Vietnamese capital, where it is situated within a private compound containing a restaurant and other villas.
Taking advantage of the secure and isolated site, the architects proposed a building with an open garden and an interior that maintains a strong connection with the surrounding outdoor spaces.

In addition to the lush landscaping around the house, the studio introduced a rooftop garden that helps the building to blend in with its verdant setting.
The house comprises two parallel wings that both feature the sorts of typical pitched roofs required to cope with Vietnam's monsoon rain.
Square planters containing fruit trees emerge from the roofs, creating a green space that can be viewed close up from a small terrace on the flat roof of a bridging section connecting the two sides.
"The amount of fruit trees on the roof, along with the open garden around the house, is another emphasis that makes a green, cool and friendly environment for the people," said a statement from the architects.

Nghia's practice is known for its House for Trees project, which it initiated to help reintroduce green spaces into Vietnam's increasingly high-density urban areas.
Its completed buildings include a ...