In the fast growing Vietnamese economy, ways of living are changing and middle class people tend to prefer living in high rise building apartment rather than in the typical small urban alley, called ?He?m?. He?m are now considered by many people as dirty, crowded and unsafe.?However, they are a vital component of Ho Chi Minh City street network and the social life of the city?s inhabitants.

© Hiroyuki Oki

Architects: MM++ architects

Location: Phú Nhu?n, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Architects In Charge: My? An Pha?m Thi?, Triê?t Lê H??u?

Area: 140.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki

© Hiroyuki Oki

From the architect. In the fast growing Vietnamese economy, ways of living are changing and middle class people tend to prefer living in high rise building apartment rather than in the typical small urban alley, called ?He?m?. He?m are now considered by many people as dirty, crowded and unsafe.?However, they are a vital component of Ho Chi Minh City street network and the social life of the city?s inhabitants.
© Hiroyuki Oki

Far from any conceptual statement, this project proposes an alternative, showing potential rehabilitation of this urban fabric in need of revitalization.

Model

Site Characteristics
The house is built on an irregular shaped 4m wide and 8m dee...