Modern Tropical: Terraced Timber House in Vietnam
Who can resist the aspirational lure of a beautifully designed tropical house" As we head into the darker half of the year in the northern hemisphere, those of us living in colder climates will be doing a lot of daydreaming about warm weather escapes. If you were to mentally construct your modern dream home in a lush, temperate place like Vietnam, it might look a little something like this.
Located in the southeast seaside city of Nha Trang, where winter tends to be dry with a steady temperature around 82 degrees Fahrenheit, ?Timber House? by MM++ architects is a luxury getaway with outrageous views of nearby mountains and Nha Trang Bay. One of three vacation villas in a row, the home is carved into the hillside to take full advantage of the scenery.
For the architects, the biggest challenge in designing the home was anticipating future construction. With its white sand beaches and geography that protects it from major storms, Nha Trang is an increasingly popular place to live and visit as a tourist, and it?s likely to grow much denser in the coming decades. If they weren?t careful, all of those gorgeous sea views could have been obliterated in the near future.
While local building regulations set strict limits on how high homes can be, they also provide clear guidelines for what to expect from new construction popping up on the hillside around Timber House, so MM++ architects were able to anticipate the proportions they?d need to maintain sea view...
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