Vietnamese studio ODDO Architects has found enough room for a five-storey family home on a backland plot measuring just four metres wide and six metres deep.
ODDO Architects, which was named emerging architecture studio of the year at Dezeen Awards 2021, designed TH House for a small Hanoi site that is hemmed in on all sides.
TH House is a five-storey family house in Hanoi
Other buildings flank the sides and rear of the plot, while a narrow 1.2-metre-wide alley is all that separates it from the buildings opposite.
Despite the cramped urban conditions, TH House is designed to feel light, airy and connected to nature.
The house is located in a dense neighbourhood
Planting areas are a key element of the architecture, while perforated walls and lightwells help to create a feeling of openness throughout the interior. "The concept of this narrow five-storey house is to maximise access to daylight and natural ventilation, planting greenery and spatial interconnection, so that members of the family can communicate visually between floors," said ODDO Architects.
The ground floor can be opened up to the narrow street in front
The house has a glazed outer facade that sits slightly forward of the interior spaces, which helps to create a little more distance and privacy from the neighbours.
The 124-square-metre internal layout is kept simple, with one main room per floor and no corridors. Instead, the staircase is the main route between spaces.

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