Perforated brick walls surround the Terra Cotta Workshop in Vietnam, which contains a brick kiln and visitor centre by architectural studio Tropical Space.
Located alongside a river in Dien Phuong, the workshop was constructed to complement Terra Cotta Studio, a cuboid brick structure designed by the studio in 2016 for artist Le Huc Da.
Tropical Space has added a workshop space to a pottery studio in Vietnam
For its expansion, Tropical Space added a cluster of new structures to the rural site: a cylindrical brick  wrapped around an existing, traditional kiln and a series of workshop spaces linked by a route for tourists.
Perforated brick walls provide shade and allow fresh air to circulate through these spaces, while open shelving around its edges creates areas for work to be displayed to visitors. A series of new structures are wrapped with perforated brick
"The building becomes an 'organic' part of the workshop's daily activities and the surrounding environment," explained Tropical Space.
"The experiential area for visitors is at the outer side, along the long brick wall. This space connects to the Terra Cotta Studio by an outdoor walkway."
"This is where people can try to 'touch the clay', create their own souvenir, and listen to stories told by the craftsmen," it added.
A cylindrical brick structure contains a kiln
The kiln itself is housed within a cylindrical brick form at the centre of the workshops, topped by a skylight and chimney.
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