LES JARDINS D’HANOÏ PROJECT IS DEEPLY INSPIRED BY FAR EASTERN CULTURES AND MORE PRECISELY BY THE VIETNAMESE WAY OF LIFE, REVOLVING AROUND BUILDINGS CALLED "TUBE HOUSES". THESE STRANGE DWELLINGS ARE BASED ON A VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION TENDENCY, GATHERING ALL THE MEMBERS OF A SAME FAMILY. THEY CAN MAINLY BE FOUND IN HANOI, THE CAPITAL OF VIETNAM, OR IN HO CHI MINH CITY.

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE A NEW GENERATION HOUSING SYSTEM THAT REVOLUTIONIZES CURRENT TRENDS AND CHALLENGES THE STANDARDS OF TRADITIONAL HOUSING. THE PURPOSE IS TO INVITE PEOPLE TO IMAGINE ANOTHER WAY OF LIVING, WITH OTHERS.

IN THE APARTMENTS, A NICE AND QUIET ATMOSPHERE IS CREATED WITH NATURAL MATERIALS SUCH AS SISAL, LINEN AND DARK WOOD. THE SPACE IS ARRANGED TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND OPTIMUM COMFORT WHILE LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF SPACE TAKEN UP.

EACH OCCUPANT BENEFITS FROM A WORKTOP, A QUEEN-SIZE BED AND A DOUBLE WARDROBE. IN SOME OF THE MORE SPACIOUS APARTMENTS, YOU WILL ALSO APPRECIATE A SOFA AND AN EXOTIC PLANTER.

SLIDING WALLS, LOCATED AT BOTH ENDS OF THE STUDIO, CONNECT THE DWELLING TO THOSE OF ITS TWO DIRECT NEIGHBOURS TO CREATE A COMMUNAL AND SHARED RESIDENCE.

THE ENTIRE BUILDING’S ARCHITECTURE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MAXIMISE THE NATURAL LIGHT EXPOSURE OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS. IN WINTER, THESE TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDE NATURAL WARMTH THAT REDUCES ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR HEATING AND LIGHTING.

ON THE SIDE WALLS, SLIDING CLAUSTRAS IN DARK WOOD PROTECT THE BAY WINDOWS FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND REDUCE THE HEAT IN THE APARTMENTS, WHILE LIMITING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE WIND.

HOWEVER, ON HOT SUMMER DAYS, THIS EXPOSURE CAN ALSO BE A SOURCE OF DISCOMFORT, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE HOUSING MODULES, TO THE POINT OF MAKING OCCUPANCY UNBEARABLE.

THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO AVOID THE NEED FOR AIR CONDITIONING, I HAVE DEVISED TENTS ON AUTOMATIC SWIVEL FRAMES, DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE NATURAL SUNLIGHT IN THE APARTMENTS. ANTI-UV TREATED, THEY ARE DURABLE OVER TIME AND ADD A TOUCH OF EXOTICISM TO THE BALCONIES WITH THEIR WOODEN FRAME AND RED COLOUR.