AAR551CONSTRUCTION

TECHNOLOGY III

SALMAN HUDHAIBI BIN

AHMAD ZAHARI
MUHAMMAD ZUHAIR BIN
ZULKIFLEE

Stacking Green By Vo Trong Nghia

Stacking Green
Architects : Vo Trong Nghia
Architect
Location
: Saigon, Vietnam
Completion : 2011
Contractor : Thuan Viet Company
+ Wind and Water Hos JSC
Floor Area : 250m2 (4floors)
The house, designed for a thirty-yearsold couple and their mother, the
building is 20m deep but just 4m wide,
typical of the narrow but long 'tube
houses' common in Vietnam.

From the architect.Whoever wanders around Saigon, a chaotic

city with the highest density of population in the world, can
easily find flower-pots crampped and displayed here and there
all around the streets. This interesting custom has formed the
amused character of Saigon over a long period of time and
Saigonese love their life with a large variety of tropical plants
and flowers in their balconies, courtyards and streets.
The front and back faades are entirely composed of layers of
concrete planters cantilevered from two side walls.

Location : Saigon,
Vietnam
The form of the typical Vietnamese Tube House comes from the
shape of its plot- around 4 meters large and 20 meters deep.

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PARKING
BEDROOM 1
COURTYARD
STORAGE
LIVING SPACE
KITCHEN SPACE
BEDROOM 2
BATH ROOM
STUDY ROOM
WORSHIP ROOM
ROOF GARDEN

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

STORAGE
PARKING

GROUND FLOOR

BEDROOM 1

COURTYARD

LIVING
SPACE

FIRST FLOOR

KITCHEN SPACE

BEDROOM 2

SECOND FLOOR

BATHROOM

ROOF
GARDEN

THIRD FLOOR

VOID

WORSHIP
ROOM

STUDY
ROOM
VOID

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

Concrete frame structures

are a very common - or
perhaps the most commontype of modern building.
Concrete frame structures
are strong and economical.
Hence almost any walling
materials can be used with
them.
Concrete frame buildings can be
clad with any kind of cladding
material. Common cladding
materials are glass, aluminum
panels, stone sheets, and
ceramic facades.

FLOOR
CONSTRUCTION

ADVANTAGES OF GRANITE STONE:

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DURABILITY
AESTHETIC
LOW MAINTENANCE
SAFETY
NON-COMBUSTIBLE

THE WALL IS MADE OF CLAY BRICK AND

THEN FINISHES BY USING GRANITE STONE

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height of the
planters are adjusted
according to the height of
the plants, which varies
from 25 cm to 40 cm
Automatic irrigation pipes
fitted inside the planters
allow for easy watering
and maintenance.
The green facade and
roof top garden protect
its inhabitants from the
direct sunlight, street
noise and pollution

CANTILEVER SLAB STAIR

Concrete planters span between

the side walls to cover the front
and back facades, and are
spaced according to the height
of the plants.

At the rear of the house, an exterior staircase is

positioned between the planters and the back
wall, while glazing separates the front of the
house from the plants.

Inside the house, there are few

partition walls in order to
maximize views of the green
facades and encourage
ventilation.
The roof lights also allow natural light to penetrate.

Sunlight pokes through

the leaves of the plants
to cast dappled
shadows on the granite
walls.

Automatic irrigation pipes fitted

inside the planters allow for easy
watering and maintenance.

A rooftop garden provides shelter from the noise and pollution of the
streets below.
The green faade and roof top garden protect its inhabitants from the
direct sunlight, street noise and pollution.
Furthermore, natural ventilation through the faades and 2 top-lights
allow this house to save a big energy in a harsh climate in Saigon.
Concerning these ecological approaches, we referred a lot to the
bioclimatic principles of traditional Vietnamese courtyard house.

GREEN ROOF
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