Block Architects Renovates Vietnamese Home With Steel-Frames

A Vietnamese narrow-house got a huge renovation when local architecture studio Block Architects sew it with steel frames. The dull home's walls and floors were taken off to get a much better structural design inspired by the owners' business. The innovative residence sits now with better ventilation and decorative elements.

According to Dezeen, Block Architects made the Ho Chi Minh City renovation for a young leather handcrafter couple. They wanted to their home to have more functional space so the local design studio took off unnecessary materials and replaced it with white-painted framework rods.

"The house appears as if it were 'sewed' with thin, white, pure thread," Block Architects representative said. "Unnecessary walls and floors were removed to make space, exposing a large structure which was 'sewed' on walls alongside big frames at the front and the back of the house," it said in addition.

The house's courtyard, interior, and other spaces are now joined with the steel frames. It only aims to place more serviceable nooks for the couple to move and work. Block Architects took off the solid staircase and replaced it with steel-timber one. It permits now improved ventilation.

Block Architects also made sure that the house's design will not suffer from the modern steel-frame material. It incorporated planters to balance the dullness of the place. The Vietnamese home's kitchen and mezzanine are also part of the remodeling. Because of the steel frames, the two have larger spaces now.

In another report by Inhabitat, it added more interesting details regarding the house renovation made by Block Architects. The entire procedure as the firm described was meticulous.

The local architecture studio made sure that the Vietnamese home will have thoughtfully created spaces. Block Architects indeed amazed everyone with the construction they did. It will surely be an inspiration for many more projects in the future.