Home Tour: All-white modern 'kampung' landed house with minimalist courtyards in Vietnam
By Home & Decor Team -
A roomy layout accented with communal spaces and high ceilings, those are the elements commonly seen in traditional kampong houses in Southeast Asia.
Not only do they allow for natural ventilation, they also encourage the inhabitants to gather in central areas.
These factors made the homeowners of this home long for a modern house design that offered the same features of homes from a bygone era.
The homeowners engaged interior design studio 6717 Studio to propose a single-storey house that was inspired by a kampong home.
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A pond is situated at the entrance of the home, with stepping stones leading to the front living room.
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The house itself is appointed with two courtyards, one in front and this one at the back.
Glass panels overhead allow natural light to fill the spaces, while protecting the interiors from rain.
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The architect team included a car porch at the side of the home.
An open kitchen and a counter island acts as partitions between the front and back courtyards.
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In the front courtyard, the garden is exposed to the sun so that the homeowners can also convert the plot into an urban garden.
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The table and stools at the entrance of the home is carved from reclaimed logwood.
White lanterns above the dining area help to keep the interiors modern and sophisticated.
Beyond the back courtyard lay the study and bedroom.
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All the spaces within this home are visually connected.
The symmetry of the architecture creates an interesting design dialogue in the home.
The design team turned bird cages into pendant lights above the car porch area.
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A small garden patio next to the bedroom connects the sleeping space to the study room next door.
Full-length balcony doors open up to the outside, creating a smooth flow from inside to the out.
Using white as the dominant colour in the home, the interiors look contemporary while still offering the same kind of communal feel as a kampong home. Now that is brilliant indeed.
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