Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020
Winners of 2020 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture Winners of 2020 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture
The project site is a small house occupying 80 square meters.It is located on the main village road. Urbanization has transformedthe village architecture and living space. The land hasbeen divided into many small plots, and the buildings areinfluenced by the architecture of urban townhouses, whichdoes not suit the local lifestyle. The house is meant for a marriedcouple aged fifty-plus years living in this rural area. Dailyactivities, which include gardening and paddy drying, areconnected with nature.As a small site, the house serves many complex functions.Instead of having a large yard like the other village houses, thestructure has many courtyards at different heights, alignedwith its own height. A rooftop garden is located adjacent tothe courtyard on the mezzanine, comprising a playground andvegetable garden that connects the roof to the ground floor.The rooftop garden also provides fresh seasonal food for dailymeals. As the owner shares these food products with neighboringfamilies, the architecture has unintentionally generatedsocial interactions within the village community. The rooftopgarden also serves to insulate the house. The internal temperatureis significantly lower compared with that of the surroundinghouses with corrugated steel roofs. The stair-step designreduces the height of the façade. Consequently, the urbanspace is not overwhelmed, and harmony is maintained withthe surrounding area. “The Red Roof” is intended to maintain,preserve, and evoke the familiar rural lifestyle.10
JURY CITATIONThe project demonstrates a creative roof solution for a low-cost house, whichprovides a planting terrace for the users, who are actually farmers living in aVietnamese village massively influenced by rapid urbanization. The architectdesigned a house not just to satisfy the basic living condition but also to helpthe locals adapt to urban life in a more familiar way. The house was built of localmaterials and is in good condition of ventilation and daylighting. The roof providesa place for not only vegetable planting but also a better living environmentin terms of temperature. The Red Roof stands out as an eminent project as itbrings insights into the rethinking of urban periphery and the conflicts betweenfarmlands, farmers, and rapid urbanization, which is happening in most Asiancountries. It is thus awarded the Gold Winner by the jury.11
- Page 3 and 4: Winner by categoryA-1 Single Family
- Page 5: CONVENERJURY BOARDYongwoo LEEFranci
- Page 8 and 9: GOLD WINNERThe Red RoofA-1Single Fa
- Page 12 and 13: HONORABLEMENTIONA-1Frame HolidayStr
- Page 14 and 15: HONORABLEMENTIONContainer HouseA-1S
- Page 16 and 17: GOLD WINNERNha Nhim HomestayA-2Mult
- Page 18 and 19: The challenge in this project was t
- Page 20 and 21: HONORABLEMENTIONXi’an OCT 108 Lan
- Page 22 and 23: HONORABLEMENTIONDajia VillaA-2Multi
- Page 24 and 25: GOLD WINNERB-1Cotton Lab UrbanLoung
- Page 26 and 27: The site and the old factory were c
- Page 28 and 29: GOLD WINNERKrushi BhawanB-1Public A
- Page 30 and 31: Krushi Bhawan was originally planne
- Page 32 and 33: HONORABLEMENTIONHeadquarter ofShang
- Page 34 and 35: HONORABLETable-Landscape: Plot B4,M
- Page 36 and 37: GOLD WINNERJackfruit VillageB-2Publ
- Page 38 and 39: The project site in Trai Lang Villa
- Page 40 and 41: HONORABLEMENTIONB-2Boat Rooms on th
- Page 42 and 43: HONORABLEMENTIONAlila WuzhenB-2Publ
- Page 44 and 45: GOLD WINNERB-3More thanJust a Libra
- Page 46 and 47: Initiated and crowd funded by IX Ar
- Page 48 and 49: HONORABLEMENTIONB-3MedogMeteorologi
- Page 50 and 51: HONORABLEMENTIONRabindhorn: Arsomsi
- Page 52 and 53: HONORABLEMENTIONIAB Center, Home fo
- Page 54 and 55: GOLD WINNERB-4Communal Mosque,Cyber
- Page 56 and 57: The communal mosque project, set in
- Page 58 and 59: GOLD WINNERB-4Long MuseumWest BundP
JURY CITATION
The project demonstrates a creative roof solution for a low-cost house, which
provides a planting terrace for the users, who are actually farmers living in a
Vietnamese village massively influenced by rapid urbanization. The architect
designed a house not just to satisfy the basic living condition but also to help
the locals adapt to urban life in a more familiar way. The house was built of local
materials and is in good condition of ventilation and daylighting. The roof provides
a place for not only vegetable planting but also a better living environment
in terms of temperature. The Red Roof stands out as an eminent project as it
brings insights into the rethinking of urban periphery and the conflicts between
farmlands, farmers, and rapid urbanization, which is happening in most Asian
countries. It is thus awarded the Gold Winner by the jury.
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