Duplex villa is a type of block villa from 2 apartments located on a plot of land, with 3 open sides and a common wall. Doan Manh, 35 years old this year, was inspired by traditional Japanese architecture mixed with modern and pillar houses to complete this living space.
“Money to buy land is 5 million/m2 and invested more than 4 billion to build. After 2 years, this villa will be completed. Currently this is a duplex villa, one side belongs to my house, the other side belongs to you. I chose to buy land here because it is close to Hanoi, it only takes 45 minutes to move, but the hilly terrain overlooking Ba Vi mountain is very beautiful.“, Doan Manh shared.
The duplex villa is hidden in the mountains and forests of Ba Vi.
The house is inspired by traditional Japanese architecture mixed with modern and column-supported houses.
The house is located on the tangerine hamlet in Yen Bai, Ba Vi. This is a very beautiful position overlooking Ba Vi mountain, white clouds fly daily, high hills help to see the whole surrounding space and straight down to the fields when the rice season is ripe.
Traditional Japanese architecture of column-supported houses with gentle terrain, suitable for Vietnam’s climate, helps to keep the small house neat and tidy in the mountainous landscape, the two apartments are like one flat, tidy, adjacent to the side of the house. there is a way through each other.
The house is located on the tangerine hamlet in Yen Bai, Ba Vi.
This is a very beautiful position overlooking Ba Vi mountain, white clouds fly daily, high hills help to see the whole surrounding space and straight down to the fields when the rice season is ripe.
Traditional Japanese architecture, column-supported houses with gentle terrain, suitable for Vietnam’s climate.
Living room space combined with tea table.
The house is built 1.5 floors with two bedrooms upstairs and downstairs, a kitchen, a living room as well as a plunge pool for the little ones when summer comes. The porch is surrounded to help you sit and watch the mountains and clouds, drink tea in the early morning and watch the clouds fly. Under the column at the bottom of the floor are hidden technical equipment, electrical wires, water and air conditioner heaters.
The main space in the house is the living room and the kitchen, which is a common space that is cared for more carefully with the desire to bring close family members to drink tea and eat cake. The master room has a curtain in the glass and outside the curtain is a bamboo planted next to the window to create a beautiful picture of nature, drawing nature closer to the owner.
The domed design feels soft and elegant. The porch is surrounded to help you sit and watch the mountains and clouds, drink tea in the early morning and watch the clouds fly.
The main space in the house is the living room and kitchen, which is a well-groomed common space.
New autoclaved aerated concrete building materials are available in Vietnam market, and are more effective than red bricks for normal walls. This material helps to insulate the inside and outside of the house, keeping it cool in the summer and warm in the winter, helping to reduce the cost of air conditioning.
Lightweight bricks that float on water make it easier to transport in difficult terrain, keeping the traditional Japanese spirit. The house uses imported Buna wood as the interior, combined with high-quality heat-resistant glass to help reduce the temperature in the summer and limit noise.
Sliding doors are used mostly in the house, making the maximum open space, flooded with light and wind, saving electricity. The design of the sliding door is smooth and smooth with imported accessory rails to help open and close easily and limit impact and noise.
The house uses imported Buna wood as the interior, combined with high-quality heat-resistant glass to help reduce the temperature in the summer and limit noise.
Master bedroom.
The miniature area has sliced natural pebbles, accompanied by a neatly cut round stone basin containing circulating water. The water from the bamboo faucet gurgles bringing nature into the house, the buffer space creates a very comfortable feeling. The sitting shelves are reinforced with a thick, sturdy iron core, covered with wood, creating a flying space in the living room and bedroom.
The first floor bathroom has a granite bathtub, neat tiled and square tiled floors, and rustic blinds. Light from outside the glass door and on the roof gives the feeling of bathing in nature.
The first floor bathroom has a granite bathtub.
Tile floors and neat square tiles, rustic blinds.
Light from outside the glass door and on the roof gives the feeling of bathing in nature.
Owners use Daikin air conditioners, pre-manufactured Son Ha plastic septic tanks do not have to build concrete septic tanks, so they save some money and are easy to transport and install in mountainous terrain. Vincostone kitchen countertops are stable and won’t stain.
The ceiling is covered with plastic wood, wooden beams with standard lighting to make the apartment on the mountain blend in with nature. Between the sliding doors, thick mica and traditional Japanese shoji paper are used to limit industrial materials in the house and be sustainable over time.
The kitchen is a higher level that separates the space, making the house interesting, not boring. The ladder to the floor is covered with wood, solid iron bones, cozy and simple wooden handles, creating a feeling of being surrounded by harmonious and pleasant wood.
The 2nd floor includes a bedroom and a closed bathroom, with a round glass window looking at Ba Vi mountain like a picture every time you wake up. The headboard is made of industrial wood with fabric grain and CNC engraved bamboo leaves repeatedly, delicately hand painted.
The second floor has one bedroom and a full bathroom.
The headboard is made of industrial wood with fabric grain and CNC engraved bamboo leaves repeatedly, delicately hand painted.
Surrounding the house is a green Japanese lawn, Indian chrysanthemum trees hanging from the roof of the bathroom. Trees and flowers are surrounded by the foot of the house to hide the existing equipment. The bamboo tree is planted next to the bedroom glass door and the round umbrella next to the WC bath door means that heaven and earth are eternal, long and wide.
Especially the house on the mountain, but there are very few mosquitoes. Homeowners use an additional insect catching machine in the corner of the house, so sleep is absolutely safe. In addition to private investment, the homeowner also invests in roads, trees, electricity and water.
The spirit of traditional Japanese architecture mixed with modernity is improved from architecture, interior design suitable to the climate and habits of Vietnamese people, suitable to the location of the land. Living in a beautiful, quiet space and being awakened by birdsong makes homeowners healthier when staying here.
Magnificent natural scenery outside the villa.
Photo: Quang Minh