A house in southern Dong Nai Province has walls built of bricks with holes, or structural bricks, to enable ventilation. 

The owners of the 208-meter-square house wanted to build something that could "breathe". Located on a 1,000-meter-square plot next to the Dong Nai River, the house has a lot of greenery.

The bricks are lined up in a different direction from the conventional method of construction.

To be environment-friendly and avoid waste, homeowners use defective bricks.

The garden acts as a second layer behind the brick wall.

Kitchen with a view.

The skylight.

The interior walls painted in white.

The breathing walls act as a lung for the house.

Photos by Hiroyuki Oki