Facing the West, a tube house in Hanoi dons a wooden face to mitigate solar radiation, promoting internal tranquility and privacy. 

The 120-meter-square home is located in a Hanoi neighborhood. To make the house stand out, architects decided to create a special facade with wood lamination, reducing solar radiation, and helping to shape the exterior.

The front garden is raised to create space for a garage.

The house is designed with two open sides in the front and the back, ensuring maximum lighting and ventilation.

A staircase is placed at the back to utilize more living space, often spoiled by the traditional tube house shape.

Floor-to-ceiling windows allow tons of natural light to penetrate the abode.

The basic spatial structure of a normal tube house is often in the form of a staircase acting as main axis, but architects of this house broke the tradition by placing it to the rear.

A closer look at the wooden facade.

Photos by Trieu Chien.