eert Mangwon Cafe / Workment

The building location, Mangwon-dong, is a residential complex that is rapidly changing due to the inflow of a new commercial area. The building which was built in 1974, has been expanded and transformed several times and requires structural reinforcement.

Kim Long House / BHA studio

The house is located in Kim Long, where there are many unique Hue garden Houses, the ancient capital of Vietnam. This home is designed for four generations, with an area of 5x25m.

Dananpo Cultural Center Renovation / Approach Architecture Studio

Dananpo village belongs to Xicun Town, Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, which is 50km away from Jiaozuo City and located within the scope of the shallow mountain area of Yuntaishan scenic spot. There is beautiful scenery in Yuntaishan and millions of tourist- visits every year, which has increased year by year in addition. Although it is close to a scenic spot in the geographical location, the economic support of the villagers in Dananpo is still mainly relied on farming and working out. In the 1970s and 1980s, a number of public buildings were once built in the village due to the development of the coal industry, but most of these have been idled nowadays. Approach Architecture Studio was commissioned to renovate the buildings of the former village committee site, which is a group of brick and wood structure buildings in the 1980s.

Firefly House / Volume Matrix Studio

Since the owner was a child, the family's main income came from her mother. The owner's mother's job was to bring the coconuts from her garden to sell at a floating market. The mother continued this job until the owner grew up and has her own family. After the owner is able to sustain the family, she wants her mother to stop selling coconuts at the floating market, rest, and spend time with her children, therefore, she intends to build a house for her mother to live in and to use as a family gathering place. The site is a coconut garden located in Amphawa district, Samut Songkhram, Thailand. Only 1 Kilometer from the site, there is the Amphawa floating market which is famous for local Thai desserts, and Thai food, and a boat trip along the Mae Klong River to see fireflies.

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