Shav Ngah ★@shavnyuyngah · Apr 4, 2026Vietnam again. Brick is not a primitive material, it’s a climate solution. The Bat Trang House wraps a 740m² family…
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The Bat Trang House in Hanoi demonstrates how traditional materials like brick and ceramic can be used as climate solutions through passive design, featuring a porous facade inspired by local pottery traditions, natural ventilation through a central courtyard, and filtered light via jali screens to work with rather than against the climate.
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Vietnam again. Brick is not a primitive material, it’s a climate solution. The Bat Trang House wraps a 740m² family home in a porous ceramic facade inspired by the pottery village it sits in. Trees grow through the center. The courtyard pulls air through every floor. Heat and light filtered naturally through jali screens. Working with your climate instead of fighting it. The material existed. The knowledge existed. The decision was all that was missing. More images from this project are in the comments🧵 📍 Bat Trang House, Hanoi, Vietnam 🏛 VTN Architects 📷 Hiroyuki Oki
Shav Ngah ★@shavnyuyngah · Apr 4, 2026Vietnam and Iran are two of the world’s most serious brick countries and this house from Hanoi proves why. Brick Cave by H&P Architects. Jali screens filtering light and air across every facade. A rooftop garden growing vegetables. A courtyard pulling the outside in. All of it built from locally produced brick in a dense suburban commune undergoing rapid urbanization. At night it becomes a lantern. By day it’s a cave. Same material. Same hands. Completely different experience. This is what brick can do when architects take it seriously. More views from this project in the comments 🧵 📍 Brick Cave, Đông Anh, Hanoi, Vietnam 🏛 H&P Architects 📷 Nguyen Tien Thanh
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