Located in the densely populated Tan Binh District of Ho Chi Minh City, this tree-topped family home designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects aims to provide a blueprint for the future of urban housing.

Working within a budget of $155,000, the architecture firm cut costs while building the prototypical home by using locally sourced, untreated materials.

Completed in 2014, the home is made up of five concrete, flower pot-like boxes that surround a central courtyard.

Project Credits:

Architecture Firm: VTN Architects

Principal architects: Vo Trong Nghia, Masaaki Iwamoto, Kosuke Nishijima

Architects: Nguyen Tat Dat

Contractor: Wind and WaterHouse JSC

Photography: Hiroyuki Oki