Phong House by Milimet Vuông
Phong House is a house in Hòa Vang, Da Nang, Vietnam, designed by Milimet Vuông for a young family. Completed in 2023, it balances modern comfort with the slower rhythms of a suburban village. A pitched roof, natural materials, and generous openings keep the home connected to its rural setting without losing a contemporary edge.
About Phong House
Phong House stands in a suburban village where modern routines are beginning to take hold, yet the calm of the countryside still shapes daily life. For a young family, the house offers contemporary comfort while staying closely tied to its rural surroundings.
The project takes the form of a modern, minimalist house with a palette of rustic materials and natural tones. A pitched tile roof is reinterpreted in a contemporary way, recalling Vietnamese domestic architecture while keeping the building in quiet conversation with the village landscape.
A rotated second-floor volume turns toward the southeast to catch prevailing breezes and reduce solar heat gain. That move gives the home a distinct profile, and the ground-floor garden corridor is aligned to it so the overall composition feels measured and balanced.
Inside, the ground floor is arranged as one continuous zone for living, dining, and cooking. Large sliding glass doors open the boundary between interior and garden, allowing the shallow natural wading pool and the planted edges to become part of everyday family life.
The second floor holds the bedrooms, which face the garden and courtyard. Vertical wooden louvers screen the rooms from harsh sun while drawing changing bands of light and shadow across the interiors, giving them a quiet, contained mood.
The backyard extends 30 meters deep and reads like a small park. Rather than a traditional reflecting pond, the architects introduce a shallow wading pool that gives children a safe place to play, cools the microclimate, and reflects sky and light across the site.
Exposed brick, raw concrete, timber, and reinterpreted roof tiles define the material palette. Generous openings, skylights, and wooden louvers bring in daylight and air, while overhangs and screens modulate the sun through the day; at night, warm ambient lighting gives the house a welcoming glow.
The result is a home that supports daily interaction, responds to climate, and draws on familiar architectural references without imitating them. Its strength lies in that balance: a contemporary family house that fits the village around it and holds onto the human scale of its setting.
Photography by Quang Trần
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