Located right in the center of Ninh Binh city, Ninh Binh Villa with a total area of ​​600m2 impresses at first sight by its modern design and unique zigzag shape. Interspersed with colorful palace dome buildings, the villa is a condensation of the language of shapes, spaces, materials and landscapes that connect people with nature and family members. multigenerational family. The house is designed for a multi-generational family with a large number of members. The architect designed a 3-storey villa with a zigzag shape. The common living area is incorporated into the core of the house with a system of stairs. The block language runs continuously in the rectangular area, creating a soft, interwoven flow, in order to closely connect all spaces in the house together: between the house and the garden, space. in and out. The entire space on the first floor is a large open space that connects to the surrounding garden, a place for indoor and outdoor living areas, dining and social activities of family members. The 2nd and 3rd floor space is a separate area for family members, connecting each floor is the common living area in the central location. Any corner in the villa can access light, cool wind, and green trees. Small aquariums both create a lively landscape and contribute to regulating the microclimate to keep the space airy. Around the house and the stumps, the owner grows his own vegetables, has a clean food source and enjoys a resort life. Image source: Trieu Chien Video: Ho Chi Minh City preserves ancient villas. Source: VTV24

An important thing to keep the house cool is to make sure the windows and doors are in positions that allow good air circulation. The best time to open the door to catch the cool breeze is from 5am to 8am and from 8am to 10pm. During this time, the air is considered to be quite fresh and can dispel the heat in your home. If you can ensure anti-theft and health issues, open the living room windows at night to catch the coolest air. You can install insect nets to keep them out of your home. Air conditioning makes the Earth hotter. 2. Use the side door Windows absorb heat, making your home hotter. The solution is to install nets to help prevent heat from entering the house. Please close the net from 11am to 4pm. Materials such as bamboo, jute… are environmentally friendly and also make the house look cooler, avoiding dark or too bright colors. If you must go outside, be sure to close the mesh doors to prevent heat from entering the room. 3. Light tone Leather, silk, satin with pillows, sofas or other furniture… will absorb heat faster. Change to cotton or linen that wicks away sweat and also helps you feel more comfortable. 4. Wall paint color sơn Light paint colors make the house more comfortable. Want to dispel the hot and stuffy feeling of summer, choose a light, gentle and pleasant wall paint color such as: light yellow, pastel pink, beige, white or blue tones. There are even heat-resistant paints on the market today to help keep your home cooler. 5. Ceiling treatment Choosing UV-resistant paint to cover the ceiling is the fastest way to reduce the temperature. This is a paint that is mainly composed of film-forming agents with the ability to insulate and reflect sunlight. This type of paint acts as a coating to help the wall have more durability, resist dust, moisture and make the house cool and comfortable. 6. Trees Coconut palm, aloe vera or fern have the effect of purifying indoor air. In addition to that function, plants also help the house look cooler and more comfortable. Placing potted plants in the east and west of the house will help reduce the heat of the sun. In addition, growing climbing plants on the balcony also helps to keep the house cooler. 7. Electrical equipment Conventional light bulbs do not have the power-saving function and also make the house hotter because of the amount of heat emitted from it. Use bulbs like LED or fluorescent CFL. Don’t forget to turn off the light switch when going out, unplug electronic devices when not in use because they still give off a certain amount of heat.

Like any other essential appliance, to function properly, an air conditioner needs regular maintenance. However, many families forget this. Maintaining your air conditioner both saves money and keeps your home cool. It is best to refer to the maintenance schedule recommended by the air conditioner manufacturer. You won’t have to spend a lot of money every year. Using the wrong ceiling fan Most homes have a ceiling fan, but there are many families that don’t make the most of it. Many people think that ceiling fans are not equal to air conditioners. But ceiling fans can cool a home if used correctly. Installing ceiling fans in important areas of the house will help the air conditioner circulate cool air throughout the house. Also, if your home only uses the air conditioner when necessary, try setting the ceiling fan to rotate counterclockwise to push the air down into the house and create a cool breeze instead of just circulating the air. hot. In addition, installing an outdoor ceiling fan will help family members have a fun and cool outdoor dining and relaxing space. Open the curtains during the day Opening the curtains during the day is a great way to take advantage of the sun’s natural light. But UV rays can raise indoor temperatures, especially during the summer. Keep the curtains closed until the sun goes down. You can buy sunshades, curtains or handy window shades to let light into your home but not heat it up. Use the oven regularly For housewives, the oven is a necessary tool. However, using the oven frequently can make the house hotter. Best in the summer, you should limit the use of the oven. Ngoc Huyen – According to smalldesignideas On hot sunny days, the demand for electricity is high, you want to know the daily electricity index of your family to have a reasonable saving plan? Everything is simple when using the EPoint app of EVN Hanoi. Download and track electricity on the EPoint app – Daily electricity monitoring here

In the era of “small land, crowded people”, apartments are considered an effective solution to improve the problem of area and experience a new life on high. However, besides the convenience, when choosing an apartment, you also need to pay attention to the feng shui factor for a smooth, peaceful and prosperous life. Below, Fengjia feng shui will show 4 secrets to choosing apartment feng shui to bring prosperity into your apartment. Choose an apartment with a good view The apartment is like a big house with many rooms and many floors. That house needs to have feng shui advantages such as good direction, cool wind, avoid harsh sun, and have a setback commensurate with the road to reduce external impulses from entering the apartment space. Choose an apartment with a spacious road (space in front) Minh Duong is an important part of feng shui. The house does not have a clean and spacious road, even if the house has many good elements, it will not absorb the air field, it will also become a bad thing. For apartment buildings, roads are counted as empty areas in front. It can be green areas, small parks and, ideally, a lake as a place to play and rest for residents, as well as a setback to create a good view for outsiders when approaching. This is an important criterion when choosing an apartment as a place to live. Choose the direction of the apartment The direction of an apartment building is the direction perpendicular to the main entrance door of the apartment building, not the direction of the apartment doors. In our country, a beautiful apartment usually has a long side facing the South or Southeast, which will receive cool wind and stable light. The short sides facing the bad direction will help the apartments inside to minimize the influence of the westerly sun and hot wind. However, that is considering feng shui in general, and for each homeowner will have to follow the age to know if it is suitable or not. Choose a suitable apartment floor Choosing the right floor when buying an apartment to suit your age and destiny will bring auspicious and lucky for the owner. Whereby: Menh Thuy: Should choose apartments on the floor with number 1 and number 6 at the end. Menh Kim: the apartments on the floor have the last numbers 4 and 9. Menh Moc: Suitable for apartments on the floor with the last numbers 3 and 8. Fire Destiny: Only floors with the last numbers 2 and 7 should be selected. Destiny Earth: Choosing floors with the last number 5 and 10 will be very good. * Information is for reference only.

The 4-bedroom villa in Ho Chi Minh City designed by female architect Bich Huyen since 2017 has many unique features, especially the 40m2 wide skylight courtyard located in the middle of the project. The owner is an elderly woman who loves nature very much, likes open space, modern. Ms. Huyen shared, the house was built on a piece of land with an area of ​​7.5-8x22m, the house was built with 2m behind, 2m in front. Instead of making a front or back yard, the architect placed the courtyard on the central axis of the site. The house was built on a split floor around the yard. The garden area has an automatic sliding roof system, the owner can adjust the opening – closing to get the wind. When it rains, the sliding roof closes, ensuring the yard remains dry. Ground floor is garage, warehouse, auxiliary works, living room, swimming pool, garden. The house faces the North, with little sunlight, so Huyen arranges glass in the front. Behind the house is the extended south direction, taking maximum cool wind for the house. To ensure the sustainability of the building, the architect uses pressed pile foundations. Pile foundation is a form of foundation construction based on reinforced concrete square piles, using specialized machines to press piles deep into the ground. This type of foundation is very strong, can be used on soft ground and has good durability, suitable for high-rise townhouses. Homeowners often receive guests, meet relatives at the green skylight. The kitchen is located “climbing” above the swimming pool. The kitchen is located above, forming a roof for the swimming pool below. How to design such a swimming pool, helps to save maximum space and area. The hanging garden is located on the hallway. Relaxing corner in the garden. “Although it has been built for 4 years, the villa is still quite new now, because the owner has kept it very carefully,” Huyen said.