Project Name
Brick Cave
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Project Location
Đông Anh, Vietnam
Year of Completion
2017
Building Type
Residential
Building Massing
Low Rise
Archived Year
12-13-2018
Climate
Cfa (Humid Subtropical Climate)
Application
envelope
Material and its Properties
Terracotta bricks "• a local material and widely used in rural areas of Vietnam, cheap • flexible, easy to form different patterns • adjust temporature • simple manual constructed"
Manufacturer
Viglacera brick
Location of Manufacturer
Hanoi, Vietnam
Architect Website
Manufacturer Website
Other Sources
https://www.archdaily.com/892432/brick-cave-h-and-p-architects
Environmental Response
Clay brick is very environment friendly. They come from nature and produce no waste during manufacturing. But they are not as durable as stone. This kind of filter walls are suitble in tropical zone, that eliminate the adverse aspects of the external environment and bring light and wind to the inside. but they are not practical in cold area.
Recommended Citation
chen, zhuoying, "Brick Cave" (2017). Building Case Studies. 397.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/397