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3.Architecture in Hue
The waves of the modernisation process taking place in Vietnam are also affecting Hue. This is having a great impact on the architecture and life-style of the people. Residential and commercial areas, in particular, are undergoing changes at various speed and distributions, determining the characteristics of the area. In this section, we use architecture as a means of studying the charms and characteristics of Hue that have not been lost in the on-going development. Legend
The areas where E is the majority The areas where D is converting to E The areas where D with two stories is common The areas where D with one story is common The areas where B is converting to C The areas where B with two stories is common The areas where E and B with one story are common The areas where A is converting to C The areas where A with two stories is common The areas where E and A with one story are common Construction which has farmland in a site Squqtters at river side Terraced houses Public facilities,schools and churches Rivers,reservoirs and canals Open spaces
E : Urban style building for commercial and residential use (Shophouse) B : Traditional style building for dense housing
G : Terraced house
Zoning by the present construction type in the Citadel
0 100 200
Spatial composition of building type
500 [m]
H:Squatter at river side
3-2.Transformation of architecture The buildings of Hue have had various forms, from the traditional Garden House to the latest Shop House.
Residential Buildings
A : Garden house
1800
Small temple
Living
Terrace
Shophouse
living room
Type E-1
E-2
terrace
Garden
Ansestor
BED ANCE BED ROOMSTOR ROOM
LIVING
SHOP
(family altar)
LIVING
5m
Original Unit
Section
Lay out
Time
Type E-2
1960
C-1
C-2 LIVING
ANCESTOR BED ROOM KITCHEN
When frontage narrows, buildings become rectangle form. Then the number of stories TYPE E-3 start piling up. E-3 SHOP TERRACE
ANCESTOR
LIVING
ANCESTOR BED ROOM
Ngu Ha
Fence Garden
Ngu Ha
house with the shift from one story house to two stories 1980 BED ROOM BED LIVING ROOM
LIVING
BED ROOM
Bed
KITCHEN
BED ROOM BED ROOM
TOILET SHOP
2F
E-4
Street
Street
Lay out
0
Ngu Ha
5m
SHOP
ANCESTOR
TERRACE
KITCHEN TOILET 1F
2F
LIVING
TERRACE
KITCHEN TOILET1F
TOILET2F
3F Entrance
Transformation of architecture