MY THAI villa
Nguyen Dang Anh Dung
+
Nguyen Thi Bich Thanh + Nguyen Thi Anh Thu + Nguyen Van Trung
Supervisors: AD+studio
Constructor: THAIVIET furniture
Photographs: Hoang Le - Chimnon Studio
Film maker: Bimmaker
A home is more than a place for everyday living; it can also become a setting that preserves and celebrates the aesthetic values of its owners.
For the young couple, the vision for the renovation was to transform the house into a gallery-like home, where paintings, artworks, and personal mementos are seamlessly woven into everyday life. The design embraces a minimalist approach, allowing architecture to recede into the background so that light, materials, and spatial proportions work together to highlight each piece within the collection.
From the very first design sketches, the house was envisioned as a place where architecture and art coexist in harmony. Every perspective was carefully considered to frame and celebrate the artworks, while creating a living environment that feels warm, calming, and deeply connected to its owners' everyday lives.
Rather than relying on an intricate interior, the design embraces restraint. A neutral tone, natural materials, and carefully controlled lighting create a calm architectural backdrop that allows the artworks to take center stage.
Reflective glass surfaces are used with restraint to enhance the sense of openness while preserving privacy, creating layered spaces with a strong sense of depth. The material palette is intentionally limited to earthy tones, warm off-whites, and deep browns, reinforcing the home's calm and understated character.
Positioned at the end of the corridor, a large mirror visually extends the space while reflecting and diffusing natural light, bringing greater brightness and a heightened sense of openness to the entire home.
The restrained material palette gives each piece of furniture room to breathe, while allowing the homeowners' curated art collection to take center stage.
Unlike a conventional gallery, where visitors stay only briefly, this home is designed for art to become part of everyday life.
Gentle curves at the junctions of walls and ceilings soften the otherwise rigid geometry of the existing townhouse. Indirect cove lighting enhances the depth and texture of the surfaces, lending the interior a lighter, more tranquil spatial quality.
Here, art is no longer confined to being an object on display, but becomes an essential part of everyday life.
