We renewed a Vietnamese house — converting it from a single family home with two half baths into two apartments with two full baths and one half bath. Special attention was given to UX and usability: A dedicated area for parking, a more open kitchen, introduction of more natural light, sensible electrical and lighting design.
Superfluous decorative elements (pillars, fake brick) and kitchen cabinets were removed. A kitchen window was added. A dedicated parking area was created by raising the rest of the kitchen floor.
The bathroom was made smaller, giving more space to the kitchen and room to install a washer and dryer. Original cabinets were patched and painted.
The original bathroom had low ceilings and a shower you’d have to use while on the toilet. We raised the bathroom ceiling, created a dedicated space for the shower where the toilet used to be, placed the toilet where the sink used to be, and will move the sink outside of bathroom.
We added a door between the bedroom and the living room. There will be a hidden sliding door behind a book case which can be closed if you want to use the living room as a guest room.
This blue area separates the walk-in closet and vanity from the rest of the bedroom.
A concrete bench and large windows were added to the far wall.
We encroached into the attached terrace to create a bathroom with an open-air shower and a very large window (blinds can be lowered for the modest).
