CTA uses screens and skylights to draw light into narrow Vietnamese home

Folding glass doors and perforated metal screens allow for the mediation of light, ventilation, and noise at the J House in Bien Hoa, Vietnam, designed by local studio CTA.
CTA, short for Creative Architects, was approached by a teacher who had purchased a narrow plot measuring four by 24 metres and wanted to create a bright, airy home to accommodate spaces for her gardening hobby.
J House was designed by CTA
Set back from the street behind a perforated metal gate, the J House is organised as a