In response to the historic context, the traditional shop house is adapted to the conditions of the site through its characteristic pitched roofs and the sequence of building and courtyard.

The landscape is brought into the architecture through carefully positioned openings, creating a continuous relationship between the house and its surroundings. The butterfly roof serves as a contemporary reference to the characteristic roofscape of Hoi An, while the central void above the living room reinterprets the courtyard typology as an interior spatial element.

The upper floor contains four use-neutral rooms, interconnected and accessible via two separate staircases. This creates a flexible system of freely combinable spatial configurations, capable of accommodating a wide range of future use scenarios.

This openness to change allows the building to adapt over time. And in the best sense, adaptability is what makes a building sustainable: by enabling continued use rather than requiring replacement.