Indigenous features in Hue houses
Mr. Huynh Cong Man - the homeowner and also the designer and constructor of Leranda was born and raised in Hue city but later he worked in the US for many years.
Every time he returns home for the holidays, Mr. Man arranges time to travel and explore his hometown with his small family. “Being born and raised in Hue, I feel many interesting things about the way Hue people live in the past and want to share the peace and lifestyle of this land with tourists. Therefore, I decided to collect and pick up the interesting things in my memories to form Leranda as it is today,” said the homeowner.
The homeowner built a garden house with the culture and architecture of the common Hue people in the past from his childhood memories.
Mr. Man said that his house used to have a veranda (in French, it means a corridor or porch outside) and every time he came home from school, he loved to sit there and play with his dogs and cats. Unlike the porch that is only built permanently in front, the veranda is also built around the house, depending on the design of the house, there is a suitable arrangement.
Most of the old Hue garden house architecture has a porch surrounding the house. The porch is one of the interesting traditions in a tropical country with a lot of rain and hot sun like Hue. From this idea, he wanted to create a house with a strong character and the most comfortable for the user.
Most of the ancient Hue garden house architecture, every house has a porch surrounding the house.
Most of the ancient Hue garden house architecture has a porch surrounding the house. The porch is one of the interesting traditions in a tropical country with much rain and hot sun like Hue.
When mentioning Hue, people often think of garden houses with ancient, quiet, cool spaces, especially gardens and lakes... With these things, Leranda gives guests the feeling of staying in a house with a strong Hue style, feeling the harmony between people and the surrounding nature.
Explaining the curiosity behind the house name, Mr. Huynh Cong Man said: “My little daughter is named Lily. First of all, I want to create a yard, a porch for her to share the beautiful memories I had in the past. Besides, Lily will welcome friends who love Hue to visit. From there, combine the letter L and veranda to form Leranda”.
Green space in Leranda
Morning or afternoon, Leranda's yard is filled with the chirping of birds and the fragrant scent of flowers in the quiet space, making everyone feel relaxed and at ease. All common living spaces such as the living room, kitchen, dining room, etc. are open spaces, located separately, so that the activities of each family member as well as guests are not affected.
Leranda carries the traditional culture of Hue, unique in design style, open space, connected with nature, trees and flowers, bringing a space full of resort and relaxation for visitors.
Lotus Room
Ficus Room
5 rooms representing 5 types of trees
With a total area of nearly 400 m2On a rather modest plot of land, Leranda does not arrange too many rooms, only 6 rooms, focusing on prioritizing space for the garden, fish pond, planting many kinds of fragrant flowers and plants. Including 5 rooms for guests (and a large room for the host family to live), each room is named after a type of plant grown in the room: Lotus, Poinsettia, Confetti, Ficus, Bamboo.
The interior has a blend of modern and traditional styles. The combination of the main white and yellow tones of the walls, the wood color of the furniture, the accents of the curtain patterns, pillow covers, etc. creates a modern and gentle look. The details of the bed, wardrobe, table and chairs are improved, combining the past and the present, the dark wooden floor gives guests a familiar traditional look.
Poinsettia Room
Confetti Room
Lotus room has a view of the lotus pond. The bed is specially designed and carefully handcrafted to provide the most comfortable and secure sleeping feeling, combined with delicate carvings to bring elegance. In front of the room is a porch to sit and drink tea, coffee, read books with a view of the spacious and airy lotus pond on a swing chair.
Poinsettia has poinsettia, long desk right next to small fish pond combined with green trees to bring the most quiet feeling of concentration possible.
Confetti with seats for drinking tea, coffee, reading books right on the small fish pond, under the bougainvillea tree brings a peaceful feeling, has a lobby combined with a simple working or reception space.
Open space, connected with nature, trees and flowers, brings a space full of resort and relaxation for tourists.
The largest Ficus room is about 28 m2and has a garden to sit and drink tea, coffee, read books combined with an outdoor hot and cold bath. The floor and all the furniture in the room are natural wood creating a cozy space.
The Bamboo Room is unique because of its working and reading corner overlooking the bamboo grove, which is typical of Vietnam. In addition, there is a window opening to the common yard view, making it easy to connect with the other members in the living area like a big family. The bed is specially designed and carefully handcrafted to help bring the most comfortable and safe sleeping feeling, combined with delicate carvings to bring elegance to the user.
The interior also has a blend of modern and traditional styles.
Leranda is located right in the Western Quarter, walking street, about 1 km from Truong Tien Bridge and about 3 km from the Imperial City. Located right in the crowded city but entering the house, the space is very quiet, this place is likened to an oasis in the heart of Hue city.
Thanks to its central location, traveling, sightseeing, exploring cuisine, shopping are all very convenient as well as easy to visit many other famous tourist destinations in Hue and save on travel costs. The harmony between human life and plants, between spiritual and material life, all blend together to create a balance in life.
Morning or afternoon, Leranda's yard is filled with the chirping of birds and the fragrant scent of flowers in the quiet space.
What makes Leranda so appealing is that many guests return and recommend it to their friends and family. It feels familiar, comfortable, and like coming home. Leranda has also been voted a “Superhost” for many quarters on Airbnb.
“I want the house to have a unique and different design but still retain the cultural and architectural characteristics of the common Hue people in the past. Therefore, the harmonious layout design is clearly shown such as: porch, wooden pillars, wooden doors, yellow walls, brick floors, planting typical trees of Hue. As well as combining typical local materials such as bricks, bamboo, thatched roofs, lotus ponds, water lilies... to increase the local character of the house", the homeowner shared more.
Leranda retains the cultural and architectural characteristics of Hue people to increase the local character of the house.
