Backyard Townhouses Project transforms demolition into Jersey City, restoring an old house and adding modern units

Casa 9, developed by Hoang GK, was conceived as a psychological sanctuary intended for families living in urban environments. It is a private summer residence where the divisions between individuals, communal areas, and the tropical environment merge.

The design utilizes an 'A'-shaped roof (A-frame), which extends prominently, serving as the main shelter of the building. This double gable roof, combined with wide eaves, functions as an efficient thermal insulator. This structure helps reduce direct solar heat absorption and casts extensive shadows over the social areas located below.

On the border of the Zuiderheide nature reserve, in the locality of Eemnes, there is a single-family residence dating from 1971. The initial project presented a square configuration with an area of only fifty square meters.

Later, an expansion was carried out in 2002; however, this addition resulted in a fragmented spatial arrangement. The rooms were characterized by being dark and having inadequate connections, both visually and in terms of circulation flow, with the staircase located in a corner.