STREETS OF HOI AN

Hội An , VIETNAM  Streets of Hoi An Ancient town seem to be covered colors of moss looks magical and dreaming

such a vivid picture. The existence of an old town such as Hoi An is the only case in Vietnam and
also rare in the world. This is considered to a living museum of architecture and urban lifestyle.
OLD HOUSES
 Hoi An is attractive by characteristic architecture of old houses in tubular shape, the width of 4 m

to 8 m, from 10 m to 40 m deep. Main materials were used to build houses here have bearing ca-
pacity and high stability due to its harsh climate and annual flood of this area.
 The structure of the house is divided as follows: sidewalk, patio, main house, outbuildings, porch,

toilet and inside patio, behind part. House is divided into three main spaces including: business
space, living space and worship space. This divide is suitable for narrow space and incorporates
features of the house.
 Truss system carry the roof is carved exquisite patterns. The roof is covered with yin and yang tiles,

curly tiles, one up side rows next to another down side row form a line along the pitch of the roof.
 Tiled floors, wooden column systems in the house are put on rocks. Most tiles, bricks were

brought from the North. Wooden structure of the house is harmonious in architectural style and
decoration.
 Space ancient houses in Hoi An is airy creating harmony with nature by an open terrace, rockery,

pool of water … to get the light. It make houses in Hoi An is cool in summer and warm in winter.
 Most houses in Hoi An are painted warm yellow, with blue or green woodwork, and have veran-

das, balconies, and wooden shutters.

BRIEF SYNTHESIS
Hoi An Ancient town is located in Viet Nam’s central Quang Nam Province, on the
north bank near the mouth of the Thu Bon River. The inscribed property comprises
30 ha and it has a buffer zone of 280 ha. The town reflects a fusion of indigenous and
foreign cultures (principally Chinese and Japanese with later European influences)
that combined to produce this unique survival. The town comprises a well-
preserved complex of 1,107 timber frame buildings, with brick or wooden walls,
which include architectural monuments, commercial and domestic vernacular struc-
tures, notably an open market and a ferry quay, and religious buildings such as pago-
das and family cult houses.

Hoi An suffers from extensive flooding during the

rainy season, especially between the months of
September and December. There are, on average,
between three and five major floods every year,
with an average inundation level of three metres.

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