Journal

Notes from the site.

Material, cost and process — written by the people who build.

Illustrative photo of a white villa with greenery.

12 · 2025 — Lỗ Trọng Vượng 01

Local material and the cost equation.

Quang Nam fired brick, Non Nuoc stone — why we favour material within a 100 km radius.

Illustrative photo of a narrow townhouse interior daylit from a light well.

09 · 2025 — Lương Thúy

Why we sign a single contract.

Fewer surprises, one point of contact. How the design-build model protects your budget.

Illustrative photo of a concrete volume resting on natural stone on a hillside.

06 · 2025

Daylight inside the townhouse.

Skylights, light slots and facades — three tools to bring daylight into deep, narrow lots.