Vietnamese farmer builds yacht-shaped house as ode to life on the high seas
The house sits atop a pond, as if sailing across an ocean
An old farmer in Western Vietnam “plays big”, spent 220.000$ to build a house like a 3-story yacht “unique in the West” to commemorate the days floating at sea.
The panorama of the yacht house is seen from abovePHOTO: XUAN PHUC
Turn ideas into reality
This “unique Western” three-story yacht-shaped house belongs to Mr. Cao Van Nam (71 years old, lives in Binh Tinh hamlet, Hoa Tinh commune, H. Mang Thit, Vinh Long ). Thanh Nien reporter came to the house and was warmly welcomed by Mr. Nam, acting as a “guide” to introduce his house.
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Regarding the idea of designing a yacht-shaped house, Mr. Nam said that many years ago he lived and worked on a ship in the US. The time floating in the sea left many memories in him, so when he returned home he cherished to build this house.
“The idea of this house dates back to when I came back to live in the country. I look for a reputable architect to make my ideas come true. After 2 years of construction, my dream house is completed. Although not completely completed, but it is very basic, ”Mr. Nam said.
According to the owner, this yacht house has a length of 30 m, a width of 11 m, floating on the surface of the lake 390 m², raised by 51 concrete pillars. The house is about 15 m high with 3 floors. The whole house has 7 bedrooms (ground floor 3 rooms, first floor 4 rooms) and 2nd floor Mr. Nam intends to make “a treasure of sand”. The 7 bedrooms are numbered from 1 to 7 like on the yacht, each room has a separate fully equipped toilet.
House built 2 years, cost 220.000$
The couple’s room is the largest, equal to 2 ordinary rooms. The remaining rooms are of equal size and fully equipped with amenities. In addition, the house also has a living room and a dormitory room. The front part of the house is designed like a bow. All door frames, doors, windows, stair railing and balcony railing are made of 304 stainless steel against rust.
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The staircase is paved with marble. The house has 2 main stairs, one behind the house and one in the house. Mr. Nam said the back staircase is the emergency exit. On the terrace there is a 2-storey observatory about 3 m high, which Mr. Nam plans to attach a telescope to watch the stars at night.
At the bottom of the lake, Mr. Nam released 3,000 fish, carp, Koi, guppies and planted lotus nia. “This house is basically the size of a real yacht. When I made my house, I told the architect how to design for me to use more than 100 years without rust, they told me to make 304 stainless steel, I agreed immediately, the toilet door was also made of 304 stainless steel. It took more than 2 years for the house to be completed at a total cost of 5 billion VND, ”Nam said.
Clean water for people to come get comfortable
In the back garden of his house, Mr. Nam planted trees and raised breeding eels and meat eels for the market. When asked if people want to visit the house, do you agree? Mr. Nam chuckled and said, “My home welcome everyone” (roughly translated as my house welcomes everyone). To show his aromatic heart, Mr. Nam also made 2 taps to get clean drinking water right in front of his house for people wishing to come and take comfort.
Mr. Nam said that he was also old, so he built this “unique Western” house so that his children and grandchildren could have a comfortable place to live. “I have 3 sons, 4 grandchildren, all living and working in America. I built this house so that when it came back there would be a place to rest, ”Mr. Nam said.
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