Authorities of the central city of Hue have banned the construction of tall buildings near the city’s garden houses, considered an architectural legacy of the former imperial capital.
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - Authorities of the central city of Hue havebanned the construction of tall buildings near the city’s garden houses,considered an architectural legacy of the former imperial capital.
The city has given detailed regulations for the construction of homes andbusiness structures in the garden houses. Homes built on land plots here mustbe lower than 11m and have a maximum of two storeys.
Each house is allowed to occupy 20 percent of the total 1,000sq.m land plot or25 percent of a 2,000sq.m land plot or 30 percent of a 3,000sq.m land plot.
No modern structures are allowed. Homes must be built with wooden frames andcovered by two tile roofs meeting at a common top. Dark, multi-coloured, glassor stone walls are also prohibited.
Maximum permitted height of fencing is 2.1m, and plant-based fencing isadvisable.
Business establishments such as restaurants or souvenir stands must be lowerthan 7.5m and they must ensure no harm comes to the perennial trees in thegardens.
Hue garden houses, or nha vuon, are houses built with many carved beamsand pillars and with fish skin tile roofs. No steel nails are used to nailwooden parts of the structure and the whole structure can stand on its own on aplain surface without any anchor or concrete foundation.
The structure is placed inside a garden with perennial trees, flowers,ornamental fish ponds and manmade streams, all strictly adhering to theOriental fengshui concept.
Last year, the city made its first move to protect the garden houses from deteriorationdue to time by funding 40 owners to undertake urgent repairs of the houses.-VNA
Central Thua Thien-Hue province will focus its efforts on restoring up to 40 local renowned gardens houses through 2020 instead of 150 houses as set from the previous period.
The People’s Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province and relevant units gathered at a meeting on September 7 to discuss a project to preserve and promote the values of Hue garden houses.
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A Hue garden house (Photo: VNA) 
