What is the meaning of villa

History of the villa

Villa was built in the ancient Roman period, where a lot of the aristocracy and upper class gathered. After the fall of the Roman republic some villas were transferred to the church, it was reused as a monastery, then they gradually re-developed through the Middle Ages and the villa came into existence to the present day.

Villa today is not much different from the time when the concept of that was born in the Roman period. Villa is still understood in the sense that it is simply a living space built separately, a beautiful house with many functions. And summed up in the simplest sense, a villa is usually understood as a separate house with a garden, trees, grass, even a swimming pool, with a fence and private entrance, a quiet space away from the hustle and bustle.

Experiencing the formation and development of old villa models, which were gradually changed to suit the economic conditions of each family. And the concept of the villa was gradually changed according to each person's understanding, the architecture also gradually changed to match the modernity, so the modern villa was born.

What does villa mean?

Modern villa is one of the new architectural styles, often with extremely rich colors and styles through simple modern style using modern materials, and modern materials in favor of certainty as well as simplifying the fussiness and in favor of cool airiness.

Modern villa is an architectural style chosen by many people, especially young people today, it is not bound or follows a pattern, the designer can change the appearance to be able to change the new style for each living space according to your preferences.

Modern villas are usually built from 1 to 3 floors with a large campus, solid fences, although the area does not give specific numbers, but the minimum frontage must be over 10m and the construction land area from 30 %.

How is the architectural design process of the villa?

To be able to design a beautiful and standard villa architecture, architects need to follow the following working process:

Step 1: Construction architects conduct a practical survey

To own a beautiful villa architecture, the actual survey of architects and construction contractors is especially important. This will be able to determine the stability of the ground, external factors and feng shui.

Step 2: Measure the actual size

Homeowners discuss with the architect to determine the direction of the villa. At this point, the architect will give you the construction plan, the location of the rooms and the design of the villa.

Step 3: Prepare architectural design documents for the villa

Construction architects will determine the remaining information and proceed to prepare construction design documents. In particular, the drawing of the villa will be returned to discuss with the owner and the documents related to the construction permit are also done in this step.

Step 4: Sign the contract of architecture and construction of the villa

After agreeing on all plans, the architect and the owner will discuss again and sign the contract. The construction work will be carried out to ensure that the progress of the villa is not delayed.

The most popular types of villas today

Beach Villa

A beach villa is a type of villa designed and built around beautiful beaches with full facilities like a regular villa. The beach villa models not only serve the owners of the beach villas, but the villas also serve both tourists and high-class resort activities.

Currently, due to the increasing demand for resorts, ordinary villas are no longer attractive to tourists, and they will come as beach villas to relax and experience high-class services. more comfortable and that's why million-dollar villas were born one after another.

Garden Villa

Garden villa is roughly understood as the calling of the Vietnamese people, built on a large area of land, with 4 facades adjacent to nature, the surrounding space is a miniature garden. In general, a garden villa is a type of villa with a large garden with low construction density in a quiet countryside. Garden villas are often more of a resort nature.

As the name implies, the design of a garden villa must have a garden as a feature in terms of living space. Usually, the design of garden villas often has a number of features such as a large and luxurious tiled roof, or a system of windows arranged more in the rooms to help make the most of the beauty close to nature.

Townhouse

The townhouse has its own characteristics by the small, narrow or non-existent garden area. The designs of townhouses are often encountered in large cities, where densely populated and the limited area of construction land is an obstacle. However, in these townhouses, it is still easy to feel the comfort and spaciousness contained in them without seeing the noise and crowdedness of the city.

The function of townhouses is often as comfortable and luxurious as the models of the villa design. City villas help the urban face from the cramped feeling of houses divided into close quarters without taking up too much space like garden villas. The townhouse also creates a unique and new beauty for your home. City villas are the best choice for families who want to own a villa but with a small land area.

Single villas

The detached villa is designed with a small land fund, surrounded by a fence, the construction part of the villa must not be adjacent to any fence of the villa and the surrounding walkway must be wide enough to travel, the yard Garden often designs miniature gardens. Designed with a fence around it.

Detached villas are usually designed separately to form a separate whole with four sides with certain ventilation. Can be divided into front, front, side, left, right...

Duplex villa

Duplex villa

The duplex villa at a glance is a symmetrical villa of the neighboring block of villas. The side panels are often designed to be combined with each other and can't be distinguished from the normal look, with a design to create a space that is synchronized and fits together very beautifully.

Classic Villa

Classical villas include designs based on the characteristics of the European classical movement in the eighteenth century, fully converging the quintessence of bold ancient architecture, tall and massive from materials, The lines to the details of the pattern are extremely elaborate and meticulous, the sophistication, the accuracy is almost absolute. Classical villa is a type of architecture that achieves high aesthetics and culture but still ensures aristocratic luxury, so it is chosen by many aristocrats.

Neoclassical villa

According to recent architects, the design trend of neoclassical villas is increasing, neoclassical style villa is an architectural school that recreates classical images in the 18th and 19th centuries through typical architectural visual arts developed between classical and modern architecture. The neoclassical villa aims to minimize the cumbersome and sophisticated to replace it with simpler materials and fresher colors.

Currently, neoclassical villas are very popular with many people, because it is the selection of the most quintessential features of the classical style, bringing a fresher, more modern and trendy breath.

Resort

A resort villa is a type of villa for tourists to relax and visit to help people regain their health and spirit after stressful working days.

Tourist Villas

Tourist villa is a villa used for the purpose of doing business in tourism services. use and self-catering during the stay. Each zone with 3 or more villas is called a tourist villa cluster.

Villa Mini

Villa Mini is a type of villa with a small area from 80m2 - 100m2 with extremely delicate and luxurious design, fully equipped like a villa. Usually, mini-villas also contain a full range of gardens, miniatures, swimming pools, etc.



Top 5 famous beautiful villa in Vietnam

1. Samdi Villa in Da Nang

Located on the most expensive street in Da Nang, the Samdi villa area becomes so splendid that anyone passing by has to look up. The exterior is gorgeous and colorful, while the interior is extremely sumptuous. Samdi villa area is a combination of architectural styles of both the ancient West and the lightness and closeness of the East.

2. Linh Nga Castle 100 billion in Hai Phong

With a French neoclassical design, it is both luxurious and elegant. The recognizable points with the castle are round columns, square columns, domes and high slopes that are both soft and elegant. Two contrasting black and white tones are used to embellish the railing system, which is brilliantly created.

3. French style villa in Tu Liem, Hanoi

This villa of husband and wife Hong Uyen with 2 spacious fronts. The same architecture is both classic and modern, every little detail on the entrance gate. The walls of the house are meticulously cared for and beautifully carved. Overall, the villa exudes luxurious beauty. Nobility makes everyone admire and respect.

4. Huge villa of giant Tram Be

The design of the house makes people amazed by its luxurious and fanciful beauty. The villa of the giant Tram Be has 5 towers on the roof and is located on a large plot of land. Covered with many layers of beautiful and strange trees. With a total value of up to billions of dong, the villa is both beautiful and luxurious.

5. Tajmasago - Super luxury white house in Saigon

This is Khai Silk's latest work with a very bold Indian imprint. As Khai Silk said, he wanted to bring the colors and atmosphere of India to the heart of Saigon. Every detail in the white castle is noticed, there is no duplication. Even the scent in the castle is very different.

Above is an overview article about Villa, to learn more about other popular house models, visit here: 8 Most Common Types Of Houses

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