Socio-economic growth in Vietnam greatly depends on the new rural development
process in this country; the work is considered a strategic position in national development. Thus,
the study of the principles of the architectural design of new rural housing solutions in accordance
with the New Rural Environment as required by the Vietnam Ministry of Construction has become
urgent. Climate change has become a global concern, so the creation of significant impacts by
architectural designs to respond to climate change and make the living environment of rural people
better is a major demand. Experience has shown that the dogmatic application of current urbantype
housing does not reach the requirements of New Rural Housing. This research intends to show
that the solutions of the traditional Vietnamese rural house, which retains the advantages of
traditional architecture with excellent characteristics that have been challenged over thousands of
years, when combined with advanced design methodologies and technologies, will be the
appropriate solution for ‘New Rural Housing’.