The architecture firm’s own offices incorporate modular concrete planters that do much to create a comfortable microclimate and provide a laboratory for the testing of ecological seeds. The experimental character of the building showcases the practic
This office building, covered by brick walls with a concrete structure, is located on a quiet street in Ho Chi Minh City. The functional areas are divided by a continuous vertical void, favoring the access of natural light and air circulation. The of
The single-family house is located in a new residential area in Ho Chi Minh City. The site is adjacent to a park on its northern side, which is a rare opportunity in the dense and hyperurbanized Vietnamese cities. The design therefore focused on buil
The flexible urban planning in this new neighborhood has permitted occupying the maximum area f the plots , to the detriment of green areas, wich are fewer and fewer. Reactingto this denaturalization of the tropical ecosystem of Ho Chi Min City and f
Designed for two generations of the same family, a young couple and the mother of one of the two, the design of the house is determined by the characteristic geometry of the plot on which it goes up: a rectangular, narrow, and elongated site, barely
Combining the advantages of the previous prototypes, the stainless steel lattice walls secure, support, and rigidify the frame of S House 3, which is clad with microcement and isolated from the ground by a concrete pedestal, ensuring its durability.
The kindergarten is fragmented into a series of gabled brick volumes to offer a more human scale of relationship with the user. These brick pieces rhythmically overlap to generate an environment that encourages children to explore the surroundings...
With their simple thatched roofs and intricate bamboo structures shaped like baskets, the pavilions together evoke the image of a traditional Vietnamese village.
The customer wanted to use local materials to make the construction cheaper. The terracotta block was thus chosen as the compositive element, combined using different patterns on the facade and in other voids arranged around the inner courtyard... [+
Like so many other cities in the Asian continent, Vietnamese ones are undergoing intensive urban development. After years of frenzied growth, these cities have gradually lost their original natural features, and are no longer exuberant tropical fores
Organic and cheerful, this chapel and community center outside the Vietnamese capital was built with materials recycled from previous constructions on the property.
In an idyllic natural setting just a few kilometers from Hanoi,this multipurpose space is used to hold cultural events of the local community. The proposal starts out from two key objectives: using local materials and exploring the constructive quali
