Ola,
For quite some time, I have been coming across work by Vo Trong Nghia Architects in Viet-Nam. Each time I see one of their projects, the first word that comes to mind is the word - ORGANIC.
Recently, I came across an article on Vo Trong Nghia Archchitect's Son La Restaurant.
The restaurant is located 7 hours away from Hanoi. The architects wanted to design a building which could adapt to the tropical monsoon climate - a wet season that is hot with high humidity and strong rains and a more temperate but still hot dry season.
The restaurant is made up of several separate buildings and an open-air dining hall. A local bamboo - luong - can grow to a height of 8m (8.75yds) and was used to create 'A Bamboo Forest'.
The above photo is a prototype for low-income housing in the Mekong River Delta designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. In 2012, a pair of these houses were built for a total of $4,800. The lightweight steel frame with roof-truss beams, translucent polycarbonate wall panels and bamboo louvers on the inside were easy to assemble and all materials are readily available in Viet-Nam.
The first project I saw by Vo Trong Nghia Architects was the dwelling - STACKING GREEN.
This house was designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects taking into account the increasing density in Ho Chi Minh City. This house is 13-foot wide private house with cantilevered planters on the front and back.
A pair of skylights and light wells give the reinforced concrete structure the feeling of a traditional courtyard house, while tightly stacked courses of granite add texture to the interior spaces.
I am enamored with the way Vo Trong Nghia Architects are able to connect each structure they design with nature. Both the Son La Restaurant and the Low Income Housing Prototype use bamboo, a natural renewable material. In the house, Stacking Green, they have incorporated nature into their design by creating cantilevered planters on the front and back of the house.
In all of their designs, not only do they incorporate nature, but there is always space. This use of space is a natural way to cool the interior of the structures as well as creating a sense of calm.
My dream is to work with Vo Trong Nghia Architects either during or after I obtain my degree in Interior Design.
How GREAT would that be!!!!
- Eduardo
For quite some time, I have been coming across work by Vo Trong Nghia Architects in Viet-Nam. Each time I see one of their projects, the first word that comes to mind is the word - ORGANIC.
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| EXTERIOR SON LA RESTAURANT |
Recently, I came across an article on Vo Trong Nghia Archchitect's Son La Restaurant.
The restaurant is located 7 hours away from Hanoi. The architects wanted to design a building which could adapt to the tropical monsoon climate - a wet season that is hot with high humidity and strong rains and a more temperate but still hot dry season.
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| DINING HALL SON LA RESTAURANT |
The restaurant is made up of several separate buildings and an open-air dining hall. A local bamboo - luong - can grow to a height of 8m (8.75yds) and was used to create 'A Bamboo Forest'.
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| PROTOTYPE - LOW INCOME HOUSING MEKONG RIVER DELTA |
The above photo is a prototype for low-income housing in the Mekong River Delta designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. In 2012, a pair of these houses were built for a total of $4,800. The lightweight steel frame with roof-truss beams, translucent polycarbonate wall panels and bamboo louvers on the inside were easy to assemble and all materials are readily available in Viet-Nam.
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| INTERIOR - LOW INCOME HOUSING MEKONG RIVER DELTA |
The first project I saw by Vo Trong Nghia Architects was the dwelling - STACKING GREEN.
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| STACKING GREEN |
This house was designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects taking into account the increasing density in Ho Chi Minh City. This house is 13-foot wide private house with cantilevered planters on the front and back.
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| DINING AREA - STACKING GREEN |
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| STAIRWELL - STACKING GREEN |
I am enamored with the way Vo Trong Nghia Architects are able to connect each structure they design with nature. Both the Son La Restaurant and the Low Income Housing Prototype use bamboo, a natural renewable material. In the house, Stacking Green, they have incorporated nature into their design by creating cantilevered planters on the front and back of the house.
In all of their designs, not only do they incorporate nature, but there is always space. This use of space is a natural way to cool the interior of the structures as well as creating a sense of calm.
My dream is to work with Vo Trong Nghia Architects either during or after I obtain my degree in Interior Design.
How GREAT would that be!!!!
- Eduardo
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