ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2023

Community_Public design

01.

Team member: 3

Role: Leader, idea, Visual Area: 80 m sq

TOUCH_CHẠM

Activity Space for Visually-Impaired Children at Nguyễn Đình Chiểu Special Education School PROPLEMS

SOLUTIONS

ELEVATION VIEW

Water demand of the building:

Vegetable garden: 392 (l/day)

Green carpet: 112.64 (l/day)

Plant tank: 54 (l/day)

Lavabo: 60l

Total amount of water used in 1 day: 618.64 (l/day)

Feeling: Walls designed for interaction.

Hearing: Wind chimes interact with children.

The “Chạm” project is being developed within the premises of Nguyễn Đình Chiểu Special Primary School, located in Ward 3, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City. It aims to provide new and exciting experiences for visually impaired students by creating a playful space with activities that stimulate their other senses. The project focuses on simplicity in operation techniques and construction methods, utilizing common and durable materials suitable for the city’s natural conditions and allowing for reusability.

PARENTS

Creating living and interactive spaces for visually _impaired children at Nguyễn Đình Chiểu Special Primary School can be achieved through architectural solutions that focus on space, energy efficiency, water conservation, and sustainable materials. These solutions aim to make the project resilient and beneficial to the community and society.

Space design: Creating open and flexible spaces that facilitate easy movement and interaction. Ensuring ample natural light and good ventilation to promote comfort and well-being for the children.

Energy efficiency: Utilizing energy-saving solutions such as efficient lighting systems, utilizing natural light, and incorporating energy-saving devices. Improving thermal insulation and soundproofing to reduce energy consumption and enhance sustainability.

Water conservation: Implementing water-saving technologies in the water supply and wastewater treatment systems. Using water-saving fixtures and encouraging water-saving habits in daily activities for the children.

Sustainable materials: Incorporating eco-friendly, recycled, and reusable materials in the construction and decoration processes. Optimizing resource usage and minimizing waste generation.

Team member: 3

Role: Concept, Stimulate, Idea, Visual Area: 800 m sq

Renovation_Public design

02.

Hào Huê Artistic Commercial Space

IDEA

In addition, according to the survey, there are fewer places for artistic communities and art communities in Ho Chi Minh city to gather. Therefore, the design direction will be to transform the structure of the apartment building by creating a project of commercial and service combining culture, which will help the creative and cultural flow arouse and develop. It is necessary to rebuild the theater and fit into its original position, the project aims to create a commercial and cultural space to help improve the lives of the artist community. It will be a living space with artistic value to revive the bustling atmosphere of the theater after the break of time by the war.

MODULE ELEMENT

Modules are pieces in the cultural flow of a spatial complex. The use of modules helps the building block flexible in construction, helping to create a new space on the old apartment building. The module also brings convenience in replacement and savings to generate profits on the whole project.

NATURAL LIGHTING SIMULATE

03.

PROBLEM

Abandoned market, market with sluggish business distributed in the city central and sporadic in the suburbs.

Traditional markets that had either been left abandoned or rarely utilized are increasingly appearing across the city. Because of that, the realistic solution must be recommended to resolve this problem.

Renovation_Public design

GRID MARKET _CHỢ LƯỚI

Team member: 5

Role: Leader, Context, Concept Visual, Area: 4 313 m sq

Transforming the abandoned market space into a community hub for social interaction among the surrounding residents

CONTEXT

In each country in the world in general and in Vietnam in particular, urbanization is an inevitable rule, the rate of urbanization is a reported indicator of the development of a country, region or region.

Vietnam is oneofthecountries with high population density compared to other countries in the world with 290 people/ km2, an increase of 31 people/ km2 compared to 2009. The largest population in the country is Hanoi with 2,398 people/km2 and the population density of Hồ Chí Minh City with 4,292 people/ km2. Therefore, the speed of urbanization is taking place faster and faster.

Urbanization is one of the problems that needs to be resolved with many solutions because it negatively affects the hydrology of the land that is being urbanized. Urbanization is also synonymous with a large number of lands being covered with concrete. It leads to a consequence that causes the amount of water seeping into the ground decreases heavily, it cannot replenish the exhausting underground water and stays on the surface causing flooding throughout the city.

Market plays a very important role in the socio-economic life of Vietnamese people. The more people’s living standards improve, the more the demand for goods increases, the more the market plays a big role in ensuring the supply and regulating the source of goods in consumption activities.

Every market has its own social background, so reinnovating requires great consideration from the architects on a lot of aspects regarding the ecosystem, social community, economic features of the area. However, markets still share some certain similarities, such as layout planning, rooftop systems and furnituring choices, which help our team with proposing a more flexible scenario for those markets that wish to be reinnovated.

The gradual reduction of the role of traditional markets is in line with the development trend. Trade centers and supermarkets with clean, modern shopping spaces will provide everything consumers need and increasingly attract customers. Besides that, unhealthy competitions caused by self-started businesses are also contributing to slowing the business of traditional markets.

TRADITIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS

TRADITIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS

The most common similar property of traditional markets is their grid-type layout. With this layout, the designers give prominence to performance and financial efficiency, but unwittingly have divided given limited space. That’s the reason why when we redefine the functionality of the construction/building, the essence of the construction will become diverse in terms of, from levels of individuality and collectivity, to displayability and community connecting purpose. Accurate and thorough understanding of the building’s performance will help designers choose appropriate planning. The grid-type layout which used to be a major drawback has become an advantage when it gives designers flexibility in space planning to achieve desired functionality

RENOVATION DIRECTION

Those aisles between rows of market stalls are where social activities take place, e.g. trading services. However, in its own new settingHCMC rapid increase in the employment of concrete in prospect, along with its severe flooding issues seem yet to subside. It is to be expected that concrete roads will become all the more green-covered, constructed on the basis of biological principles to extend further. This “green network” would then space out the layout of social interactions. But at the same time, these prospective activities would be likely to have an impact on the ecological system in return. To elaborate the interplay, the walls covered in ivy to be erected will determine how social activities will take place, but it is for which purpose of such social interactions that will pinpoint as to where these walls would be located.

SOCIAL ANALYSIS

RENOVATION DIRECTION

SCENARIO

The market had been abandoned for more than 10 years, leaving behind a wasted plot of land, a basic grid interior layour with degraded concretes seats and empty kiosks, and the area.

Replace themetai sheets for roofing with red double tiles and translucent glass. Kiosks are renovated into reading spaces, concrete seats are turned into steps allow for more open spaces and more convenient traverse inside the building.

MODULE KIOT

Making use of the kiosks for reading spaces bordered by ivy-covered walls that are able to dissect social spaces; turning the concrete seats into stairsteps to be used for resting and walking.

The renovation of concrete seats and kiosks is highly possible, for it not only can solve the reality that traditional markets often face, but also help make economical budget for the cost of materials and structures, and be citywide and nationaly extended.

ROOF DETAIL

The new and renovated market can now add a multitude of benefits not only to the local population but also the infrastructure and the biodiversity of the area. The water tanks of the building, in the rainy season, collect the rainwater so then it can be used for internal use in the building or to be processed and distributed to the community. This helps lighten the load for the sewage system and greatly reduce flooding in the area. The redesigned roof with builtin solar panels allows natural lights to enter the building and can collect solar energy for electricity. The green walls and lawns add more diversity to the local vegetation. And the building’s new purpose of being a library instead of a traditional market helps to attract and connect the people in the community, strengthens the bond of the locals and makes the area livelier.

IMPACT GREEN STANDING WALLS

WATER TOWER LOCATION

WATER TOWER ARCHITECTURE

Heritage

Space design

PAULATIN CRESCAM

Preserving the water tower and its surrounding space to redevelop the ambiance of the old Sài Gòn

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HERITAGE IN URBAN SPACE.

Surrounding the water tower is a dense system of educational, service, and office buildings, thereby providing a large number of potential customers from various social classes and age groups to the facility. However, currently, the water tower is being encroached upon and hindered in accessibility by unauthorized constructions, causing difficulties for surveys and visits. Therefore, the impact of these structures on the surrounding environmental elements is insignificant.

The area surrounding the water tower concentrates numerous heritage sites from different historical periods, creating an incredibly diverse and distinctive system. These heritage sites are all within walking distance, transforming the area into a renowned tourist destination in downtown Sài Gòn.

Therefore, for a forgotten heritage like the water tower, developing and preserving this potential facility can turn it into a special attraction in heritage tours.

SOLUTIONS FOR THE SURROUNDING SPACE

Co_Housing design

INTERWINING_ĐAN

Team member: 7

Role: Leader, Context, Concept, Research, Visual, Area: 14 300 m sq

Team member: 2

Role: Concept, Idea, Visual, Duplex, Landscape Area: 5 951 m sq

06.

Housing design

TETRIST RESIDENCE TOWER _

MÊ LINH APPARTMENT

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

SURROUNDINGS

6_19 FLOOR PLANS

22_34 FLOOR PLANS

37_40 FLOOR PLANS

FIRST LANDSCAPE FLOOR PLAN

Inspired by the Chinese culture, the Hỷ Lâm Môn bakery and café will find its place on the first floor of Sunwah Pearl, featuring a premium Bakery and Caffe space. The color red, which serves as a distinctive element of the brand, will be utilized as a highlight. The overall design aims to incorporate Hong Kong’s cultural essence within the project

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