HIEN LE

- RMIT

UNIVERSITY

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MAJOR

PROJECT

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Mekong

SEMESTER

2 . 2020

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WETLAND CO-HABITATION Hien Le

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The project is a design for an open eco-tourism facility in the Trasu Melaleuca jungle of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The diverse and rich landscape has made this wetland jungle an ideal destination for researchers and for wildlife enthusiasts.

This wetland jungle is best traversed by canoe, so people usually visit in flood seasons from September to February, though climate change is extending the dry seasons these days. Architecture’s intervention can participate in supporting new ways to sustain this environment.

The project is a network of pavilions searching for a contemporary vernacular architecture for the Mekong Delta. Local materials and open sculpted forms adapt better to the site environment, and create a series of objects which transpose the conical Mekong brick kiln into a lightweight, floating form. The series explores the relationship between local natural and cultural environments, and investigates structure that can bring humans further into the wetland jungle for all seasons of the year, and in varied flood levels. The series of small Melaleuca buildings spread apart and are connected by walkways, hiding in the dense Melaleuca jungle. This experiment in architecture and its inhabitants disappearing into the natural environment, also gives new form to that desire.

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SITE CONDITION Flood Seasons (Sep-Feb)

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SITE CONDITION Dry Seasons (Mar-Aug)

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THE NETWORK OF PAVILIONS

CANOE PIIER

RESTING POINT

PUBLIC TOILET

THEATRE RESTAURANT

ACCOMMOCDATION

PUBLIC TOILET

RESTING POINT

VIEWING TOWER CANOE PIIER

WORKSHOP GALLERY

RESEARCH LAB

VIEWING TOWER

PUBLIC TOILET

LIVING GALLERY

CANOE PIIER ADMIN OFFICE

PUBLIC TOILET EXISTING FACILITIES

ENTRANCE + CAFE

PUBLIC TOILET

SITE GALLERY

CANOE PIIER RESTING POINT

PUBLIC TOILET CANOE PIIER

VIEWING TOWER

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The network is functioning well in flood seasons and dry seasons.

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The network is appearing and disappearing at the same time in the dense jungle.

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ENTRANCE & CAFE’ PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

10M 10M ROOF ROOF

4M FLOOR / WALKWAY 4M FLOOR / WALKWAY 2M MAX WATER LEVEL 2M MAX WATER LEVEL 0M GROUND 0M GROUND

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SCALE 1:50 SCALE 1:50 0M 1M 2M 0M 1M 2M

5M

5M

10M 10M

ENTRANCE & CAFE’

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ENTRANCE

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CAFE’

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SITE GALLERY

16M ROOF

10M ROOF

4M FLOOR / WALKWAY

4M WALKWAY

2M MAX WATER LEVEL

2M MAX WATER LEVEL

0M GROUND

0M GROUND

SCALE 1:50 0M 1M

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2M SCALE 1:50

5M

10M

SITE GALLERY

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SITE GALLERY

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SITE GALLERY

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SITE GALLERY

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SITE GALLERY

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LIVING GALLERY

16M ROOF

10M ROOF

4M FLOOR / WALKWAY

4M WALKWAY 2M MAX WATER LEVEL

2M MAX WATER LEVEL 0M GROUND

0M GROUND

SCALE 1:50 0M 1M

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2M SCALE 1:50

5M

10M

LIVING GALLERY

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LIVING GALLERY

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LIVING GALLERY

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LIVING GALLERY

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LIVING GALLERY

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WORKSHOP GALLERY

16M ROOF

10M ROOF

4M FLOOR / WALKWAY

4M WALKWAY 2M MAX WATER LEVEL

2M MAX WATER LEVEL 0M GROUND

0M GROUND

SCALE 1:50 0M 1M

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2M SCALE 1:50

5M

10M

WORKSHOP GALLERY

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WORKSHOP

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WORKSHOP

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GIFT SHOP

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GIFT SHOP

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RESTAURANT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

10M ROOF 8M ROOF

4M 4M FLOOR / WALKWAY FLOOR / WALKWAY 2M 2M MAX WATER LEVEL MAX WATER LEVEL 0M 0M GROUND GROUND

SCALE 1:50 SCALE 1:50

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0M 1M 0M 1M

2M 2M

5M 5M

10M 10M

RESTAURANT

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RESTAURANT

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OUTDOOR THEATRE PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

10M ROOF

4M 4M FLOOR / WALKWAY WALKWAY 2M 2M MAX WATER LEVEL MAX WATER LEVEL 0M 0M GROUND GROUND

SCALE 1:50 SCALE 1:500M 1M 2M 0M 1M 2M

5M

5M

10M

10M

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OUTDOOR THEATRE

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OUTDOOR THEATRE

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ADMIN OFFICE

10M ROOF 11M ROOF

7M 2ND FLOOR 4M FLOOR / WALKWAY 4M 2M 1ST FLOOR / WALKWAY MAX WATER LEVEL 2M 0M MAX WATER LEVEL GROUND 0M GROUND

SCALE 1:50 0M 1M

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2M SCALE 1:50

5M

10M

ADMIN OFFICE

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ADMIN OFFICE

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ADMIN OFFICE

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RESEARCH LAB

10M ROOF

11M ROOF

7M 2ND FLOOR 4M

FLOOR / WALKWAY

2M 4M WATER LEVEL 1STMAX FLOOR / WALKWAY 0M 2M GROUND MAX WATER LEVEL

0M GROUND

SCALE 1:50 0M 1M

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2M

SCALE 1:50

5M

10M

RESEARCH LAB

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RESEARCH LAB

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RESEARCH LAB

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ACCOMMODATION

14M ROOF 10M ROOF

10M 3RD FLOOR

7M 2ND FLOOR 4M FLOOR / WALKWAY

4M 1ST FLOOR / WALKWAY 2M MAX WATER LEVEL 0M2M MAX WATER LEVEL GROUND

0M GROUND

SCALE 1:50 0M 1M

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2M

SCALE 1:50

5M

10M

ACCOMMODATION

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ACCOMMODATION

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ACCOMMODATION

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ACCOMMODATION

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RESTING POINT

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VIEWING TOWER

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VIEWING TOWER

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CANOE PIER

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