AV 216 Vo Trong Nghia

Description

Vo Trong Nghia heads a leading architecture firm in Vietnam. Following his training in Japan, the architect returned to his home country with the humble ambition of preserving its essential landscapes in the face of booming urban development and prosperity. Peaceful forms in dialogue with the environment, pavilions of exact geometry and vernacular inspiration, and light structures where bamboo replaces steel are typical of his work. VTN Architects explores various paths in terms of form and technique, yet with the common pursuit of sustainability and an active social agenda, wherein vegetation also takes a central role. Fifteen works and three prototypes are featured in this volume.

CONTENTS

• Luis Fernández-Galiano, Green Goodness
• Nirmal Kishnani, Social Ecology

Fifteen Works

• Bamboo Wing, 2009, Vinhphuc
• Stacking Green House, 2011, Ho Chi Minh City
• Farming Kindergarten, 2013, Dongnai
• House for Trees, 2014, Ho Chi Minh City
• Son La Restaurant, 2014, Son La Province
• Naman Retreat the Babylon, 2015, Danang
• Hoan House, 2015, Nha Trang
• Nanoco Panasonic Showroom, 2016, Hanoi
• Ceremony Dome, 2017, Son La City
• Stacked Planters House, 2017, Ho Chi Minh City
• Bamboo Stalactite Pavilion, 2018, Venice
• Stepping Park House, 2018, Ho Chi Minh City
• Castaway Island Resort, 2019, Hai Phong
• Viettel Academy Educational Center, 2019, Thach That
• Viettel Offsite Studio, 2019, Thach That

Three Prototypes

• S-House 1, 2012, Dong Nai
• S-House 2, 2014, Long An
• S-House 3, 2014, Ho Chi Minh City

Vo Trong Nghia, Practice and Thought: A Manifesto