Panorama of “Farming Kindergarten” created by Vo Trong Nghia Architects (Photo: www.archdaily.com)Hanoi (VNA) - Two Vietnamese architecture companies won specialmention by the International Union of Architects (UIA) for their "Friendlyand Inclusive Spaces".
H&P Architects won the award with its BE (Bamboo & Earth) FriendlySpace located in Quang Ninh province. Vo Trong Nghia Architects won the awardfor its “Farming Kindergarten”.
The awards recognise and promote inspiring examples of inclusive design – frombuildings and public spaces to research. The winners were announced last weekfrom among 76 entries from 28 countries.
Only 14 were awarded.
H&P Architects used a combination of bamboo and earth in a series ofprojects to create "a friendly space in suffocating urban areas.
Friendly Space presents an open space for the community, with importance beingattached to aspects of culture and art (exchanges, exhibitions, cuisines...)".
Located in the centre of Mao Khe town, the 220sq.m Friendly Space is made oflocally available friendly materials, with the participation of local builders.The entire project is made of earth-rammed walls in a zigzag pattern thatspares valuable green spaces for common use.
These open spaces are also connected to each other through randomly placedwindows. Above the used space is a double layer bamboo-made roof to regulatelight and air as well as to blur the boundary between the interior andexterior, the architecture and landscape.
The objective of the BE Friendly Space is to help raise social awareness of theneed for friendly spaces for communities in the context of the urbanisation andconcretisation gradually suffocating Mao Khe - one of the most populous townsin Vietnam.
“Farming Kindergarten” was built on a total area of 3,800sq.m for children ofworkers in an adjacent shoe factory in Hoa An ward, Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai province.Inspired by the triple-ring grass, a group of architects from Vo Trong NghiaArchitects created a green, sustainable work which is harmoniously combinedwith nature and saves energy.
The project is characterised by a triple-ring green roof that encloses three secureplaygrounds, with 70 percent of its area covered by green trees. With 18classrooms and functional rooms for music, arts, healthcare, kitchen, exerciseand games, the school is capable of housing 700 children, aged two to five.
Besides highlighting the harmony with nature, the project also helps saveenergy. All rooms, covered by green liana, have two-sided windows whichmaximise the cross ventilation and natural lighting. Many energy-savingsolutions were used, such as solar energy panels, a water filtering machine andthe use of recycled wastewater to water trees.
In February this year, Farming Kindergarten was nominated as one of the top 30architectural designs by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) forits harmony with nature and energy savings.
The winning UIA entries and all shortlisted entries will be exhibited on theUIA Architecture for All Work Programme Stand at the UIA Congress in Seoul fromthe September 3 to 7 this year.-VNA
H&P Architects won the award with its BE (Bamboo & Earth) FriendlySpace located in Quang Ninh province. Vo Trong Nghia Architects won the awardfor its “Farming Kindergarten”.
The awards recognise and promote inspiring examples of inclusive design – frombuildings and public spaces to research. The winners were announced last weekfrom among 76 entries from 28 countries.
Only 14 were awarded.
H&P Architects used a combination of bamboo and earth in a series ofprojects to create "a friendly space in suffocating urban areas.
Friendly Space presents an open space for the community, with importance beingattached to aspects of culture and art (exchanges, exhibitions, cuisines...)".
Located in the centre of Mao Khe town, the 220sq.m Friendly Space is made oflocally available friendly materials, with the participation of local builders.The entire project is made of earth-rammed walls in a zigzag pattern thatspares valuable green spaces for common use.
These open spaces are also connected to each other through randomly placedwindows. Above the used space is a double layer bamboo-made roof to regulatelight and air as well as to blur the boundary between the interior andexterior, the architecture and landscape.
The objective of the BE Friendly Space is to help raise social awareness of theneed for friendly spaces for communities in the context of the urbanisation andconcretisation gradually suffocating Mao Khe - one of the most populous townsin Vietnam.
“Farming Kindergarten” was built on a total area of 3,800sq.m for children ofworkers in an adjacent shoe factory in Hoa An ward, Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai province.Inspired by the triple-ring grass, a group of architects from Vo Trong NghiaArchitects created a green, sustainable work which is harmoniously combinedwith nature and saves energy.
The project is characterised by a triple-ring green roof that encloses three secureplaygrounds, with 70 percent of its area covered by green trees. With 18classrooms and functional rooms for music, arts, healthcare, kitchen, exerciseand games, the school is capable of housing 700 children, aged two to five.
Besides highlighting the harmony with nature, the project also helps saveenergy. All rooms, covered by green liana, have two-sided windows whichmaximise the cross ventilation and natural lighting. Many energy-savingsolutions were used, such as solar energy panels, a water filtering machine andthe use of recycled wastewater to water trees.
In February this year, Farming Kindergarten was nominated as one of the top 30architectural designs by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) forits harmony with nature and energy savings.
The winning UIA entries and all shortlisted entries will be exhibited on theUIA Architecture for All Work Programme Stand at the UIA Congress in Seoul fromthe September 3 to 7 this year.-VNA
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