Coffee shop in Vietnam wins int’l architecture award

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The renovation project includes a café on the last floor and the rooftop of a 7th-floor middle-rise concrete building located in the city center of Vinh city.

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From these levels, one has a great view over the surrounding low-rise houses, towards the river, magnificent forest scape and various aged buildings.

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“Through our experience, we know bamboo is easy to access in this tropical climate, which reduces both construction time and budget. In this project, the essence of using bamboo was “lightness,” as bamboo can be lifted up by a few workers and easily transported to the highest floor by a crane”, architect Vo Trong Nghia said.

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Besides Nocenco coffee shop, Mit village (Tomadachi Retreat) wins the “Green Architecture Design” award. The design maximizes symbiosis with local vegetation, topography and water surface. Residential units are spread from the center and naturally relied on feet of preserved jackfruit and pomelo trees.

House platforms are elevated to avoid termite, humidity, and ensure natural surface drainage. Each building has its own ecological 5-chamber septic tank. Agriculture model with vegetable garden and cage fish farming provides organic foods daily.

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Thammasat Urban Farm Rooftop by architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom is honored with “Landscape Design Of The Year”.

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Prague Eyes – Riverfront Revitalisation by architect Petr Janda wins “Best In Restoration & Renovation Architectural Design”.

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Chinoiserie Mansion Zen Club by Zhang Qian and Zhu Yi wins “Best In Commercial Landscape Architecture”.

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18 Robinson by Robert Whitlock wins “Best In Tall Buildings Architectural Design”.