Built on a budget of $155,000, House for Trees is Vo Trong Nghia's vision of what the future of urban living could be like: greenery, natural materials and community courtyards.
House for Trees, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2014) —
Built on a budget of $155,000, House for Trees is Vo Trong Nghia's vision of what the future of urban living could be like: greenery, natural materials and community courtyards.
Vo Trong Nghia Architects
When approaching House for Trees, Vo Trong Nghia Architects set out to create a courtyard housing complex that's covered in greenery to reconnect its residents with nature.
House for Trees, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2014) —
When approaching House for Trees, Vo Trong Nghia Architects set out to create a courtyard housing complex that's covered in greenery to reconnect its residents with nature.
Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Built for 500 children of the neighboring factory's workers, the building has a large green roof which becomes an extensive open playground.
Farming Kindergarten, in Dongnai, Vietnam, (2013) —
Built for 500 children of the neighboring factory's workers, the building has a large green roof which becomes an extensive open playground.
Hiroyuki Oki
Its ring-shaped levels encircle courtyards, flooded by natural light.
Farming Kindergarten, in Dongnai, Vietnam, (2013) —
Its ring-shaped levels encircle courtyards, flooded by natural light.
Hiroyuki Oki
An experimental vegetable garden on the roof educates children about nature.
Farming Kindergarten, in Dongnai, Vietnam, (2013) —
An experimental vegetable garden on the roof educates children about nature.
Hiroyuki Oki
The design of this building takes advantage of tropical South-East Asia's natural resources, such as sunlight, water, and wind.
Administrative building of FPT university, in Hanoi, Vietnam (2014) —
The design of this building takes advantage of tropical South-East Asia's natural resources, such as sunlight, water, and wind.
Hoang Le
A gateway to the campus, this building is only the first stage of a larger master plan to turn the university into a "globally competitive environmentally conscious university".
Administrative building of FPT university, in Hanoi, Vietnam (2014) —
A gateway to the campus, this building is only the first stage of a larger master plan to turn the university into a "globally competitive environmentally conscious university".
Hoang Le
Vo Trong Nghia Architects built a pavilion using bamboo -- no metal joints were involved, only bamboo pegs and rope.
Bamboo Forest, in Tokyo, Japan (2015) —
Vo Trong Nghia Architects built a pavilion using bamboo -- no metal joints were involved, only bamboo pegs and rope.
Yoshifumi Moriya
The box pattern solidifies the whole structure.
Bamboo Forest, in Tokyo, Japan (2015) —
The box pattern solidifies the whole structure.
Yoshifumi Moriya
The pavilion was constructed for the 30th anniversary exhibition of TOTO GALLERY MA, one of the most influential Japanese galleries for architecture and design.
Bamboo Forest, in Tokyo, Japan (2015) —
The pavilion was constructed for the 30th anniversary exhibition of TOTO GALLERY MA, one of the most influential Japanese galleries for architecture and design.
Yoshifumi Moriya
Trees cover all the available space of this building. Construction of the new campus began this year.
FPT University Ho Chi Minh City, in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam —
Trees cover all the available space of this building. Construction of the new campus began this year.
Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Billed as an "undulating forested mountain" in a concrete city, Vo Trong Nghia Architects says the university will be an "exclusive urban park".
FPT University Ho Chi Minh City, in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam —
Billed as an "undulating forested mountain" in a concrete city, Vo Trong Nghia Architects says the university will be an "exclusive urban park".
Vo Trong Nghia Architects
The campus will accommodate 5,000 students and provide both shade and good quality air thanks to the building's extensive use of vegetation.
FPT University Ho Chi Minh City, in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam —
The campus will accommodate 5,000 students and provide both shade and good quality air thanks to the building's extensive use of vegetation.
Vo Trong Nghia Architects