Premier Office, Ho Chi Minh City Sustainable Development, building complex Vietnam, Southeast Asia Architecture Design
Premier Office in Ho Chi Minh City
11 June 2023
Design: Tropical Space
Location: Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Images: Trieu Chien
Premier Office, Vietnam
Tropical Space unveils Premier Office, an office building for rent located on a quiet street in Ho Chi Minh City where several other rental offices have been built. The design team aspired to create a building that can maximize the performance of natural lighting without being affected by the negative impact of direct sunlight. The door and window system can be opened when the weather is good.
The building is covered by brick walls with a concrete structure. The functional areas are divided by a continuous vertical void in the centre, which helps natural light and airflow going throughout the building.
One side of the central void is the office space, with two facades opening to catch the sunlight and wind. The other side accommodates the restroom, storage, elevator, and stairs. These two blocks are connected by corridors spanning the void. By connecting the void between the corridors and empty spaces, both vertically and horizontally, the building can create moving light areas and space displacement during the day.
Many consider the office as a second home where they spend most of their time during the day. To inspire people working there, the architect endeavored to design an interesting space filled with natural light and ventilation by having a double-layer with a unique “brick curtain” outside, and aluminum sliding glass doors inside.
The perforated brick wall structure rotates at a 45-degree angle to create a buffer layer that reduces the impact of sunlight and creates moving shadows. The buffer layer, with trees interweaving, contributes to purifying the air and stopping direct sunlight from entering the workspace.
The Premier Office has two opening facades that allow it to make use of natural light and ventilation in order to reduce energy consumption for lighting and cooling the space.
Meanwhile, empty spaces, trees, light, brick, and even rain can create an openness, stimulate creativity, and regenerate the energy of those working there.
With the perforated brick shell, the rotated wall, and the gaps, the Premier Office does not have the feeling of invading the urban space. Bringing an old material like a brick into the project makes the newly-built building blend into the neighborhood itself.
Premier Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Building Information
Architects: Tropical Space – https://www.aedas.com/
Location: 11A Nguyen Van Mai street, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam
Architects: Tropical Space
Structural Engineer: Bach Ngoc Hoang
MEP Engineer: QCONS
Year: 2018
Finishing: 2022
Construction: Starcon company
Site area: 200 m.sBuilding area: 300 m.sq
Level: 07 (1 basement, 1 ground floor, 6 floor
Material: Clay solid brick, steel, concrete.
About Tropical Space
Architecture in tropical climates is always associated with rain, sunlight, and wind. Inhabitants in tropical areas tend to be open to the idea of bringing nature into their accommodation. Tropical Space has endeavored to create a living capacity where humans inside can share environmental responsibility along with the surrounding community. Tropical Space has also delivered the inspiration of brickwork architecture through friendly, flexible, and adaptive design solutions in order to create values of architectural aesthetics and inspiring stories about local sustainability, only by using that simple material.
Images: Trieu Chien
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Location: Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
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