SAIGON CUT-OUT
A multi-storey residential development in a developing area of inner Ho Chi Minh City had the challenge of an awkward site with an irregular boundary.
The width of the narrow site was too deep for a single apartment and too narrow for two.
Taking the ideal apartment depth of 15 meters as a constraint, the apartments were effectively subtracted from the mass of the site area. An irregular-shaped block of five wings was created, ensuring aspect and amenity were provided to every apartment.
Location: Duong Ben Chuong Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Date: 2005
Design team: Thierry Lacoste, David Stevenson, Sergio Corona
Photography / images: Lacoste+Stevenson Architects
A multi-storey residential development in a developing area of inner Ho Chi Minh City had the challenge of an awkward site with an irregular boundary.
The width of the narrow site was too deep for a single apartment and too narrow for two.
Taking the ideal apartment depth of 15 meters as a constraint, the apartments were effectively subtracted from the mass of the site area. An irregular-shaped block of five wings was created, ensuring aspect and amenity were provided to every apartment.
Location: Duong Ben Chuong Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Date: 2005
Design team: Thierry Lacoste, David Stevenson, Sergio Corona
Photography / images: Lacoste+Stevenson Architects
A multi-storey residential development in a developing area of inner Ho Chi Minh City had the challenge of an awkward site with an irregular boundary.
The width of the narrow site was too deep for a single apartment and too narrow for two.
Taking the ideal apartment depth of 15 meters as a constraint, the apartments were effectively subtracted from the mass of the site area. An irregular-shaped block of five wings was created, ensuring aspect and amenity were provided to every apartment.
Location: Duong Ben Chuong Duong, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Date: 2005
Design team: Thierry Lacoste, David Stevenson, Sergio Corona
Photography / images: Lacoste+Stevenson Architects