by Studio VDGA
Expanded Metal • Volume 18
The purpose of the design was to design a corporate office / factory which would allow the workers to work comfortably in a hot climate.
Hanoi experiences a warm humid sub-tropical climate with heavy rainfall and dull winters. The aim was to create an atmosphere that would do justice to the interior spaces both in summers as well as winters.
A long expanded metal panel’s screen which works as a breathing wall, is adorned with landscape in and out on the front façade assists with cutting off the glare in the summer months
This screen also eliminates the use of blinds and curtains in the front façade. These panels are painted in various colourways, standing out in the otherwise restrained brick and concrete palette
The building is divided into front and back bays, planned by a grid format. The mass is a simple concrete envelope form shelled with a long colourful perforated metal screen adorned with landscape to promote climatic benefits.
The front bay of the building joins the factory floor which is separated by a long brick wall. The court allows for shadows casted by the vertical brick offsets. The partition walls for all the cubicles and workspaces are faced with transparent glass. The spaces are interwoven into each other overlooking the internal courts.
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