Sao Mai Residence

Ho Chi Minh Stadt, Vietnam

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Architects: Franken\Architekten

Location: Ho Chi Minh Stadt, Vietnam
Year: 2012
Client: Song Da Thang Long
Team: Bernhard Franken, Christoph Cellarius (Managing Director), Lotte Cellarius (Design Director), Daniel Völker (Project Architect), Khuong Hoang Hai, Nguyen Khanh Tan, Nguyen Viet Hung, Tran Duc Thuan, Tran Duc Phuc, Tuan Tong (Architect)
Size: 11.000 sqm

A mixed-use high-rise building consisting of two storeys with retail units, a kindergarten and gym, 16 storeys of apartments, and a roof terrace complete with pool is currently being constructed in Ho Chi Minh City in the up-and-coming southern part of Vietnam. The façade is parametrically controlled, with windows of varying sizes positioned in alternately superimposed gradients. This effect is intensified by movable protective sun screens, which double up as decorative façade elements and protect the building’s inside from the heat and glare of the tropical sun. Foundation work began in April 2010.