Pioneering work in the trend of modern architecture
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Using the assembled structure is becoming the mainstream of contemporary architecture in the world, Vietnam is not an exception.
Government buildings, green reflective glass located at the corner of Le Duan - Pham Ngoc Thach, HCMC called Diamond Plaza was inaugurated 5/1999 after 4 years of construction, is a building of architectural trends that modern. Although it is not the city's tallest building, but it contains interesting things.
This is the first project in Vietnam using structural steel. In addition to the reinforced concrete foundation and composite steel and reinforced concrete basement for 2 (15m deep), the entire body of works are used with structural steel components are manufactured and assembled before the workshops associated with bearing Boulon.
Although use of structural steel price increases but that the 10% reduction in construction time, creating the space, flexible and versatile.
Diamond Plaza is one of the few modern buildings of interest reproduced images of ancient architecture.
A bit of nostalgia from the building formerly Comte Jean, just to work out the principles of modern architecture, but still carry on their own cultural characteristics, capable of communication and human-friendly, suitable with the surrounding context. With sensitive positions behind Notre Dame, building 4 storey podium 2 road surface contact, the investors and simulation design baroque architecture in the former Saigon.
The baroque style base with the same old lines, the dome lobby highlighted by podiums works, creating harmony with the surrounding landscape. With 4 floors height podiums, modern buildings, but not too overwhelming compared to the neighboring buildings as Notre Dame Cathedral, Post Office, but the city also went close enough to feel the shadow of the bring the contours of ancient architecture around the West.
In addition, Diamond Plaza also designs high-expressive, language pursue architectural geometric properties - lyrical, combining shapes square, rectangular and curved blocks making figure 8 works softer, easier to tap into the vast space around, but no longer as sharp as geometric blocks of modern architecture. Along with the processing of space and light perfectly, no longer works the dry, cold from the combination between the random shapes that appear to clear, elegant, reflecting the homogeneity of combinatorial space.
Shows the appearance of the highly meticulous and careful design of the house, as the base with tiles imported from the Middle East, to bring the image of Baroque architecture. The past is not a way to copy machines and just recall the lines, reconstruct space decorated by gentle, carefully refined color, as background for the ancient buildings around.
On the interior, the design line is reasonable, the performance of the fullest. Department store area is placed in contact Le Duan and Pham Ngoc Thach create accessibility and good advertising to customers.
The offices and apartments used ceiling and drywall to prevent broken glass space combined with the compound for safety front. Boral Gypsum Solutions (formerly Lagyp brand) has been applied in creating the exquisite beauty of the interior space, while meeting the criteria of how sound works, fire.
The reasonable course layout with creating two separate spaces: the space where the noise of the Department store shopping when two major road access. And quiet working space of the office and apartment are located in a more accessible hidden laneways.
With these factors ensure cultural, social, economic, aesthetic, performance, usability and sustainable buildings has historically shown to be the new icon of the city, showing the of science and technology during the opening and integration with the world.
Architect Nguyen Chi Quang (ICIC)
