Grand World Phu Quoc Welcome Center
Grand World Phu Quoc Welcome Center
Status:
04/2021
Program:
Welcome Center
Location:
Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
GFA:
1,460m2
Principal Architect:
Vo Trong Nghia, Nguyen Tat Dat
Design team:
Nguyen Van An, Tu Minh Dong, Bui Quang Huy, Manh Trong Danh, Thai Khac Phuc
Bamboo contractor:
VTN Architects (Vo Trong Nghia Architects)
Client:
VinGroup
Photographers:
Hiroyuki Oki
Vinpearl Project is the welcome center of the Grand World Phu Quoc master-plan, which is the center of the massive Phu Quoc United Center. The client asked us to make a bamboo structure that embodies the Vietnamese cultures and becoming a symbol of the entire master-plan project, attracting tourists to Grand World Phu Quoc. The scope of the project is massive, with the building area of 1,460 m2. We managed to satisfy the requirements of the client, creating a unique bamboo structure that embodies Vietnamese culture and is a symbol of Grand World Phu Quoc. The lotus and the bronze drum, two traditional Vietnamese symbols are sculpted into the dense layers of bamboo grid, expressing the traditional Vietnamese cultures.
Ecologically, the project is energy efficient, using natural and low-cost sustainable material (in design and in construction), using only ropes and bamboo pins to connect bamboo culms together. No artificial air conditioning is used and artificial lighting is minimized to only be used during nighttime.
Vinpearl Project is, first and foremost, a pure bamboo structures with a massive amount of bamboo, ing up to 42,000 bamboo culms. The construction process of bamboo itself is unique. We have perfected this into a standard and the construction process here is a bit more advance in terms of transportation (we had to move bamboo into an island) and precision (several systems together require utmost precision). The joint system is challenging since we employ a lot of structural systems and the details of them meeting each other is challenging.
The structural system of Vinpearl Phu Quoc is hybrid. Vinpearl’s structural system combines Arches, Domes, and Grid systems together, which accumulates our knowledge in using bamboo for various structural forms together. A hybrid system test and unify several different forms, creating a unique aesthetic for the project. A cantilever edge requires considerate use of cross bracing as secondary structural elements compared to main structural elements.
The spatial quality here is influenced by the hybrid structural systems. Here, even though the structure is complex with dense layers of systems interlocking each other’s, the space is very open and transparent. The space is completely open because of the nature of the systems and the way we join the bamboo elements together. This is due to the nature of our simple joint system, with ropes and low-cost fixing elements. The modular and bracing nature of our frames also increase the transparency of the structure. The grid system allows natural ventilation through the grids. The transparency of the space with the surrounding grid system, along with the arch pathway throughout the whole structure, linking the inside and the outside. The openness and transparency also allow natural lighting to come the side and through the opening on the roof. The light comes in beautifully, along with the natural colour of bamboo, creates a warm and intimate atmosphere, even though the structure is very open in terms of airflow. The space is also a combination of hard and soft spaces. We sculpt a lotus and drum inside the grid space. The grid is very systematic and precise, combined with soft bamboo arches and domes make people surprise whilst entering the space.
Vinpearl Phu Quoc is an ideal project to showcase the significance and originality of our bamboo architecture because of our major characteristics:
_It uses natural material without any chemical treatment, using 42,000 culms in total.
_It is a pure bamboo structure.
_ It is energy efficient, using natural and low-cost sustainable material.
_It expresses traditional Vietnamese symbols.
Dự án khác
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07/2020 Bamboo Structure Pavilion 07/2020
04/2020 Vocano Island _Restaurant 04/2020
04/2020 Wedding Chapel 04/2020
01/2019 Castaway Island Resort 01/2019
05/2018 Bamboo Stalactite 05/2018
10/2017 Tingxi Restaurant 10/2017
04/2017 Son La Ceremony Dome 04/2017
04/2015 Sen Village Community Center 04/2015
04/2015 Vietnam Pavilion in Expo Milano 04/2015
04/2015 Roc Von Restaurant 04/2015
03/2015 Naman Beach Bar 03/2015
03/2015 Naman Hay Hay Restaurant and Bar 03/2015
Awards
Architecture Masterprize/ Best of best [Category: Hospitality Architecture]/ Grand World Phu Quoc Welcome Center