Making Vietnam

Vietnam is a growing economic centre of global manufacturing with a parallel tradition of small scale workshop production. This project seeks to re-integrate medium scale production with urban form. To this end we developed and modelled a series of urban types aimed at inserting industry into cities.  This included mixing housing with workshops, and using building to shield gardens from factories. Amplified the vibrant urban market culture by developing flexible big roof models as well as infill models between the street and the big box factory. Together these aimed to counter the tendency to separate production from urban life in the Vietnam context.

Project Team: Graham Crist, Gretchen Wilkins, Ton Vu.