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Soma Hideaways Arrives in Ho Chi Minh City
A new apart-hotel in Ho Chi Minh City offers a considered space enriched by local touches
The Global Monument Design Competition Finalists Announced
The top 20 designs for a new monument at Da Lat’s Valley of Love have been selected as part of the Global Monument Design Competition, with the winner announced at the end of June
An Indochina-inspired Apartment in the Heart of Ho Chi Minh City
For this family apartment in the bustling centre of Ho Chi Minh City, local interior design firm Studio 11 balanced contemporary and traditional Indochinese influences to create a harmonious and deeply meaningful space. Studio founder Phạm Lê Trung Hiếu tells us more about the project
A Heritage Villa Becomes a Mixed-Use Space
In Ho Chi Minh City, The Lab Saigon designed Sun Life Insurance’s new mixed-use space De La Sól, which houses exhibition areas, a cafe and retail spaces. Here lead architects Hung Le and Tram Dang tell us more about the project
The Global Monument Design Competition Will See a New Love-Inspired Landmark Built in Da Lat
Launched on 7 March, the Global Monument Design Competition calls on designers and architects to pay homage to the city of Da Lat through a monument inspired by love
An Innovative Prefab Family Home
In Vietnam’s Bình Thuận province, Ho Chi Minh City-based firm MIA Design Studio created this light-weight and flexible home using low-cost, locally available materials
Imperfect Beauty
DQV Architects took a wabi-sabi approach to designing this Ho Chi Minh City apartment, incorporating organic curves, natural materials and muted tones. Here principal architect Viet Dao shares more about the project
A Family Retreat for Reconnecting
In Vietnam’s Phú Yên province, this holiday home by Story Architecture was designed to reconnect its owners to their hometown, the surrounding nature and the local community. Studio founder Kava Nguyễn tells us more
A Clothing Factory That’s Anything but Run-of-the-Mill
In designing the new Ho Chi Minh factory of streetwear manufacturer UnAvailable, multidisciplinary studio The Lab Saigon drew inspiration from the process of stitching. We speak with creative director Tuan Le to find out how this translates into the various spaces and functions
MASU is an Ode to Japan
Designed by Tokyo-based Keiji Ashizawa, MASU is a celebration of Japanese cuisine and culture and the restaurant’s Vietnamese roots
A Petite Shophouse Becomes a Family Home & Cafe
This petite shophouse in Hue has been redesigned by Nguyen Khai Architects & Associates to become Tiam House — a multigenerational family home on top and a light and bright streetside cafe below. Studio principal Nguyen Quang Khai tells us more about his approach to maximising the home’s size and features
A House in the Sky
In congested and bustling Ho Chi Minh, local firm MIA Design Studio have recently completed a residential project that is deeply connected to nature
A Studio Space That Embraces Nature
Ho Chi Minh-based MIA Design Studio’s new studio space embodies the architecture firm’s overarching intention to create structures that are in harmony with nature
Ramen is a Communal Affair at IPPUDO Vietnam
The global brand’s first Vietnamese outpost features an abundance of local touches and was designed to foster a sense of community
Living Among Nature
Wyndham Garden Phú Quốc is a stunning set of secluded villas that embrace their natural surroundings
A Teahouse for Design-Conscious Urbanites
Small-batch tea is served with a side of local creativity and a Japandi aesthetic at Dear TeaHouse, a contemporary take on traditional teahouses
An Oasis in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City
DKO Architecture has unveiled City Gardens, a sinuous and striking four-tower complex in Vietnam’s capital
Vietnamese Contemporary Art Arrives in Los Angeles
Running until mid-October, this exhibition puts 15 Vietnamese artists in the spotlight — some of them for the first time in the country — to explore the relationships between this new generation, the country’s history and ideas of a homeland
The Familiar and the New at Amanoi
Situated in southern Vietnam, the country’s first Aman offers seclusion with the lure of first-time experiences
Fertile Ground
Balmy, bright and filled with plants, Naman Retreat’s Pure Spa in Da Nang is a tropical dream. Watch Nguyễn Hoàng Mạnh, founder of Vietnamese MIA Design Studio, explain his firm’s approach to the design, and how sustainability, function and context come together