Revitalize the Urban Landscape : Green Space as Eco-network in Old Quater,Vietnam

by Noor Ainsyah Binti Zulkifli

Issue Explanation :

As a mega city, Hanoi is bless with multiple waterbody like river and lake but it also have a huge problems in its current urban development which is the incremental demise of urban greens. It is among the greatest and most urgent issues to deal with due to the intense development in the central of Hanoi. The current green area is unevenly distributed across the city since the green expansion were centralize around the lake that act as the waterbody and it become a good urban landscape system. The roles and benefits of green spaces for Hanoi urban dwellers cannot be denied and on site we can see how the locals are supporting this ideas of increasing the urban greens.

Incremental Demise of Urban Landscape

Green area is unevenly distributed

Have local support but didnt have proper green system

Design Application

Integrating blue green network element including Sky Garden Pod act as mini pond that can be assemble at the centre of the junction of Hanoi central street and the design is elevated from the road due to the space issue, Green Parklet where it act as green pocket space (multifunctional zone) to enhance people socialization and experience and finally logia landscape that act as green building facade. All green element were connected to the water pipe from Hoan Kiem Lake

Ideas

Central Hanoi, as aforementioned, is characterised with high population density and also a high building density (up to 70% in some wards of ten central districts). That means there is not much

Source: https://streetsillustrated.seattle.gov/design-standards/intersections/pedcrossing/