2023 LMH Landscape Portfolio

HOANG LE MINH

Landscape Architect

About ME !

A Vietnamese young architect always finds new inspires in the surrounding of the life. Although his background is urban planning, he had worked in various architectural and design sectors as a “flexible” architect since 2015. Working in architecture or interior design industry, to understand the design process, may be more challenging indeed. However, he has flexibility, initiative, and creativity in his personalities; that keeps his works going on track. Furthermore, new exciting fields always attract young adventurer, which is why he could efficiently make it.

In June 2020, he finished a master’s program in Landscape Architecture in a beautiful and dynamic country, Estonia. In EMU, he had experienced various kinds of natural, artificial, and urban landscape projects as well as international workshops that consolidated my academic knowledge.

At the moment, he is looking for new opportunities for his career as a landscape architect. This guy is me!!!

CONTACT

Ho chi minh city, Vietnam.

+84 934 10 55 38 Vietnamese number

lmh.lehoang1602@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2010 - 2015

Bachelor of Regional and urban planning

Ho chi Minh univershity of Architecture

2018 - 2020

Master of Landscape Architecture

Estonian University of Life Sciences

WORKSHOP

October 2018

May 2019

Localized learning of urban planning and policy in the Baltic Sea region

Turku - Finland

COLAND: Inclusive coastal landscape. Erasmus Intensive programme in Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn- Estonia

EXPERIENCE

Sep 2015 - May 2016

Urban and Landscape Architect

ArchTran

I could experience practical urban and landscape architecture projects in various scales, range from large city parks, pedestrian streets, residential areas, and private gardens were performed. Moreover, I luckily have a chance to do some interior projects.

Computer drawing skills

Design skills

Architect

Jun 2016 - Nov 2017

Plantec Architects

In this Japanese company, I worked as a Junior Architect in Architecture and Interior field. I regularly made various architecture and interior projects from concepts to tender drawings.

Computer drawing skills

Design skills

Architect

March 2018 - July 2018

Van Aelst Nguyen and Partners

It was a short but fantastic time I had. I learned a number of new experiences from my Boss and colleagues - There, I got a beautiful thing from Belgium’s professional working style. I think that helped me improve and develop myself.

Computer drawing skills

Design skills

Master Student Internship

September 2019 - January 2020

NDA group

It was a short -tern internship, however, and it gave me many valuable experiences in the landscape architecture sector, and I worked with the urban planning field again.

Computer drawing skills

Design skills

Management skills

Landscape Architect

September 2020 - Now

NDA group

A Landscape Architect works with some landscape types such as Parks, Waterfronts, Riverbanks, Residential, Playgrounds, Water features, Squares and Plazas, Streetscapes and Resorts.

Computer drawing skills

Design skills

Management skills

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

AutoCad

Photoshop

Indesign

Illustrator

Sketchup

Lumion

Ms Office

Analyze

Sketch

Team work

Concept

Modelling

Development

Management

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES WORKING PROJECTS

Landscape

Architecture

LONG TAN

WATERFRONT RESIDENT

CONCEPT DESIGN TO CONSTRUCTTION DRAWING AUTOCAD-SKECTHUP-PHOTOSHOP-LUMION

Inspired by ALICE IN

Windy Meadow

Magic Garden

Amazing World

GENERAL LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN

GIANT FLOWER MEADOW

Story Of Magic Garden

Where you can see the giant creatures in this “Underland”

Key Design method

The huge man – make installation

Solid - Empty

Color stream

CHESSBOARD GARDEN

Story Of Magic Garden

Where you can see the giant creatures in this “Underland”

Key Design method

The huge man – make installation

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Magic Garden

Where you can see the giant creatures in this “Underland”

Key Design method

The huge man – make installation

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Magic Garden

Where you can see the giant creatures in this “Underland”

Key Design method

The huge man – make installation

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Magic Garden

Where you can see the giant creatures in this “Underland”

Key Design method

The huge man – make installation Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Magic Garden

Where you can see the giant creatures in this “Underland”

Key Design method

The huge man – make installation

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Marvelous World

Where you explore the secret of Marvelous World when the river water goes up ands down

Key Design method

Take advantage daily water level to show the story behind Up – Down Engraving - Perforation

Color stream

WISHING GARDEN

Story Of Marvelous World

Where you explore the secret of Marvelous World when the river water goes up ands down

Key Design method

Take advantage daily water level to show the story behind

Up – Down Engraving - Perforation

Color stream

Story Of Marvelous World

Where you explore the secret of Marvelous World when the river water goes up ands down

Key Design method

Take advantage daily water level to show the story behind Up – Down Engraving - Perforation

Color stream

Story Of Marvelous World

Where you explore the secret of Marvelous World when the river water goes up ands down

Key Design method

Take advantage daily water level to show the story behind

Up – Down Engraving - Perforation

Color stream

Story Of Marvelous World

Where you explore the secret of Marvelous World when the river water goes up ands down

Key Design method

Take advantage daily water level to show the story behind Up – Down Engraving - Perforation

Color stream

Story Of Wind

Where you can understand the life of Dandelion and love of wind

Key Design method

Use the Dandelion sculptures to illustrate the flow of wind

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Wind

Where you can understand the life of Dandelion and love of wind

Key Design method

Use the Dandelion sculptures to illustrate the flow of wind

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Wind

Where you can understand the life of Dandelion and love of wind

Key Design method

Use the Dandelion sculptures to illustrate the flow of wind

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Wind

Where you can understand the life of Dandelion and love of wind

Key Design method

Use the Dandelion sculptures to illustrate the flow of wind

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Wind

Where you can understand the life of Dandelion and love of wind

Key Design method

Use the Dandelion sculptures to illustrate the flow of wind

Solid - Empty

Color stream

Story Of Wind

Where you can understand the life of Dandelion and love of wind

Key Design method

Use the Dandelion sculptures to illustrate the flow of wind

Solid - Empty

Color stream

VAN GIANG

NEW RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

CONCEPT DESIGN TO CONSTRUCTTION DRAWING

AUTOCAD-SKECTHUP-PHOTOSHOP-LUMION

Inspired by VIETNAMESE

The Story of Tien Dung and Chu Dong Tu

The Story of Golden Buffalo River

The Story About The Journey Of Discovering New Lands

GENERAL LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN

SPRING PLAZA

Spring Garden

Outdoor Event and Festival Park

Cloudy Canopy Family gathering zone

Water plaza

Event Square

GREEN MEADOW, CLOUDY CANOPY

Spring Garden

Outdoor Event and Festival Park

Cloudy Canopy

Family gathering zone

Water plaza

Event Square

GARTHERING SPACE

Spring Garden

Outdoor Event and Festival Park

Cloudy Canopy Family gathering zone

Water plaza

Event Square

ARRIVAL LANDSCAPE WATER FEATURE

Spring Garden

Outdoor Event and Festival Park

Cloudy Canopy Family gathering zone

Water plaza

Event Square

SPRING GARDEN

Spring Garden

Outdoor Event and Festival Park

Cloudy Canopy Family gathering zone

Water plaza

Event Square

GREEN MEADOW

Community Garden

Green meadow

Outdoor Gathering

Kid Playground

KID PLAYGROUND

Community Garden

Lakeside

Greenery

Outdoor Gathering

Green meadow

READING GARDEN

Community Garden

Green meadow

Outdoor Gathering

Kid Playground

MEDITATION GARDEN

Healing Garden

Courtyard

Sense Garden

Check-in Point

Yoga Space

Herb Garden

FLOWER AND HERB GARDEN

Healing Garden

Courtyard

Sense Garden

Check-in Point

Yoga Space

Herb Garden

RELAXING GARDEN

Healing Garden

Courtyard

Sense Garden

Check-in Point

Yoga Space

Herb Garden

PATHWAY

Secret Garden

Linear Greenery

Pathway

Kid Playground

Outdoor Gym

Secret Garden

Linear Greenery

Pathway

Kid Playground

Outdoor Gym

KID PLAYGROUND

Secret Garden

Linear Greenery

Pathway

Kid Playground

Outdoor Gym

BAI XEP

BEACH ROCK RESORT

CONCEPT DESIGN TO CONSTRUCTTION DRAWING

AUTOCAD-SKECTHUP-PHOTOSHOP-LUMION

DESIGN

SYMBIOSIS

NATURE

The natural contours

Simplified the topography

Transform them into basic shapes

The horizontal element as the main key

GENERAL LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN

Legend:

1. Main Entrance Gate

2. Drop-off

3. Staircase Hall

4. Swimming Pool

5. Landscape Retaining Wall

6. Landscape Pond

7. Relaxing Corner

8. Pathway

9. Marina-integrated resort

P. Parking

Key

Using the horizontal element as the main key

Parallel Design method

Key

Using the horizontal element as the main key

Parallel Design method

Key

Using the horizontal element as the main key

Parallel Design method

VIEW FORWARD MARINA

Key

Using the horizontal element as the main key

Parallel Design method

LANDSCAPE RETAINING WALL

Key

Using the horizontal element as the main key

Design method

Parallel

PATHWAY

Key

Using the horizontal element as the main key

Parallel Design method

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

Retaining Wall Section

Roundabout Section Roundabout Detail

Driveway

Outdoor Stepping Hall

Outdoor Hall Water Feature

HAU GIANG HOTEL

CONCEPT DESIGN TO CONSTRUCTTION DRAWING AUTOCAD-SKECTHUP-PHOTOSHOP-LUMION

Simplified Droplets Line Of Droplets

Simplified Droplets

Building Facade

GENERAL LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN

Legend:

1. Main Entrance Gate

2. Hotel Entrance

3. Swimming Pool

4. Kid Swimming Pool

5. Kid Playground

6. Coffee Greenery

7. Riverside Garden

8. Dock

P. Parking

Key

Using the waving lines as the main key

Design method

Organic shapes and lines

Key

Using the waving lines as the main key

Design method

Organic shapes and lines

Key

Using the waving lines as the main key

Design method

Organic shapes and lines

RIVERSIDE GARDEN

Key

Using the waving lines as the main key

Organic shapes and lines Design method

RIVERSIDE GARDEN

Key

Using the waving lines as the main key

Organic shapes and lines Design method

Biking and walking trails

Entrance and bike rental station

HEIR OF ENLIGHTENMENT

BUFFALO, PLACE OF ACTION

Hoang Le Minh, Jelena Sabovljevic, Nargess Doosti

I remember in 2021 when my grandpa took me to ‘DEL’ corridor for the first time. I still remember it as if it was yesterday. The corridor was and it still is probably one of the only places where we could explore the charm of diverse people and nature. It was always out-of-theordinary holiday when we went there on weekends. Overwhelmed by the smell of plants, brightness colors and dreamy light, it seemed like the park path will never end, showing its beauty on every corner. Grandpa always used to say: “You kids are living in a different world. You live in this fast world of technology. We didn’t have so much opportunities, find a way to use them.” I was lucky. When I wanted a little of both worlds, I could always turn to grandpa. He worked in a grain factory for fifty years. This came to an end because the factory closed, and made him search for a new job for years when Buffalo was not a booming city. Last year when we were looking at the grain elevators from the corridor, he pointed at them and proudly said: “Kid, we have lived our lives there. Our identity should be there for good!” Things are different now. Every generation should have something it will be proud of. It is mesmerizing how the corridor was our place of comfort. How it was our second home and how it made us start acting differently after thinking of our hopes and dreams. We learned about ourselves, how to explore and cherish diversity. Finally, we learned how to stop and think about the world around us. Stop, observe and connect with it.

New plants ( green ones ) would be added based on the new design and some of existing plants ( black ones ) should be removed. For example, invaseive species, the ones that are in a bad condition, as well as the ones that are blocking the potential views.

VEGETATION PROPOSAL

CONNECTION AND VIEWS

Biking and walking trail// The residential area is kept safe and sound by creation of the buffer zone. The dense row of native vegetation allows people to use corridor freely and keeps privacy and security of the existing homes on a high level.

The beach// The beach was recognized as one of the main treasures of the corridor. By opening the space and adding new access points, people are able to enter from the land as well as from the water. This multi-use zone can be a place for gathering, group sports, fishing, chess, and many more activities.

Entrance and bike rental station // The idea is to make bike station digitalized, and accessible at any time of day and night.

THE ‘FREE-IN-THEMOUNTAINS’PRISON

120 HOUR

Hoang Le Minh, Jelena Sabovljevic, Nargess Doosti

It is 2119, people are seeking forthe meaningsoflife,asthey are fed up with the technology and digitalised world. Refugees particularly, are seeking forthe meaning of home on a planet where their voices are not heard by the world and its inhabitants. Climate has been surprisingly colder than the last century, and the biodiversity has changed exotically that you polarbears are no longer white.

The free-in-the-mountains prison is for the refugees ,who do not have a certain idea of what home is, and in the end, for any kind of human! They are allliving in their own prisons, which they are trying to warm it up by their inner suns. By bringing the person into the “free-in-the-mountain prisons” in the heart of Svalbard, he’l fit his life into a prison with eternal freedom, where he will incorporate with educating new refugees towards as highest level as he can.

Target is an exiled refugee, who had been rejected from his home (surrounded by mountain somewhere in the Middle East) by his government, and laterexiled again while he was filled with the hope of a new home, into the Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, where he was detained illegally since 2013, and he wrote the book ‘no friend but the mountains’ during his detention.

MASTER PROJECTS

Landscape

Yoga, medition

Yoga, medition, camping, sightseeing camping,

Cabin camping Reservation area Main access

To give a high priority reservation for dense pine forest.

To utilize sparse spaces in coniferous forest and riverside area for outdoor activities

ecological analysis

Follow the existing road, the new road ( dashed line ) should be added to connect into complete traffic in the area.

traffic design stategy

The main point is to focus on protecting the natural pine forest of the site.

Less reconstruction on the site.

conservation area strategy

Based on the form of site, the strategy of design then the site functional design concept is conducted

site functional design concept

Cabin camping, camping, sightseeing

Cabin camping area section

Sightseeing area section

Yoga, medition, camping, sightseeing area section

Cabin camping area Yoga, medition, camping,

sightseeing area

Sightseeing area

Cabin camping area plan

Camping and yoga area plan

Multi functional platform

Yoga and sightseeing platform

Yoga and camping platform

Yoga and sightseeing platform section

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN BENEDICTINE ABBEY

ADVANCED PRESENTATION GRAPHICS

AUTOCAD-SKECTHUP-PHOTOSHOP

Design idea

MEDIEVAL PLAYGROUND

VASTSELIIN HERITAGE

PROTECTION AND RESTORATION

PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AUTOCAD-PHOTOSHOP-ILLUSTRATION

The concept of the playground is inspired from the history of the place, the main theme of the playground is to simulate the medieval times but in modern way with the kids.

There is four main parts of the playground:

The Maze:-

This is the main part which is a maze for the kids to play and interact with the history of the castle by exploring their own ways and learn the about the history of the place in an interesting way and how was it the past to by showing different signs along the ways and models in different scales showing the timeline of the castle.

The Amphitheatre:-

This part is for the same purpose but in different approach. It’s simply for concerts or shows related to the castle by manifesting the medieval times and exhibits emphasizing on the main theme. Could be also not related to the theme by events for entertaining.

Medieval Area:-

This part is regular playground for kids, including an interesting games and mysterious places to explore, inspired from the medieval times.

Parents Area:-

This part is for the parents to watch their kids in both areas The Maze part and Medieval zone for safety and more enclosure.

HOLY

KOPLI PENINSULA COLAND

TALLINN INTENSIVE STUDY PROGRAMME AUTOCAD-PHOTOSHOP

Carmine Montuoro, Marta Porcu, Sabina Dragomirescu, Melina Haures, Magdalena Giefert, Ahmed Abdelhafaz, Hoang LeMinh, Andi Järvsoo

Wild uncontroled green zone

After 2nd WW housing

Socialist housing

First republic housing

Every significant feature that we analyzed having dual characteristics. The Cemetery Park has a lot of green spaces relevant for developing a proper green infrastructure for Tallinn, from Kopli Park to common gardens. Managing this green infrastructure must be done consciously because bad decisions in this way will cause climate change problems. Another potential of the area is the valuable heritage and landscape, aspects that are particular for this part of the Estonian coast. However, there is a risk of losing this natural park and suburb background because intruders like the power plant. Furthermore, the economic side of this area is influenced by fishing as an activity of the local people. For the tourists, there are not so many possibilities, because Cemetery Park is not developed in this field, with hotels or attractions. This way, the tourists are unintentionally kept away. The abrupt ending of the tourist area is also a risk of losing the character of the landscape, because of the blending of residential and industrial areas. The opening to the coast is a real potential, the beach being a socially and economically attractive area. However, the existing accesses cannot meet the need of future tourism development, because it will be too crowded. In the future, there will be made changes in this way.

Kopli Cemetery Park

Open spaces near coast gives opportunities to develop new recreational areas. This place people can garther together, have several outdoor activities and take a look The Light as an opportunity.

FINAL THESIS

THE POTENTIAL OF THE ALLEY SYSTEM FOR URBAN GARDENING DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAMESE CITIES ON THE EXAMPLE OF HO CHI MINH CITY

AUTOCAD-SKETCHUP-PHOTOSHOP

FRENCH COLONIZED PERIOD

The urban lot-land structure had shared garden in the middle of the building. This could be the identity of the city at this time.

COMTEMPORARY PERIOD

The war, urbanization and imigration impacted urban lot-land structure transformation The garden disappeared and the alley appeared after these milestones.

ALLEY TYPE 6A & 5 A

The type 6A alley in this group is entirely distinctive from all groups, and it has pavement for citizens roughly 1.5 meters. The Alley type 5A in the group is below two-meter width.

ALLEY TYPE 7A

Blind alley with only one way access has more private shared yard and less impacts from main traffic road.

PHASE 3

High cost

Designed concrete pot and native plant

Green beds for Water treatment

Design outdoor concrete bench with wooden material on top

Design colorful beds

PHASE 2

Low-moderate cost

Native green vine wall

PHASE 1

Low cost

New benches

Native plant and clay pot

Adding some garphic artwork

Wooden benches

Wooden food containers

Re-painting wall with white color

Simple Vietnamese lantern

Existing plant pots

DESIGN STEP

The design gives solutions for solving existing social issues and fitting the citizen’s needs. Besides, it is a possible experiment to look at Vietnamese reaction with this initiative.

The project aims to let people and authorities together create their places, activities, and identity is divided into three phases.

PLAN scale: 1/500

In this first phase, the design focuses on creating a low-cost design and moveable types of furniture with some simple design and low impact on the site. With moveable furniture, people can flexibly adjust them when it is necessary. This temporary design experiment duration is one year.

The wall is considered to do painting with white color to make sense of widening.

Some plant boxes are added as an initiative for food growing. People can do garden practices with some essential vegetables for example lettuces, mushroom, carrot, or tomatoes, or some daily-use herbs such as mint, perilla leaf, green onions, rice paddy leaf, Centella.

A few simple design benches, shipping pallet chairs, and tables, common bins for gathering, relaxing,having meals and cleaning stuff also are attached.

On the surface of the alley, some temporary kid games are setting by chalks or spray paints.

The place with small design can stimulate people to do some outdoor activities, especially children, who can use the area as a playground and play many traditional games.

PHASE 2 LOW-MODERATE COST

PLAN scale: 1/500

After one year of the first phase, in the next stage, the design still keeps all the design of the first step and attach more furniture. This temporary design experiment duration is two years.

The wall is considered to grow some native vine that can make the alley more greenery.

More first phase shipping pallet chairs, and tables for gathering, relaxing, and having meals also are attached and the temporary benches are replaced by new bench design

More food containers are also added.

On the surface of the alley, some temporary kid games are setting by spray paints with many colors.

PLAN scale: 1/500

In the last phase, the design will be conducted more permanently and stable. This project will start in the fourth year, and the temporary design experiment duration is 5 years.

The wall is considered to have some traditional painting in small sizes and some colorful graphic textures and pattern paintings.

All moveable items of furniture would change into a regular design feature with stable materials such as stainless steel or concrete. These materials can be more adaptable in Ho Chi Minh city climate conditions.

The transformation of food containers from wood to concrete or clay as a design program will be conducted in this phase.

On the surface of the alley, some permanent kid games are setting by spray paints with many colors. Besides, there are some graphic artworks also making on the surface. The most essential thing on the surface is green beds for water treatment, also including.

The canopy will be remade to suit the concept design with similar colors, textures, and patterns on the wall.

The power poles, water pipes are re-painted with colorful colors.

“CULTURAL LANDSCAPE”

“The man together shapes their landscape, does their activities in this place, and then creates their languages“ (Arntzen, 2002) and (Van den Brink et al., 2017: 15)

Whether temporary solutions in small scales can fulfil the need of human?

GRAPHIC SKILLS

Landscape

Philosophy of park design

Advanced landscape drawing

Modern landscape theory

COPY CAT ILLUSTRATION

Landscape Architecture

Reference

https://landskapsarkitekt.tumblr.com/post/148700806698

Copy

Minor Charges Court Building Proposal / ABA https://www.archdaily.com/410893/minor-charges-court-buildingproposal-aba?ad_medium=gallery

Inspiration blog by landscape architect Even Bakken

COPY CAT ILLUSTRATION

Landscape Architecture

Reference

Illustrator picture

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/289356344806080443/

AUTOCAD-SKETCHUP-PHOTOSHOP

Villa section Ha Noi, Vietnam

SKETCHING SKILLS

Watercolor and pen

Pine pillar forest

Meandering river banks

SKETCHING SKILLS

Watercolor and pen

Dolostone: Quarry

Rolling Cultivated Landscape

SKETCHING SKILLS

Watercolor and pen

Tanner springs park Portland, Oregon, USA

BACHELOR PROJECTS

Urban Planning

and Landscape

Architecture

THE BREATH OF T HE CITY

DISTRICT 12 , HO CHI MINH CITY AUTOCAD-SK ETCHUP-PHOTOSHOP

Location of site

Location

Existing site analysis

Design concept

Tree and plant plan

Lighting plan

THE MODERN URBAN

BINH CHANH DISTRICT, HO CHI MINH CITY HANDSKETCHING

Existing site analysis

Site analysis Design concept

THE SOUL OF URBAN

DISTRICT 1, HO CHI MINH CITY HANDMODELLING-HANDSKETCHING

Master plan

Funtional plan

Design concept

Site analysis

Hanging path Bamboo forest Reptile house

Master plan

Insect house Amphibian house Kid playground Amusement ride Maze Adventure game

Design concept

The bamboo forest area

The aquarium area