Case Study 3

Case Study 3: JUNGLE FLOWER

by 1 + 1 > 2 Architects in Vo Nhai district Vietnam (2016)

Nature

The purpose of this project is to build a school with modern comforts while battling nature’s harshness. The design satisfies lighting, ventilation, and sound insulation regulations.

Figure 39. Cam Thanh Entry. From Thao Nguyen Le, by Thao Nguyen Le, 2021. Copyright 2021 by Thao Nguyen Le. Figure 33. Jungle Flower open-plan. From Thao Nguyen Le, by Thao Nguyen Le, 2021. Copyright 2021 by Thao Nguyen Le.

Figure 34. Jungle Flower bird-eye view. From Thao Nguyen Le, by Thao Nguyen Le, 2021. Copyright 2021 by Thao Nguyen Le.

Cognitive Analysis

Many of the youngsters there are educated in dilapidated classrooms, and other facilities are also in disrepair. This is likewise true for Lung Luong, the village with the most difficult access in Thai Nguyen Province’s Thuong Nung Commune. Lung Luong also confronts a slew of additional challenges: The path to the settlement is quite rugged and just two metres wide. The mountain has a lot of sloping areas, and anyone who are even a little negligent may slide and plummet down extremely deep. The majority of the Mong ethnic group dwell there, and 90% of the houses are impoverished. Improving children’s health care and education becomes a challenging undertaking in this scenario.

Ventilation Natural Light

By hiding transitional spaces in between buildings, the design is able to keeps harsh winds down to required ventilation level only. With smart transitional areas and openings, Jungle Flower ensures daylight can penetrate throughout the area.

local earth block

protecting existing trees

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local trees

Sustainable Strategy

design

Figure 36. Jungle Flower material sourcing. From Thao Nguyen Le, by

Thao Nguyen Le, 2021. Copyright adobe bricks 2021 by Thao Nguyen Le. Materiality Figure 37. Jungle Flower materiality study. From Thao Nguyen Le, by Thao Nguyen Le, 2021. Copyright 2021 by Thao Nguyen Le. Figure 38. Jungle Flower sectional planning. From Thao Nguyen Le, by Thao Nguyen Le, 2021. Copyright 2021 by Thao Nguyen Le.

The design utilised removed terrain to make earth block used as adobe bricks to later construct the design. It also preserve most existing trees while turning some into timber used for timber frame in the design. Bricks were manufactured of reclaimed dirt from the site that was excavated while building an even foundation to save money and boost heat insulation. The material also provides for a balanced environment indoors, with the rooms being cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

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Spatial Solution