Project - Transit transforms to destination

BEACH I PARK-BASED

BALLOON FESTIVAL

KITE FESTIVAL

BEACH

VOLLEYBALL

TOURNAMENT

SAND SCULTURE FESTIVAL

OUTDOOR MOVIE FESTIVAL

FIREWORK FESTIVAL

MISS OCEAN CONTEST

OUTDOOR CONCERT

STREET I SQUARE-BASED

BALLOON FESTIVAL

KITE FESTIVAL

BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

SAND SCULTURE FESTIVAL

WATERGUN FIGHT

CARNIVAL I PARADES

COLOR RUN

DOUBLE BIKE RACE

INDOOR I CANOPY

INTERNATIONALL BEAUTY CONTEST

MUSIC I PERFORMANCES

HORSE RACE

HIGHTECH EXPOS

BEER FESTIVAL

SALE OFF SHOPPING MONTH

GRAPE WINE FESTIVAL

SEAFOOD I TRADITIONAL COUSINE FESTIVAL

TRANSIT TRANSFORMS TO DESTINATION

DESIGN COMPETITION ITEAMWORK I 2014 WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL FINALIST

Project Location I Nha Trang Airport, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam

Instructor I Professor Le Thi Minh Tam (MArch)

Other Members I Tran Tan Phuc, Do Kim Chung, Phan Xuan Thien

My Duty I Architecture Strategies, Concept Design, Sustainability Analysis, Visualization, Presentation.

Airlines and airports have always been means of international transportation, trade, business as well as cultural exchange. For centuries, they have helped connect millions of people millions of miles away from each other. However, despite being consider the iconic benchmarks of countries’ or cities’ economy and technology, most of the airports stand merely transit points, where people come and go, passing by just in minutes. As time passed, very few airports became preeminent and attracting people, while many others showed inefficient in operation, which made them shut down and left vacant.

Vacancy do create opportunities for redevelopment. In this project, we would like to imagine how an abandoned airport in a coastal city of Nha Trang (Vietnam) can be redesigned and transformed. Located near many international transportation routes, Nha Trang is endowed with great advantages of connections on all land, sea, and air. The city attracts travelers around the world by the beautiful tropical white sandy beach, blue water sea and fascinating vernacular coastal lifestyles. To be fair, Nha Trang tourist is growing, but didn’t grow well enough to join the party with other coastal ‘holiday heavens’ in the region (Bali, Phuket, etc), or to its own potential. The city lacks of attentiongrabbing activities to brand it an outstanding spot of the international vacation industry. This project is the proposal about how an outdated point of transit would become an Asia Pacific world-class destination of international cultural meetings and events, in the CITY OF COASTAL CULTURE AND TOURISM.

SITE SELECTION

Nha Trang airfield was opened in 1945. Once being used as a military base in Vietnam War, its facilities are opened for civil use, operating domestic routes in Vietnam from 1975, before being permanently closed today.

URBAN CONTEXT

Nha Trang is well-known for its top of the world beautiful bay*, the vital factor for boosting the development of the city toward one of Vietnam top center of tourism.

SAIL FESTIVAL

FLOATING LANTERN

RUBBER DUCK

DRAGON BOAT RACE

MASS SWIMMING

WATER SPORT (ASIAN BEACH GAME)

YATCH FESTIVAL

CURRENT LANDUSE

2 large parcels: the former airport (closed in 2004), and the Air Force Academy.

AIRPORT’S LEGACY

Two most notable remaining structures now are the former 2km long runway and Nha Trang Air Force Museum

One of these axis will directly overlap current airport runway

CONNECTIONS

The seaied wall of the airport has been blocking connections of nearby streets.

CLIMATE

Nha Trang is endowed with a very soothing climate with cool air flow and great view from the

A new developedacross the river. The new center is connected with current center and the beach by various centripetal axis.

the ECO FLOW

Taking advantages of one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, the parcels in the West of waterfront Tran Phu Street are filling with high-end hotels and other tourism services. Ironically, these high-rises unintentionally become an artificial barrier between ocean and the people of this city, who have an impression that the beach is designed for wealthy tourists from far away, not local people.

We hereby consider the 240 hectare Nha Trang Airport site in the heart of Nha Trang city as an opportunity to provide a large open space with the breath of ocean to local people. The “ECO FLOW” Park, which pierces parallel to the existing airport runway, is the solution in how the coastal open spaces can be linked to the new city downtown.

This will be the place for daily communal activity of local inhabitants, as well as tourist cultural events such as exhibitions and parades. This is the place where local culture and inhabitants meets with international events and people, in the city of Marine Culture and Tourism.

The “ECO FLOW” park will penetrates eastern breezes from the ocean deep into the urban spaces, improving the microclimate and comfort of the area in the specific and whole city in general, which is significantly important to a coastal city dedicated to tourism. The canal connecting the river to the Nha Trang Bay will also help improve water mediating and flood control. On the other hand, the Eco Flow is secure from tropical hurricanes and storm surges, thanks to a series of island acting as wind and wave barriers in the eastern shore.

SPACE LAYOUT DIAGRAMS

A massive central park of greenery and water spaces, going along with former runway boulevard, becomes the initial concept of designing the whole new area.

HIGH-RISES AND LANDMARKS

South of the Eco Flow, Mixed-use building are designed with significant more stories to offer better view to the event boulevard, as well as the former city center on the North .

THE ECO FLOW

OPEN SPACE AXIS FOR DAILY COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES

The ‘ECO FLOW’ central park offer a place for gathering and playing for domestic families.

Open spaces attract pedestrians, increase the livability of adjacent street life and business.

Open spaces attract pedestrians, increase the livability of adjacent street life and business.

The large water body connecting to the sea also promotes a continuity of water-based activities.

Waterfront promenades provide people a path for walking, cycling, etc.

Landscape provides the habitat for local fauna and fora, fostering environmental education.

DIAGRAMS

ADJACENT CONNECTION

On the perpendicular direction, road routes connecting the existing urban road system. These roads help connecting to nearby districts and forming subdivision axis for local landuse zoning .

Streets, park and plazas connecting two hubs are the series of places for various scheme of outdoor festivals, introducing the central axis of this city a world-class destination for

The water body, beach and the sea provide opportunities for special types of events on water, in harmonized with the atmosphere and dignity of a tropical coastal city.

RESIDENTIAL & PUBLIC SERVICES

At two ends of the open space located eminent civic buildings, where indoor events are hosted, divided by two frameworks: Urban cultural hub and Marine cultural hub. city

High income people working in the hotels, restaurants and other tourism industry will surely have a demand of high quality accommodations next to where they work, along with education or healthcare services .

FLEXIBLE SPACE OF EVENTS

Streets and green spaces in the central becomes the space for a variety of events, including tracks of parade, carnivals and streets racing.

LIFESTYLE & CULTURE BUILDINGS

Supporting the scheme of events in central axis, cultural buildings are added to offer destinations for world class events . Facilities for high quality accommodations are also designed to maximize view to the event space.

URBAN CURVES

The curves of urban building height allow more wind to penetrate into the area, as well as mark the iconic silhouette of the coastal city.

OPEN SPACES

The continuity of open spaces at street levels provide plentiful potential spaces for outdoor activities with a lot of sunlight and ocean breezes to the city of events and tourism .

URBAN WIND ANALYSIS

Wind stimulation show ing the effect of penetrating cool breezes from the ocean deep into the city thanks to the central

SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES REDUCE OPTIMIZE

BUILDING HEIGHT

Stepped buildings’ height maximize access to daylight and view to landscape as well as the event space.

OPEN PODIUM

Buildings’ podiums with open spaces ground floor help increase natural ventilation throughout the public areas .

BALCONY

Balconies help offer great viewspots to occupants, promote natural ventilation (with operable doors) and shield the room below from some sunlight.

WILDLIFE CONNECTION

With a giant natural area inside the city, site is proposed to be the future habitat for local wildlife of plants and animals

COURTYARD

Courtyards help facilitate natural ventilation within building blocks and create open yet protected community areas .

GREEN ROOF

Greenroofs increase the efficiency of capturing rainwater, reduce solar heat gain and outdoor temperature .

DOUBLE ROOF & FACADE

Double layers of building envelope protect interior spaces from solar heat and better lighting condition .

COMMUNITY’S REACTION

The proposal aims to raise people’s awareness about the interactions of human activities and nature, with vernacular coastal context .

RAINWATER HARVESTING

The collected rainwater is used for the irrigation of green areas and sanitary fixtures .

LANDSCAPE WATER TREATMENT

Runoff water is treated through mangrove landscape and wetland to better water environment.

PRODUCE

WIND ENERGY

Wind turbines place at rooftop of the buildings and landscape capture wind power and produce electricity throughout the inverted system .

TIDAL ENERGY

The sea barrage controls water level inland at required level for activities, and also harnesses tidal energy.

WATER RECYCLING

Household water in the system can be recycled . After being treated , it is used for flushing , irrigation or filling swimming pool.

COMPOSTING TANKS

Collecting brown and green waste from building activities to fertilize landscape and rooftop gardens .

SOLAR ENERGY

Rooftop solar panels convert solar energy into electricity, taking advantages of abundant solar radiation in the area.

URBAN TREES

Local trees with efficient shading canopies are selected to plant in the urban area.

Other trees are ones with capability of living in sandy coastal land and withstanding tropical typhoons

PALM TREES

Palm trees are widely used for coastal landscape due to their view effiency and endurability to saltwater.

WETLAND

Mangroves hep create the disaster ‘s defense belts and natural habitat for an enriched biodiversity

central “Eco Flow” Park.

Proposal for street racing can be used for var ious racing formulas, including Formula 1 and Formula E, in which FE (for electricity-powered racing car) is more favorable.

One week per year, a temporary street circuit for professional auto racing can help attract more than 50,000 visitors to the city. A Grand Pix in the heart of the city will promote Nha Trang as a prominent destination on the world map of tourism. It w ill also offer great opportun ities in developing commercial-related services and broadcast the city’s image .

In urban design proposal, most of the l buildings, including all city landmarks have great views towards the circuit. The marine museum, iconic hotel, convention centers, etc . are contributing to the coastal landscape and waterscape .