URBAN HEALING CUBE

Project idea

8 -YEARS OF LIVING IN HO CHI MINH IS JUST ENOUGH FOR ME TO SUFFER THE CITY'S OPPRESSIVENESS AND POLLUTION. ALL CITIZENS HAVE TO BREATHE THE CONTAMINATED AIR AND SMELL STINKY WATER FROM THE CANALS EVERY DAY, THE HIGH PRESSURE OF WORK AND TECHNOLOGY LEADS OUR MINDS TO STRESS AND FINALLY, ILLNESS GOES AFTER.

APPARENTLY, IF THEY HAVE CHOICES, NO ONE CAN ACCEPT TO LIVE IN SUCH ENVIRONMENT. THEY JUST HAVE TO TRY TO COPE WITH THESE CONDITIONS, CONTINUE TO LIVE AND WORK, WAITING FOR ANY SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS TO GIVE BACK FRESH AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.

THIS PROJECT JUST SIMPLY AIMS TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF URBANISATION UPON THE CITIZEN’S HABITAT. BY USING SIMPLE MODULAR STRUCTURE OF A CUBE, I HOPE IT CAN BE EASILY IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. EACH CUBE IS INTERGRATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNAL FUNCTIONS. UNITED, THEY CREATE A WHOLE INTERRACTION SPACE FOR BOTH NATURE AND HUMAN

Project description

I SITUATED MY PROJECT ON ONE OF THE LONGEST CANALS IN HO CHI MINH CITY CALLED NHIEU LOC-THI NGHE CANAL WITH ITS LENGTH OF 8.7 Km ( THERE IS ABOUT 5.000 KM LENGTH OF CANAL IN THE CITY). I TRY TO CONSIDER THE ABILITY OF FILERING THE CONTAMINATED WATER TO RECOVER THE LIFE OF NATURE WITHIN THE CANAL, FRESHENING THE AIR AND BRINGING OUT A NON-TECHNOLOGICAL RELAX LOCATION TO THE CITIZEN.

2 DIMENSIONS OF THE CUBE STRUCTURE ARE PROPOSED: BIG SCALE (10.8X10.8X10.8 m) AND SMALL SCALE (3.6X3.6X3.6 m). THE BIG SCALE STRUCTURE IS APPLIED FOR THE MAIN CENTRE (MOTHER CUBE), AND THE SMALL SCALE STRUCTURE IS USED TO CREATE SMALL HUTS (CHILD - CUBE) ALONG THE CANAL.

EACH CUBE IS FUNCTIONED WITH DIFFERENT PURPOSES: PASSAGE MODULE, ACTIVITY MOULE, POOL MODULE, EMPTY MODULE FOR MUTI-PURPOSES, PLANTING MODULE, WATER-FILTERING MODULE BY USING AQUATIC PLANTS, BIRD-NEST MODULE.etc. INTERGRATING THESE CUBES TOGETHER , WE CAN CREATE A LOCATION THAT IS ABLE TO REDUCE THE CONTAMINANT IN THE WATER AND THE AIR, FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF FLORA AND FAUNA WITHIN THE CITY. FURTHER MORE, IT ASLO SUGGESTS A GOOD PLACE FOR COMMUNAL INTERACTIONS.

Technical information

STEEL STRUCTURE IS VERY PROMISING TO ADAPT THE MODULAR REQUIREMENTS OF THE OF THE CUBE, SLAB AND CLADDING ARE PREFABRICATED, RAMP IS THE MAIN CIRCULATION IN THE MOTHER-CUBE IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE SURROUDING AND STOREYS OF THE BUILDING.

Co-authors

Mrs. MAI LE NGOC HA