Vo Trong Nghia plans tropical tower of hanging gardens for chic land hotel

Greenery flows over planted terraces in plans for a hotel on the vietnamese coastline designed by vo trong nghia architects. shortlisted in the category of leisure-led development at the world architecture festival 2018, architects’ aim for the chicland hotel is to bring in a tropical essence to compliment the structure’s towering form.

Vietnam-based vo trong nghia designed chicland hotel for a narrow plot on the main road beside on the main road beside the my khe beach. at only 15m wide, with a 46m depth, the tower is made up of 21 stories and features 129 rooms. alongside accommodation, the hotel comprises a café both on the ground floor and the roof top, where there is also a pool.

The chicland hotel is situated in the historic town of danang — a popular tourist destination on the vietnam east sea coast. three sides of the building are covered by plants to express the local dynamism of strong greens to be a symbol of this area.

The plants will give the aesthetic view together with filtering strong tropical sunlight. after researching into the local area, vo trong nghia has chosen plants for their environmental requirements. vo trong nghia is known for his innovative use of vegetation in architecture projects, on projects like the babylon hotel blending greenery with concrete louvers, and the nocenco cafe’s bamboo interior.

The world architecture festival’s 2018 awards program comprises a total of 536 shortlisted entries from 81 different countries. projects range from private residences, to education, infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, cultural/civic, interior and landscape schemes. chinese practices submitted the most projects from any country, while, in europe, the UK and turkey feature prominently. the organizers also received a record number of dutch entries, with projects including housing, transport, and universities.

Sources from : designboom.com

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