Project Details
- Project Name
- Naman Retreat Conference Hall
- Location
- Danang, Vietnam
- Architect
- Vo Trong Nghia Architects
- Client/Owner
- Thanh Do Investment Development and Construction JSC
- Project Types
- Office
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 8,320 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2015
- Shared by
- Selin Ashaboglu
- Project Status
- Built
Project Description
FROM THE ARCHITECTS:
16 km away from Da Nang International airport beside the main
linking road between Da Nang City and Hoi an old town lies a qualified coastal
escape, Naman retreat resort.
Naman Retreat is
designed as a modern but peaceful tropical green resort complex. In an
area of 3.4 ha,
the mission is to harmonize 80 bungalows, hotels, 6 VIP villas and another 20
villas. The concept of the resort is to
provide physical and mental treatment for guests in nature’s friendly
environment with healthy activities such as spa, yoga, beach sports and so on.
To achieve a perfect atmosphere that enables the
guests a maximum body and mind purification and relaxation, the resort was designed by a harmonious
mix of greenery, natural stone and bamboo.
The conference hall
The conference hall is the first building of the resort’s facility that the
guests can see when approaching from the reception zone. The hall can
accommodate up to 300 people at once and can serve for different occasions such
as conferences, lectures, concerts,
meetings etc. It is a rectangular shaped hall with an asymmetrical pitched
roof. The vault bamboo structure gives the building an iconic and impressive
look. The building consists of 2 parallel spaces; the closed hall and the open
corridor. The exterior corridor serves as an outdoor lobby as well, welcoming the
guests.
The main bearing structure are the bamboo frames which overcome a span of 13.5
m in the hall and 4 m in the corridor with the roof height of 9.5 m. The arch-like
impression is created by the bent bamboo that are part of the main structure. Thanks
to the positioning of the glass facade which is stepped backwards into the
volume, 3 frames of the arch structure are in the exterior, opening the
entrance as the space serves as a foyer to welcome the guests.
There are 2 types of bamboo used in this building. For the straight columns
the “Luong”bamboo was chosen for its strength and length that can reach up to
8 m. For the arches the “Tam Vong’ bamboo was used thanks to its flexibility
features. The design follows the features of each type to combine them in a
most efficient way.
The reason of using the bamboo as a main material came from the
requirements of the clients who wanted to have a simple big open space to provide
flexibility for different functions with the reasonable construction costs and
fast construction schedule. The bamboo can deliver all of these features. Its
is a local and affordable material and the construction time was very fast due
to prefabrication of the frames on the ground. This
construction method was proven to be very efficient and it provides
better control over the construction.