ECOLODGE in SAIGON
HOSPITALITY • UNDER PROGRESS • 2018
CLIENT: Private
ARCHITECTURE: T3 Architecture Asia (T3 Architects),
LANDSCAPE: LJ-Asia
T3 is designing a large Eco Farm projects in the South part of Saigon (Vietnam), a mix of organic agriculture production and an educative Park opened to Public. As a part of this innovative sustainable project, T3 Team designed an EcoLodge comprising a Reception Building, a Bar and Breakfast Building as well as 30 Bungalows, all facing a nice pound surrounding by tropiacl nature. The single Bungalows of around 30m2 + Terrace is build with a wooden structure (from FSC forest), OSB panels, rice husk for insulation of roof and walls. The concrete foundation and floor bring some inertia and avoid problem of himidity. The sandwich metal roof allow a better insulation against sun (thermal) and rain noise (acoustic), keeping an air layer between this metal roof and insulated ceiling to get a double ventilated roof. Same principle for the double bungalows which share a wall to save construction costs and allow to welcome family by adding a connecting doors. Entrance and Bar Buildings are designed following the shape of a banana tree leaf, with glued laminated wood structure and wooden tiles for roof. Ceiling fans and natural air flow ensure ventilation for those public buildings facing a nice infinity pool…
Bioclimatic Section under Tropical climate
T3 designed the Bungalows taking care of the sun direction and main wind direction to design roof shape and facade orientation. The main goal being to avoid direct sun exposure of any facade to avoid overheating and to promote natural ventilation as much as possible, reducing the need of AC. Bathroom are semi-opened and the double ventilated roof allow to keep a good thermal comfort inside the bungalow.
Bungalow’s Solar Diagram
T3 designed the typical Bungalow layout and section to ensure a proper protection from sun exposure with 3 different solutions: double ventilated roof to avoid overheating by roof (solution 1), large overhangs and vegetation to protect east facade (solution 2), double skin for West facade (solution 3). Our energy efficiency engineer also did some calculation to optimize the thermal comfort of the bungalows by selecting the proper materials at the right location, optimizing the size of the windows, always proposing low-tech solutions promoting materials available on the Vietnamese market.
