{"id":28870,"date":"2014-08-19T11:28:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T11:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=28870"},"modified":"2014-08-19T11:31:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T11:31:29","slug":"checkerboard-building-vietnam-sports-balconies-live-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/architecture\/checkerboard-building-vietnam-sports-balconies-live-trees.php","title":{"rendered":"Checkerboard building in Vietnam sports balconies with live trees"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are green buildings, and then there are buildings like this one, currently being constructed by Vietnamese design firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects. The new PT University\u2019s administrative building is a seven-story prefab structure with a checkerboard fa\u00e7ade that incorporates live trees! Located at Thach That just outside Hanoi, the building is unlike any we\u2019ve ever seen before and has lush tree-filled balconies that double up as indoor gardens.
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\nThe building is inspired by the shape of a flying dragon and promotes sustainable development in Vietnam. To keep away longer electricity bills generated by air-conditioning systems, the architects have oriented the building to face the prevailing wind and enjoy cross ventilation inside! The trees on the building\u2019s balconies also act as a filter, cooling down winds blowing into the building and turning the interiors pleasant.<\/p>\n
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[Via – Inhabitat<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are green buildings, and then there are buildings like this one, currently being constructed by Vietnamese design firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects. The new PT University\u2019s administrative building is a seven-story prefab structure with a checkerboard fa\u00e7ade that incorporates … Continue reading3