Jakob Factory

The site area is placed in the center of an industrial park 50 kilometres north of Ho Chi Minh City, the economic capitol of Vietnam. A pioneering initiative, Jakob Factory is the first project in Vietnam proposes completely naturally ventilated manufacturing halls. It offers an intelligent distribution of work spaces combined with a plantation façade […]

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Microlibrary Warak Kayu

The Microlibrary Warak Kayu is the latest addition to the iconic architecture landscape of Semarang, the capital of Central Java in Indonesia, and the fifth built project within SHAU’s Microlibrary series. It is built at Taman Kasmaran, a public square in the city centre with direct proximity with a river. The current mayor of Semarang, […]

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T3

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This house was designed for a couple (a French artist and his Japanese wife) who are interested in the aesthetic of Japanese gardens, as well as Japanese culture and architecture. Nestled quietly atop a hill in the historic Japanese city of Kamakura, it offers scenic views of Mount Fuji. In response to the clients’ requests, […]

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Modular design of mobile hospitals for the treatment of COVID-19

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With the critical global situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems all over the world are facing a serious shortage of patient beds and ventilators due to the constantly increasing number of COVID-19 patients. As such, VHL Architecture has cooperated with Da Nang Architecture University to introduce a new design for the assembly of mobile […]

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MRN Kindergarten and Nursery

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Situated amidst the rural fields on the foothills of Mount Kirishima in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan, this local pre-school often welcomes children who’s parents were once students here themselves. Taking inspiration from this, the design theme for this institution is connection. The existing building was expanded and renovated several times in the past 30 years, but […]

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